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\ = Wd | AJ FRM ¥ SANS. 2 -- PORT PERRY STAR -- Wednesday, Dec. 18, 1974 « The executive committee of Durham wants to keep an eve on what its neighbours are planning to do. The committee agreed last week to make staff available to co-operate with the Roberts Commission, which is studying the structure of Metro Toronto to the region's west and the Sims study, which is examining restruc- turing alternatives for Vic- toria. north of Durham. The southern boundry of Victoria touches Brock, Scu- gog and Newcastle. This creates a small prob- lem because high school students from Mariposa Township in Victoria have to "be bused to Port Perry High School. But Mayor Lawrence Malcolm of Scugog said this 1s not the time for Durham to comment on borders as the region only started a year apo. Brock Mayor Alan Mc Phail said it might be worth Makes small difference Even if there is a 20 per cent increase in the regional budget next year, it will only make a small difference on the tax bill of the average Scugog resident, according to Scugog's mayor. Mayor Lawrence Malcolm said people just don't realize that a large portion of their municipal tax bill goes to pay for education. "Local council has no con- For Convenient Take-out or Fast Delivery Call - 985-715 adjusting the region's north- crn boundry at some time. "We have run into prob- lems in Manilla," Mr. Mc Phail said. Manilla is half in Durham and half in Victoria. "Victoria is pretty lenient trol over school board expenditures and yet their budget makes up 65 to 70 per -cent of the municipal tax bill," the mayor said. The municipal tax bill includes a levy for the Board of Education, for the Region and for the local township. "Roads look like they will be within budget," he said. "And that is about two-thirds of our budget." -Salary and administrative costs should also be within the limits set in this year's budget, he said. The reason behind this is complicated and involves a dispute between the town- ship and the region over charges for the operation of the landfill site, the mayor said. Children enjoy Christmas party at High Scool Port Perry High School's "Child's Christmas in Port Perry" was a huge success for the 250 children and the 225 adults who attended. The presentation was geared to those children in Grades one and two, of the high school's five feeder schools. Upon entering Port High, the children were greeted by usherettes dressed up as rabbits, kittens, mice and so on. They, then entered the gym which had been trans- formed into a wonderland with various, large stufféd |. Should not comment on borders with subdivisions," he said. Before the region came into existence, the area that now makes up Brock Town- ship considered joining Vic- loria county instead of the new region. on tax bill " Scugog ran the local land- fill site for the region until about June 1, despite the fact it became regional respon- sibility on January 1. The township billed the region $7,000 for operating the dump for the region for those six months. The region turned around and billed Scugog $21,000 for the use of the landfill site during that period. Scugog has since refused to pay that bill. "I'm not saying the charge to us is illegal," the mayor said. "It is just that they have no real authority to charge us like they did." Since June 1, Scugog town- ship has had to pay. the region for each local truck that dumps garbage at the landfill site. Scugog will still be getting an internal transitional grant from the province of about $220,000 this year. Last year's grant was about $270,000. Nearly 100 children greeted Santa Claus on his arrival to Branch 419, Royal Canadian Legion last Saturday. The jolly old gent gave gifts to each of the children present before leaving to attend his many duties before Christmas. Prior to the arrival of Santa, the children and their parents were entertained by a husband and wife comedy team from Oshawa. Photo ° shows Santa getting a kiss from one of his admirers. animals. 2 & ) The programme included 1 : visits from the Grinch, the During the happy holiday Mad Hatter, Alice in wonder- season . . . land, the Cookie Monster and H 3 the whole Sesame Street Why not enjoy easy entertain- gang. The Children joined in ing for your festive get the singing of various Christ- - mas carols and some were tog eth ers ' even given the opportunity to : conduct the school's band, @ CANING ENGLISH NIGHT SCHOOL CLASSES -= CARTWRIGHT HIGH SCHOOL starting January 6th to March 14th 7:30 P.M. to 9:30 P.M. 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