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© | AG Saad CRASSA Ei %} SORES FL I AL NE BE Vol.115 No.20 i If you pwn an average home in Scugog valued at about $60,000, get ready for a tax increase this year that could be as high as $130. That was the gloomy pre- diction Monday afternoon as . "Scugog council: adopted a local budget that is $290,000 or 23 per cent higher than last year. The 1981 budget for local purposes will add an extra $52 to the tax bill on an average home, The Durham Region budget will hike the tax bill another $28, and Township officials estimated Monday afternoon that the school board budget will add an additional $50 for a total of $130. (The Durham Board from last year, Wednesday, April 15,1981 of Education met Monday night to -approve a 1981 budget, but the amounts were not known when Township council approved its local budget Monday afternoon). The local budget adopted - by council Monday afternoon calls for $1,403,000 to be raised from the tax" levy, opposed to $1,111,339 last year. . In 1980, Scugog taxpayers contributed $884,000 to the Region, and this year the figure is $1,054,000. A good portion of the increase in the Township-- share of the budget is going * $300 and $400,000 in working © capital to ensure that short to wipe out a $214,000 deficit which divisions. All-Ontario champs Two teams from the ; Port Perry Minor Hockey Association reached the pinnacle of achievement last week winning championship series in their respective _The Port Perry Atoms skated to a win over - Ernestown April 8th to mark the second straight year © this team has won its-Regional title, and on Sunday afternoon at the Scugog Arena the Port Perry Pee Wee B's came from behind to tie the score, then won 5-4 in overtime to oust Dresden and bring the Ontario championship to this community. ; For full details and pictures on these impressive feats by our young athletes, see the sports pages. Eb i WE includes the on-going deficit from the operation of the two arenas in the Township, an over-expenditure on the Queen Street reconstruction project, and $16,000 more than was budget for bank interest on short term borrowing. This year, the council has budgeted $50,000 , for short term borrowing charges, and Township administrator Earl Cuddie said part .of the reason for. this is that" the municipality's 'reserve accounts have been almost depleted. : "There should be between term borrowing is not necessary. But there is only" about $80,000 in working * capital," said Mr. Cuddie. He told council that banks charge the municipality prime plus one per cent as interest rates on short term notes. : _ + Council was also told there is currently about $400,000 in tax arrears that have not been collected, a figure Mr. Cuddie said is not unusual for a municipality this size: - During discussion on the ~*~ budget, Scugog Mayor Jerry Taylor said all members of council agree there must be (Turnto page2) i i & } ee : y 4 si - A : . . - i Firefighters were kept busy for three hours which might have threatened homes on Taxhioood 3 ¥ The aura of the rallway Clive Boyd of Port Perry is a member of the Lindsay and District Model Engineers Club which hosted a railway show in Lindsay over the weekend. For Clive and his fellow club members, model railroading is more than just an interesting hobby. [See page 6 for story and more pictures.] Angry restaurant owners Two Queen Street rest- aurant owners say they will seek legal action "for damages they claim were caused by a sand-blasting operation at the former Bank of Commerce building which is due to open as soon as a ¥Y Portview Friday afternoon with a grass fire on Scugog Island Beach Road if it had reached a wooded area... new branch office for the Standard Trust Company. Emiel Kroonenberg who owns Emiel's Place and Phil McBride, owner .of the Galley Fish and Chip take- out which are both located just a few feet from the old bank building are claiming the sandblasting has caused damage to their establish- ments and resulted in a l6ss of business. Mr. Kroonenberg said the 'may seek legal damages white stucco front of his building is coated in red dust and he wants it cleaned, and Mr. McBride said he was forced to throw away $150 worth of cooking oil after _dust got into the deep fryers. He also said he was forced to close his shop on Sunday, April 5th because of the flying dust. "I'm not against progress and I'm glad to see the old (Turn to page 8) Strong winds fan Island grass fire A stubborn grass fire on Scugog Island kept fire- fighters busy for three hours Friday afternoon before they were able to get it under control and let it burn itself out. "Fanned by strong south- easterly winds, the fire burned its way across a couple of fields between the 6th and 7th concession roads, northwest of the .Scugog Shores Museum. There was no damage to any building or homes, but the fire could have been much more serious if it reached a wooded area on the east side of the Portview Beath Road. -- Firefighters used portable back-packs in their efforts to control the blaze. .Itis not known exactly how the fire gat started. And-on April 9th, a cottage at Williams Point near Caesarea was gutted by fire causing an estimated $50,000 damage. The blaze broke out about 9:30 p.m. and firefighters were on the scene for more than two hours. The cause of the fire is under invest- igation. The cottage, which is owned by Eric Victor Williams of Bobcaygeon, ~--was not occupied at the time. am cp Sm »- Ev Sa I rr wl Pon x