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Durham Police require 49 The only way the Durham Regional Police Force can pare down its proposed budget increase of 19.5 per cent is by putting a freeze on hiring. But that would mean not recruiting the 66 new employees the department needs to keep up with the demands of a growing region, Whitby Mayor and police commission chairman Bob Attersley told the Star. Durham Police Chief Dave Edwards presented the force's proposed 1990 budget to the Durham Region finance and administration committee last week. Only 1.9 per cent of the proposed budget hike in- cludes salaries for the 49 new constables and 17 ci- vilians the police force hopes to hire, Mayor Atter- sley said. "The rest of the increase (17.6 per cent) is all locked in," he told the Star. "We can't change it." The locked in costs include inflation, and court security legislation. But the biggest factor will be new officers annualization of last year's staff additions, Mayor Attersley said. Last year the force received a budget of $35.3 million, including a $6.1-million grant from the province. The proposed 1990 budget would see the force re- ceive $42.3-million, including a $6.5-million grant from the province. : If Durham Region councillors agree to the bud- get increases, the police force will begin hiring the extra manpower in mid-1990. Twenty new constables and two civilians for (Turn to page 2) Vol. 124 No. 15 PORT PERRY - TUESDAY, MARCH 6, 1990 Copy 50¢ 48 Pages Scugog Township may not be able to afford any new road construction projects this year because of budget constraints, - councillor Don Cochrane warned Monday afternoon. Councillor Cochrane chairs the Township's roads commit- tee and he warned council that Tight budget cuts money for construction projects this year could be "nil to zero." Council usually spends some $400,000 on road con- struction work in the course of a 'year, He said later the paltry in- crease in provincial subsidy of just 2.8 per cent is one reason Drivers, Start Your Engines for the lack of money available this year. Some projects that could have to be delayed include re- construction of the south entr- lance into Seagrave, and work on Simcoe St. in Port Perry from McDonald to Queen Street. Whether council agrees with this cutback remains to be roads projects Councillor Cochrane said council can allocate "100 per cent dollars" for this kind of road work (without provincial subsidy) but doing that would impact on the overall mill rate. "The budget is very tight this year," he said. Head-on collision takes life Durham Regional Police say an investigation is continu- ing into an accident February 27 on Durham Road 21 that claimed the life of an Aurora woman and sent to others to hospital in critical condition. Police say evidence from the head-on collision is being analyzed by the Forensic Sci- ence labs in Toronto. Ann Louise Martin, 28 was killed in the crash. She was a passenger in a car driven by her 24-year old sister Lisa Christine Martin. It collided head on with a 1984 pick up truck driven by Teenagers charged for break and enfry Durham Region Police have laid 21 charges of break- enter and theft against three men and a youthful offender in connection with incidents at the Scugog Arena and nine other businesses in this area. Police say break-ins took place over the last eight to ten weeks at Sunderland Arena, Blackstock Arena, Port Perry Car Wash, M and R Auto Body in Manchester, Donut Gallery on the Oshawa Road, Port Perry Feeds, Jumbo Carpet on High- way 12, Country Corner Cafe on Scugog Island and a private res- idence in Saintfield. Close to $2,000 in cash and cigarettes was reported stolen from the Scugog Arena the night of Feb. 26 as an acetylene torch was used to cut off the door off a safe in the office of the manager. Charged with ten counts of break, enter and theft is Rich- ard Allan King, 19, of RR 3, Ux- bridge; Michael Lane George, 19, of Port Perry (three counts). Wade Collins, 19, of Port Perry was charged with five counts, and a youthful offender whose identity can't be made public has been charged with three counts. nn omy a a er