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10 - PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, July 30, 1991 "Scugog's Community Newspaper of Choice" From Page 1 some of the blame should fall on the heads of the various govern- ing bodies in the past. Instead of educating the people on the proper way to manage their garbage, the governments felt a greater pressure to find some- where to put the waste. In the process, education was often ig- nored. As "garbage is on everybody's minds," she says it is time to re- educate the people on this mat- er. On a local level, she says ser- vicing will be an important is- sue. There is a need for in- creased service, such as sewers GRADUATE AMY MARIE WARE Steve & Shirley Ware of Williams Point are proud 10 announce the graduation of their daughter from York University with a Bachelor of Ants degree in History & Physical Education as a second teaching subject. Amy was a recipient of the Tail McKenzie honour award for competing on a Varsity team throughout 4 years at York. Amy, a graduate from PPHS, is presently employed with the city of North York. She will be substitute teaching in the fall. and water, in the township, which she says is essential to any growth in the area. "So much is dependent on the wa- ter supply locally." She is particularly concerned about the water quantity in the expanding hamlets, and points to Greenbank as an example, wich after much work will have a water system by next year. "Everybody at the regional level is aware of Greenbank," she says. "I didn't let it die." Christie is ready to tackle challenges as they come As for the face of next term's council, she 'says it will be dif- ferent as two current members have announced that they will not seek re-election. But this doesn't concern her. One "must meet challenges as you come to them." Councillor Christie has served for the past three years as regional councillor. Prior to that she served as Ward 1 coun- cillor, and a Board of Education trustee and chairman. Family escapes taxes by moving to Florida "Bye Brian, Bob. No more GST for us," read a big sign outside their house in Port Perry. Dennis and Diane Mason moved to Fort Myers, Florida, on July 1, but they didn't move quietly. "They were really fed up with the economy," explains their son, Dwayne Mason, who helped to put up the sign. The Masons have only been in Florida for three weeks so far but they are glad they moved. "Prices are about 25 per cent cheaper here," says Dennis. "And the unemployment is about six and a half per cent, a lot better than the 10 and a half per cent in Canada." Although he admits that the wages are lower, he says it compares favorably to Canadi- an wages when the exchange rate is factored in. "The GST was the last straw," explains Mr. Mason. "It's a totally unorthodox tax. Although it may work for some countries like New Zea- land where people are used to high taxes, I feel that for a country like Canada the GST is totally unfair." He is currently looking for a job as a hospital purchasing agent and expects to do well. "There are a lot of hospitals down here," he says. Dwayne hopes to follow his parents to Florida, and he says an uncle in Blackstock is look- ing into moving there as well. "The cost of living is a lot cheaper," he explains. "And the weather is nice." Please recycle this newspaper in Port Perry Scugog Chamber of Commerce TWO SHOWS! Monday, August 12 4:30 pm and 7:30 pm on the Pavlik property, Simcoe St. Tickets available at: Wendy's Boutique, Port Perry Star, Children's Den and 1.G.A. Advance Tickets: $4.25 (11 and under) $7.50 (adult) At the door: $5.25 (11 and under) $8.50 (adult) \ATAR) 6 FREE CIRCUS TICKETS! Guess the Ping Pong Balls in a bag on display at The Children's Den. Taxpayers Coalition are 'watchdogs' of Township spending By Gillian Barfoot Every time the government decides to spend money, the Taxpayers' Coalition -- Scugog asks why. "We're watchdogs," said Da- vid Frew, the chapter's chair- person, at a meeting in Nestl- ton on July 23. Taxes aren't the problem, he explained, "It's the spending." In order to persuade the dif- ferent levels of government to spend less, the coalition stress- es the importance of a user-pay system. When the government pays for a service, it's still the tax- payers' money, explained spokesperson Colin Kemp. "It's all the same money -- from this pocket or that pocket. "If we spend x dollars on the roads in this area, we should divide it. among the households and pay for that particular ser- vice," Mr. Kemp said. "What we need is property taxes that pay for the services 'we receive." COLIN KEMP "Everybody thinks user-pay is a good idea," said Mr. Frew, but he added that nobody wants to pay for services up front. This is especially true for de- velopers, he said. The coalition has asked the Region of Dur- ham to make all new develop- ment user-pay. However, developers are say- ing they can't afford to build if it's user-pay, in other words, they want a subsidy from tax- payers, he said. "The region is not prepared to charge enough in lot levies and development to pay for the infrastructure," said Mr. Kemp. He suggested that all extra costs, such as the price of water and sewage, schools and polic- ing, should be included in the price of the house. DAVID FREW Mr. Frew commented that the region's official plan, which calls for most new development to be south of the ridges, will require all the region's resi- dents to pay for the services needed by the developments. However, Mr. Frew also ac- knowledged that developers, if faced with the user-pay costs, may decide to move elsewhere. "We don't want to stop growth," he said. "But we would prefer growth to be spread throughout the re- gion to help pay for some of the costs -- so we can get something for the taxes." Other issues discussed at the meeting included educa- tion, welfare reforms and mar- ket value assessment. The Scugog chapter of the co- alition is under the umbrella of the Taxpayers Coalition --- Durham. With help from the regional group, they are hop- ing to monitor all municipal and regional government meet- ings, as well as those of the Durham Board of Education and Separate School Board. "Just being there [at commit- tee and council meetings] makes a difference," remarked Mr. Kemp, "because they know we are watching." VILLAGE TAXI & LIMOUSINE Friendly courteo SERVICE "We're as near as your phone" ADI AIRPOR SERVICE FLAT RATES ON PARCEL DELIVERY T AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST 985-7365 852-7771 Serving the community for over 20 years wilh