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Be VE nit a SA re Sn, ee 8 ig Volume 9 Number 08 31 Taylor Blvd. Port Perry 9835- 1991 Waters £ e RESTAURANI CENCE RTS Port Perry, ON. 005-985-4888 or 1-888-29-HERON www. areathlueheroncasmo com a EE i A aE i tt ary a ta a a ats att dust taxes rise more than $228, 000 By Chris Hall Weekend Star Scugog taxpayers will see education taxes rise more than $200,000 this year... but 'none of that will go towards 'education in" Durham Region. True to its word, the province has cut the education tax rate by about 20 per cent for this year, says Ward 2 Councillor Marlyn Pearce. But in a strange twist, sthesgovenimbnt has. somehow managed to collect more " money than ever from Ontarians for educa- tion, and among those hit hardest are Scugog residents, she said. The budget chief made the announce- ment regarding education tax rates on Monday (May 28) during a finance and administration committee meeting. "We're all aware that all properties across Ontario were reassessed (in 1999), and we - were told that our values would go up, but the education portion would go down. The province promised," said Councillor Pearce. The education portion of the mill rate did drop in 2001, she said. Education accounts for about 27 per cent of the total tax bill issued by the municipality. However, anyone whose property value increased by more than 15 per cent as a result of reassessment will see an in crease in the amount they pay to the province for education purposes. Homeowners could see increases of about $25 or more than what they paid for the education portion of their tax bill in 2000, said Councillor Pearce. Angering councillors the most, however, Please turn to page 3 Boat Covers RIK DAVIE / THE STAR WALKIN', ROLLIN', AND SPINNIN': The WindReach Farm Walk-and-Roll-a-thon was a huge success last Saturday. Hundreds took to the course around the farm, geared to special needs visitors, to raise funds for the valuable program. After the walk, participants were encouraged to take a tour.around the facility, and check out the spacious grounds and see what WindReach has to offer to its clients. Visitors were treated to the art of spinning, demonstrated here by. Barbara-Anne Ramer. i " ws DR oper og "q Sr ~ Bp ) {, J. yo ob u )85-{ 350 )7 on [INTINCG A v4 A | i PINAY RNIIDI NINN TICIIIVI00008 00TH