WHITBY FREE PRESS, Thursday, January 13th, 1972, Page 3 COMMITTMENT FOR SUMMER THEATRE, RISE IN TAX FOR '72 & A CHALLENGE TO THE UNSATISFIED ELECTORATE G I i m p ses into the not-so-long-ago past, predictions of note for the future and p o 1 i t i c k ing atits best advantage b e f o r e an audience largely cômposed of relatives, staff and the young people fo rming Whitby's mini council made up the format for council1's opening address on Monday night. Rise in tax The prediction for ineviatable higher taxes in 172 was touched upon by sever- al councillors, but the most open ref- e r e n c e to it was made by the always- direct Geral d Cox, former traffic chair- man who said: "W h i t b y i s a high-wage area, and emp i oys more people to provide more se rvices than ever before. Municipal- ities are providing services totally un- heard of many years ago, such as rec- reation and planning. " Because of a concern for the envir- onment, more money has to be spent by municipalities for garbage disposal and sewage treatment to meet the standards of c on t rol set by the federal and pro- vincial governments. " Speaking of the proposed municipal- police complex, a carry over from 171, which Mayor DesmondNewman says will be council's first priority in '72, Coun- c i i I or Jim M u s s elman in his address asked by way of explanation for the pro- ject's d e i a y, "Have you ever worked w i t h e I e v en professional engineers, el even professional architects, & el- even interior decorators?" Boaet for couaci wisdoo Tos sing a bouquet at council for "it's w is dom in building Heydenshore Pavilion# Councillor Robert Attersley sa id: "We are two mills in deficit for 197 1 and about half (of the deficit) is c o m m i t ted on harbour area 1land pur- chase and Heydenshore Pavillon. Il ....COUNCIL OPENING ADDRESS '71 The doctor's challenge Achallenge to the unsatisfied elect- orate "to get nominated and put some of us off council' was included in the ad- dress of Councillor Kenneth Hobbs, who has made the same chaill enge on several occasions during the past year. Industrial Commississioner Ta k i ng the defensive for the town i n d u s t r lal commissioner, he al so suggested that the people in Whi tby who are doubtful of what Industri al Com- missioner Wes Winters does, should go up to the commissioner's office and ask him themselves. In his address. Councillor Robert White harbinged completion of the Ur- ban Planning Study, which is an urban p r ogramming study dealing with an in- v e n t o r y of physical and financial re- quirements to maintain and upgrade the Whitby street system. Councillor White aiso said 1972 will see the construction of the Cochrane Street Bridge and completion of the Cor- bett Creek Sewage Treatment Plant. Co uncillor Gerald Emms expressed a hope of a progressive economic surge in I 97 2 to induce new business to the town. Heber Speaking from his hospi tal bed at the Dr. J. O. R uddy Hospital, colourfui Heber Down sai d he hoped counci i wou1 d look after the north ward while he was hospitalized. The elloquent Reeve Tom Edwards said he was d is turbed by a sense of "p a r o c h ial ism" emerging in the com- munity, andoscillationon regional gov- ernment. Reeve The Reeve added that he was disap- pointed that the town had not supported the saving of area jobs by maintaining t h e a u to pact between Canada and the UnitedStates, and also urged more ef- fort to provide much needed low rental housing and housing for the elderly. Goodwin most sincere P e r h a p s the most sincere opening a d d r e s s \wa s offered by the Deputy- Reeve, John Goodwin who said al- t h o u g h he was personalîly inspired by t h e year to come, he was al so regret- fui about some things, such as the lack of paved roads in the rural areas, and t h e merchants parking in front of each o t her's stores when off street parking is instituted. 1150% of our roads are still gravel," he told his audience. "i am concerned I haven't done what I was elected for; I hope to see change 1972.1" Town hall not built to accommodate 2 floors Mayor D e s m o n d Newman, adamant about council's first priority, the fin- a I i z i ng of plans for the municipal and p o l i ce c omplex and i ts compl etion by the end of this year, offered as infor- mation that although the general impres- sion is afoot that the present municipal complex was originally designed to ac- commodate a second floor, that this is just not so. Theatre The only new major undertaking pro- posed by the mayor in his address this year is a committment to seek financial support for a permament summer theat- re pr opos e d by the York University students who have provided entertain- ment at the County Town Carnival dur- ing the past two years. Continued on Page 4.