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WORDS,-0 F WARNING Itis time, The Town of Whitby mayi soon be in serious financial difficulties two of the candi- dates for mayor said at a for- um at Henry Street High School last Thursday. Warren Mowat told resi- dents that the town's debt is in excess of 25 per cent of the 'assessment. "This is serious", he said. "This means much higher-taxes or another New York situatio n". Jirn Gartshore clarified the situation by stating that in 1974, the town's debenture debt was in excess of $10 million, about _ý0 per cent of die assessment. "We are dangerously close to being too high ", he said . Mr. Gartshore added further that ini 1975 the total deben- ture debt is $8,300,009, which is about 16 per cent of the assessmnent. John Goodwin clainied that the debenture debt *was only $1,837,000 or 3.7 per cent of the taxable assess- ment, but Mr. Gartshore said those figures did not take into account the regional and school board debts. Gord Hanna predicted that Whitby residents would exper- ience a 20 per çent. increase in taxes in 1976, 'and the counicil would have to tighten its budget. He reminded the residents that the day of expecting lar- ger grants from the province to the municipalities is over, and the 10 to il per cent increase in grants in past years wil be reduced to five per cent next year. 1 0 ea to tig Mr. Mowat charged that the -town is faiing in promo- ting and operating its arenas and community centres, for the operating deficits are $125,000 for Iroquois Park arena, $44,000 for Brooklin arena, $14,000 for the Cen- tennial' Building, and $9,000 for Heydenshore Pavilion. Mr. Hanna contended that in the future, Whitby's finan- cial position will depend greatly on impost fees from subdividers. - he officiai plan calîs for 40,000 people to corne to Whitby in the next five years', he said. This represents 10,000 new housing units and' $23 million in impost fees, while the town in 1975 collects only $8 million in taxes, with about $3 million going to local expenses. .FROM, CANDID) &TES, hten our beits, Thbe sign says "Welcome Grads" but only one of these six candidates for mnayor will graduate on December 1. From left to -rlght'the eêxpecitnt bopefu1s, îçare iuo;Harilaid, Warren Mowat, Graydon Colville, Gordon Hannia, iim Gartshore and Jhn Goodw1in-. The sign above the candidates actually bas nothing to do 'ith the àlcin but ýrefers to a students' event at Henry Street High Scbool, Where thefirst mayorlaty forum was-held lastThurday.Free Press Photo Vol. 5. No. 46 Wednesday, November 19, 1975 Ten Cents Town 'without water, for over four hours. after brè ::ak in main A large portion of the Town of Whitby south of Taunton Road was without water for more than four hours Friday night when a service line to a major water main broke at the Sorichetti apartment construction site. The portion of the town from Hopkins Street to the .Ajax town line was affected by either no water, or a shortage of water, said Gerry Flarness of the Regional Work Departmnent, and the "pres- sure was down considerably". Mr. Harness said the break occurred when a plug on an eight-inch service main to the apartment site blew off because of water pressure. This may have been caused by the excavations being too close to the pipe, he said. to a nmajor I ---inch water main, and gallons of water poured into the excavation for one of the apartnient buildings at Je ffrey and Dundas Streets. Mr. Harness reported that the first caîls about water shiortages occurred about 6:45 p.mn. and it was not until 10:45, p.m. that the break was, found and valves shut off to isolate it. Coundilor Gerry Emm, 'a mnember of the regional public works committee, has asked for a full report on the water shortage, and expressed con- cern about the fire depart- ment being without water in the town's hydrants. Fire Chief Ed Crouch re- ported that if a major rire have bee*n in an "awkward situation", depencling on the location, since Lake Ontario and' Oshawa were the only available sources of water. Two reserve tank trucks had a capacity of 3,500 gallons on hand, he said, but if a major building flire ocurred, this amount would .-bc used up in 20 minutes. During the break, extra men and a tank truck were brought in from Brooklin. Mr. Harness said he was preparing a report on the situation, to be inade to the régional works committee this we ek. He commented that simniiar water main breaks'had occurred in Pick- ering and Oshawa in past years. Public invî*teil to attend opening f new sehool theeenig i r hre dieto o rg uik Every girl dreamns of meeting a knight in sbining armour, and tbat's exactly what Gail Reid, dressed as King Aritu.r's Queen Guinevere, did at the Witby Arts Grande Bal Friday. The knigbt was'GrahariT Jackson, proprietor of the British Bulidog Restaurant in Oshawa, who found bis armour a bit heavy at 200 pounds, to wear for the entire evening. But for a few minutes when he clanked into the ballroom before the midnigbt feast, he was the main attraction for the 300«guests who were in. attendance. The suit of armour, made in Birminghiam England, is an exact replica of one worn by King Henry the Eightb.. (For story and more pictur, esag pe 13). Free Prms Photo Èy Nike Burges Mrs. Yvonne Christie, vice-chairman of the Durham Region Board of Education will officially open the new West Lynde Public School Thursday at 8 p.m. The public is invited to attend the official opening of the school, at 270 Michael Blvd., which serves the newest residential area of thec town. Special guest speaker for Godfrey, MPP for Durham West, who will present an address entiled "Primary School: Expectations and Responses". Musical numnbers willl be presented by the school choir under the direction of David Swadllng, and the Anderson Colleglate Band under the The school wIll be dedi- cated by Rev. Robert Hamilton of the Whitby Min- isterial Association, and Trus-' tee S,. G. Saywell will present a Bible.' Other speakers include Director of Education K. D. Munroe, and Whitby's Super- intendent of PrOgraM, S. T. Finbow. . 1 .4 PROFILES 0F MAYORALTY CANDIDATES ....PAGE 2 ANDREW ANTENNA ................... 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