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WHITBY FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 24,.1982, PAGE 3 Budget worth, $103 imillion.... IRegion levies 4.-5% 'ctax hike on Whitby residents Property taxes for year. expenditure require-- $4,756 will pay $180.49 in member munlcipalities, 0f the'$103 million to assistance (37.3 cen regional purposes will At its meeting last ments of juat over $103 regional taxes, an in- Whitby's increase was be spent, -only about 25 and user service fi increase by 4.5 per cent week, Durham Regional million.< crease of $7.34 over one of the lowest. Only< per cent of it Will come and other dirg for re3idents. of the Council approved. its Whi'tby taxpayer s .>1981's $173.15. the' impact on Town, of from the property tax- recoveries (33. 5cents Town of Whitby this 1982 current budget with with homes assessed at 0f, the region's eight Pickering residents was .payer. The lion's share of t 1.xug,.ê of A àwnr nt.- Fer'êvarv Si snaint in var si"regional budi - Sign welcomea new Whitby induatry Plant w ill.e mploy 75 people American Can Canada Ime. announced last Thursday that it will construct a- new 60,000 squareý foot plant in Whitby. According to Mayor Bob Attersley, the plant is to be constructed on Wentwortb Street, west of Thickson RÃ"ad on a site -neighbouring LASCO Steel. According to a com- pany statement, the plant,. represents a $20 ,million investment. It will utilize .world-class technology for the manufacture of metal cans. The company plans to commence operations sometime in- 1983, reaching full commer- cial production in 1984. The announcernent means the creation of 75 new jobs for the town and according to Atter- sley, the company will hire most of their new employçeeslocally. " IAil local people, al local employment," he said. Attersley anticipates that the company will probable manufacture a new product line at the plant for both the domestic and export market. Healso expects that the announcement will produce other benefits for the local economy. "«It should have some rebound off the supply trades in the, area," the mayor said adding that his office has been ac- tive in introducing American Can officiais to local suppliers. The company boasted sales of $475 million last yearý and is one of Canada's major manufacturers of metal, paper and plastic packaging. .Perhaps its best known product is the line of "Dixie" cups and other food service disposables. It employs 3,300 people at 18 plants and offices across Canada. Attersley said that the company has already taken out a building, permit with a value of $2.3 million, adding that this has been the most active -three months his office has seen for in- dustrial development. "In the last three months, I've had more action on property, I'm talking industrial, property, since I've SPRING AT McALLISTETIS Is A Beau1tif ul Season! Whether its a beautiful g someone special, or an- neW room of f ine f urn iture, help you with ail of %Mu ;ift for e n tire let us your furnishing ideas. We also are offering several promotions to help you right now, with savings as high as 40% 7ROSSLAND RD. W. OSHAWA 576-6465ý Moàn,Tues., Wed. - 10-6 Thurs., Fr.- 10-9,1 Sat. -10-5 -j m