WHITBY FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 16,1987. PAGE 9 Water rates to go up *5 per cent. Water hasn't been free for many years and the privilege of using the Region's' water will cost the average consumer an additional five per cent, or $12.28 in the new year. The Region's joint works and finance committees have approved the increase and are looking to full council for their okay when they meet on Wednesday, Dec. 16. The five per cent increase, which will go into effect on Jan. 1, means an average residential customer, using 55,000 gallons of water a year, will see the bill rise to $29.96 for water and $34.43 for sewer, a total of $64.39 for each three-month billing period. This resuits in a quarterly increase of $1.43 for water and $1-.64 for sewer charges. Finance Commissioner Jack Gartley estimated expenditures for waer services to increase by some 16.1 per cent in 1988 and spending in sewer services to rise 25.6 per cent. Although revenue froru both water and sewers has been projected to increase by il per cent, the number of customers and the amount of water and sewer services con- sumed by them are both expected to go up by more than six per cent. Forecasted expenditures for next year are $25.3 million for water and $27.7 for sewers, including more than $17 million in capital projeets. This includes expansion of water and sewer plants and $5 million in water and sewer improvements in connection with local municipal road projects. Also included in the figure is debt payment- in excess of $12 million. Anticipated revenues include $13 million in lot levies from developers for servic~es on their land, surpluses of $525,000 in water and $1.4 million in sewers. The revenues have'been anticipated in figuring out the five per cent in- crease in rates for 1988. Over 1,,000 swimsuits Largest Ladies & Mens swim & cruise wear store in Durham Region 67 King St. E. Oshaux: 436-6250 'Woodcraft pleased with acclamation Two Whitby trustees were recen- tly elected to chair the Durham Region Roman Catholic Separate School Board. Tia Woodcroft, a seven-year veteran as school board trustee, was acclaimed to the post of chairman and Catharine Tunney, in her first term as a trustee, was elected vice chairman of the board. Woodcroft, a resident of Prince Albert for the past six years, and trustee representing Whitby, told The Free Press she was very pleased with ber acclamation. "It told me I had the full support of ahI 18 trustees and I find that very satisfying," said Woodcroft. A teacher of special education within the Durham Board for fine years, Woodcroft indicated her high priority while chairman would be to "continue to promote the value of the gospel1 within our system. " She also drew attention to the im- portance of building self esteem through recognizing accomphish- ments of those working within the system. "Thank yous, motions of recognition, awards of menit, the chairman's dinner are ail essen- tial... .we must remember a pat on the back is passed on. " She pointed out that this was the first time a Whitby trustee had been elected to the position of chairman and expressed her pleasure that she was not only the first trustee elected from Scugog, but was now also the first Scugog resident to hold the highest position on the board of trustees. "Cornpletion provides us with the abiity to reassess the system, to make sure we are doing the ight thing," said Woodcroft in an inter- view. "It provides us with the op- portunity to look at our system and to deepen the values we exist for. " In her inaugural speech, Wood- croft said "I know the job of chair- mani is an extremely heavy one. I will work hard to be the best chairman I can be, and I ask for your co-operation, support, patien- ce and sense of humor, and 1 look forward to working with and lear- ning from ahl of you. 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