New dump may open M Pickermg y1 ]By Mike Johnston rescind thai motion comes after Durham Region's waste meetings in past months involv- management committee was to ing the five regional municipali- recommend yesterday (Tuesday) ties in the greater Toronto area whether or not to allow Metropo- (GTA). litan Toronto a new dump site in (Council should also today Pickering. decide whether to join the GTA The site would be operated by municipalities in finding a long- ij Durham and would be used by terni solution). both Durham amd Metro as a Under the agreement, the five. short-term solution to the gar- regions, Durham, Metro, York, bage crisis facing both municipa- Peel and Halton, wouid look for a lities. longterm solution, that would A decision by the committee last 20 years. was not availle by The Free In the short term, each munci- Press deadline. However, the pality would locate a site in their committee's decision was to go to own municipality to handle 1 council for approval today (Wed- waste from 1992 to 1996, when a nesday, April 19.) longterrn solution is expected. Durham has two possible sites Durham representatives have for the dump, both located in also suggested that Durham co- * Pickering. One, called "Pi," is in operate with Metro in a joint north Pickering in the vicinity of landfill site. the community of Whitevale; the That recommendation did not other is part of the airport lands sit well with the more than 100 now owned by the federal people who jammed into regional î government, also in north Pick- council chambers Tuesday after- erng. noon to argue against Metro It was less than a year ago dumping in Durham. that Durham council voted not te "Metro is putting a gun to your allow Metro to dump garba n heads and that gun is tiping Durham after Brock West coses fees and rebates, said Bil Par- in 1990. , Durham's expected decision to SEE PAGE 28 STUDENTS at Dr. Robert Thornton public school got into the feeling of the Toronto Blue Jays opening day last week by dressing up in their tavorite Blue Jay apparel. From left to right are Marty Gradwell, Jonathan MacDonald, Nicole D'eri, Scott Bolton and Chad Kawasaki. Vince Ohprecio - Free Pres. photo Durham looking at 19.8% tax hike By Mike Johnston Durham Region residents may be looking at a 19.8-per cent tax hike in the Region portion of their tax bill for 1989. After three days of review of budgets from committees and outside agencies last week, the Region's finance and administra- By Debbie Luchuk Various trustees, the public and press are no longer permit- ted to tape record the proceed- ings of public (and closed) meet- ings of the Durham Region separate school board. By a vote of 11-4, the board voted to prohibit the taping of Monday night board sessions. "The recording of motions is questioned, (recording being done by) either ourselves or the public," vice chairman Paul Voodcroft said. "I think its in the public's interest that the press be permit- ted to tape meetings," said Osh- awa trustee Fred Jones in defence of tape recording. "I think it's the public's and trus- tees' business." Jones said that tape recordings by the press eliminate or reduce misquotingof trustees. Oshawa trustee Matt Simmons tive committee has recommended a 19.8 per cent increase to regional council - the same figure the committee was faced with before starting the budget review. .For the average Whitby resi- dent, the increase would repre- sent an additional $57 on their also supporteu Jonci,. "We're accountable to our people," he said, adding that regional and municipal council meetings are taped for cable tole- vision for residents' viewing. However, those opposed were equally adamant that tape recor- lers be banned. "I think it (use of tape recor- ders) would bring out a lot of hard feelings in the board when you can throw back what someone may have said in their faces at the next board meeting,» Oshawa trustee Joe Corey said. Ajax trustee Susan Dulny also sup>orted the ban. Mary Zecchino, Pickering trus- tee, said, "How do I know that something I have said at the board table won't be played for someone else?" "There is no need for recorded sessions," said Whitby trusteeEd Finan. "We have secretaries that do a competent job." tax bill. The average Whitby resident paid $336.59 in Region taxesin 1988. In Oshawa, the increase repre- sents an additonal $53.46; $46.64 in Ajax; $62.40 in Pickering; and $43.35 in Newcastle. The Region tax represents approximately 18 per cent of the total tax bill. "When people see this 19.8 per cent increase, they are going to jump all over us and I can't blame them," said Ajax mayor Jim Witty. Regional chairman Gary Her- rema said he was not pleased with the budget but noted that Durham resicdents are demand- ing better police service, better roads, and concern for the environment. "The public needs these ser- vices and I am orepared to go with this budget,"'safd Herrema. The police budget of $34.7- million allows for the hiring of an additonal 101 employees (73 fourth-class constables, five cadets and 23 civilians) and represents a 14. 1-per cent in- crease over last year's budget of $30.4-million. The department cut $3.5-mil- lion from its budget by agreeing to hire the new employees throughout the year. Their salaries would then be annual- ized in 1990. As for roads, the works depart- ment has set aside $18.3-million for road work in 1989. The 1989 budget includes $2- million for a waste disposal reserve fund. The fund now con- tains $1-million. SEE PAGE il Boating 89 Home and Garden Feat ure s Jay Day Separate school board bans tape recorder use MMMMM"