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SChooal tax increases TAKE, GOOD AIM and the "sitting duck," ini this case, LA.L Hutchison publice chool teacher Donna Gailagher, get dunked. The dunk tank was part of the Spring Fest at the school reoently. Business as usua at Skiar pg. 12 Criticism Batten, pg.30 PotsyTo.aMn nhotnm I I By Mike Kowalskl Durhamn Recycling Centre offi- ciaIs are flghting back. Contrary te what some local politijcians! may believe, Durham >eon s reccig program is not becoming too expensive to operate, say centre representa- tives. In fact, the cost of operating the Garrard Rd. centre and the* blue box recycling prograni is less than haif of what the Region claims it te, be, say representa- tives. Three centre directors, accom- ýaniedby ¶neral 7manager Glend Gi-eh a press con- ference last week te respond te, commenta made recently by some regonal councillors. They disputed Region figures showing the cost of operating the rccling pro ram te be about $;200 per metric tenne. Cenitre records for 1989 in- dicate the cost of collecting, pro- cessig and marketing 16,000 metric tonnes of waste was only $93 per tonne. But with subsidies from the Ontario Ministry of Environment inlded,- the, actual cost te regional taxpayers last year wAts For the first quarter of 1990 the cost te taxpayers rose silightly te $98 per tonne. Gerry Emm, chairman of the centre's board of directers, told reporters that from' commenta made by some councillors, the board felt compelled te respond. "Our costa are hait' of w at he waste management budget says,» ,said Emm. "W. feel we've done our best to respond to public demand and through the dedication and hard work of staff, kept costs as low as w. can." According te the Rlegion's 1990 waste management budget, the recycling program is only expec- ted te bring in $371,000 this year. But the prograin will cost an estimated *3.75-million to operate. This led some councillors te caîl for a review of Durham's waste management strategy. Statistics prepared by the centre do not project an oporat- ing cost for 1990. Even allowing for an increase over last year's *1.5-million fiue, it means the costi tlalU eIsàthan foreoest by the Région, "id Ernm. 1 1401% Neither Emmn nor Gies would speculate on how the Region arrived at its figures. A drop in the price of news- print accounts for the lioni's share of the decreased revenue, said Gies. Due te a glut of newsjprint on the market, the price has drop- ged from *$60 per tonne te, about 10 per tonne, said Gies. <'There's a real fluctuation in newspapers righit now and because that's 751 per cent of our business, it affects us the most,» said Gies. The centre expects te recycle about 20,000 tonnes of newspa- pers, glass and tin this-year. However, Gies said that with a number of newspaper recycling milîs scheduled te come on Streamu in. the near future, experts are predicting prices te ýtcan't get inte a panic situation because were selhing it for $20 a tonne now, whereas last year it was $60 a tonne,» said Gies. "Next year itfs expected te, be back up near $60 again." au PAGÉ 30 By ¶rmdie Zavadovies Ratepayers are joing to bear the brunt of soarmg education Costa. The. Durham Board of Educa- tion's 1990 budget proe Monday, skyrockets .to $36-mil- lion, representing a 14.8 per cent inceae oerlast year's budget and a 45 per cent mncrease since 1987. For Whitby public achool sup- porters, the budçet will mean a 1.4.12 per cent mncrease i the school portion of taxes. Educa- tion represents about haif the tai bill. The budget includes renova- tions te Anderson CVI. Last year $1. 1-million was set aside for the work -and the balance of $739,300 -isnithis year's budgt. More than $1,1-mnillon wilo te the purchase of the site of Ormiston public school, to b. located on t he east side of Ander- son St., north of Rossland. The bulk of the cost, $5.7-million, will beypaid from the 1991 budget ,Ormiston is the largest e1.- mentary school brought on s tream in the last few years,» says Cain. The school will have room for 700 situdents. Most of the $1.2-illion for upgrading te Dr.. Robert Thorn- ton &chool in Whitby was i last year's budget., The 1990 budget will include another $72,000 of the cost. The budget prompted much discussion from trustees at Mon- day night's board meeting beore it waa passed on a recorded vote of 13-7. George Milosh, who earlier this year was elected as the new WVhitby truste. by a vote of trustees, was one of the seven board m;embers to, vote against the budiet. He said he would have prefer- red te ceut programs te keep conts down. In preseting the budget te, the boarU Ûbridg truste. Heather Beveridge, chaiman of the finance committee said, "Each year that the Duriarn Board of Education proceeds with the budget deibration the trus- tes become more anc1 more frus- trated with their inability te do more than react te provincial government initiatives, the cost of inflation and societys chang- in§gneeds and expectations. She said that this year provin- cial funding reached an aIl-time low of 40.5 rB cent of operating costs and 49.7 per cent of the total cost of new capitae rjcs As well, the provincia govern- ment has mandated for theé 1990 bud&et the additional payment of lion), partial paymnent of pay eqiy($2-milh-on), and addx- tionalpremiums for CPi?, UIC and Workers' Compensation ($1.1 million). This forced a 4 per cent increase on the mill rate. «Trustees are afraid, however they have lost control," said Beveridge. «I thinik there's a real feeling of frustration by the members of thebcqqd» sidOshawa truste., RuthIaPaga."Taxpayeru *are SU PAGE N30 Views differ on recycling expenses MAY IS WHITBY ENERAL HOSPITAL MONTH:r:H ýb 01 Peter Tombun-photon 1 1