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Emm decae cadidacy for maor By 1(ke Kowalsi This Novemberpos mayoralty élection ini Whitby could b. a repeat of three years ao ,Formeircouncillor GerrvyEjmm* conf rma that hoe will make another attempt at becming mayor ofWhitb.. Emm Mtolhe Frýee Press he hEs not e t filYthe necessary. documents with the Town lerk's office,. but that tii.filing is only a formalityPP1er n utIwl lets just a- matter of taking tii aor neutIwl b. seelking the. mayor's position," said Emm. Under'a new *provincial law., municipal candidates must file* a notioe of their intentions before they can colleet cmpaign donïations.à Hoeecandidates have: unilOctober-to submit. actual nomination papers. Attersley, completing his fourth .terin as mayor, filed bis papers in Janiuary. Emm who operates an egg busines in Ashburn,- served Ï9 years as a Whitby.councillor. He trailed Attersley by 1,001 votes in 1988, receiving 7,435 votes te Attersley's 8i436. Emm, 52, said several people askedj3im te run again thus year. u«People -haven't fratnwho Gerry. Emin is, it's been enc'ouraging," said Emm. Whileheý decined te discuss.,bis, campaign Iplatform at ý this -timey Emm did fire, an early salvo at the. incumbenit "I came out three years ago and said I would hold the lin. on taxes, that hasn't been don.,» said Emin. ' "f h. (Attersl.y) had, this (electin)would b. a much harder job.» SEE PAGE 9 protest inrgo BM_ fike Kowalsld: "rm mad as heIlanrin niot going tetake itanymr. Thatmémoablelin. was uttered by Peter Finch in Iis. Academy 'Award-winnïing performance as newsman Howard Beale iii te 1979s movie, 'Network!' <But it could very well serve as .a rallying cry for a new protest group frustrated by paying more taxes every year and with less to, show for it. Taxpayers' Coalition--Dunrham is the local branch of the Ontario Taxpayers' Coalition. A meetingofthe. 15,000-member provincial group held in Brantford recently drew representatives from across Ontario. They aIl had one objective in mind: te return control of government spending fromt politicians and bureaucrats te the, taxpayers. Whitby resident Sheldon Shea, who is organizing the Durham chapter, said ail goverament spending concerns the coalition but the initial focus is local government., 'We're looking at the local scene, séhool board spending and municipal1 spending," said Shea. 'W., féee'lthere's a lot of waste and tax -dollars spent needlessly.": Shea said the coalition's main objective is educating taxpJyers. "ook at school board spending, there's been a double-digit tax increase every year for the past five years. BER PAGE 5 / JUDY KENNEDY, bulletin editor for the Durham Avicûltural Society;, keeps an- o ye on Crystaa thymeh fiuich, at the Whitby Publie laibraryÎ during 'TroicalDaze' he!d Pb te Downtown Busines WhitbY resiets should ýprepare for anytbhinff frein increased taxes to, fewer sevce hen muiia budets are stricthissanr ng... Elecodoficilsnt council adaho board levels are warning that 1991 will b. 'a toughya for local ratepayers. Although o one.can sa Pmaively at this point that services V2 lb. chopd, that possibiity eista at both Thz-M Rego and. the public achool board. =ast fal, regonal council imposed a 6.per cent ceiing;onincreasea for its, various depatents. But Wltbycouncilor Marcel Brun.lIe a mebr'of the Region's works comnittee, said that figure will b. extrmely ificult te meet. "We're yuifng out al the stops to achieve it,'psad BruneUe. "The budget is net don. by a long shot. Accordiùg te rnelle tii.attitude of- his fellow councillorsisa very grm"tu yea-r. 'People out thero are hurting, we don't want te add to their rnsr, Said Brunelle. Without a doubt, a dramatic jump -in prected welfare paymntlusy a, ptn a tremendous- strain, on'the. Regions!:reources said Brunelle. Welfa" is exected te cost- Durham about- $22.5 m *lon in- -1991, almoat double lést yar's$12.5 million. Municipalities currently pay 20 per cent of plneral welfare ormpoet a revenues. Durham ]Region and other Ontaio municipalities hae been lobbying the. provincial governinent te, pay, the ful cost. Tocuahion tii. blow -on'local taxpayr,. council recently transf.rred $3.3.minuion finthe works departinent'inte welfarýe ,lb. mon.y was part of a $15 million waste disposis reserve funàd the. Region receivedfri Metro Toronto for the. defunct Whiteval. glarlbag Umpl an. Although he feels te. mon.y will, help., Brunelle said, rd hate to s.eUs',blowxlt ail frein thé waste reserves. " 1 . But whlle Brunelle said.-the welfare situation is "mast kiiEng us," he adnmitted there is littl. the. Region. can do.< OWhen 'wer'r in a 'recession ýiswýh -n people need it mostI I -u«, s w havýeteb there for thein." <.»-: Brunelle -Predicted that; Durham residents wl'notice a -reduction in - ~ FAUJ! il * . g SEEPAGE11-