WHFY FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAYo APRU1, 17, 1991, PAGE 9 Town portion oftax billincreasesby34 FROM PAGE 1. further. Councillor Joe Bugelli wanted $16 000 set aside for painting the c in athe council -chanibers removed, but his motion failed see separate story).* In fact, the only changes made. te, the budget, was an additionial $5,250 taken from the parka and, recreation departnient's $3.1 mil- lion allotment. As department chairman Buqelli pointed out, the extra savings were found by staff after the document wa rinted., The overaîlwa$37.8 million budget combines an operatJ*in budget of $24.4- million with $13.4 million set aside for capital works projects. Last ear the combined budget was $31.9 million of whîch $22.6 million covered operating expenses and $9.3 million for citalworks. he only signýif»icant big ticket item this y ear is a $7.3 million works yard and operations centre to be built on Taunton Rd. (see' separate story). As Buffett noted in her open- ing remarks, new expenses, some of which were beyond the muni- cipality's control, foroed council FROM PAGE 1 alternative. 1if we provide opprtunities for people to get ridofwaste we have a chance for success," said Brunelle. Bugelli, however, feit further public education proqgrebms are tie We don't have a bunch of morons out there1 they know it's wro>g, 'th ey -don ;t have'- te be educated," idBugelli. "They have to be. smashed againat the wall.' Bugelli said tougher fines and increased enforcement -of littering bylaws is required. "That's ail the education~ they need" said Bugeli. A staff report on the fal garbage pick-up will be comning te counci said acting Town administrato AI Claringbold. This year's two collections are projected te, cot $240,700. to hold the line on major expen- ditures. The Ontario government's mandated 'pay-equity program accounted for for per cent of the budgees total dollar figure. The federal government's goods and services tax (GST) was responsible for one per cent of tebudget. The recreation complex added two per cent while 1.5 per cent for equipment depreciation was factored into the overaîl total. ."When yciu consider these new areas alone account for 8.5 per cent without inflation, it is not hard to realize the effort ... (it) took to bring -about 3.4 per cent,» said Buffett. Bo instead of the 3.4 per cent representiflg an increase, it should be actually be viewed as a reduction of 5.1 per cent from what could have beéen, an 8.5 per cent hike over last year, claimed Buffett. «Truly this is a budget that can appropriately be termned a recessionary budget,» s;he added. Councillor Joe Drumm termed it «the best budget Fve seen in a long time.» Councillor Marcel Brunelle felt «we've responded as best as we possibly can without doing long- termI damagete the town.» Noting the duration of the meeting, Buffeli said the public should not te under the false impression this was aIl the time spent on the budget. MThs exercise h as been going on for almoat a year, not just four hours and itfs done,» said Bugelli. -We ve had te cut back services and roll back things that we normally provide.» Cuncillor Rosa Batten felt the bu et will bie, favourably recel- ved by ratepa ers. «We've had the GST te deal with, pay equity, inflation ... and, ýwe'reinî the middlle' of, a reces- sioti » said Batten. "'«T did it without laying off people and that; is commend- ale.» Although some.may feel reduc- ing employees is t he answer, Batten said this would be the wrong a pproach. «I woùd onlyshft responsibi- 'lity for smethig te another level, of government,» said Bat- ten. "There's no question this is a recessionary budget,» said Mayor Bob Attersley.1 ."I know people will say it's an election budget, but that's gar- (hsis municipal election year la Ontario. Elections for council and school boards will be Nov. 12.) Attersley pointed out that only seven people attended the budget deiberations, and of this number three were reporters and two were council candidates. He said the sparse. crowd ln- dicated the «confidence» Whitby residents have in .council to Folwng the meeting, Buffett told reporters that ratepayers will not notice a reduction in municipal services. ]Rather, poects which might normally have been approved were delayed, said Buffett. «Instead of implementing al the new parka and road work that we want, vWere moving it forward to future years," said Buffett. She was hopeful Durham Region council wili take îts cue from Whitby but admitted "they're faced ith the same constraints we area.» ]Reglonal councýl is expected to approve its 1991 budget next month. Last week the 'Durham Board of Education adopted a $338.3 million budget which represen- ted a 6.9 per cent ($85) increase across the region. The increase for school taxes la Whitby was slightly less at 5.6 per cent. The Durham. separate school board has yet to approve its budget. McGrawmHi11 -plant opens Whitby's newest corporate citi- zen bas officially opened for busi- ness. McGraw-Hill Ryerson book publishers began full-scale pro- ducion at their Water St. plant on Monday. 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