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(2J " * at, * _ _ n \Q“N .\)‘:& n * 1 * _ _abanc.~*© EBPM § ic MNdDS_ 5. &'Q\\?\s\m& sls\ ; § E; 4* V‘ L #&.* assessment of $6,700. If the proposed increase holds, an average city taxpayer would face a $469.06 city tax bill in 1996. At Monday‘s meeting, council considâ€" ered three lists of proposed cuts prepared by staff to determine which cuts were acceptable and which ones were not. The first list included cuts that were the easiâ€" est to make, the second cuts that were a little more difficult and the third cuts staff recommended cutting only as a last resort The City of Waterloo currently is responsible for just under 25 per cent of a city resident‘s total property tax bill, An average city residents total tax bill in 1995 was $1,925.37 Council only got through the first two lists Monday and Coun. Mike Connolly said he hoped council would tackle the third list the following day. It was to deal with the city‘s preliminary capital budget Tuesday night. Although Connolly, council‘s liaison with finance, said he was very pleased with Council eyes & Custom Designed Bridal Wear & 3 Evening Gowns o Designer Samples ‘ + Gift Certificates Available o df 24 Dupont St. E., Waterloo # f J * Uplown & CLOSED MONDAYS. OPEN FRIDAY TILL 9 PM. â€" _ _ & waTterRLoo * g 300 FRIENDLY STORES & SERVICES. CONVENIENT PARKING Your support always starts The Run off on the right foot! the cuts council did approve Monday, he said council should perhaps really conâ€" sider making all the cuts recommended by staff in all three lists. The reason for that is because council must somehow make up for the expected $833,000 loss in revenue it will suffer in 1996 due to slashed trans fer payments from the province "If you take them all (staff‘s recomâ€" mended cuts), you‘ve still got 500,000 odd dollars to find," he said after the meeting. "So when you say it‘s tough, it might be tough, but if you accept all those cuts you‘ve still got to look for another $500,000.° Despite council‘s desperate need to cut, at least two councillors voted against the second set of cuts approved by council Monday night. Coun. Dave Roeder was upset that council approved closing the 404/Rotary Adult Centre for this summer for weekâ€" ends and nights in order to save $4,400 And Coun. Bruce Alexander was upset that council approved eliminating service (Continued from page 1) at the city‘s recycling depot in 1996 in order to save $15,994. 8 Other cuts that were recommended but were not approved Monday included savâ€" ing $6,117 in 1996 by reducing the numâ€" ber of the city‘s fun centres from 10 to four and saving $34,292 by postponing the Waterloo Public Library‘s book plan impleâ€" mentation. If council did indeed look at the third list of possible cuts to make Tuesday, it faced some very tough choices. One recommenâ€" dation called for the elimination of the aniâ€" mal pens at Waterloo Park in order to save $25,389 while another suggested closing the library‘s McCormick branch in 1996 in order to save $15,000 A third recommendation called for the city to collect garbage only every second week in February, March, November and December in 1996 in order to save $25,000 while a fourth called for the city to reduce inâ€"kind grants to save $125,500, a move that would dramatically affect minor sports and community groups. y »p PM 3984°® =$329% 50998 490 ©,.993008 1998 52748 39095 2t 19"" MONITOR TV _ Ziteew 27" STEREO TV 25" AA1* sa00%s =169° 5264# 3998 soOoNnY COMPACT STEREO np Technics AUDIO COMPONENTS TECHNNCS SINGLE CD PLAYER .. TEchacs STEREO REcEeR SONY CD PORTABLE _ SONY CD PORTABLE _ soNY MINLSYSTEM ~â€"â€"â€" _ _ ~ SPECHA BOWeA â€" wirm nex rumewse or w zhm reurmmion on ver secave a FREE ur cemnuas reooy seat row zuTh steve‘s . steve‘s . steve‘s . Across from LCBO 885â€"3857 Aigl 55 Erb St. E. Waterioo Visit our gingerbread tree GUARANTEED LOW PRICES! FAMOUS RELIABLE SERVICE! QUALITY BRAND NAMES FROM THE PEOPLE YOU TRUST! of such individualized FEATVUNE OF TWE 0(E:t¢: SONY, Meumamme . _ $s2909° Back it 1CD Doi akars + Maga Bass & More