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I f If, PoliceServices. WMatt Torigian pled his case for . ,J i ‘ ‘ t_ ’ ' _ . W ‘ YE, ‘~ I“ “J A7 : ‘z‘ . 4 f, j v ' ‘ The tax increase could be any- . hiring 60 new police ofiicers to I. f" I . ‘ -. ‘5'\ 5}? ' 3L.“ ' if "" , ,...-- ' v _ ' .’ ‘ ‘ ' . . where between 1.8 and 2.3 per cent. regional councillors last week. \" I“ f; " " ;; Q - 3 if"; a; t ' . “f? , ' ‘ ti ' 4. ' j which will be between $30 and $33 Violent crime rates are on the rise in ‘. ~: ’ \ ' ‘ ' .. t is .- w 3 ‘ ' “- A ' moreannuallyontheavemgebill. the region and frontline resources are " , . _ ’ ‘ “J ' . - . ’ . \ , . . The decision will come down to being stretched thin.Torigian said. 5, I' . _ .. " -‘ . . ' . ‘ . . whether the polioeboardand regional “We are at a critical point on the front " . Q ' ‘ y _ Q ‘. .' “3 . _’ " :. ‘ q council grant a request byWRPS for 60 , line,” the chiefsaid. _ ’ «. ' , ' .'_"~ ' >;- -, r , 4" ‘ . ‘ _ new oficers. along with 18 new civil~ Torigian said that without new offiâ€" if}, '- i,j ,- \" ' ' £ A, ./ r ,- 5 "- ianhires. - cers. the police force couldn’t maintain 7. , .‘." ' ' 4S .\ ' ' ' “I L: " - t (Mfg-ft I . The bulk ofthe tax increasewill go last year's level of service, which he said ~ ‘ ‘» _ ‘ 1 A f . ' _ J ' ' a 4 ~ “44" 2 .~' ; 7 , / towards two main services: police and was unacceptable and “did not meet the we; . ; ‘ I ' i ' 1, Q?" _‘ _ f; , " 1314.va "$313, My": 1 f l transit. demands or needs ofthe community." -~"‘:’ ~ . if.” ‘ . .“'. ‘ ._ ‘ ' ‘ ‘\ l. J. ”t f i? “ Regional staff have allocated 1.2 As the region grows. the demand on . . . per cent offiie hike _ dose to $4 mil- » . the police service increases. he argued. W t u d hmn lion in total â€" for the 'onal trans- There's no time for "proactive" polic- a er consump on cc 8, portation master plm’md, will see ing, which includes activities such as o expansion of transit routes inWater- 1 crime prevention, foot patrols and any b t t th loo, Kitchener and Cambri nonmspomiveammm ll 1' a es are 011 e rise Incoming mmamfgey mum 1 “Right now, officers are going from go towards operating costs for a rapid i call to call to call." Torigian said. “There's BYGIBG MACDONALD water to the city for distribu- regional chief executive ofli- transit system. i no time to do proactive work" Chronicle Smfl' tion and its budget drives the cer Mike Munay. The rest of the proceeds from the . Councillors will consider the plan. bulkofthe rate change. lfless water is being used, increase will go to the police depart- j which will cost $8 million in new spendâ€" ater consumption Some regional councillors expansion plans can be ment. 1 ing over the next four years. as pan ofthe Wis going down but are questioning the rate hike delayed, he said. The proposed police expansion 1 2011 budget. ratesarerising. when consumers areactually “it defers the need to plan will cost $8 million over four 1 “it's a significant request." said Coun. The decrease in the usinglesswater. build a pipeline. which years, and if approved, will likely ‘ ' Sean Strickland. amount of water used in the “We encourage water would cost more than $1 bil- requirea tax hike nextyeartoo. l The city mayors were supportive of region actually means conservation, but increase lion," Murray said. referring There are two other factors that i the plan. though each wanted assur~ ratepayers will have to pay rates,” Coun. Sean Strickland to a proposal to construct a could change the tax file before final ances that it would mean an increased more for the service. said. “It's hard to swallow." pipeline from Lake Erie to budget approval on March 23, { presence in core areas. That's because many There were a number of Waterloo Region. Fuel prim could drive the rate up. For Mayor Brenda Halloran. water treatment and distri- reasons offered at last week's Regional councillors The region paid 10 cents per litre ! that means more patrols in uptown bution costs are fixed, mean- regional budget meeting as approved water and waste- above its budgeted cost forges in Feb 1 Waterloo. ing the region has to pay to why water consumption is water wholesale rates at the mary. and unrest in the Middle East 1 The UpTown BIA used to pay off~duty them even if the amount of down. it's partially because of meeting â€" what the region has some prognosticators predicting _ I officers to patrol the uptown. but the water flowing to homes is the region’s lawn-watering charges the cities for water. the price ofoflwillcontinue to rise. -’ . force has ended that practice. decreased. said Larry Ryan, bylaw, which limits the days Those rates are expected The region is also waiting to see . Halloran wants to see some solution chief financial officer for the when homeowners can water to continue climbing in comâ€" what happens with Ontario Works t in the core. region. their lawn. but also because ing years. before beginning “$3103.15, The number of welfare “Uptown business owners have seen Water rates are on the rise of increased awareness to even out. cases has generally been rising since I an increase in property damage." she by eight per cent in Waterloo. among residents and Wastewater rates are also 2009, but the province has uploaded 1 said. while consumption per reduced use in the manufac4 on the rise in the region, some ofthecostsoftheprogram. 1 The police board votes on the budget household is down nine per turing sector. mainly because of a capital The budget will be finalized on 1 March!) before it is presented to regional cent across the region since In the long term, the program that will see major March 23, l council for final consideration March 23. 2005. decreased consumption will wastewater projects in the i The region provides the actually lead to savings, said coming years. i i i , A_ m .. _____ ,, , “mam t I/ . 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