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Council Column Submitted by members of WHITBY TOWN COUNCIL By TOM EDWARDS Regonal Councillor In the letter containlng the tax billingé issued during the week commencing May 24,1983, la an ex- planation of the way your tax dollar la collected and how it la spent. This la the firat time Whitby has lssued separate tax bils for municipal and educa- tion purposes. The intent la to assist the taxpayer to have a better understanding of income and expendi- tures by the apndn authorities at the municipal level.. There la flot much dlfficulty about under- standing where the money cornes from, it la you and 1, as elther residentialor commercial- taxpayers. Therefore, whether* it be provincial grants (41.6 per cent), municipal taxes (39.3 per cent) or other (user fees, 19.1 per cent), we are the donors of these fun- di, Expenditures are a littie more complicated. The town spends 20.2 par cent of your dollar on muni- cipal services, 30.3 per cent on regional services, and 49.5 par cent for education services. It should be borne in mmnd that the town's expenditures were set last January, when as a result of our budget, the Council decided to increase Its own expenditures by a modeat 2.8 par cent in the rural area including Brooklln, and 3.4 par cent in the urban service ara. The total increases for municipal purposes, that la town and region, amounted to 4.6 par cent ini rural and 4.9 par cent in the urban service ara. The increases for education purposes, which of course are the exclusive responsibility of the respective Boards of Education, amounted to 11.5 par cent increase to separate school supporters, and 12.3 par cent increase to public supporters. 1 would ask readers of this column to go over the information leaflet and let me have their raction. Is the information complete? If not, what additional facts can we provide so that the optimum number of people.can bo botter informed by this distribution. I suppose the -most important question la what about the future?, Only a fool would predict loWer JUNA, E. (NEE BENNET) V i LOVE YOU VERY MUCH. HAPPY ANNI VER. SARY, AND HAPPY BIRTHDAY. NOW THAT WE HAVE NOT ONE, NOT TWO, BUT 3 FACILI. Ti 'Es, ALL DISCREETLY LOCATED, CAN WE 1 PLIEASE HAVE SOME FRIENDS OVER. LOVE TIGER E. taxes. 1 belleve that wlth the resurgence of confi- dence in our economy; that If we can avoid the wild fluctuations brought about by the fossil fuel spirals in the late 70s; and provlded that the other levels of governîent lncludlng education hold their In- creases to reasonsgble levels, we can anticipate several ass of stability in the town of Whltby, whlch ought to generate a steady growth in assess- ment. WHITBY FREE PRESS, WEONESDAY JUNE 1, 1983, PAGE 7 Last year, Whltby exparlenced a rate of growth, VERSATILE double that by the rest Of the reglon. 4.4 per cent in FRUIT Whltby as opposed to 2.2 par cent I the reglon. If we Strawberries maY be can corne up wlth a similar growth durlng 1963, then planted In the flower Whltby taxpayers should be able to expact in- garden or In hanglng creases of such moderate proportion that none 0f baakets to decorate a our residents wll be caused distress by them. That patio or terrace. Slmply wil be the aim of your Council. i am confident it purchase transplants wll be accompllshed. fromn a beddlng plant ______centre. N 0W you don't have to risk a penny to discover how you can bring great entertainînent into your home with Pay TV Now you can sample ail three Pay IV channels for a whole week to help you decide which Pay TV services Wiil give you more of what you want to watch. 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The purpose of »tho Amendment la to: 1) Define and identify seven existing Special Pur. pose Commercial Nodes; 2) Resoive the land use designatians In Speclal Study Areas 4a, 4b, 4c, and 4d; and 3) Delete the General Commercial designation and replace with Special Purpose Commercial poliles and designations to provide conform- ity between the Whitby Officiai Plan and the Durham Region Officiai Plan. This la the third and final meeting wlth regard to the proposed amendment. Further Information may be obtained by contact- Ing Mr. Larry Cavarmagh at Mhe Planning Depar- ,tment, 575 Rossiand Road East, Whitby, (416) 668- 58We. ROBERT B. SHORT Director of Planning Corporation of the Town of Whitby m -1 à