............................. 'i The 88Year InRe view 11SF SIL3E ISwingin'into '89< Froc Press photos IJUST BEFOIRE the Christmas holi- dents square danced as part of day season began, E.A. Fairman stu- 'Pioneer Days' held at the sehool. 688 REVIEW '88 REVIEW '88 REVIEW Attesle : "e are now in a position to Attersley make things«'happen in 1989." Whitby residents should seeaa 1989 tax increase beiow infla- tion, according to Mayor Bob Attersley, when asked to look ahead on the 1989 yaar and reflect on 1988. 'The Town has had an average tax increase of 4 par cent during the past fiva years and I think we could be iooking at a nominal increasa in 1989, at least Iess than inflation," said Attersley. He noted the arrivai. of the GO train and progress on plans for Whitby harbor as two of the bigger accomplishments in 1988. 'The GO train is goig to change this muncipaliý, no doubt about that» said Attersiay, although he did not predict the typée of change. Ie said the ongoing study on Whitby's waterfront and the Cos- can plan for residentiai deveiop- ment at the harbor have laid a framework for action during 1989. «We are now in a position to make things happen lu 1989. He a"o a=dthe continued faithn in Whitby's residentîal, commercial and industrial deve- Iopment during 1988 was also a highlight. "Growth is going to continue to haj:pen. You can't run away from it,' said Attersley. He referred to Whitby's geographicai location and ongoing promotion as two reasons for the phenomenal growth. The final tally in building par- inits issued by the Town (an indicator of the town's growth) was more than $205 million, the largest amount ever recorded in one year in Whitby. On the disappointing side, Attersley is quick to mention the Town'!s failure to have the two boats removed fromn Whitby's harbor. (One was removed dur- îir 1988.) 'I7m 50 per cent happy about that. We are still putting press- ure on the federai govemnment to h elp u have th e boat rem oved.» ourt action against the owners of the bots by Whitby was thrown out Of cutbecause of a lack of support from the faderai goverument.) Another disappointment is the failure of any progress on getting sewers and water to Brooklin. «That is my priority during 1989." Attersley also ex et have a museum located= h Centen- niai building in 1989. "It has been disappointing that nothing was done on that last year, but hopefully we will have something in place this year.» He also expacts a revaniping of the Town's bus system, which at times in 1988 was inadequata and has been unable to attract sufficient ridarshxp. Other issues Attersley expects to deal with in 1989 are the mobile sign bylaw, a naw con- tract for Durhamn Regional Police ad bars Arvaw as expected in 1988 to handie the increasing number of mobile signs in Whitby. But Attersley said it is still under discussion. SEE PAGE q '88 REVIEW '88 REVIEW Not enough affordable Iiousing : Ierrema By Debbie Luchuk 1988 was the year of garbage for ýDurham regional couincil, with recycling extended as a successful program and battles with Metro Toronto over appro- priate landfili sites. «IRacycling has bean a great success,n said ragionai chairman Gary Herrema on Monday. But he identified lack of resolution of the landfill question as a dis- appointment. 'Tentative exploration was begun into alternative methods of deaaing with the garbage cri- sis, such as incineration and composting. A disagreamant with Oshawa ovar part ownarship of regionai headquarters that surfacad lu February of last year has flot been resoived, with Ogbawa thr-eatening legai action W force thie Ragion to pay $2 million. Herrema said that he hopes to resolve the situation withï Osh- awa mayor Allan Pilkey in the near future, perhaps by building a regional building in Oshawa for social services and keaping the administrative body of the Region in Whitby. Another issue that Herrema felt was not adaquately addressed in 1988 was affordable h«We're; not building anough affordable housing7 "ha said, adding that this would be a signifleant issue in 1989. On the optimistic side, tha Region retained its triple «ýA7 rating from the Bond Bankers of New York,_ despite a year of heavy spending, Herrema said. SEE PAGE 8 HA 1 Amm R âwzxà ..Um