-r' ~~~~~ ~ ~' i '11 / iii'i We efre well may godr ByTrudieZà vadovies Dureh ar Region is serving notice that the Province must cough up their 'air share cf soaring welfare costs. At the resent raite of vWefare r aymnentsi it is estimate4 that he ]Regk>on's welfare well will rundry7by mid-November. Durhai4 regional chailman Gary Herrenu~, Regioýi healtbx and social sèrvices omitte chairman Diahie Hame Brock councillor Dorp Haddei$'finance commissioner Jack Gartey and social -servic4és gomi. iner Gary Cubitt :form the special committee that will give notice te Ontario Treasiürer Robert Nixoii, Communityafd Social Services Minister Mar es Beer and Muni- cipal Affairs Minister John Sweeney The Region'd health and social services and flnance committees held a special ýneeting July 24 te discuss escalating welfare costs and form a stirategy te meet the Rein' ro gneeds. . TIhe pro e in not honoring their agreemeiýts on the subject Of administrative costs, things that are their direct responsibi- lity," said Ajax, Mayor Jim Witty. Mihs is a sociâl services départ- ment shortfall. 'The entire funding should corne from soçial services. Any other funding i an aberration cf next year's budget. Wit' said hat in the nine yeashe's been on council, he h as net received as many, calîs and complaints about high taxes as he has this year. Whitby Mayor Bob Attersley was bot under the collar - due te the welfare crisis, not weather. "rm fuming-here teday," said Attersley. He explained h e was late attending the meeting because he was involved in the investigation cf an apparent case of welfare fraud. 'Ihis is a complete misuse cf welfare- funds. The system is wtrng nmber one. We ve got te str ookg at the cost. We'll be back here in September looking for more funds. "This welÉare situation 'has goneIhog wfld. A lot of peýple need1 welfare i but a lot of ee use ttie system. We've got t oP whatsa causin g it.» Whitby c ouncillor Tiom Edwards rei4inded the commit- tees that inost people areion welfare out of necessity, Inot greed. "! hope thýs discussion doesn't get bogged down because of mis- use of welfare funds » said Edwakrdls.«There will alwýays be those people, but the proportion is sosamail. "The problem is people who are unemployed; people, who through no fault of their own need assistance. That's the kind of thing we should be conoerning ourselves about. If we don't get some dollars te these people, they're going te be thrown on the street.» "I feel at some point in time we have te go te the province ana1 tell them were in, an emergency situation,» said Witty- 'Timing couldn't b;e better for going te the province. We cannot solve this problem on the backs of our taxpayers.' une of the issues raised in the discussion was a cutback or cuteif point of welfare for reci- pients. It didn't go over as a viable solution. "Pm not prepared te. supprt a cuteif while we have 3,22 chil- dren who need welfare,» said Edwards. «rm not prepared te use those people as hostages. We -bave te, carry on the fight on their behaîf.' Although many of the council- lors considered this an emer- gency situation. treasurer Jack Gaftley was careful to» tellI them ot rwise. don't think werieà ,,.an em rfency situation"sicat ley.« arn ~Our treasurer. I ncw what the a tation ie Ii rdrto. alleviate the ita tion , the committees deci4ed to use'an exjýected $50 000 départ- mental surýplus, $25U,000 fifom a contin gency account, and $300,000 slotted for the ekna- sion and renovations of OsÉ6ýWEs Hillsdale Manor home. fot the aged. *Herrema said agîter the meet- ing that he estimated funds would run out by October. , By October well have to find somne more money. We've got property taxes being used to ser- vice people. We would have a seven-and-a-half- to eight per cent budget without welfare. «High interest rates and infia- -tien are fighting on the backs of taxpayers. There's going te have te be drastie action taken. We're out of money.» Diane Harnre said that the province has not met its respon- sibilities te the region. 'This year they are jpaying 5.5 per cent, (in administrative costs). Our administrative costs are greater. They won't pay the adjustment. Our costs are much more. Almost hall' the region's money is due te the province not meeting their obligations.» Gary Cubitt said that the numbers are not the only issue. «We can't get lost in the arith- metic of this. At the end of' this arithmetic are people - 3,200 kids are on welfiire. What's the social impact? This. is a human issue," saxd Cubitt. You are iîà nvited to a DPRIVE-,IN FOR CHRIST WHITBY CHRISTIAN ASSEMBLY 100 Rossland Rd. W. (Corner of Brock St. & Rossland Rd.) 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