Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - July 3, 2004, Winnipeg, Manitoba Saturday july 3, 2004 City editor Steve Pona 697-7292 family notices b8 City & District b1 mayor Katz moves in new Boss ponders Fate of inner Circle major City projects executive policy committee and who changes to pc his choices. Most years there a a minor by Mary Agnes Welch i May get turfed. Pc is currently made up of Council shuffle in november and Katz said he Katz said yesterday he has no imme lors hand picked by former mayor Glen could wait until then to put his stamp on t will Likely be status quo at City Diate plans to rearrange his seven per Murray including conservatives such his inner Circle. That leaves Many coun Hall this summer As mayor Sam son Cabinet. As couns. Bill Clement and Jae Eadie As Pillors in limbo including Thomas and Katz ponders the Fate of his inner i a not Rushing into this. I know Well As lefties such As couns. Jenny Ger Gerbasi both outspoken lefties who Circle and several major projects such everyone thinks that As soon As i got Basi and Lillian Thomas. The members supported former councillor Dan Vandal As rapid transit. Elected there would be a Complete of pc also double As Heads of commit As mayor and have expressed Reserva since Katz was sworn in More than a change and there Sall sorts of rumours tees such As Public works and finance. Tons about Katz a Campaign platform. Week ago City Hall has been Rife with around but none of them come from the Job comes with a $12,000 stipend. Speculation about when the newly mint me said Katz. But there a no ques Katz can rejigs pc whenever he continued de mayor would shuffle his powerful Tion at some Point in time there will be wants but Council must rubber stamp please see Katz b2 portuguese fans from left Paul Rodrigues Peter Raposo Abel Sousa Manuel Vargas Vitorino Sousa and Amadeu Teixeira at the Bomba club. Old world Pride soars with euro 2004 final p.m., but spontaneous partying will by David Obrien erupt later. How big depends on what Hap Winnipeg a greek and portuguese pens he said. Communities Are gearing up for a Tom Pap Giannopoulos of the Heady Day of celebrations tomorrow City a greek Community said the when soccer teams from their Moth game is a very big Deal for errands collide in the euro 2004 final. There a no Parade planned said if we win watch out said Pap Giannopoulos who has served Armando Fernandes owner of the As ambassador for the greek Pavil portuguese restaurant Chave Douro Ion during Fol Lorama. But if we on Sargent Avenue which has by developed into the City a Little continued Portugal. Please see soccer b2 Fernandes said Sargent will be silent when the game starts at 1 45 game preview d4 court rejects homeowners tax Appeal judges can Rule on Validity of Bill but not amount by David Kuxhaus Issue with that aspect he must file a new Appeal with the court of Queens Bench. The decision Means that other homeowners Shapiro who a St. Germain resident has lost his Battle with the City Over a backdated property tax Bill Worth $5,400. Jim Shapiro argued that the City did to have the right to Issue the supplemental Bill. But in a recently released decision the Mani Toba court of Appeal says it does to have the Juris already disputing the amount of supplemental tax Bills will not be Able to Challenge whether those Bills Are even valid unless they too file new appeals. If the court had gone the other Way the City could have been fighting cases in which millions of dollars in tax Revenue were at stake. Says he a already spent More than $10,000 in Legal fees fighting City a supple diction to hear the Case. City officials could not be reached for comment mental tax Bill that a because Shapiro a original Appeal ques yesterday. Does to know if toned the amount of the Bill not whether he was hell file a new obliged to pay it. Continued Appeal. The Appeal court said if Shapiro wants to take please see tax Appeal b2 Wayne Glowacki Winnipeg free press ;