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The Era (Newmarket, Ontario), June 10, 1970, p. 2

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CHAT WITH Interim levy takes time out a busy schedule for a with an Era reporter hind the Interim Council held an emergency meeting last Wednesday to pass a bylaw authorizing the issuing or an interim tax bill This bill will be mills of the new assessment form of relief it will i the haste in issuing this bill is this the town is re quired by law to give ap proximately million to the school board by June 30 We hope to raise suffic ient so that we do not have to borrow to meet this bill This can save us per cent I am still being approached by many de velopers who wish subdi vision and industrial sites in town Including those sites presently owned by the Town of Newmarket said the mayor He said no action can be taken be cause the council has asked for a freeze until such time as a planning study is com pleted The mayor said dies six months late A year ago wo asked for a flood plain map ping from the Holland Val ley Conservation Authority and to this date we have Offer county farm for college NEWMARKET York County Council has offered its farm on the west side of St at Eagle to Seneca College for use as a commu nity college campus The resolution approved by council last week offered the farm for a nominal sum It was presented by Aurora Reeve Evelyn Buck and seconded by Aurora Deputy Reeve Bill Trent Earlier In the year Newmarket Mayor Tom and Aurora Mayor Dick proposed the farm be made into a regional park but this use has apparently been shelved Mrs Buck suggested a meeting be arranged and a committee formed between representatives of the County Council and York County Board of Education and a brief be prepared for presentation to the Department of Education and Seneca College Reeve Donald of Rich mond Hill a member of the Planning Committee of Seneca College said he opposed establishment of Senecas Campus in North York borough What is your budget for a GOODWILL USED CAR You name it SLESSORS HAVE A CAR TO SUIT YOUR PRICE 968 PONTIAC 2 PLUS 2 CONVERTIBLE 2595 1968 VOLKSWAGEN 1968 CADILLAC A Sedan do Villo Completely PLUS 1967 CHRYSLER NEWPORT 1967 FORB CUSTOM MUSTANG 1966 PONTIAC CONVERTIBLE 1966 SEDAN 1966 BUICK ELECTRA 1965 DODGE STATION WAGON 1965 FORD CUSTOM 1965 PONTIAC STATION WAGON 1964 IMPALA for only 1295 for only for only for only 1495 for only 1795 for only 1595 for only 1395 for only for only 1095 for only 395 for only 1295 for only 895 LESSOR A Lib MO NEWMARKET Dialer for PONTAC FIREBIRD TRUCKS Yonge Street North Just north of Davis Drive Newmarket 8952351 J Jim Stiver of Wright Hnrdwnre places another out of slock card on the hook Jim says that since the two murders the chain door lock is selling with some people buying lite exterior door lock and the Yale night latch He also has sold some guns Lock sales skyrocket T The recent murdc rs In the and grave have a heavy demand II types of locks at hardware difficult to keep stock merchants have also been asked the law ap plying to possession of firearms in the house and there have been In quiries and some sales of ammunition Wright Hard ware in the Newmarket Plaza has noticed a significant rise In the sale of all heavy locks with the chain type available with a locking device prevent lifting of ported a hefty upswing in the sale of door lock ing devices and night latches with the chain typo again leading the way The Aurora Hard ware also has had a few extra calls for varied calibres of ammunition type of fire arm for protection Mon day morning Aubrey Smith proprietor of the Pro Hardware in Newmar ket says he has not no ticed great Jump in the Tor lacks or The composite picture showing what the killer might look III I Ililili The Era for the past sonic action according ice Department They state that when the paper was de livered the past two weeks calls and tips to the police increased on the day of publication and for the next day or so ami then tapered off until the next paper re vived the Interest York Region legislation doubles council size TORONTO York Regional Council has been confirmed at members instead of the 17 originally proposed by Municipal Affairs Minis ter will boundaries he proposed The only other big change from Hie ministers May ti proposal appear ing in the legislation is the direct el ection of regional councillors He had originally proposed that they be ap pointed by municipal councils In Introducing the Jan 1 Mr indicated he still intends to allow Metro Tor onto to have a strip from the south of the new region before 1072 despite a resolution unanimously passed the day before by York County Council opposing the giveaway Mr McKcoughs advisers ack nowledged that the million county officials estimate would be taken over by Metro is a substantial portion of the new York Regions tax base and Mr said last Wednesday the transfer will likely require a financial settlement between Metro and the new regional govern- in was million The legislation made no alter ations in the boundary proposed last May between Newmarket and East G will Embury La ban area north of Davis Dr and de priving East of about to per cent of its present population Vaughan and Town ships two municipalities which would lose land to Metro in the pro posed boundary change have a com bined assessment of 557 million Mr said the exact alignment of the boundary administration Metro and the province In addition to the negotiations on the alignment of the boundary Mr McKeough told the Legislature I anticipate that important financial considerations must be settled with the relocation of his boundary An official of the Municipal Af fairs department suggested that the chairman of the regional government may be appointed by the province as early as next month and the chair man then could take charge of pre paring Yorks case on the boundary The decision to double its size from members and a chairman to ami a chairman the same size as the present York County Council and to directly elect regional councils emerged from a meeting between the minister and his staff am the countys mayors and reeves The move for the increase is re ported to have originated with Au roras representatives at the meeting who objected to their town being al lotted one seat on the council New market had two seats On the now council Aurora will have two scats Newmarket three bury two each Aurora aboutface AURORA In an unexpected aboutface here Monday night town council decided to ask Municipal Af fairs Minister to cut the size of York Regional council from 28 to and to reduce the number of seats allotted Aurora on the council from two to one The council was expanded from o seals on May 27 when Aurora insisted it must have two seals instead of one and everybody elses represen tation increased proportionately Not one item over 100 per lb Wing STEAKS 00 per lb Round Steak less Steak Roast Butt Shoulder Pork Chops 59 Ground Steak 69 Short Rib lb Cube Steaks Stewing Beef lb 69 Smoked Cottage Rolls 59 Rib Veal Chops 89 Side Bacon 59 3 lbs Hamburg lbs Small Link Sausage lbs Wieners Cookies 3 lbs Pork Liver lbs Bonein Brisket 3 lbs Chicken Wings lbs Margarine 5 lbs Country Style Sausage 524 Loaves Bread Meat Pies lbs ALL THE ABOVE FOR 100 PER ITEM 235 MAIN ST 8959056 NEWMARKET EG arena ready to go age within five Continued fr will need another years in any case Newmarket chairman James termed the decision like building a swim ming pool for Newmarket kids in Bradford Mr said he doesnt dis pute the necessity for the arena but he felt it should be inside Newmarket boundaries and he questioned who will administer the new arena To date no decision has been made on that Reeve Rolling said she feels a citizen campaign which at one point dumped 75 letters on Mr Hodgsons desk in one morning was largely re sponsible for the decision She said township residents have bombarded Mr Hodgson and Munici pal Affairs Minister Darcy with letters of protest over the York Region legislation which brought the East arena plans to a complete standstill in recent weeks The reeve said annual debenture payments and any operational loss sustained by the new arena will be charged over the present East Gwil area from Davis Dr north Any operational surpluses will be cre dited over the same area It should be made very clear she said that this is the only way East could afford an Elementary teachers in contract agreement AURORA Elementary students at least will have teaching staff for the teaching year At the Monday night meeting of York County Board of Education Trustee Art Starr told board members that an agreement with the elementary teachers had been ratified by the teachers representatives and the board had agreed to the adoption of the new contract All categories will receive an increment of to the maximum Category will receive minimum and maximum category 2 5800 to category 6400 to Categories from to 7 will receive the same as the secondary school groups in categories 123 and Mr Starr said there had been no request to resume negotiations with the secondary school negotiating group since talks were broken off some weeks ago

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