Ontario Community Newspapers

The Era (Newmarket, Ontario), September 30, 1970, p. 2

The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

He Era Tax levy from page the tax mess and said the resulting bylaw will become the standard or other York municipalities to follow Reeve Buck asked the mayor whether a fullscale discussion of the thorny issue should be opened in light of the proximity of election day Do you think thats wise she asked I do replied Mayor Weve got the taxpayers to think of So each councillor had his say Reeve Buck launched into an mpassioned plea in behalf of pension- faced with even a hike because reassessment She said the general operations increase will add to that figure CM Wei Sept finally approved Aurora mayoralty candidates dash over taxes relief and said he thought the terms Continued from page rate a separate mill rale for If cost of juts as hockey tournament openings benefit and relief as used by the And the general increase in of business and residents he saint- to to tut he said presentations club meetings etc resulting were a little wayward operational budget adds legislation we pressed for in County Cut the to fit the Milt he arid- PART OK JOB ked Mother MO 45 she says Council she says repeating one of He gets the Invitations and he Councillor IlUd Harris t If elected as mayor ami regional slogans accepts as many as he can he says relief and said he thought the terms benefit and relief as used by the little wayward Councillor Harris asked Reeve Buck to propose an alternative solution and the reeve cited Mr Mc- promise of a differentia mill rate for business and residen tial properties within two years She However said Councillor Har ris Bill is the only solution to in money now I agree that we have to keep fighting Councillor Pete Miller said he too agreed with Reeve Buck that Bill provides inadequate relief I agree this is not right but at least will benefit he said Councillor Norm Stewart said neither provincial relief proposal is any damn good Continued from page 1 And the general operational budget another she says Fifty of that is an unjust tax says the reeve THEYD RATHER STARVE Her main concern she says lies with the pensioners persons who only have the house they live in for a whole lifetime of work She says such persons would rather starve to death than complain about their taxes be cause theyre afraid someone would come and take them to an old folks For pensioners a increase might as well be says Reeve separate mill rate for taxation residents the legislation we pressed for in County Council she says elected as mayor and regional councillor she says she would renew her fight for immediate legislation of this nature The minister Affairs Minister Darcy says Itll happen in two years she noted If its going to happen in two years why cant it happen now Mr Davis says town costs can he cut Having been absent from elected office for two years ho says hes not in a position to judge whether Bill 142 affords valid relief But he indicated therell he some careful scrutiny of the town operating budget if hes elected Crossland vows hell be in King race She said pensi eating dog food and powdered milk i who food and us- about their taxes Theyd rather starve to death because they want to dc of their lives in the She said some residents will re as little as cents relief i the spend the rest own homes Councillor E J Henderson paused and thought carefully before speaking then said he believes Min ister of Municipal Affairs Keough wont get away with this Im a bit bewildered about the whole thing he said I understand it but Im disgusted Councillor Ron Simmons echoed the criticism of Mr McKeough agreed with Reeve Buck that its really not Our people help and I think that Bill 142 is the lesser of two evils he said I agree with the reeve that the little man is always hurt by large government de cisions that weve got to keep fight ing I dont like it but we have to do something Councillor Walt Davis shared the feelings of the majority adding There will be a good percentage of present council on council next year and I hope they dont overlook a thing when this comes up next year Deputy Reeve Bill Trent was ab sent He was attending a Holland Valley Conservation Authority meet ing He is a county council member Continued from Page l Sir Rough repli ed he didnt challenge Mr Crossland Sept nomin ations night because he didnt believe Mr Cross- land would make a falsa declaration at the township office Many other candi dates have allowed their run continued Mr Rough Under the new divisions Mr farm is now in Newmarket I thought perhaps that Kings loss was Newmarkets gain out thai while he bachelors degree of proud of being a 1 he said And claimed councillors Jack Van and Murray Sheardown and other ward hopefuls Vince Duggan Len Mayor who Mr Davis by a narrow margin In defends the lit0 The mayor says adiotfihlrallon has had to compensate for the Inactivity of the Davis regime Were trying to make up now for the lack of any activity during five or six years of the previous councils says Mayor He says taxes have Increased commensurate with Increased ser vices He says taxes naturally have to go up when a council initiates pro- grains involving road Improvements purchasing of needed town equipment parks and recreation and clearing up the water problems Mayor lllingworth was a coun cillor during Mr Daviss mayoralty and he remembers a year when taxes four mills he recalls But the town only levied a sevenmill increase In effect we subsidized the county three Osin Cyril Flinders Roy Wilson and Mrs Eileen and Dave also spoke as did their challen ger Mrs Margaret Coburn Deputy Reeve Declaring himself Ken Mactaggart very much a lawbiding undercurrents to dis- Mr Rough con- credit him in his campaign eluded by denying Mr ma seat Crosslands statement that hear theyre he is qualified to stand for isnt qualified educated salary driver Id starve to h Mr Mactaggart Woods Board of Education said he drove the bus be cause he felt he was render ing a service to the child ren of the community M also pointed out that only the oilier bus type of thrnfr The mayor also defended his ceremonial duties against Reeve Bucks charges that he just might be overdoing it Mayor has appeared regularly at such functions He enjoys It but also believes its important part of his job He believes such appearances have helped instill a sense of pride and community spirit in the town In her nomination speech Reeve Suck called such activities fun and frolic But last week she said she realizes the mayor must take on a cer tain amount of public relations work I certainly wouldnt refuse such invitations but I also certainly dont sec them as a vital part of the mayors function she said What is this thing called commu nity pride Well I would think it sug gests a feeling of warmth and toler ance among the people Its something to be felt not just talked about And quite frankly I havent seen much of it expressed towards me during this campaign she said The reeves contention that town council will have reduced significance r regional government has promp- such apparent dissension would she as mayor he able to work well with council Yes she says The council I have worked with have displayed a much more liberal and openminded election in King Township WANTED A LEADER FOR NEWMARKET a leaicr with a leader with chairmanship ability a leader who can inspire harmony a leader with independence a leader who will not yield to pressure a leader with maturity ONLY SALISBURY HAS ALL OF THESE QUALITIES old farmer and that drives a school bus for a living The deputy reeve of King Township as far back as Stan Mac had not been a farmer and he was the sin gle reeve to leave the town ship with a sizeable where that leaves me quipped his opponent Mrs Britney Im only a farm ers daughter Pollution key issue in Georgina KESWICK Pollution as it re lates to Lake emerged as the top Georgina election issue at last Fri days Meet the Candidates Night in Jersey Public School Audience member George Chad- wick who had a question prepared for nearly every candidate led the a of Lake Simcoe as it relates to the problem of sewage and rural water Teacher Murray Brown candt- war on you and lute The Keswick sewage system had been studied in depth and that this See POLLUTION page ELECT A LEADER FOR MAYOR SALISBURY Clare GRAND OPENING KICKOFF Saturday October 3rd lpm3pm Meet Cahill and Raimey person EXPERIENCE Council Councillor Deputy Reeve years Reeve 2 EXPERIENCE County Council 5 years First Commissioner to the Warden in Chairman of a special committee for the planning of Regional Government NO OTHER CANDIDATE HAS COUNTY OR REGIONAL EXPERIENCE Clare Salisbury knows the strengths and recognizes the weakness of County Government and is therefore well prepared to deal with the implementation of Regional Government AIMS Rebuilding our Roads Construction of Lower Income Homes Industrial Park Completion of the Water Supply Program Better Parks and Recreation Facilities FOR MAYOR SALISBURY FOR TRANSPORTATION TO POLLING BOOTHS PHONE 8952132 OR at voir DUNLOP FAMILY TIRE CENTRE Grab the kickoff foolball which has been autographed by Cahill Bruno your new manager invites you to join his opening eel residents need not pay for paving their drives AVRORAPrivate Aurora Orchards residents who want their driveways paved Councillor Harris charged Monday night Councillor Harris told council mat although Homes is obligat ed under an agreement with the town to pave the driveways several home owners have signed con tracts to have the Job done by other firms He said one home owner already has had bis driveway paved Major Dick pointed out that pey Is not trying to avoid Its responsibilities The company simply is waiting the driveway projects be Orchards resident should nave bis driveway put in at this early date end past ed a resolution Worming the new Aurora Orchards Homeowners Association and Homes of the pens ashtrays Balloons Coffee and Donuts COME IN AND JOIN FUN ON OCT 3rd SAVMGS ON SUMMER WMIER TIRES twin white rolled Radial Ply Sale ends YOUR FAMILY TIRE CENTRE 303 St North Richmond Hill Onon Testdriven tularin GoAnywhereAnyTime with Wheel Drive BAKER SUES Yon St

Powered by / Alimenté par VITA Toolkit
Privacy Policy