Ontario Community Newspapers

The Era (Newmarket, Ontario), May 5, 1971, p. 5

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YORK CONSIDERS LOT LEVIES ON NEW HOMES NEWMARKET York Regional Council list rejected a proposed lot levy on estate development but decided to conduct a study on the I question of regional lot levies for all new decision followed a debate in which Hill Councillor Don drew criticism I from his colleagues for singling out estate develop- Councillor for a special tax before the region had Eventually he said a policy on tbe matter will likely demand That was provision he had in mind He suggested was a nominal of such figure and could bo charged on an interim basis Local until the region had studied the question Neighbors oppose project but no law to Slogan on new police cars could be for diaper service inly contemplates doing at this towns to turn over such fees to the regioi all doing at the local level laid on Jan 1 assumed the responsibility for water a sewage Local municipalities can continue to collect vice fees and spend it any damn thing they homes and nearby Indus- council Monday Mings OPENING SOONI HEALTH FOOD STORE CENTRE FOR Natural Foods Vitamins Htrbs NEWMARKET HEALTH CENTRE GORHAM ST AND OLD DON MILLS RD legal basis whs I guess theres an oldfashioned streak in me somewhere I dont like all that printing on police cars serve and protect ft could be a slogan for a I for Petes sake All thats needed I bounding baby boys scattered across the bonnet to complete the effect Funny thing the motto was discussed the last regional meeting Ray a member gave the impression that authorized the Police to adopt the motto and the old County of i itself approved BETWEEN LINES Evelyn Buck lot levy of be tween and and now the region is talking about a let levy of said Mayor Illingworth soon developers are going to be telling each other Stay away from York they dont know what theyre doing up there Mayor llbngworth agreed that lot levies for water and sewage services must come sooner or later and urged an immediate study on the curbs storm sewers and frequently vices for future development plus underground wiring On imposing It s immediately b able said motto with token dissent from Rumble to copy the city in everything has transferred to the region the municipalities cooperating Councillor said most municipalities now is anything wrong with that charge developers about per subdivision lot for and suggested that for estate lots was token amount When the region sets a services policy en lot levies the estate fee would be much site The land is now zon ed for singlefamily horn- gation told planning board it felt the propos ed multiplefamily build ing would lower real es tate values in the neigh borhood They said hom es in the subdivision bar project are valued from 30000 to 35- The proposed would be next door to an existing on the GraceAlexander corner spokes man Jim Barber said if the firm couldnt build the It would two twoslorcy homes on local council justify collecting lot levies for capital expenditures when responsibility to provide would not de- neighborhood val- would serve as MHOOV MMII REVERB COMPLETE SUPPLIES I Sheet music Records LPs I tapes electronic cornpon- DAVIS DRIVE oer and sewers are not the only services by increased population Hospital and 1 bought public health facilities have to be expanded Next thing have skyblue uniforms regional roads have to be built and maintained a contrast and a pretty pair I pistols slung low c Ask extension of work project the pro Yin- government to ex its employment- live program an You may recall that 1 predicted there would of residential development and should be financ- i fight over the disposition of lot levies by lol levies rather than through the mill should they be charged by the local municipality rate the region experience complete plan The battle has begun Don proposed pressures on recreation facilities road systems Mayor Gladys Rolling moved the resolution re- danger is that if the question flares into questing extension i a public barney between the lower levels of gov- program Bill the mayor of Richmond Hill the senior level may sec fit to supported the proposal Regardless of previous regional lot levy of for estate develop- and fire departments Obviously there is He argued that eventually these homes for negotiation would require urban services and a fund should I be started now Lazenby thinks regional fairly s principle of a regional lot levy appeared to be accepted by the rest of the council and the planning committee was directed to study the I question and make a recommendation But it was I obvious from the arguments presented that local I councils if guided by their leaders will not will- I jump off the gravy train legal authority to impose lot levies it was argued That was kind of funny Local councils have been skirting the law for years July and her mo tion received support from Aurora Mayor Dick Its four years since the Smith Committee on Tax Reform took a critical look at lot levies They pointedly questioned the legal ethics are put to work under continual pressure municipal improvement The program under ich unemployed per- and welfare province builders to remove this yoke from their projects began early in With the present inflationary price of But participating Originally the levies v Chances arc if the question of who should provincial collect the loot is not settled sensibly and ami- grant and will have a the geese that laid the golden lot levies hard time getting start- may become prematurely aged Committee frowns on developers proposal to build rent- I Wesley St failed to God favor with Newmarket J planning committee last xic George of I representing Invest- asked I of land the firm I owns on the northwest I end of Wesley for either townhoi would act as a buffer I between existing homes and building wo men hud BANKRUPTCY SALE SAVE TO 70 ON BRAND NAME FURNITURE CHESTERFIELDS STEREOS BEDROOM AND KITCHEN SUITES ETC HILLTOP FURNITURE APPLIANCES JUST ACROSS FROM CANADIAN TIRE AT YONGE ST NORTH RICHMOND HILL OPEN 7 DAYS A 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