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Newmarket AuroraKeswick Out Wed I BETWEEN THE LINES ly comprehend the changing principles of taxation Any attempt to update a system which has not altered in all those years must he fraught with difficulties Reforms which are plotted in offices in Queens Park deserve the closest scrutiny by the grassroots level of go vernment Here and only here can there be complete familiarity with unique local at the meeting convened last Wednes day evening by the York Board of Education to explain to local politicians the methods where by the board arrives at the requisition for edu cation costs from individual municipalities two mayors did not see fit to attend or even send a representative Neither Tony Roman the Mayor of Mark- ham nor Mayor Williams of Vaughan Township were present Regional Chairman Wright was also invited to take his place at the head of the conference table at the side of board chairman He too was absent- There was a mere sprinkling of local coun cillors in attendance After the meeting was adjourned it was said that a stag party was being held that even ing in Township for Harvey Cox the former chief of the township police department He resigned after local chiefs had been assigned new ranks within the regional police depart- was also said that Williams and Wright were guests at the stag party Among the mayors present there was one exchange during the discussion which found Mayor of Aurora was one present who saw fit to point ou people had paid a much higher costs in previous years As far as he the redistribution of costs was fore when marketvalue a to local levies for the first time within Because of their more uptodate ass ment tickytacky boxes in subdivisions bad paying a higher share of municipal t central a homes a of town lined Davis himself The Iho northern municipalities within the region with their problem not expect support from their OUTDATED SYSTEM Though it might he argued that were unnaturally dell a not the fault Individ ual homeowners It was caused by an outdated Suspect four areas overpaid school taxes By EVELYN BUCK share Of School cation costs board officials suspect School taxes in that tour of York and East municipalities will be up may have paid too much year while other ares in school taxes in 1968 will drop because th calculated by ce determine basic share of determine provin- jurisdiction over the through the factors which and the equalization tors mean that the bur- Georgina Township Sut pluses and deficits left ton Village East over from the 1963 limbury Township and algamation of local Stouffville and this years tax We are the only did offer the two municipalities that staff to help the have suffered so we cant expect to win against all the rest The board must accept den Till be more equit ies of ably distributed Mayor Burrows was not to be so easily div suspicions prove valid it would mean the other 10 mun icipalities didnt pay enough The resulting adjustments will mean a change in the 1971 school board requisitions against the nine new municipalities York Region requisitions which both the munici palities and the board obligation this situation Burrows Mr Starr the 1 Dr out While It may be no comfort to a comparison of figures previous years Equalization factors the people of analysis of the number of school children In it would show paying a far he in the Councillor Pollock totd The Era afterwards that Georgina official had been asked to stay their hand until the sup plementary assessment figures had been board had no MR SANDMAN stands holding a jar of sleepy sand Others from the top on left side are Paul Dow- sett Diane Wilson Ann Mary- Kay and Frances At right side Green top and Maureen McCaffrey Marketvalue correct the imbalance But Richard whose assessment took a healthy leap upwards not inclined to accept that situation quietly No a period of five years While it also served to control the shift from industry and commerce to residential property it had the effect of per petuating an injustice that had existed for last What has happened in this year with school taxes is exactly what happened last year in the urban municipalities within the reg ion where there was a mix of old and new pro perties LACK OF FORESIGHT If councillors and trustees had been paying consistent attention to what was going on elsewhere they would have seen their problem develop and tackled it while it was still a threat rather than a reality There is no way to shift the blame Tax In the levies it is obvious from reports they have been effective in ever went wrong in East Gwillimbury Musical Boy Friend opens in Aurora AURORA Tonight marks the open ing performance of The Roy Friend pre sented at St Andrews College Auditorium Aurora Musical Theatre Society Curtain is by Joan Barret The Boy Friend is a merry musical with lots of flapper dancing It will bring back a great feeling of nostalgia for people who can remember hose days and it will show our young peo ple that independence and exhubcrance is not theirs to claim exclusively said Anne Armstrong society secretary- For tickets call McLean Motors board chair man Art Slarr told the meeting an analysis of figures submitted by mu nicipal treasurers for supplementary and show consider business ad- George Ford told The Era the figures do not appear to bear proper relationship to a reasonable growth pat tern He pointed out these were the years when market value and he said there may have been some confusion on the part of the treasurers tant to make a positive statement about the situation and released no figures We just have our suspicions at this time and the local trea surers are working out the figures lime it would be a if there wasnt son confusion Mr For WHAT can BUY YOUV at DOANE HALL PHARMACY r CREST TOOTH PASTE Lst IT EDGE PROTECTIVE SHAVE Lis 77 BANDAGES 178 Value 77 BATHING CAPS Assorted colours 77 Tan GUARD by NOXZEMA Suntoi Repellent Sug List 125 77 HALO SHAMPOO 77 CLEAR EYES by Ml Removes Redness MOUTH 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