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ERA A worn Ont Wed March RATEPAYER SPOKESMAN CLAIMS Georgina spent 75000 on park it doesnt own SUTTON Over of taxpayers money may have been spent by Township on the Sutton Industrial Park it does not own according to Larry Dolson of Keswkk Mr Dolson who is a member of the steering committee of the Concerned Citizens of which has taken legal action against for the township for ejection irregularities made the charges in a press release Monday At the centre of the controversy is a bill for dated March from RJ Sheridan and Associates a consulting firm The bill and an accompanying letter addressed to township engineeradministrator Gerry indicate the firm has done both 2 preengineering study and engineering design work for the township on the Sutton park According to Mr plans to pay the bill by money on the park cannot be carried out because the Ontario Municipal Board has not approved any of the debentures The Keswick man said he had contacted many members of council who were unaware that such a large sum of money had been spent Mr said councillors he with varied in their estimates of how much had been spent on the park from in one case to In another Regional Councillor Erik told The Era Monday a resolution to da business with Mr Sheridans firm was passed by council but that the manner in which the bill will be paid will have to go to the finance committee Mr said it was sad that the letter and bill would become public knowledge before council had a chance to see it Mr said councillors he had spoken with were concerned and had no prior knowledge such an amount of money was being spent on this industrial park He called on council to hold an emergency meeting to deal with the matter and demanded an inquiry into township affairs Mr said he did not see how council could comment until it had reviewed the bill and the letter Mr hung the balance of the figure on lawyers fees expenses of township employees and the council paid toward acquiring the services of an industrial commissioner According to Mr Sheridans letter the firm had been working on the park proposal for the past months and had held off on sending a bill until local improvement funding arrangements had been con cluded Mr Sheridan states he is optimistic council and the owner of the park will reach an agreement to go ahead with the plan shortly However Mayor George Burrows who Is currently holidaying in Jamaica has said on at least two occasions he would like council to begin looking at other possible locations for the park after talks with the owner bogged down at the beginning of the year Energy minister is in favor of local 9 hydro autonomy Toronto last week the energy minister noted I believe in local decision making and community participation So it is important that the local study team make recommendation on how electrical services should be reorganized in the best interests of the com munity NEWMARKET the futures provision of electrical services should be directed by local municipalities according to energy minister James Taylor Meeting with Newmarket Mayor Bob and Councillors Tom Taylor Dave Kerwin and Bob Scott in Lions Music Festival names adjudicators Edmund Marty lecturer and musical consultant is one of two adjudicators for the band section of the Lions Club Music Festival Also ad judicating is Smith director of the American University Band and head of the brass department Washington The band competition will be held April 26 at Newmarket Com munity Centre year SI bands par ticipated An increase is expected this year Mission week starts at Vivian church VIVIAN The an nual Missionary Con ference will be held at McCormack Memorial Church here March to April Representatives from several wellknown missions will minister Bible Trans lators Mr Bob Fit gibbon of World Vision Miss Jessica of the Pioneers Girls of Canada Rev Elmer of the Regions Beyond Mission and Rev Ken of the Sudan Interior Mission There will be curios slides films etc illustrating the work these missionary societies are doing in many lands A group of talented singers will contribute their ministry in song each service The dates of the conference are March to April 3 Monday and Friday excepted Sunday services am and 730 pm Sunday school included in this special program as it meets at 11 am Midweek time is pm During a council meeting the day following the Toronto session Mayor described the ministers attitude as refreshing Hopefully hes going to get Ontario Hydro moving again The Toronto meeting which included northern York William Newman and Bill Hodgson examined reorganization of elec trical utilities in Newmarket Disagreement on takeover of the Ontario Hydro service area within the towns limits has resulted in property owners north of Davis Dr Unhappy about school tax hike SHARON East Gwillimbury council let it be known Monday it is unhappy with the York County Board of Educations per cent increase in taxes Finance committee chairman Robert said he had thought council had made it clear to trustee Dr John it was unhappy with the increase Obviously our comments fell on deaf ears he said The increase will mean a rise of to East Gwillimbury tax payers bills and an in crease of mills Thats quite an increase of a little municipality like us Mayor Angus Morton said Councillor cautioned council not to place blame for the increase squarely on Dr shoulders saying there were likely areas in the budget the trustee found impossible to object to joins school projecf The community NEWMARKET joining Newmarkets school program York Region Family V a Rich mond llillbaird branch of the will offer eleven week evening courses at Leaf public school Ibis spring according to the Maple Leaf advisory council newsletter The courses will only be held If enough people sign up for them ac cording to community school co ordinator Norman LangHle To join contact Mrs at The courses and their costs are quilting silk screening gourmet cooking flower arranging six weeks charm and poise for teens art Interior decorating weaving Indoor plants four weeks yoga 30 TshlrU and things 15 All materials are Included In the costs the area serviced by Ontario Hydro paying higher rates than Newmarket Hydro customers I have urged Mayor to get the study team underway as soon as possible to prepare recommendations for the restructuring steering committee Mr Taylor said following the meeting He added that he hopes recommendations will be completed in time to prepare legislation during the coming year The energy minister stressed the need for local autonomy even if it results in restructuring of public utilities in only a portion of the region If this means that only some municipalities in York Region can agree on public restructuring at this time then I think that alternative should be considered he ex plained I have a deep regard for the local decision making process Teenagers charged in car theft NEWMARKET Three youths face charges following a car theft and theft of personal property here last Monday police report At pm a car belonging to Ray of Township was taken from Country Style on Davis Dr and driven to the East Community Centre Sharon Upon arrival a car belonging to Wendy Jackson of IS Willow St Holland Landing was entered and two suitcases containing clothing valued at were removed Police observed the car driving erratically the following day and the vehicle to lay view Ave in Aurora where suspects were apprehended after a short chase on foot A 15yearold juvenile who is an escapee from the Training School has been charged with theft of property worth more than and possession of stolen property worth more than A Newmarket 16- yearold and a 14- yearold have been charged with possession of stolen property worth more than Harassed Aurora man asks fence by park AURORA A Dunham Cresc man appealed to Aurora Council on Monday for help In combatting abuses to his property by adults and youths using Park A chain link fence separating David Knowlcs property from the park was ruined by adults and youngsters climbing the fourfoot obstruction to retrieve balls and a show fence subsequently erected was also knocked down he told council Council promised an onsite inspection of the area and consideration for Mr Knowlcs request that a sixfoot fence be installed to discourage parkusers from crossing into his property Winners of the parent dance event In the recent Newmarket Figure Skating Club competitions were Mrs Constable and daughter shown skating together above Explore jubilee celebration SHARON grant of up to to stage celebrations of the Queens Silver Jubilee will be considered by East town council Mayor Angus Morton tabled a letter from Premier William Davis at Mondays meeting outlining a special Wintario grant to help municipalities stage celebrations honoring Queen Elizabeths year on the throne Stipulations for the money are that It must be matched with local funds Councillors suggest ed parks boards in the town might he ap proached and the mayor stated he had spoken to at least one service club about possibility of staging a celebration NFSC announces the results of annual meet NEWMARKET Following are the results of Newmarket Figure Skating Clubs annual competition listed in the order in which the competitors placed Julie Bates Tracy Jamie Cole Beginners A Alison Dove Valerie Constable Karen Beginners Kim Johnston- Richard Wilkinson Beginners Grant Juvenile Girls A Gosse Jennifer Watt Allison Juvenile Girls Debbie Johnston Louisa Martin Susan Milne Juvenile Boys A Ernest Lo Patrick Juvenile Hoys II Michael Kelly Marshal Novice Girls A Sharon Smith Keirstcn Novice Girls Bonnie Clarke Susan Sullivan Novice Boys Wayne Ozanne Parent Dance Mrs D Constable and daughter Jacquie Mrs Stronach and daughter Sandra Achievement Award Susan Kelly Marshall LICENSE STICKER NOT ON BY MARCH PUZZLED BY TICKET No police escort to hospital offered injured man NEWMARKET A man cant understand why York Regional Police dont give motorists lime to affix a license plate sticker the same as give time to repair broken headlights or tail Wis And a King Township man charges police are more interested in giving out speeding tickets than in helping people He says his son lost the use of the eye in an accident on March and says the police officer who might have provided an emergency escort didnt The son was using a grinder to do some body work on his car when something flew into his eye The father helped his son into another car and headed for the hospital While driving along Wellington St Aurora he noticed a police cruiser on radar duty and pulled over to explain that he was in hurry to get his son to hospital because he had been in a serious accident He did not request an escort The King Township man said there was a man in tike cruiser and the policeman appeared more interested In writing out the traffic ticket than he was in his sons plight Itoldhimlwasina hurry and was going to the hospital he said He Just said Go ahead said the father His son was released from hospital the following day with a blind left eye The Nobleton man said he came out of a restaurant at the Newmarket Plaza on night of March 13 when he was apprehended by police I dont blame him for stopping me because I made a couple of sudden turns because Im not familiar with the placement of curbs on the parking lot he said When he found I hadnt been drinking he asked for my drivers license and ownership papers both of which ore valid for The policeman then walked to the back of my car and noticed that I didnt have the red sticker on the rear plate said I had it in my wallet but just hadnt got around to sticking it on he said If they give you hours to get a headlight fixed why wont they give a few seconds to put on a slicker he asks The man wonders too how he can be charged with the of fence of operate motor vehicle validation improperly affixed when it wasnt affixed at all An outofcourt settlement will cost man Both men asked not to have their names used in the newspaper Mr Knowles noted that both and Richmond Hill had erected fences topped with barbed wire following similar com plaints in their areas He is not asking for barbed wire trim Twice Mr Knowles said he had to forcibly eject people from his property on another occasion vandals used wire cutters lo get through his fence He claimed fires have been started by youths fect from his patio and well within the properly line and said signs or dering trespassers off his land have been ripped down The resident noted there is drinking problem at the park and said bottles are often tossed on his property On other occasions youths have urinated on his land About 175 feet of Mr Knowles land borders the town park and the resident said he con tinued to repair the original chain link fence fortified by cedar rails as long as it was feasible Mr Knowlcs noted he wrote council outlining the problem early last year but claimed the situation worsened over the summer Council will ask Norm Welter parks superintendent to make report on the situation and will consider the request at a committee meeting following an on- site inspection Aurora wants rollback Board budget blasted AURORA Town council agreed Monday to fight the proposed in crease in the York Region public school board budget Council should fight this school board and what theyre doing to the people of York said Councillor Ron Simmons With teachers Mayor George and Councillor Kel abstaining council unanimously approved motion to seek backing from other municipalities and trustees in calling for a considerable rollback in the proposed per cent increase in the board budget I dont understand the people not getting up in arms about it remarked Councillor Peter Miller who claimed citizens would object if council were to raise councillors salaries by about annually He called for council to enlist the aid of trustees who voted against the budget in calling for recon sideration Councillor Simmons cited public apathy in the issue but Councillor Richard Isaacson noted the public is not aware that the public school board spends about per cent of the tax dollar year the board budget increased by about 30 per cent while this year the board proposes to increase its bill by per cent noted Councillor Miller We all seem to be separate entities he commented noting there was no organized protest to fight the school board A regional Endow Auroras own citizens watchdog is needed at die board level he commented Right now the board does just what it wants with result that taxes are going up to a ridiculous rate Miller campaign against dogs AURORA Councillor Peter Milter has begun a campaign against dog packages in town parks People who allow their dogs to poop in the lurk should be fined said the Councillor Monday who brought the issue forward as notice of motion for theuext council meeting Auroras parks are desecrated and degraded by people who allow their dogs to leave dirties on the field lie said There is nothing worse than sliding over that stuff pet haps you slide over the goal line quicker commented the councillor Littering parks is not the only area where Council is at odds with dog owners Council recommended that fines be set at from to for people ticketed for allowing dogs to run at large annoy neighbors with noise or who fail to obtain dog licences They get lots of warning but there are some people who just wont cooperate com mented Councillor Ron Simmons Council recommended Kennel Inn follow up tickets by turning unpaid tickets over to the town for forwarding police in order that summonses may be issued Councillor asks ice time for Aurora champ game AURORA Mayor George will try this week to the Aurora Minor Hockey Association to relinquish some ice time so that the major atom team may play a championship game on home Ice Councillor Hon Simmons complained the team had to schedule an Ontario championship play down game against in King Township because it could not obtain ice time in town This weekend the tittle NHL tournament Is scheduled in Aurora and Councillor Bill Ferguson claimed the AMHA wouldnt give up any tee time for the Aurora- game You must think Im Whipper Watson retorted Mayor when asked to intervene He noted he would ap proach the but reminded council it had no power over minor hockey Councillor Kel however thought the mayor could exercise some muscle I think its damn ridiculous commented Councillor Simmons Reorganize EG library board SHARON East Gwillimbury council revamped its library board Monday to comply with regulations governing libraries budgeted at more than 10000 per year Under the new system three people including the mayor will represent the town on the board along with three representatives of the York County school board and two from the York Region Roman Catholic Separate school board The three town representatives seated on the board will have staggered ohe two and three year terms Gail Kayc will sit on board until end of while Mary term is up at the end of and Porter will have a term lasting until the end of Public school hoard members will be Pegg Boeder Mary Jakes while Betty lxc and Mary Brand will represent the separate school board