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Aurora Newmarket Keswick Wed May uncon wins PC bid Paul Photo BOY SCOUTS REAP SPRING THING BOUQUET It was a Spring celebration in he cause of summer camping as the 1st Aurora Cubs and Scouts held their annual Spring Thing at the Aurora United Church Saturday The sale which featured local crafters a white elephant table and a refreshment room was a fundraiser for the troops new camping equipment a sevenyearold Kennedy Street resident took home a permanent spring thing her portrait in pastels by Ruth Hayes And on the educational side eightyearold Gordon Campbell of McDonald street got some flying lessons from Terry Tompkins of the Aurora model Aircraft Club J June licensing hearing likely it Radio CKAN 1380 on your dial AURORA Bill Hodgson for York North in the last Legislature was given the uncontested nod by party faithful at a Progressive Con servative nomination meeting Monday night In accepting the nomination by Newmarket Mayor Bob Mr Hodgson told the crowd at the Aurora Highlands Golf Club that he would stand on his record of loyal con stituency service and that he hoped to be back again Following the meeting Mr Hodgson denied rumours that he would announce this campaign as his last and said that only after a full four years of majority government would he consider retirement In nominating Mr Hodgson Mayor cited a number of con cessions to the riding including extension at York County Hospital a regional court house and grants that were made during the candidates term of of fice Guest speaker Larry Grossman who represented St Andrew- St Patrick in last Legislature said a Hodgson victory was necessary to put the Davis government back In power and keep the province out of the hands of the New Democratic Party which appeals to the basest of human needs and desires Mr Hodgson is seeking his fourth term in the Ontario Legislature where he has served for nine years Sign out says KING TOWNSHIP A request by the owners of the King Centre for permission to erect a 20foot sign stunned Mayor Margaret Brltnell and her council Monday night John Curtis representing the King plaza in King City was told firmly that such a sign would con travene both site plan agreements and the townships bylaws Council has already objected to one sign erected by the plaza owners said Councillor Dill Long who chairs the planning committee Mayor added that many complaints about the proliferation of commercial signs have been received One sympathetic voice was heard Councillor Doug Brooks a Kettleby merchant suggested that something tastefully done might be con sidered adding that appearance of the sign is more important that the size NEWMARKET radio station by early by June according to a Aurora Newmarket 1978 If a licensing federal licensing corn- area could have its own hearing can be scheduled mission spokesman iv is ion i o come before region AURORA raft approval for five cwmarket subdivisions ailing 569 homes it petted to be given by regional council at Its meeting tomorrow Draft approval means the can proceed with engineering and other detailed planning necessary before final approval is given Yorks planning committee recommended the ap provals last Wednesday The five are the June deadline will likely be met ac cording to Jeff Scott information officer for the Canadian Radio and Television Commission Technical reports the requested requency and trans mitting proposals the last in a series of approvals arc expected late this week CKAN whose last letters stand for Aurora Newmarket is proposed to operate on the AM band at and to beam into Newmarket- Probe of election may lead to trial TORONTO The writ to have last municipal election overturned may come to trial during the first week of July pending an examination of ballots by a judge Die has learned Lawyers for both the township and Concerned Citizens of Georgina chairman Rob Garden met with County Court Judge Word Allen Monday to plead their cases The session was also by members of township council and solicitors for former clerk Evelyn who acted as chief returning officer during the elec tion Judge Allen will open the ballot boxes sometime within the next two weeks before deciding whether the writ should be tried A source close to the proceedings said Judge Allen would likely be looking for questionable proxy ballots before rendering a decision However the Judge did tell the gathering to hold the first week in July open as a possible trial date if Case dropped Coburn quits salary team TORONTO A county court judge has dismissed a case that could have resulted in a conflict of interest decision against Margaret Coburn a King Township trustee on the York Region public school board Contacted by The Era Monday Mrs confirmed the court dismissal hut said she does not believe the decision Is related to her resignation from the school boards la ting team The King trustee her resignation 9rom the team negotiating with secondary and elementary school teachers several weeks Wo Accepted without tmment Monday night was the resignation prompted by the fact talks with each of the two teachers groups were not clearly separated Mrs explained Her husband Is a teacher at Huron Heights Secondary School In Newmarket and the King trustee would be In conflict of interest voting on any issue concerning his salary button to the negotiating team taking It through home Developments Ltd plan for the north side of Davis Dr east of Huron Heights Dr Meadowstream is owned by Paramount Development Corp tomes on Gorham St between Newton St and Sutton being developed by Thorn- willow Construction and Con struction Ltd 20 homes on the south side of Srigley east of Newton on A UROR A the southerly extension of Region public school Alexander ltd which will trustees arent pleased be built by the same two over municipal meddling firms 30 on the south- In boards budgeting west corner of Wayne Dr While one trustee was and Sutton by 3W2I9 Ontario Ltd and on north side of west of and Including the southerly extension of Alexander by Monaky Construction Ltd Homes Ltd and Vaughan Valley Homes Ltd Planning committee recommended draft approval of the Meadow- stream project as It was recommended by Newmarket council Mr told town council Monday If this recom mendation Is accepted by regional council ft will be a marked victory for Mayor Rob The subdivision was caught In a yearlong wrangle between two factions at the regional level One lead by chief administrator Jack Kettle and engineering commissioner Hob Hodgson Insisted on a road which Included a major arterial collector road running through the subdivision and linking with a similar road south of David Dr at a traffic light Mayor and the town council dont wont the road insisting It would become a speed way and syphon traffic Aurora-King-Whltchurch- Stouffville area The proposal is being made by a group of area businessmen headed by Brad Walker a Newmarket automobile dealer Organizer of the scheme is Ralph who founded television station and owns the citys radio station Mr Walker has declined to comment on the proposal and said for the station will revealed in total following granting of the licence Reports in late placed the cost of the station at for a broadcast base in Newmarket and a transmitter in Oak Ridges Also named as participants In the group at that time were Newmarket Mayor Bob Bradford Mayor Joe Newmarket Regional Councillor Ray Twlnncy Newmarket businessmen Greg Rogers and Al and Peter Peter of Scarboro published In the Canadian Louis of Gazette and in Bradford and William newspapers in the area Cheyne of Aurora concerned The proposal is the A copy of the ap- for the area in two plication must be made decades available at the office of An earlier appeal was applicant In this Subdivision bid Aurora told to butt out of education budgeting lost to a Richmond Hill proposal in the 1950s Two others one for Newmarket and one for were turned down in 1975 Because airspace in the Toronto area is as light as hens teeth applications are carefully screened by the CKTC said Mr Scott The commissions case Mr Walkers office Mr Scott guessed and all comments of support or complaint are registered with the in Ottawa The file of comments is brought to the hearing and placed on public display A decision Is returned within several weeks of the hearing If the Newmarket as risky by King council procedure In hearing It proposal Is heard by June which It must be if it is licensing applications to avoid being delayed allows for public reaction until October the to the proposals station could be in largely unsuitable for About a month before operation by early next building and has already the hearing notice Is year required a large amount KING TOWNSHIP A King township mans valiant attempts sweeten his subdivision proposal failed to sway council into approving it Eric George has proposed a subdivision for the acre parcel at King Side- road and Keele St Because the land Is of fill Mr George offered to give the township 1337 acres of parkland three times the required amount and to throw in an extra acres designated hazard land in exchange for plan approval Council resisted the offer and Informed Mr George that the plans are premature as council has yet to deal with secon dary planning for King City prepared to introduce a was not officially In- motion here Monday night that Richmond Hill and Aurora councils stuff bids to review the budget the resolution Mayor on town body In fact trustees agreed merely receive the two council requests with no action Richmond Hill council last month colled for Die board to submit a line budget for review AURORA Mayor George has been Possible submission elected director of the Ontario Small Urban to electorate Municipalities week Aurora At a meeting In last weekend Mayor was elected one of a board of directors that oversee explain budge A association for municipalities with Noting hat Auroras populations of less than the ad- SL J Unison said hed be happy lo discuss the boards budget if Aurora would discuss Its estimates Aurora trustee Norm Woller backed municipal call for a special budget meeting stressing such a session would let the trustees know what was Scheme threatens our water citizens KING TOWNSHIP Citizen opposition much of it vocal to the proposed Nobleton Lakes subdivision prompted council Monday to promise close scrutiny of the proposal Objections to the subdivision which would be adjacent to Nohlcton Lakes Golf and Country Club centred on drain It would create on area water supplies Although the developers engineer Brian Whitehead insisted that interference would be negligible and that the more than million gallons of water needed approved in their most for ho clubs upkeep recent budget would harm flows council expressed reservations Following outcries from the public gallery during Mr Whiteheads presentation Mayor Murgarot promised the angry The boards budget Increase he charged has been astronomical compared to pid dling increases at the municipal level in all but the past few years for recent years theres no residents that the plan you can compare them will Iks tho object of a Mr Welter noted very detailed study Mrs said she hoped to participate In planning contract strategy rather than selling actual salary figures Vince the King Township resident and former school hoard candidate who launched the civil action was not available for comment Monday residential areas and past two schools After a showdown at a Newmarket planning committee meeting a few week ago the regional department heads agreed to refer the problem to Yorks planning com mittee for arbitration Last Wednesdays recommendation is result Greaf for candidates Richmond Hill trustee Bob Houghton said board has never Interfered In council affairs and that the hoard dealing with Ihe education of youngsters faces different financial York North residents will have an opportunity to question all party during an allcandidates meeting here May by The Era the meeting will feature by Conservative Incumbent Bill Liberal and New Democratic Parly Jim Wilton and Ian Trie- meeting which at I pm at the Com- unity Centre will also Include a question and answer J period Councillors can not build a few roads or not put up a few stop signs and thats fine ho noted If the motion to receive letters was voted down lie warned he would Introduce a motion telling the two councils to It Recreation director takes fun By HOB MARTIN News Editor KING TOWNSHIP It wasnt until late her high school career that Wendy decided she wanted to enter the recreation profession Its a decision thats paid off A resident of Snowball shes a hometown girl who now heads the King Township recreation department Although the appointment ratified by council late last month is only a fulltime one until September when the Job becomes a part- position Miss lately brings plenty of en thusiasm to her new post A graduate of Seneca Colleges King Campus twoyear recreation facilities management program shes worked parttime for the townships recreation department for the post three years The one thing Id like to see is more programs Instigated she told The Era during one of her first days on Job The problem is you novo to hove a program in each town People cant como to a central place response of township residents has greatly cased tho problem she added Most people that have called are Interested In recreation in King Township Miss explained and are wilting to start their own programs that the new recreation director appreciates With such a small department its good to have such good community Involvement she noted Miss who turns on May was Interested In becoming a lab technician until she was In Grade At that point she realized her chosen career wouldnt give her the variety she longed for Tlie lab Job would be the same thing day after day but recreation would give me a variety she explained 1 could move around Her decision into the recreation field wasnt totally out of line with her nature Ive been Involved In a lot of fitness and outdoor activities she said Sob WKNDY New King recreation director Pur Miss one goal Is a brood recreation program for all the people of King Township Id like to see as many age groups and programs as possible Including Involvement by the handicapped and aged she stressed Participation through the recreation department as well as private clubs and organizations will give residents the opportunity to do what they want within a reasonable distance said the young woman A longterm goal for Miss Is the establishment of a community school program but she admitted that the townships population has to Increase before such an operation Is feasible For the next while however Wei Isnt going to have much to wo about longterm projocls- Applications for summer playground pool positions close today and shes to busy conducting Interviews- and set summer staff si i i