Ontario Community Newspapers

The Era (Newmarket, Ontario), August 24, 1977, A11

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r NEWMARKET te- L KESWICK theyve already been Georgias accounts paid he asked approval procedure Agreeing that needs revamping regular con- Thats the opinion of accounts such Councillor John McLean utilities should be paid who last week succeeded they are received having the finance and councillor McLean said list questioned a mlttee should have gone to tender would likely get the Job Councillor McLean noted but it still should have V l L A ill courses Sociology of Crime Wilsons Political Economy tJ fev S com agree to review the procedure His concern stemmed from an Aug committee meeting during which councillors questioned six of the items in a long statement of accounts By last weeks council meeting Coun cillor McLean learned all the accounts had been paid before they were presented to the com mittee Whats the use of having a finance com go over them if The largest was to gone to tender Sutton area contractor He also questioned a John Link for more than payment to Yates and Yates of Toronto for a He happens to have survey of the second three o the items in the special equipment and he Sutton industrial park Price Waterhous hits Terming the figure an outrageous sum Councillor McLean noted Thats at least double what we should have paid The Job should cost us The money was spent he said even TORONTO Finance firm has began its Investigation Into the finances and books of notorious Georgia council ft According to accountant John CorklU the four rain investigative team met with council last week to discuss terms of reference of the audit and to ask for the support of the town and its political leaden We want to approach It like any other normal audit said Mr CorklU The treasury and economics ministry In conjunction with govern ment services asked us to look into things Mr further stated his team will look specifically at building permits Issued by the council Issues or land subdivision agreements and calculation of fees or those involved Well have to look through council minutes payment documents and other related papers before we begin to hold discussions and interviews with anyone explains Mr CorklU Its Impossible to tell how long things will take report on the Chief Bruce- board that officers should to improve heir academic I have Nov election i r Heather Clark far left last years Sutton Fair Queen poses with her fellow contestants in the Canadian National exhibition Sweetheart of the Fairs competitions Standing with Heather left are Marilyn yIng McLachlanof Carol McLean of Chris of IsWSMHlai and Sherry Brown or Competitions will be going on Sarai through the CNE which runs Aug toSept In Toronto completing either of these courses Speaking to the board own- behalf Sgt Wilson said he is working a B A degree feels such a degree benefit the a course leads me to believe you are Ihtereated in I Gladys Rolling of the board Do you think this might lead you to change she must be listed as Vice chairman Gordon Cook of King said We would be setting a it by approving these courses as KESWICK There to ensure that all was good news and bad negotiations rezoning news on and financing will be Townships Sutton in- completed before the park last week purchase is finalized The good news was The bad news that that the Ontario was Sutton businessman Municipal Board ap- Larry poison who owns proved of the property adjacent to the acre site on the north side proposed park withdrew of Highway east of his earlier support of the Sutton development Council also extended all happened its option on the property Rehiring a regular council at the Civic extension I I 1 I TO VACATION IN THE NEAR NORTH By VKRN Late summer and early fall vacationing in the Near North is thought by many to be on ex perience well worth enjoying year after year The heavy rush of summer is over and the beaches fishing spots picnic areas and tourist establishments are not nearly so crowded as they were a couplo of weeks before yet the weather is still warm the fish arc still biting the evenings are still warm and languid the water is warm and the best ingredient of all northern hospitality still reigns supreme throughout the entire region Beginning less than hours north of Toronto highways WO and the Near North Vacation area stretches northward from oh highway number through the majestic Highlands to the City of North Boy nestling on the shores of Lake From North Bay the area reaches eastward along highway 17 to Mattawa and the Ottawa and westward to Sturgeon Falls and the West Arm regions of Lake To the north it follows number It highway through the giant pines the Teroagami Timber Reserve to Marten River and on to the Village of and its forestrimmed rivers and lakes Ideally located within a short drive of southern Ontario the AlmaguinNipissing Travel Area Ontarios Near North is perfectly suited to a weekend getaway or a week with the family Accommodations offered vary from uptodate campgrounds through fully equipped housekeeping cottages to modern motor inns and resorts offering every amenity from saunas to heated pools and fine dining so that no matter whether you are a camping family looking for a comfortable well supervised campground or a couple looking for a luxurious weekend hide away youll find it in the Near North First class highways bring you to the area and if you like to explore hundreds of miles of secondary roads will you safely through the outback where you can spend a day or days idly exploring the everchanging countryside or trying your fishing luck in a dozen different lakes Ireamsmoneday OR A WEEK COME WEEK beyond the current Sept 1 expiry date Finance chairman Councillor Howard later described the extension as a precautionary move to guarantee that all regional and OMB approvals are granted before the property is purchased Were moving very carefully he said of the think session Centre here In a prepared speech Mr Dolson said he suspects the present council will not be in office much longer and should therefore not make any financial commitments on behalf of the township the extension But later in the amounting to ah ad- meeting council agreed to ditional The full an option that wiU extend will apply to the the offer to purchase a final purchase price minimum of days everything should be settled by then The region has already approved for the purchase of land and installations of services on the site The original option would leave a three- month period In which the new council would have to operate on financial NEWMARKET decisions made by a Maybe they really dont previous council want you to vote But councillors About a month ago disagreed to a move to regional council sup- nave the occupation of ported a request from the candidates removed from City of Cambridge that ballot despite the municipal election protests from King date be moved from the Mayor Margaret first Monday in ihat the regulation meant December to the third Monday in October Several councillors thought the idea im portant enough that they rose to speak about the need for landowners to be able to travel north during fair weather to vote in those areas Georglnas cottage country for example where they owned properly But last week when the provinces proposed change in the Municipal Elections Act came before the administration committee it endorsed a recommendation to move the date to the third Monday in November The committee is composed of the mayors of Yorks nine municipalities Councillors appeared to have reconsidered the effect of holding an election in October without changing fiscal calendar year which runs from January to either a window or a by profession The mayors did suggest that candidates be listed by principal occupation and that efforts be made to vcifiy such information Committee members atso disagreed with a suggestion that in event of a tie following a recount the regional clerk should cast the deciding vote and that except for such easting he be excluded from voting Members argued that it would disenfranchise the clerk where un necessary and allow him of the to vote with unfair power accounts payment when required procedure though there was already a survey on the property When Councillor McLean raised his township treasurer Fred noted that the accounts presented to the mlttee are for ratification of payment rather than approval prior to payment It was for in formation that these accounts were preseh- ted noted Councillor- Eric Reverting to the former system of paying accounts only after council approval could lead to missed discounts or more seriously threats of cutoff in ser vices such as hydro the regional councillor ad ded If we wait for council approval there will be an awful lot of people waiting for their payments he warned Finance chairman Howard will study the problem and bring back a report on OUTLET RETAIL ROTARY MONSTER BINGO BRADFORD COMMUNITY CENTRE SIPT11977 ADMISSION CARDS EXTRA REG CARDS THREE EARLY BIRDS EARLY BIRDS SHARE THE WEALTH REG GAMES 5000 EACH 3 SPECIALS 1 JACK POT GAME STAY Free Service Aurora Keswick Sutton Queensvllle Acres A Gilford Doors Open PM Early Information 775-3893- 7752162 MENS if WORK BOOTS OXFORDS DRESS ROOTS I ALL WOMEN NURSES SAFETY FOOTWI QUALITY 1ST SISMANS OF CANADA LIMITED ST 0PEN4PM8PM WED ESCAPE THE GOLDEN WE 0FTHE NEAR NORTH FUNFILLED LATE SUMMER OR EARLY LL ACATI0N NEWMARKET plans for the EG Davis estate subdivision on Park Ave are heading back to the drawing boards Originally divided into 29 lots it met the zoning bylaws requiring GO ft sqft lot size The area was then redivided into lots leaving the original Davis home intact That too met the requirements Habitat Consultants have drawn up a further set of plans with ft lots it deep The bowling alley- type lots would then back well into the large By making the change the back section of the site proposed to become a public park would be lost for that purpose Councillor Peter Hall said the plan didnt fit into the zoning bylaw Mayor Bob charged a lack of imagination on the part of the planners The mayor summed up saying the plan was not suitable and would be sent back to the developers They in turn would be referred to the original plans which did meet the bylaws and allowed for a public parkland NEWMARKET Crime is up but fatal car staTistics accidents are down Presented to the according to the latest police commission here AIB okays cops pay Crime up fatals down Regional Police last week the sixmonth totals show a per cent increase in the number of crimes over the first six months of Citing the slight in crease Chief Bruce be pulling in for their duties up trend will continue for from balance of the year Inspectors will be police chief pegged at 23898 while pleased staff sergeants and with the reduction in detective sergeants will traffic fatalities on earn regional roads from 22 Sergeants and the first half of detectives will earn to iivUw six while a first class year constable will get The latest statistics Second class con- also show a slight will get crease in the number of with thirdclass con- crimes solved and cases stables earning closed by York Regional this year Police NEWMARKET The base rate of pay for a fourth- class York Regional Police constable will jump from to 13078 it was announced at a Police Commission meeting last week The Anti Inflation Board has accepted a submission of 61 per cent across the board for the officers from fourth class constable to staff in spector as well as civilian personnel Staff inspectors will LOW booh vj t Jl be mated to you no left tot vl hay the ATM a fan V9t mm m V1 ihm INN1I TRAVEL ASSOCIATION Low Factory Carpet Prices Savings are off our Fair value prices Immediate installation with from to per sqd m Huge carpet selection No money down no payments till December on our deferred credit plan cutting while you wait to save you time and money We do everything but make carpel NORTH YORK SCARBOROUGH RICHMOND HILL JJS 1017FinchA 14SB St Kenned St SS Jirtl Di Eign i on i i 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