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Most municipal levies cut purposes for 1976 MIDHURST Staff Highest contributor to Simcoe County coffers among its 33 member municipalities In nisfil township will be requisi tioned for $399062 for county purposes in comparison to $417924 last year The town of Collingwood in second place will be levied for $318080 down from $328671 while Midland will be asked to pay $301106 slight decline from $304297 Second highest among the townships Tiny will be requisi tioned for $336993 in com parison to $237517 last year Due to an increase in assess ment Essas levy will be up amounting to $219919 in com parison to $190422 year ago but the tax ratio per property will be the same as the others DOWN FOR ORO In Oro township the municipality will be asked for $184912 for county purposes down from the $191232 figure of last year Vespra townships county levy will be increased from $178465 last year to $185804 This is due to more construction increasing the assessment but the tax rate will be adjusted accordingly Placing third among the towns Wasaga Beach will be asked for $174080 decrease from $204935 last year The lat ter figure was up $44553 from the year before Bradfords county levy totall REEVE GIBBINS Committee praised ed $113055 Allistons $102388 Penetangs $89 867 and Stayners $47493 Last year the levies were $94725 for Brad ford $91275 for Alliston $85716 Penetang and $47783 Stayner VILLAGES HIGHEST The highest levy for the eight villages was $56802 for Tot tenham up slightly from $55488 year ago due to new construction Port McNicolls $35689 also was up slightly from the $32912 last year Elmvales requisition will Producer questions beef subsidy program STONEY CREEK Ont CP An official of the Canadian Cattlemens Association said Tuesday federal subsidy pro gram for beef producers dis rupts the market and does not help the producers for which it was created Charles Gracey association manager said at the annual meeting of the Ontario Institute of Agrologists that the program designed to support the price of slaughter cattle is unable to bring stability to the industry Mr Gracey said stabiliza tion program may have merit as long as it has format sim ilar to an insurance policy and only stops losses He questioned how the pro yam can contribute to stability when the price support levels for 1976 have not been an nounced He said farmers have claimed only quarter of the $12 million authorized for the first phase indicating massive misunderstanding or producer contempt The beef industrys problem has been overproduction and the freemarket system is eliminating that he said Peter Hannam vice president of the Ontario Federation of Agriculture said farmers need an income stabilization plan for protection against threats of increased production in the US this year Mr Hannam said stabilization programs can protect farmers from un controllable market forces and interference from foreign governments The programs also can protect production base and farm returns coun ty amount to $27142 for county purposes in comparison to $27980 last year when it was raised by $6034 Beeton will pay $31035 for county purposes up from $28446 while the Cookstown contribution will amount to $18987 down from $20449 The levy for Creemore amounts to $17208 about the same as last years $17718 Coldwater will pay $13778 down from $15003 The county will ask Orillia township for $184912 compared to $180713 last year Tay township levy will be $149439 up from $134113 Tecumseth $149439 down from $152022 and Adjala $86319 down from $93068 OTHER TOWNSHIPS Other township levies in clude Nottawasaga $122231 down from $145806 Medonte $70078 up from $61747 Flos $59476 down from $61378 Mara $121383 down from $131597 Matchedash $29348 down from $34433 Sunnidale $49233 compared to $55986 Tosoronto $68067 down from $70347 and Rama $40220 down from $57145 The total levy for county pur poses on the 33 municipalities will raise $2382888 for general purposes and $1453000 for roads The 1976 gross expen diture was estimated at $10334152 for county purposes compared to $9686655 The in crease was offset by higher grants but within guidelines and other general revenues The finance and general government committee headed by Reeve Bill Gibbins of lnnisfil presented the budget figures which were approved by the councillors yesterday The committee had reviewed Back warble fly control MIDHURST Staff resolution from Victoria County asking compulsory province wide warble fly control pro gam has been endorsed by Simcoe County council The resolution said the pro gram should be implemented by the Ontario ministry of agriculture and food We have considered the resolution from Victoria and recommend endorsation said report presented by Deputy Reeve Muir Dack from the agriculture and reforestation committee which was approved by the councillors original requests and had made cutbacks in some departments without reducing services The Emergency Measures Organization will be disbanded effective from yesterday following deteriorating grants from the federal and provincial governments County EM is disbanded MIDHURST Staff Simcoe County Emergency Measures Organization program was disbanded yesterday with ap proval from county council The decision was made after discussions at various times about the advisability of conti nuing the program by the council During the past few years the provincial and federal governments grant structures have been deteriorating placing more of the cost on the county Notification also was reciev ed from the city of Barrie earlier that they concurred with recommendation of the Barrie board of police commis sioners that the Barrie police department establish its own auxiliary police The countys EMO commit tee subsequently agreed with motion passed by the finance committee that the service be disbanded The city of Orillia was con tacted and also agreed it was stated RUGBY By MRS BERNAL JOHNSTON Mrs Grant Thomson of Ard trea spent several days with her daughter and soninlaw Mr and Mrs Albert Anderson Mr and Mrs Bob Tudhope and Timothy and Inez Cairns have returned home after vacation in Floida Congratulations to Mr and Mrs Leonard Stroud nee Marilyn Horne who were married in Essan Presbyterian Church on Saturday The Womens Missionary Socity and Ladies Aid of Esson Presbyterian Church will meet on Wednesday April at pm at the home of Mrs Nelson Johnstone Orillia Rob Johston and Bob Cassen of Moose Jaw Sask have been visiting Robs Uncle Wilfred Johnston Mr and Mrs Bernal Johnston and Bryan and other relatives and friends in the district County budget trimming called example to others MIDHURST Staff This budget reflects the kind of leadership needed as an exam ple to others said ODonnell treasurer in com mending the finance commit tees handling of county budget requests which resulted in reduction in overall levy In showing decrease from last year the county council followed careful program of restraint without cutting ser vices Increased government assistancc within its guidelines was help it was acknowledg ed They tried to show type of restraint which is needed today said Mr ODonnell who sat in on the committee meetings Reeve Bill Gibbins of Innisf i1 and his colleagues were given due credit by Reeve Peter Forbes of Mara Reeve Bill Gowanlock of Orillia Reeve Lloyd Pridham of Sun nidale and others Reeve Bruce Dockray of Port McNicoll mentioned his village levy was up due to new assess ment but he agreed with the general pattern otherwise Reeve Forbes praised the Simcoe County policy of paying as you go mentioning this had made capital reserves possible for necessary projects Mr ODonnell said provision was mde to provide $560000 to hsopitals in the county on the basis of mills per capita It was an excellent overall job concluded Reeve Forbes OTHER DISTRICT NEWS APPEARS ON PAGE DISTRICT NE WS 2The Barrie Examiner Thursday April I976 COUNTY GLIMPSES Reject deer hunting request MIDHURST Staff Sim coe County council has recom mended that no action be taken on its part in dealing with requests for three day deer hunting sepsons in five townships letter from Wayne Dumont of Barrie accompanied by petition asking for the deer hunting in lnnisfil Essa Flos Oro and Vespra was referred to the countys agriculture and reforestation committee The committee which is headed by Deputy Reeve Muir Dack of Mara had county clerk Gordon Watson write to township officials concerned and replies were received im mediately from three After careful consideration we recommend that no action be taken on the part of the coun ty on this request said the committee report ORIGINAL PLAY STAYNER The Stayner Drama Troupe will perform an original play Mercury is No Name For God on Thursday April at Stayner Collegiate and Sunday April at Collingwood Collegiate FIREMENS COURSE NEW LOWELL Staff Sunnidale township council has authorized firemen Dennis Bambrough and Bill Casey to attend the district fire school to be held in Barrie from Monday April to Friday April with expenses paid LIBERAL MEETING GUTHRIE Staff Election of officers and appointment of delegates for the coming an nual convention of the Liberal party of Ontario are included on the agenda for meeting of North Simcoe Liberal Associa tion to be held at the communi ty hall here on Thursday April Senator Ray Perrault will be the guest speaker AWARDS BANQUET MINESING Staff Annual awards night and banquet for the Huronia Dairy Herd Im provement Association has been arranged for Friday April at the community centre here Gordon Coukell of Stayner heads the association with Maurice Schaer of Eden vale secretary treasurer MUSIC FESTIVAL ORILLIA Staff Prepara tions are proceeding here for the annual spring music festival sponsored by the Kiwanis club The festival is to be held from Monday April 28 until Friday May with com petitions held at various chur ch and school auditoriums and the Opera House AWARDS NIGHT CREEMORE Staff An awards night will be 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