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mm 43 Mmgzgg3gPWKPAw Boards 11page submission asks education tax reform DRILLIA Education linatr cing should he reformed along with the Ontario property tax the tax reform commission was told here Ihursday In an Ilpage brief the Simcoe ounty Baord ot IIdtication said proposed taxation ot school pio perty could cost Silt million an nually in Simcoe ounty Inless provincial grants compensate for the added cost it Will have to he passed on in the torm of higher plopclt tax the school hoard said in brief read by Midland trustee lolm Icullough We are stressing the need lor discussion hettyeen the ministry of the treasury and the iiiinlstty ol education helore of the tax IIcollough implementation reformsl Mr said We need reforms in the liiianciiig of elementary and secondary school education He said the provincial go yernement provides grants to help pay operating expenses the category property tax would fall under lut school hoards generally exceed the ministry of eduea tions ceiling on spending for secondary schools and they yould therefore not he ahle to claim additional grants to pay the property tax Mr hoard reiterates its coir ccin that the iiidiyidtial tax payer he protected against Skopit townhomes severe increases over short term the briefstated We repeat that it is not enough to ensure that the effect on an additional jurisdiction or municipality will be con trolled Jack Ramsay director of the Simcoe County Board of Educa tion said the board is con cerned about any shift in educa tion financing from the provin cial level to the local property taxpayer He said chaotic conditions resulted from such shift earlier this year Although the ministry of education announced an eight per cent increase in grant assistance across the province this year the Simcoe County board ended up with two per cent less Mr McCullough said As result Simcoe County taxpayers this year faced 25 per cent increase in mill rates for education alone Another comment by the Sim coe Countv board brought startled reaction from some of the members of the reform commission To reduce inequities when the province pays all farm proper ty taxes the school board sug gested Ihe number of members elected to board of education shouldbebased only on assess be allowed to include this Ollllla falr ment of property for which the province does not pay the taxes vThe province should face penalties if it is late paying layesand Those having their taxes paid by the province should not amount when preparing their tax credit forms RAMA REEVE LONGFORD Staff Reeve Gordon McArthur who is com pleting his 11th year on Rama council is undecided whether to stand for reeIection sulky racing ORILLIA Staff An eight race program will feature sulky racing at the 1976 Orillia fall fair this coming Saturday it was announced by George McKay Vicepresident of the Orillia Agricultural Society Thursday is preparation day for the fair which opens on Friday and continues Saturdav Livestock competitions domestic science displays and agricultural exhibits will be among thchighlights Barrie Second Hand Store ful price $39370 mtge as low as $26900 per month with AHOP finncin and You may also quaify for additional grants of up to $760 per year That will further help you lower your costs of ownership your monthly payments Single Double Pedestal Both Finished Unfinished From $5900 BARRIE SECOND HAND STORE 55 Dul StW 77 THE BUILDER RESERVES THE RIGHT TO CANCEL 0R CHANGE FINANCING PRICES AT ANYTIME WITHOUT NOTICE Coll Collect Barrie l7057262621 We Pay All Charges RM LOWE ow dam ammosn Your KEY TO BETYER uvmc