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Deal too costiy: Black Ontario Liberals believe in free trade, just not in the federal Conservative version. Lot levies revised Lot levies in Midland are a good deal, for the buyers of unserviced property. Bringing the lot levies up to 1987 levels is one of the community of nothing but homes, Midland could have a population of 25,000 with its present sewage treatment plant. Last Friday Muskoka- Georgian Bay MPP Ken Black said his party's posi- tion is that the federal Con- servatives are paying too high a price. Lower prices in some areas and more jobs do not outweigh what Canada will be giving up, in areas in- cluding agriculture, and food processing, he said. The auto pact requires 50 per cent of cars sold in Canada to be made in Canada. The free trade agreement says 50 per cent made in North America. Auto parts can be made more cheaply in the U.S., Black said. The benefits of this free trade agreement will come anyway. "The whole world is going that way" (to a dropping of trade barriers). Eighty-three per cent of Canada-U.S. trade is tariff free now, he said. The "big chips" of energy and _ natural resources are being dealt away, he said. projects of the town public works committee. 'Lot levy" is inter- changeable with "impost charge."' Whichever the name, the charge represents the cost to the municipality of giving the owner of the new proper- ty municipal services en- joyed by the rest of the town's property owners. The levy is set such that the new property owner pays the cost of being added to the system. The Midland levy for a residential lot is around $500. In one subdivision in Midland the lot levy is half that, because the plan of subdivision was approved years ago and building began only recently. Ainley and Associates, the town's planning con- sultant, has suggested that an up-to-date residential lot levy should be $3,100 or as much as $3,500. Industrial and commer- cial levies are calculated by the same formula but are different amounts. Political considerations enter into the setting of lot levies. Municipalities with a desire to promote development can set their lot levies for industrial land at less than the formula figure. But lot levies can't be set too low. A municipality with a low lot levy should be able to justify the figure if it is challenged. Someone has to pay for the extension of municipal ' services: if not the new tax- payer, then all of the established taxpayers in the municipality. Too low lot levies become a future burden on all of the taxpayers. One of the limits to Midland's growth is the capacity of the sewage treatment plant. The plant can handle 3 million gallons a day. Currently 2.3 million gallons are treated a day. Nearly 2 million gallons are from homes. Take advantage of the -U.S.deal you can _ profitfromrightnow | | 6.75% Announcing National Trust's new top-rate US. Dollar Account. ur new U.S. Dollar Account lets you work and travel freely in North America. It's an investment and savings account that has chequing privileges. Plus, it allows you to earn more money and derive more benefits than any other U.S. dollar account. : AMOUNT RATE* ADDITIONAL BENEFITS A guide offered by : Ainley and Associates is $25,000 Plus 6.75% No service charge that if the daily industrial Free personal cheques contribution doubled, the No fee travellers cheques town could grow by only $10,000 - $24,999.99 | 6.25% No service charge 4,000 more residents. The Free personal cheques less the increase in in- $ 3,000 - $ 999999 317590 dustrial contribution, the $ .01-$ 2,999.99 5.25% greater the population can : increase. If Midland was a Earn Interest on Every Dollar Unlike some other similar accounts, our U.S. Dollar Account pays you the higher rate of interest on every single dollar you invest. For a great Canada-U.S. deal, come to National Trust today. And start profiting right now. Hydro up in Midland |} beeen ae NATIONAL TRUST Midland Public Utilities A National Victoria and Grey Trustco Company Commission will pay more for electricity in 1988. : Ontario Hydro has rais- Mi i D LA N D H ed the price of the electrici- a H u ro n la M al [ 526-0139 PUC likely will be at least four per cent. New electricity rates are announced in January. ty it provides the municipal Page 8, Wednesday, December 16, 1987 utility by 4.7 per cent. The increase passed on by the *Rates subject to change. A é = ap