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REEVE ELECT James Wales at lossorontlo loft discusses regional and other county problems with Notti waroga nerve Arnold Vancise county chairman ot linanco hlr Vanclso has announced he will be candidate tor 1W warden in January ilJxarnin cr Photo Amalgamation Plan Stirs Apprehension Proposal to reduce Ontarios 964 municipalities through amal gamations which would make 8000 population minimum standard tor municipal rating was viewed with scepticism by members Simcoe County coun cil interviewed here It might be all right for larg er centres of population but it would make too cumbersome an area for others suggested Ad jsln Deputy lteeve hands Kel ly who quickly added We do 310 like the idea at all for lid The deputy rccve explained it would mean Adjala would have to join at least two other neighv boring municipalities to reach this required population and he tell the area would be inn largo lor one council and stati CAUTION ADVISED it is getting the administra tion larther away from the people said Oro Deputy Reeve lKenneth Gilchrist stating he could well understand the ap prehension Tilers may be some advantages In certain cases but it is nothing that should be rushed into like the school board change for instance or personally worried about changes which weakcn the control of local ratepayers in their nttairs They should move very slowly and study all angles at such situation heiore making changes that could he regretted later It is my opinion they my cd too last altogether on the sdiool changes they didnt give the public lair chanca to consider all its implications Modooia nave elect Ingram Amos when asked his winion promptly retorted We are not in favor of it He then paused and added alter soma thought It should he studied my care fully before any radical chungo is made Former warden Dalton Jermey who is retiring reeve of Me doute said he always bdieved that thelaxpnyer who pays the bills should be primarily con sidered Larger areas of govern ment in itself didnt necessarily mean better cliiclency AREA JOOPERATION People should be shown it would he to their advantage he tore anything is done to imple ment it said Tay lteeva Ralph Dalton mentioned as pos sible candidate or 1969 warden lla said he lavored area coop eration but emphasized there were problems to he worked out to show it to he of mutual advantage Ctnrentb Tay liny Pane tsnguisham and Midland repre sentatlm have held discussions and it was hoped some practi cal plan could be worked out There is much diiicrence of opinion ho said adding ha cit it oi such importance to war County Files Essa Motion Essa tonnships resolution up posing any additional taxation on churches has been filed by Simcoe County council or lu tura reference it required The Essa council which is headed by Reeve George Davis had asked the county council to support it In the meantime however the Ontario govern ment decided against accepting this recommendationol the John asking that police lid givzn more authority in dealing with van dais also was filed by Simone County council without cement mm tho members Whit selentcnmmittee on tax atioa Churchu are now sub ject to local improvement taxes Vespra township council was among other simcoe County municipalities which passed similar resolution Concern also was shown over pfopect oi sales tax being extended to load and childrens clothing resolution from Kent County list Flasher Light iii Craighurst GRAdGltURSI iStaift 3+ quest from Oro and Medonts torinstallation of flasher light at the intersection of highway on and county road 22 here has been forwarded to the depart ment of highways tor consider ation The intersection is at the corner where 0m Medonte Ves pro and Fins ho darles meet Volume of trailic on county road 22 has been censiderabiy increased since the road was reconstructed from here to Cool son Further increase is antic ipated when the stretch from Craighurst south to highway to is done Ore llcave Kenneth Gilles pie and Medonte Deputy Reeve lngramams who will become reevenext year armpnrted the flasher light proposal TOTIENIIAM DANCE TUITENHAM iStalt Tots tenham Knights oi Columbus have arranged glass turkay draw and dance which Is to be held at their hall on Saturday nlght Dec 14 Proceeds will he used lor Christmas baskets rant lurthcr study The idea oi twotax rates one tor serviced areas and lowcr rain or prop erties in unserviccd areas might be taken up lurther but he said he felt this should be studied carcluily Why should large areas of liarm property which receive relatively little services be tax ed to iiia limit hledonte Reeve Dalton Jcrmey lntcrjected stat ing there were many factors to be considered GRANT INDUCEltlENiS It was conceded the Ontario government could do much to ward oncouraglng practical amalgamation by changes in its gmnt policy Some felt that smaller placcs which have too low residents to form prac tical tag base shouldnt be con tinued it we have to join any neigh bor we would prefer to go back 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