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the tribune thursday june is 196s pae s bargain homes attract buyers stouffviixe the ponderosa beautiful homes to put living in your life so the adver tisement readsw hile the homes in stouffvilles new est and largest residential development are beauti ful mainly because of the price that wouldbe owners are flocking to town where else today can you buy a new 3room bungalow with attached garage for 23995 cer tainly not in metro or even in markham only seven miles to the south with individual lots costing in excess of 8000 how can any developer construct quality homes sporting a price tag of un der 23000 its mass production a representa tive for l stein real es tate told the tribune you can build 100 houses much cheaper than one there are 138 lots in the ponderosa and in seven weeks 38 have been sold construction work on eight of these has already begun the way it works cou ples come in check through the five models pick the home that suits them best and the exact location of their lot the builder does the rest many of the viewers are visitors from metro who would dearly love to ex change their apartment suite for a house a back yard and a garden for realtor president urges cooperative development this 4bedroom bonanza home is the most expensive of five models on display the price is 25995 the 3bedroom pinto with an optional attached garage sells for 23995 without a garage the price is reduced to 22995 some that dream is al ready on the verge of re ality the first phase of the subdivision is now com plete and the second phase has been started all ser vices for the entire area have been installed and work on curbs and roads will begin immediately by fall stouffvilles popula tion will have expanded by more than 300 new friends and neighbors we hope they like us stouffville thom as n shea head of this areas largest real estate firm and the 1968 presi dent of the ontario assoc iation of real estate boards has recommended that stouffville align itself with a reputable developer in an effort to obtain much needed industrial assessment within the municipality the only way to sell in dustrial land is to have serviced land available said mr shea in conversa tion with the tribune he said that stouffville council should possibly have purchased property on its own when given per mission to do so but if the tax rate had gone up they would likely all have been voted out of office it would have been the best thing but i dont be lieve the taxpayers were mentally adjusted at that time to accept it he said mr shea suggesed that there are times when elec ted officials must risk criticism if they know their goal to be right he commended the reeve ken laushway and the clerk ralph corner for their work on the towns behalf ken laushway is doing a fine job and the people of stouffville are fortunate to have him hes a dedicated man at tempting to improve the town one need only to look at the civic square and the wonderful improv ement to main street to see what can be done fix up one site and others fol low its contagious mr shea warned that a municipality in its desire to acquire added assess ment can sometimes get caught with industrial and residential buildup that is a detriment rather than a benefit if a town goes after desirable assessment theyll get it- if they ac cept junk assessment theyll get that too mr shea feels that the overall standard of homes in the village should be raised with direct reference to the accomplishments of a reputable developer mr shea points to the firm of western heritage limited in markham village he feels that company repre sentatives would also be interested in stouffville if stouffville would show some interest in them he stresses too the need for municipal officials to take advantage of every govern ment assistance program available out of queens park whatever the cost the dividends are ten fold he said mr shea feels that stou- ffviie has a great future but its progress in the present could be aided through councils cooper ation with a private devel oper with a proven past police promotions whitchurch twp two officers of the whit church township police department have received promotions approved by council on recommenda tion from chief fred ma son corporal donald hil lock becomes a patrol ser geant and cadet bryan cousineau is promoted to probationary constable thos n shea fri of markham government municipal and corporation bonds preferred and common shares inquiries invited russell beare 201 main street markham telephone 29 11523 sitblpcilt of wood gundy securities limited senior citizens of stouffville dear friends your council requested the ontario housing cor- poration to make a survey of the need and demand ifor a senior citizens ap- artment in stouffville we feel that a project of this type would be an asset to lthe village and of great j assistance to many of our citizens 58 years of age or jijover for whom the high jcost of living including residential taxes or rental j accommodation has be ll come a real burden the first phase of this jijsurvey has shown that k over 450 citizens in our vfejv- village qualify according t6 age 58 years or over ifor this type of accommo- dation thesccond step in the ijjsurvev is a very important one the completion of the jqucstionnaire which you have received in the mail if you are 58 years of age or over and have not re ceived a questionnaire please contact the clerks office 6401900 your coun cil requests vour co-opera- 1 tion in helping us lo help- you by completing this confidential questionnaire and returning it to the de- partment at the address shown on the folder noi stamp is necessary if you require any assis- tance in completing the ini formation requested in li the questionnaire please do not hesitate to ask any of the following who will be pleased to assist youj in completing the form i the minister of your church the manacer of vour bank h r button qc 8 the clerk of the village i myself or anv member of your council yours very truly- kenneth b laushway reeve village of s stouffville ontario housing corporation the ontario housing corporation will conduct a survey to de termine the need and demand for senior citizen housing in stouffville a research team from ohc the ontario governments housing agency will estimate the number of senior citizens living in stouff ville whose housing is inadequate or beyond their financial capabilities the demand in the area for housing on a rcntgcarcdtoincomc basis will be determined from information gathered through advertis ing direct mail questionnaires and personal interviews the study which begins this week was requested by the council of the village of stouffville it will include an assessment of economic trends growth factors and current and future housing needs in the municipality in this re gard interviews will be conducted with such community representa tives as municipal officials businessmen social and welfare workers and the clergy senior citizens in stouffville will receive letters outlining the gov ernments housing program and asking them if they wish to partici pate some interested persons may not be reached by direct mail ohc urges them to obtain a questionnaire from the municipal offices if the survey shows a need for senior citizens housing it will likclv be an apartment building although consideration is given to onestorey units which do not require stairways apartments for coup les have a living room bedroom bathroom and kitchen apartments for single tenants have a bedsitting room bathroom and kitchen all apartments arc equipped with stove and refrigerator rent is geared to income and the minimum is 32 a month including services after considering the survey report council can initiate the pro gram it outlines by adopting a resolutionrcqucsting ohc to go ahead capital costs arc shared by the provincial and federal governments housing on a rcntgcarcdtoincome basis is part of ohcs home ownership made easy home program those receiving ques tionnaires arc asked to return them as soon as possible to assist the survey team village of stouffville senior citizen ap if you are fiftyeight years of age or over if your present accommodation is inadequate if your income is modest this is of interest to you the ontario housing corporation at the request of your municipal council is considering the development of senior citizen housing in the town to determine the local interest in this type of accommodation survey ques tionnaires are now being distributed only by filling out a questionnaire can you help to determine whether a project should be developed further information and questionnaire forms are available to all inter ested persons 58 years of age and over at the clerks office village of stouffville r e corner clerk 6401900