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2 the tribune thursday july 2f19 as markham although this sikorsky i helicopter is not as large as the much publicized one used on the cn tower it is still a monstrous size piece of equipment z the helicopter was parked late last week at assinck brothers while markham auto trim replaced the headuner wall panelling and reupbolsteredtbe seats for 10 years old peter muehtegg son of markham auto trims owner it turned out to be a thrilling experience when he unexpectedly was taken aloft in the helicopter according to peter the helicopter was sup- fridaysat sun try duk srecjial 8 ol broiled steak 2oo roiled sirloin tip saute on steamet rice 095 at lots nwrt on the menu top toronto bands 6 days a week f 8 pm dajly ballroom dancing on sunday 5 pm 10 pm were 7 miles north of mt albert on hwy 48 or information cal 7223339 posed to land at assincks but he saw it going down near springdale pond he hopped on his bicyde and rode over to tell the pilot be had landed in the wrong place the pilot asked peter if he knew where the right landing area was and when peter replied in the affirmative the pilot threw peters bike in the back and they flew over with peter navigating ithe helicopter which was being kept at king city airport is owned by okanagan helicopters and it recently saw duty fighting fires in the dryden area the interior had become oil soaked and dirty so it was brought to markham for replacement marfrhafw auto trim specializes in that type of work the craft which can carry up to about 20 passengers will be doing patrol work in labrador later this summer seyenteerilot subdivision proposed for lake area site stouffville seventeen new lots would go in at- musslemans lake under a proposal unveiled at planning board last week the subdivision near connors drive and musslemans lake road on lot 18 would turn 142 acres into lots that would upgrade the area with medium single housing gord hall told the board another delegation member jerrold paxton said that six of the proposed lots are under the suggested mimimum of 30000 square feet but the areas may be ad justed the rolling property ranges in elevation from 86 to 136 feet the board was told with connors drive itself at 97 feet mayor gordon ratcliff commented that the proposal would do little to improve cottages abutting it he said he had hoped those property owners would have the opportunity to extend weir lots we want to enlarge the musslemans lake area to some extent said planning board chairman eldfed king and we might allow some here the board told the group they would not deal with the proposal until after the secondary plan for the area has been approved mammoth subdivision tvont be considered at this time for village i notice of meeting the commission to review proposals for property tax reform in ontario a public meeting for residents of regional municipality of york will be held on august 24 and august 25 1976 at 10 am to 1230 pm 2 pm to 430 pm 7 pm to 930 pm at aurora high school cafeteria 155 wellington street west aurora to receive submissions both oral and written from local government representa tives property taxpayers and all other interested parties concerning the proposals that have been put forward by trie government of ontario as a means of establish ing a new system of property taxation based on market value assessment this meeting is oneof a series whichthe commission is conducting throughout ontario this summer and fallbefore submitting its recommendations to fhegoyerri- ment r if f f at- szizgr the proposals originally publjshedinthe1976 ontario budget budget paper e entitledreform of property taxation in ontario are as follows residences in ontario collectively will bear a reducedshare of property taxes 1 residentialprpperty will be- redefined to include only residences and a reasdnableamountbf land the present practice of levying dif ferent mill rates on residential and 1 commercial properties will be discon tinued farmland farm buildings managed forests and farm residences will be assessed at market value farmland farm buildings and managed forests will be taxed at 100 percent of market value and the taxes will be paid by the province farm residences will be taxed as all other residences at 50 per cent of market value and the taxes will be paid by the owner there will be provision to recover taxes paid by the province if ihe property changes use all real property used for trie purpose of a business including government administrative facilities will be subject to an additional assessment of 50 per- cent of market value for business taxes all public property except residences will be subject to payments in lieu of taxesequalto full taxes at 100 percent of market value public residences will be subject to payments jn lieiiof taxes equivalent lo fulltaxes at 50 percent of market value public utilities will be subject to business assessment at 50 percent of market value as is the present case churches cemeteries and property held in trust for a band or body of indians will be exempt all other presently exempt property will be taxed at 100 percent of market value except residences which will be taxed at 50 percent of market value 8 a uniform method of phasingin the new tax system over a period of up to five years will be available to prevent abrupt tax changes 9 assessment rolls will be returned and enumeration will be performed every two years to coincide with local government elections 1 10y assessment on provincial government property wilfbe pooled and assigned belween thepublic and separate ele- mentary schools in ihe same propor- tion as ihe laxable assessment as- signed by the owners and occupants of residences 11 costs shared among municipalities will be shared on the basis of the assessment on which taxes arid pay ments in lieu of taxes are based 12 where assessment is to be used to determine ihe grant to be paid to a municipality ihe assessment used will bo ihe assessment on which taxes and payments in lieu of taxes are based 1 3 the provisions of the assessment act will apply to the assessment of all real properly inonlario including areas without municipal organizalions 14 public bodies which receive provincial grants such as school boards will be allowed to include iheir properly tax t payments as allowable expenses for grant purposes 15 ontarios property tax credits which relate property taxes to the ability to pay will if necessary be strengthened upon implementation of the new system continued from pl hoped to talk with the town planner now so that by the time all other approvals were granted the development could proceed councillor art starr said council could not make a definite com mitment as to when th- town planner would h available to discuss thi matter with them sinci many- other project would take priority ove it red barn theatre veronicas room ra levin july 27-31- performance times and rates tuesthrufn 8 30pm sat wed matinee 9 00 pm 3 00 p m s4 00 per person 4 50 per person 3 50 per person jacksons point 416 722374v i q project of ue lakesimcoe jv peter muehlegg 10 of markham and ben prince of uxbridge were busy last week refitting the interior of this sikorsky helicopter parked at assinck brothers high way 48 the job is not an unusual one fur markham auto trim which specializes in this type of work young peter even managed to get a ride in the giant helicopter john montgomery plan may preserve history stouffville buildings judged historically or ar chitecturally important will be protected under a proposed draft of the town official plan 3 planning committee discussed the category of historic preservation areas at a recent meeting the category ac cording to town planner max sherman would be for the purpose of looking after- the dieting with the rights of the owners the proposed draft states that the town will encourage the preser- vation or restoration of buildings that have been named in a complete inventory of such sites copies of budget paper e containing background and explanatory information inaddi- tion to the proposals themselves may be obtained free of charge from regional assessment offices or from mr lawrenceclose executive secretary commission on property tax reform fifth floor frost building south queens park toronto m7a 1 y7 telephone 4 1 6 965- 1 67 1 if you plan to appear and present a written or oral sub mission please notify mr close in advance by letter or telephone we would also ap- preciate receiving one copy of any writtensubmission prior tothe meeting since the purpose of these meetings is to help ensure that the new taxation system is implemented in an efficient and equitable manner the commission hopes that all ontario residents with opinionsand suggestions to offer will manage to make their representations to us v- willis l blair chairman developers would be encouraged to include historic buildings into their plans or else to have them moved elsewhere a developer comes upon ai cheological site on who- ar- his land would have to have it excavated by responsible authorities or have it dedicated open space president explains his clubs position continued from pi but can only enforce the game and fish act his point was that enforcement would be easier with a total ban in the proposed areas but that if council wishes to allow rodent control by property owners- that authorities other than the club would have to police it who says an annuity has to have a fixed premium ask your sun lifa agent to explain the features of the new flexible premium retirement annuity such as adjustable premiums interest and annuity rata guarantees waiver of premium upon disability and cur- rent tax deductions into the bargain heinz daues clu 9246674 ccwuch tr