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might revise assessment stouffville a new provincial program of tax assessment that in theory will not increas total municipal revenue but will maintain the status quo will be considered by whitchurchstouffville council known as section 86 the program was described to a meeting of council monday morning by york region assessment commissioner ian mcclung and his assistant john thompson the program would move stouffville up 11 years from its present tax assessment base of 196769 to 1978 market values the theory of re assessment is that it should never stop mcclung said it should be kept up on at least a fouryear cycle as market values change so that theres no distortion in equity value he said that while assessment wasnt an exact science reassessment would belp bring property owners closer to equity than they were now he said that in acftig ties under section 78 the criterion would be market value however the sale price of a property didnt always represent the latter some buyers would pay inflated prices to get what they wanted in a home were trying to arrive at a fair arrangement mcclung said its not an easy art were only human when asked by councillor june button how an assessment rate would be arrived at in a case where one paid top value 100000 for an old victorian home and then spent 60000 in renovations mcclung said that both expenditures would be considered said mayor eldred king so if somebody does 40000 renovations it doesnt mean it increases the market value that much mcclung said it did we are continuously looking at sale prices we get new wrinkles every day he said the assessment department developed a sales chart and plotted each sale we are not looking at extremes he said under section 86 properties were assessed at 1978 market values the various classifications were boiled down to four classes residential commercial in dustrial and farm assessment was levied on the basis the property was suitable for winter use the quality of a which included such com- ponents as plumbing and heating etc was another essential in arriving at- an assessment rate backyard swimming pools were assessed on their degree of permancy size was not the basic consideration mcclung said homes with three bathrooms would still be appraised through their overall quality of con struction and materials used mcclung said section 86 would guarantee that in 1981 the tax load would be distributed the same as previously so that each classification would pay the same as before jthat stops any shifting of the tax base from one class to another preventing residents from picking up the larger share of the tax burden mcclung said when asked by town ad ministrator harold caldwell as to how unique to trendy homes were assessed mcclung said the more unique they were the harder they were to assess he said the first step by council is to see what ramifications section 86 has on properties what properties are going to go up and what are going to go down about one third of the properties wouldnt be changed one third would be reduced and one third would have escalated one third of thfe residents will be reasonably happy and one third will not he said mayor king said he didnt see bow the assessors could arrive at a market value where some properties now would equate more to the market value than others- how would it equate back to the same total he asked section 86 doesnt do what we want we mink it will mcclung said councillor button said that taxpayers didnt mind paying their fair share of taxes so long as the neighbors were paying the same thats what were trying to do said mcclung well produce on the assfssnrant roll what we think is the true market value if you feel its wrong you can appeal if you have the tax payer in focus youre on your way he said well do our best to deal with beefs many people forget the assessor pays taxes too he said he thought that market value assessment was still the best yardstick for proper taxation if 25 acres is worth 25000 it should be assessed at that its the same as income tax the more you earn the more you pay mcclung said wrihum inland community newspaper vol 93 no 17 whitchurchstouffville august 21 1980 25 cents 20 pages john vernon turner brutal gang attack ends youthful life honored at reception 1 john and helen baatz are moving to win- reception aug 14 by over 40 friends and mem- nipeg the family whichdonated so much of its bers of the community for more details see page 1 edschroeter timetto s community was honored at a town will decide by jim holt stouffville a vicious gang beating by a group of 15 to 20 jnen resulted in the death of 22 year old john vernon turner of rr 2 stouffville over the weekend the incident occurred m the lobby of hamilton place on saturday t evening at the con- elusion ofthe canadian amateur body building championships which had been held throughout the day mr turner and his wife debbie along with his friend armon schopf and his girlfriend susan left stouffville on saturday afternoon to attend the championships and intended to stay in hamilton overnight while waiting for their companions to join them in the lobby after the show the men were confronted by a complete stranger who started to shout abuse at them and then attacked mr turner almost im mediately as if on a signal a gang of men attacked them and clubbed them to the ground unconscious mr turner was hit in the face with a heavy bench press that was on display in the foyer and according to eye witnesses the gang continued to kick both men about the head while they lay on the ground on admission to hamilton general hospital mr turner was put on a life support system but died without regaining consciousness mr schopf received treatment and was later released the victims parents merv and jacqueline turner were on holiday in british columbia when they learned of the in cident and returned im mediately hamilton police have issued a warrant for the arrest of george everett mclntyre aged 24 of st andrews drive hamilton on charges of assault causing bodily harm the burial service will be held at stouffville united church 34 church st n tomorrow friday at 130 pm with interment in stouffville cemetery to us all on new tax study whither via f stouffville a such a decision would 1 stouffville whit- churchstouf fville council will have until midnovember to decide if it wants to participate in a tax impact study to be carried out by york regional assessment office assessment commissioner ian mcclung was replying to a question by mayor eldred king at an allday meeting of council monday in case council decided to implement section 86 a new program of tax assessment the mayor wanted to know when the ratepayers could be notified under the latter assessment would be based on 1978 market values instead of the present 196769 rates the study would revise all assessments using the new base which has already been introduced into regional com puters and then present the findings to council should council adopt section 86 the assessment department would hold an open house on the subject for ratepayers mcclung said also that contrary to most public views ratepayers could ask the assessment office to explain their tax rates to them their own tax rate cards would be shown to them those of neigh bors however would not cost to double balloons back stouffville whitchurch stouffville chamber of commerce balloons belonging to five youngsters have been returned to stouffville over v 200 released balloons during the opening ceremonies of the canada day cellebration spon sored by the local merchants balloons belonging to marian mclaren cynthia gleave brandon wagg shane stapley and tammy stonehouse have been found to date they made their way to fairport wanaque har- pursville and geneva new york and woodbridge ontario those who sent balloons which are returned and those kind enough to return them will receive a prize stouffville costs for yorkdurham sewer scheme are expected to double the original costs according to cecil wilson project manager of the 240 million project he said that an agreement between the region and the ministry of- the environment calling for the region to pay 49 cents for every 1000 gallons of sewage from york region to duffins creek water pollution control plant in south pickering would expire at the end of this year under a new agreement costs to the region would go up to at least 70 cents due to escalating inflation and in creasing labor costs- the plant which is nearing completion in york region has a present capacity for york- durham of 40 million gallons a day it is designed to increase to 160 million gallon daily regional councillor ron moran of markham which is already hooked into the system termed the proposed increase a disaster the whole prospect he said was frightening he said markhams allot ment of sewage capacity which was to have looked after them until 2001 is almost spoken for especially in industry moran said markham had asked environment minister harry parrott for additional sewage capacity to service another 1000 acres of industrial land stouffville a number of daily users of the via rail service between stouffville markham unionville scarboro and toronto have learned that the service is soon to be with drawn such a decision would result in some 160000 commuters a year looking for alternative transport and forcing close to 400 daily passengers back into cars in order to cancel this much needed service via rail would have to apply to the canadian transport commission for permission who would in turn advertise the fact and then hold a hearing should they wish to do so according to regional councillor ron moran he has learned from the vicepresident of via rail mr ar campbell that no such request has yet been made to the ctc although a review of un profitable lines is being held such a decision would be in direct conflict with the region of york official plan which is close to being adopted the plan is written with the objective of 35 per cent of the areas population being moved by public tran sport councillor moran feels quick action is needed before the hearsay becomes a fait accompli he said it is im perative that steps be taken immediately to notify the federal authorities this service must be continued we cannot afford to wait until socalled studies have been carried out and applications to close so called nonprofitable via rail lines are made to the ctc if this happened it would be very difficult to bring things to a successful conclusion to this end he has already been in touch with the offices of john gamble mp and alf stong mpp asking for their support in seeing that the ser vice isnt terminated by jim holt stouffville he was a big man our johnny but a gentle one admired and respected by those who knew him his gentle manner en deared him to everyone who came in contact with him although i met him a bare twelve months ago he became an immediate friend his at titude on the field of play was an example to us all i never once heard him swear or upbraid a fellow player or opponent during a game or take a cheap shot when hard pressed he exemplified what the game of rugby is all about a gentlemans game and he was all of that for those of us who knew him john turner set standards which we would all like to achieve his mere presence at the trojan games along with his pretty wife debbie gave the team a boost that gave them an edge before the game his sheer size made opposing teams think twice before taking on john on the field he was proud of his body without an iota of conceit for his physical prowess un fortunately his size also made him the target for lesser men with meaner minds and an enviousness that goes with it we shall all miss big john he was one of ours and we all loved him with an affection that only men engaged in a very tough sport experience it will take a long time before the bitter anger in our hearts is quelled if ever one thing is certain his playing shirt will never be used by anyone else there is no one around big enough to fill it john turner hihk i r woman killed stouffville j a woman was killed and three people taken to hospital in a threevehicle collision at gorm- ley rd and concession 7 tuesday afternoon about 245 killed was patricia lester 18 of beaver ton driver of one of the vehicles injured were her mother mrs sybil lester 46 beaverton a passenger in her daughters car bruce paisley 51 of mount albert driver of one of the two trucks involved and james dunham 50 of thomhill driver of the other truck v x according to york regional police tbe occurred when the lester car which was proceeding north on concession 7 was in collision with the eastbound paisley truck at the traffic lights it was not known whether the lights which were just recently installed were operating regularly or if they were flashing after the first collision the paisley truck then was in collision with the dunham truck which was proceeding west on gormley rd police said mrs lester was taken to sunnybrook hospital where her condition is said to be serious dunham is in york central hospital in richmond hill with internal injuries paisley was taken to hospital and then released v jfr strife jv nothing left but smoke fd cif there was little left but this smoldering section of buildings when whitchurchstouffville firefighters descended on the barns and indoor track at the horse lovers day camp vandorf rd early wednesday morning however it horses were saved by staff members and burning hay cansed all that smoke damage was estimated at 100000 winihott