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scouts quiz politicians tribune november 14 1984 b5 uxbridge does the township get half of the money our parents pay for a new car that was one question that caught local municipal offi cials off guard when the first uxbridge boy scout troop vi sited the council chambers thurs day evening the scouts sat in on a number of com mittee meetings in volving members of uxbridge twp council then took part in a question- andanswer session the politicians fielded queries on subjects ranging from services for rural residents to the function of the press at council meetings when questioned about the car tax council members quickly set the re cord straight on just how they spend the tax revenue they do receive only about 27 cents of every tax dollar actually goes into twp coffers administrator ron kester confirmed over half of the total goes to the school board to cover edu cational costs and the remaining 25 per cent helps finance durham regions police force councillor ian morrison noted that even youngsters liv ing in rural areas such as leaskdale and zephyr should still feel part of the uxbridge com munity always say youre from ux bridge township councillor morrison told the lads even if you live in one of our hamlets its all part of uxbridge the ward 5 repre sentative serving as acting mayor in place of the absent bill ballinger stres sed that they should feel free to use all facilities located within the town in cluding uxpool the arena and public lib rary theyre all your facilities to use councillor morrison said and the boys learned that the last avenue of appeal for a municipality and its citizenship is the ontario municipal board its where cases go when they cant be resolved at the local level plan ning and develop ment committee chairman sandy ewen explained council news uxbridge twp john kegel rrl goodwood appeared before the works and roads committee thursday to express concern over public use of a private road mr kegel owner of goodwood farms limited claimed sideroad 10 between cone 2 and 3 uxbridge twp is a haven for drinking and other rowdy behavior an agreement was made between uxbridge twp and goodwood farms limiting public access to this unopened road allowance it was approved by council later in the evening bulletin board councillor sandy ewen feels a bulletin board isnt an effective way for uxbridge to advertise its com munity events i dont think its a necessity he said thursday of the brooklin bul letins proposal to supply such a board for the town the councillor was also con cerned about the expense butwas informed that advertisers would support the sign at no cost to the municipality parks and recreation committee chairman ian morrison argued that such a board can prove beneficial to the community if its regularily ser viced and located in a strategic spot the twp decided to invite a com pany representative to discuss the proposal heritage signs the twp works department will investigate the purchase of herit age road signs to mark the entr ances to each community within uxbridge twp roads superinten dent lome wall will check the quantity of signs required and re port back to the works and roads committee f7parade funds the twp will donate 100 to the uxbridge twp santa claus parade committee to help fund the 1984 event the finance and property committee supported the expendi ture and it was later approved by twp council the santa claus pa rade will be held saturday nov 24 it will begin at 11 am from uxpool and uxbridge secondary school theme this year is fairytale christmas anyone wishing in formation on parade entry should contact bill or joan scott at 852- 6227 good crowd by elsie boland goodwood there was a good turn out at the goodwood womens institute meeting in the community centre last monday evening nov 5 mrs r may was in charge of the program on farming and elva symes had the reply to the motto a lovely lunch of assorted sandwiches was served after the meeting next gathering will be the christmas party on monday dec 3 a potluck supper will be held so just bring a dish of food with you the merry mixers of markham will handle the program a large crowd attended the goodwood christian womens club meeting friday morning nov 9 at the community centre a great thank you to all the people who helped in any way to make the goodwood united church anniversary supper such a success the ucw meeting was held at mary mitchells house last wednesday after noon bingo will be held tonight nov 14 in the goodwood community centre beginning at 730 pm on sunday nov 18 there will be a pot- luck dinner at goodwood united church after the service this dinner is open to everyone just bring a dish with you and a friend scouts attending the meeting were paul connors brent cordingley shane coxworth scott gales jan korinek sasha lukavsky danny skidmore and chad willis also involved were troop leader ed rice assistant bar ry dummitt and butch mcclellan they were invited to the meeting by durham regional councillor gerri lynn oconnor fol lowing her guest appearance at a scout meeting last week the project is helping the boys earn citizenship badges skaters mix fun and exercise uxbridge ladies are invited to combine fun and fitness in a skatercize prog ram at uxbridge community centre the classes run every tuesday and thursday morning from 9 to 10 am although skatercize mem bers form a preci sion team that skates at the mas ters level new members neednt be put off by the competitive aspects its mainly for fun and good exer cise organizer cheryl leask ex plained session are geared to all levels of skating ability skatercize is especially good for muscle tone in the legs hips and waste she added the group is affiliated with the uxbridge figure skating club and participates in the annual spring ice carnival a full mem bership is 112 which translates into a cost of about 250 a lesson free babysitting is available participants are sandra barton mailis beazley lois clarke gail gaston june har- shaw charlotte hemington robin john cheryl leask bev mack- enzie joanne mcneill cynthia nidd dorothy simpson jean watson susan humphrey and wanda lintner instructor is michael san derson some partici pants come from areas outside ux bridge twp in- eluding claremont and stouffville for more in formation contact jean watson at 8526002 charlot te hemington at 8527801 orcheryl leask at 8523686 instructor michael sanderson third from right conducts a drill during a skatercize class last week ladies from uxbridge twp and sur rounding communities partake in a fitness skate twice weekly pictured in front of circle formation are from left- cheryl leask jean watson and bev mackenzie chris shanahan cdtoryburvkum canadas largest selection of instore wallpaper is now on sale from 3050 off this weeks feature at 50 off all instore ultima wallcoverings thousands of rolls ol prepasted vinylcoated and solid vinyl wallcoverings including the more than kitchen bath collection styles and colours for every room 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