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vebketfofcraprlwi98g p3 house fire causes 50000 damage markham firefighters battle a house fire on milne lane in markham wednesday night fire chief ken beckett said the blaze started about 1040 pm after a paint heater was left on damage to the vacant 52yearold house owned by shelley bourne is estimated at 50000 mr beckett said the kitchen area was totally gutted with the rest of the house receiving smoke and heat damage firefighters were at the scene for about two hours bill lanning arenas libraries playing fields markham ready to spend 54 million by paula crowell staff reporter although its only a guideline the town of markham may spend as much as 54 million in the next 10 years if it adheres to a capital spending forecast passed last week by markham council the forecast allocates funds to ward civic improvements and new public services such as are nas pools libraries and other facilities however treasurer alec barton cautions that the document is not etched in stone each year it will have to be re viewed and some projects may be put off if funds are unavailable the lions share of the money is earmarked for parks and recrea tion department the milliken pool and community centre which will house a pool arena and sports areas has been allotted 3 million for 1986 another 23 million has been set aside for the milliken library in 1986 and an additional library may be added to the centre in the future kennedy reservoir park will see the addition of five soccer fields two softball diamonds and a baseball diamond the budget shows 17 to be spent this year and 1 million next year also in the works are another arena in the markham area 1988 an indoor soccer arena 1987 a fitness centre in milliken 1989 and 1 million set aside for sabis- ton pit park 1987 tennis courts at the kennedy reservoir and at centennial park are also being contemplated of the total amount almost half has been set aside for 1986 and 1987 with the new municipal cen tre taking 10 million the muni cipal lands on the north side of hwy 7 west of the markham theatre are being serviced with water and sewer lines and the town is considering architectural drawings now new fire department services to be added include two stations and four pumper truckers road maintenance priorities for 1986 are the widening of 14th ave between warden ave and kennedy rd and the reconstruc tion of markham main st total cost is 1 million other proposed road improve ments include the widening of 14th ave from woodbine ave to roddick rd the section of 14th ave east of kennedy to 48 and the widening of 16th ave from woodbine ave to 9th line markham transit will improve ed and clatidette ajrofsfe here you better put this onl todays allowance day its service and add more routes and buses the budget forecast follows a municipal election in which politi cians promised to catch up on ser vices which had been neglected for several years population in the milliken area has increased dramatically but community facilities havent kept pace ward 8 councillor alex chiu is pleased with the allocations im very grateful the town has approved it the community centre will be good for milliken mills you will see the east and west get together he said in order to raise the extra capit al the town will increase admi nistrative lot fees from 2200 to 3200 per lot on all new residen tial subdivisions no existing homes will be affected by the in crease before council approved the 1986 budget and the budget fore cast approved in principle ward 6 councillor elson miles had some reserve about approving projects with ongoing maintenance costs what about the cost of operat ing the facilities after theyre built asked councillor miles the cost of heat and hydro for over 38 million worth of buildings is going to be high but he was reassured by chief administrative officer joe pick- ard who explained that the finan cial impact was also submitted with the budget conservatory students put on show the local chapter of the royal conservatory of music alumni is holding a concert may 4 at the markham pentecostal church the concert features graduates of the school louise clarke tere sa kusatz and anne mackey on piano and jean hammond and evelyn whittamore will provide the vocals guest musicians johnathan clarke violin and margaret clarke piano will also perform the show starts at 3 pm and tickets are 350 for adults and are available at the door admission for students and children is free proceeds from the concert will go towards the alumnis student scholarship fund ward 6 councillor gord landon who played a major role in pre paring the budget said they know what the operating costs will be its the amount of tax revenue that theyre unsure of mr landon cautioned that the capital forecast was the view of the current council not neces sarily the view of the next council major budget cuts from page 1 included in the cuts were fund ing for computer services special education and maintenance prog rams some things will have to be de layed ie replacing playground equipment at st joseph school said mr ryan however weve looked very closely at anything that might be a safety factor also included in the cuts is a de lay in startup plans for a compu terassisted drafting program at st robert high school john zupancic director of education said that rapid growth and the deficit made the 1986 budget one of the most difficult ever i think the public often thinks theres a lot of fat in the budget but things are really tight he said despite the cuts the 1986 budget provides for growth and new programs such as extended french immersion extended in dustrial arts and family studies programs and a number of spe cial education programs forest protected a sixfoot fence will be con structed to protect a whitchurch- stouffville forest following con struction of a new subdivision regional council approved a planning amendment last thurs day to install the fence north of the proposed kugler subdivison on the west side of kennedy rd near the aurora sideroad the amendment was made fol lowing a request by ministry of natural resources spokesman peter white the planning com mittee originally recommended a smaller farmers fence to protect the area our experience has shown that use of a lower quality fence adjacent to a subdivision is not adequate said mr white adding that chain link fences sub stantially reduce unauthorized use or access he said the ministry is con cerned about a potential fire hazard and worried about the effects illegal dumping and motor vehicle use would have on it markham mayor carole bell urged other members to agree on installation of the sixfoot fence to protect the area saying it doesnt sound like an unreason able request call display advertising 2942200 or jenni hull 2948244 1986 fivers delivered year lo march economist sun tribune 2519300 melroland distribution 66545200 we deliver supplements flyers with weekender crot her pharmacy super x drug pcrkint hardware pro hardware wwled 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