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umihuflar free inspection and polishing 6404646 5 main st w stouffviule countrye serving whitchurchstouffville uxbridge area soon moving to v6405090 me ealtv ltd the deer parkwn 6405090 vol 99 no 43 a metroland community newspaper wednesday february 25 1987 3446 pages 50 cents trustee urges lot fee charge to offset new school expense stouffville harry bowes board of education mem ber for whitchurchstouffville claims a lot fee charge on prop erties in new residential subdivi sions would go a long way towards financing new school accom modation the former trustee chairman took his proposal all the way to queens park thursday in a meeting with education minister sean conway and ontario treasurer robert nixon the hourlong discussion was arranged by york regional chairman eldred king assisted by york north mpp greg sor bara others in attendance in cluded the heads of york regions two school boards celeste pelli- cione and charles cooper board directors robert cressman and windfall jim and bonnie bishop main street stouffville could soon become instant millionaires they are one of 50 finalists in the match 3 sweeps sponsored by ontario lottery corporation mr bishop purchased his ticket at the 1001 variety in the ap plaza the least they could win is 10000 a lottery corporation official told the tribune other prize levels are 25000 50p00 and 100000 theres no way they can lose the caller said mr bishop is an employee on the staff of dafoe flooring com pany maple the couple has a sevekirionthold son ji i- whatever the amount of their windfall they plan to deposit the money in the bank the tri bune was told john zupancic mayor carole bell of markham and mayor al duffy of richmond hill its bowes contention that resi dents now living in whitchurch- stouffville and other municipali ties should not be burdoned by costs associated with new school sites and buildings a lot fee arrangement he says would re quire those people to pay in directly for a service they them selves make necessary at present the planning act doesnt permit this bowes said the local trustee pointed to the fact present homeowners arent saddled with the expense of new municipal services associated with immigration into a commun ity he sees new schools as being no different he estimates that in 1987 pub lic school residents will pay approximately 155 to subsidize education facilities for new resi dents coming into the area he said both mr conway and mr nixon gave his presentation close attention he suggested however that his lot fee proposal could meet with opposition at the municipal gov ernment level he praised the support received from both mr king and mrs bell further to his lot fee recom mendation mr bowes claims boards of education should be able to withhold approval of sub divisions if they feel school accommodation isnt adequate on one occasion this was done he said and we heard back from the region and the ministry in no uncertain terms in considering a plan of subdi vision regard should be had for the health safety convenience and welfare of the present and fu ture inhabitants of the local com munity bowes stressed he also suggested school boards should have a say as to whether a particular subdivision is premature or in the public in terest mr bowes concluded his pre sentation with two major points both of which he said had been approved by his board li that the planning act should extend the privilege to the board of education as well as to the municipality to enter into agreements imposed as a condi tion of plan of subdivision approval 2 that the planning act should be ammended to enable the board of education to recom mend the withholding of subdivi sion plan approvals until such time as school accommodation can be made available mr bowes said charles cooper chairman of the public school board urged the ministry consid er longer terms of planning so fu ture needs can be better met he also requested 100 per cent fund ing of all portable classroom accommodation mr sorbara expressed satis faction with the result im de- lighted when we can assemble all the key players around one table i believe we have to join together in an effort to manage the phe- nomenal growth in needed school accommodation this sort of co- operation will generate solutions far faster than the path of mutual buckpassing he concluded pc woes blamed on liberal media yorkpeel the current woes of the federal progressive conservative party that finds them trailing both the liberals and the ndp in the gallop poll have been blamed on a liberal press gallery at ottawa john crosbie the govern ments minister of transport levelled this charge as guest speaker at the annual meeting of the yorkpeel progressive con servative association in aurora thursday both he and sinclair stevens theriding mp assured the audi ence the party would bounce back in the two years remaining before the next election crosbie blasted the press cover age out of ottawa claiming there are not two but three opposition groups the liberals the ndp and the media bear in mind said crosbie everything our government does is represented by one or all of these groups in a negative light his briefcase buldging with sta tistics the transport minister pointed to a buoyant economy and job creation as an example of what the progressive conserva tives have accomplished he said 675000 jobs had been created since the tories took power 62000 of these in the toronto area alone unemployment he said had dropped by 211000 over the same period but the opposition doesnt want to bother you with this in formation he chided crosbie said the people of cana da will look at the facts two years hence and return a pc majority to the house dont count us out yet he stated mr stevens said people are very volatile in their views these days you should not under any circumstances be too concerned by polls stevens claimed as unfortun ate some socalled conflicts of in terest had been blown up so much in the papers but when theres so little foundation behind all this im confident the general public will see through it eventually he concluded festival the planning for strawberry festival week is well under way the dates are june 24 to june 28 and july 1 jim heidema is the 1987 fes tival chairman the secretary is pat ratcllff and the treasurer marlene mckcewetheral activities already estab lished include the miss whitchurchstouffville pageant the 1987 citizen of the year street dance lions barbecue baby contest com munity church service straw berry social and fireworks the next meeting is monoay march 23 in the board room of the recreation centre lwo mobile homes were destroyed and a third was ba scorched the rear of a nearby texaco station v mdgeu taterstoiiffville firefighters aid tankers from richmond hill kept the fl spreading the richmond hill brigade was in the area chief explained units immediately responded tohisreque assistance all the boys did a super job he said exploding propane tanks made the job of fighting extremelykazardous 7ouf guys wereuckingrsf tt chief brown said 7 rftjie two burned trailers were being used f offices until something more permanent dm the blaze was reported at 913pmfirefighteramdi clear the site until 124 a the fire marshals office is conducting an investigation young athletes win top medals stouffville two young each of these classes his time in whitchurchstouffville athletes the butterfly was three seconds have again brought honor to faster than a mark set at calgary themselves and to the town tracey garbutt 17 of manito ba street stouffville was a parti cipant last weekend in the ontario special olympics winter games at kapuskasing keith brettell 15 of roscdale court ballantrac took part in the windsor indoor classic for the physically disabled at windsor tracey won a bronze medal in division 2 of ladies cross country skiing shes also been invited to attend the ontario sports award banquet april 10 at the sheraton hotel toronto keith won two gold medals in five swim meets entered he placed first in the 800 meters jr and first in the 25 meter but terfly jr in the 500 meter free style jr he captured a silver in senior competition he placed second in 3000 meters and fourth in 1500 meters it was keiths personal best in to expand park hall stouffville plans for a proposed addition to latcham hall were unveiled feb 18 at a meeting in ballantrae hosted by the whitchurchstouffville re creation department town building official bruce arrowsmith has estimated the cost at close to 107000 the adddition to be located on the south side of the present build ing will include two change rooms two washrooms a kitchen and a snack bar it will measure 40 feet wide and 24 feet long councillor wilf morley chair man of the parks and recreation committee is hopeful work can begin by september and be com pleted by christmas some concern was expressed over flooding problems at the site councillor morley said proper landscaping should help alleviate this difficulty don lewis of the recreation office attributed the flooding to inadequate surface drainage the addition will extend the hall closer to the no 1 ball diamond it will be 32 feet from the foul screen and 40 feet from the third base line this raised a concern that pat rons using the snack bar might be hit by foul balls it was suggested a higher screen be installed for greater protection latcham hall was a gift to the town donated by the late arthur latcham