p10 the tribune wednesday february 21 1990 income tax returns group helps benefit the town st kate gilderdale correspondent 4166401769 6401778 george w brodie certified general accountant 157 main st w stouffville ont most people have heard of the stouffville bia business im provement area but may not be aware of the organizations precise role in the workings of the town sandra stronach who has been chairman of the bia for the past three years agrees that a public education program is overdue the group has decided to rent a booth at the chamber of com merces first home show which takes place at the rec complex may 46 business improvement area we would like people living in whitchurchstouffville to realize that the bia isnt a group of peo- ple being helped by the municipality explains mrs stronach we pay our own share of both business and property taxes and were just a group of merchants who got together by forming an organization with the government theres a misconception that the bia is the only beneficiary of such undertakings as the recent durham weight restriction regulations will be in force on roads under the jurisdiction of the regional municipality of durham effective february 26 to approximately april 27 1990 vehicle loads are restricted to five tonnes per axle in accordance with durham region bylaw number 25189 signs will be erected on all regional roads to which these weight restrictions apply wa twelvetrees peng commissioner of works regional municipality of durham soccer registration saturday march 3rd 1990 at the rec center 10 am3 pm boys and girls bom in 1983 or before for info call lea or sue kea 6404839 come and meet members of the toronto blizzard street improvements spearhead ed by the organization and assisted by the provincial governments pride grant she says but its good for the whole town because it enhances our downtown area and thats where people like to come a bia is an association of business people who join together to promote their mutual in terests it covers a specific geographic area and can only be established through a bylaw passed by municipal council at the request of the local business community once a bia is established every business within the area automatically becomes a member and contributes to the organizations budget the main function of the bia is to enhance the environment of the area it operates in although some bias have paid professional staff many like stouffvilles are run on a purely volunteer basis each organization is run by a board of management appointed by the local council and the board prepares the annual budget which is submitted to the municipality for approval when approval is received council adds a special levy to the business tax of each business within the bia area which funds the organizations programs weve added a family room to our showroom at newmarket honda we believe that buying a family car should be a family affair but we also know i ithat restless kids can make for panicky parents so in the interest iiipf keeping the family at peace we m added kids korner its a special place where chil- dren can watch cartoons and movies expose their talent for flart chalk board supplied or read v the latest comic books which nakes newmarket honda the only dealership where your kids can if entertain themselves while you entertain unfettered thoughts of fe new car ownership s a