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lisa queen metroland staff the exorbitant cost of constructing homes in york region is under attack from the new president of the greater toron- w town of whitchurchstouffville the corporation of the town of whitchurchstouffville notice to close stop up and convey turning circles take notice that the corporation of the- town of whitchurchstouffville intends to pass a bylaw to close stop up and convey the portions of the turning circles on william andrew avenue more particularly designated as parts 1 2 4 and 7 on registered plan 65r18500 in the town of whitchurchstouffville and further take notice that the corporation of the town of whitchurchstouffville intends to pass a bylaw to close and stop up the portions of the turning circle on william andrew avenue more particularly designated as parts 3 and 10 on registered plan 65r18500 in the town of whitchurch- stouffville and further take notice that the council of the corporation of the town of whitchurchstouffville shall at the hour of 700 pm monday march 16th 1998 at latcham hall 8 park drive stouffville hear any person who claims that heshe will be adversely affected by the bylaw and applies to be heard please note due to a publishing error the date of the council meeting has been rescheduled from monday february 16 1998 to monday march 16 1998 dated at the town of whitchurchstouffville this 20th day of january 1998 mrs michele kennedy town clerk town of whitchurchstouffville 19 civic avenue box 419 stouffville ontario l4a7z6 to home builders association while mary lawson is warning municipal politicians in the gta not to jack up taxes and fees on new homes in their communities shes most irate about proposed increases in york taxes now account for up to 20 per cent of the price of a new home depending on the municipal ity lawson accused yorks municipali ties of being the worst of the bunch pointing to a new study prepared for her association lawson said fees on a typi cal singlefamily home add up to more than 33000 in richmond hill home of the 54 per cent salary increase for local politicians the most excessive charges in the gta can be found in york region where richmond hill markham and vaughan rank one two and three in absolute and percentage terms but markham mayor don cousens and newmarket mayor tom taylor dont have sympathy for the planning industry pass on costs they argue new development should pay for itself rather than have existing resi dents pick up the tab published a first time the 10th day of february 1998 jj spartans stoufrville district secondary school 183 bramble crescent stouffville ont l4a 7z1 005 6401433 facsimile 905 6401475 if upcoming significant dates tuesday february 17 parentteacher liason group 730 pm all parents are welcome grade 8 parents in particular topic post secondary alternatives guests penny bissett university robin gardner college jeanne stefan apprenticeship monday february 23 report cards issued thursday february 26 parents night grade 9 oac monday march 2 course selection day tuesday march 3 school council 730 pm friday march 1320 march break c come and join us for our 60th anniversary celebration for the mru february 28th 1998 markhamfargrounds dinner and dance 2500 per perso social 630pm dinner 715pm everyone welcome for hotels call 6405554 6422545 or 6402847 stop screaming and crying if they dont want to pay them dont build up here cousens said were not going to permit growth unless we have the money to pay for the infrastructure thats the cost of doing business in york region taylor said municipalities base building permit fees and development charges on the cost of processing applications and providing services to new residents builders pass those costs on to the new homebuyer he added but lawson accused municipal politicians of sneaking unjustifiable costs into their fee structures our concern is its possible to hide costs in the package we do have a huge concern cousens challenged the association to check municipali ties books before making its accusations according to the association the industry faces 17723 in fees and taxes to build a singlefamily home in aurora 23666 in markham 16952 in newmarket 32231 in richmond hill and 19539 in vaughan meanwhile richmond hill hopes to increase its building permit fees by 20 per cent while york region proposes boosting its development charges 1500 on each new home to help pay for 3 billion in new infrastructure needed over the next two decades lawson promised builders would pass any savings result ing from reduced taxes directly on to homebuyers the market will dictate it we would have to give it back moratorium on development but cousens is skeptical id like to believe it he suggested municipalities would be prepared to place a moratorium on development if development charges and fees were reduced lawson said the public and councillors are under the misconception builders are making huge profits now that the housing industry is healthy but while sales are up lawson insisted builders are not pocketing fists full of cash profits are getting smaller and smaller and smaller builders are not making any money in addition to increasing land prices builders have to cope with homebuyers who are demanding more amenities and customized orders but lawson dismissed suggestions builders should construct homes else where if doing business in the gta is too expensive she pointed out land in other communi ties isnt serviced with water and sewer pipes also builders have ties to their commu nities she said builders are people too you are invited to a eeting horse country canada hurchjdufifl a meeting will be held to discuss opportunities to promote t he horse industry of whitchurchstouffville all owners and operators welcome bring your brochures where maples of ballantrae highway 48 north of bloomington when thursday february 12th 1998 79 pm for more information contact eric lismanis 9056407855 judy kennedy 9056421161 mavis mccullum 9054733445 supply teachers secure raise supply teachers at york regions catholic school board have secured a small pay increase after ratifying a new twoyear contract last month the highlight of the contract for the york occasional teachers local of the ontario english catholic teachers association includes a 15aday rate hike effective jan 1 the teachers will earn 133 a day which represents a return to the presocial contract rate next january the salary jumps an extra 5 to 138 a day other contract amendments affect leaves without pay occasional teacher list eligibility and longterm occasion al positions this is the second con tract ratified with the local unit which wascertified two years ago as the bar gaining agent for the occasional teach ers -v-