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p i i i plswffkenoeratorday may 9t998 st buying a new home here pay up lisa queen metroland staff the development fee york region charges each new home- buyer is about to top 9000 and its not stopping there york will become the first region in ontario to approve a new devel opment charges bylaw under the provinces new development charges act the policy which is expected to be approved next month will increase the fees imposed on new construction to pay for services such as roads and water pipes new homebuyers will see their charges jump 1565 up to 9045 from the current fee of 7480 clearly at 9000 our charge will be the highest level in the gta said tom webster director of development financing he explained its more expensive to build water and sewage pipes in york compared to surrounding p i i e regions because the region doesnt have direct access to lake ontario were essentially landlocked he said adding the region also faces significant upgrades for highways downloaded from the province the increase includes 38 for a new police station complete with a forensics lab in aurora 7 for a new police station in georgina 34 to extend the yorkdurham sewage system to queensville and 42 to expand hwy 7 east of hwy york regions new permanent household hazardous waste depot i s i i i 1 1 i i 9t m poison pesticides chemicals rat poison bleach pharmaceuticals cleaning fluids corrosive batteries drain cleaners oven cleaners explosive flammable aerosols paints solvent propane cylinders oils gasoline bbq starter open yearround starting j wednesday may 13 1 998 i what to do i i i i i i i i 1 look under your kitchen and bathroom sinks in the medicine cabinet tool shed garage and basement youll probably find all kinds of cleaners waxes detergents cosmetics expired prescriptions solvents paints bug killers oils and grease etc 2 make sure all materials are in original containers or contents are very well marked on containers do not mix different products together be sure that all containers are capped please remember that your containers must be deposited with waste materials and are not returnable 3 bring your household hazardous waste to york regions new depot at no charge hours of operation for 1998 wednesdays 1000 am- 600 pm and saturdays 830 am 430 pm except statutory holidays highway 7 ui iu z m q o o 5 ui miller ave 7o a z 1 78- 5 r 14th ave town of markham i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i please note york region residents only proof of residence is required no commercial industrial or medical office wastes accepted no explosives other than the above types ammunition pcbs or radioactive wastes accepted needles and syringes from household medicinal use will be accepted in rigid containers only no other pathological wastes will be accepted motor vehicle batteries and oil filters will also be accepted i 404 to mccowan road the region will soon increase its fee by another 100 to si 50 to pay for services that have not received final approval yet such as building a trunk sewer along green lane in newmarket to serve hol land landing and queensville extending sewage servicing to king city and stouf- fville and assuming pine valley drive andteston road from the city of vaugh- an but thats only for the regional portion of the development charges bill home- buyers also face charges from school boards and local municipalities the total development charges for a new home in york will now be about 19000 depending on the town the region argues it must hike its fees to pay for 3 billion worth of infrastruc ture needed over the next 20 years to han dle growth yorks population will jump from 675000 people today to 11 million in 2021 the region is also increasing the devel opment fees businesses pay to construct new offices stores and factories but because the region doesnt want to chase away businesses that will provide jobs and taxes existing taxpayers wih continue picking up some of those infra structure costs for example the region estimates it would have to collect 285 a square foot for industrial construction and 645 per square foot for commercialinstitutional construction to recover the full cost of providing services but instead of saddling businesses with the full costs residents will pay a portion new businesses for instance will pay 76 per cent of the costs of building new roads with existing taxpayers picking up the rest and businesses will pay 80 per cent of the cost of new water and sewer pipes with the rest paid through user rates active tire 4726868 autobahnn 4728971 blakeneyauto 4723494 car quarters inc 4791 496 don thomson auto service 2941429 freds auto service 4721825 georges auto service2941301 gerry sons 4750844 v7k w w the mat far the jab msm eligible series numbers 009000 05556000063000 gt performance4717373 jr salmon sons 2943479 main st auto 6429000 pronto muffler markham 2949476 quantor 2018000 sandys auto service2943868 teknik 4721200 tires plus 4723534 i eim p1t that traffic ticketss vc t traffic 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