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rwt econonifct sun stoiifivide tribune thursday july 15 1999 9 education charges pay for land and school construction in new subdivisions ers face hike in it a classified advertisement to work for y 905 2944331 i both boards will vote on bylaws to raise levy to 2900 from 2350 bydawnliersch staff writer hpmebuyers can expect to pay slightly higher education development charges on new homes this fall according to proposed bylaws from york region school boards both the catholic and public school boards are considering a combined charge of 2916 per dwelling unit up from 2350 the public boards portion of the charge is 1933 up from 1620 and the catholic boards portion is 983 up from 730 under new legislation each board will pass its own development charge bylaw and hold an indi vidual account the money goes toward the cost of new schools to accommodate growth but the bylaw may provide an economic incen tive to industry by scrapping lot levies to the indus- tridcommercial sector the boards now couect 25 per cent of the levies from nonresidential development with the i remaining 75 per cent coming from new home construction under the new bylaw development charges are placed only on new homes were relieving the cost pressures on the non- jesidential industry said charles nanacsik the public boards manager of planning nanacsik pointed out that while the develop ment charge may increase its still considerably lower than in past years in 1996 the education development charge was 3849 and had been 3623 for several years before provincial grants later caused the charge to drop but under the provinces hew funding formula schoblboards must pick up ahigher portion of the tab when building new schools the boards used to pay about 30 per cent of building and land costs but now must cover total costs for the land only it looks like were raising the charges but were really being asked to paymore nanacsik said he also attributed the increase to escalating land costs the boards formula must project the cost of land over 15 years v he said school boards collect only a small por tion of total development charges which include fees to the municipality and the region if existing charges vary across the region but may range from 14000 in east gwillimbury to 20000 in aurora or vaughari he said development charges are also crucial to the boards being able to implement their capital plans nanacsik added for instance the public board has 41 building projects planned over the next five years with a goal to phase out portables and relieve crowding at schools the boards will be seeking public input on the proposed changes before passing bylaws on aug 26 v if approvedthe new charges will be imple- mented on sept 1 and will be effective for five years vva the philharmonic society of markham and the markham dance workshop provided entertainment at the celtic reflection live auction held at the frederick horsman varley art gallery on friday july 9th on the right participating artists cheryl puterman and leslie mazin present their mirrors over 75 local artists participated in the live auction and celtic reflections 1999 vir bkii if walk private courtyards qodty preview our exceptional executive townhomes ipecttcuitr i paces up to 2491 iqft featuring front porches end victorian detailing touches including turno theentury street lamps intide discover the finest in contemporary living ipacei from open concept kitchens to inspired great rooms to i oaring lecond floor lofts to builtin computer centers truly the finest of all worlds ptview priced fremtke tw r oand6uby jib sales qmm hourut m0nthuri 12sllm fm ta6rm satjsunh0uuam 90s 4700022 16bl av sales cairn carton rd quid courtyards inspired lofts ilcginr living in che bridle wall c tvt ltw 5 it- 9m jrri i r1wmn w m ut-