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stouffville suntribune thursday march 3 2005 town of whitchurchstouffville ountif ifoslfle close to the city 2005 interim property tax biles sh public notice 1st installment due february 18 2005 2nd installment due april 22 2005 interim tax bills have now been mailed ratepayers who have not received their bills should contact the municipal tax department as soon as possible failure to receive a tax bill does not eliminate the responsibility for payment of taxes or the penalty charges for late payment tax payments may be made by mail or in person at the town office 37 sandiford drive 4th floor and at most financial institutions through tellers banking machines and by telephone banking fees may apply after hours tax pay ments may be made in the drop box at the front west entrance door of the imperial building 37 sandiford drive appealing the current market value assessment on your property must be done before the deadline of march 31 2005 please direct questions regard ing assessments to the municipal property assessment corporation mpac at 18662966722 appeal forms are available at the town offices when paying tax installments by telephone internet and bank machines please ensure that the roll number as shown on your tax bill is used vacancy rebate applications are available at the town offices during business hours for any commercial or industrial properties that have been vacant for 90 consecutive days the deadline for submitting the application for the 2004 taxation year is february 28 2005 ruth armstrong tax collector amct cmtcy council in committee meeting march 22nd 700pm consideration of the report long term fiscal impact assessment of growth 2005 to 2014 at the march 22nd 2005 councilincommittee meeting council will be considering a report prepared by the towns financial consultant cn watson associates entitled long term fiscal impact assessment of growth 2005 to 2014 this report outlines the future capital and operating expenditures of the municipality with respect to the provision of services and infrastructure required over the time period of 2005 to 2014 and the implications on the financial capacity of the town to fund the various programs a copy of the revised and consolidated fiscal impact report will be avail able for public review after march 3rd copies of the report will be available for public review at the clerks department town municipal offices 37 sandiford drive 4th floor and the whitchurchstouffville public library 30 burkholder street the meeting will be convened in the council chambers 37 sandiford drive 4th floor commencing at 700 pm members of the public are encouraged to attend and participate in the dis cussions town of whitchurch- stouffville tender wstt0563 sealed tenders in the envelope provided clearly marked as to the contents will be received by the town clerks department civic centre 37 sandiford drive stouffville ontario l4a 7x5 until 300 pm march 23 2005 for grass cutting services in the town of whitchurchstouffville for the 2005 and 2006 season tender documents may be obtained from the town clerks department after march 3 2005 at the abovementioned address between 830 am to 430 pm monday to friday if further information is required please contact rob raycroft manager of facilities and parks at 905640- 1910 cxt 290 the corporation of the town of whitchurchstouffville reserves the right to accept or reject any tender and also reserves the right to accept other than the lowest tender txjwttf of taitchurch- stouffville rfpr05a y sealed request for proposal documents in the envelope pro vided clearly marked as to the contents will be received by the town clerks department civic centre 37 sandiford drive stouffville ontario l4a 7x5 until 300 pm march 23 2005 for concession services at the lebovic leisure centre and whitchurchstouffville public library request for proposal documents may be obtained from the town clerks department at the abovementioned address between 830 am to 430 pm monday to friday if further information is required please contact rob raycroft manager of facilities and parks at 9056401910 ext 290 the corporation of the town of whitchurchstouffville reserves the right to accept or reject any proposal and also reserves the right to accept other than the lowest proposal ommerchl fcollctf strategy for the community of t2 si stouffville public information session tuesday march 29th 2005 700 pm council chambers 37 sandiford drive 4th floor we would welcome your input please join us for a discussion on the future commercial retail structure for the community of stouffville at the march 1st 2005 councilincommittee meeting a report prepared by staff entitled discussion paper a commercial policy strategy for the community of stouffville was filed for consideration by council this report was subsequently received by council as a draft report with the objective that staff would then embark upon a consultation process to solicit input from key stakeholders the business community and the publicatlarge on the matters dis cussed in the report staff are to return to the april 19th 2005 councilincommittee meeting with a revised report which reflects the outcome arising from the consultation process any site specific development applications that would benefit from the conclusions of the commercial policy strategy may also be brought forward at that meeting or immediately thereafter for councils review and formal consideration on tuesday march 29th 2005 at 700 pm staff from the development services department will be hosting a public information session to discuss the draft commercial policy strategy the public information session will be convened in the council chambers town municipal offices 37 sandiford drive 4th floor the information session will commence wijh a presentation by staff which will provide an overview of the commercial policy strategy at the conclusion of the presentation a question answer period will follow the public information session is not a council meeting no decisions will be made at that time this session rep resents the communitys opportunity to identify expectations in terms of commercial retail requirements for the town and to pro vide input on where this form of development should occur please plan to attend we welcome your input and thoughts the commercial policy strategy has been pursued by the town because three separate commercial proposals which require approvals under the planning act affecting lands within the community of stouffville have been filed with the municipality each of the three proposals contains big box retailers in associa tion with restaurant and other commercial uses it is the municipalitys perspective that rather than assessing the individual applications in isolation a comprehensive overview and assessment of the factors affecting the commercial retail structure are properly considered this broader assessment would ensure that the exist ing commercial districts are protected emerging opportunities arc idenificd and best management practices in terms of site design are properly accounted for based upon this review council would then be in a stronger position to assess the merits of the individual appli cations and to render a decision accordingly a copy of the discussion paper a commercial policy strategy for the community of stouffville is available for public inspection at the whitchurchstouffville library 30 burkholder street or at the development services department town municipal offices 37 sandiford drive 4th floor during regular business hours for more information about the draft commercial policy strategy or the upcoming public information session please contact mr andrew mcnecly manager of planning services at 905 6401910 cxt 270 or via email at andrewmcneclytownofwscom j userfmbylaw at the march 22 2005 council meeting user fee bylaw 200247fi will be under review will possible revisions onstreet jraiuai in accordance with bylaw 2002085tr no person shall park any vehicle on any highway under the jurisdiction of the town between the hours of 200 am to 500 am from and including december 1st to march 31st the cooperation of residents is requested in order to facilitate winter maintenance activities on our streets lllbrary programs the great giza pyramids of egypt tuesday march 8 730 830 pm presented by clive ross author of 106 the dawn of man admission is free aquatic leadership courses drop by the lebovic leisure centre to register for these upcom ing aquatic leadership courses national lifeguard service nls fri sat sun march 11 12 13 and march 18 19 20 2005 friday 600 am 1000 pm saturdaysunday 1 100 am 700 pm prerequisites 16 years of age bronze cross and standard first aidfee 160 barcode 5133 aed recertification sunday march 20 2005 900 am 100 pm fee 50 barcode 491 1 standard first aid recertification thursday march 24 2005 400 1000 pm fee 60 barcode 5 1 14 nls recertification saturday march 26 2005 800 am 200 pm fee 60 barcode 4998 red cross instructor recertification sunday march 27 2005 800 am 200 pm fee 60 barcode 5111 whitchurch stouffville museum wednesday to friday march 1618 930 1130 am join us for our march break program for children ages 814 the program will consist of three halfdays and a light snack will be served each day children will explore a variety of heritage activi ties and crafts and will complete several projects including a pin- wheel toy woven ribbon card and a funky easter egg participants will also spend part of their lime in the brown house cooking in our working 19th century kitchen preregistration is required cost 2500 per three day session members rate 2000 to register call 9057278954 or toll free at 18882900337 the whitchurchstouffville museum is located at 14732 woodbine avenue in the village of vandorf between the aurora and the bloomington roads mohawk trail quilting workshop a heritage craft workshop for adults wednesdays march 2 9 2005 choose between mornings or evenings 1000 1200 am or 700 900 pm take a trip down the mohawk trail at the whitchurch- stouffville museum this quilting workshop will show you how to hand piece straight lines and curves your finished blocks will be handquilted and can be made into a wall hanging or pillow cover everything you need can be carried in one small bag no machines needed join us for two relaxing sessions come see where the mohawk trail will lead suitable for keen beginners prcrcgistration is required fee 4000 members rate 3200 call for supplies list templates quilt needles and batting pro vided light refreshments will be served to register cal 905 7278954 or toll free 1 888 2900337 mracteit icomrrmnity i will treat others in a just equitable and unbiased manner