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4 stouffville suntribune thursday april 5 2007 tqwn of whitchurchstouffville ac eiestfle close to the city town office 9056401900 or 058952423 museum 9057278954 or 18882900337 t w trluylyivvwiii p0blic library 905642read7323 gowciem town approves 2007 budget council at its special meeting held on march 27 2007 approved the operating and the capital budgets for the town of whitchurchstouffville totalling 248 million and 227 million respectively in addition to the 2007 operating and capital budg ets council also approved the five year capital forecast for the years 2008 to 2011 with a total of 978 million this was achieved with a residential tax increase of 39 considered to be among the lower tax increases among other municipalities in the greater toronto area the town of whitchurchstouffville also collects taxes on behalf of the region of york and public education as required by legislation the present budget reflects the towns commitment to proper financial planning growth management and maintaining the serv ice levels that continue to expand with the arrival of new popula tion which is estimated to increase about 10 in 2007 many of the projects included in the 2007 capital budget are growth relat ed relying on development charges and some create opportuni ties for provincial grants where possible among other things the 2007 budget will include funding for new parks and road maintenance replacement fire equipment cultural development and bylaw enforcement council supports additional justices of the peace council supported a recommendation to request the attorney general of ontario to appoint an additional four justices of the peace in york region to administer charges under the provincial offences act and highway traffic act among other legislation due to a shortage of justices of the peace an increasing number of infractions brought before the court have been thrown out making it difficult to enforce town bylaws and provincial statutes and recover local law enforcement costs other ontario municipalities have made similar requests for additional justices of the peace proposed procedure bylaw council received a report on proposed changes to councils procedure bylaw which governs the proceedings of council and its committees the proposed bylaw reflects recent changes to the municipal act 2001 and is intended to enhance participation and communication in addition to improving the bylaws overall organization and clarity filial changes to the proposed procedure bylaw will come forward at councils april 17 meeting a copy of the proposed bylaw is available in the clerks office web page for new waste management program the towns website wwwtownofwscom will feature a special web page to inform residents about the new waste management program to be introduced in the fall the program includes the introduction of sourceseparated organics green bin increased recycling and reduction of garbage bag pickup helping to improve the diversion of waste from landfills tuesday april 10th 2007 700 pm council chambers 37 sandiford drive 4th floor 1 susan bates file no zba07003 proposed temporary use zoning bylaw amendment 38 edward street community of stouffville the subject property is located on the west side of edward street between second street and rupert avenue in the community of stouffville a temporary use zoning bylaw amendment will be considered which would permit a portion of the residential dwelling to be used for a business and professional office andor antique store in conjunction with the residential dwelling for a maximum peri od of three years the proposed amendment may also establish site specific restrictions related to the provision of offstreet park ing and loading spaces 2 rocco priore file no zba07004 proposed zoning bylaw amendment part lot 19 concession 7 14994 highway 48 the subject property is located on the west side of highway 48 south of felcher blvd a zoning bylaw amendment will be considered which would permit the additional use of a daycare centre to operate within an existing accessory building located to the north of the existing detached dwelling the day care centre which would accommo date up to 20 children would include two parking areas and an outdoor play area to the west of the proposed daycare facility 3 mattamy ninth line ltd file no zba07005 proposed zoning bylaw amendment part of lot 34 concession 9 m community of stouffville the subject lands are located in the southeast quadrant of the community of stouffville east of the ninth line south of the existing residential neighbourhoods of wingarden court beryl avenue and percy lane and west of the go transit rail corridor a zoning bylaw amendment will be considered which would facilitate the revised draft approved plan of subdivision 19tw- 04006 as approved by council on feb 6 2007 the amendment would also accommodate several minor revi sions to the established zone classifications as requested by the applicant for more information on these public meeting files please do not hesitate to contact the development services department at 905- 6401900 or 9058952423 or visit the development services department at the town municipal offices 37 sandiford drive 4th floor during regular business hours monday to friday 830 am to 430 pm town of whitchurchstouffville municipal offices well be closed friday april 6 2007 and monday april 9 2007 fridays regularly scheduled garbage recycling will be collected on saturday april 7th public worksleisure services emergencies call 18009979377 animal control 18008988606 fere emergency response 911 date leisure centre ld3rary 905 6427529 905 6427323 fri apr 6 closed closed sat apr 7 8am 5pm 10am 5pm sun apr 8 8am- 1130am closed mon apr 9 6am 10pm 10am 830pm museum closed april 6 9 9057278954 or 18882900337 community notices review of towns procedural bylaw council will be reviewing the towns procedural bylaw at the council in committee meeting of april 3rd the revised bylaw will be presented to council for adoption at the council in committee meeting on april 17th tenders supply of skid steer tender wsto709 tender documents for the supply of a skid steer are available at the municipal offices clerks dept 37 sandiford drive 4th floor stouffville tenders will be accepted until 300 pm wednesday april 18 2007 if further information is required please contact mr rob raycroft manager of facilities and parks at 905 6401910 ext 290 2007 light duty vehicles tender wst0710 tender documents for the supply of 2007 light duty vehicles are available at the municipal offices clerks dept 37 sandiford drive 4th floor stouffville tenders will be accepted until 300 pm wednesday april 18 2007 if further information is required please contact mr gord haggerty operations technologist at 905 6401910 ext 272 for public works vehicles and mr rob raycroft manager of facilities and parks at 905 6401910 ext 290 for leisure services vehicles 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 i interested in a civil marriage ceremony call 9056401900 or visit wwwtownofwscom