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4 stouffville suntribune b thursday july 122007 town of whitchurchstouffville country ifestfle close to the city r0v office 905r6401900 oh 9058952423 llist4fc 9057278954 or iiiiiimilffi 1ebovic leisure centre 905642 play29 public library 90564read7323 council highlmthts town enhances recreational assets council authorized the purchase of approximately 85 acres of land currently used as two sports fields a track oval and tennis courts adjacent to the stouffville secondary school facility from the york region district school board the town has maintained a longstanding joint use agreement with the school board for use of the property by the community in the evening and on week ends in addition the town has made substantial finan cial contributions to enhancing these facilities including responsibility for ongoing maintenance of the property valued at 25000 annually the property was declared surplus by the school board the acquisition of the property will allow the town to maintain and enhance its inventory of recreational assets council receives 2006 financial statements council received the 2006 financial statements and municipal performance measurement indicators as required by the municipal act compared to 2005 and consistent with growth assets have risen 50 due to an increase in cash and investments town expenditures have also risen 45 in response to a larger operation and addi tional allocation to town reserves reserve balances in anticipation of capital demands have increased to 128 million compared to 109 million in 2005 the 2006 audited financial statements and the municipal performance measurements indicators will be posted on the website wwwtownofwscom new taxi tariffs council approved new taxi tariffs to come into effect on july 1 1 taxis will continue to have a start rate of 275 but will increase from 028 to 030 for each 200 additional metre and decrease from 022 to 020 per 30 seconds of waiting time while under engagement heritage community recognition award council recognized wim pattenden for the ontario heritage trusts 2007 heritage community recognition award mr pattenden has been a volunteer with the whitchurchstouffville museum for 26 years including a wide variety of minor repairs and maintenance projects gardening and assistance at the annual antique and classic car show fundraising event among other things the award is given annually by the ontario heritage trust to recognize contributions and commitment to heritage conservation in various areas public notice 2007 final residential tax bills 1st installment july 20 2007 2nd installment september 21 2007 residential tax bills have now been mailed ratepayers who have not received their bills should make imme diate application to the municipal tax department commercial industrial and multiresidential tax bills will be mailed at a later date failure to receive a tax bill does not eliminate the respon sibility for payment of taxes nor the penalty charges for late payment refer to our website for complete details wwwtownofwscom mmimiii forml planning act 1990 notice of the passing of two zoning bylaws by the corporation of the town of whitchurchstouffville take notice that the council of the corporation of the town of whitchurchstouffville passed bylaw 2007158zo and 2007159zo the 10th day of july 2007 under section 34 of the planning act 1 990 and take notice that any person or agency may appeal to the ontario municipal board in respect of the bylaw by filing with the clerk of the corporation of the town of whitchurch- stouffville not later than the 1st day of august 2007 a notice of appeal setting out the objection to the bylaw and the reasons in support of the objection in accordance with section 3419 of the planning act die notice of appeal must be accompanied by the ontario municipal board act prescribed fee of 12500 payable to the minister of finance in addition to the fees listed above pursuant to bylaw 2007- 076fi a processing fee of 16500 per ontario municipal board appeal payable to the town of whitchurchstouffville is required to be paid at the time of filing a notice of appeal an explanation of the purpose and effect of the bylaw describ ing the lands to which the bylaw applies is shown below the complete bylaw is available for inspection in my office during regular office hours dated at the town of whitchurchstouffville this 12th day of july 2007 michele kennedy clerk town of whitchurchstouffville 37 sandiford drive 4th floor stouffville on l4a 7x5 note public notice only individuals corporations and public bodies may appeal a zoning bylaw to the ontario municipal board a notice of appeal may not be filed by an unincorporated association or group however a notice of appeal may be filed in the name of an individual who is a member of the association or the group no person or public body shall be added as a party to the hear ing of the appeal unless before the bylaw was passed the per son or public body made oral submissions at a public meeting or written submissions to the council or in the opinion of the ontario municipal board there are reasonable grounds to add the person or public body as a party explanatory note bylaw nos 2007158zo 2007159zo the amending bylaws have been sponsored by the town of whitchurchstouffville to introduce regulatory provisions into general zoning bylaw nos 8734 and 727 to allow for bed and breakfast establishments as of right within all zone classifications that permit a single detached dwelling as this is a general amendment the provisions for establishing a bed and breakfast use could apply across the town and as such there is no locational map provided a bed and breakfast establishment is defined as an estab lishment that provides sleeping accommodation including breakfast and other meals services facilities and amenities for the exclusive use of guests for the traveling or vacation ing public up to three guest rooms within a single detached dwelling that is the principle residence of the proprietor of the establishment the amending bylaws also establish specific provisions related to the provision of offstreet parking outside amenity space site servicing and signage notice of completion municipal class environmental assessment mccowan road reconstruction from bloomington road to aurora road the study urs canada inc has been retained by the town of whitchurch- stouffville to undertake a study of mccowan road reconstruction from bloomington road to aurora road this project is being planned under schedule b in accordance with the planning and design process for municipal class environmental assessment june 2000 the process the project file documents the planning and decisionmaking process followed for this study by this notice the project file is being placed on the public record for a 30day review in accor dance with the requirements of the municipal class ea subject to comments received as a result of this notice and the receipt of necessary approvals the town of whitchurchstouffville intends to proceed with the design of this project the project file is available for public review from july 12 2007 to august 13 2007 at the following locations lebovic centre ws public library 30 burkholder st stouffville on 9056427323 municipal offices public works department 37 sandiford dr 4th floor stouffville on 905-640- 1 900 or 9058952423 should you have concerns with this project that cannot be addressed through consultation with the town you may request that the minister of the environment make an order for the project to comply with part ii of the environmental assessment act this would require the project to undergo an individual environmental assessment the part ii order request must be received by the minister of the environment by the end of the 30day public review period at the address listed below a copy of the request must also be sent to the town if no part ii order request is received by august 1 3th 2007 the town will proceed with design of the project the honourable laurel c broten minister of the environment 12th floor 135 st clair avenue west- toronto ontario m4v 1p5 paul whitehouse cet cmm director of public works town of whitchurchstouffville 37 sandiford drive 4th floor stouffville ontario l4a 7x5 fax 905 6407957 email paulwhitehousetownofwscom this notice issued july 12th 2007 greencgrner what is team green team green is a group of local students working in the northern six municipalities in york region to help educate residents about the proper use of the green bins at planned open houses events and doortodoor in some neighbourhoods to start team green will be visiting the community of ballantrae and part of the community of stouffville this week employment opportunities f please visit the towns website wwwfownftfwscom to review current jobopportunities waste diversion program assistants summer parttime fall staff recruitment aquafil instructor feggg library programs visit the library website wwwwhitcluirchlibraryonca for current events and programs