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550 mtgmimts wmism s13 iffifl9 seeing is believing for 8 year old robert wright baker avenue stouffville as he heads down the home stretch in the lions- sponsored bikcathon saturday of the 550 who started out s75 completed the gruelling 30mile route jas thomas p pp then pow port opponent poked claremont verbal debate related to the proposed pickering international airport has been replaced by physical whitchurch hike in school tax stouffville residents in the towns whitchurch area will be hit with the highest school tax increase anywhere in the region budget estimates for 1972 and mill rates for individual municipalities were approved at a board of education meeting may 8 on an average whitchurch home assessed at 20000 school costs will total s24394 up by 2744 over 1971 however in the former markham area now part of the town the education tax is down by 1268 to 22224 the former village of stouffville also shows a decrease from last year by 17 to 24394 the same as an average house in whitchurch whitchurch stouffville trustee art starr attributed the whitchurch increase to the large surplus that was returned to the area in 1971 depressing the rate last year the 1972 figure is still lower than that for 1970 the overall decrease across the region was produced by a combination of staff work provincial concessions and an increase in government grants mr starr said newmarket residents will enjoy the greatest school tax drop 6264 on an average home the same is true in the old town of markham down by 50 board members were generally pleased with the budget and approved a motion by trustee john honsberger to send a letter of thanks to all principals and staff for their co operation grass fires prove costly goodwood determined to douse irresponsibility in the setting of grass fires that cant be controlled uxbridge twp council intends to soak five residents 200 apiece after brigade units had to be sum moned to separate properties the fee is set out in the municipalitys fire en forcement bylaw no 1334 violence this is the latest word from the tribunes claremont correspondent irene rennie mrs rennie tells it this way a man distributing antiairport literature was confronted by another with opposite views angry words were exchanged with one calling the other a communist then the fists began to fly first pop then pow one of the combatants was injured seriously enough to require medical attention mrs rennie relates how close friends neighbors and even family relatives are so divided on the issue they refuse to speak to one another one property owner it is said refused to allow a group of young boys to fish out of his pond unless they signed a paper opposing the airport the decline in receipts during the recent cancer campaign has been attributed to the same controversy some householders refused admittance to local canvassers because they were either for or against the port project its high time folks stopped and took a look at themselves concludes the writer before we have riots in our community stouffville what was accepted as a challenge turned out to be a torture test for 350 entries in the second annual lions sponsored bikeathon saturday it rained in fact it poured throughout much of the sixhour period required to cover the route transforming the country roads into trails of mud but in spite of all adversities 375 persons completed the 30- mile trek raising an estimated 13200 it was merely cloudy when the majority of cyclists started out shortly after 8 am then the rain came and continued steadily until about 2 pm when the skies suddenly cleared and the sun broke through many of the entries were fitted out with plastic garbage bags while others changed clothing along the way volunteers kept a close check on all participants particularly the children the youngest tn finish was 6 year old sylvia schweichert hillsdale drive musselmans lake she was accompanied by her mother mayor ken laushway riding for the cancer society also went the distance his pledges totalled 12 a mile ivan and joan grove markham rr2 rode a bicycle built for two the eastwest road from the markham pickering townline to cone 5 proved most difficult many found it impossible to continue past this point at the intersection of cone 5 and the gormley road york regional police aided cyclists in com pleting the crossover ted mclennan of ballantrae positioned his tow truck there also and the flashing lights tended to slow up through traffic from bloomington through to stouffville it was clear sailing down hill bikeathon promoters were amazed at the endurance shown by the 375 who finished many rode their bikes home after receiving certificates cochairmen of the event were bill murphy and colin barrett a m yr v v -s- cooperation urged with cyclists stouffville the 550 entries in the lions- sponsored bikeathon will be contacting their sponsors within the next few days to collect pledges based on the total number of miles travelled cooperation is requested in this regard the deadline for presentation of receipts is saturday may 20 the office of guarantv trust 81 main street west is handling all deposits when making payment riders are asked to bring along their sponsors forms and the deposit slips when all pledges are met receipts are expected to exceed 13000 vol 88 no 50 stouffville- whitchurchmarkhamuxbridge thursday may 11 1972 phone 6402101 16 pages 15 cents dulverton development premature sewage plant size feared airport noise cited in decision less noise good news stouffville a map released tuesday by federal government of ficials shows stouffville completely outside the airport noise zone a composite noise rating of 100 is explained as isolated annoyance stouffville is placed in a rating of less than 95 the drawings differ considerably from earlier maps distributed at public meetings in the area in this one however the noise rating is based on only two runways instead of four planners letter rocks town council meeting stouffville the dulverton phase of a proposed 1000home development in a northeast area of stouffville has been described as premature by an official of the provincial plans ad ministration branch at queens park p j weston a senior plan ner cited two factors in his written decision 1 inadequate sewage treatment capacity in the town and 2 the effect of expected high noise levels in the area of the new international airport with respect to sewage mr weston observed that while negotiations are proceeding no downtown markham study low on priority list markham in june 1970 murray v jones and associates limited released a detailed 60- page report on a proposed 200000 redevelopment scheme for the downtown business area of markham the report advocated the extension of robinson street across main to form a y in terchange at george and joseph streets that was almost two years ago prior to the formation of regional government the plan or study as it is called has since been relegated to a low priority rating to be acted upon when time per mits the decision was revealed at a meeting of markham planning committee may 4 listed in the same category are bypass roads for the old town of markham and -union- ville and an application by rex chainbelt to build a plants on kennedy road near unionville high or the priority list is the bay view summit development bylaws governing hamlets and a study of the south don mills industrial area solution has been forthcoming but it was the second reason anticipated high noise levels that created the most concern councillor tom lonergan said council had been assured by both federal and provincial authorities that stouffville would not be in the noise zone he reminded members that the old village area had been exempted from the ministers land freeze only because the zoning bylaw and official plan was considered adequate to control growth he warned that the exemption in his opinion did not mean that high noise levels wouldnt be experienced in town councillor gordon ratcliff was disturbed we have to take a definite stand he said mayor ken laushway however did not consider the airport issue as a serious problem the main thing they plans administration branch are dealing with is lack of services he said weve known this for some time the mayors opinion failed to calm the uneasiness of others councillor merlyn baker noted that the meeting at the high school may 1 provided no solid statistics on noise levels any airport should have these figures available he said they cant tell me they dont have them theres no reason we shouldnt demand to have them given to us mayor laushway repeated his stand that lack of services was the important factor they have told us many times that more capacity has to be installed he said they dragged in this noise factor said councillor ratcliff maybe this means they will hold us down if dulverton is in the noise zone then all of stouffville is in trouble either it wont hurt us or it will destroy the town said mr baker we should find out councillor herb simpson suggested the committee might look into the possibility of an industrial park and try to determine if the town would be allowed any significant development in that direction other members agreed but with no great enthusiasm contd on page 14 lipizzaner foal first in canada meet maestoso distinta the first canadian- born lipizzaner foal the sturdy little guy arrived it 335 am may 6 son of maestoso gradita and distinta both imported to canada from the federal stud farm in piber austria the owners are mr and mrs ian f munro windrush farms stouffville two additional foals arc expected this year jas thomas choose roman york north stephen roman mining magnate and farmer r r 2 gormley will carry the banner for the progressive conservatives in the federal riding of york north the seat is presently held by liberal barney danson mr roman won a first- ballot victory in a nominating convention monday at thornhill secondary school an estimated 2000 people attended queen of stouffville high eighteen year old joanna heesor grade 12 is the 11172 queen of stouffville dist secondary school she was selected may 5 at the annual semiforiiialfroih joanna is the daughter of mr and airs klmcr kccsor unionville uri jas thomas propose supermarket at ringwood corner stouffville the towns busiest developer gino testa appeared before a planning board meeting may 2 with yet another proposal mr testas latest develop ment would occupy more than two acres at ringwood in the southeast corner of the in tersection he described the plans for a 9000 square foot supermarket with considerable parking and space for a sum mertime outdoor sales area in discussing the proposal mr testa revealed he had consulted with officials of the department of transportation and communication it appears that access to the site will be from hwy 47 with no entrances or exits allowed onto hwy 48 planning board considered the development at length noting that the propertys zoning presently rural residential would have to be changed thirsty thief stouffville a thief with a thirst broke into the home of stanley nesbitt rr2 stouff ville may 7 nothing was taken from the residence except nine bottles of beer an arrest seems unlikely since poiice feel the evidence has already been consumed councillor betty vannostrand pointed out that this would be in the area to be studied for a secondary plan and moved that the proposal be forwarded to york regions area services branch for approval her suggestion was accepted and a report will be drawn up at the regional level for sale a memory ringwood the crack of gordon orrs auction gavel saturday at the site of ringwood school will muster a good many memories for residents who once attended there the ringwood school one of the oldest in the region was built in 1887 eighty five years ago a oneroom addition was added later the board of education is offering the property for sale at 11 am also to be sold are schools at hagerman 930 am hillcrest 1 pm and vandorf at 2 pm snowball and temperanceville schools will be sold the same day each is subject to a reserve bid