vol 102 no 45 a metroland community newspaper wednesday november 8 1989 32pages 50 cents on the f upside photosjoerd witteveen a noble effort to avoid hitting a dog could have spelled disaster for rocco liscio 62 last friday the scarborough man was northbound oh mccowan rd north of the bethesda sideroad when a dog darted in front of his 1980 buick lesabre around 415 pm he swerved to miss the dog and the car flipped in the west ditch the driver was not injured in the accident communal water a worry says poll tracy kibble staff reporter nearly 90 per cent of musselmans lake and ballan- trae residents are against the towns proposed communal water system according to a public plebiscite sponsored by the lake musselman club advisor ken jobe said public response was nearly 20 per cent and that a 10percent response is considered excellent in this type of poll the environmental advocacy group distributed 780 ballots and received 155 responses by the oct 27 deadline and jobe said ballots are still pouring in the results are astounding but what we anticipated jobe told the tribune lake musselman club wanted to legitimize the poll and had a governmentaccepted scrutineer receive and tally the results from ballots mailed to a sealed post of fice box the group then delivered the ballots to the town offices hoping homicide victim found headless the skeletal remains of a whit by homocide victim were discovered by a scugog island man oct 29 while he was scouting near a wheat field in scugog county for returnable bottles the headless skeleton of 35yearold alfred meitner of 200 garden st whitby was found when a man sighted a running shoe sticking up the skull was found lying four feet from the remains the remains were ironically found on the legendary ghost road where a 20yearold rumor has it that a motorcycle accident left a driver decapitated in the same field police are asking anyone who may know more about the whereabouts of the deceased on or before sept 23 to call crimestoppers at 4368477 or call the durham region police force at 5791520 to reserve a spot on an upcoming council meeting to voice its concerns the environmental advocacy group concerned that the lake will eventually die from ex cessive pollution was angered the council did not hold a public vote on the proposal of a water system so formulated this poll on its own jobe said the 20percent response from its poll outdid a similar poll conducted by the whitchurchstouffville public library and latcham gallery which received a 125percent response from the 6000 question naires distributed lake musselman club more determined than ever to fight pollution at the lake will be in corporating the group this week fairness not flaws promised with gst tracy kibble staff reporter lower income canadians will not be affected by the federal governments proposed nine per cent goods and services tax gst says bill attewell mp whitchurch- stouffville markham riding a scant crowd of only 25 residents gathered at parkview village thursday evening to learn more about a tax that will apply to everything from muffins to mufflers mr attewell speaking to community residents as part of a sixweek nationwide tory sales pitch told the audience this massive tax reform will pro- vide credits to those in need but at the same time the pro posal means cutting programs such as unemployment in surance commission uic benefits we think this is a fair rule and are proceeding with legislation in order to enjoy one of the best health care systems in the world we as citizens cant be so generous this political hot potato gst proposal is a hard thing to com municate but credits will go back into the pockets of those who deserve something back he says according to figures cited from an overview booklet which was handed out to listeners govern ment expenditures rose from 867 billion to 995 billion in the fouryear tory reign we need to do more to cut the deficit and the nine per cent tax would introduce fairness to the system that currently has serious flaws mr attewell says the gst will generate 54 billion in annual revenue and will make sure were competitive with other countries by favoring canadian- made goods over imported goods we want to favor canadians not foreigners and tough as it is this type of thing tax reform is happening all over the world in terms of income tax whitchurchstouffville chamber of commerce president and main st proprietor susan see page 3 cash for news help us to be the best community newspaper we can be we need the most current news as it happens if you see news in progress or if you know of a good story call us at 6402100 in stouffville or 6492292 if youre in uxbridge we pay 100 for the best news tip of the month you can remain anonymous if you wish but if not- your picture may be published in the newspaper