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BYLAW AMENDMENT COULD LIFT DOWNTOWN BUILDING NEWMARKET Receiving first reading at last weeks council meeting bylaw could change the Ontario Municipal Board The bylaw would amend the r bylaw which placed restrictions Renewal The main clause denoting the change is restrictive under the present by law in that it does not allow any major rebuilding or renovation except up to 15 per cent of the 1966 assessment There have been many delega tions to council asking for the lifting of this and similar clauses both from chants in the downtown core and other located in the north end i commercial business in the area from Water St foe new regulations would si area bounded by St to Millard at the north St as Its westerly boundary A lino drawn centrally the Odeon Theatre block the present Town Hall area the general area of parking behind the post office and The bylaw would lift the present freeze but it would not change the picture as far as opening the i novating to residential use could not be accomplished without changing the Zon ing Bylaw This would again require not only acceptance by Queens Park depart ment but complicated and lengthy pub lic hearings to hear objections Two areas of jurisdiction arc In The Zoning Bylaw is a detailed breakdown of the Official Plan A section could be classed as residential but the Zoning Bylaw would break down to the type of residential structure allowed single family dwelling or multiple Basically the the bylaw does not allow residential except for those properties which in this category before the bylaw passed Further readings of the amend ing bylaw will be held over until copies of the proposals have been sent to the and Ihcir approval or suggestions conveyed to council but in essence the bylaw could be in effect as council has signified its approval and i passing the first reading by a for residential Some merchants and property and premises which present time Is strictly regulated only for the use of offices Any change to allow rezoning 24 PAGES VOL NO CENTS ONTARIO WEDNESDAY APRIL Newmarket Auroni Keswick TOWNS FACE 1MPLUS BUDGETS allowing departments to Progress for Aurora Included in the budget is a general Increase for town employees and provision for several new program The progress budget as the mayor called it allows Auror to plan for the future wel their current operations he said The budget includes the start of a road improvement pro gram an equipment replacement program and a tree replacement program The projects were not outlined Monday night The budget struck a balance be tween the need to provide modem ser vices and facilities and the difficult prob lem of maintaining a tax rate which is Within the ability of the taxpayer to pay The budget increased the mill rate for to expenses mills resenting 10 tax like on a horn sessed at or a hike residential it of 5000 whose negotiations with the town Aurora went ahead Monday night with its general expenditures budget even though the educational levy is not complete But the mayor defended an ex pected increase in the York County School Board budget With larger units of govern ment an increase in costs appears to be a natural evolution he said reviewing the school boards estimate for a cost increase of which Auroras share is expected to be Aurora will not join other mu nicipalities in their objections to the he promised the total i this Aurora sets increase in mill rate AURORA Aurora taxpayers hit by a record budget last year can expect little relief this year Although relief might come from the incomplete school levy the gene ral expenditures budget is up again this Aurora Council Monday night passed a millionplus general expen ditures budget raking the mill rate 5 mills to mills for general And if the York County School Board fulfills expectations the overall mill rate will be up again this year al though the jump wont be as sharp as last Newmarket holds line NEWMAHKKT Town Council influenced by the possibility of a large increase in the educational tax rale this year trimmed Ihc general rate increase for residential property to less than one mill system Councils finance committee chairman Hon Killick presented his budget to council Monday night The bud- gel amounts to 47172 more than was raised last year He called for a 92 mill increase in the general mill rate on residential properly bringing it to 4762 mills This i property is assessed Once again it as he annual 1 ions Music Church One of the trade Ihe first day of exciting time for the younger people opened on Monday Trinity United lines up to face the adjudicator during Staff The increase In taxes for the Newmarket homeowner support- still provides sufficient funds to vide the necessary services lo in proper servicing and to advance in a hes Council seizes recorder Iasl year the general r BELHAVEN A tape recorder provided it v from a member of the press weeks regular meeting of North legal But the mayor did have soi criticism of the board Too many decisions were left to appointed staff Fire guts Aurora Gun Club premises Damage has be estimated at in a fire which ted the premises occupied by the Gun Club early Sunday morning The building located in church township was iaoccupid at t badly damaged it was thought the fire broke out about midnight and fire trucks from Mount Albert Aurora and Stouffvilie were and passed its even though the educational levy may not be decided for another 10 days The towns budget totalled providing for a general Gwiltimbury Township Harry Stomp editor and publish- ahead Monday night of the Lake Advocate had of the 1969 budget brought the recorder in to facilitate of the meetings of council of general genera expenditures The which included school costs in creased the tax rate mills a jump of a year for the average ratepayer the average taxpayer integrity of council called for Police Chief Atvin o do so and Rather than make an issue the machine was surrendered to the police Pollock told the Era if Mr Stemp had refused a resolution would have had to been put through in- true him action This is in accordance with the procedures laid down by the Police Act of Ontario This course of action should have also come from Reeve Dave Davidson rather than his Deputy- Reeve Councillor Jean Smith staled I the deliberations of council When questioned on his remark referring to the integrity of council Councillor Peters stated he simply felt it implies whatever I say today I will deny only According to last we Advocate a similar two years ago and of law the judge- ruled that recorders were a legal part of a reporters tool kit Mr Stemp feels taking notes in longhand is practically impossible as the meetings of council have no order and it is unusual for two members tc be speaking at Ine tape recorder reporting When asked if he intended to bring his recorder to the May ing of council Mr said do intend to give up and will keep trying bring the electronic age to North Gwil DeputyReeve stated far as I am concerned they are illegal School rates which will make up he balance of the tax hill arc being assessed for the first time this year by county public and separate school boards York County school board called for an mill increase for Newmarket re bringing mills when the board completed its hi ii Education Minister William Davis grants would be made by the province lo help high another to secondary school budget when the Davis announcement tducaion directors now estimate it will be another 10 days before education tax rates will be ready Finance chairman Killick said We sincerely hope that this would indi- thc school Ice will be a hot problem this year The Queens Parks Board wants out of looking after the villages indoor- natural ice rink and East Council is thinking bout getting in And the Newmarket Recreation Commission is going to Town Council youngsters from the respective and there will be little for East Gwillimbury hockey normally use the rinks Id be a ing play games if pis for the If the Arena falls by the wayside or no alternative facilities are made available the townships minor hockey program will be seriously cur- was installed and the surface Township council will consider jpoal at its next meeting At the Newmarket Arena the to an inch and a half during the Mr Popple says the arena floor heaving depending on the Sometimes there is as much as of under the arena floor he As the comes out the said 1 dont care if they bring in to council Im still head of council and I will rule as I see fit f this should happen during the hockey players because from breaking include of new compressor and the of the ice surface from