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The Era (Newmarket, Ontario), March 4, 1970, p. 1

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COMMUNITY CENTRE COMMITTEE MAY BUILD POOL AT HURON HEIGHTS ET The committee formed build a pool Huron Heights Seeon- il instead Drew revealed Thursday night I said the committee opened York County school board last possibility of financing the pool and hav ing it built as part of the addition now un feasible but would ted 350000 Ho said the I be free water sewers and park- Why build additional He said the committee had ap proached the school board on the llll 11 I operating costs of arena because it doesnt consider It an educational neces sity Mr said the board apparently do consider a pool a necessity but doesnt a provincial grant for a pool 1 f the but school said they would want to build pool Aurora is reconsidering little high be can heating system ERA Sin eel NEWMARKETAURORAKESW1CK ONTARIO WEDNESDAY MARCH 1970 nam CENTS BUDGET MAY NOT MAKE DEADLINE CHARGES INTERFERENCE TOWN ENGINEER RESIGNS POST BEST FOOT FORWARD Two or lie youngest members or Figure Skating dull Tor the clubs coming Competition Day They are Slid ten anil Slielln Cooper both or whom will he competing In the under- lyearold bracket The event will lie held March at Newmarket Arena Willie photo Jailed 7 years for breakin NEWMARKET Sentences of February when the owner of a ervicc seven years in one case ami three in an- station in the Nation and other were meted out to two young men held them linre the police armed in Ilouncial torn last week Richard was in the employ of the of Health in lunmlo ami had hoen in obtaining the job in the Xray section by court services Before sentencing Judge Claro Morrison said failed TERRY Era Managing I NEWMARKET The Ion of Town Engineer George last week brought the town to an abso lute standstill as far as projects arc con cerned in said the mayor and lias its 1970 budget by the April I deadline Mr submitted his re signation to council last Tuesday charg ing council has failed to back his decis ions people have interfered stead of with Mr said he had bad to take far loo much time from a busy and productive schedule to refute ami squelch untrue potentially very dam- These rue a tight society its only logical that any engineer considering the job will talk lo defended the aging allegations interests s the highest paid member of the town staff more than earned his own salary hack in negotiations with the Ontario Highways Department alone where he obtained Hie town substantial grant In- The major aid he dneai know how the town can arrive at a budget fig ure now We might be able to estimate cost on repair projects were in real He pointed out even if he town hired a consulting engineer there isnt time left lo do the work before the April I deadline He also said an engineer r charge and Judge Gat sentenced him lo seven year penitentiary staling lhat he could note his record over the past j Albert Gerald Sampson three years on a similar charge a pleaded guilty The two were arrested The letter containing I was rend in council despite objections from Mr Eves The deputy reeve then moved the resignation he accepted Feb instead of on the March termina tion dale given the engineer In a pri vate meeting after llie council meeting from which he press was excluded coun cil accepted Eves motion in an Mr Macallan in his resigns- he had I cooperation council headed by Mayor The mayor terming llie situa tion left by the engineers resignation Impossible said il was brought on by Eves who would question everything llie engineer did In charging thai Mr Eves spent all his lime working against him ho en gineer said he seemed to be impervious to facts and logic He brought up the same criticisms of engineering mailers again and again and I gave the same Sce MaclKUAN page what nile Clubs balk at suggestion they build bus shelter Jecls thai will have making decisions lid among the pro- hearing this Friday he able lo hire another clubs feel by Gray paikmg lot thai bis company mild a shelter Mr Anion said eh has a policy against build sign the bus stop is GO to start in late summer NEWMARKET Northern York Countys busrail GO transit system is tentatively scheduled to start operating in late August or early September GO Transit manager William Howard told The Era Monday Mr Howard said sites for the new systems kiss-anil- rid parking lots which will be similar lo hose now operat ing on GOS eastwest rait line have not been selected yet He said GO doesnt plan to build a large terminal building the parking lot He said plans for he new sys tem which will operate buses north of Richmond Hill and trains from there to Union Station lie firm in five or six Mr Howard said when they are he will present Ihe plans o Newmarket sit has looked al a number of sites for the Newmarket terminal and have nar rowed their choice down to three or four ii i- have been HVCA proposes new area east of town NEWMARKET Plans for a acre conservation and recreation complex with a acre manmade lake three miles southeast of Newmarket were unveiled last Thursday by the Hol land Valley Conservation Authority In making the proposal to a meet ing of service clubs polili a led iliili M elf feasibility study of the named the reject put Ihe cost somewhere be for UNI fool lung dam Creek But said Mr 1ewis York County farm at and Eagle Streets for a regional park and recrea tion complex hut they found sup- pint II piopo pointed out Ihe new 1 like would suitable for swimming fishing and canoe ing and thai high land adjacent to il could he used for the buildings of a reg ional recreational complex The low lying lamb adjacent lo the lake could he used for football fields baseball diamonds and The Authoritys biggest card is their ability lo obtain provincial grants ranging from lo per cent on the por tions of the project related to 70 tax rate about 30 mills town treasurer is already partially said an Ihe farm first hen oilier facilities Councillor Norm reil had just paid land and linn Derek suggested Pleasnnt- vitle project be adopted by Ihe Mayor Tom said bo still favors use of the St site for a recreation complex llie Holland lion Authority project park v high school there He wouldnt st Deputy Reeve Gordon and Whitchurch Townhip Reeve Stewart also took wait- and see attitudes to both the propo sal and Ihe j farm proposal advoca ted by Mayor Surgeoaer Newmarket Club spokes man Mil said his club is prepared to pledge over eight years for a regional retieition cultural project good but I Newmarket is healthiest finan cial now He said his committee- is cur rently inlying the af building an indoor swimming pool at Huron Heights Secondary but said if Consentient ly the land I would have high value not if it becomes a recreulional Park- The was reasseod last and tripled Cor third lol residential The tieaMiier explained with has Mr Parks said If Including the school levy wei the same as last year 1970 lax rat would he about ai null- Hut said Mayor contended it Is

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