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THE ERA if Ktxwick December The Seamd Section Sports News District News Entertainment BUDGET OVERSPENT 344000 Welfare costs zoom out of control NEWMARKET York Countys welfare budget already grossly over spent with a month and a half to go is spiralling out of control and theres nothing the county can do about it A shocked York County Council heard this message last week when the welfare committee reported it had exceeded its budget by nearly with expenditures through Nov March expenses were more than double those of March the report revealed The March costs were compared with for the same month last year And in October expenses zoom ed from in to this year Its out of control lamented Reeve John McLean Somewhere along the line some re sponsible government has to do some thing about it think the only thing we can do is to say were appalled counter ed Deputy Reeve Wallace of North To say its the problem of another government is just to say what each government is pointing out to the other Theres no use in fingerpointing What are we goin do about it Theres no East Reeve Gladys Rolling welfare committee chairman said two factors contributed heavily to the cost upswing little lot of people or get a hcar- afford it Last spring the province in creased welfare allowances approxi mately per cent effective May The county must now pay an extra one dollar per patientday for nursing home care The county welfare budget for was set at Through Nov expenditures totalled the report showed The province however assumes per cent of these costs the county he per cent Its disturbing lo everyone hut we have to pay these hills by law explained Reeve Rolling And Metro is worse off than York County GLADYS ROLLING wo cant do it he county case load for Oclob- she said A case in- the head of a family and those cases involved persons on the welfare rolls Unemployment desertion and illness account for most welfare cases said Reeve Rolling Reeve Don of Richmond Hill fingered what he considered the main problems of he welfare system when he noted heavy increases in shelter allowance payments and ex penses for basic essentials Persons on welfare are paid slither costs commensurate with their housing hills while they were em ployed he claimed lie also termed it a little ridiculous that the county must subsidize housing for senior citizens n they can enter a pro- vincial housing complex as per month rent And he added ing aid because they ca but you can afford it if And too many people are get ting married at a young age he con tinued Then after two years the wife decides she doesnt like him any more and she walks out with two kids Welfare is forced to support this type or irresponsibility Reeve Evelyn Buck of Aurora pointed out that families on welfare receive a maximum shelter allowance of a month plus five dollars per child and suggested that most peo ple on welfare would rather work Hut Newmarket Reeve Clare Salisbury duubled it and asked if welfare recipients can he forced to perform occasional duties for local municipalities Reeve Rolling pointed out that under present legislation municipal ities cannot force persons on welfare to work without losing the federal nits included in the ml si mil lire I iter Reeve Salisbury support for a resolution asking fur amendments to provincial tion to allow lo put welfare recipients to work BUDGET WILL BE OVERSPENT 50000 Childrens Aid defiance of budget limits irks Buck Childrens Aid Society will its budget by Ibis year spite the urging of an Aurora member that the Societys tors be reprimanded Aurora Reeve Evelyn Ruck tended he Society directors are clear defiance of county councils budget- I think it the expenditure is beyond heir jurisdiction and they should be reprimanded she said If make penditure without taking any action Mrs Ruck and Richmond Hill Reeve Donald llaxton argued that council in striking its 1970 budget was aware that a cut in the Societys budget would result in a de crease in the services the Society could provide hut cut it anyway Mr llaxton said There is an by a lion that be county council in hat respect were ignored appointed body Prospect of Metro expansion north to recall council for special session Council was old the occurred primarily because he Society raised the fees it pays homes which look after its wards o keep them in line fees paid by Hie Metro Toronto Society Mrs Iluck said the question of increasing the fees lo meet Metros was rejected by county council but hey went ahead anil increased hem anyway knowing it would cause a de- York County Council which expected to sing its swan song last week will have to re turn to its chambers for a special meeting this month o discuss he implications of surrendering rich southern portions of the county Metropolitan Toronto in the near Warden Gordon Cook promised rail I for a after it voted last week not to discuss report on he southern boundary question at its last regular threeday meeting Its a very irnportaiX report and it means a lot lo the future of all of us in he county he said A slight majority of council ar gued lien voted not lo discuss the report because it had just been re ceived at the start of he meeting last Wednesday Opponents of discussion chimed they needed more time to digest Die report The report prepared by the county planning office recommends that the county and he new regional government expend every effort in opposing any transfer of lauds to Melro from he Region of York Municipal Affairs Minister COUNCILLORS KEEP DESKS Wardens chair goes to shrine York County NKWMAHKET Council during the final three clay regular session last week approved the donation of the county wardens chair and desk the York Pioneer and Historical Society as an historical artifact No records exist on the age of he ornate chair and desk from which wardens have presided over council fur years but longtime A report of the warden and com missioners to council last Tuesday said the society bad agreed to place tin chair and desk in its Sharon tem ple and Museum complex The port also said a council desk and chair were delivered to each mil Hi in ill I as early as June told the legislature that Metros nor thern boundary would be shifted north to he route of proposed High way in lit near future He said the mailer would he settled by nego tiation among Metro York and the province Such a move the report sug gests would make York Region the loser because of the loss of 227 million in assessment and he drastic cutback in potential indust rial development in lie region On he latter point the report stales it the land transfer would remove all practical possibility of large scale industrialiation owing the loss of acres of mostly un developed serviced industrial land In an mill for discussion on the report last week Aurora Reeve Evelyn Iluck told council that if these lauds go the industrial develop ment potential of the rest of the county will be froen for another Surrendering these rich portions of and Vailglian townships Vaiighan Township Deputy Reeve Ah said when a child is made a ward of the Society they have to It ok after him I hey have no choice So if their budget is overspent I have no criticism East Gladys Rolling said this has been a banner year for Childrens Aid children to date This ami the increase in house fees is the reason for the over spending The children were coming in and liny just had to he placed somewhere Deputy Reeve James one of county councils rop- on the Societys board said the county is watching the bud- gel Economics have dictated that Ibis is a bad year he said Mr said the Society is forceil budget for an unknown quantity He asked council to look at the service being provided and judge Oh York we stand on guard for thee NEWMARKET Old county councils never die They dont even fade away They stand In the wings wailing fur new regional councils to stumble and fall Then they emerge from the shadows nod knowingly and resume power as if theyd never been away Thats the gospel according Wallace deputy reeve of North Township In a notice of motion to York last week Deputy Reeve suggested thai War den Cook place his council on call after Her In ease the new regional council happen to fold The motion sprinkled liberally with flowery phrases and enough whereases to confound your average lawyer said in essence If new regional council cant do the job well come back and save the Kinking ship should take optimum advantage when the chance arises Deputy said solemnly after the meeting wilh the slightest twinkle In his eye As be presented his notice of motion his fellow councillors at first looked at each other quhwlcally then enjoyed a round of chuckles Several councillors admitted afterwards that they couldnt figure just what the proposal meant War den Cook grinned and said hell have to study Deputy prone more carefully before deciding whether to put It on the agenda for councils December session Gord Cook 11 years later time for vacation AIJCE RS KING TOWNSHIP The king of King Township is step ping down Gordon Cook both the last warden of York County and the last reeve of King Township is re tiring from elective office on Dec after consecutive years of service to his municipality and double duly the past eight years when he also served on York Co unty Council Mr Cooks reasons as straightforward as the man himself are simply that he wants a rest and a change from the responsibilities that this year have into 10hour work days He says lie wants to enjoy more time wilh his family and lo relieve the tremend ous burdens inevitably placed on he wife of a public official I may feel entirely different In a couple of years time said Mr Cook who frankly admits that hes still vitally Interested In muni cipal government But at this point I honestly dont know what my plans will be although Ive been approached by a number of people Hell remain in close touch with the new Region of York how ever as a member of its first police commission He was appointed to that body by the province last month The future of King Township holds special concern for Mr Cook who is deeply interested in the planning field It automatically grows on you explained Mr Cook who as reeve and before that deputy re eve has served eight years on ship planning board Ill always be interested in making any kind of contribution lo King Township and the new Re gion of York he said His primary hope for King is that elected and appointed of ficials will see fit have the town ship properly zoned in a way thai will preserve unique qualities and beauty Its no secret of course that Kings new official plan Is Mr Cooks baby In fact R lops his list of personal accomplishments during his 1 1year enure He was delighted when he plan finally earned provincial ap proval last week after a three month wailing period The reeve also lakes great pride in the townships new and im- library and in the fact that he held office during its si met Ion He also points proudly extensive road improvement prog ram in the township due to iinplc mentation of the Roads Needs Study Eleven years ago Mr Cook became the first person in his family run fur township council although his father Earl Cook now in bis year did serve on school board Gordon Cook won his first election and topped the polls in two subsequent elections council The following year he was acclaimed deputy reeve During the past eight years Mr Cook has had to run In only one election in 1965 when he first became reeve He has earned ac- throughout the rest of his impressive career Mr Cook was a full time farmer when several senior town ship officials first urged him to run for council Scotch shorthorn cattle were and still are the specially of h I acre farm Claydcnc They continue to be one of his special Interests apart from his poll- Ilea life He gives credit for enormous support and assistance to at- tractive and popular wife Alma Her sense of humor has a carried through many difficult limes he told the persons who gathered to honor him at the final wardens banquet To his father and Almas father Mr Cook gives credit for keeping his farm going Mr Cook grew up in King and can trace his family back three generations In the township and at least four generations in York County He married Alma Drown of years ago They cole- United their silver anniversary just They have a petite dark- eyed daughter Teresa now in her third year at York University j where she is studying economics and urban planning Mr Cook has been a popular I politician hough a formidable foe anyone threatening his beloved King Many people were keenly disappointed at his decision not to run for Mayor of King under the regional plan As he puts it customary I modesty Ive been getting hell J everywhere for not running He undoubtedly could have j been Kings first mayor but as he told The Era to be warden and reeve and on top of that run In an election would have been humanly Impossible Somehow during his busy schedule Mr Cook found time to serve on the York County Hospital fur five years and to be Mast of Union Masonic Order- Hes past president of the Ontario Shorthorn Association and for many years has served as stew ard and elder of York lines United Church Kettleby He leaves public office many hope not for good with feci ton respect am good wishes from residents throughout the and especially King Town- v to the I prog- Commissioner helps Warden Iouk don his robes of office before last weeks final far county council session Alice