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THE ERA The Era Wed The Seamd Section Sports News District News Entertainment POLLOCK WARNS YORK COUNCIL REGION TAKES STAND ON POLLUTION Crackdown on sanitation rules may close 1000 homes En News Editor NEWMARKET A crack down on enforcement of sani tary regulations condemn 51000 homes on the south snores of Lake Sinicoe within the next two or three years Georgina Councillor Bob Pollock warned last week Unless the regulations are think its fair to say ijbat within two or three years per cent of the homes in this Regional Council Regional health officials later told The Era that poor sanitary conditions on the lake- chore coupled with numerous applications for new septic tank Installations hare forced tight er enforcement of the rules The regulations have ways been there said Dr Owen Slingerland regional Medical Officer of Health Were now enforcing them a little more Besides the simi lar problem areas in Whit- Oak Ridges- Lake Wilcox and Holland Land- J 4 MM Homes such as these clustered together on small lots in Youngs Harbor be affected foenient of sanitary regulations on septic tanks and lot sizes Bernard Photo crackdown The new policy doesnt lean that families will be from their homes nor that army of tanks will be turned down that many persons wanting to convert cottages to permanent homes will be condemned after the present occupants move out It also means that Georgina Township will be under greater pressure to install municipal ad ditional water and sewage sys- The problem lies in the the surface drainage conditions that characterize the lakeshore The regional Health Unit has taken one step to fight the will be much harder to skirt from now on too say health of- But if the rules were al ways there why werent tl strictly enforced before Wit- explains it this way homes on small lots During the past few years we have been en deavoring to compromise with people and get them to put fill on their property to bring It up to standards We thought we did a good job Well were hu man too and we learn from our mistakes These lots are cheap Mr Burns continued A lot of pro perty is being transferred And were getting inundated with ap plications for septic tanks Some people are converting summer residences to permanent dwell ings and they want to put in basements You have a high wa ter table and a severe drainage problem The time has come to take a stand on pollution and we feel that a mass condemnation of lakeshore dwellings will occur In the long term picture he could be right said Mr Burns But I cant see people moving out of their homes It will make a difference to peo ple who rent though Adds Dr Slingerland We dont go around placarding hou- el that But homes that cannot meet sanitary standards will be pla carded when the present occu pants move out Some recently vacated homes already have last few years The Ideal condition ii to have the water table five feet below ground level said Mr Burns The Medical Officer of Health can reject a building T this basis We will Now well make some ex ceptions of course the water table is feet or four feet nine inches below ground level But there an going to be very few of these because most are going to need a lot of fill If existing septic tanks cm not be brought up to standard Mr Burns said his department might allow continued use If the owner agrees to pump out the tank on a regular basis But we wont let people build septic tanks on existing lots on a pumpout basis he said The only solution said Mr Burns is to put in munlcl- be willing to let them go ahead pal water and sewers PREMISES Fll MINI III HIST III IE BECAUSE still will compromise Youngs Harbor MAYOR CHARGES study will I stifle Auroras growth By DON BERNARD Era staff reporter NEWMARKET Adoption if a floodplain study for central jork Region will effectively stop development in Aurora May- Dick IHJngworth charged last His the voiced by area politi cians at an open meeting on report compiled by James Ltd consulting en Sneers The report commis sioned by the South Lake Simcoe Conservation Authority estab lishes lines for Auro ra Newmarket and East Gwil- and makes recommen dations on how to protect the ar ea against flooding The report uses a specific Storm Hurricane Hazel and pro jects the flooding that would expressed bt that such flood in the report doubt that such flooding that another Hazeltype storm could indeed occur Chairman Lambert asked why there was a greater danger to Rogers dam than lo the smaller Fairy Lake Mr Sexsmith explained that the earth embankments at Rog ers dam would wash away and the logs could not he removed in the case of severe flooding to allow the water to flow off East Gwillimbury Mayor Gladys Rolling expressed con cern over increased expend in doing remedial work on Rogers dam We paid to have the dam adequate Mayor Rolling Rolling also said that how long it May Tannery Creek is only two wide he said That kind of flooding couldnt happen Aur- like that flooding If this idea is adopted all development in the H of Aurora would effective ease We cannot afford to leave such a large area land to protect against a flood that probably will never come The report recommends that municipalities allow no building the floodpialns and suggests other improvements needed to protect human and prop erty loss in the event of a major The main recommendations involve increased channelization in order to gel flood water away taster said Douglas group manager for MacLarens who presented the report at last week meeting The report suggests im provements in the Rogers Re servoir dam channel ization downstream of Fairy Lake dam removal and protection of homes within floodplain limits chan nelization of Creek re- Building of bridges and culverts to withstand a Haze If orce flood and protection of the Aur- treatment plant could be knocked out of ion at least temporarily during a major flood Mr said to reply to Mayor lilingworths And he told the may information in swered would take to from Rogers dam if a flood warning was given what the cost would be of remedial work to Use dans exactly what remedial work was necessary and the in stallation of an alarm system for the dam She made it clear that when these questions were answered the report might be accepted by grass- East METRO SGT TO HEAD REGIONS DETECTIVES NEWMARKET A Toronto detec tive sergeant was hired Monday to head up the de- Metro force was sworn In at Mondays police commis sion meeting Hell have the carries a Inspector Hark ness who will assume his duties May 17 Is eminently qua lified to command Yorks 10 detectives said Police Chief Bruce Crawford In his three years as a sergeant with Metros homicide squad he WALLACE and the kidnapping of weal thy socialite Mary Before the commission authorized hiring Mr Hark ness Commissioner Ray asked Is there nobody in our own ranks who could fill that job Georgina East Gwillimbury howl loudest over school taxes education has been strong from areas of York Region hardest hit Mayor George Burrows and Councillor Bob Pollock of have vowed These figures cannot stand It simply cannot be allowed to happen Figures presented to York County Board of Education at the board meeting April showed that homes In the new township of Georgina assessed at will have Increases ranging from to The same house in East bears an increase of approximately Most others includ ing Newmarket and Aurora will be down It came as a considerable shock to members of East Gwillimbury Council when a school board communication Monday indicated their local requi sition for education costs reflected full credit for a surplus of between and due to the municipality since Without this surplus the township would have had a much higher tax hike Council indicated ft would take Immediate steps to look Into the situation Re of the share of school costs increased Grants crediting of surpluses and mill- rate subsidies have all contributed to a reduced levy for the majority of the regions residential propertyowners Residents of the former Whitchurch Township East Township and the pally of Georgina are slated to bear last years levy of five mills The main reason appears to be for time TAX REFORM A ROCKY ROAD TORONTO Whatever may be of ensuring that each municipality Municipal Affairs and the Depart- resources manager Derek Sterrilt in answer to May or Rollings queries said thai he doubted whether all the logs could he removed from the even under good conditions and the report is not what he at all We thought this would be happening elsewhere in Ontario it evident that propertytax reforms arc being rapidly implemented in York Region But the road is rocky and confusion is rife Officials of the Finance Branch of the Department of Municipal Affair have outlined some of the new prin ciples lo The Era feature between different classes of property and the only method to ensure equity in tax levies pays mi equitable share of of Education are separate and education programs It also deter mines the amount of grants to which the municipality is entitled Sales analysis are conducted each year on an individual municipal basis in order to maintain a true reflection of values For education requisitions cer tain features have incorporated of the provincial administration safeguards have not been effective preventing increased education levies for some municipalities In York Re gion We tried to get the municipalities to under stand what was happening Mr Chapman said But it Is not our business to tell them how to what Is essentially their affair Mr Ford told The Era on Monday that the Department of Education had been kept fully in formed of the situation But we couldnt get any where with them Ours Is not the only county board with these divergencies Meetings have been held with municipal offi cials and Mr Ford in attendance The Intended purpose was to seek direction towards a solu tion of the problem Mayor Rolling of East was instrumental in bringing the local official together to discuss the situation Mrs Rolling told The Era at the weekend that the southern municipalities had made the decision to appeal all of their assessment though their law yer advised that it was not clear if they bad the right of appeal Our lawyer Joe Vale told us there much chance of success In that direction It could cost a great deal of money for very little advantage It seemed she added that when the Depart ment of Education saw how concerned we were they Increased education grants to relieve the situs tion So maybe we did win in the end Mayor Burrows and Councillor Pollock are not so complacent Our solicitor Mr Vole told us that as most of he municipalities benefitted from the equalisa tion factor appeal even Burrows told The Era In the mayors opinion Increased grants for one year will not solve the basic prob lem He feels the root of the trouble lies in market value assessment of properly Property values In In the last year The in have been grossly distorted by speculation he said Farm properties which have a cash sale value of an acre are changing hands on likely to be different or four limes that amount Councillor Pollock also complained bitterly about assessed values of property He lashed out with criticism In several other directions as well Councillor Pollock also bad criticism tor the Toronto Centred Plan Design for Development Tannery Creek wai Mr added Hint the province bad already accepted the which was per cent subsidized by the Newmarket representatives at the meeting were quiet for most part When questioned Newmarket member Geo rge Richardson stated that he agreed with the report and thou ght it was a good one Newmarket Councillor Doris Blair added that for the most part the report was acceptable but said We should not have a hard and fast flood line It must be flexible appointed officials and department One feature is the mill rate sub- officials sidy It is earned by the municipality Statements on the subject made when the equalized assessment has by local politicians reported by the Drive and said that everything north of that line risen to the point where taxes will press and subsequently contradicted would be agricultural and recreational inordiimtelv The is PdWcians according That is simply a denial of reality the I to the provincial officers have been said angrily Its people theyre dealing limited to those expenditures hut not maps SevenlyBve per nt of the people in the nixed by the Department of In principle but confusing area are commuters The effect in detail the designation was to wipe Though It is expected that there millions of doHars of property Mayor Burrows and Councillor Pollock indicated they would seek a private interview with education utilized to the of Armed with the facts they intend to storm previous mil Zen to reluctant to com- we bastions at Queens the mil rate to be levied man concluded Counctllor ment until discussions between the CTMI governmenUcveU have been El equalization factor is determined at and 30 completed and depnrtmont that can be taken He referred to the decision the provincial department previous apportionment This are examined and adopted as of some farmers associations to withhold their share School hoards and or county governments do not calculate local requisitions by the assessment roll The school board uses a percent age of the preceding years apportion ment combined with a percentage of the equalized assessment to calculate nn individual municipalitys share of the years expenditures Equalized assessment is a com bination of the assessment roll and an analysis of sales during the pre ceding year The ground work is done by the local assessment office The ordinary The factor is used for the purpose year the ratio is fiftyfifty government policy of taxes for education purposes