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KOA campground gets written approval from Georgina Council SUTTON Did the KOA war approval from Committee last week and the required permission was given during a special council meeting later in the evening The problem came up when Ron Mayo appeared before the committee enquiring about road Highway to the established written permission must be obtained from the- township Mr Mayo said the proposed park under a franchise group called Campgrounds of America exceeds provincial minimum regulations and that septic Provincial budget offers hope for lower municipal levy Era News Editor NEWMARKET It may come as small consolation to con sumers reeling at the hightax provisions in last weeks Ontario budget but a portion of the new provincial revenues may help lower municipal taxes in York Region this year York and its member municipalities are in line for about million in new and unexpected provincial grants Roughly half that total will go directly to the region with the rest headed for the sine area municipalities The windfall comes from two main sources outlined in last weeks budget New general support grants designed to ward off big tax increases in an era of burgeoning municipal costs and A new grant of per capita for regional police purposes up by over The new subsidy will give York about over last years total for police work In addition three municipali ties Aurora Newmarket and East Gwillimbury are labelled resource deficient under a new Ontario finance policy and qualify for new resource equa lization grants Coupled with this provincial manna is a million surplus from last years provincial bud get York sources indicate the full surplus will be applied to the 1973 tax levy although no formal decision has been taken With the surplus and the new provincial grants York Re gions final tax bill could come in at million about under last years levy tax bill And with most towns and townships preparing budgets that will hold the line or slightly exceed last years the com prehensive picture may be bright for York taxpayers That is if they can afford the new seven per cent taxes on retail sales and energy also announced last week by Treasurer John White In his budget statement Mr White outlined new measures designed to counteract the chronic problem for local govern ment of the growth potential of the property tax While local spending across Ontario is expected to run about eight per cent ahead of last years figures property tax potential expected to grow more than four per cent Mr White said Consequently the province has introduced new general of last years tax spending keep its 1973 spending i municipalitys ease under eight general support it only gets spending grant If its jumps per two per cent Theres a sliding scale for grants increases between eight and per cent Mr White also unveiled a new resource equalization grant for municipalities whose per capita assessment is less than Using assessment figures the province has calculated market and East Gwillimbury qualify with municipality a total of which breaks down this way General support grant police grant new grant for number of hospital beds in a municipality resource equalization A portion of the police and general support grants will be shared with the reeion The general support grant cent of last years tax bill ant Us spending increase under eight per cent this year Since York Regions tax levy will be under last years it will qualify for the maximum six per cent general support grant treasurer John said Monday Figures distributed with the Ontario budget show that York and its member municipalities qualify for about under the new grant scheme The breakdown which includes an un specified portion for regional purposes is as follows Aurora East Gwillimbury 88000 King Markham Newmarket Richmond Hill Vaughn 157000 54000 Georgina also could qualify for additional grants under new subsidies for seasonal population Mr Hlynski said had been approved by t health unit He said the approv al given by the council was assumed to have been enough to get the work started We feet like a pingpong ball Mr Mayo said Regional Councillor Bob Pollock suggested the group had come in with a good full blessing of council he Mr Mayo said his group known as Cava had ex pected to have the campground finished this spring adding that going back to square one would take the project back a full year Mayor Dales insisted that if council had passed a resolution no objection to approving the project last year operating with the 1973 council would honor EngineerAdministrator Ger ry said the planning com mittee minutes from Aug show a recommendation for ap proval made to council I assume it was adopted by council Mr said Mr Mayo said that a hold up in the project could imperil the whole development and that an extension on a loan would have to be sought from the In dustrial Development Bank Last years council en couraged this and we must back that up the mayor added In the special council meet ing the required approval was given subject to a possible levying bylaw that would require a fee to be paid on each such a levy but suggested the levy should be imethlng leu than per site The final motion authorized the KOA park subject to a trail er park bylaw setting a system of trailer park levies Councillor Ken Smockum chairman of the Roads and Win ter Works committee agreed meet with Mr Mayo on the road access problem THE ERA South Shore pages ONTARIO WEDNESDAY APRIL IB third attempt dismissed SOD TURNING FOR UPPER CANADA MALL Newmarket Mayor Bob will break the first ground for the million Upper Canada Mall at the corner of Davis Dr and St tomorrow at am The twolevel mall is scheduled to open in the spring of 1974 It will have a SimpsonsSears ami Dominion stores and smaller stores and will he fully enclosed hen completed it will provide service for communities stretching from Metro Toronto to Lake The sketch here snows 140 NEW HOME UNITS PROPOSED Major subdivision plan unveiled SUTTON A subdivision that would see new homes added to Sutton was referred to Engineer Administrator Ger ry for a report after it was unveiled at Plan ning Committee last week The development owned by Voidemar would he built on a acre tract north of Highway just east of Sutton Access to the proposed subdivi sion would be from Highway initially and also from East St Hugh Amber representing Mr said part of the development would have six- buildings providing accom modation for families There would also be singlefamily buffer zone J development presently along highway and a park dedication were also pro posed At the north end of the project would be a nine acre rectangular parcel set aside for industrial development Then is close to the lagoon A small located in the residential de- middlc of the velopment Mr Amber said a row of trees would he planted along the west boundary of the industrial area to divide it from the Fair grounds I understand there is a need for industrial in this Mayor foe Dales told Mr had many He added that the township was not complete master of its own fate referring to the Toronto Centred Region Plan which he said could slow down development in the township The mayor suggested de velopers supply industrial sites the province would allow ac cess to Highway at that He added that the present wage lagoon in the village There is a of the facilities and grade them down to the lagoon I assume that would mean paying for everything including expansion of the sewage treat ment plant the mayor replied people to Sutton I am a little concerned that 146 families possibly car and industrial develop ment all gaining access along a residential street East Stl he said wonder if it is feasible dont think an addition to the ine that it would solve our tertiary treatment needs The matter was referred to Mr and Area Services Branch of York Region for comment and technical reports Township to court Board consideration of hold ing bylaw Mr Friedrichs lawyers argued that the township was not moving with dis patch in order to get the bylaw before the The court under Chief Justice Wells dismissed that plea According to Ross Lin ton who was acting for the township the court ruled the township was doing everything it could to get by law before the OMB It was the second time that Mr had brought the case back to court after it was adjourned in February pending sub mission of the Bylaw 70 to township had considered ad vertising the bylaw in the Toronto newspapers but found the cost to be prohibl- According to OMB the bylaw must be circulated to all those affect ed and objections forwarded to the OMB The may the call hearings Holding Bylaw 70 cov ers all of old North Township clerk said the bylaw is to be mailed out to morrow to all those people living in that part of the township Must end embarrassment Strobel solicitor informed SUTTON First phase of offered for sale Mr Strobel the condominiums must be completed before the second phases can begin plan for an apartment building instead of condomin ium units for the second phase of the development Regional Councillor Bob Pollock was wary about approv ing the apartment proposal Mr has not lived I to be a treed buffer a large subdivision in terms of family units and that sewage treatment might be a problem up be a How Grass fires keep Sutton firemen busy SUTTON Six fires to a call Friday from q tinguished that blaze was also a call Saturday at the deserted Sports He added that if the Keswick firemen battled three small fires The brigade had a quiet The worst fire occurred Saturday around noon when a rubbish fire caught dry grass the 7th Concession the Catering Rd In neighbors said that people should be ful making rubbish fires People should be more careful They start off with a small bonfire to burn rubbish and the wind comes and carries it to long dry grass he said the Baldwin Sutton fii to battle on two fronts to keep the fire from spreading to nearby bush areas Thirty rods of rail fence belonging to Roger was destroyed by that fire and acres of grass blackened ac cording to Sutton Fire Chief Phil Snooks The SuHon crew had re- rubbish fire jt of control according to Mr Snooks More rail fencing was de stroyed when a grass fire Sunday afternoon Chief Snooks advises peo ple to hold off burning rubbish until the grass gets greener property after it Keswick girl top winner and 8 That was worth She also a award from the Sooth Lake Shame Conserva tion Aithority Her project was a display the top winners in the York Canty Fair over the weekend She Grade at St Separate the He said Mr replied that complete the project He added that approval by the planning would not give his commitments the incomplete condominiums are an embarrassment to the township We want the embarrass ment removed Then you can go ahead the The proposed apartment much Mr phas Mr Winemaker persisted saying that enough checks and balances existed to prevent un wanted developments and that it was unnecessary to turn it back for future consideration The committee recommend ed phase two be given top pri- satisfactory guarantee that one would be completed Wild chase charges laid NEWMARKET A Kes wick man faces charges of dangerous and impaired driving after a weekend police chase at speeds up to miles per The chase began north of proceeded through of Hwy where Ontario Provincial Police made Two York Regional Police cruisers gave chase after a driv er failed to stop when signalled by police The car went through three red lights in Newmarket police said Roland Buckle Georgina takes sixmonth option on St Gerards teg lest The option aatH NaT 1 MI price set at The option on 11 acres C laid aid Ike aaritlale fcaMrag The one Heck of lead on Ike west side Fifth I ml III acres while Ike ether Mack the east side the novitiate building was at 1H acres If we do set eater rata Una we are protecting ear iaterests Mayor Joe Daks said The major said he did fed a was weeded hat hawed to the wishes of that The far the sputa was passed a