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i Antra THE ERA K hasxeil JOHN a join WALLACE Prepare machinery now for appointment of chairman regional chairman is not practical for several First it would cost the regions taxpayers a great deal of money to hold such an election One just has to look at the cost involved in holding an election in either a provincial or federal vote it would also mean that candidates Tor the regional council at its first meeting of chairman suffice would have to be very wealthy individuals or have strong financial backing to Its a long way off out its still not too early to prepare for the election for the Chairman of the Region of York At present the regional chairman is a provincial appointee This appointment will from within the affected council to fill the vacancy The regions area municipalities should be giving some consideration now to amend their procedural bylaws to permit the appointment of At this meeting council may elect from its own members It may also elect a the event of council electing from its own number that person must resign the seat mayor or regional councillor to which he or she was elected in his or her area municipality This procedure of electing a regional chairman at the moment is still in effect after an intensive study was made by the regions administrative committee But there are still a number of people who think that the regional chairman should be elected by a regionwide plebiscite We feel that this method of electing the conduct a regionwide campaign Just look how much Bill Hodgson and MP Sinclair Stevens spent on their campaigns regional council Besides what chance would a person from the sparsely populated northern rtflfticipaiilifis have against someone from the heavilypopulated south The office of regional chairman must con tinue to be filled by an election from within the membership of the regional council There are builtin safeguards parochialism through the councils representation by population councillor to fill the vancancy caused by the appoint one Of its members to the mayor s chair or call an election for that post Or regional council should consider asking for an amend ment to BUT The Region of York Act to accomplish this An election would cause an unnecessary financial burden on the affected area municipality And what voter would want to go the trouble of voting for two mayors in what could be the short space of two months Georgina needs an interim tax levy TWILIGHT ON THE LAKE The sky over Fairy Lake darkens facilitate the dredging Ihe duck pond earlier each Manias awcucbes of Eagle St will be filled again before winter are In the air The lake shown up and read for skaters this winter drained week Re This space is reserved for the comments opinions and drawings of The Eras readers Please tree send yours along All we ask is that you include your Municipal governments usually do the hollering about late taxes but Township this year has shown us the other side of the coin York County school board revealed recently that Georgina was in arrears on its school fax bill by Sept 30 The Secondary School and Boards of Education Act provides for payment of these levies in four equal installments Due dales are March June Sept 30 and Dec 15 total levy for 1973 amount to owners pay their taxes in installments J- it of si was to have been throughout the year thus allowing their paid by but the township only managed municipalities to pay Iheir bills on time to scrape together t vet The Education Act has obviously required llgl l in that payments be made in four installments 10ft throughout tin- vear for a good reason to Thai township year issued but one tax provide school hoards with a cash they J student definite I have just read for cllcr lo Editor prices at The I Restaurant BLEW nary expenses excluding Great Britain Both these countries have dental and drug Sibils and generally dispaneitiBh regarded socialist states After quoting his figures invites Ins Riders Id compare h cost of or public day York Regional Council faces a difficult policy decision during the next monlh as it grapples with the dilemma of funding family life centres It has put off the confrontation far loo long already- Now inside of days it must decide whether the repair of broken spirits is as worthy of tax support as the repair of broken highways pert Central to the issue is the provincial lite refusal to share with York the cost exist of operating centres in Newmarket Park Richmond Hill and Council was told does at the beginning of the year hat the province would split the cost 5050 When provincial funding was cut off in March it brought a wave of indignation from regional councillors who fell province was talking out of both sides of its mouth and then jeopardizing family counselling services across the region It might have seemed hat way but one of York councils favorite whipping boys in this whole affair puts things in a little different perspective Hes Jack director of the social services consulting branch in the of Community and Social Services a civil ser vant who has been much maligned from afar by council because he wrote a nasty letter last March claiming York Region already a plethora of social services and didnt need any Mr cant offer any specific data to back up that comment In an interview Friday he told me he used practice wisdom based on experience to come up with his plethora claim a rather nebulous explanation at But he villain of the piece Mr Spence is not First of all he points out he Ontario Government has no legislation which permits unconditional funding of family life centres Whoever gave York the impression lhat funding was forthcoming may have been willing bend rules a bit but Mr clearly is not so inclined I got the impression Mr Spence would be than happy to offer funds for family devise a scheme using existing legislation whereby provincial dollars can go lo Yorks four centres And under existing law Ihe only people who can qualify for provincial funding through family life centres are those on low incomes welfare recipients Welfare recipients comprise a very low age of those who seek help from family Hut says it The province offers a number of different assistance programs for those on welfare and Mr behove it would be logical indeed ideal to channel these programs and he money that goes with them through funily lite centres Me lists vocational rehabilitation as a specific program centres could offer on behalf of Queens Park He admits if would take some hard work Yorks existing centres would have to modify their philosophy and design specific new ser vices for low income families in order to qualify fir provincial money They re going lo Ime So bo imctnoij ind innovative and en livi Hum are tremendous resources lying untapped Mr says What hes saying and York lis would do well to take heed is thai the centres should not simply shut down because big bad provide unconditional funding take ad and council would he willing balance of the costs it not established a formal lift tin 1 is straight York council ifcoimied Ihe of vice In solution list it said 111 si Is it Ml M must be retained in tin conns ell in capacity to continue this essential and very accessary counselling if he could He simply has been working with regional officials to collects property taxes and provides services to property Ontario collects taxes from people and provides services to people Thus all Yorks existing social services are heavily subsidized by Queens Park Mayor Buck and some of her colleagues are convinced that the region simply cannot start funding social services with property taxes at least not without some help from the province And yet if a service is essential and very necessary as council has acknowledged is it appropriate let die If the words in councils resolution mean anything shouldnt York Region back them up with the necessary funds Richmond Hill Councillor Lois said last week that Yorks grant to family life centres is Ihe most humane contribution council makes I Ihink shes right One regional councillor told me privately that he referred a family to the Newmarkel centre and the resulting counselling saved a marriage People are starling to realize that seeking professional help for personal problems is just as important as hiking in Iheir ear Tor maintenance or doing iheir spring It is ironic rebuilding roads and repairing ear engines have long been con sidered more important than rebuilding relationships helping people to cope with and each other Hut thats changing Jack Ihinks that within five years the province may offer un conditional funding for family life centres The climate is starting to develop he says own people around here think in terms of il being feasible Before loo terribly long government is going to recognize the fact lhat family life ser vices are essential and that should be categorized as something lhat foils into lite realm of social utility Until that time comes York Regions cen tres are going to have to Inke advantage of those which are and hope that listed of aims of as equally as lanly possible For first couple of months various health and social agencies in the region The doctor takes exception lo my objection nursing home fees be lltm in both private mid public nursing homes greatly However even in public Inst ions it style of resident has He compare them charged in rweek And they make PROFIT are you But the apparently doubts lility lo formulate a ill opinion He comparing Hum with Mr Hues situation Do th students really feel an oilier person would like l about cost of caring Public schools subsidized per high schools subsidized per month nursing home SUM per week prison per week per day for hospital care is also principle of providing care facilities public lets lake a figures week die doctor The last lime I saw figures published tin follow the putter do cent of the cost staff salaries Hospital per day York where is staff the 1973 ted figure for per pa per in and education beyond the In educated people are best served by these areas of people lineal office id educate il general provin cial revenues Further- figures I digested week Canada is well in el National Product In spends Hum behind Ibis principle In other words he thinks It is my Job to lead yon in chorus Hallelujah while we march obediently to pay taxes lo subsidize loving cure in public children families who Ma them ducks got so ornery they pulled the plug on the pond medicine Im all cured Paws medicine good or not Action in the nub didnt slow down one whilst I was Life here sure hectic and makes one pine for the farm ever so often Newmarket is fast a thats a ten dollar word big city O course being big has its drawbacks Seam there was so much building and on recently lhat duck p ml in hub dang near dried up Dbt from all the consluclion ran Into the the ducks was doin more waddlin than Atat more ornery than a duck oulti water an set to quacking and biting Hie senior citizens who live down way One of yer was by a group of muddy ducks and dang near feathered lo death town council moved right fast after th ind hey s workin on It now I Ill 11 I Irl I- Ill duck pond and now Hie lake no bigger linn ink Win the lake on the beer soda and if looked like New York or Lost Angel itll go far but I reckon the finance company will be a path lo They tell me that employees coin have their paychecks garnished so Mayor Dales and the gang should be all right Anyway with all the collectors down in it might give a chance to come main tin duck pond and now Hie lake liiint no bigger and pay his feed bill at ratchet Creek Co Closer to home the mcrchanla on hubs Street has formed an association and Ir tight time meetings right and lift They ili Iiia Ihe senior will be a mile pleased a Township which is closer up is been a real hotbed news lately A mall Is like when shut down the council up there done borrowed n they was allowed then they bought a convent to hold their meeting than they was allowed then up and lit a convent to hold heir meetings The parly which is and buggies only so townsfolk could walk right down the middle of tho road Anyway Main Street la skinnier than Lubbock and you can walk right down the middle of It right now at five most nights down Main Street Is like to get inta the kitchen when the Perkins clan is setting down to dinner Yalnt gonna get nowhere Up at reglnal council a survey to find out how wants the to look come year 2000 Meanwhile subdivisions plazas is gotn up so fast you gonna be able to see when you look out the window next week Seems a whole gang of reginal types wn set to go to Germany thats where the wai Maw but fer one reason or only a couple ended up the ones that did was nice to phone toe rest during one meetings hough Right nice them I what with and German ladles to keep a bodys mind distracted All In the could be an early summer holiday If the teachers down this way dont get some things they want from York school board Over of yer high school teachers has voted to quit on New Yean Day iffen they cant come to an agreement by November know theres a lot tf people would like to just quit life Jan the first but think the problem has to do with New Years parties If they do up and quit I reckon the have no place to go to swim play football basketball skip classes and smoke marywanna Theyd be some wholl miss school as well Anyway thought Id warn you that you could nave the same problem up to Cratchet Creek Teachers all around here is threatening to quit I know how youd handle a up then If the teacher wanted to chuck it all In Youd form a school board Just to deal with him If it gets to that you might suggest Hank Claypoole as ihe chairman Ha get some book when he was In jail St- yean back and could go to meetings when pool hall is closed Give my regards to Elmore and tall Urn I can almost undersUndhu letters now And tall Paw to send down another batch of that tummy medicine Ynever know when another ulaar come along Bye now Yer son