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First Bathurst now Wellington citizens wont trees saved NEW FOUNTAIN FOR FAIRY LAKE NEWMARKET A fountain on a raft anchored in the middle of Fairy Lake was scheduled to go into operation Tuesday morning at 9 am The fountain was paid for by the nowdefunct Newmarket THE ERA Since I NEWMARKET AURORA KESWICK ONTARIO JULY Water restrictions clamped on again Minority abused voluntary restraints according to mayor NEWMARKET A minority of Newmarket residents misused the town water last Thursday making it necessary to restrictions Mayor Bob Forhan said Monday Under the new restrictions lawn watering will only be allowed one night a week Residents of the portion of town east of the CNR tracks will be allowed to water lawns Tuesday evenings between and pm those on the west side Thursdays from 8 to Council hears drainage complaints AURORA Dene residents aided by a Richmond Hill lawyer battled Aurora which have plagued them for three years And they were granted a special meeting with the towns engineer and Ltd representatives next Monday night as well as the promise of stop work orders if construction deviates from plans Residents of Cedar part of Phase One of the sub division charge their properties have inadequate drainage which by current They claim Phase Two elevations were altered from plans approved by council And residents have met with arrogance and lack of co operation in their dealings with Ltd and the town of Aurora Bob of Cedar Cresc told council Although the neighbors hired Richmond Hill lawyer Earl to add muscle to their arguments they met with little sympathy from Aurora mayor Evelyn Buck Ive never seen when people felt they needed a lawyer lifted last Wednesday and the mayor issued volunteer conservation The volunteer restrictions did not work he told town council Monday He said regional engineer Wayne who met with the mayor and engineering committee chairman Bob Scott last Thursday when it became apparent new restrictions were needed maintains there is no water shortage town pumps simply cant cope with the demand during the unseasonably dry weather If you had driven around town that Thursday you would have seen much of our flowing down the town storm sewers said the mayor He ordered fire trucks with public address systems on them to tour the town Friday announcing the restrictions were back on and Monday council backed the decision by reactivating the bylaw On an average day town residents consume about million gallons of water said the mayor This does not use the pumps to capacity allowing the stored reserves in the elevated tanks to be replenished Because of the dry spell Newmarket is using up to million gallons a day Were draining our reserves using more than we can replenish It has nothing to do with the acquirer we have insufficient pumping capacity We must ensure our reservoirs are full in case of a fire emergency he said The main water usage period is from to 10 pm A program to refurbish the old Pickering College water tower should bring it back into use within a few days Once slated for demolition the gallon tank is now being rushed back into use It will not only add to the towns existing water reserves but will give an essential reserve in case of fire in the southeast quarter of Watering of vegetable and flower gardens and shrubs and the topping off of swimming and wading pools are not restricted under the bylaw They do not fall into the category of nonessential uses said the mayor What we are trying to do is stop the waste of water where it is running down the street The biggest misuse seems to be in town watering Council decided Monday the new restrictions will stay on in sec WATER BAN page 2 Andy at left and Eric Locke had a tall job Thursday afternoon They were assigned to paint the lower at Pickering College Upon inspection of the lower a few holes were discovered The tower will have to be repaired before it can be filled to help relieve the water crisis in Newmarket The old tower had been slated for demolition MAYOR ROLLING TRIES TO MUZZLE PRESS COUNCILLORS Judge throws dog bylaw charges out of court toe she said Hes And when she said she resented criticism of the towns engineer who was not present to defend himself she was told she forced the people into that position Dont bait the people Councillor Ron Simmons said A woman in the audience one of about 15 residents who attended the meeting said the group hired a lawyer because the mayor had with him At the close of the discussion however Mr Percival said originally a lawyer was hired to take to court if necessary We were frustrated by The lawyer convinced us to come here first he said CN move closes eight stations MP Hill Markham and are to be removed under an order given this month by The Railway Transport Committee According to MP Sinclair Stevens the order means the stations in those communities will be virtually closed down In Aurora said the MP it is planned to have only a ticket Commuter train goes south See Mr Stevens regular page 5 SHARON Reports that charges laid under legislation identical to East Gwillimburys animal control bylaw are being thrown out of court touched off a media vs mayor battle here Monday night In response to a question from Councillor Angus Morton township clerk Jack Hopkins said charges laid under the bylaw are not holding up in court and quoted one judge as seeing thee If its a legal bylaw how can the judge throw it out asked Mayor Gladys Rolling This Will soon get around and theyll township residents just ignore it She asked the press to refrain from publicizing the control services for the town ship had an opportunity to appear before an open council meeting While one press spokesman said he wouldnt publish the story until talking to Hackson officials such information council meeting Mayor Rolling stressed Gaining the story would be withheld she added sarcastically Knowing The Era it will be all over the front page She warned that should the information be published a special meeting will be called for Thursday night Mr the difficulti countered during the appearances she said Contacted by The Era Monday night a of ficial confirmed that seven people have been charged under the bylaw but all charges have reconstruction of Wellington St several groups of Aurora residents are demanding that York Region delay the Aug start of the project to allow for public dialogue An Aurora delegation is expected to meet next Tuesday with the regions engineering committee to push for the delay Councillor Bob Roth in an Era interview published June 25 During the past week individual homeowners and the Concerned Citizens of Aurora ratepayers group They are particularly concerned about the planned removal of a clump of maples on the south side of Wellington St West im mediately west of Mill St Eleven persons whose properties would be affected by protesting the lack of public statement with the both groups want the project delayed The proposed widening of Bathurst St to four lanes in King Township has sparked similar citizen protests and the region has postponed implementation of those plans to accommodate public input Councillor Roth said in an interview Monday that the same principle should apply to the Wellington widening Personally I dont want to sec a fourlane thoroughfare going through Aurora and I see WELLINGTON page 2 Aurora to air widening debate Be very clear we will have have a public meeting to explain what is going on Mayor Buck said following a recorded vote with Councillors Walt Davis and Harry Jackson voting against a meeting going leduled the early part of August The meeting was called to clarify half truths and rumors which threaten to disrupt the project And the mayor publicly CLARE SA During a second court ap pearance July 16 of ficials heard three new cases thrown out of court when the presiding magistrate ruled a East Gwilhm official could not act as both witness and prosecutor The Crown refused to prosecute until the municipality had sent a letter asking for such action Should the Crown still opt out of prosecuting the suspended animal control services initial court appearances in late June GLADYS ROLLING municipality would have to provide a prosecuting of ficer Hackson officials said Monday After warning of the Thursday night meeting the mayor jumped from dogs to committee meetings attacking the Community Communicator an East Gwillimbury weekly newspaper and Councillor Clare Salisbury Nurses salary fight flares on two fronts NEWMARKET Already at an impasse in negotiations with its community health nurses York Region officials now face pressure to boost salaries for another group of its nursing employees The nurses at York Manor Home for the Aged who received a 12 per cent pay in- with hospital The community health nurses who work out of the regional health unit are members of Local 16 of the Manor It read On behalf of the entire Registered Nursing Staff at York Manor- 1 would like to make you aware of the feeling of unrest amongst my staff due to the present salary structure Could a negotiator please be appointed as soon as possible so that this unsettled matter could be finally resolved their counterparts in hospitals and her compatible Jilek said There are nurses on the York Manor staff The the meeting council discussed the possibility of opening the session providing contentious subjects could be removed to a later closed portion of the agenda Councillor Salisbury said there was no sense in opening the committee meeting if it was only to happen once Monday night the mayor stressing that she was speaking very distinctly and asking to quoted correctly said When a decision is reached all members of council have to abide by that She added Every coun cillor signs an oath of allegiance and promises to abide by that As such councillors should not discuss their personal views on municipal affairs with the press she said Such discussion happens at the regional level said the I do not believe in it said Mayor Rolling It has done a great deal of harm before this council Such statements likely delt see ANIMAL page Tenders for Qu post office be called York Manor after the health contract was settled But the health unit negotiations expected to go to conciliation probably near the end of August Weve always been told to be patient Mrs said in an interview Monday Weve been patient for a long time already nursing assistant supervisor is paid up from 10980 last The four fulltime Registered Nurses were given Tenders for police said municipal candidate has to offer is forthright honesty the mayor charged I resent your Redmen may play in Sharon The Newmarket Redmen may come back to life if owner Doug Miller can find Ice time In or around Newmarket The Junior B A team considered dead after last season reared Its head at a recent Parks and Recreation Committee meeting where an application by Mr Miller for lee Orangeville man drowns at Sutton R 2 Orangeville drowned the Black River last week after he became entrapped in a weed James Cole failed after Mr panicked and disappeared under the water likely be called in September according to MP Sinclair Stevens Mr Stevens said it is proposed to locate the building on the north side of the Rd about BOO feet see NURSES page east of Sutton River when he and Mr Cole decided to go swimming last Wednesday evening The body was discovered in feet of water by the Sutton Fire Department and York Regional Police