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The Era Newmarket Aurora KeawUk Wed March Both sides claim victory in tax case NEWMARKET King Township sees itself as the victor in a court battle against York Region involving the townships right to withhold uncollected taxes Regional solicitor Edward wondered Friday if he were in the same courtroom following stories which appeared last week in two major newspapers He thought hed woo The decision has far- reaching ramifications and could set a precedent in municipal dealings with regional govern ments over taxes said King Township Mayor Margaret Mr said he received calls from municipalities around the country wondering whats going on there following stories in Toronto newspapers York Region initiated action in Divisional Court after King Township remitted only a portion of taxes due in the Sept 30 installment under the regional bylaw While paying interest on the unremitted taxes the township forwarded only those taxes which had been collected from local ratepayers York asked for a writ of mandamus ordering Jubilee grant to buy fountain NEWMARKET Fairy Lake may get a jubilee fountain this summer For years town council has been trying to make a fountain work in the middle of the lake but conditions have always foiled the plans Monday night Mayor Bob said the Ontario government is making special funds available to municipalities from the lottery fund for projects commemorating the Queens jubilee Regional Councillor Ray im mediately moved his administration com mittee to find out if the funds could be used to put in a decent fountain on Fairy Lake Council agreed MAYOR MARGARET the township to pay its tax installments in full or ordered in the regional bylaw The region did not get its writ of mandamus said King Township Mayor Margaret who claims the court did not order the township to pay its taxes The court did declare Wednesday that the township owes its taxes the mayor continued noting the township always accepted the debt Therefore she concludes the court decision allows the township to remit its regional taxes as it receives the money from local ratepayers Tne court told them they have to pay their levy in accordance with the bylaw said Mr Oakes who added there should be no room for misunderstanding The bylaw specifies the date taxes are due and the dollar amount to be paid Both Mr Oakes and Mayor Britnell agree the court composed of three judges did not make a mandatory order A mandatory order is an extraordinary remedy used in extreme situations noted the solicitor Instead the court gave a declaration he continued which declares the rights and obligations of the parties On Sept 26 King passed a resolution or dering its treasurer not to pay the full taxes and instead remit only that portion of taxes which had been collected Both agree the King resolution was quashed which was the regions objective Mr Oakes said But it was only quashed because it was wrongly worded the mayor insisted not because of its intent Trie mayor claims the resolution would have been acceptable if it had directed its treasurer to pay but had limited payment through a dollar amount According to Mayor Britnell the court said the township acted in good faith paying interest on unpaid levies Further she said the court called regional council tyrannical despots Mr disagrees claiming the mayor merely misunderstood one of his jokes The court was ob viously wellprepared for the court case and had read alL material presented mayor Brit said She claimed the township solicitor did not need to say much and said judges questioned Mr Oakes extensively It did not leave the region looking in a very good light commented the mayor One judge said it is unbecoming to see councils squabble and said the money ultimately comes from the same place the taxpayer noted Mr Oakes Further the court wondered why the issue could not have been solved without litigation Judges said the region had not done enough to solve the problem prior to court to require a mandatory order he said The township will study the court decision before commenting on whether it will remit its taxes in full or continue to forward money as it is received from the tax payer Mayor said The township will also explore other means of solving the problem she said By press lime Tuesday copies of the official court release were not available Taylor may heal hydro split NEWMARKET Legislation to resolve Newmarkets split hydro jurisdiction could be ready for the autumn session of the Ontario Legislature according to Mayor Bob Civic leaders seeking an end to the sevenyear split which has meant higher hydro rates for home north of Davis Dr than for those south of the highway feel they have found a sympathetic ear at Queens Park in new energy minister James Taylor Following a mid- March meeting be tween the minister and a local delegation which included Mr Bill Hodgson and Bill Newman and Town councillors Bob Scott Dave Kerwin and Tom Taylor the energy minister said he will consider allowing some municipal utilities to be restructured without waiting for the whole region to be done I appreciate Newmarkets desire to rationalize the delivery of electrical service to residents within the municipality he said in a letter to Mayor after the meeting Mr Forhan said the regional com- which has been deadlocked for years with an energy ministry seemingly intent of forcing it to recommend a regional hydro system will now act immediately It is already on record as favoring retention of local utilities 1 36 YONGE ST N AURORA ill BUILDING CENTRE AND PLUMBING SUPPLY Everybodys Doin IT HOME IMPROVEMENT SEE OUR RENOVATING EXPERT WES JOHNSTON AURORA 7279417 SAT 800am600pm Chiefs report keeps battle simmering Continued from page 1 common sense in issuing traffic tickets According to the chief the ticket was placed in a folder and a report was filed on the matter Nothing further was heard from Jan until March when Mr produced a copy of the ticket at the board meeting The Chief said he has interviewed Mr who informed him he knew nothing about the photostat nor did he supply it to anyone else for that purpose I find it difficult to defend the judgement of this officer in issuing this ticket except to say that being a human being he is just as suscepiible to making an error in judgement as any other person the chief told the board am however pleased that the forces system that is designed to prevent summonses such as this from proceeding to the courts has been ef fective and that the system in fact resulted in the summons being cancelled by the staff inspector within hours of the issuance Regarding a ticket to year old Stuart J Stalker of for failing to walk on the left side of the highway the board decided to leave the matter to a later date since the case Is before the courts According to Com missioner Twinney however the Georgina boys mother has been angered by statements from Chief Crawford to The Banner and claims her son has been made to look bad The Newmarket commissioner while agreeing that the ticket should not be discussed said Mrs Stalkers tetter certainly should be Tile woman is upset that the chief feels the officer was justified in what he did Mr told the board adding that he felt the chief was the one who had been in wrong in discussing the matter publicly in a newspaper knowing the case was before the courts Mr Twinney said Monday he has paid the ticket issued to the 16- yearold Sutton District High School student When Mr Stalker was given the ticket he told the officer that he and his girlfriend were walking on that side of street because the other side had four or five in ches of snow on It However his mother in a letter to the police commission criticized police chief Bruce Crawford for only in terviewing the police officer which in comments he made to and TV He took the officers word what happened the letter said of Chief Crawford He did not consult Ml my son or the girl or any of the dozen of the other kids who were walking on 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