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Regional levy likely to hold at 1972 level Since South Shore AURORA ONTARIO WEDNESDAY MARCH NEWMARKET Taxes to su regional government in York likely hold the line applied to taxes the tax in crease will likely be minimal York Regional Council proposals which win be publicly for the at 2 tomorrow publicly for the first time regional expenses after grants from the province drop ped the million regional shire to million The largest departmental increases are in the range and in the general government engineering and police categories The other two departments planning and I think come up with a good program for this year with a levy that vfll balance out with last years regional levy Chief Administrative Officer Jack Rettie told The Era last fcilliondollar surplus However The Era learned from other regional sources that proposed budget in cludes about mnlion in York grant might carry i centres NEWMARKET York Re gions family life centres will get no funds from the provincial government this year the Re gions commissioner of health and soda services predicted Monday But Dr Owen Slingerland said he believes already allotted by regional council may week with J direc tor of the Social Services Con biting Branch of the Ministry of Community and Social Ser Mr Spence indicated he win not recommend provincial funds for the service Dr Sling End said in an interview His recommendation is we dont do this or that we cant do ft Dr Slingerland Mr feels that pro vincial legislation provides funds family counselling only when those counselled are on welfare the commissioner said This contradicts an earlier assurance from Cliff Williams director of See FAMILY LIFE Some sections of the health and social services budget faced a five per cent increase ceiling from the provincial government The proposed police budget is just over million up from budgeted last year The police budget was underspent by The Regions share of the 1972 engineering budget was about million That figure is up about in the pro posed 1973 estimates The engineering department under spent by about last proposed to reach about 000 in 1973 Last year provin cial subsidies dropped the Re gions share to but no word has been received on whether the Province will be as benevolent this year St Gerards Novitiate stands lonely and building but the Order hi most deserted on the fifth concession Tke build- to sell the holding The banding was f fag and acres of land are under censldera- in and would need little renovation to Uon as a possible chic centre for Georgbu Town be able a a township administration centre ship There are presently 16 nuns living hi the COMMITTEE TO STUDY PROPOSAL Civic centre plan unveiled day to study the purchase of St Gerards Novitiate as a town ship civic centre The appoint ment of the committee followed passage of a motion by Georg ina Council that the civic centre proposal be studied in detail Regional Council Bob Pol lock was the lone objector when the motion was put to the vote He objected to a clause in the principle the acquisition of the open mind on this or other pos sible locations I disagree with supporting it in principle Co uncillor Pollock said St Gerards owned by the Order lies north of the Base Line on the east side of the Fifth Concession It con- a large brick building week which Mayor Joe Dales could serve as an administration centre recreation complex en vironmental study headquarters and even the Georgina Family Life Centre He hopes interest other lev els of government in providing money for the purchase Mayor Dales added that the provincial government might be prepared to use the facilities as a head quarters for pollution control operations on Lake Simcoe The asking price for the building and the acres Is however the mayor said the building cost to build and was worth much more now while he said there is a million dollars worth of land there It was built in 1958 and served as a novitiate for train ing of boys before they went into the priesthood Since 1966 it has served as a convent and nuns live there at present ANTENNA TO BE IN VANDORF Radio station approval sought The motion presented Mon day stressed the need for unify ing the township administration presently located in three of fices It said In part that com munity convenience and muni cipal economies require that the council chambers tax depart ment clerks office building de partment and all other admin istrative branches of the town ship be centralized and It goes on to say that the St Gerards building possesses the necessary facilities and structural adaptability to i We realize it is a lot of money and the township Is In a difficult position is going to be sold and suggest ed that the only people Interest ed in it beside the township wo uld be developers I hate to find out five yean from now that we would have to expropriate it the mayor add ed He added that the the mo tion only commits to con duct an immediate study of the proposal and other possible we find out that we can not finance it or get help from an outside government I have feeling council will turn down he added Members of the special study committee will Include the may or as Chairman Bob Pollock Jean Noble Erik Lar son and Rob Coles Plans for a Newmarket radio station to be beamed north as far as Hunts- vllle and Lindsay and south to the Metro Toronto boundary were presented to Georgina Township council Monday night A BestaU said he wm be making an application for a licence to the Canadian Radio and Television Commission as soon as be can possibly In June and hopes to have the station on the air by September or Oct ober or by the latest early next spring With transmitter towers at Vandorf and studios in Newmar ket the station will be located at 1480 on the AM dial and nave a power output of 10000 watts he said Owners of the station will be Mr Bestall Newmarket Re gional Councillor Ray Twlnney Dean Dunlop an auditor E P a consultant Michael OMeara a newsman and Allan Price a Toronto lawyer An initial staff of 15 to will be hired mostly from the Newmarket area be said Ice time increases hit adults hardest Final decision closer in Gulf Oil rezoning small increase for charges to local minor hockey and figure skating groups but larger in creases to adult organizations SUTTON of Gulf Oil property at the corner pf Don Mills and Morton Rds tould come sooner than expect it was teamed at Georgina Planning Committee last week person had objected to the completed a deal to sell the land and thus agreed to withdraw his objection I object to it I can see you have a problem in Sutton and we dont want it I cant see just moving a problem We made a mistake allowing BP and Su- Mr Fisher said I still think this is bad planning whether I own the land or not he added John Greer Gulfs Heat ing Rural Manager for Ontario said the company already own ed the land on Morton and that other land available was ton expensive for a bulkplant site We are waiting for a property goes with Councils wishes in this matter Mayor Dales added Nick Campbell also of Gulf Oil presented plans for the underground storage tanks and landscaping saying that only three pumps and a loading ramp would be above ground port accepted by council ice time rates for South Shore Athletic Association Sutton and North Figure Skating Clubs and per hour and outside groups will be charged per hour Regional Councillor Bob Pollock said most areas charge far in excess of Georgina s rat es adding that people should be aware that we are trying to help out various groups Mayor Dales said that the arenas carried a large deficit into 1973 and he had hoped they would be operating at a break Members of the arena committee will conduct periodic inspections of the The committee requires both arena managers to submit detail ed month income and expendit ure reports And the managers duties were set down in detail 20 years at management level Monday night township council passed a reso lution supporting establishment of the station I am not a philanthropist I am opening the station to make a dollar he said To do that the station ask them what kind of pro graming they want he added He said he got the idea for a station in Newmarket when he and his wife were driv ing down from HalThurton and passed through the area and thought it would be a good area for a station He added that he will be submitting his brief to the Canadian and Television Commission in the near future The station would broadcast on 1480 on the AM dial and would have a power output of Facelift inspection make a difference discussions to alter Georgina school boundaries has received both a facelifting and dean bill of health When public sessions were held earlier this month to discuss the boundary proposals officials of the Beach Home and School Association told the board that the school was infested with bugs A Medical Officer of Health inspector visited the school and according to an information report presented to trustees Monday night decided that crickets in the school are not a health hazard and no official complaint would be registered While the inspector indicated that the cleanliness of the school Is acceptable enough he did say that higher stand ards could be enforced In addition to previously scheduled maintenance projects at the school including painting roof repairs fire proofing and installation of shelving the board arranged to both replace existing washroom basins and hot water supply to the washroom during the break period The report was received without comment 3300 donation if park funds freed The committee report also stalled Lions Club will match the amount re maining in the Park Fund If the left In the fund is released to pay for de velopment of Lions Park In Pef a representative of the service club told Georgina Plan ning Committee last week Tom Matthews said that promises were made by the former mayor about develop ment of the 30 acres of land The Lions were told that it would be cleared under a winter works project and culvert have cleared res of it ourselves and now need a culvert to get In there provincial government if It Is to be used for anything other than the acquisition of park Some of the money was used to purchase the park In 1972 The mayor said he has sent a letter to the Minister of treas ury and Intergovernmental af fairs requesting the money be fund is 3300 In response to his request for the culvert EngineerAdmin istrator Gerry Mintz explained the proposal had gone to Region and changes had been requested He said that Regional approval hod been given for Installation of the culvert the subdivision proposal In prin ciple it could be forwarded to the Area Services Branch at the Region for comment Mayor Dales said he wanted closely He suggested that a proper subdi vision agreement would have to be drawn up standing that money i sale of the lots would be put Into the building of an arena only Our aim is to get an arena in Mr Matthews said Whipper Billy Watson pledges 150000 for YCH pool NEWMARKET Whipper Billy Watson one of Canadas bestknown athletes has prom ised to raise to build therapeutic swimming pool Mr Watson a Keswick resident who has been involved In fundraising work for crip pled and handicapped for over 25 yean officially announced his plan at the kickoff dinner for the Newmarket Lions Club East Seal campaign last week ever since he was himself crip pled and confined for many weeks In the Newmarket hospital following an automobile accident a year ago For years he said he has accident he sud denly realized how great Is the need for facilities for crippled adults as well Mr Watson said there are no therapeutic pools between Thunder Bay and Toronto and those in the city are badly over The Newmarket pool would serve people from Barrie and farther away he point ed out It would benefit crippl edchildren both retarded chil dren and adults artbritlca and people who have Buffered strok es as well as injured people When Mr Watson first made his proposal to raise funds to build the pool last year hospital officials were pessimis tic about their chances of hav ing the pool approved by the said the expanded Newmark hospital wouldnt be large enough to meet criteria for installation of such a facil ity However on Monday York County Hospital officials said the pool has been included in plans for the new addition The whole concept has been included in our planning all stimulated through Mr Wat sons interest and willingness to undertake to raise the funds and the health ministry has In dicated It is prepared to give approval said YCH assistant administrator Art Craig He said hospital simply asked the ministry to approve the pool plans but not the financing Mr Craig pointed out however that the ministry has not given final approval to the pool yet Both hospital officials and Mr Watson agree the pool will cost 150000 Mr Watson points out the hospital wing will take three years to build and so ho will have to raise a year and other projects money 1 dont think Ill have any trouble falsing the money he said The pool will be in the southeast comer on the main floor of the new wing and hat been designed a little longer than the ordinary therapeutic pool said Mr Craig It will be feet long