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all vi within rights to counter dear mrthomas t ilhave followed your coverage of the i aftermath of the muni- j cipal elections in ward six with great interest tandsome concern your papers opinion and the opinion of numerous people seems to be that a a recount of the ballots cast in ward six- was unquestionably called for and bk that jim i sanders was somehow in moral error by chal lenging ged stone- houses request for the recount there are several points which i think need to be clarified for both yourself and the people of stouf f ville the regulations by jl which any municipal election is conducted are clearly set out in the municipal elec tions act that act clearly states that the final balllot count of any election will be considered just that- final unless some- irregularity or suspi cion of misconduct can be established with re gard to the casting or counting of the votes what this means is that a recount cannot be conducted just because the vote was close many people believe that a close vote justi fies a recount but the legal regulations speci- fiy that a recount will only take place at con siderable expense to both candidates in- vloved and the tax payers if a judge can be persuaded there was error either de liberate orindeliberate in the counting of the votes a supporter of mr stonehouse filed an affidavit charging that mistakes had been made by the district returning officers in the counting of the vote when this affida vit was served on mr sanders he not sur prisinglyconsulted a lawyer who advised him that if be believed the charges were in correct heshould file an affidavit saying so by responding to mr stonehouses request for a recount mr san ders was simply saying that he believed the charges of irregular food processor as low as u i cards 29 main st w stouffvill6 ontario phone 640 3622 property owners and tenants your 1982 assessment notice mailing qf assessment notices a 1982 assessment notice tor 1983 municipal and school taxes will be mailed on or before december 3rd to every property owner and tenant in the following municipalities town of markham town of richmond hill i town of vaughan two information inserts mailed with your assessment notice explain the appeal procedure and provide the timetable of open houses in your area v open house sessions will answer questions open house sessions have been planned at convenient times and locations in your municipality to afford you the opportunity to review your assessment with staff of the regional assessment office assessment staff will be pleased to explain the basis of your property assessment and are authorized to amend all data school support assessment etc on your notice you are encouraged to take advantage of this service rolls available for review the assessment roll will be available for review at your local municipal office during regular business hours beginning december 22nd 1982 if you wish to appeal if you begeve you have been improperly assessed in anyway ministry of revenue ontario you may a formal complaint with the assessment review board the final date for filing an appeal is january nth 1983 information on appeal procedures is provided on the back of your assessment notice and in the information inserts residential properties insulated with urea formaldehyde foam a residential property which has been insulated with urea formaldehyde foam uffi may qualify for a 35 per cent reduction to the residential building portion of the 1982 property assessment those ratepayers whose residential properties are insulated with uffi are urged to attend an assessment open house sched uled in their area or to contact the regional assessment office to confirm their eligibility for this assessment reduction t lanwmcchms assessment commissioner york regional assessment office 460 oak st newmarket ont l3y 3x6 telephone 9202372 toronto 8958644 newmirktt zenith 58500 tel free procedures on the night of the election were untrue had he not filed such an affida- vit and remained si lent he would have been lending tacit agreement to the charges that mr stonehouse had made and he was not pre pared to do that many people believe that if any electoral vote results in no more than a five or ten per cent difference be tween the winner and the loser a recount should be automatic if you believe this then you should believe that the provisions of the municipal election act must be changed to provide for such a re count howeverat present the law clear ly states that the per son who wins a major ity of the votes even by a margin of a single vote is the undisputed winner- those are the rules of the game as it is presently laid down inlaw in light of all of the above i think that it is unfair for anyone to charge mr sanders with less than honor able conduct mr san- ders acted in the best interest of all con cerned knowing full well that in standing up for the election process he would beattacked by those who did not have a full understand ing of the situation sincerely suzanne wallis 33 obrien avenue stouffviue film the interschool christian fellowship atssdsisholdinga film night this friday dec 10 to which the public are invited the movies entitled caged admission is 150 adults 100 stu dents the tr wednesday december 8 198 a3 v former councillors honored by town at civic recognition banquet former councillors bill kamps left and charles war- eldred king mayor king praised both men and express- den centre were honored at a civic recognition night ed the hope they might see fit to serve the municipality in dinner saturday in the ballantrae community centre other ways during 1983 they were presented with framed town crests by mayor jim thomas 31 a gag