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4 stouffville suntribune thursday feb 12 2004 town of whitghurchstouffville country close to the city y mayors youth council open house mayor sherban is announcing a series of open house discussions focused on developing a youth council in whitchurchstouffville the goal of the open house is to hear what youth have to say about building and encouraging involvement in their hometown the venues and dates of the open houses are as follows vandorf community centre monday february 23rd 2004 700 900pm stouffville district high school tuesday february 24th 2004 1200100pm lebovic leisure centre wednesday march 3rdth 2004 700900pm along with the open house the mayor is launching a direct link to youth in the community by creating an email address specifically for youth to access the mayor the email address is mayoryouthtownofwscom the mayor will build on the open house discussions by forming a youth council ages 12 18 from applications received during the discussions the youth representatives will be chosen based on their leadership qualities insight into shaping community activities and their drive to engage their peers for more information please contact marylynn seeley executive assistant to the mayor 9056401910 or 9058955299 ext 227 taxbills 2004 interim property tax bills 1st instalment due february 20 2004 2nd instalment due may 14 2004 interim tax bills have now been mailed ratepayers who have not received their bills should contact the municipal tax department as soon as possible failure to receive a tax bill does not eliminate the responsibility for payment of taxes or the penalty charges for late payment tax payments may be made by mail or in person at the town office 37 sandiford drive 4th floor and at most financial institutions through tellers banking machines and by telephone banking fees may apply after hours tax payments may be made in the drop box at the front west entrance door of the imperial building 37 sandiford drive appealing the current market value assessment on your property must be done before the deadline of march 31 2004 please direct questions regarding assessments to the municipal property assessment corporation mpac at 1-866- 2966722 appeal forms are available at the town offices when paying tax instalments by telephone internet and bank machines please ensure that the roll number as shown on your tax bill is used town office hours monday to friday 830 am to 430 pm 9056401900 9058952423 ruth armstrong tax collector amct cmtc public notice budget committee meeting 2004 operating budget thursday march 4 2004 900 am please note new date jn the council chambers to be followed by a special council meeting public notice pursuant to notice bylaw 2002210ms 1 notice is given that a bylaw will be presented to council at the meeting scheduled for february 17 2004 to revise the terms of reference for the committee of adjustmentland division committee to remove one 1 nonvoting member namely the planning coordinator or designate and replace with one 1 resource person namely the manager of planning services or designate 2 notice is given that a bylaw will be presented to council at the meeting scheduled for february 17 2004 to amend the terms of reference for the whitchurchstouffville arts and cultural committee to increase the members of council from two 2 to three 3 members of council written comments may be submitted to the municipal office at 37 sandiford drive 4th floor stouffville l4a 7x5 for further information please contact dianne barnes council coordinator at 905 6401910 ext 222 council public meeting fill permit applications tuesday february 17th 2004 700 pm town council chambers 37 sandiford drive 4th floor 1 owner margaretha wagschal part lot 22 concession 3 15450 woodbine avenue the owner has applied for a fill permit to place approximately 75000 cubic metres of clean topsoil on the property to fill low areas and to improve the quality and depth of the existing topsoil layer 2 owner bloomington land company part lots 9 10 concession 7 4971 bloomington road the owner has applied for a permit to place approximately 350000 cubic metres of clean fill in the central portion of the property to fill a depleted gravel pit the objective of the fill permit is to reinstate the area for rural uses the owner has submitted an environmental control program in support of the fill permit application ibrary computer courses preregister at the library introduction to computer basics 25 plus gst mondays 1000 am 12 noon feb 16th or feb 23rd introduction to the internet 25 plus gst tuesdays 1000 am 12 noon feb 17th or feb 24th part two classes now available computer basics part two 25 plus gst wednesdays 1000 am 12 noon feb 18th or feb 25th introduction to the internet part two 25 plus gst thursdays 1000 am 12 noon feb 19th or feb 26th dog tags cost per dog 2500 seniors 65 20 taes must be purchased by feb 28th failure to purchase dog tags may result in a 130 fine tags are available at the following locations until feb 28th annually pet value 24 westlawn crescent ballantrae animal hospital 4942 aurora road town country animal hospital 5208 stouffville road pet stop 6356main street ospca humane society 16586 woodbine ave south of vivian rd lebovic leisure centre 30 burkholder street also available yearround at town offices 37 sandiford drive 4th floor payment by cash cheque debit visa or mastercard forms are also available online at wwwtownofwscom and can be mailed payment by cheque only to the town of whitchurchstouffville 37 sandiford drive 4th floor stouffville l4a 7x5 ftjbutc information session mayor members of council are hosting a public information session status of go transit appeals to omb affecting the type of roadrail crossing of hoover park drive park drive thursday february 19th 2004 700 pm lebovic leisure centre multipurpose room 30 burkholder street stouffville the purpose of the public information session is to discuss the nature of the appeals to the omb filed by go transit to the decision of council granted on june 2303 to approve a plan of subdivision the nature of the appeals filed by go transit relate only to the type of road rail crossing at the proposed extension of hoover park drive and park drive and specifically as to whether a grade separation bridge or underpass is warranted at these locations the lands subject to the appeals by go transit are owned by lebovic enterprises ltd and are located within the southeast district of the community of stouffville the public information session is not a council meeting no decisions will be made at the public information session staff will make a brief presentation on the background that lead to the council decision of june 23rd 2003 to pursue a level crossing of the rail corridor for both the hoover park drive and park drive locations following the presentation there will be an opportunity for interested members of the community to ask questions concerning the rail crossings and the appeals as filed by go transit if you are not able to attend the public information session written correspondence is welcome please forward your correspondence to the town of whitchurchstouffville 37 sandiford drive 4th floor stouffville ontario l4a 7x5 attention michele kennedy town clerk for more information about the public information session or the status of the appeals filed by go transit please do not hesitate to contact the development services department during regular business hours 830 am to 430 pm monday to friday at 905 6401900 or 905 8952423 museum to celebrate heritage week 2004 and to showcase the entries of the doors open whitchurchstouffville in celebration of heritage buildings colouringdrawing contest the whitchurchstouffville museum will be open saturday and sunday february 14th and 15th 100 pm 500 pm dont rriiss this opportunity to enjoy our young peoples artistic impression of our communitys heritage treasures and to cast your vote for the peoples choice award for each age category in the contest the deadline for peoples choice ballots is sunday february 15 2004 at 500 pm for more information please call 9057278954 or 1-888- 2900337 37 sandiford drive 4th floors stouffville l4a 7x5 905 6401900 fax 905 6407957 905 8952423 website wwwtownofwscom automated lines 905 6401910 905 8955299 a drop off box at west entrance