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Council Chamber, 37 Sandiford Drive, 4th Floor Tuesday February 5th at 7:00 pm. CIC followed by Council A Site Alteration By-law will be considered at the February 5th CIC Meeting. This by-law is intended to regulate or prohibit removal of topsoil, placing or dumping of fill and alteration of grade of land within the Town. The Town reserves the right to accept or reject any tender and to For further information, please contact the Region of York at accept other than the lowest tender. 1-877â€"464â€"9675. For information, contact Tom Pany at 905â€"640-1910 or 905-895-5299 ext 232 or tom.pan'y@townofws.com SANITARY SEWER FLUSHING 8r CLOSED CIRCUIT TELEVISION INSPECTIONS WS-RFQ-08-04 A $25.00 non-refundable deposit made payable to the Town of Whitchurch-Stouffville is required per set of tender documents for this contract. The Request for Quotation document is available at the Municipal Office, Clerk’s Department, 37 Sandiford Drive, 4th Floor, Stouffville. Request for Quotations will be accepted until 4:30 pm, Wednesday February 13th, 2008. For further information, please contact Glen Van Dusen, REng., of Giffels Associates Limited at 416‘798-554li ‘ FOCUSING ON CUSTOMER SERVICE EXCELLENCE The Town is undertaking a Community Satisfaction Survey to identi- fy satisfaction levels with the Town’s services and programs and solicâ€" it general feedback on municipal issues. Over the next few weeks, you may be randomly selected to participate in a telephone survey that will take about 15 minutes. The survey is being conducted by a thirdâ€"party consulting company called DPRA Canada. Council, at its January 29, 2008 meeting approved the Operating and the Capital budgets for the Town of Whitchurch-Stouffville, totalling approximately $29 million and $46 million respectively. In addition to the 2008 Operating and Capital budgets, Council received the Five-Year Capital Forecast for the years 2009 to 2012, to be reviewed again by Council this year. This was achieved with a residential tax increase of 5.9%. The Town of Whitchurch-Stouffville also collects taxes on behalf of the Region of York and the York Region Boards of Education, as required by legislation. Details about the 2008 budgets are available online at www.townofws.com or by calling the Town‘s Director of Finance/Treasurer Marc J. Pourvahidi at 905-640â€"1910, ext. 245. For more information, including other options to participate, contact Gary Sumner, Manager, HR Services, 905-640-1910 or 905-895-5299, ext. 267. ROAD MAINTENANCE - STOUFFVILLE CEMETERY During winter months, the public should note that roads in the Stouffville Cemetery are not maintained and should not be accessed by vehicles, with the exception of Town authorized internments. Contact Colleen Clarke at 905-640-1910, ext. 225 for further information. Stou ille Sun-Tribune I Thursda Jan. 31, 2008 Assistive Listening devices available upon request 'lhesday February 19th CIC followed by Council at 3:00 pm. Public Hearing Meeting at 7:00 pm. WHITCHURCHâ€"STOUFFVILLE , "(on/Way [WW 6/0” ‘0 W at?” Town of INTERIM TAX bills have now been mailed. Ratepayers who have not received their bills should contact the Treasury 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 and at most Financial Institutions through tellers, banking machines and by telephone and Internet banking. Banking fees may apply. After hours, tax payments may be made in the drop box on the main floor west entrance at 37 Sandiford Drive. APPEALING THE CURRENT MARKET VALUE ASSESSMENT on your property must be done before the deadline of W. Please direct questions regarding assessments to the Municipal Property Assessment Corporation (MPAC) at 1-866-296-6722. Appeal forms are available at the Town Office. VACANCY REBATE APPLICATIONS are available at the Town Office during business hours, for any commercial or industrial properties that have been vacant for 90 consecutive days. The deadline for submitting the application for the 2007 taxation year is February 29, 2008. Ruth Armstrong, AMCT, CMTC Tax Collector 8r Revenue Supervisor Town Office, 4th Floor 37 Sandiford Dr, Stouffville L4A 7X5 2008 WASTE MANAGEMENT USER FEES Residents are advised of the following changes for 2008 to the Region of York’s user fees for the following facilities: Recyclable “Blue Box" Materials Large Metal Appliances Compostable Leaf Yard Waste Tiresâ€"Car and light truck (off rim) Heavx truck (off rim) Large Metal Appliances potentially containing CFCs with CFCs removed and with an approved CFC removal sticker Household Hazardous Waste 8: Electronic Waste CFCs removed and with an aEBmved CFC removal sticker Large Metal Appliances with Residual Waste large Metal Appliances potentially containing CFCs Scrap Metal H seho H u Rec [in De t Cardboard 2008 INTERIM PROPERTY TAX BILLS lst Instalment Due - February 22, 2008 2nd Instalment Due - April 25, 2008 $89.00 per tonne $7.00 per load minimum $20.00 per unit $3.50 each $25.00 each No charge No charge No charge No charge No charge DI-LHVERI'LI) BY RESIDENTS $20.00 per unit No charge No charge $90.00 per tonne $25.00 per load minimum $90.00 per tonne $25.00 per load minimum $20.00 per unit Not accepted $4.00 each $25.00 each No charge No charge No charge NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that application has been made for approval to expropriate a fee simple interest in the lands described as follows: IN THE MATTER OF an application by The Corporation of the Town of Whitchurch-Stouffville for approval to expropriate the lands described as Part of PIN 03719-0087 (LT) being Part of Lot 1, Concession 8, in the Geographic Township of Whitchurch now in the Town of Whitchurch-Stouffville designated as Part 1 on Draft Plan prepared by David O. Horwood dated May 23, 2007 (Project No. 6683- Râ€"Pl-3) for the municipal purpose of the widening and reconstruction of Main Street between Ninth Line and Highway No. 48 and works ancillary thereto. Part of PIN 03719-0087 (LT) being Part of Lot 1, Concession 8, in the Geographic Township of Whitchurch now in the Town of Whitchurch- Stouffville designated as Part 1 on Draft Plan prepared by David O. Horwood dated May 23, 2007 (Project No. 6683â€"R-Pl -3). A copy of the said plan is available for viewing during regular business hours in the Clerk’s Department at the Municipal Offices of the Town of Whitchurch- Stouffville at 37 Sandiford Dr., 4th Flr., Stouffville, ON L4A 7X5 Interested persons should submit resumes by 4:30 pm. Friday, February 15, 2008 to: Administrative Assistant. Human Resources Services, 37 Sandiford Dr, 4th Floor, Stouffville, ON MA 7X5; or fax: 905-640-9259 or by email: chris.paule@townofws.com One volunteer vacancy exits on the Heritage Advisory Committee. Application forms are available at www.t0wn0fws.c0m/t0wn_committees.asp, at the Town (llfiu‘ and the Public Library. Apply by February 8, 2008. Any owner oflands in respect ofwhich notice is given who desires an inquiry into whether the taking of such land is fair, sound and reasonably necessary in the achievement of the objectives of the expropriating authority shall so notify the approving authority in writing Union Position, 40â€"hr. wk, $16.448/hr. (under review) www.townofws.com for details of duties and qualifications. The approving authority is: The Council of the Corporation of the Town of Whitchurch- Stouffville, 37 Sandiford Dr, 4th Hr. Stouffville, ON L4A 7X5 Dated at Stouffville this 15th day of January, 2008 The expropriating authority is: The Corporation of the Town of Whitchurch-Stouffvillc 37 Sandiford Drive, 4th Flr, Stouffville. 0N L4A 7X5 The Corporation of fihe Town of Whitchurch-Stouffville This Notice first published this 17th day of lanuary, 2008 b) In the case of an owner who is not a registered owner, Within thirty (30) days after the first publication of the notice. a) In the case of a registered owner, served personally 'or by regis- tered mail within thirty (30) days after the registered owner is served with the notice, or, when the registered owner is served by publication, within thirty (30) days after the first publication ofthe notice; NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL TO EXPROPRIATE LAND Expropriation: Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. 15.26. SEASONAL (8 MO.) CONTRACT PARKS LABOURER at