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Gormley-St o u f f v i l I e Road. sought advice on ho\\' to deal with the burden of taxation re- sulting from reassessment. They reported their appeals made in 1969 had not yet been heard. that W h i t c h u r c h Township Council refuses to implement Bill 143, (an amendment to the Municipal Act which provides a $50 limitation to increases of The hope was expressed that the organizational meeting can be held within two to three weeks. It will be publicized in the press and by telephone calls by those present at Tuesday's meeting who live in different areas of the ward. BELL RATES ‘ Mr. Goldsmilh also wanted to know if "we people at the north end of the new town will be able to telephone into the city without toll charge. when we become a part of Richmond Hill.“ Mr. Bell pointed out that this is a decision which will have to be made by Bell Canada. "Telephone service has always been a problem because of our closeness to Aurora â€" as long as I‘ve been around here â€" and that's a long time. One person will have an Oak Ridges nunv her and his next door neighbor an Aurora number." pointed out a woman. v Mr. Goldsmith‘ Robert Comes and George Holl-and‘ all of the "For fire protection we will be dealing directly with Rich- mond Hill." he told the people present. “Monday night tentative com~ mittees for the 1971-72 council were drawn up." he said. as he pointed out that these would have to be- ratified by the new council. "I will be serving as chairman of the personnel. pro- cedure and bylaws committee: on the parks and recreation committee (one of the things I was most interested inl: and the works and property com- mittee. which deals with road: and snow removal. etc. I will also be the council representa- tive on the civic imm-m-ement committee. Through these chan- nels I will put forth your needs and hopes." Mr. Bell reporled that Rich- mond Hill has set up an 01'â€" gam‘zational committee com- posed oi members of the 1970 council and members-elect of the 1971-72 council. This com- mittee is hard at work to ease the transition to regional gov- ernment. The councillorâ€"elect reported tha‘ Richmond Hill Works De- partment is waiting for a new high speed snowplow and is stockpiling sand and salt for the winter. They are trying to give us assurance that we will not. as good snowplowing ‘if not better) than we are now getting.” Sid Goldsmith of the Gormley Sideroad wanted to know about garbage removal. "Most of us do it privately and pay some months in advance and would like to know as soon as possible what plans are underway." Members of this committee then realized that concerted ac- tion could solve many problems plaguing the area. but is limited because there is no overall as- sociation 1n spearhead such ap- peals. it was reported. First steps toward a citizen's association have already been taken reported Robert McElhin- ney and Mrs. Diane Poster of Oak Ridges. Alarmed about the safety of children and pedes» trains during the reconstruction of Yonge Street through their community. a meeting was call- ed to which about a dozen groups from Oak Ridges and‘ Lake Wilcox sent representa- tives. This meeting decided to ask the York County Board of Education to extend the school‘ bus service and were successful., They also invited a representa-' tive of the Department of High-} ways to attend a subsehuent meeting and explain what was‘ happening on Yonge Street.‘ This too. was done. ' i Will Form Ward 5 Citizens' Group 10 THE LIBERAL. Richmond Hill. 0 Councillor Bell Hears Complaints A citizens’ group for Ward 5 of the new Town of Richmond Hill will be organized in the near future to serve as a voice for that area. This was the decision of a meeting called November 3 at St. John's Anglican Church by Stewart Bell. councillor-elect for that ward which becomes a part of Richmond Hill under regional government January 1. The ward reaches from the Gamble Sideroad to the CFRB Sideroad and from Bathurst Street to the proposed Highway 404. It will contain portions of the present Townships of King. Whitchurch, Vaughan and Markham. About 50 people from all sections of the ward attended. FOR BIG BARGAINS CONSULT THE LIBERAL CLASSIFIEDS STEWART BELL Ward 5 Councillor THE LIBERAL, Richmond HiII. Ontario, Thursday, Nov.<12, 1970 Mr. Smith also reported that some years ago the houses in Oak Ridges had been numbered. resulting in some confusion; His group had hired an Ontario Land Surveyor who had had the "If the assessment re- mains the same and at Richmond Hill's present mill rate. our taxes will go up two and a haif times." renoried Mr. Goldsmith. who pointed out great dis- crepancies in the market value placed on neighbor- inz proporties. “Next year Richmond Hill can have my housv. if I have to pay those high taxes." he stated. A list of the area‘s needs was prepared but no priorities were set to give tho new association a chance to add other sugges- tions to the lisl. They also reported théy had been in touch with William Hodgson MLA. York North. who had promised to Consult Minis- ter of Municipal Affairs Darcy McKeough on what could, be done bv these rateoayers to force Whitchurch to implement Bill 143. Too young to have won a battle? Noâ€" she beat cancer Cancer can be beaten Catherine Ann Woodley, who lives with her parents in Burlington. Ontario, is only three years old, but already she has won a bout with cancer. At the age of nine months she developed Wilm's tumor, which is a cancer of the kidney. Doctors removed the kidney and then treated the area with radiation to kill off any lingering cells. Now Cathy is well again and full of life. thanks to research which has resulted in im- proved treatment techniques Lime Cathy Woodley is 90mg to be teaching an thing to adults. But she knows that- Cancer can be beaten taxes from reassessment‘ and that they were refused compara- tive figures. on which to base their appealsI by the assessment department. “What do we do now?" They asked Mxp Bell and Regional Councillor-Elect Gorâ€" don Rowe. who came to the meeting after a speaking en- g-aeemént in’Oak Ridges. Canadian Cancer Society rians (children and and numbering of Whitchurch Township protection purposes. her of the audience d. "Now. when the arrives on the street stion of ‘Which house I. "Now arrives area photographed frnm the air. had allocated numbers to each house and provided the house numbers at a cost of $250 per home. eliminating this confu- Tow/U E COUNTRY ’ KETRBRDS FOR PINMOUTl-Gg FALCONS VALIANT: .v: BIOCkwa” TRACTIQMxRES FOR 8.25-14, 8.25-15 Blac':v-- TKAm ONAIR E5 FOR _ I MoCW You’re mulesAahead at STORES Private or unopened roads. garbage. blocking of the creek which drains Lake Wilcox un- authorized filling in of inlets from the lake. use of schools by community groups were also discussed. Mr. Goldsmith suggested that the foreman on the highway construction job be contacted directly to deal with the inter- ference with :he flow of water in the creek. sion Blackwell with trade-ins 6.50-13 Blackwell “Will there be any change in taxes?“ asked one member of council. and another stated. "If we do not have the services pro- vided to the present residents of Richmond Hill. I think we should have a preferred tax rate.“ FIGHT FOR LOW TAXES Mr. Bell replied that, “I am going to fight to keep taxes as low as possible." He pointed out that the area of Whitchurch to become part of Richmond RICHMOND HEIGHTS CENTRE Hm “contains one-fifth the as- sessment of the present town- ship. and therefore carried one- fifth of the burden of the town- ship and wasn't getting one-fifth of the services. We are going into a municipality which won’t need that help and I think we can expect that the money rais- ed in this area will be spent in this area." “If people want things done and.ar‘e willing to pay for them. [ think they should be done." NTRE a RICHMOND HILL OPEN THURSDAY AND FRIDAY EYENINGS UNTIL 9:00 P.M Mr. Rowe pointed out that in King Township 61:! of every dollar raised in municipal taxes Went into schools. "That leaves only 39c for roads, police. fire- fighting. administrative expense, and the myraid other costs, fac- ing a municipality. I would hesi- tate to make any commitment at this time. Regional government stated Mr Mr. Rb just IS whole new thing, we are gettinfl to grips with it and a monumental task." FORDS; CHEVS PLYMOUTHS PONTIACS EDGEWOOD MANOR DAY NURSERY PHONE 889-8166 4 WEEKS T0 6 YEARS TRANSPORTATION AVAILABLE FULL DAY CARE or) regular tires too! Cl-IAM PIOM 7.75-14, 7.75-15 8.25-14, 8.25-15 Blackwell