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Richmond Hill Rotary Club is already well underway with its activities for the 1974-75 season. Plans are being drawn up to hold a special event to raise money for York Central Hospital as well as continuing community service with the co-ordinated welfare, youth and other groups and on the international scene: In Richmond Hill's Centennial Year, the club planted 100 trees at secondary schools in the municipality and obtained and donated framed prints to the hospital. Annual programs include decorating the children’s section of the hospital for Christmas and distributing gifts and carolling for the patients in hospital at that time; spon- soring the science fair and last year the club provided eye Purpose of the report was set out as being: to establish financial policies for various types of residential develop- ment for incorporation in the municipality’s official plan; to provide statistical data which can be used to analyze the financial impact of new development; and to provide statistical data which can be used to analyze the regional financial capability study. In the opinion of the treas- urer it is the responsibility of the municipality to en- sure that services and fac- ilities will be provided for new residents, to ensure that the financial position of present residents is not ad- versely affected by new de- velopment and to provide a cross-sction of housing to meet low and moderate in- come requirements. By MARY DAWSON A draft report on the fin- ancial impact of new devel~ opment in Richmond Hill was presented to town coun- cil, meeting as a finance committee - of - the - whole, September 23 by Town Treasurer William Rice and his staff. Richmond Hill Plans It has been documented, the report states, that it is the policy of the province to reduce property tax rates, constrain expenditure gr0wth rates and equalize municipal tax bases through the property tax stabilization program, to accelerate hous- ing production where it is most needed, to encourage production of less expensive housing, to propose that ac- celeI ated development should not place a burden on existing property taxpav- ers. to moderate housing prices through provincial fi- nancial contributions, to re- quest developers to provide units for lower income fam- ilies in an integrated pro- gram. FUTURE CAPITAL COSTS The report notes the five year capital forecast indi- cates construction of a new town hall at an estimated cost of $1,500,000. This building will be required for administration of the muni- cipality as the population in- creases from 40,000 to 115.000. Existing ratepayers have an investment in the present town hall which would be applied as their contribution to the new one ($470.000‘-, leaving $1,030,000 to be levied on a per unit fee on new construction. This would mean a $200 Melting unit fee. using an annual growth rate of 4%. FIRE HALLS The proposed Oak Ridges fire hall ($60,000) and a cen- trally located iirehall to serve the old town and' BAIF, plus a possible sub- station at 16th Avenue and Bayview to service future population and industry to Rotary Club Executive Ready For Busy Year 1990, would bring total cap- ital costs of $810,000 with $295,000 allocated to exist- ing population. A dwelling unit fee of $75 is recom- mended from future con- struction to take care of the difference. STREET LIGHTING In the case of street light- ing any internal lighting services in a residential sub- division will be absorbed by the deveIOper and funds for replacement and upgrading --r_..-. of the general system will continue to be included in the annual operating costs. TRANSPORTATION Developers should be res- ponsible for internal services related to transportation such as storm sewers, roads, sidewalks. curbs and gutters, street Signs, drainage and erosion control works, bridges and culverts, water- course improvements, tree planting, pedestrian under- passes and municipal pro- cessing of plans and super- vision of works. SEWAGE In the field of environ- mental health (sewage) the capital requirements of the municipality will change drastically when the Central York-Pickering Areas Ser- vicing Scheme becomes a reality. At that time the municipality will pay for sewage treatment on a gal- lonage basis which will in- clude debt servicing costs. The municipality must provide 2% miles of road in each concession block to provide access to residential developments. Estimated cost for construction or re- construction is $1,250,000 for the 1,000-acre block, so a contribution from the de- veloper for boundary road purposes of $1,250 per acre is required. On individual lot severances, where -the average lot size is one-sixth acre. a flat levy of $200 should be collected, the re- port advises. Aurora Players To Open New Theatre Besides presenting the old comedy classic, Charley's Aunt, the group will open in its new Factory Theatre on the Subway Sideroad in Aurora. It will be a double header when Theatre Aurora kicks off its new season October 17. Also planned for the open- ing is a wine and cheese party. Directing the show will be Thelma Wrixon, with Judy Rodger and Pat O'Hara, co- producers. There will be six perform- ancesâ€"October 17, 18, 19. 24, 25, 26. Opening night tickets are $3.50. Further information can be obtained by calling Murray Hallatt, 727-9846. I However, under the pres- ‘ent limited sewage treat- ment capacity, it is recom- ‘mended a charge of $1,000 per acre be assessed against industrial development and a dwelling unit fee of $300 for new residential develop ment. A further charge of $40 per unit must be re- covered from new develop- ment for the oversizing of the North Don Trunk Sewer Main. This amount is credit- ed to BAIF Associates as re- quired by agreement. GARBAGE The report points out gar- bage pickup twice a week would likely double the 1974 per unit cost of $13.76. In 1972 this cost was $12.94 in ’74 dollars and in 1973 it was $12.05. The present contract expires in Decem- ber this year and it is re- sponsible to assume, the re- port notes, that higher per unit costs will be the result of a new contract. INDOOR POOLS Richmond Hill has one in- door swimming pool with construction about to start on another in the BAIF ed- ucation-recreation complex. As the provincial standards suggest one indoor pool per 50,000 population, the report says it is evident the town will soon have sufficient facilities to handle growth almost to its ultimate popu- lation. PARKS The report says an inven- tory of the municipal park acreage indicates less than 30% of the present town holdings are fully developed. This means a great amount of capital funding over the next 10 years will be re- quired if all are to be fully utilized. Such a program will necessitate both deben- ture funding and contribu- tions from new development. It is suggested a dwelling unit levy of $300 be required in addition to the dedication of parklands in new develop- ments. A dwelling unit fee of $100 is suggested in the re- port for construction of pub- lic libraries. At present an addition of 6,400 square feet is proposed to the main lib- rary on Wright Street to bring it up to 16.000 square feet; a 3,600 square foot lib- rary for Oak Ridges is pro- posed and a 5,000 square foot library is about to be built in BAIF. WATER In the case of an adequate supply of potable water, the report indicates Richmond Hill will be supplied with water sometime in the fu- ture through the Central York - Pickering Servicing Scheme. New development will be responsible for the provision of sub-trunks and for the replacement of mains which become size deficient due to the development. In PUBLIC LIBRARIES Its Financial Destiny glasses for people in the West Indies. It meets every Tues- day evening at the Black Hawk Inn for a dinner meeting with speakers and a_ciub_ program. _ l I I 'rddidinfig’tlie rclub fdr tlie next year will be the above members of the executive: Front row (left to right) Treas- urer Bev Cook, Vice-President Joe Horvat, President Neil Mann, Immediate Past President Dennis Stainer, Secretary Ken Rintoul. (same order) Director Vocational Service Dale Kenzie, Director Club Service Len Jones, Sgt. at Arms Gerry Crack, Director Community Service Bruce Lloyd. Absent: Director International Service Dave Hay. the interim the municipal water will be supplied from Metro. DAY CARE Noting York Region is re- sponsible for day care serv- ices, the report recommends that where the commissioner of social services for the regâ€" ional municipality deems a development needs such a service, a suitable site be provided at the time the sub- division agreement is negot- iated. DWELLING UNIT LEVY The present dwelling unit levy is $655 and has not been altered for many years during which the purchasing power of the dollar has de- creased drastically. In the same period a demand has been experienced for more and better facilities which require large capital out- lays. The report recommends those facilities which are re- quired for all residents should be debenture financ- ed. Those facilities needed to service new residents should be paid for by a dwelling unit free. The to- tal dwelling unit fee (which contains the amounts listed above) is $1,475 in urban The report points out cap- ital costs for trunk-mains and pumping stations to assist future development will be experienced, so each devel- opment should be analyzed individually to determine the necessary contribution. The difference is $300 al- lowed for sewerage disposal capital costs in urban areas. The report recommends that this new levy rate apply to all pending severances and subdivisions. OEFSETTING ASSESSMENT Since even estate resident- ial homes fall short of “pay- ing their own way" through municipal taxes, the report also lists the amount of non- residential assessment which will be needed to offset the deficiency. In the case of estate residential the re- quirement will be 1.700 areas areas‘ JACKPOT $500 â€" 54 NUMBERS PLUS ST. MARY'S $200 SPECIAL MUST GO EVERY WEEK Earlybirds 7:30 p.m. â€" Yonge St. N. EVERY TUESDAY - 8 RM. and $1,175 in rural OCTOBER 1 â€" 20 Regular Games 1 share the wealth - 1 pie plate St. Mary’s Parish Hall N. â€" Richmond Hill (opposite Canadian Tire) {RINGwoooz The drilling of la well on the former Dadson ‘Farms property has caused !problems for five neighbor- ‘ing families. The well which uvas drilled as part of the work to build a golf course, turned out to be a gusher. So much water poured out that the water table Went down and local wells went dry. square feet per unit, is sin- gle family housing the re- quirement will be 2,800 square feet per unit, in semi- detached the requirement is 2,350 square feet, in town touses 3.350, in apartments 1,750 and in adult apart- ments 1,050 square feet. The report was received and will be given further study before any action is taken to implement it in whole or in part. Average cost for the 6'7 students in Richmond Hill Day Care Centre per week was $29.15, it was disclosed in a report of the regional treasurer last week. Hill Day Care Costs $29.15 Per Student The report also showed the over-all average for the three centres in the region was $33. In Aurora the cost was $27.61 for the 31 students there, while Newmarket averaged $41.17 for its 110 students. Its higher costs were due to the fact the centre also has facilities for infants from six months to two years, and for retarded children. The Richmond Hill and Aurora centres handle only normal children from two to five years of age. A weekly cost breakdown for the Newmarket centre showed $62.37 for infants; $20.43 for retarded; and $36.46 for the two to five- year olds. THE LIBERAL, Richmond Hill, Ontario, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 1974 35 N ite-Owls Mister Transmission Ltd. 9677 YONGE STREET RICHMOND HILL T & J COMMERCIAL CLEANERS Richmond Hill Commercial 0 1' domestic cleaning. Floors, rugs, wind- ows. walls, etc. Day or night. 884-5885. tfc15 I Carpentry I LEONARD R. ROSENBERG 8: ASSOCIATES B! Competent Tradesman Prices on request or by hour R. P. (Bob) ROSS 130 Centre St. w. - 884-1788 Brian H. Cowen CHARTERED ACCOUNTANT 10265 Yonge Street Phone: 884-8651 - 889-8275 Chartered Accountants 121 Yonge Street North Richmond Hill. Ont. 884-447+5 91 Geneva Street St. Catharines, Ont. 684-1177 Additions, Renovations & Rec. Rooms 83 Roseview Ave. Richmond Hill, Ont. Tel. 884-4171 Life Time Guarantee Automatic Specialists Auto Transmission Mechanical Repairs Collision - Refinish Wheel Alignment Wheel Balance Engine Analysis LOADING & BACK- HOE SERVICE Chartered Accountants 887-5720 - 889-2741 84 Yonge Street S. Aurora, Ontario All types, fast efficient service. Reasonable rates 883-1288 Chartered Accountants 889-6662 CARPET INSTALLATIONS J oscelyn, Laughlin, Harper, Tory & Associates Alf Catenaro Reasonable rates 884-6046 & 884-5350 CUSTOM WORK Back - Hoe Service CARPENTER CONTRACTOR Cleaners Carpets 884-6663 tfc13 tfcl3 Gunar. Construction All TEMPERATURE SERVICES Richmond Hill Tree Service & Forestry Co. Ltd. CLIMATE ENGINEERED BY MAC PLUMBING AND HEATING CONSUMER'S GAS CONTRACTORS FULLY LICENSED o ELECTRICIANS o PLUMBERS o SHEET METAL o AIR-CONDITIONING GAS AND OIL for Industrial, Commercial & Residential Projects Insurance - Mortgages Fire, Auto and Liability Motor Vehicle Finance Service Telephone 7 27-9488-9 Rear 47 Yonge Street S. Aurora, Ontario Complete Insurance Service 17 Queen St. E. Toronto 363-3959 25 Grandview Ave. Thornhill 889-1379 Air Conditioning and TREES ARE OUR BUSINESS H. VAN DYKE, Aborlst 884-7774 Corner Agency Limited CALL COLLECT 416-669-1784 AIR. CONDITIONING GAS & OIL FURNACES AIR. CLEANERS HUMIDIFIERS 20 Service Vehicles at your service 24 Hours A Day 889-0506 - 895-1351 41 MAPLE THORNHILL Roy V. Bick Insurance Ltd. Carpentry work Additions Fireplaces ANYWHERE 889-5076 SALES SERVICE INSTALLATIONS Insurance Forestry RESIDENTIAL COMMERCIAL 889-6048 CH RYSLEB ATRTEMP CANADA LTD. c2w12 tfcll I Optometrists I [Photography | Weddings, Portraits, Groups Saunders Plumbing 889-8366 INTERIOR-EXTERIOR THORNHILL 881-0353 REDFERN PAINTING & DECORATING A. W. Kitchen, Expert Interior Painting 8. Paper Hanging GARNET PAINTERS BUILDING 22 RICHMOND ST. RICHMOND HILL l. NARVEY Evgs. 781-2083 THE STUDIO THAT comes to your home SUITE # 204 PROFESSIONAL 884-6872 COMPLETE Free Estimates BY Appointment Painters Plumbing SERVICE 884-3962 884-6941 Cut out the middleman. Deal direct on new and old roofing. No roof too tough. _ All roofs guaranteed 1 FREE ESTIMATES 9 884-1257 " WHY NOT SAVE MONEY? 16 Yonge Street North WAREHOUSE 83 FURNITURE SHOWROOM 321 ENFORD RD. RICHMOND HILL 884-9295 884-9296 889-5729 Furniture, Office Supplies, Social Stationery Monday to Thursday 8:30 am. to 5 pm. I TV Service Former Hill Teacher Gives English Prize York County Board of Education has accepted the donation of two awards to be made to area high school students. The first was a prize of $100 from former Richmond Hill High School Vice-Prin- cipal Bob McDonald, who retired in June of this year; McDONALD AWARD The award is to be pre- sented this fall to the grade 13 graduate who is enrolled in first year university and who has obtained the high- est average on four English courses. including one from each grade level from 10 to 13 inclusive. The award, in the form of a plaque, is from Mr. and Mrs. K. Appleton of Cedar Valley, Ontario, in honor of their son. Murray. a student of the school, who was killed in an accident just prior to the fall opening. 884-4165 Prior to his appointment as vice-principal, Mr. Mc- Donald was a master teacher in English. APPLETON AWARD The other award, to be known as the Murray Apple- ton Award â€" is to be pre- sented to the best student in Year 4 advanced chem- istry at Huron Heights Secondary School in New- market. SEE OUR. WANT ADS. A classified ad in “The Liberal” is a good way to turn out-grown or unneeded items into cash. It's easy to order your ad. Just phone 84-11053 COM. 8: Raleigh Bicycles Repairs to All Makes A complete Line of Sporting Goode 25 Yonge Street South Richmond Hill, 884-1213 Eric’s Cycle and Sports Shop by PETER SMITH York Home TV H. B. FISHER Olfice Supplies 306 BAYVIEW AVE. BAYVIEW PLAZA Friday 8:30 am, to 6 1”“- Closed Saturday (And Other Makes) COLOR TV SERVICE Office Supplies Rodfing Sporting Goods COLOR TV ANTENNAS INSTALLED 889-1846 tfc11