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Merger falls through Tax up 7 per cent The deal would have given single ownership to the 560-acre site in Maple where the two companies propose to dump some three million tons of garâ€" bage over the next 25 years. MAPLE â€" An attempt by Superior Sand and Gravel Ltd. to take over Crawford Allied Industries Ltd. fell through last week. Hearings before the environmental board entered their 43rd day last week. Murray Chusid, lawyer for Superior, told the board the attempt to acquire By Denise Romberg RICHMOND HILL â€" A 20.6 per cent increase in the 1977 budget will result in supporters of York Region’s Roman Catholic separate schools paying ap- proximately 7 per cent more in schoél taxes this year. That was the situation when The Liberal went to press last night, just about the same time the board was meeting to make its; final deejsion. The Sew budget of $11.3 million will cost the average household, assessed at $20,000, another $14.80 in taxes. 77 r Increased provincial grants will help offset the 20.6 per cent budget increase, said Ed Joyce, the board’s superin- tendent of business. Increased grants result from an increase of 600 pupils at the region’s separate schools and a 13.5 per cent increase in assessment; "'“T‘HEBBdéeEErEs"éfitEa 1ast night to the board had $426,000 sliced from the ASSORTMENT OF SPARKLING HASH GLASSWARE - FOR ANY OCCASION! < -1 LOW PRICE original staff estimates. Joyce said that when the budget was originally presented, trustees could not accept an 11 per cent increase. As a result it was cut to 7 per cent. All cuts were made in areas of adâ€" ministration and plant maintenance, Joyce said. “It’s a straight maintenance budget. We’re not going to have any im- provements or new programs,” he explained. Debenture charges for new schools. such as St. Robert's in Thornhill and St. Peter’s in Woodbridge, have brought principal and interest payments up $300,000 over last year $1 million figure. “We’ll have to cut out some of the preventative work we were going to do,” Joyce said. “It's a budget that fills all the needs, but not all the wants". control 'of Crawford had not gone through. Superior earlier signed an agreement with Waste Management Inc., a US. firm, to operate Superior’s portion of the proposed landfill project. Metro Toronto churns out an estimated 1.8 million tons of garbage a year. y Officials say the landfill sites will be filled by 1982, making the Maple site a key battle. Tfie firesident of Slipefior is former North York reeve Norman Goodhead. It’s really spring time when the skipping ropes start turning on school playgrounds. Roselawn Senior Public School pupils taking in the spring weather are Sharon Skipping into spring ALL WEATHER COATS FOR HER - AT A 10.00 SAVINGS! 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Flees with rock According to police, the man, said to be about 18, went into the store about 9:25 pm. and selected some cookies from a shelf. THE LIBERAL. Wednesday, March 16. 1977 â€" However, instead of producing cash, he produced a rock from his coat and said it was a hold-up. The province is now willing to pay 100 per cent of the cost of construction and maintenance of recreational facilities in regional forests. It would find an agreement with York Region more attractive if the agreement was extended over a longer term, When Kim wouldn’t hand over any money, the man fled, police said, taking his pet rock with him. Oakes éaid TOWNE Ex COUNTRYE SQUARE YONGE AT STEELES Modelhome hit In another incident at university at night § TELEPHONE 667-2471 (9a.m.- 8p.m.) ATKINSON COLLEGE YORK UNIVERSITY EVENING AND PART-TIME UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE PROGRAMMES l6 MAY -10AUGUST Summer evenings 4 JULY -ll AUGUST Day term Applications being received till I APRIL. Mam-bet: Canadian Guild 0! Dispensing Opficians â€" York Region council decided into a 50-year forest replacement e provincial government in hopes er term the province will build ies in the regional forests. owns 4,944 acres of forest land 7kg Otical COMPLETE OPTICAL SERVICE 0 EYEGLASS PRESCRIPTIONS FILLED 0 CONTACT LENSES. tan! a soft 0 MODERN FRAME STYLES - CUSTOM MADE FRAMES 0 SAFETY GLASSES FOR WORK 0R PLAY Open: Monst 9:31] am - 9:30 pm Sat. 9:30 am - 62!!) pm (‘HAR( Woodbridge, a model home on Jeanne Dr., was broken into and 20 square yards of carpet and un- derlay. valued at $400, were taken. 'ecommend: Markham council is not giving up on getting more representation at the regional level. Markham has just three out of 16 regional seats despite a population approaching 60,000. York Region‘s population is 200,000. Still trying Markham will ask Provincial Treasurer Darcy McKeough to review its representation. The region has already turned down a change. THORNHILL 3223-5168