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Mayor Schillvr‘s letter shows three facts: 1. His Administration appears to have per- I’ormod well in dealing with high costs and keeping taxes reasonably in line. 2‘ HIS Administration has control over. and spends only, 35 cents of 3. The news report of the meeting of York County Board of Education detailing the almost incredibly Irresponsible behaviour over the decision to give away the Alexander Muir School property for $10. 2. The factual letter from the Town Treasurer offering corrections to one particular such at- lack. 1. The very Clear letter from Mayor Schiller defending the Town Administration from certain ill-considered attacks on its financial operations. Your issue for Wed- nesday. November 2, has three items which I would wish to place. in relation to each other, before the people of Richmond Hill; and then to draw a con- clusion which calls for action. We césed the outside. The house was newly painted. The lawn was healthy. The lot was charming, albeit rather hot- FASTING FOREVER If we gave up holidays, dinners and newspapers for the next 30 years, we could manage it easily. “When can I see it?" Five minutes later, I met her on the doorstep. I waited for her call and paced the floor smoking cigarettes and generally indulging in all the trade marks of nervous anticipation. The phone rang. “Hello. Mrs Brain?“ I didn’t correct her. although I had specified the radical without â€" the -r ‘Ms‘. when talking to the receptionist. Maybe this street had something against feminists. l was taking no chances. She gave me the details. One of these was the price. I memorized the phone number on the sign and rushed off home chanting it under my breath, The agent was out to lunch. I don‘t know how she could eat at a time like that. The present residents may not feel the lack all that keenly, but I do. AND THEN ..... And that's where the problem began. Because last Wednesday, there ap- peared on this exact street. An Opening. An Opportunity. Or to be concise, a For Sale sign. I braked to a stop, seriously startling the car that was following me. Oblivious to the honking, I sat and stared. We have lost control of our tax dollars lucky By SHARON BRAIN I was taking my once-a-week drive down the nicest street in Thornhill last Wednesday when it happened. Our family may never be the same. But let me begin at the beginning. First of all the nicest street in Thornhill is just that because of all the cunning little h0uses, all the white picket fences, all the window boxes, all the secret backya_r_ds.__ _ an. A u“. uvul v. uuv“ It has remarkably little traffic, and most of the cars that drive along'lt go very slowly because the drivers and passengers are looking at each place in turn and oohing and ahing. too pleased with what they see to speed carelessly along. WFo‘i‘ my money, the only thing that this street lacks is me. For less than $40* a month,4 it’s a i very Sharp Electronic‘ Qgh Register! 151 Carlingview Dr., Unit 5 Rexdale, Ont. M9W SS4 Tel. (416) 675-2025 Electronic Business Systems SHARP INNOVATION couldn't believe I could be that NOT IMITATION Moving a wall or two would make it great I should feel a lot more confidence if the Rich- mond Hill Town Government. which is known and accessible to us all‘ were the authority I personally feel no confidence at all that 52.5 rents of each tax dollar 1 pay is beini,I spent by a Board which displays such lack of control and had manners and is so utterly irresponsible as the lacls revealed in your report would indicate. This is very poor democracy and very bad business, I reiterate the com- ment. made in a letter which you published in August. that in our eurrent system of local government there is neither an elected nor an administrative body whose duty It is to evaluate the relative social values and money costs 01 the different tasks carried out by the various local government bodies. each tax dollar levied 3. Regional Govern- ment and (‘ounty School Boards demand and spend respectively 12.5 cents and 52.5 cents of each tax dollar levied. sharon's sunshine across’ the road ’If it were 561d, we could hardly argue about buying it. And it's n6t a bad price, really. Not when you consider the window boxes He was blind to the addition I had drafted on that afternoon. “Who‘s going to do all the work?" What work? Is tearing off the back end and rebuilding work? “We don’t need a house." That‘s un-Canadian. Everyone needs a house We will start speaking again soon, I’m sure. But that day would come a lot faster if one of you would call the real estate agent and buy that house. That night I met the man in the family at the subway and drove him right to the house. NOT BIG ENOUGH He refused to see its potential. “It’s not big enough for two people," he said. “Two hands and chisel make' this shack a palace.“ the headline would read. By five o‘clock. I knew the house had great potential. It needed my touch to bring it to such of pitch of perfection, Chatelaine would do a cover story. “This place would be a riot to fix up," she added. Some people are easily amused. We parted company. I went home and sketched floor plans, moved walls, lifted roofs put on additions. One entered the cellar through a trap door in the front bedroom. ' A RIOT TO FIX “I've been moving a lot of walls in my hegd,"_ sai_d the real estate agent. Cefebral walls are very simple to move. Plaster ones are a touch more trouble. Inside, the house was built for people of limited stature. I could touch the ceiling of the living room with the palm of my hand, of the bathroom with my elbow. Unfortunately the driveway between the house and fence was too narrow for our car, but no matter. So was the garage it led to. Cut behind the garage was a small white building with horseshoes over the door. I opened it gingerly, expecting to find someone sitting there reading the Eaton's catalogue. F01 montl pcrso disco thing: nation To ('21 n a Empty. A tbol shed now. But no wonder the bathroom looked to be a recent addition. dog shaped Want fast customer service and detailed records? Then SHABP’S ER-3510 is for_you. 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It just “happened” â€" as the result of simple addition in the Treasurer‘s Department ol the “demands” made by other outside bodies over which the Treasurer and all the Richmond Hill taxpayers have neither authority nor control I hope that our representative in the Ontario Legislature will give this matter his ronsideration and seek to remedy a state of affairs which is clearly un« businesslike, undemo- cratic and unsatisfactory Ronald Perry ()ak Ridges There has been no in- crease in the assessment of my house over the last lour years. but the tax demanded has increased by 43 per cent. ’l‘his'cannot bl' justified by the general rise in prices, to which all local tax- Sponding bodies had to submit and justify their demands for their share of my tax dollar. 7 As we said, for less than â€" $40. a month it‘s a very SHARPâ€" Electronic Cash Register $79.95 Value Sharp's new 131-1057 printing calculator is fast convenient & compact Convenient one touch percent % key Constant add-mode and decimal selectors Yours free for purchasing our Sharp ER- 3510 Electronic Cash Register before Nov. 30 1977. For FREE: it’s a very Sharp Electronic Calculator Many more great features Most pedigree dogs run true to type, and you can certainly expect a fire hall dog to do asbestos he can. There is. however, no truth in the unworthy allegation that a major reason for my happy tailwaggery is the in- creased availability of fire hydrants. However, one im- perfection in your coverage of the story makes me demur, or paws, in giving complete approval, namely, the description of myself as a “Dalmation”, incorrect for someone whose origin was Dalmatia, now part of Yugoslavia; I send you this letter by the hand of an anonymous collar, as no one would find it other than in- credible that a dog would be able to deliver his own mail. Operating a typewriter, well, that’s no problem. Not to be outdone. he replied that “we own a hunk of that Castle. tEdinburgh)”: one square yard. I believe. was the tradition. I am. of course. very happy to be part of Rich- mond Hill’s fire depart- ment. with my own truck (License K-9), and to help combat muscular dystrophy. About a couple of years ago. the Hon. Donald McEachen, when initiating a program of studies in Canadian history in the UK, did something to give that project a sendâ€"off in grand style. Of course, the high dignitaries of that country at the start of negotiations rejected the proposal with well-known British dignity. Would you, Mr. Editor, like to be called “Canadion”? Somebody has to bone up on his-her spelling. Immediately one supposes that Canadians have behaved themselves rather well in the past wherever their duties called them. He was right and he got his ceilidh. It was a refreshing change for one who, as a Dalmatian. has hitherto been dogged by rather spotty luck. To say that one is a Canadian. I find. is something that many people receive with respect in many parts of the world. Therefore we must not let this high image down, but do something to maintain that ideal. For the past several months it has been my personal interest to try to discover some of the things that have built this nation. Canada. Thank you for the front- page treatment (photograph and write- up) given me in your issue of November 2. Roxxie barks story approval Letters Federal politicians ignoring real problems that face us, he says Roxxie. Richmond Hill Fire Department lt warms the heart when one thinks of the number of excellent books on local Canadian History â€" beginning with pioneer times. These are valuable, for they were our grand- I’athers of over a century ago â€" our OWn flesh and blood. Many of the things they accomplished seem almost unbelievable â€" the human endurance required in order to survive. My people came to (‘anada after the Napoleonic wars when in the aftermath a depression had set in in the UK. My wife‘s people came as a result of the Highland Clearances â€"â€" in Sutherland. and the Selkirk Settlers landing at Fort (‘hurchill on the Hudson Bay and all that. Many of the homes in this fair land could supply stories of similar high drama, I remember Dr. J. Scott, Veterinarian of Maple. telling of the quarantine island in the St, Lawrence River where many would-be immigrants of a century ago lie buried. But our concern is (‘anada today. The televising of the "Do you promise . to be soft and qppealmg, fragrant and lzvely, e never too sweet... WEDDING VEIL A quality Liuhfraumilch from Germany. Lnnk for [he VI'“ around the bottle. sealed with a “HIP red heart This is why I believe the TV broadcasts should continue; let us see some dignity for a change; not the manoeuverings of organized gang warfare. There are some things the Canadian public should not have to accept with the explanation that this is old tradition. Has it come to the time when a quad of “boun- cers” should give the old heave«ho to Members who have no courtesy and do not know how to behave? actions of our highest court in the land is a devastating shock to all of us. For many of us. our acquaintance with the Courts of Law may be a Magistrate‘s Court. To attend one, it is understood that one must be on their best behaviour â€" “Silence in the Court". But at Ottawa. the behaviour. to quote one newscaster on the radio is "a Kindergarden School of smart-alecks". Apparently we were not to see Parliament as it really is, since some were reported running around to fill empty seats “on camera". No one seems to ad- dress the chair, except the one who is trying to make a speech. It also seems to be a tradition that sounds are permitted which resemble a thundering herd of elephants. Who is, responsible to keep order in that place? III do.” Our people are made up of many tongues and origins. They bring the old world charm with them. They are Still Canada tremendous potential It would seem that economists think matters will not improve for three to five years. if then. In the meantime, taxes will continually rise â€" inevitable. At present the value of the Canadian dollar is the lowest since the Depression. But I almost forgot something There is to be an election in a year or a year and a half‘s time. Dee‘s anyone really care about such vital themes as unemâ€" ployment. inflation, jobs ~ people‘s lives being It is time to get a pepped-up campaign of snysar tactics rolling. However. he who throws mud gets his hands dirty. So much for political tradition. lncidently. currently appeals are being made to industry for better levels of production. The people of Canada are sadly short changed when it is clear the real work of Parliament is at a standstill. ruined? Or is the talk mostly window-dressing, post- uring‘? Perhaps filibustering is fun to a very few â€" but it is utter nonsense to the Canadian public. - rml‘ '. ' '75 V)”; ‘ ‘ gum I" I '1 WW" has THE LIBERAL. Wednesday. November 9, 1977 â€" A-5 We need the spirit of a Lester Pearson to take us into a happy future; yet when he was alive, that was not to be. fascinating, Ioveable I am in receipt of a list supplied to me by the Assessment Commissioner under Section 23 of The Assessment Act, R.S.O. 1970, as amended, which shows the school support of every inhabitant who is entitled to direct taxes for school support purposes. The list was publicly posted in my office on the 26th day of October, 1977. You are hereby requested to examine the list for any errors or omissions in my office at the Municipal Offices, 10266 Yonge Street, Richmond Hill. The last day f0r the filing of applications for the revision of the list is November 11th, 1977, as required pursuant to Section 516 l2hl of The Municipal Act, R60. 1970 as amended. I shall attend at my office on the 26th day of October, 1977, between the hours of 8:30 am. and 4:30 pm. for the revision of the list and shall continue to do so from day to day, except Saturday and Sunday, until all applications filed on or before November 11th, 1977, have been dISDOSed 0f- c. David Weldon, Clerk, Town of Richmond Hill, 10266 Yonge Street, Richmond Hill, Ontario 8848101 October 26, 1977 TO ALL INHABITANTS OF THE TOWN OF RICHMOND HILL ENTITLED TO DIRECT TAXES FOR SCHOOL SUPPORT PURPOSES NOTICE TOWN OF RICHMOND HILL But what can save Canada? God save the Queen. yes. Rev. B. F. Andrew Maple.