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[3 Senior citizen Council wants (From page 1) property tax _ ..... credit system Property owners in Scugog Township who are over the age of 65 could get a tax break of up to $150 a year. But there is a catch. While council agreed Mon- day night to make the Mun- icipal and School Tax credit system available to home owners in Scugog, it was pointed out that ny tax savings to senior citizens over 65 will eventually be repaid to the provincial gov- ernment. { The province will register a lien against the property in the amount of the tax credit received each year and this amont must be repaid when the applicant no longer owns the home or decides to stop receiving the tax credits. - In other words, if an app- licant receives tax credits of .$150 a year for a period of ten years and then passes away, the applicant's heirs or who- ever is willed the property will owe the province $1500. The lien is registered against the title. -The program has been available since 1967, and both Oshawa and Uxbridge offer it to property owners over 65. However, it is only available on principle res- idence owned and occupied by the applicant. Further information on the tax credit system is avail- able at the Township mun- icipal offices, and applicat- ion forms will be ready once the necessary by-law is drawn up. ion on your hands," Councillor Reg Rose count- ered that 'this is the purpose of the study, to find out precisely what the changes in the rates: would be. He added that there are propos- ed subdivisions half in Port Perry and half in old Reach Township, and the rates un- der the present system "would be different and Beach (From Page 1) depth of three feet. The Kinsmen Club had originally estimated the cost of the project at $5200. How- ever, that has changed to $6100 in the past year, and with the grant money stay- ing constant at $2600, the Kinsmen will pick up the additional $900. Compulsory English means little change at P.P.H.S. Port Perry High School - principal Doug Williams a -- says the return to compul- sory English courses for grades 11 and 12 students will mean little change at the school because almost all students in those grades are studying English now. The return to compulsory English was announced by 'the Ministry of Education last week and will apply to students entering grade 11 in 1981. Students presently in grades 9 and 10 are already required to take English, a policy that was re-intro- duced across Ontario a couple of years ago. applicable fees. (no surcharge) untagged dogs.) Signed: NOTICE TO RESIDENTS 'TOWNSHIP OF SCUGOG -RE: 1979 DOG TAGS DOG LICENCE MUST BE OBTAINED ON OR BEFORE FEBRUARY 1st, 1979 1979 Dog Tags are available at the Municipal Offices, 181 Perry Street, Port Perry. Tags may be purchased by mail upon receipt of owner's name, mailing address, telephone number, breed and sex of dog, with payment of following All Dogs over the age of 3 months must be licensed. FEES: 1. All neutered or spayed dogs - $5.00 dog 2. Each Male or Female: First Dog: per household - basic fee $10.00 Second Dog: per household - basic fee $10.00 plus $5.00 surcharge. Third & Additional Dogs: per household, each basic fee $10.00 plus $10.00 surcharge 3. Kennel Licences: (No licence will be issued in a built-up area) $25.00 Kennel. 4. Replacement Tags: 25¢ each. THE RUNNING AT LARGE OF DOGS WITHIN THE TOWNSHIP OF SCUGOG IS PROHIBITED. Your assistance is requested: Call Dog Control Officer, Anne Barrett, Phone 852-7295 Goodwood Pound 640-1987 (10-12 noon) Ward IV Residents may call the Township Office 985-7346 for message relay to Anne. POUND FEES: $10.00 for first offense, $25.00 for second & subsequent offenses. BOARD FEES: $2.50 per day (plus $5.00 for Doreen M. Van Camp, Clerk ~ post-secondary Mr. Williams said that it has been the policy at the high school here and in others in Durham Region to convince all students to continue English studies in grades 11, and 12, and he added that in his six years at the school, there have been very few students who dropped the courses. Students have been en- couraged to continue English studies partly because most institutions demand it, but also because the school feels that English - is vital to a secondary education. And this includes students in technical programs. When grade 11 English becomes compulsory in two years time, the Ministry of Education will change the definition so that subjects such as theatre arts and film will not count as English credits. English will consist of a balanced program that includes essay writing, composition, grammar and literature. savings & loan corporation Guaranteed Investment Certificates & Debentures 5 YEAR ANNUAL INTEREST 5/8 % 1105 Year Semi-Annual Interest 10/2 % Subject to change pithout notice DON FORDER Insurance Agency Ltd. 24 Water Street - Port Perry PHONE 985-8471 awkward." While provincial legislat- ion does not at present allow any Hydro Commission to expand piece-meal into a municipality, it was pointed out at the meeting that prior to regional government, ex- pansion of a municipality such as Port Perry into areas of old Reach Township would automatically have meant a similar expansion of hydro the hydro system. Mr. Bennett said that Ont- ario Hydro could carry out the cost study, if permission was granted, but he added that similar requests in other areas of the province for piece-meal expansion of a hydro commission have to date not been granted by the minister of energy. Although the expansion of the Commission into surr- PORT PERRY STAR -- Wed., Janvary 24 -- 3 study ounding areas has been under discussion for more than a year, the issue heated up late last year when 248 residents of Prince Albert complained of the inequities in the hydro rates between Port Perry and Prince Albert, and asked that they be brought in line, since both areas are part of the same municipality and the same urban community. | SPRING \ FABRICS | | \ i 1 NP \ comounons SOFTN | } $ 3 . 3 5 metre PURR -TY \ \ Cotton & Polyester \ N $2.95 metre \ Polyester $ 6 . 9 5 metre \ Rayon & Polyester 3 $ 4 . 9 5 metre Polyester Gauze Knit \ $ 3 . 2 5 metre \ Cotton & Polyester Knit \ $ 8 . 9 5 metre : SEWING (> A Accessories [ \ 0 ¥ " Coats Thread * Lightning Zippers * Seam Binding 3 KNITTING NEEDS \ BEEHIVE YARNS A Sayelle. ........ $1.00 per50gams \ Astra.......... $1.09 per50gams \ Baby Sayelle. . . .... 66° per 25 grams \ Knitting Needles - Patterns \ Phentex - Regular & Elite Men's - Women's - Children's \ AW. 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