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2 The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville, February 28, 1979 Taxpayers' Woes From Page One evaluated all properties in the Town of Newcastle and that it was a large and difficult job. He admitted they were human and did make mistakes. He encouraged people who felt they had justifiable cause to appeal, to by all means do so. Although they attended the meeting in an attempt to assist and co-operate with Town of Newcastle taxpayers, Mr. Parnell stated that neither he nor Mr. Aldridge could do anything of a physical nature at this meeting other than advise the lan- downers what steps they should take to secure proper attention to their problems. On several occasions during the meeting, Mr. Parnell informed the residents, "The only way to have your tax assessment changed at this point is to lodge an appeal with the assessment review court before March 10, 1979. Town of Newcastle landowner Robert Johnston stated, "Why in the name of hell should I have to pay money to a lawyer to fight the system which I financially pay for." Mr. Johnston and several of the other taxpayers objected to havirig to fight to win. For various individual reasons the 25 residents felt they had cause to disagree with their assessments. One landowner remarked that his property was "landlocked" and wor- thless on the real estate market, however, the assessor had not taken this into consideration. Mel Sucee of R.R. 5, Bowmanville, ATTENTION A committee Is being formed to request an ad. justment on the exceed- Ingly hlgh increase In tax assessments on vacant property. Anyone wishing to support and assist, write: Advertiser 804 co Canadien Statesman, Box 190, Bowmanville, Ont. Hampton Jr. Public School P.T.O. held its' second general meeting of the year on February 20. There was a very short business meeting before the arrival of our guest speaker, Mrs. Carole Milligan, a Com- munity Nutritionist, from the Durham Health Centre in Oshawa. We approved a motion to support the Splash Committee by means of a letter showing that we too are in favour of a swimming pool for the Bowmanville area. This letter will be forwarded to Wintario. The Spring Dance will be held at Centennial Hall in Bowmanville, April 21. We were reminded that March 14, the Report Cards would be sent home with the children. A 'cookbook' is now available at a cost of $3.00 from the Block Parents Association. The rest of the evening was devoted to the Study of Nutrition. By means of slides, a film entitled "Eating on the Run" and a very thorough NTICE TOWN OF NEWCASTLE Half load regulations are in force on roads under the jurisdiction of the Town of Newcastle. Effective March lst to April 30th, 1979, vehicle loads may not exceed the allowable loads given under Section 66, subsections 4 & 5, of the High- way Traffic Act. J. Dunham. Director of Public Works, Town of Newcastle. NOTICE 0F MEETING A PUBLIC MEETING OF THE TOWN OF NEWCASTLE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE DATE: Tuesday, March 13, 1979 TIME: 7:30 p.m. PLACE: Courtice High School Cafeteria THE PURPOSE OF THIS MEETING IS TO ENABLE INTER- ESTED PERSONS TO REVIEW A PROPOSED ZONING BY. LAW AMENDMENT, liertaining to lands in the Courtice Area designed "INDUSTRIAL" In the Region of Durham Official Plan. Details of the proposed amendment may be obtained prior to the meeting by calling the Planning Department at 263. 2231 or enquiring-at the Hampton office. Leslie L. Kristof, M.C.I.P. Director of Planning & Development Hundreds Mark Scout-Guide Week at Trinity Service accused the assessor of not being able to read a measuring tape. He stated that his home contained 1900 square feet of living space, however, the assessor's tape measured 53 square feet more. A series of 'open house' meetings was sponsored by the Regional Assessment office where assessors were made available to the public to discuss matters pertaining to in- dividual tax assessments. Several of the taxpayers present said they had attended these meetings and had been treated rudely and ignorantly by the assessors. One landowner said he got the impression they thought they were God and couldn't make a mistake. Mr. Parnell informed the group that as a result of assessment ap- peals to date, Town of Newcastle property owners have been granted reduced tax assessments totalling $240,000. The assessment office is prepared to listen but at this point in time, taxpayers must proceed with their complaints through proper chan- nels, namely an appeal to the assessment review court before March 10, 1979, emphasized Mr. Parnell. In view of the obvious dissatisfac- tion among some of his constituents regarding their tax assessments, Mr. Cureatz proposed approaching Town Council to sponsor a meeting to deal with the problem with a view to establishing fairness across the board in property tax evaluation. Councl Prefer Three-Year Terms Most regional councillors believe they should hold a three year term of office instead of the present two year term. Last Wednesday in Whitby, regional council voted to support a resolution by Peel Region requesting the Minister ' of Intergovern- mental Affairs to introduce legislation implementing a three year term of office for elected municipal officials in areas where there is regional government. , Oshawa Mayor Jim Potticary said an election every three years instead of every two would be a cost saving to the taxpayers. Whitby Councillor Gerry Emm agreed noting the last election cost the town of Whitby approximately $30,000. He pointed out that Durham Region's first council sat for a three-year term which proved successful and "seemed to go very fast". Newcastle Mayor Garnet Rickard said that irn terms of productivity a two year term is usually reduced to 18 months. Three months before an election, council is fairly inactive, he explained, and it takes new members of council at least three months after an election "to find out what's gping on". Brock Mayor Allan MePhai said he thinks a three year term of office should be imposed at the area munici- pality level but an election should take place at the regional level every two years. Because regional government is so complex, he said, "this is the area where the public should have more say more often". Victoria & Grey Trust Co. Authorized to Make Loans Under Farm Improvement William Somerville, Presi- dent of Victoria and Grey Trust Company, takes pleasure in announcing that the Federal Department of Finance has authorized Victoria and Grey to make loans to qualified farmers under the Farm Improvement Loans Act. The provisions of the Act allow Victoria and Grey Trust to make loans of up to $75,000 to eligible farmers for a variety of farm improvement purposes. The interest rate on these loans is only 1 per cent higher than the prime lending rate, and approval is quick and easy as Farm Improve- ment loans are guaranteed by the Federal Government. Many of Victoria and Grey's branches are located in rural communities. Victoria.. and On Sunday afternoon at Trinity United Church, a large crowd of Beavers, Brownies, Cubs, Guides and Scouts marked Scout-Guide Week with a special service. These photos show the flags being received and placed and in the second picture Lisa Boden of 3rd Guides leads in the prayer with District Commissioner Mrs. Clinton Henning, Scouter Capt. David Lewis and District Staff member Jack Hartwell at the rear. discussion with questions and answers from her audience, Mrs. Milligan soon made us realize just how important an educated awareness of Nutrition is. We learned that Nutrients are the fuels our bodies need to operate and that our own 'food styles' could be rated as either 'super' or 'hazardous.' All the nutrients work together as a team to help and support each other. We need 50 of these daily derived from a balanced diet based on Canada's Food Guide. This ensures the proper amount for our bodies. Balance is the key word in Nutrition. Food in proper balance with exercise would have a definite effect on our individual well-being and our weight. Statistics show that 50 per cent of adult Canadians are overweight and that our faulty eating habits directly affect our health in so many areas: incidences of heart disease, Wesleyville Decision From Page One United States would not salvage the Wesleyville project. "We've been working hard to try to find markets in the United States," he said. However, he added that Hydro has not been successful in selling large blocks of power to American utilities. What the cor- poration has sold so far has been $550 million worth of "interrup- table" power which was supplied to the U.S. for brief periods of time. The price of electricity produced at the Wesleyville generating station would not compete with U.S. elec- tricity prices, he added. "We could not self oil-fired power now in the United States," Mr. Taylor said. Mr. Taylor explained that at the present time, Ontario Hydro has about 15 per cent more reserves in electrical power than are required. This would be about equal to the out- put of three times the two units un- der construction at Wesleyville. Replying to a question from the audience, the chairman said there is no opportunity for Ontario Hydro to reduce its over-supply of electricity by dropping Hydro rates and thus encouraging customers to use more power. Under present laws, Hydro must recover the costs of electrical production and it cannot sell below cost. "Down the Drain" Hope Township Reeve Howard Quantrill probably summed up the feelings of many people at Welcome last week when he said the Township feels let down to think the construc- tion at Wesleyville will be stopped. "The people in this area are very much disturbed," he said. The reeve said that until the Wesleyville generating station is producing electricity, the amount of taxes that it will bring to the town- ship is "peanuts." "There is cer- tainly going to be a lot of money down the drain here at Wesleyville." Ontario Hydro's planning abilities also came under attack last week and some members of the audience felt that the Ontario Hydro commer- cials urging consumers to turn off their electricity should be stopped. Mr. Taylor replied that Hydro made its plans for the present-day generating station construction program back in the mid-60s before the situation in the 1970s could be foreseen. "All that we can do is our best," he said. At one time, Wesleyville was con- sidered as a possible location for a nuclear generating plant. Later, plans were changed to allow for a oil-burning plant. Two Stations? There are close to 2,000 acres of land at the Wesleyville plant -- enough to allow the construction of two, four-unit generating stations. There may even be a nuclear generating plant beside an oil-fired station at the Wesleyville site at some time in the future, Mr. Taylor said. But for the present, the continued construction of Wesleyville is con- sidered unwise. The plant will be mothballed by the end of the year but left in a condition that will allow it to be quickly completed once Hydro decides to revive construction plans. As an oil-burning plant, Wesleyville would have provided electricity during peak hours when hydro is needed - on cold winter days or at five p.m. in the evening, for example. Referring to jobs that will be lost at Wesleyville, Mr. Taylor said Hydro is limited in what it can do to relocate many of the workers. But the audience was informed that Hydro would try to'look after as many Ontario Hydro employees as possible by finding them positions at other projects. No extra workers will be needed at Darlington during 1979 because the project is still in the site-grading stage, the audience was told. The future of the local Darlington Generating Station is not entirely certain. A decision is expected next nonth on whether it will be allowed to proceed as scheduled. Mr. Taylor said the transmission line from Cherrywood to the Lennox Generating Station is not jeopar- dized by slowdowns in Hydro's con- struction program. The lines will be completed. In addition, Hydro in- tends to live up to an agreement it signed with Hope Township on com- pensation to the township as a result of damage done by the construction at Wesleyville. Union representatives at the meeting included members of the carpenters union, Electricians, teamsters, millwrights and laborers. About 75-100 of them were present at the meeting. By the time the meeting with Hydro officials was drawing to a close, about half the audience had already left the school auditorium. anemia, diabetes, hyperten- sion and dental problems. Mrs. Milligan also touched on such subjects as adver- tising and how it tries to in- fluence our judgement towar- ds certain products; the im- portance of reading the 'Labels' on these products to determine for ourselves whether they are 'junk food' or truly nutritious; poly- unsaturated oils versus saturated fats and the effect on our system. Grey's ability to provide Farm Improvement Loans as well as their recent appoint- ment as an eligible lender under the Small Business Loans Act will further enable Victoria and Grey to serve the financial needs of the people in those communities. FLOWERS . DRIED . FRESH TROPICAL .GREEN PLANTS 3 STORES: Highway No. 2 King St. E., Oshawa . Simcoe St. N., .VNEL-Oshawa qualnnoinian Hampton Public School PTO Told About Faulty Eating Ontario Government Tender Tender No. 321 Sealed tenders will be recelved until 12:00 noon, March 16, 1979 for a Garbage Disposai Concession et Darling. ton Provincial Park, R.R. 2, Bowmanville, Ontario. Tender documents and Information are avallable from the District Manager, Ministry of Naturel Resources, 322 Kent Street West, Lindsay, Ontario, K9V 4T7. Telephone: 1.705-324-6121. Lowest or eny tender not necessarly accepted. Ministryof Natural Resources Ontario COME FLY WITH US INA 1979 COMPARE THUNDERBIRD'S STYLING, SIZE AND RIDE WITH OTHER MID-SIZE CARS LIKE MONTE CARLO, GRAND PRIX OR CORDOBA. THEN COMPARE PRICE! YOU'LL CHOOSE THUNDERBIRD. Take a test flight this week at MacDonald Ford where Thunderbirds are available fromadown toearthpriceof*7394.00 21 A SpT . 623-4481 L219 KING ST. E. 6348