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# ■ O, «-.week,, T, m«..W,dnr,da,;F»„a r ,, Approva | f<)r T 0 FepOtt E xp6Ct DO inCreaSG industrial site dally to in Town's mill rate Cabinet approves south hydro route through Newcastle Mayor Rickard at Monday's meeting of the Town of 'Newcastle council made the statement that there would.be no increase in municipal taxes this year. He also said the Town would have their budget completed by the end of March far ahead of last year. Counc, Lyall, chairman of the finance committee, following following a finance committee meeting last week said council council would have to use sharp scissors to bring preliminary figures down so no increase occured in the municipal tax rate. Budget figures discussed on Friday were figures from the various department heads which will be cut before finalizing the budget. Counc. Lyall stated that the Town had a $221,980 surplus from the 1975 operation and if this was used in 1976 it would help to keep taxes in line as far as the Town of Newcastle was concerned. He also noted one other cheerful note thal being that the Town's assessment assessment had increased by $1,502,- 572 from $32,713,710 to $34,- 216,282. The finance chairman also said that the Region was wrestling with their first round figures in the budget, Mr. Jack Dunham in commenting commenting on the public works budget for 1976 said that restraints would have to come; into effect around February 20th to make ends meet this year. This may mean some reduction in service, he said. His comments came when Coun. Allin asked about sanc)ing of sidewalks in the Town. Dunham said it required required a number of things, money, staff and equipment. "If we have these three ingredients the work can be done", he; stated. It is not a policy of the Town at this point to sand sidewalks. sidewalks. . The development of a 7i acre industrial park for the southern sector of Bowman- ville is to proceed once the owner of the property has met a number of conditions set down by the region's planning and development staff. The planning committee Tuesday passed a staff recommendation recommendation that the industrial industrial development proceed. The industrial park is located south of Highway 401; west of Simpson Avenue ; and north of the Canadian National National Railway line. The proposed park involves an area of approximately 77 acres. A spokesman for Inducon Consultants, who represent Rushville Construction Ltd-., owners of the property, said Port Hope Health Minister Frank Miller Miller of the Ontario government is to report daily to the council of Port Hope on matters concerning radom gas in the Town, The Mayor of Port Hope, Ç. Hewson, has stated that he is satisfied that the government is doing all it can at this time and now keeping the council informed on matters in the Town on a daily basis. e • • e e i Moffatt opposed to changed fee rates The recent amendments to the Liquor Licence Act are going to penalize every organization organization in the province which has traditionally held à dance or banquet to raise funds, Doug Moffatt, MPP, said today. The NDP Critic for Con- in force since January 1, have increased the price of special- occasion permits by up to 500 per cent. Permits, which for the past/ 20 years have been issued on a special occasion basis in some : areas, will no longer be issued; nor will, permits be- sumer and Commercial Re- issued permitting the sale of lations said that the new laws, ïj< enu !... r WESLEYVILLE THREATENED WITH CANCELLATION The Wesley ville generating Hydro station is again threatened with cancellation or delay due to further restriants in borrowing placed on Hydro by the Province of Ontario. Hydro chairman, Robert Taylor, states that cuts in capital development imagnifies the risk that demand may outrun the capacity to supply hydro. It could result in controls on use said the ehfpnian. CANADIAN HEART FUND CAMPAIGN - The Canadian Heart Fund Association hopes to raise a sum of $3,600,000 in the Province of Ontario during the month of February . A canvas is being conducted in the Orono area » under the direction of Mrs. Fred Lÿcett as captain. Support of the fund is urged by everyone in the area. It is noted that, the Heart Fund flag is now. flying above the Orono Hydro building. Your support means the success of the campaign. hard liquor in areas where local- bylaws permit the sales of wine and beer only. "Groups which have been holding two or three dances a year to raise funds are suddenly discbvering that they can't get a permit to serve hard liquor," he said, " "and are having to cancel functions for which they have already printed tickets. And those who can get permits are discovering that the increase in permit costs will, in many cases, effectively reduce their profits by up to 10 per cent." the area has been divided into 17 blocks or 61 acres for. industrial use. This area is to be developed in three phases. A 5.8 acre block of land has been reserved for the 401 interchange, said the spokesman spokesman Ren Press. The land is presently being used for agricultural purposes, purposes, however, the lands are designated industrial in the town's official plan. , The owner of the property, as one of the conditions prior to proceeding with construction, construction, must agree to install sanitary sewers and connections connections within the limits of the first phase. The owner must also agree to enter into a site servicing agreement with the region ' Tile 'Mênibêr* 'for Durham East said that .during the debate on the amendments in the legislature last spring, the Minister of * Consumer and Commercial Relations, Sydney Sydney Handleman, said 1 that the reason the act needed to be amended was "to'stop a few people who were abusing the special occasion permits by running what amounted to a full time bar." "That seemed, to be a reasonable argument," Mof- (ContinuedpageS) , The Ontario Government has approved the Solandt Commission's recommended, route for the high voltage transmission of' electricity between Lennox and Oshawa, the Honourable Donald ft. Irvine, Provincial Secretary for Resources Development, announced last week. This route Will pass south of 401 Highway through Clarke Township, Township, Newcastle Village, Darlington Darlington Township and the Town of Bowmânvillé. The government also ap- provécTDr. Omond Soiandt's recommendations oh the site of the Oshawa Area Transformer Transformer Station and op measures measures to protect property owners along the right of way. "I doubt if any other transmission corridor has benefited from so many studies or so much public participation," Mr. Irvine said, noting the route has undergone three separate evaluations evaluations since 1971.. In his report, Dr. Solandt said no single route stood out as the best or as the worst. Each alternative was carefully carefully considered and the route recommended was, in Dr. -Solandfs opinion, the optimum optimum choice in balancing the èc'qnomic, social and environmental environmental impacts. "I'm sure Dr. Soiandt's , work has led us to approve the best possible-route, considering considering all the factors," Mr. Irvme said. The transmission line will link the Lennox Generating Statioh, the planned generating generating stations at Wesley ville and Darlington and the Oshawa Oshawa Area Transformer Station. Station. In accordance with Dr. Soiandt's recommendations, the right-of-way for the transmission transmission line will also provide for future transmission needs, Ontario Hydro will be required to maintain liaison with the Ministries of Energy, Environment, Natural Resources, Resources, Agriculture and Food, Transportation and Communication Communication and Treasury, Economics Economics and Intergovernmental Affairs to ensure that detailed alignment and positioning of. transmission towers is carried carried out so as to minimize ' local impact. To ensure that the interests of the affected property owners are given adequate attention, Ontario Hydro will establish temporary local offices offices where landowners can, as the Solandt Report states, "call and get speedy action on complaints and difficulties," One recommendation put forward by Dr. Solandt, concerning the use of singlepole, singlepole, "improved appearance" towers on about 15 miles of the 120 mile route, remains to be resolved. The single-pole towers are generally regarded as being visually more pleasing than the more familiar lattice towers. However, the single- pole style can cost more than twice as much as lattice towers ; the heavy equipment required for installation can cause severe crop and soil damage ; and more steel and. concrete is required in construction. construction. It is also usually - nèeessary to use more single- pôle than lattice towers where transmission lines change direction. Therefore, the Government will leave decisions regarding the use of single-pole towers to Ontario Hydro. Mayor assured people considered COUNTRY JAMBOREE AT Tiie Recreation Départent Départent of the Town of Newcastle Newcastle are holding the'February Jamboree this Sunday at 2:00 p.m. In the Orono Town Hall. ORONO ON SUNDAY* Beside the hodse band ann Fay Adams there will appear Mel Clingman and his daughter daughter Melanie, Verna McMahon and Mary Bunting of Orono. Doug Simpson heads Orono Hydro Com. WANT FULL SCALE INVESTIGATION The Town of Newcastle is asking a full scale investigation into the dumping ôf radiactive material from Port Hope into the dump in the Town of Newcastle. The Town is also seeking information on the type of licence given Eldorado to use the, Newcastle dump and to find if the company is living up to the terms and conditions of this licence. COUNTDOWN ON SMOKING A pre-registration form for the smoking withdrawal course being held in Oshawa commencing February 9th appears in this issue of the Times. Do yourself a favour, if you are a smoker, and attend this course. SENIOR CITIZENS SHOULD PAY A report from the Town of Newcastle Public Works joints out that if the proposed development is allowed to be placed west of Orono on Station Street that the Senior Citizens Lodge group be responsible for paying the cost of bringing the road, a former railway rightaway, up to standard. Mr. Lovekin is to be requested to attend the next meeting of the Public Works committee to discuss the ^-matter. • * At a meeting of the Orono Hydro Commission on Tuesday Tuesday evening Mr. Doug Simp- 'son was elected chairman of the Commission for the year 1976. This position has been held by Mr. Harvey Partner for the past three years. The meeting also endorsed the discontinuation of the water heater rental plan. As of the date of the meeting no more water heaters will be installed on a rental basis nor- will water heaters be available available through the local hydro office for outright purchase. The installation of water heater in the future will have to be handled by private plumbing and heating firms. The local commission discontinued discontinued the service to cut down on capital expenditures for which a sum of $1200.00 had been allotted for 1976, It was pointed out at the meeting that each unit along with installation was costing around $200.00. Hydro has some twenty-eight rental uni ts out at this time and these will be phased out as soon as possible. The manager presented a list of cut-backs including the water heater service which would reduce annual expenditures expenditures by some $4500.00. Mr. Simpson said he would be making a report to the commission on possible areas of saving in the near future in an effort to reduce increasing costs for local hydro users. Mayor Rickard was assured by the Regional planners on Thursday evening of last week that they had considered ' Newcastle as an unique area because of its size and the composition of its population. The Mayor was also reassured reassured that Newcastle residents would not pay for many of the services in other areas that were,not present in Newcastle. Newcastle. Mr. ' McAdams, commissioner commissioner of development and planning, said the planners had used the général rule that those who used a service would pay for it while those who didn't have the service, would not pay. • •• •• •III! ; About 300 attended the meeting at which time the Regional planners presented their fourth stage of planning for the, region and for the Town of Newcastle. . The discussion paper shows a population for the Village of Newcastle of 6,800, the Town of Bqwmanville 29,000 and for the Courtice area, 15,000. Such areas as Orono-were , not considered in this paper. Dr. Mofeed Michael, planning director, said the designation of hamlet for Orono was made in the report only until a regional study had been completed. This study, he said, was (Continued page 5) MIM.étt $750.00 for Arena study The , finance committee of the Town of Newcastle have referred a $750.00expenditure for a feasibility study for consideration ip* thq, budget for 1976/ 1 Council received the estimate estimate from Totten Sims and Hubicbi to carry out a s'tudy for a new atrena in Orono. It has been proposed that the new arena be placed on the, site of the present arena and before any further action is taken it vyas felt a feasibility study should be conducted. The Orono athletic Association Association is to be informed of the action of thé committee. t Following the nieeting on Monday Mayor Rickard ,said , he could see no reason why the study could not be carried put as the Town should be concerned with the project. He further said the Town often spend much more on advice for development concerning concerning those who do not as yet reside in the Town. Councillor Allin, also after the meeting, said cost would - be a' major item in the proposal but could see Drone's Drone's desire for a new complex. He did point out that the Darlington arena was not as yet'being used to its capacity., <