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--Orono Weekly Times, Wednesday , October 13th, 1976 ©rono ïüccklu Letter to the Editor IMPOST CHARtiES . Over the past fifteen years or so municipal councils fiaye throughout the country levied <m impost charge on new development as a means of obtaining monies to help finance 'expanding services. Newcastle council has followed the same course and at their last council meeting completed their charges with the passing of by-law authorizing impost charges On residential units caused through severances. This was certainly justifed in that the Town has a by-law collecting such charges under sub-division agreements. The decision to institute impost charges in the Town of Newcastle was not unanimous by any means and some interesting debate did occur over the charge and opposition .to the charges were well justified, Counc. Entwisle stated the charges were too much. The impost charge is $1500.00 for a single resident and of this amount one-third is to go to à reserve fund for new administration buildings, furnishings and equipment the town may wish to purchase or construct! Another third is earmarked for public works with the remaining one-third to be used for capital works by the recreation department. The monies allotted to a new administrative building is not a definite program and surely such could be spread over the whole municipality rather than on new development. Monies allotted for public works could be argued to be reasonable for new development will create a condition that roads should be ungraded. The remaining third is to be sçt aside for recreational uses. Here the present policy of the Town for such as arenas, swimming pools and we expect other capital works is to have local citizens provide the basic funding with the remainder coming from the Ministry of Government Services and from Wintario. Under.these circumstances just, where is the municipality going to use the bulk of the impost charge. Counc. Cowman made the statement in opposition to impost charges "I'm all right Charlie... it's not going to cost me anything". It is often forgotten that the great majority of people who now reside in the Town purchased or built their homes without such as an impost charge and they were welcomed to use the services provided by others. The new owner immediately shoulders his share of costs of operation and debentures and as such are equal partners in the community. Counc. Lyall, also opposing the impost charges stating that reserve funds are to be established with no real purpose and as such will be squandered in the future just because the money is available. He also points out that it only increases the cost of housing when in fact we should be looking for ways to decrease these costs. Counc. Lyall also rightly points out that new residents pay for all services within their own subdivision and then when they receive their first tax bill start paying toward costs associated with debentures instituted in the past within the community. Impost charges could well get out oi hand and in Newcastle some of the purposes for collecting these monies do appear out-of-line. The matter.pf a new municipal building should be shared equally over, tiré •Town and the matter of now collecting capital funds for recreational projects is very questionable. If impost charges are a fair and equitable charge and majority of council appear to agree as well as the region who also makg similar charges then it would be a case where it would then be advisable for the Board of Education to follow the same course. This Board taking the largest tax bite may be more justified to impose such charges. If they followed suit housing costs could rise again. There is some doubt on the fairness of impost charges but it has become a way of things in the financing of the community. LAST MINUTE NEWS ' , ' . " ' The Orono Firefighters are holding their annual canvas for Muscular Dystrophy this Sunday in Orono and surrounding area. * The Orono Chamber of Commerce has been granted a sum of $4500.00 from intario for the park lights installed during the summer in the Orono Park. Dear Editor : During a recent S.E.A.P. (Save the Environment from Atomic Pollution) meeting held in Newtonville and the debate regarding Eldorado Nuclear Limited's proposals for the Port Grandby area, Mr. Garnet Rickard stated "It was a motion of Councillor Lyall that the Newcastle Town Council take no' action regarding Eldorado." As a taxpayer living in the area, this statement of Mr. Rickard intrigued me and having property very close to the proposed dump in Port Granby, I went through the files to see what I could find relating to Mr. Rickard's The Northumberland Progressive Conservative Association wishes to announce the FOUNDING AND ANNUAL MEETING to be held in BOWMANVILLE At the MEMORIAL PARK CLUB HOUSE Liberty Street South \Vednes., October 20th at8:00p.m. There will be a general meeting, election of officers and a question and answer period with Allan Lawrence, our member of Parliament, Everyone welcome. * Former resident dies in Toronto It was a sad occasion when a letter arrived conveying news of the death of Mrs. Gladys Mowat on September 30th. Gladys Was eighty years of age and had recently lived in Central Park Lodge, Weston. Weston. Members of the older generation will remember Mrs. Mowat as Gladys Richards, Richards, eldest daughter of the late James Richard and his wife Annie Jeffery. Jim Richards was a barber in Orono for thirty-five years. His barber shop-store-ice cream parlour was south of Mrs. Swan's gift shop. It is doubtful if Mrs. Mowat was spared long enough to read her copy of Out of the Mists, for which she had waited so patiently. In the letter from her solicitors it reads, "We are giving her grandchildren, Catherine, Stephen and John Hislop, the copy of your book, which we think they will enjoy". The mother of the two children, June Mowat Hislop, arid the only child of Charles arid Gladys Mowat, was killed in an auto accident in 1967. Helen Schmid. Expect influx of hearings over Regional Official Plan The Region of Durham Planning Department in anticipation anticipation of an influx of hearings over the recently . passed official plan for the Region have asked for an additional sum of $25,000 in their budget to assist in the financing of these hearings. The $25,000 would be added to their budget so that the regional solicitor could retain special legal counsel for 'Flowers with Feeling" For Any Occasion' Tel. 623-3377 OPEN ALL DAY WEDNESDAY $ev£ 3lo%al &4%t 133 Church Street tiowmanville Fresh Flower and Dried Flower Arrangements for FUNERALS -- WEDDINGS HOSPITAL and HOME Be sure and take a look at our Bridal Showcase in our window. Attention Farmers!! Reasonable Prices On SAVE ON . * Diesel Fuel * Motor Oil * Gasoline Phone 668-3381 - Collect DX FUEL OIL For Prompt Courteous Service ■, CALL US TODAY statement. The reason I was intrigued with Mr . Rickard's statement wris.the fact that Mr. Rickard : made the implication, that if his -statement was true, Councillor Lyall had been ' responsible for some form of evil doings. This was all the more interesting when you consider that Mr. Richard, with some pride, pointed to the fact the HE (Mr. Rickard) had been responsible for freezing the Port Granby. area from Eldorado by putting putting it into a special study area, This whole Eldorado question question of expanding the Port Granby 28 a,ere dump to a 650 acre Nuclear facility was, first brought to the public's mind in May 1976 when Councillor Entwisle advised council that Eldorado Nuclear has several conditional offers to purchase land at ,the present site at ■ Port Granby." This statement was followed followed by Resolution C-76-521. Moved by Councillor Entwisle seconded by Councillor Cowman: Cowman: "That this Council request that Eldorado be encouraged to consider the feasibility of building a new production facility on lands which Eldorado Eldorado now controls in the South East corner of this municipality" municipality" Mr. 'Rickard and all councillors except Mr. Lyall voted in favour of this resolution, Councillors Lyah__ pointed but repeatedly that this motion was a controversial controversial issue and required much fnoré study and information prior to any council action. . Facts and history have proven-Gouncillor Lyall more than correct in his' predictions. predictions. It has become a very controversial issue and one which may well decide the political future of several candidates for office on December 6. In my study of the files I have not found one motion which would support Mr. Rickard's claim or implication. implication. To accuse or imply that Councillor Lyall is responsible responsible for the potential nuclear nightmare in Port Granby is politically foolish and certainly certainly contrary to the facts and truth of the matter. Mr. Rickard would have been in a much better position if he had given credit to Mr. Lyall for this foresight into this matter and then had tried to take some of the credit for himself too. .A Concerned Citizen. future Ontario Municipal Board hearings. The planning committee has also further recommended recommended to council that the minister of housing be informed that objections to the official plan being sent to the province and redirected to the regipnal planning department have already been reviewed and that there is no modification to the plan to be considered. . - Don't Leave It to Chance Be sure your home is truly protected by a good policy Call us now Mi I Ison Insurance Agency Office: Corner of Church and Cobbledick Street 983-5032 Orono Electric Herb and Gerry Duvall 983-5168. ELECTRICAL CONTRACTING ELECTRIC HEATING Electrical Appliances T.V.-COLOUR T.V. RADIO-HI-FI WESTINGHOUSE RCA ELECTROHOME Guaranteed Service THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF NEWCASTLE NOTICE OF HIGHWAY CLOSING , TAKE NOTICE that the Council of the Corporation of the town of newcastle, at a Council meeting to be held at the Council Chambers, Police Building, Bowman- ville*, Ontario, on Monday the FIRST day of NOVEMBER 1976, at the hour of SEVE IV o'clock in the AFTERNOON, proposes to pass a by-law to stop u' and close the road allowance between Lots 8 and 9;~ Concession 6, Township of Clarke, more particularly described as follows : All and, Singular those certain parcels and tracts of land, situate, lying and being in the Town of Newcastle, Regional Municipality, of Durham, Province of Ontario, and being composed of - those portions of the original road allowance between Lots 8 and 9 in the Sixth Concession of • the Geographic Township of Çlafke, formerly in , the County of Durham, more particularly designated as parts* 3,5,6,7,8,11,12,13,14,15,16,17- andlS according to Plan 10R-633 deposited in the Land Registry Office for the Registry Division of Newcastle ( No. 10. ). on the,29th'day of July, 1976. AND FURTHER TARE NOTICE that the Council intends to authorize conveyance thereof to abutting owners. 1 AND FURTHER TAKE NOTICE.that' before passing the sail! by-law the Council, or a Committee of Council,shall heat- in person; or by his counsel,solicitor or agent, any, person who claims that his land will be prejudic'ally affected by the by-law and who applies to be heard. : DAi:El) at the Town of Newcastle, this 29th day of SEPTEMBER, 1976. ' j. AA. Mcllroy, A.M.C.T. Cler, Corporation of the Town of Newcastle, ' 40 Temperance Street,