HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1988-06-27, Page 8PAGE 8. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 29, 1988.
Grey Twp. holds line, but taxes will be up
Taxes for many homeowners in
Grey township will be up this year
but with the complications brought
about by moving to market value
assessment, peoplewill have to
await their individual tax bills to
know what the amount will be.
Township council at its June 20
meeting adopted the 1988 mill rate
keeping the rate required for
municipal purposes the same.
However even that isn’t simple
because with the reassessment
some people may pay more and
others less. Both countv and school
board allocations are up.
Comparisons of mill rates are
difficult this year because the
change to market value assess
ment means the assessment of
a property went up while the mill
rate needed toget the taxes has
plummeted. The general munici
pal mill rate is 4.456 in Grey this
year while the county rate is 2.615.
The publicelementary rate is 5.156
and the secondary school rate
3.910. The residential mill rate for
separate school supporters is 5.333
for elementary and 3.981 for
secondary.
With the mill rate finally set after
much delay because of the re
assessment, the first installment of
taxes will be due July 15 with the
second installment Nov. 30.
Council also passed a by-law to
establish and post speed limit
signs of 50 km./hour on all roads
under its jurisdiction in the hamlet
of Ethel and the hamlet of
Cranbrook, south of the Maitland
River and east of Kent Street.
lnotherbusiness,Councilac-
cep ted the tenders of McKenzie
and Henderson Ltd. ($16,968.75)
and Ron Williams Drainage Limit
ed ($31,646.91) for the construc
tion of the Smillie and Morton
Municipal Drains respectively.
The tenders were the lowest of five
and three received respectively.
The next regular meeting of
Council is scheduled for July 4 at 7
p.m.
Judge sets aside
man's guilty plea
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are entitled.”
In an unusual move, Judge
Hunter struck down the guilty plea
Mr. Phelan insisted on making and
ordered him to return to court on
July 27 when the matter will be
addressed.
In other court news, Alex
Henderson of Bluevale appeared
to plead guilty to nine counts of
collecting unemployment insur
ancewhile unqualified to do so. He
was ordered to make restitution for
the $2,400 he collected in UIC
benefits between August and
December of 1986, and was fined
$450.
Peter Robinson of Clinton was
fined $100 after pleading guilty to
the possession of marijuana last
April. The drug was discovered
when an OPP officer pulled the car
Mr. Robinson was driving over
near Brussels when it was suspect
ed he was not wearing a seat belt,
smelled the drug, and investigat
ed.
David Joseph Franken of RR 1,
Auburn was fined $750 and had his
licence suspended for 12 months
after pleading guilty to an alcohol-
related driving offense in Blyth last
April.
Kevin Powell of Auburn made a
brief appearance in court to face
two charges of mischief in Bel
grave on May 29, involving
damage to a small sign on the lawn
of a private home and damage to
the lawn at Beck’s Variety Store.
He will appear again on election of
plea on August 24.
Robert Gunther Lewis of Kitch
ener waived a preliminary hearing
on the advice of his lawyer to plead
guilty to three counts of break,
enter and theft at Beck’s Variety
Store in Belgrave, Burley’s Re
staurant at RR 4, Wingham, and at
the Bluevale Restaurant respec
tively, all of which allegedly took
place on September 11, 1987. He
will appear for trial on August 24.
Judge Hunter suspended the
passing of sentence to Paul
England of Lucknow who had
earlier pled guilty to several counts
of vandalism, the results of an
incident which took place in East
Wawanosh Township earlier this
year. The youth was placed on
probation for two years.
Taking intoaccount the advice of
Mr. England’s lawyer and the
testimony of both his parents and
his landlady, all of whom appeared
in court in support of the young
man, Judge Hunter said he was
prepared to believe that Mr.
England had made positive chan
ges to his lifestyle since the
incident took place.
‘‘But I hope this switch in your
attitude is not just for today, ’ ’
Judge Hunter said. “A suspended
sentence means that if you are
convicted on any other matter
during your probation period, this
matter can be brought back for
sentence at that time.”
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