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The Citizen, 1999-02-10, Page 29Tax system costs Huron Cty. money THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1999. PAGE 29. Help protect the environment | Reduce, reuse and recycle Continued from page 1 retroactive to 1998, Nix said there was the potential that it could hold up the year-end work for munici­ palities because they won’t know' what their final taxes arc for 1998 until all the calculations have been carried out on all properties. Councillors were furious that the province had created a problem for local municipalities. Mason Bailey, reeve of Blyth, said because Huron had used market value assessment for years it didn’t really have a problem before Toronto switched to market value assessment and taxes for some commercial proper­ ties soared, prompting the province to act. Now', he said, the province’s solution to Toronto’s problem is causing Huron extra expense. He suggested the matter should be brought up at the annual meeting of the Rural Municipalities of Ontario this week. Another councillor called it “ludicrous” that the province was making municipalities go back and rework tax bills from Iasi year. “The province seems to have com­ plete contempt for municipal gov­ ernments,” he said. While the problem will be great­ est, in terms of money, in urban municipalities, Howick Reeve Norm Fairies warned townships they may have a bigger problem than they think. A check of the tax rolls in his township showed 130 commercial properties, he said. PEOPLE WHO READ NEWSPAPERS ARE Blyth appoints Siertsema Clerk-Treasurer John Stewart was authorized, at the Feb. 1 meet­ ing of Blyth council, to attend the Association of Municipalities of Ontario workshop for municipal decision-makers on the new electri­ cal marketplace, Feb. 19, in Lon­ don.*** There were no objections to the Children's Miracle Network Telethon selling raffle tickets in the village.*** Council passed a bylaw appoint­ ing Murray Sicrtscma to the posi­ tion of acting village foreman. BETTER AND MORE EFFECTIVE PARENTS It all starts with Newspapers NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING CONCERNING A PROPOSED ZONING BY-LAW AMENDMENT AFFECTING THE TOWNSHIP OF WEST WAWANOSH TAKE NOTICE that the Council of the Township of West Wawanosh will hold a public meeting on Tuesday, March 9, 1999 at 7:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. in the Dungannon Senior Citizens Centre to consider a proposed zoning by-law amendment under Section 34 of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990 as amended. ANY PERSON may attend the public meeting and/or make written or verbal representation either in support of, or in opposition to, the proposed zoning by-law. IF A PERSON, or' public body that files an appeal of a decision to the Corporation of the Township of West Wawanosh in respect to the proposed zoning by-law amendment does not make oral submissions at the public meeting or make written submissions to the Corporation of the Township of West Wawanosh before the proposed zoning by-law is adopted, the Ontario Municipal Board may dismiss all or part of the appeal. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION related to the proposed zoning by-law is available for inspection during regular office hours at the Township of West Wawanosh Municipal Office (519-528-2903) or the Huron County Department of Planning and Development (519-524-2188). DATED AT THE TOWNSHIP OF WEST WAWANOSH THIS 10TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 1998.’f Liliane Nolan Clerk-Treasurer Township of West Wawanosh R.R. #2 Lucknow, Ont. NOG 2H0 (519) 528-2903 SCHEDULE -A" KEY MAP 5 TOWNSHIP OF WEST WAWANOSH KEY MAP 7 TOWNSHIP OF WEST WAWANOSH ST HELENS S3 Property 1o be zoned AG2 (Restricted Agriculture) by this amending By-law TOWNSHIP OF KINLOSS PROVINCIAL HWY Bi Subject lands confirmed to be zoned NF 1 (Natural Environment Zone) by this amending By-law ED Subject lands confirmed to be zoned NE2 (Natural Environment Zone) by this amending By-law Purpose and effect: The 7:00 p.m. public meeting will discuss the issue of Street Lights in the urban area of Dungannon. Those interested in this topic should plan to attend at 7:00 p.m. to discuss a proposal to replace the existing street lights. The 8:00 p.m. public meeting is being held under the Planning Act, RSO, 1990 and proposes the following amendments to the Township of West Wawanosh Zoning By-law (By-law 13-1991). By-law - 1999 has the following purpose and effect: To revise the current minimum separation distance requirements between agricultural and non-agricultural uses to generally incorporate the new Minimum Separation Distance formulas recently released by the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs. Also included are definitions for several terms used by the new formulas. This by-law also incorporates setbacks for liquid manure tanks from wells and watercourses, and a minimum separation distance for the establishment of manure storage facilities. These requirements have historically been part of the by-law to Regulate the Location of Manure Pits. 1. 2. a) b) c) d) e) Read a first time this Read a second time this Read a third time and passed this Liliane Nolan, Clerk Discussion will occur on the requirement for the completion of Nutrient Management Plans for new or expanding livestock operations on dry or liquid systems. The by-law requires the completion of a Nutrient Management Plan for all operations over 150 livestock units, or 50 or more livestock units on a land base which exceeds 2 livestock units per tillable acres. Pt. Lots 25, 26 and 27, Cone. 14 are amended to clarify the boundary between the NE1 (Natural Environment) and NE2 zones. Key Map 5 is amended and replaced by the attached Key Map 5. Pt. Lot 17, Cone. 11, a property adjacent to St. Helens, is zoned AG2 (Restricted Agriculture Uses) to clarify zoning on a property not clearly zoned by By-law 13-1991. Key Map 7 is amended and replaced with the attached Key Map 7. Pt. Lot 25, Cone. 6 is rezoned from ER1 (Extractive Resources Zone) to AG1 (General Agricultural Uses) to recognize a former gravel pit now rehabilitated to agriculture. Key Map 25 is amended and replaced by the attached Key Map 25. day ot day of day of ,1999. .1999 ,1999 Doug Miller. Reeve Read a first tine this day ot Read a second time 1his day of Read a third time and passed this day of Lilians Nolan. Clerk SCHEDULE A" * KEY MAP 25 TOWNSHIP OF WEST WAWANOSH ,1999 ,1999. .1999. Doug Miller, Reeve