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Council approves toll on the 401
ABERFOYLE, ONTARIO--The Puslinch Town council has voted unanimously to abolish property taxes in the Township and will will raise money by putting in a tollbooth on the Puslinch section of the 401.
Councellor Pat Dempsey made the announcement on Friday. The 401 highway runs through Puslinch Township and according to an old by-law in the "By Way" act of 1823 allows local individuals or groups of individuals the right to impose a "tariff" or toll on those passing though.
According to this law, "A landowner(s) owning the land on both sides of the thouroughfare and that he maintains by his own work, may exact a tariff from travelers."
The new tollbooth will be built on the highway between (new) Hiway 6 and Downey Road. Construction is scheduled to begin next spring and completion set for July 1--just in time for holiday traffic.
The tollbooth will be automated to accept dollar coins, but up to 20 full-time jobs will be created for change administering technicians. Family and friends of the township councellors may want to update their résumés
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