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WHITBY FREE PRESS (Voice of the County Town) BOX 206.. WHITBY, ONT. Thursday, March 16, 1972 Volume 2, Number Il FREE HOME DE1.IVERJY Y' ~k Photo Design by Bill Stannett Following a rather toned-down Ont- a r i o M unicipal Board Hearing, which was far removed from the vol atile scene for f I am ing demands of frenzied tax- p a y ers expected by some, the Ontario Municipal Boardwill go back to Toronto to form a decision on a town bylaw , wh ich woul1 d au thorize construction of the Rotary Club's Senior Citizen Housing Project, "Bowling Green". Attendedbyover one hundred people i n t e r s p e rsed with a good showing of interested senior citizens, the hearing airedevidenceof witnesses called upon by Town Solicitor H. T. Nichol and a Tor on to sol i c i tor representing thé Whitby Rotary Club. W i t nesses were cross examined by Terrence V. Kelly who acted on behalf of objector Mrs. Tran. After ·being informed by the Ontario M un i c i p a l Board presiding chairman that the town bylaw in question dealt with a pî1 an n ing matter and would be judgedsolely on "planning principles", the town solicitor H.T. Nichoi called upon town planner Dr. Mofeed Michael. D e s c ribing the physical aspects of the p r o p o s e d project site, on Brock Street South, across from Centennial Park, Dr. Michael said in his opinion, the site suggested is the most desirable location in the town. El ab o rating on th is statement, the planner described the proposed location as c o n v e n iently close to bus routes, t h e GO St a t ion, Centennial Park and shopping. Asked by the Ontar io Municipal Board Chairman if the location could be consid- ered favourable "from a planning point ofviewi", Michael replied, "Yes, as it is no apparent detriment to neighbour- ing areas." He a I s o i n d icated that the project plans, which call for a 5-storey struc- turewouldbe beneficial in that it would be keeping the open space concept now in existance at the site. Continued on Page 10