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Maor to resign within a weeLIk . m . IL.w by MIKE BURGESS Whitby Mayor- Des Newman will resign "within the- next several- days", and in the opinion of the Free Press will have rosigned by the timo Qpur next issue ispublished 'next Wednesday. SThe, Monîday: announcment by Premier Bill Davis of a September provincial election will resuit in Mayor. Nêwman's'resignation as promised last November when he confirmed a Free Press exclu- sive report that ho would be. seeking, the Liberal nomination. Newman indicated at that timo that if he was successful'in his bid for the nomination, he would romain in office until an election was- .called. However, ho indicated, as soon as an elec- tion 'was called, ho would resign his office and contest the election. In an interview with, the Free Press Monday afternoon, shortly after the election announce- ment, Mayor Newman said thathe "will resign within, the noxt several days", but woulId not rolease a specif ic date for his resignation. Born in British Guiana, Mardi, 1931, Des New- man emigratod to Canada with his wife Marjorie in 1955. Ho worked for an oil company in Toront:3 while living in Oshawa. In 1958 ho moved to Whitby, went to work for Cametoid, and bought the company ninte years later. In 1961 Des Newman became a member of the Whitby School Board. That year ho won a seat on town' council. In 1963 ho contested and lost the mayoralty race, but won the 1965 election for mayor and has held the post ever since. In 1969 ho helped form the Municipal Liaison Commîttee# which ne nas ueen enawrmam O.s 'I 1971. Ho has also spent a year presiding ovor the Canadian Federation of Mayors. Town Clerk Bill' Wallace, uponi recoiving Mayor Newman's resignation, will have to convene a s pec- ial meeting of council with 'in 48 hours. Council will than have three alternatives: to ap- point an intorim basis for a short period of time the acting Mayor untîl an election or appointmoflt of one; to appoint the new mayor immnediately for the remainder of the tormn; or lastly to establish the date for a public election for mnayor. Mos lielycouncil will appoint the now acting mayor temporarily until it can decide on a more permanent course of action. The noxt municipal election is slated forthe first Monday of Docember, 1976. Vol. 5 NO. 32 Wednesday, August 13, 1975 Ten Cent@ Executive protects mombers ...............................Page 2 Nighbour opposes greenhouse ............................Pagle 4 Kainins On......i........................................... Page5 Brooklln Bylines........................................... Page6 Opportunity for builders ..................................Page 7 Entertaisment.............................................Page 8 Macs în bail finals .........................................Page 9 Whitby wins swim meet ....................................Page 10 Town Carnival sports...................................... Page 11 Crossviord, Horoscope .....................................Page 14 Town offers al ternatives to Sorîchetti Lorne Reid, right, chairman of the Whitby Kinsmen Kar Draw happily presents the keys, and car __;' a 1975 Pontiac Ventura., to the winner <)tto.. and Mrs. May Jewell of 202 Arthur Street, Whitby. Free Press Photo Ontario Municipal Board's letter termed 4"riediculous" Surprise or mistake? That is what Whitby Council is wondering today after receiving a letter from the acting chairman of the Ontario Municipal Board on Monday requesting coun- cil to -set a date or advise the 0MB how long it needs to set a date for a new board hearirig- on Farewell Estates. Wia!? That's right; Fare- well Estates. Council thought the Fare- well Estates matter was out af their way whçn, jus! weeks 1 go, It reccivcd an Order in ,ousicil Iro>m the Lieutenant Governor's -office advising that, because the Corridor Ares Ratepayers Association had withdrawn its objection to the Farewell Estates sub- division, the 0MB would not have to deal with the'issue. However, the Cabinet did order another hearing on the Whltby Towne Estates sub- division- The coundil members were of thie general opinion* that the letter was an honest mis- take by, the 0MB. But, in, case the lotter Is for real, Councillor John' by Newman Goodwin suggcsted that Whit- by Counicil reserve Septem- ber 29 for an,0MB hearing on Farewell Estates. Mayor Des Newman, in opposing the motion, said "the motion is humorous'" and "the letter is ridiculous'. Despite Mayor Newman 'ns opstion, counicil voted in faorof the motion. The letter was irtrodliced while coundil was ealizx% wi»th another letter from Uihe 0MB asking the Town what action it wanited the board to take wlth regard to Whitby Towne Estates. The 0MB wondered if Council wanted it to amend the Town's officiai plan with regard to a clause prohibiting more than 25 per cent lot coverage. Council. decided unani- mously to reject the need for the board to reconsider the clause. The board also asked the Town whether or not it fel t the 0MB should have another hearing on the Whitby Towne Estates. Council voted ,to refer that matter to its administra- tive committee. In the latest stage in the con troversial high rise' apart- ments planned for the corner of Jeffery and Dundas Streets by builders Peter Sorichetti and -Sons, the Town has pro- posed that the developer make changes to the plan before it issues building per- mits. The controversy began on Avril 7 of 1975 when Whitby Council learned that the Ontario Housing Corporation wanted to make 25 percent of the units in the two 20- storey apartment buildings avaflable to people on low incom es. On May 15, the West Lynde Community Asso *cia- tion held a public meeting at which Mayor Des Newman and several members of coun- cil were present. At that meeting, the mayor outlined council's position on the mat- ter indicating that he believed that the developers had the legal right to proceed with the buildings but indicating that the use of the buildings for public housing violated ,ooundl's policy. "Council's standing policy with respect to subsidized public accommodat ion is that it should be scattered through subdivision develop- ments and flot concentrated ini apartment developrpents» according to Mayor Newman. He said that "the Town has provided, ini the hast two or three years, for a number of single family lots to be made available to OHC for subsidized accommodations, with those lots being held in option at the pleasure of OHC, for a perlod of six months, at book value. OHC bas flot plcked up the option on a single lot that the munieipality has tried to make available". Responding to the rate- payers' request for an exam- ination of the agreements between the Town and t he developers, coundil instructed Town solicitor Hugh Nichol to irives tigate the legal status of the agreement relating to the development of the sub- ject lands. Thie Town requested an- other legal firm, Greenspan and Vaughan of Toronto, to report on the agreement as it related to the zoning bylaw and officiai plan. The mayor was authorized to initiate an exploratory meeting with the develope rs. That meeting took place on June 5 with council's management committee. The purpose of the meeting was to discover whether the developers were prepared to negotiate a different form for the development on the understanding that the Town would pay for the services of an architeet to establisli a proposai satisfactory to the two parties and where the yeild from the new develop- ment would be as good or better than the existing one. No agreement was reached at that meeting. Prior to that meeting, Bill Sorichetti addressed counicil outlining the developer 's pos- ition on the matter. He was told that counicil was seeking. legal advice on the question.. In addition to lawyers Mr. Nichol and Mr. Vaughan, the Town retained Lawrence Mandel as senior counsel. Council also authorized Mr. C6NTUED ON PAGE 3 lea