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MAYOR NEWMAN RESIGNS As predicted ln a Free Preus exclusive last week, Des Newman has reslgned as the Mayor of Whitby. Mr. Newman, 44, has served as mayor since. 1966 and resned. Uic post Monday to contest the upcoming provin- cial election for Uic Liberal Party. Clerk BOI Wahlaçe read Mr. Newman's letter of resignai- tion which' he received from the mayor on Monday. in-his letfi ôt reignationý Mr. Newman said "I hereby tender my resignation as Mayor of the Town of Whitby and member of the Regional Council of Durham." "I would ask you to communicate to my colleagues on the council, the employees oý the corporation and to the people of Whitby,, my gratitude for the opportunity of serving my community these niany years. My service to and my 'love for Whitby has been a special and personal thing andl I want to thank ail those who have helped me in that service," Mr. Newman said. 'l leave with the hope that those who will now be charged with that responsibility wil find in it as great an opportunity for service as 1 have," he closed. Vol. 5 No. 33 Wednesday, employces and the people of the town fer the kindnesa and courtesy which thcy extended to hlm during bis tenure as miayor. He si thathe bas made decisions on the basis of how they wilI affect the whole of the town's population, rather than just small groups. The mayor also expressed his hope. that the person who succeeds hlm wlII continue to have the urne goodwiIl extended to him or her that Mr. Newman bas had. Members of council paid their trib)utes to Mr. Newman. Councilor Tom Edwards said 'I view the mayor's resignation with deep regret" and indicated that he had several times tried to persuade Mr. Newman flot to resign. He called Mr. Newman "a steadying influence" and an. iconoclast", a person who attacks cherished beliefs or institutions'as wrong or foolish. Mr. Edwards said that he does not think there are many eople around who have not heard of Witby, thanks in agepart t M.Newman. Councillor Gerry Emmn said that Whitby has a great future and it would flot be possible witbout the work of Auguist 20, 1975 Ten Centis Mr. Newmnan. "We'1l miss his guidance and weiI1 miss his. foresigted' ncss," Mr. Emm sai. SCouncillor loy 1Thompson who Is relatively inexper- Ienced i the politica arena, said "no one could have asked for a finer teacher." "T don't envy the man or woman that will attempt to fS1 bis boots. 1 sincerely hope that our next mayor can do as fine a job as Mr. Newman has. He'l be sorely missed", Mrs. Thomnpson said. Councillor Jim Gartshore feels that Mr. Newman must have done "a lot of soul searching" before deciding to resign. "l do wish you lUck in your endeavour", Mr. Gartshore added. Whitby Council will hold a publie meeting at 8 p.m. tomnorrow to decide how to MI1 the vacancy. There- are three alternatives - to appoin t the acting mayor until an election or appointment of one; to appoint the new mayor immediately for the remainder of the term; or establish a date for a public election for mavor. INSIDE Durham West candidates' forum ...........................Page 2 Leaders spoak out.......................................... Page 3* Words f rom West Lynde ....................................Page 4' Brooklin Bylines ............................................ Page 6 Boy may have typhoid...................................... Page 7 Lacrosse team in B.C .......................................page 8 Horoscope, crossword.puzzle ...............................Page 10 Riatepaye rs happywih revisions Bill Pilkington, extreme right, presented a cheque for $1,000 from the Ministry of Culture and Recreation to Bud Kernohan, coach of the Garrard Road Minor Lacrosse Peewee team, the Harilaid Ali Stars. The cheque was to help finance their trip to Burnaby, BOC. to compete in the Nat- ional Peewee tournament which started Sunday. The team will return Sunday. Free Press Photo by Mike Burgess Region secondary sehool teac -hers Di schoc salary of2 AI gainit tablei on TI receive hefty inireases nsalary urham Region secondary the contract. Prior to arbitra- salary for the most experi- fringe benefits will beî o1 teachers will receive tion the Durham Board of enced and qualified teacher including a dental plan in y and benefit increases Education had tabled a pack- wll be $23,770 by January new contract.' 28.5 percent this year. age estimated to be an in- 1, 1976. The average in- Salaries of al teachers fter seven months of bar- crease of $3,409,750 ard the crease for present staff is cluding principals and v ng, George Ferguson teachers' tabled position estimated to be $4,485 by principals are protected b d his arbitration report represented an estimated in- the end of the con tract. cost of living clause based 'hrsdTv. crease of $4,852,242. changes in the Consui The total award represents an increase of $4,033,392, including increment, over the 1974-75 levels by the end of Beginning teachers under the terms of the award will be paid $11 ,700 by January 1, 1976 and the maximum Principals' maximum sal- aries wÎ]l go from- the present $23,800 to $29,200 by Jan- uary .1, 1976. Employer'contributions to 759o the sin- vice- >y a Jon mer Price Index. The award of the arbitra- tor isý binding on both the teachers' federation and the board. The Corridor Area Rate- payers Association is "very happy 'with the revised plan fo r the Whiitby Towne Estates subdivision presented by developer, Ed Hyde, according to association secretary Mary McEachern. The subdivision, planned for the corridor area, has been a controversial issue for a long timne with the area's residents opposed mainly to th e type of housing pro- posed. A total of 800 housing units, many of them group and townhouses, were origin- aIly proposed for the subdivi- s'on. The 4ssociation took the matter to the Ontario Munici- pal Board where their objections were overruled. Thie association then decided to appeal the decision to the Ontario Cabinet. The Cabinet recently ordered another OM B hearing. According to Mrs. McEach- ern, the developers have in- tlicated that th-ey will remove all group and townhouses from the plan. The remainiihg homes will be single famfly or semni-detached units if the revised plan is approved by the developer's planning staff and Whitby Council. Whitby's Director of Plan- ning Keith Birch says that he has not vet seen the develon- er's revised plan but. added that a long legal process would occur if it differed drastically from the original. If the zoning is affected, Whitby Council would have to repeal the original zoning bylaw. A new bylaw would have to be 'drawn up. It would have to be approved by council on the grounds that it conformed with the Town's official plan. The new bylaw would then have to be circulated to residents in the area of tie proposed subdivision. Thle 0MB would study the bylaw with the Region of Durham having input on whether or not it conformed to its official plan. If there were objections to the bylaw, the 0MB would have to hold a hearing to study the objections. On a more technical basis, the revised plan would have to be presented to coun- cil. The Minister of Housing would then have to study it. If hie or she approved it, the new plan would probably be circulated to several bodies, includîng the Boards of Education, the Region of Durham, area conservation authorities and the Ministry of Transportation and Com- munications. Upon their approval, the Minister of Housing would issue draft approval for the subdivision if it met several conditions. iiulaua.y - %,nom mmmwý a .0- 1 PrýR E S Whab 'E lan"d ýpage Bird"s Eye fieufro yý.