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Whitby Free Press, 28 Mar 1979, p. 17

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Noise not. afactor, they say Commercial development concerns neighbors 9, rAUb 17 Termed as the largest go- kart track on the North American continent, the Family Kartway, south of Brooklin is at a standstill as far as the expansion of the track is concerned. The re-zoning application by Richard Clark owner of the go-kart track was tabled by the Administration Com- mittee of Council for about six weeks. It was hoped that within the designated time limit there would be a report on the noise level at the Kart- way track. Richard Clark was told by the Administration Com- mittee members that when he has the noise level tests made he make certain that the Town Officials and the neighbours to his property "be notified." But according to the majo- rity of the neighbours in the vicinity of the Kartway it is not the noise level of the go-karts that is the big pro- blem. The nitty gritty of the matter is that they do not want to have their properties zoned commercial. If Mr. Clark's application for re-zoning goes through, they state there will be a time coming when the whole area along Highway 12 will be termed commercial. "If areas along the roads and highways are going to be all zoned commercial and/or industrial lands, where are they going to stack the people?" asked one resident. "It is just a way of pushing people and property owners off their property and push- ing them out of the way. If this is what is going to be done the whole area is going tô be a zoned barren waste- land for useless commercial development and there won't be the people around to accommodate the overabun- dance of commercial/indus- trial zoned land." Members of the delegation expressed their concern to the Free Press at the conclu- sion of the Administration Committee meeting. Michael Vaughan solicitor for Mr. Clark pointed out during the meeting that the rezoning application seeks to cover the existing uses, go- kart raceway, specifying in particular the uses that are perty owner, tenant or em- ployee engaged in the opera- tion of the go-cart track. "This man seems to be asking for the whole world," said Jim Hunter whose pro- perty is only 75- feet away from the Kartway property. "The compatibility with this matter, Kartways, is not compatible with the area which is agriculture." The area is zoned agricul. ture on the former Whitby Township plans and on the Durham Region plans. Mr. Hunter also asked about the effect a proposed "big cloverleaf that will be coming into the area within 75 feet of the Kartway pro- perty" will have on the Kart- way land and business. The Clarks pointed out that the Kartway business "has been expanded six times over the past 20 years. It was a conforming use in 1975 why did the Town take it away from us?" Bob Clark said during the meeting, "we care about our neighbours and we are pre- pared to make some com- promises. We are not trying to annoy anyone. We are trying to do a free enterprise business which has grown phenomally since 1961. We are trying to go out on the limb for this town. We have something special which no one else has in the entire North American continent." Hitch-N-Plow TRAILER HITCHES and ACCESSORIES 1979 HITCHES. NOW lN STOCKI * All Makes & Models * Electric Brake Controls * Transmission Coolers * Air Bags * * Trained Personnel PHONE 666-1819 111 Industriel Dr. Unit 6 Whitby THE CORPORATION OF i THE TOWN OF WHITBY NOTICE WARBLE FLY INSPECTION AND SPRAY PROGRAM NOTICE is hereby given that commencing the first day of April, 1979 and ending the 31st day of May, 1979, the Corporation of the Town of Whitby will be conducting its annual warble f ly inspection and spray program. During this period, inspectors appointed by the Town, will inspect all cattle with a view to indentifying grub infested animals and treating them accordingly. Any cattle owner having cattle in the Town of Whitby is therefore requested to submit the following information to the office of the undersigned prior to April lst, 1979. (1) The name, address and telephone number of the cattle owner; (2) The number of cattle; and, (3) The location of the cattle between the lst day of April and the 31st day of May, 1979. Wm. H. Wallace, A.M.C.T., C.M.C., Clerk-Administrator, The Corporation of the Town of Whitby, 575 Rossland Road East, WHITBY, Ontario. WHITBY FREF, PRF-q.ÇWPrINPÇTIAV MADrW O)Q 10,70 DAnic 117 already established prior to the site expansion. The Family Kartway is in the process of being expan- ded with a race track on the additional 15 acres to the north of the present site. The Kartway site consists of 33 or more acres of land. -The amended application seeks to add a minature golf course to the uses permitted on the site. Also the future uses con- templated for the Kartway site include a garage for the storage and repair of the go-carts; a display area for the retailing of go-carts and accessary items for the carts. The plans also include a games room, a food dispen- sing facility, and administra- tive office for the operation of the on-site business and an apartment dwelling unit for the occupancy of the pro- Cyclist hits a window Peter Vincent 24, of 217 Anderson Street, is one for- ttunate person. He started ul, his motor- cycle about 9 a.m., March 21 and not being accustomed to the newer model, the young rnan found himself and the motorcycle shooting over the curb of the sidewalk and crashing into the window of the Jury and Lovell Store at the Whitby Plaza. - Eye-witnesses noticed the young man got onto his motorcycle and start it; then suddenly he was lying in a pool of blood amongst the broken glass of the store window. The young man was rushed to the Oshawa Gen- eral Hospital by ambulance. He was in the operating room for several hours while the surgeons did all they could to repair the deep internal injuries Mr. Vincent received in the stomach and abdominal area. He remains in the hospital's Intensive Care Unit. The broken glass accor- ding to medical reports pen- etrated the organs in the abdominal region. "It is a very unfortunate type of accident," police said.

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