Councl Column Submitted by members of WHITBY TOWN COUNCIL By COUNCILLOR JOE DRUMM Chafrman Central Lake Ontario Conservation Authorlty It must be sprlng - the robins are back and Tom Edwards bas once again put away his old country coat for yet another year. It's mice to feel that wlnter* lias flnaily left us - If only for Edward's sake.' Coundil bas been in high pgar over the past couple of months. Wbat wlth proposed sign bylaw, home occupation bylaw and ail sorts of zoning amen- dmen'ts and site plans, it's been a busy time. Downtown is belng given a whole new look - the Importance of a revitalized downtown can't be over empbasized. Vie hub spinnlng the rim is stil the best way to go. Our marina wi]I again this year experience more growtli witb the addition of 50 slips. Our long term planning for our barbor wll make it the emerald gem of the Region. Coundil wil continue to make every effort to at- tract industrial and commercial development. We hope the experience and expertise we bave gar- nered will speil future success in that endeavour. Neighbourhood Watch cert.ainly is going great guns. I would be pleased to assist you if you would like to form a watch program in your area. Presen- tly there are three are as in the east ward where the programn is being organlzed. Neighbours helping neigliboursas wbat it's ail about. As chairman of the Central Lake Ontario Conser- vation Autbority, I urge you to make use of the many fine facilities in theý area. You can't beat the price - it's free - for Information cail 579-0411. This winter I distributed some 3,500 brochures in the east ward teliing people of just wbat the authority had to offer. The response was overwhelming. I was amazed s0 many people weren't aware of just wbat we bave to offer. In Durham Region we have 3,000 acres of land, and for those i n the Whitby area, if you want a nice quiet afternoon, take a run out* to Heber Down Conservation Area just west of Brooklin on Highway* 7. Do cail 579-0411 and get details of wbat we bave planned"for this spring and summer. This year could be a real boom year for our com- munity. I hope mortgage rates wII remain steady for that more than anytbing else wil decide the kind of year we bave as a community.- Gas prices as of today (April 3) are 32 cents a litre; if tliey were to stay there or even at 40 cents, this nation would start'a real recovery, but it ap- pears avarice is too great a cailing. Weil I started by saying the robins are baek and 'Edwards once again bas pawned bhis winter coat. I hope this spring and summer wilI bring you and yours peace and joy from my family to your family. Best wishes and God bless., IO WHITBY 666m2003 TORONTO 862«8941 WHITBY FREE PRESS. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 11, 1984. PAGE 5 Council changes n.ý,ind, O S&CCS sidewalk will be bujit' Whitby Town Council reversed itself Monday might and decided to construct sidewalks on the west side of Euclid St. Two weeks ago, coun- cil vote d not to proceed with the $160,000 project after local residents said they did not want it. Ail members of coun- cil voted to build the sidewalk except coun- cillors Joe Bugeili, Tom Edwards and- Gerry Emm. Emm was absent from the meeting and Edwards declared a conflict of interest because lie lives at the corner of Euclid and Mary Sts. It is ironic to note that Euclid St. is the dividing line between the west and centre wards. Voting in, favor of the motion was Coun. Mar- cel Brunelle whose walk includes that part of Euclid St. that already bas a sidewalk. Bugelli's ward is bor- dered by the part of Euclid St. where the new sidewalk will be constructed. Bugelli asked for the matter to be recon- sidered in the hope of getting council to ad- dress the whole issue of' sidewalk construction in the town. His major concern was providing room for snow storage during the winter month. He poin- ted out that the town would lose three to four foot of storage space on Euclid St. if the sidewalk was built. "lWe are going to create more problems than we solve by putting in the sidewalk when this one has done the job for 40 years," Bugelli said. However, an opposite view was taken by Coun. Joe Drumm who pointed out that the sidewalk would be build as part of a road widening project. The road will become 10-foot wider and cars driving through the area will at least appear to be going faster. He also said that sidewalks "Igive a great deal of safety to children and adults. " Bad lock Having an improperly working car door bock cost an Oshawa woman her $1,230 car stereo. 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