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IRecycling program Two Hawkstone Cres. built. What makes the has agreed thal area residents want the residents even angrier* sidewalk isn't ne Town of Whithv tn " f - f- A- p. - 1-1L 1 refund them the $980 they dished out for the construction of a sidewaik in front of their homes that won't be is mIatLLI mtwZI uUVesn, seem to be disposed to give them their money back. The residents main- tain that since the town ana won't ne built,1 they should get t money back. They paid the $98 the first place as pa. an agreement with ýt 5Oth anniversary Tony and Dora Vesters (above) of Whitby recently celebrated their golden (5th) wedding anniversary. They were married in Holland on Nov. 29, 1934. On their anniversary, Fathers Breen and Canning of Iloly Family Church held a special mass before the couple was honored at a dinner and dance hôsted by their il children and families, which was attended by friends and relatives from across Canada and Holland. Telegrams, plaques and best wishes were received from MP Scott Fen- neil, MPP George Ashe, Mayor Bob Attersiey, Regional Chairman Gary Herrema, Premier Bill Davis, Prime Minister Brian Mulroney and Governor-G eneral Jeanne Sauver. They also received the blessing of Pope John Paul Il and gold medallions from Emmett Cardinal Carter, the Archbishop of Toronto. sidewalk ... -now you're telling me that you have no alternative but to keep my money but not build a sidewalk," he said. In bis report to the committee, public works director Dick Kuwahara told the committee that the town's solicitor urges that the money not be refunded. "What we are being told is that the town should not reimburse these funds ... to the new property owners, and that the monies be used for other improvements in the area," Kuwahara said in his report. The director went on CHRISTMAS GUFT BASKETS lO00TO $2,500 CHEESE TRAYS $2 (Minimum order $12.50) ~ 5PER PERSON bo C4a4t Oi CLAXTODN FR UIT CAKE $3151LB. 9Au.jt 82%/.fruit& nut content. Available in $780 2 LB. CW dark or light. 'l09 3 LB. Monday to Saturday, 10 a-m. - 6 p.m. 128 DUNDAS ST. W. WHITBY, ONT. 668-1621 Mail order also avai lable. WHITBY FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 12,1984. PAGE 7 1 could save taxpayers--$42,OOO' the developer of the area's to recommend that the "I'm flot happy with for any purpose but for eded subdivision which $4,608 collected from the this at ail,"1 he said, "If sidewaik construction in then required that the two Hawkstone Cres. we're not going to do it, front of their home. their developer. pay for area men and three Of then we should give "The rnoney was sidewaiks in the area. their neighbours and the him his money back. " collected for a reason, if Bo in However, these residen- $3,916 collected from the Adair also told the its flot going to be used rt of ts obtained a severance Farewell Estates sub- committee that the for that reason, then it the on part of the division developer be money shouldn't be used should be given back." developers land and, used for improvements therefore, had to to area parks, pianting assume his obligations. of trees, other ian- SOl4Ta v o n s i Don Adair told Whitby dscaping and the pur-1 Town Council's chase of new park CONT'D FROM PC. 5 operations comrmittee at equipment. to eveClbalo.W wnteau ehd its meeting iast Monday Coun. Joe Bugelli toid SoerviceClus alot.nW wendt ease (ea that lhe was only given Adair and neighbour smeigto say and pe hte t, waot.e (het just over an hour's Jim Coedy that the town M~d we w a ntoe d eoleto hksnofwoWatd nobje fth eet otengay posiinto refundthe what makes a town really work. It is ta celebrate ici bj e t t . t e w y I p osi ion to re und th e each other. N ot to suppose that the delights f the was notified of the money. He also told Metofehosaespro owa ehv ee meeting," hie said. them that they now have The trofls hots hyaresueort whaw t; e vetre He then went on to the right to use the land efat is th at hy a e.Btwewl not geb obiaed ptobet- dlaim that the town was the sidewaik was to er unot ern, ottobaue obliate"to pa otione misappropriating their have been laid on. , tech theer, but becasee wiantalmkointon money. Bugelliwho is chair- the sreetand be en akigannaiig n "Fro th s noice it man f t e op ratons W eeks ago I suggested that you couldn't counter- is obvious that you're committee, said that the fiet an atmosphere by pouring money out. I still asking us to pay for money could only be believe that. But sometimes a plan that costs money things that we won't be refunded if it was in the doswr.y#oksbcuei il niho etr getting," lhe said, "As best interest of the town. de or ave w s leay terle Mayb e stwh far as I'in concerned "There is no way wye dnor aew a srkha theevyf so any other that misappropriation can justify that this is in onw Mrhmiteevyfs ayohr of funds."' the best interest of the towns. EDITOR'S NOTE: The second In a serles about Adair also said that municipality," hie said. small towns and suburbe and people places. Next ail lhe reaily wants is his However, Couin. Joe week (unless somethlng else crops up) Solway will money back. Drumm has a different wieaottemt f h 1etrpaet as "I have paid for a point of view. wieaottemt fte"etrpaet as