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Increase in Whitby bus rotes proposed By MIKE JOIINSTON Whitby's operations committee bas recom- mended a revised bus system for Whitby which will see the four routes increase to five and the number of buses increase from four to six. The six buses will be needad so the five routes can be covered in an hour as opposed to the currçnt system where the buses cover the routes in an hour. The main feature.ol the new systemn is a bus which wilIl run east and west along Dundas St.' from White'Oaks Crt. ta Kendalwood Rd. The other four routes will than interface with the. Dundas route making it quicker for passengers to get ta their destinations. The proposai for -the new systemn had been before the committee two weeks ago but was then referred . At that time coun- cillors wanted more in- formation on leasing buses as opposed to the town purchasing two and ultimately running a municipally owned system. Figures supplied by the public works depar. tment inidîcate that if thé town was to pur- chase* two new 35-ft buses and lease four, the coat, to operate the' system, would be $708,000 for.a year and would run a deficit of $314,600. If the town was to lease ail six buses the operafing costs would be $756.' 800 and would run a net deficit of $347,200 . Councillors chose the first alternative, saying they had problems with the town becoming owners of buses and facing contract hassiles in having them repaired. If the town was ta lease two buses, the operator of the system would be responsible for sniall rapairs white the town would be respon- sible for major repairs). "'m opposed to pur- chasing buses. There would be ail kin ds of costs," said Mayor Bob Attersley., He than moved that the Town go to a five- route system and lease the six buses., Chairman of the dapartment, Ross Bat- tan, and councillor Joa Drumm agreed, saying the town should not get into the busing business. The lone opposition to the recommendatio was councillor Tom Edwar- ds. While he agreed that the Town should go to' the five-route systam, ha said the Town would lose $33,000 a year by not buying the two buses. "That is $33,000 saved for the Town of Whit- by, " he said. WHITBY FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY9 DECEMBER 3e 19866, PAGE 3 -Newcliie ide Whtbelan mar! i A COMPOSITE renderin.g showing the visual imnpact of the proposed medical clinic at the northwest cor- nèr of Dundas'and Centre. It will stand across the street from Al Saints' Anglican Churcit, a Whitby MIRTRIM Board seeks another aceLW &GRE * SERVICE The Durham Board of each, the park-school school site, and sevan *Now bookngfaII* Education wants to buy site complex will con- acres of active park. 1len-ps and one more acre of land tain six acres for the In addition Whitby is eavestrough cleanlng for ts school site in the public school site, six providing more than six Reasonable prices. Graywood devalop- acres for the separate acres of traedparkland. 725-3300 ment, provided Whitby buys one more acre of park and the saparate board buys one more acre for their school site. The park, to be situated, between the two school sites, will be used jointly by public efconn and elemaentary schooldor children. WOoOBURNINo STOVESgls If the two'boards and the Town coma through Inserts include with an additional acre iandmark for 130 years. The Robert Perry bouse (inset>, buit about 1844, will be aliowed to remain but will be surrounded by the clinic's parking lot. Sce "The other side of the fen- ce" on p. 5 for further comment. BIG'BROTHERSASSQCIATION of',Osh .awaWhltbyý "lYou've thought about It, and thought about It and thought about t: Now do somethlng about It."1 CalS Big Brothers todayl 579-2651 NEW DEEP DISCOUNTS SPECIAL EXPIRES DEC. 14186 PERMS Complete oHENNA $1$ *WELLA $29 eTHERMAL $23095 *REDKEN $6O DAY INTO NIGHT oCUT $ 5.95 *CU!T&STYLE $ 8.95 eCUT & SET $ 8.95 Seniors are shafted, man tel committee If council approves the new bus systern next week, there will be an increase in -fares.' However, a deputation by Tom Humphreys, a senior citizen, has forced the comrnittee to take a second look at increasing fares for senior citizens. The- proposed fare increase for seniors would have been from 35 cents to 60 cents. "Why are you shafting us seniors?" he asked. He said the proposed fare increase wvould put some seniors in the poor house. The public works department is going to review the seniors fare increase. For other residents who take the bus the fare increase will be: for adults, 60 cents to 75 cents; for students, 40 to 60 cents and for childran 35 to 50 cents. If approved the new systemn will not go into operation until June 16, 1987. DO FASCO SCHOLARSHIPi Tihis year's winner'of the MeMaster University scholarship is Sean WaIm- siey. He is a graduate of Anderson Collegiate and Vocational Schooi and has registered in Engineering. m --m OMM SPECIAL OFFER