February residential permit value more than $8 million 1.1e lion's share of last months' building permit report was made Up by Durham Christian Homes' $4e8milllon apartment building at Nichol Ave. and Glen Hill Drive. The 124-unit building is expected to cost more (han $7 million when it la completed. The firat phase is ex- pected to be finished this year. The monthly report issued by the public works department, shows that residential permits make up most of the Town's growth, as is the case each month. For February, the Town issued $8,276,000 in residentiai permits, up more than $300,000 over last year at this time. Commercial permits are Up $700,00 ($2,370,000 by the end of February, 1987, as opposed to $1,591,000 in 1986) while industrial permits are up $414,000 ($2,414P000 in 1987 as opposed to $2,000,OOO in 1986.) "It is still unbelievable," says Mayor'Bob Attersley of the latest figures. He doesn't expect the Town to continue this unprecedented growth but he also doesn't rule out the possibility. "Who- knows? The atmosphere investmnent is still lively and in- terest rates are remaining 10w," says Attersley. 1 For February, $76,900 in com- mercial permits were taken out and $140,00 worth of industrial permits were taken out. The Town collected $52,199 in permit fees in February setting the total to date at $105,458. Six-storey maximum approved MAYOR BOB ATTERSLEY raises the Winnie Jordison. Durham Region can- Kidney Foundation' flag, officially vassers hope to raise $30,000 during designating March as Kidneýy month. March. Looking on are Dorothy Clarke and March i s Kidney Month March bas been designated Kid- ney Month right across Canada. During this annual fundraising campaign volunteers will be can- vassing door-to-oor to raise funds for research, patient services and public education programns suppor- ted by the Kidney Foundation. The 1987 goal for Durham Region is $30,000. The total goal for Toronto and district is $360,000. Research supported by the Kid- ney Foundation has led to an 80 per cent success rate for kidney tran- splants. Patients benefit from funds raised to provide them with patient manuals, counselling, portable dialysis machines, transportatign and summer dialysis camps. Public education programs ih- clude organ donor campaigns, blood pressure testing clinics and child screening programs. Man charged after brea.km FROM PAGE i density residential areas, and through site-specific zoning bylaws. Lorna England said she opposed such exceptions in "the old part of town" when other areas are more suitable for higher structures. Planning director Bob Short said "isome sites" in the downtown area could be redeveloped up to six storeys. As for exceptions, he said planning department- has to con- sider those which "look like good development." Accorcling to the revised plan, the six-storey maximum would apply to 29 blocks, or parts of blocks, in the downtown aréa. The study area is south of Chestnut St., north of Burns St., west of Garden St. and east of Cochrane St. (the west boundary changes to Henry St. when south of Dunlop St.) Three and four storeys are the maximums perînitted for some of the other blocks. Short said the three-storey relates to the older part of the core area. Doug Anderson asked why the specific site control process could not be applied to buildings of six storeys or less. Short replied that a process for ail heights is an alter- native 'argument' but maintained that the existing site control process used for all development is 'extremely good.' Councillor Gerry Emm inquired if six storeys compares to tree height. Short said six' storeys' is "lbasically the same" as the height of trees. 4-way stop signs cons idered A 23-year-old Oshawa man has been charged with five 'côunts of break, enter and theft following a Friday morning. break-in at the Whitby Clinic on Brock St. N. Durham Regional Police arrested a man inside the building after cleaners called police. The man was found in possession of a quantity of drugs and syringes. Charged with five counts of break, enter and theft, possession of stolen property under $1,000 and breach of recognizance is Ted William Vessel, 23, of. Court St. in Oshawa. The break-in occurred around 4:15 a. m. Friday niorning. Two Whitby councillors have asked the public works department to look into traffic problems in the town. Councillor Joe Bugelli asked that four-way-stop signs for the inter- section of Annes and Calais/Dunlop be investigated. He said the intersection keeps getting " 'busier and busier."' 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