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PAGE 12, WHITBY FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY, MAY 13.1987 Dundas St. W.retail plaza approved in close vote 0 JL .m IL rWhat a Laugh-ý For onfly $1.49 on ail Reg. comedys WEEKENDS INCLUDED Over 3000 movies CO to choose from... 'ON We specialize in FAMILY videos TOWNE & WHITBY MALL VIDEOS Two Locations: *Towne Video: ', Dundas St. W. 668-1577 *Whitby Mali: Tnickson Road & H wy 2, 433-4004 FROM PAGE 1 context of the letter. "He loses all credibility taking personal attacks on a councillor and on BIA stationery," said Bugelli. At last week's committee meeting Bugelli said the Town can't weigh development "just on how it will affect the downtown." If it did, "You can't do anything anywhere," he suggested. "Do you want to turn Dundas St. W. into a Dundas.St. E.? I don't' think so," said councillor Brunelle opposing the plaza. In a report Town planning depar- tment stated that approving the plaza would set "an undesirable precedent for the commercial redevelopment of adjacent (residential) zoned lands -between Annes St. and the subject site." Councillors Emm and Batten agreed with the department and voted against the proposal. "We have to do something with this thing," said councillor, Drumm. On behalf of the Whitby District Boy Scouts we would like to thank the following SCOUTS CANADA businesses for their support on May 2 Lofthouse Brass Manufacturina Ltd. North American Van Lines Canada The Lions Club of Whitby Inc. Croven Crystal Ltd. Gus Brown Pontiac Buick Ltd. Rolston Purina Canada Corp. Cametoid Ltd. Wheelies Family Roller Rink • Royal Bank of Canada • Town of Whitby • Canada Post Corporation • McDonald's • Ontario Provincial Police • National Home Video • Neilson's Chocolate TREES FOR/ \CANADA We couldn't have done it without you. Again Many Many Thanks. THE PROBLEM THE! Dandeloons ! lm WE CARE1 THE NUMBER 666-31e OLUTION FOR YOUR LAWN. "If we don't put commercial in there where will people shop -downtown? Where? For what?" said Drumm. Bugelli, who moved the amen- dment, could not give a date when the site Plan and rezoning ap- plication will come before council. Council was forced to decide on the application after a split vote at the administrative committee meeting last week, punctuated by accusations of "scare tactics" against the applicant and coun- cillor Joe Bugelli's rejection of a planning department recommen- dation. The opinion of Town planners was that medium density residen- tial land use wouldibe preferred over commercial use of the two- acre property. But Bugelli argued that commercial use is the "best possible disposition of the lands" and, that the - developer, David Haghani, had "addressed positively" all concerns over plaza development, including garbage enclosure and fencing. Starr, Evans lead campaign Former Oshawa mayor Michael Starr will bé chairman and Durham Region chief ad- ministrator Don Evans vice~chair- man of the 1987 local campaign for the United Way. Starr will be responsible for the overall planning and implemen- tation of the Oshawa-Whitby- Newcastle United Way. He is also a former Minister of Labor for Canada, House leader for the Conservative party, chairman of the Workmen's Compensation Board and vice chairman of the Liquor Licence Board of Ontario. Evans, from Whitby, will organize the Whitby United Way campaign. He formerly worked for the Ministry of Environment and 4as also city engineer in Sault Ste Marie. I But councillor Marcel Brunelle, citing comments by nearby residents' who said they had received phone calls from Haghani, said he was "unsure" about Bugelli's motion to approve and wanted to more closely inspect the property. He voted against Bugelli's motion, and with the ab- sence of councillor Gerry Emm, the third administrative committee member, said he would leave the decision to council. - Nearby residents who attended the meeting said they had been con- tacted by the developer. One woman said she was told there would be "discussion" of a four- storey apartment on the property if the plaza plan was not approved: "It's scare tactics," she told com- mittee. Another resident said it had been "suggested" to him that "possibly we. would be looking at apartments as an alternative" if the plaza.was rejected. Bugelli said that although Haghani, who admitted he called the woman, had "acted unfor- tunately," the application should still be approved. He argued that the Town "shouldn't hang judgment" because of the applicant's "error in judgment." "It's unfortúnate that the issue has been muddled," he said, poin- ting out that the application came as a result of seven years of study on the area. "It's not a quick fix (ap- plication). It took a long time to get here." He said Brunelle's assessment of the handling of the application was "totally wrong." He also said the applicant was "prepared to spend $3 to $4 million on the property. "It's his money that's on the line...that's where the true test is." The property is within an area (both sides of Dundas St, frožn Cochrane/Annes Sts. to Wellingtn St./Bell Dr.) that has been studied several times in the last 14 years. A planning report says studies have consistently recommended that the property be used for residential and that commercial development not be extended beyond existing com- mercial uses in the area. Application had previously been made for a four-storey apartment building on the property. That plan was opposed because of the building height, said Bugelli He noted that residents who first moved to the area were unaware that medium density zoning would someday "back onto higher density zoning." He said six residents had sold their homes when they learned of the four-storey apartment ap- plication for the property due to "ignorance of the public process." He also said other council mem- bers had previously indicated that the lands there "would not stay green forever." The four-storey apartment ap- plication was later amended to :hree storeys. But council rejected ;hat application in February, 1986.