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WTBY FIREE9 PRESS, WEDNESDAY, MARCHl 23, 1988, PAGE 17 Opposito o-small.lotso-f High St.sbdivision A 10-lot subdivision propo sed for the east side 'of the unopened portion of* High St. between Mary St. and Dundas St. W. was criticized at- a public meeting Monday night by- a nearby resident* who sai'd the bouses would be too small. "We're not in favor of these little matchbook houses going up," said John Kalar of the plan by Mark Tomina, owner of the property. Tomina's planning consultant, George Gray, had stated that the lots were smaller because the developer wilI opén 625 feet of H-igh St. to Dundas St. "In order for development, he bas made smaller lots," said Gray, adding the. developer would "break even" on the subdivision work. 0f the 10 lots, four have1 age of 50 feet, dive have frontage and one bas frontage. Lot areas range 3,000 sq. ft. to 7,300 sq. ft. front-* 30-ft. 40-ft. froni The existing residential (R2) zone category bas to be' amended for those lots that have frontage of less than 50 feet and a lot area GoId items. are stolen from home. of 5,OOÃ" qq. ft. Kalar said the homes propsd would not like established honmes in the area and asked where kids from the new homes would play because of tbe inadequate lot size. It's not appropriate for tbaht area." Another resident asked if 30-ft. frontages were precedent-setting for the Town. Administrative commit tee chairnian Gerry Emm said the Town has allowed such frontages but in different cir- cumstanoes. "Where there's eit homes, we try to blend in with wbat's tbere," be said. Other concersns by neighboring residents were about tree-cutting and setbacks. Tomina complained that gar- bage had been thrown' on- the property which he said he purchased from Hugh McDonald who owned the landfor about 30 years. Two gold watcbes, a gold ring and a gold medallion wereamong the items stolen from a home on Upland Dr. wbile the owners wbere on vacation in Spain. .Durham -Regional Police report the owners returned from a montb in Spain to find a back door slightly ajar. Somebody bad been watching the bouse but did not notice anything was iissing until the owners arrived borne, police report. Police said the suspects sear- ched tbrough drawers and otber areas of the bouse. A smnall aniount of money was also stolen. Police were unable to provide a value for the items stolen. Whitby store sign is'damaged. Damnage is estimated at. $2,000 to a sign in front of Ruffles Classic Country Interiors at 214 Cobomne St. W. Police say the top part of tbe sign was broken tben placed on the front steps of the business. The sign was broken sometime during the weekend. ~zV7I64%7~ GO () rýIY/lSpusw.% ('s! wuard i/inetsirack e.vi'e,,<ingfin Pick-ei4, to luH hithuv. GO Transit is on track and heading for Points East - east of Pickering, that is - with full GO Train service expected in Ajax and Whitby by December, 1988. Until then, Points East will appear in tl:is newspaper now and again, keeping you up to date on ail the good GO things that are happening. You can already see our new track being laid on a GO Transit right-of-way alongside Highway 401, and construction of brand new stations at Ajax and Whitby is under way. Buùt more about that in future issues. Be a-winner! Every Points East will contain a contest question. Sim- ply send in your answer prior to the specified deadline, and you could win a free monthly GO pass;. It's easy! 1 6101Free for a month! 1 Like the communities in Ajax and Whitby, GO Transit* is growing bigger and better ail the time. IWhat anniversary did GO celebrate last year? lthE] 2thLI] 25thL] 5thE Send us your guess, postmnarked no0 later than April 20, I1988, to GO Points East, 555 Wilson Avenue, Downs-I *view, Ontario M3H 5Y6. The first correct answer drawn on May 4, 1988 wvill receive one free aduit Go Ipass good for a month. Nanie: IAddres ______ * Ilephone #: eApproxi:m.ntcprî.'c val ticS$50-$3(X) dependi iiron l'are ,oncs h dil hb~"me SGovernment of Ontario Transit ED FULTON LOU PARSONS Ministe ét