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PAGE 12, WHIITBY FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JULY 26, 1989 Meeting to deternune trends People's recreation is CLOCA's business By Trudie Zavadovios The Central Lake Ontario Conservatiôn Authority i8 going _tQ tleope to find out what to do with locai conservation areas, includinf a meeting in Whitby "The public meeting was one small step in alarge study and lanning projecet," said Rick î3ow, conservation area mana- ger. "The area CLOCA covers t(Whitby, Oshawa, Newcastle) is seeing growth,» explains* Clôw. "Our funding ptential is becom- ing more and more restricted. We undertook the study to see what trends were re recreational "Our ultimate goal is to have recommendations for what facili- ties are most desired by the public » said Clow. CLC$CA scheduled three open houses (Whitby Oshawa, Bow- manville) to get public opinion. Clow sees the main issue as an Ïincreasein population. o ecrese i theamout ofpro- vinialdolar avilale obuild facilities," said Clow. He says the reason for the study is % espendnioneywisely.» CLOCA hired Leisure Plan International to develo, admmîister and assess the stuy at a cost of about $7Ã",000. "The open meetings are just one ~phase of the study," said Niger Jarvis, recreation planner for Leisure Plan International. 'The first round is usually quite light, depending on how cointentious the issues," said Jar- vis. "An example would be what to do with Lynde Shores. «I want to stress that public input is an important p art of the planning process,» said Jarvis. A ttal of eight peo)ple turned out for the meeting.' «There is a master plan pre- sently in eistence for Heber Downs and Lynde Shores," said Clow. Additional parking and more day use areas are some issues for Heber Downs while the boardwalk is an issue for Lynde Shores. "In addition to the public meet- ings, there will be a randor tephone survey of about 350 to 37residents of Oshawa, Whitby and Bowmanville," said Jarvis. T he 10-minute survey lB to cover 10 te, 15 key questions such as how often conservation areas are used, what ýconservation areas are used, what issues are important, what facilities are needed and reasons why people aren't going to conservation areas. 'There will also be workshops for target groups such as youth groups, seniors and the dis- aed"said Jarvis. ~Thenext reportis due iu SePr- "We are looking for public input,» said Jarvis. "We are interested in demographic trends of areas and recreational trends occurrinq, in areas." "We will develop several deve- lopment options and then have another round of public meetings in the autumu ,putting forth recommendations,' said Jarvis. ."A completed physical docu ment is expected torbe ready in the beginningf of the new year. Ail> going well, we will be able to use it in 1990 for submission for .1991 funds," said Clow. its their ( 4:g (jLaw PERSONAL LOANS You can add a room to your present home or build a new one. 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A tennis court and horseshoe pits have been added for campera wlxile a new information panel notes events and points of interest in Durham Iegion.Fr..Pr.m photo Amalgamatieons proposed SBy Trudie Zavacdovics Local conservation authorities have their own idea for boundary changes in reaction to a proposal by Province to amalgamate auth- orities. Last faîl, the Province reviewed conservation authori- ties and issued 'The Berger Report' with suggestions for geo- gaphicaIl changes in authority One of the recommendations was that CLOCA (Central Lake Ontario Conservation Authority) amnalgamate with Ganaraska, which covers an area along the Lake Ontario shoreline east of Hwy 35/115 to a lime that runs South from halfway on Rice Lake. Meetings, headed by Durham- York MPP Bill Ballinger, were held to obtaim comment on the proposed recommendations. Aithough CLOCA was suppor- tive of some of the recomnienda- tions,1 local authorities came up with an alternate proposai. -Ganaraslca authorities came up with a counter-proposal of their own,» said Rick' Clow, CLOCA conservation aiea mana- "lu their proposaI, 'they wouldn't amalamate with us, but would a lgamt withth Otonabee Region' Conservation Authority ««Inthat p rocess, the Ganarasla authority felt it would be efficient if their wes- terly portion (eastern haîf of Newrastle -- Old Clark Town- ship) amalganiated with CLOCA because it lies in the Durham Region,» said CIow. "The three authorities (CLOCA, Ganaraska, Otonabee) are willing te o alonq with the idea. The big question is whether or not the Province would accept it," said CIow. "I -suspect it stands a good chance of becoming a reality.» said Whithcouncillor foýe Bugelli, CLOC chairman, about the alternate proposaI. JENNIFER (right), of the Central that grow at Heber Downs during a Lake Ontario Conservation Auth- walkx-ng tour of the campground ority, points out the type of plants area on Sunday evening, Jl 3 Remember, horne too! Fo«ts... AShard R«mourcorf