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Whitby Free Press, 19 Sep 1990, p. 3

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~WIITBY REEPE~ ~~E8D~Y, EP~MER 19, 1990, IAQE 3 Items from Whitby Council agenda.(s) Monday, September 17, 1M9 Pla nning and Development, Committee That council approve an application tram Whltby Landmark Development Inc. for a 162-unit condominium apartment building at 712 Rossland Rd. E. The site is curmently vacant. Reconimended to couneil That a public meeting be held Oct. 15 under the Rentai Housîng Protection Act wth respect ta a proposai ftram Mary Gardens Complex mnc. The company wishes ta convert a 24-unit. apartment complex at 540 Mary St. E. Into condominiums. Recommended to couneil That council approve a revlsed plan of subdivision submltted by developer Vince Corvinelli for property on the west side of Garrard Rd., north af Rossland Rd. E. The 140-unit subdivision will consist of 88 single-famlly lots, 21 seml-detached lots and seven single-family link lots., Recmmededtocouncil Operations Committee That councîl accept a $1 4,799 tender tram Willams Communication Services Ltd. af Oshawa for the supply and Installation 0f a two-way radio system for Whftby Transit buses. The tender is subject ta the availability of a 75 per cent subsldy t ram the Ontario Mlnlstry ai Transportation. The munlcipality's actual cost will be $5,087. The 15 radios will allow for communication between bus drivers and the dispatcher. Recommended to couneil That council accept a $67,984 tender tram L & 'A Pro Courts of Richmond Hill for reconstruction of tennis courts at Iroquois Park. The work Involves grading, installing tencing and brick edglng, as well as the resurfaclng of the tennis MELSSAand Chris Rlogers are entranced by a performanc of -K'us on the Block, a troupe of disabled and non-disabled puppets which teach eidren what it's like to have dferences. Volun- teers arie needed to train aspuppeteers for the current school, year. Cail Héather Whaley at 668-2174. Landfill site locations announced next week By Mike Kowalski Durham Region councillors will know todayr the possible locations of a'*fUture Durham- only landfill site. But the public must wait until Sept.,,25 before it too is told what areas will be tested for suitabi- lity as a potential garba ef dump. The "candidate landfill sites» were te have been un#eiled dur- ing- closed-door session of Regional council 'said a spokes- man for the public liaison com- mittee <PLO) involved -in findinig a solution to Durham's waste problems. Affected property owners will then be notified prior te 'the public announcement next Tues- daysaid pubilic participation co- ordinator Gail Lawlor. Public meetings, by invitation only, for affected landowners will then be held Se pt. 25 te 28 by the Durham Rcegon Waste Management Master Plan PLC. A generaljpublic meeting will According te Lawlor, this par- ticular approach was. chosen se that property owners would receive' notification first-hand, rather than through the media. "It's a fairly sensitive matter, we want to talk it over with people beforehand,» said Lawlor. Consulting fii4n MacLaren Engineers was hired by the ,Region te formulate a master g Ian te handle Durbani-only gar- age for the period from 1997 te 2016. Macaren is studying three possible alternative strategiefs for Durham's garbage: landfif on y; landfill coupled with a small waste processing/energy froin waste (WIP/EFW) facility and minimal landfill coupled with a mid-sized WPT/EFW facility Among the topics tebe dis- cussed with landowners is finan- cial compensation for -those people who may be adversely afl'ected by a Iandfill site. Last April the public liaison committee held an information session on the matter. Since that meeting, a compen- sation policy was developed',ya committee comprised of Begional councillors, Regional engineering and legal stafMacLéen and the P.LC. The nine-page document is quite extensive and provides for cash payments froni the Region teopert owners whose land is tt e o uitability as a landfill site. Owners will receive an upfront payinent of $3,000 plus $1 000 for each «test pff' built on tleir land, up to a maximum of $5,000. There will be an additional $500 payment if more tha~n five Upon complet ion of the soil .testmng, tebDe conducted next springany property used in the neigwill be restered te its original condition. A preferred site and alterna- tive location wilI be announced next summer. The actual site chosen for waste processing/disposal facili- ties and the process bDy which it is selected must be approved by the Ontario Ministry of Environ- ment through the environmental assessment process. M With over 800 decorator Eventually, Durham Region council must choose between its master plan or one -being pre- pared for the Greater Toronte, Area (GTA). The Solid Waste Interini Steer- ing Committee (SWISC) for the GTA is seekxng. a long-terni waste management solution for Metro Torontoe'and the Regions of Durham, York, Peel and -al-, ton. Persons requiring more infor- mation on the Durham master plan are asked. to cali 1-800- 465-4216. 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