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Lick Pond decision delayed By Mike Kowalik It wiM be- at ieast another month before a decision je made on a deveiopment proposai, for Lick Pond. MBy a vote of 4-3, Town council Monday deferred talcing action on a shoppng plaza and town- house compiex propoeed for the est Whitby site. Feeling that both proposais shouid ho deaIt withi jointiy, council referred the matter back te pianning and deveiopment committee for further conside- ration. Ite matter was sent back to committee even though commit- tee had recommended last week that both proposais be denied. Whitby Estates Ltd. is propos- ing te build a 27,000-sq. ft. shop- pinpaza north of Lick Pond Pnd39 townhouses te the south of the pond. The developer je seeking a rezoning of the 12-acre site on Dundas St. E., east of Sprinig- wood St. and west of Kendalwoo Rd., te permit both develop- mente. An axnendment te Durhamx Region's officiai plan te allow for the laza je also required. Te groposa calls for the plaza fronting on Dundas, with tewn- houses constructed on 1.31 acres at the corner of Springwood and Nichol Ave. The majority of the area, occu- pied by t he pond and the west branch of Corbett Creek, would be retained as open epaoe. This wouid aliow a section of the pond te remain as a passive area, preserving its naturai state as much as possible. Aithough the developer wishes te, proceed with both projects Whîtby Estates' lawyer askeci council te approve only the tewn- house portion at this time. Marvin Geiet requested that the plaza proposai, be deferred until the developer couid reepond te issues raised by Town plan- ning staff such as increased traf- fic and potential fiooding pro- bieme. However, Geist asked council te approve the residentiai aspect despite the committee's negative recommendation. Geist pointed out that council p reviousiy approved 19 tewn- houses, which h e said the develo- per could begin building any time. He said the proposai satiefies the gr~empentsfor medlium densitr housing as contained in Whitby'e officiai plan, su ch as proximity te echools, roade and commercial centres. "This is an expansion of the existing use aiready approved. The proposai meets go plan- ning principies,» said ëjet. Prir e Gie'sremarks, Kirby Cres. resident Phil Conelly argued againet the proposai. Speaking on behaif of a num- ber of homeowners, Conneiiy said residents were conoerned about adding te the population of the area. "As a relativeiy new area we have fewer faciiities. Increasing SEE PAGE 31 Port Whitby residelnilts .object to GO environmental exemption J OB MAINOLFI Chance meeting with vet helps Whi*tby man 's career By Chia Bovie When Joe Mainolfi eaid ho was going te* California te pursue an acting career, his friends teid hlm lho was crazy. But a chance encounter just might help the 19-yoear-oid Whitby resident realize hie dream. After four daLye of knocking on doors, Mainolfi was relaxig on Venioe Beach, Cal. when ho fret spotted Bob Wieand. Wieland, Who had lost both legs while eerv!ngj in Vietnamn, was riding pecaiiy-made bike down the b ulevard. Weadasked Mainolfi for e1 ýte put the bike int a truck, ae ainoifi found o ut more aboutth eakbeaht. Wieand thon invited Mainfoli te ho a support member on Wei- iand's 1990 Race Across America. Aithouglh ho has no legs, Wie- land has walked 2,784 miles acrose the US., competed in the New York Los Angeles and Iron- man trihons, and competed in the national powerlifting cham- pionehipe. In Vetnam, Wieand stepped on an 82mm mortar round. Po- nounced dead on arrivaI, the determination with which ho elu- ded death's grip has also been evident in the variety of competi- tions ho enters and in hie work wtith othere te achievre goals. Wieland- formed "Spirit of Ame rica,» a non-profit organiza- tion chartered in California. The motivationai program has live .-.'SER PAGE 31 By IMke KowaIsld Two south Whitby property owners have filed objections te waiving environmental hearinge over plans to extend GO train service to Oshawa. Ruses Wilde je one of the owners who have formally objec- ted te a requeet from the Ontario Ministry of Transportation for an exemption from the Environmen- tai Assesement Act. The ministry wants the firet phase of future ail-day GO train service te, Oshawa exempted from the act. The minisry daims its own studios have shown that exten- sion of GO service from Whitby te, the VIA Rail station in west Oshawa will not have a signifi- cant environmentai impact. However, Wilde and other resi- dents are worried about fiooding probieme that couid be created in parts of Port Whitby from work on the extension. Specifically, they. are concer- nied that a bridge planned for Victoria St., east of Brock St., wiii remove an embankment that now serves as a dam on Pringle Creek. Removing the embankment and a 12-A. culvert under the street wiil mean that in the ovent of aý major sterm, nearby houses wili ho fiooded, say resi- dents. A meeting te, addrees the resi- dents' concerne was held iast week at the Oshawa headquar- ters of the Central Lake Ontario Conservation Authority (CLOCA). Axnong those attending were Wilde and officiais from CLOCA, GO Transit, Ministry of Trans- portation and Ministry of Environment. Wilde said he had hoped for a botter turnout of area residents but oniy hie and one other pro- perty owner attended. According te Wilde, govern- ment officiaIs ared te take thé residents' complainte inte con- sideration during the design pro- cees. "They'li have te address our concerne or we could force the issue with a court injunction," said Wilde. «Until we are asked te for- mll wthdraw our objections, they'l' i sa. Wide si engineering studies undertaken over the years have supported the reidents'fears. 11e said both provincial and local officiaIs have known since 1978 that channeliing Pringle Creek te Lake Ontario ie needed te prevent flooding, but no action has been taken te date. «The Town and CLOCA have sat on this for 13 yeare and done nothing about it," said Wilde. He also dlaimis that floodplain documents used by CLOCA are out of date. «T'heir information le based on mapping from 1974, new infor- mation was availabie fromi the Ministry of Naturai Resources in 1988," said Wilde. The transportation ministrs exemption request invoives f'uli train service te Oshawa. Single morning and evening trains te Oshawa planned for this fail je a separate issue since existing track wili be used. Minietry of Transportation spokeeman Howard Anders expiained that the ail-day service wifi require construction of two new tracks, a iarger terminai and expanded parking facilities. Current plans cail for full GO service te west Oshawa by 1992. Anders acknowiedged that there were a «couple of objec- tions» te the exemption request but said Most people who respon- ded te iast month's notice were mereiy seeking clarification of some points. MMM NRMIZ ImMilmT l R§, Home and Garden Feature Inside rThe public's commente will be tabuiated'and forwardèd to the environment ministry ithin the next month, said Anders. Ministry of Environmient spok- esman Donna Watson would flot speculate on when a deci,ion will be muade. -She said local government agencies are stili being solicite.'. fir their commente on the exemption request. Earler this month Tuwn courn- cil voted to support the transpor- tation minisersrequ et. Meanwhile, CLOCA has not yet determined its position, said deputy administrator Chrie Conti. SEE PAGE 31, Bugelli slams Crombie Page 3 Animal rights Page 27