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]Lasco deci Sion delayed. JINGER WALTON was in her Halloween best for'a scarecrow costume contest at Oshawa Garden Servie over the weekend. There wïll be young ghouls and goblins apenty in Whitby tonight, drive carefuly. Peter Tonibi photo ByblMike Kowaiski A recommendation denying Lasco Steel a temporary dump for automobile waste wili bie debated by Durham Region's planning committee neit week. The matter had been schedu- led for last week's meeting, but was deferred until neit Tuiesday at the company's request. Lasco spokesman Bon Deeth said some company officiais li- volved with the project were flot available and so an extension was requested. «WeIli be ready to go to bat Nov. 5,» promised Deeth.' Lasco (Lake Ontario Steel Company Ltd.) is seeking an aznendmient te Durham Region'. officiai plan te permit a tempor- ary dump for waste from its car-shreddingoperation. The temporary duxnp would be used until environmental hear- ings into Lasco's plans for a permanent waste storage facility at its Hopkins St. plant are completed. lie massive iandscaped berm wouid hold up to 15 years worth of waste materiai consisting of rubber, plastic cioth and giass not recycled wlien Lasco shireds oid cars for metai. Regional staff however, are recommending the officiai plan amendnient be demied. They are concerned about removal of waste from the site shouid the permanent berm be rejected, and they are worried about iong-term environmental effecta on land and water. But the entire situation may be a moot point because Lascýo has been using the temporary site since early March following the granting of a temporary cer- tificate of approval fromi the Ontario Ministry of Environ- ment. The company contends that it had no choice but te go ahead with the temporary dump. Lasco had been operating a demonstration berm since 1988 U 0 0 Unioni, Edwards:,, Check ail buildings By Mike Kowalsld The issue of asbestes ini muni- cipally-owned facilities li Whitby refuses te go away. Another voice has demanded that ail municipal buildings be checked for asbestes foliowing the recent discovery of the asbes- tes in the Centennial Building. The Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) lbas written the -Town requéstingér thâatail 21 municipal buildings elr.spede. CUPE represents Town of Whiýt4y employees. Counfilor Tom Edwards also made the samne demand when the presence of aFlhestos in the? Centenmial Building was revealed "One -wouid think that once «We're asking them te check as during last week's Town council asbestos has been found, ail a precaution." meeting. buildings should be checked so Aithough Town officiais con- Couni approved spending that thepublic and workers can $17,500 for repairs and removal of feel safe, said Woodward. SEE PAGE 3 the asbestos. Although the asbestos bas not been deemed a health hazard, both CUPE and Edwards want al municipal facilities checked as a precaution. (Once commonly used for in- sulation, ashestos was banned inSE T O the earlyl19709 after testing lin- T SEC ION - ked it te respiratory problems.) CUPE spokesman Jim Wood- ward said the municipality is "duty bound» te conduct a Town -_____________17____-___19_ as part of the preparations for the permanent faility but the bermà reached its capacity of 175 00tons of waste. Wih 300 tons of Waste pro- duced daily, the company was forced to start filling the tempor- ary dump or iay off employees mvioived li the -shredder ope- ration. The company said it couid not. wait for the Region to pas. an amendment appro"ingthe dump. Lasco dlaims i met the Region's stipulations simpiy by appiinfor the amndment. VManwhiie, a member of the Public Liasion Committee <PLC) monitoring Làasco's permanent berm proposai has raised a nurn- ber of concerns about the officiai, plan amendxnent application. In a submission to the plIan- ning comnmittee, Ralph Blank says the Region will be setting a "dangerous precedent» if it approves the aznendment. H e reminds the committee that during the summer of 1989, Lasco disc ared 700,000 gallons of «overstrength» leachate into the Region's sanitary sewer sys- tem. This was done with the pr- mission of -the Region's pulice works department and, despite assurances, could happen agamn, says Blank. SEE PAGE 3 *à A à -a 'sr. e i ,.e lmv * ~~' . ~ C ~ ~ ~ t a fs@*Oblob àav OF &-O. 1*aî's-aÀsa, à6.'à* MslmIa saaMt t.' h91 2U&' &'MMe. -.l.i ' v4