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WMTBYFREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1991, PAGE a Bown Parents must m ake noi se i f Whitby shools to get ftrnding Items from Whitby Council agenda(s) Mouday, February 4j 1991 Planning and Development Committee That a site plan amiendmnent apIcton tram 806885 OnaloLd. for a 70-unit, six-storey apartmient building on the east side of Ash St., north cf Dundas St. E., b. approved. The numbered company origlnaily lntended the units to b. condominiums but now wlshes the building to b. a non-profit. housing tenmended to council That an lnterlm contrai byiaw restrlcting the type af residential deveiopment ln the downtown cors for ane year be approVed. The Town has commlssioned a consuling firm ta conduct a zaning study necessary ta lmplemnentthe Downtown Secondary Plan. Hawever, a number of areas ln the study aiea currentiy permit hlgh-density apartmnent deveiopment, whiie the seondary plan identifies these amas as low density resientiaLl. eInterlm byiaw wiII prevent development until the requlmed zoning changes are made. Recomm.ndedtouncmil mhat a site plan application tram Lynn O'Brlen ta permit a nine-hole golf course and clubhouse south af the-- junction of Hwy. 12, and Garden St. be approved. mhe developer ariglnaiiy intended te bulid an 18-haie course on the site but scaled down the project due te envlronmsntal concems. Recomnie eocounoil That a drait plan'of subdivision from Pine Gien Faims Ltd. for a mixed residentiai development at the narthwest camer 0f Brock St. N. and Dryden Bivd. be approved. The development wJI-consist of 43 slngie-famiiy homes, 32 llnk houses, 68 Street townhouses, 169 block townhouses and 353 units contalned ln two apariment buildings. Reomnded to couneUi Operations Committee That Saturday, May 11, 1991, be deslgnated as the officiai openlng of three new parks ln Whtbyt. A number 0f4 activities are planned by the parks and recreatian department at each cf the parks - Kelloryn, Jack Wilson and Optlmlst. By Mike Kowalold Parents mnuet become invlved if additions to two Whitby schools are to receive priority funding from the Ontario govern- ment. Durham Board of Education' chairman Ian Brown has called for helpfrom parents of students attenigPngIe Creek and. Belloocpubieschools. Brown says that if the much needed additions are to receive priority when the government announcs its.capié eding grants this sjering, parents muet make thefr views known to pro- vincial officiais. *While Brown expects both pro- jecta to b. ultimately approved, the ranking. by Queen s Park when assinn the work may depend on ob y efforts byr Durham trustees and parents. «What would b. helpful is if the parents, wrote letters to the minister of education or the local rersntatives » said Brown. re Mse don't hear from parents, they assume it's not inportant enough. It's the old story, the squeàking wheel gets the grease.» Last fal -Durhamn trstees approved a five-year capital An addition ta Pringle Creek topped the board's list of priori- ties for 1991 construction and an addition ta Bellwood was. alo included. Brown said Pringle Creek is now in a «crisîs situation." Without the $2.5 million addi- tion, the school wiil excoed both its capacîty for portables and washrooms, said Brown. The school now han about 670 students. The. addition will accommodat., another 370. Beilwood currently han about -547 students. ii. $1.7 millon addition will house anothor 260. Brown said trustees have lob- bied local M30s and education minister Marion Boyd for a grea- ter share of provincial fuândinig. H. said ministry staff have also been taken on tours of Whitby ta witness first-hand the Town's rapid gowth. Brown, a Whitby trustee, said board officiais ' assume the government will eventually give the go-ahead forth.eprojects. As a resultýaciet have been commissioned ta prepare plans for the new buildings. Brown conceded it would be «impossible» for Durham ta go ahead with the work on its own, but he does not anticipate the government cutting back its share of funding. "It would be a dangerous pre- cedent the xinistry funds 50 per cent oneýw schools," said Brown. «Léocal taxpayers couldn't pick Upthe difference.» Self-fhelp dilrectory a-vailable Thedrcor of self-help 5Zoupsin Duram rgon is aaabefrom the Caadan MentalHealth Association/Durham Branch for a chare of $10. Tedirectory lists over 100 groups with contacts, membership and meeting information, etc. To order, cal 436-8760. SEL-HLPGROUP Recmmedeto counil Starting a -self-help group? Trying to keep yours goïng? Let mhat a $4,21 1 bld submitted us help you. by Cobi Concrete Cuttlng Ltd. The Canadien mental Health of MissIssauga for curb- Assgn* oition/Durham Branch has cuttlng services requested by a self-help it available t6a asist local residents b. appraved.. in efforts to starb and'maintain a Eeoneded té o unil support group. Interete individuals shouid oeil 436-8760 ________e______S:I.7pyil 80 Thickson Rd. S., Whi.tby 430-9 thetîmle a OMe fora resolutions here is your chance. 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