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WHIJ INPES WUE)Y EUUY> 91 AE Items from Whitby Council agenda(s) Mondayo February 18,1991 Planning and Development Committee That an officiai plan amendment application fram Whitby Gardons (North) Inc. ta permit a commercial development on the southwest corner of Brock St. N. and Taunton Rd. be deemed premature and referred ta Whtby's officiai plan review. The developer is seeklng the amendment In order to build a 170,000 sq. ft. complex comprised of retail and office uses. The 13-acre site ls naw zaned agriculture land and designated for residential development ln both Whtby's and Durham Region's officiaI p lans. ]ommne to couneil That an officiai plan amendment application from Manfred Leibrand ta permit a retail nursery on Hwy. 12, north ai Coumbus Rd. be denied, but a temporary use byiaw be appraved alloawing the nursery for as long 4s Leibrand owns the property. Shauld the 1.08-acre site ever be sold, the land wauid revert ta ts current Recomenddtocouncil That Frestone Canada Ltd., 300 Thlckson Rd. S., be permitted a variance ta Whtby's sign bylaw ta allaw one additianal wali sign and an lncmease ln the ailowabie area for a sig n fram 10 per cent af building facade ta 11.3 per cent. But an application ta increase the requlred height fram six metres ta, 7.7 metres and ta, reduce the setback tram the. entranceway t ram three metres ta 2.3 metres for a praposed pylan sign be denied. Reom ene to counceil That McGraw-HiII Ryeson Ltd., 300 Water St., be permitted a variance ta Whitby's sign bylaw toalalow ans additional ground sign and an inrease in.theý allowable area ai a directional sign tram 0.74 sq. metres ta 1.7 sq. rme. Eeco meed to council Onperations passengers ta 19,983. Student pass use aisa increased t ram 7,906 ta 9,951. Recommended to.council agenda. vehicles and a larger facility hafore it con expand operations. But noting that Duirhain must now scramble to find money for its mountig welfare problem, Brunelle said, "We don't want ta increase taxes any more. RECYCLING ONVE TON 0F NE WSPA PEV.S SA VES 19 ThEES a' à q't -ï à .qq.4 Metro pays for waSte reduction programsL By Mike Kowalsid A Metro Toronto program which rewards non-profit groups for devising methodis.of reducing arage mabe worth pursuing in Durham Bgion. Whitby councillor Marcel Brunelle, a member of Durhami Region's waste reduction com- mittee, intends to raise the mat- ter at a future committee. meet- Althhough 'not familiar with' details of the five-month-old Metro pro am, Brunelle said «It sounds like an excellent idea.'; Brunelle said bis committee is open ta suggestions and such a Prai may spark further interestf in reducing garbage amn ommunitygrps acord ing to FredellesBrief of Metro's works department, mare than $30,000 bas been paid ta, variaus groups since Iast Octo- ber. Only non-profit organizations, not individuals, are eligible for funding, stressed Brief. «Essentially, it's to help non- profit groups Pay out-of-pocket expenses, exp I ined Brief, Uwile at the same time reducing the amount of garbage they pro- duce." Although public respanse was slow ta develop initially, Brief said the program bas been gain- ing acceptance. Schol church ethnic and pro- fessional argan;izations are among the groups which have takeni advantage of the pragrami. A project aimed at reusing building materials was one sub- mission put forward b y an archi- tects' association, said Brief. "This will make a. tremendaus difference in the amount (of material) going inta landfill sites," she said. Asperhaps befitting a program aimed at volunteer and non- profit organizations, the idea of* paying groups to reduce garbafe originated from that sector, said Brief. 'The idea came from a volun- teer and staff picked up an it.» Brunelle saîd that while Dur- ham officiais welcome sugges- tions, nat every. idea can ha implemented. "The biggest problem we have is keeping itp~ingi we can't turn it off and on, said ;rnelle. He said Metro itself ran into a problem when it started a plas- tics collection pro am. '«Tey had noahre to ut it, they had a warehouse fuît wait-_ ingr for someone ta coaeup with ByMike Kowalski Neighborig homeowners are now prepared ta live with a senior citizens' centre in Bradley Park. But residents are adamantly opposed ta any suggestion tat Bradley Dr. eventually bcme a bus route ta serve the new faci- lit wn council's o erations com- mittee heard Monday that a rev- ised proposal for the future centre has satisfied most objec- tions of area residents. The committee was told that discussions between Town staff and homeowners have ensured that a si gnificant portion of the p rk will be retained for neigh- borood use and as open space. This was a main objective of residents since cpposition ta the centre surfaced st spring. In March, council voted ta binld a nowcnr for Whitby- seniors ta, replace the existing Brock St. S. facility which can no longer handie a growing mem- bership. The proposed 15,000 ý:sq. ft. building will cost between $27 and $3.1 million, depeniding on whother it is one or two etore's but no date_ , as been àTotrrýo construction. Area residents opposed the centre, not for reasons of need, but because of its location. They claimed the centre would take away what littie'parkland the community aleady a warned of parkicngn préblems. ý A onr bhafof te spokesmaBMichaM modifcations ta the Town's original plan have resolved'al but one majoe concern. Souse said residents, are worried that eventually council will be asked ta permit buses on Bradley Dr. to serve the centre. *"Wé are gravely concerned that not happen. Bradley Dr. is a residenltial street, -it alhould not ha a public ýtransit.route," :said ,Aithougli . st-aff eprtstates Whitb rastficaswould recominend againat it, Scuse said conI' could ,ignor estafi'. advice. "Tii. fear ls that seniors could ask couneilto change the bus routes and put in hi hej!e," said Scuse. "W. f..) that ifseir need it that close ta the door, it (centre) should hai a more appropriate place.7 Scuse disap-eed with a letter* from the semoèrs? centreboardof directos included iihe staff report T he letter states that 25.5-per cent of the current membership walk ta the centre and less thon two per cent use Whitby Transit. But, Scuse contendo' those figures wiMl b. reversed once the Bradley Park centre in built. H. said seniors 'were asked for an assurance that they.would neyer requoes UDssevic Bradley, but they were not y pared ta omû that undertaki "The seniors have left * ~ s" r option open. We don7t want f > oPtion lefit," said Scuse. Councillor Joe Bugelli, x mittee chaira, ad cou] could not agree ta the residei demand. "As'a municipality. we ci RICK VILLENEUVE and daugliter Cassie, 5, deci- accept conditions on anything ded to skate ini a less congested area during the. do"» sacl Bugelli. Sinéen Sate--Tho. Ne - pocees ar goig tO4ÈForiinstance, ou and atlt ~ goig te may move and the, new pec Schris Bovie photo SEE PAGE 16 pre- that mcil Dnts' mnr't we hers ople HE GRAND OPENING of the new Hydro, because 9Whitby Hydro is Whitby Hydro Electric Commission burstmng at the seanis." There are 46 building on Taunton Rd. was held employées in the buildingwihla on Tuesday. The building was spaoe for ail departments f Hydro. needed, says Tom May of Wbitby. Fres Ptr. photo BradleyPark residents worried about b uýses