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WHITy MUEEpR.ESS, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEKBER. 25,.1991, PAGE 3 BahfiéeId fees go up, despi te ýobj ections, Itemsfrom ïhitby Council agenda,(s) onciay, Septembelr 23, 1991 Etecommenda-, ions fro m the Planning and Development Mc approvedi for a minor variance te the Town's slg n bylaw to, Increase the siz and height of a sign at Toronto Se Man Korean Presbyterlan Church, 800 Winchester Rd. W. The application Is to increase the sign area to 13 sq. Metres f rom the bylaw restriction of 3 sq. metres; and te increase the maximum height for a ground slgn to, 6 metres f rom the bylaw restriction et 3.7 metres. Carried Recommenda- tion s from the Operationis Comnmittee Meeting That council accept the low bld of $3,358 for production of 40,000 ballots 'and 950 tallysýheets for the, municipal eetn.Therewas an. estimate ofd$7,000 for the proeet,. The -Tewrihas. pre.v idedaotal of-$130,00U in the mnunicipal budget for al. electiori exoenses. yCarred That the reconstruction ef Kent St. trom Dundas St. W. te Chestnut St. WW., estimated' to cest almost $700,00, beé referred te f uture capital budget discussions.. ,Carried. agenda 1 Com',mittee That a site plan application by Awailng Developments Ino., f or 60 block townho use dwelling units at the southeast corner of Dryden Blvd. and Erlo Clarke Dr'. be revlsed by deletirig four'units te cent orm te the density designation in the Whitby *off ici plan. The 1.5-hectare (3-76-acre) property is now a vacant block.withln a plan et subdivision at the Oshawa- Whftby border. The *townhouse units, proposed for Durham Region Non-Profit Housing, wil Include three handicapped units and >a communlty centre. Approved, That ail correspondence. about the Whtby officiai plan be referred to the revlew and update study of th? plan. Nine written submisslons regarding thé plan were brought te councl's attention in previaus reports, but one submlssion, made before 1991, was overlooked. The new submission was added as Input. Representatives, of those making submissions were given f ive minutes to address planning commnittee at the Sept. 16 session. Ail correspondece has been referred to M.M. Dillon, the Town's consultant preparing the new officiai plan that will guide future growth In Whitby. Carred That an application be Whitby GO station and shopping centres, and will host coffee par- ties. Shuliet, said maxiy people are complainiflg that they are already.beinfg taxed too much. He said al of the bail players are Whitby residents. 1The percentage* of the rates will continue te increase every year te the point when few people will b. ahie te afford Ito play bail and enjoy an evening of entertainmnent,he saïd. Councillor Ross Batten' said council ist*yng %t cov er esca- lating costs for those facilities. Batten said the Town is trying te lessen the tax burden on the ma1ority of people who don't play Bal 1 field fees3 will increase despite opposition from the Whitby Men's Slow Pitch- Asso- ciation. Whitby council on Monday passed a recommendation te ini- crease the recreational facilities and prograin fees. Jim Shulist président of Whitby Mens',,,low; Pitch, who discussed his concerns with ope- rations comnittee members last week,, went before council on Monday and repeated his objec- tien te the 25 per cent increase in field fees. As a result, he said, the regist- ration cost ier plaver will go up 'Leadership' will decide mayor's race: Buffett K-EN DONNELLY,, chairman of the 1991 Durham Region employees United Waycapgn staged a One-ma golf, marathon on Monday. Donnelly completed 100 holes of golf despite rain and raised over $,900.t "Leadership style" will deter- mine the outcome.of the inayors' race in the Whitby municipal electien, says candidate Lynda Buffett. Buffett a Whitby councillor, officially kicked off her campaign Satur day. Councillor Tom Edwards and former councillor Gerry Emm are the other candi- dates for mayor. Buffett addressed the media and her supporters at her cam- paign office at 109 Byron St. S. Stressing her record on coun- cil, Buffett stated the mayor's job "will b. won on leadership style.» Buffett challenged Edwards and Emm te disclose.their recent records while serving in the chair. "My record will stand the test,» Buffett stated. As chairman of the Whitby budget committee, she pointed eut that the increase in the Town p ortion of the tai bill in Whitby or 1991 was the lowest (3.4 per-cent) in Durham Rëgion. A resident of Whitby since the late 1970s, Buffett, centre ward coueiloris currently chairman of the treasury departnient and vice-chairman of the planning and development committee. Planning te, make herself even more visible to" new residents, Buffett will b. visiting the 1 4.IYPAUFEv