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Whitby Free Press, 29 Jan 1992, p. 1

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Century home moved HOUSE MWOVER Laurie MeCuHSoh examplea. of ear$ (right), of Whitby discusses the next ture, was sold to stage of the passge of- the. huge, $100 and Mii be p 1870 Hastings Home firom Finch and- Street in Ontari< Mrkham Rd. to (Julien Gardons on open in mid-1994. Aunday. -The. home, one of the nnest [y Gothie"arcbitec-, (Julen Gardons for artý of the Prettiest o project slated to Fr.. Pr. photo By Marlo Boucher The public will get -another crack at the aick Pond housing, plan tonight (Wednesday). A special meetig will take place to, discus -a rezoniig. application in the po"'nd area south of Dundao St.. E. a nd east of Thickson Rd. S. The meeting, ta start at 7 p.m. at the.municipai building, was caiiod on Monday at an Ontario Municipal Board (0MB) hearing invol *ng a plan by, Wbitby Estates Ltd. ta buiid 39 tawn- houses athe three-ar location at the corner of Springwood and Nichai Ave. residents in attendance -at .the, 0MB hearigezpressed concerne over the proposed housing deves-, iapment, and feit a public meet- ing shouid b. held in the evenin* when people are not worling ang -Mic sef- ài'à Wa t - resident, aid the meeting may be the last chance for. residents toaspeak out for the preservation of the Lick Pond-area., Ho said too, many .natural environment areas .have already. been loat. Dêveloper ,Peter Walker, of Waiker Wright- & Young Asso- diates Ltd., sake first on Mon- ai t the 0MB hear»g and said the 39 ,units falunder < "provincial guidelinoes for. afford-- able housing. «Tho site plan that is before y au is usabie land for this type of housing,» he said at the hearxng. Waiker said bath Region and Town officiai plans -a 110 w ,th e proposaI because the-'land has, been«.designated for residentiai The application was first mado in Navember, 1989 and referred, ta planning staff b y Town council in September, 1989. Tw plan-, rnpg comirittee rejece the plan. The application w as retur- ned toi staff in Aprîi, 1990. The Town established a position on the site plan, mcludig con- Lambrt design ditions of approvai such as workMa ei from the -public works depart-pu okt > ment, last December i case the ou«oco 0MB decided in favour of Whitby Estates Ltd, said Walker. "This report (Dec. 1991) was ta 7 ensure that the Town wouid have a position for this hearing,» he said. Coui iii laced thýe proper7tyi i a «holdicng category until many items are resolved. The applicant filed, a site plan application lust June and ap'pea- led ta the 0MB. for one hearing dealing with bath zaning and site plan bocause council has not yet enacted the necessary, amend- ments. Wbi:MtbyEstates Ltd. had also Bsns prop o abuiid a 27,000 sa. ft. Entrtinm ntl2 shpingr plaza north ofLick Bokin1 Pan but wanted approval only w.so145 for the townliouse portion at this ____ Wakersaiti concerns from -,~ ~ ' Rpr 2 Town st4aff on the" environmental Obtuails 21 issues «were anad sr valid.-- School news 22 Heawséd the -mediu densihr, for the site was not-toexceed i.2 ..........................

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