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Whitby Free Press, Wednesday, May 5, 1993, Page 3- Items from Whitby Council agenda (s) Monclay, May 3, 1993 Planning and Development Committee That proposais f rom two Oshawa businessmen to instail advertising benches at Whitby bus stops be denied. David Spackman wanted to instail eight benches for a trial period of six months, white Joe Shaw proposed 20 benches for a one-year trial period. The benches would be erected at no cost to the municipality and maintenance and iability Insurance wouid be the responsiblity of the proponents. But a staff report states the Town now provides suff icient seating f acilities with in Its covered transit shelters. The report also notes that Whitby's streets already "1suffer f rom the clutter of temporary sig nage, boxes and similar fixtures in many areas." Staff do not recommend that such "Street clutter" be encouraged and suggest council "1consider taklng strident efforts ta minimize such elements." Recommended to council That a site plan application f rom Midway Motors Ltd., 1300 Dundas St. E., to build a 740-sq. ft. addition to its showroom be approved. The addition Is ta accommodate a vehicle loading area and garbage storag e f acility. Recommended ta council Operations Committee That council award a contract for the construction of Ash Street and Bassett Park playgrounds and Manning T rail to Oshawa Garden Service (OGS>. OGS's bld of $75,174.69 was the lowest received for both jobs comblned, but staff recommended splitting the tender, awarding the jobs to different companies for a savlngs of more than $1200. But committee agreed with Rene Thiebaud of 005 that spIitting the tender was unf air. Recommended to couneil That cauncil accept the low tender of $1 6,465.16 f rom Lac Pave Construction of Richmond Hill for the construction 0f a water spray pad at Kinsmen Park to replace the pool, which is being remaoved. With equipment and hook-up costs and site improvements, staff estimates the spray pad project will cost almost $48,000. Recommended to couneil That the low tender of $98,838.04 f rom Hamden and King Construction of Brooklin for the paving of the Whitby boat launch parking area and installation of electrical ducts and two f lçodlights be accepted. Staff estimnates the project will cost the Town $1 28,650 when hydro connection charges and equipmnent and preparatian casts are figured in. Recommended to couneil Another hold-up at Canada Trust Two robbers got away with a "substantial" amount of money after holdin up Canada Trust branchin Witbylast week. Police say the men entered the 80 Thickson Rd. S. branch around 10:15 a.m. Tuesday. 20s, around 5'9", with sandy brown, short hair, mediumi buîld and wearing a Montreal Expos bail cap, lumber jacicet, blue jeans and white running shoes. The second man is said to be in bis mid to late 20s with a slim hi.ld Aandabount 5'10". He a One bandit, UUIBUU witna un tl a -t iong-barrelied gun stood watcb wearing a blue ball cap, blue 1 001S of blooming 10" at the entrance wkiie the other jean jacket and jeans. vaulted the counter and ordered It's the second time the branch HANG ING a teller eut of the cash cage. was robbed this year; it wasBA K T The pair then took off on foot. robbed four times in 1992. Eyewitnesses desribe the flirst The Durham Rogional Police suspect as white, in bis early robbery squad is investigating Ch a ges5ti ,Geraniums Tbre tqi.. 919a d -Tuberous Begonias A 50-year-old White Oaks man aise, assauited bis girlfriend, say ucl faces charges of tbreatening after police, before heading back te hi. Reg. $14.95 a confrontation at the apartment own apartment._______________ buildingSunday. I- ..- 1.--" Uit QfeI,~ Police say a man tried te stab bis girifriend's daugbter in the back. She ran away but he foiiowed and kicked ber in the head. He without incident. 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