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Whitby Free Press, 5 Apr 1995, p. 3

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Items from Whitby Council agenda(s) MondftyààAprl 3, 19951 Planning and Development Committee That a site Plan application from Dynex Engineering for a 4,768-square-foot addition to the company's Forbes Street office be approved. Dynex manufactures steel mili equlpment at its south Whitby ftactory..' R«cm eneto council That a site plan application from Dale Ramphai for a 1,238-square-foot.addition to a shopping plaza on the southeast comer of Thickson Road North and Canadian Oaks Drive be approved. Reoommended to council That an officiai plan amendment application from Robert Hunter Farms Ltd. to inomease the maximum aiiowabie units in the medium densty component of a proposed subdivision on the east side of Anderson Street, south of Wnchester Road In Brooklin, be approved. The designation wIlli permit an Inomease In the upperdensity' limit to 39 units from 30 per net héctare. By lncreasing the *denslty range Rt is estimated an additionai 17 townhouses can be added to the prevlousiy approved ,subdlvsionconsisting of 40 street townhouses and 19, linked units. Recommededto coimcil Operations C Ommittee That revisions to the fees charged at the Port Whitby boat iaunch and the Port Whitby marina be approved. Parking- tees tor a vehicle and trailer using the boat launch wiil be reduced to $2.50 from $5. However, underthe Highway Trafflo Act, a vehicle and trailer are considored two vehicles and a tee of $2.50 each &&*lii&&b% requi reM d fr a be exempted f rom the Town's noise bylaw durlng construc- tion of the ciassroom for the W«ds Safety Village of Durham Region on the east side of Kathleen Rowe Public Sohool on Athol Street. The building Is being erected for the police by a team of volunteers trom the Durham Home Builders Association. Since tradesrvn are voiunteerlng their times this requires that most construc- tion be completed on the weekend. Eeoommendo .couacil ,77,771.971977 iodsy Ani 5195 Pas r: I ,m pý . i e& . r ,1 '« GA8.,RDEN ST. BRIDGE Temporary road rejected, detours prd"eferred' By Mik. Kowali Whitby motorists will have to contend with dotours and evon more congested downtown stroots beginningnext year. Town council ast week rejc ted building a makeshift road- wvay te accommoate traffle dur- mai construction of the long-awai- ted Gardon Street railway bridge. Instead, vehicles will be rercu- ted to Anderson and Brock streets for the 18 months it takes te complote the project. Council felt that opting te toem- porarily inconvenience drivers would be an easier seil than spending $337,400 on something with only an 18-month lifospan. "If's a waste of money," coun- cillor Dennis Fox bluntly declared. '«There are other things needed in this town than a temporary road which would only annoy drivers," ho said.- Although ho had no diflîiculty winning support for his motion against building the roadway Fxwsput inte the unusual position of asking council te, dlefeat a recommendation hoe would normally have presented for approval. .Ozy one week earlier the operations committee (whicl Fox chairs) lhad recommended hold- ing a public workshop on tho mattor. However, organizing a meeting and thon assessmng whatever commente were made could delay construction for un te four months, Fox explained. Sinco only five people attended an information session last Octo- ber, another workshop was un- necessary, ho said. uAtho h welI intended, I ask that it recommendation) be voted down and we deal with it tenightn said Fox. "In thoi long run it will be a monoy-saver and a time-saver.» Scheduled te start next spring, the $6.9-million grade separation will be funded _by the federal, provincial and municipal govern- mente. Work will include a bridge and roadway underpass at the Cana- dian Pacifie rialway trucks, as well as reconstruction of Gardon Street from Martinet Street and Kilberry Drive te, Dundas Street. But before work could got underway, council had te decide if it wanted te, reroute traffic elsewhere -or build a temporary detour on Gardon te, bypass the Doistra pleads guilty, ROTAYCS construction site. Public works staff wero direc- ted te report on problems that could arise if a roadway, is not built and traffic simply rerouted away from the area. Accsosibility te noarby homes for fire and other emergency vehicles, as well as pedestrian safety were among the issues examined by staff. In their report, staff stato that neither the police nor ambulance service feel that closing Gardon Street will cause major problems. As for the fire departinent the report states that there wiI be some dolay te trucks responding from the Brock Street station but no- effeet on those from the Thickson Road fire hall. Meanwhile, the Durham Board of Education is prepared te, bus childron who normally walk te, either- F.M. Heard or Leslie McFarlane elementary schools. 0f the anticipated 1,027 com- bined student enrolîment for the 1996-97 school year, 192 stu- dents living north of the railway tracks would need te be bussed. , "Me board is amenable te the closure proposaI in ordor te eli- minate the daily exposure of sehool bound childron te the'con- struction environmient, thereby miiizing the risk -te their safety," the report adds. Councillor Jo. Drumm said that no matter what council deci- ded probleme wouldresult, Drummn said bis_ primay con- cern was the children's safety and that issue has been satisfac- terily addressed. ««I can't support spending $3379400 for somnething that we SIrUNNING HOME ON PREMIUM LOT Spacious entrance, spiral staircase, green house kil., am. rm. with Tp, prof. fin., venetians, drapes & upgraded carpet. $1 72,900.00 BIG HOUSE... SMALL PAYMENTS! 2 Storey brick, 4 bdrms., modem am. sized kifch. &L appîs., in. rec rm., 4 Pc. & 3 pc. baths, hrd. wd. Trs. throughout. Vendor can assist w/mortgage. Asking $139,900.00 L S SEMI ON A COURT Clean, open concept semi only 7 years IzeoId. Large eat-In kitch. vv/walkout, good sized bdirWrns. w/oversized closets. Prîced to move at $119,900.00. Cail Michael McCulloch FAMILY REALTY MST CORP. 413 Dundas St. E. Whitby dig up and throw away in 18 months," he said. "I would have proforrod some kind of road, but financial impli- cations deem otherwisè,' said councillor Gerry Emm. "Ini another time and place it might make some ses.te have a temporary road, but not now," said councillor Marcello Brunello. However,- Brunelle warned council te prepare for criticism from angry drivers. «Gird your loins and get your earplugs,' ho advised. Appraisals ~On SptBuy 1 Spt em TM GemBird *Repai rs -.3 Days Birds Get 2nd at * erod lB gOriginal Handcrafted Haif Price 1 211 Brook St. S., Whitby 666-4612 CIUCONN We will write an, original song <)\~ 2~ifor your special day. *Weddligs Birthdalys * Mothier's Day* Roasts i ~For a free brochure cali 668-7993 J~ Dentures $0 nuturul...e Yl qj llneyer kn 0W the difference! *New Soft-touch* materials for sensitive gums Precision partial dentures FREE CONSULTATION! *©July, 1992 Walter Wimmer, DD. Denture Clinic PICKERING TOWN CENTRE (LOWER LEVEL) 420m5020 e Tol Free,1-800-6615020

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