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i Items from council agenda(s) Mondayo January 80- 19 Recom.mendations from the planning and development committee That a site plan application from TDL Group Ltd., for a Im Hortons . restaurant anci drive-through facility at 516à Brock St. N., be approved. In January 1993, council approved a gas bar and mînute-lube shop as well as the restaurant on the site ai the former automobile dealershlp. However,- only the 3,030-square-foot restaurant la proceedlng at this lime. Future development on the southemn portion af the property MIlb. subject to a separate site plan application. Recommended ta councîl That a request from Invar Building Corporation for a minor vanace ta the Town's slgn bylaw for its commercial development aI 1650 Victoria St. E. be approved. Invar is seeklng a reduction in the minimum required distance from the graund ta the bottom of the display surface from three metres ta 2.8 metres for two proposed pylon signs. Rocommended ta, councîl That a request from Arbor Memorlal Service lnc. for a minor variance ta, the Town's sign bylaw for is oemetevy at 1650 Dundas St. E. b. approved. The company is seeking an increase in the maximum permitted number of ground signa from on. per lot ta two per lot for a cometery. Recammended ta cauncîl Recommendations from the operations ccimmittee That applications for cancellation and/or refund of taxes totalling $121,367 for the 1994 and 1995 taxation years b. approved. Among the companies no longer dolng business ln Whltby are the former Douglas Steel Co. Ltd. on Industrial Drive. Recommonded to council That $89,234 ln taxation and penalties for the taxation yeas 1991-1994 be written off as uncollectible. In every case, the money could not be collected as it ail pertained to businesses that were insolvent. Recommended to couicill That a bylaw be brought forward toauthorize temporary borrowing of an amount Up ta $10 million, at any one lime, in 1996. Th. Town annually passes such as bylaw for money that may b.^ requlred ta cover expenses incurred early in the year before the flrst tax Instailment is received and late ln the year due Io unolected taxes. Recommended ta counicîl That a bylaw be brought forward appointing Gregory Booth, manager ai the Durham Region divsion of Trentway-Wagar mc., and Anthony Oxley, assistant manager, as- municipal bylaw enforcement officers. The two willl have authority ta enforce parking provisions along, the Whitby Transit route network. Trentway-Wagar operates the Whitby Transit buses on behaf aof the Town. Recommended ta councîl Whitby Free press, Wecinesday, January 1, 1M9, Page 3 Boaird to hire.'grants' emloý-.yee i A week-long celebration has been planned to mark the opening of the newly expanded Whitby Seniors' Activity Centre. Events have been planned from Jan. 27 to Feb. 3, and "officiai ceremonies" wiil be beld Saturday, Jan. 27 at 2 p.m. There will be a cornmunity open house on Sunday, Jan. 28. On Wednesday, Jan. 31, the choir is basting a workshop and inviting other senior choira from a.round Ontario. On Frday, Feb. 2, at 7:30 p.m., a musical cabaret, Winter Follies, will b. presented. Cost is $5. On Saturday, Feb. 3, there will b. a dance with the Bob Brimson Orchestra. Budget FVROM PAGE 1i 'People are fine taling about it, but when it oins to doing it, if'saa hittle different." De spite the extra probleme it has created for municipalities, Mitchell, a Progressive Conservative, endorses the government's program. I think (Premier) Mike Harris i setting the right tone," he said. "Our mumicipality knows about setting a budget and living within our means. As long as they don't preacb, we're prepared to help." Meanwhile, the Town has recieved no further information on the gaverrnment's plans with respect to development charges applied by municipalities on new homes. Municipal Affaira Minister AI Leach bas' speculated tbat the government will limit the charges ta only the cost of bard services - roads, sewers - as a way of spurring the housing industry. Charges covering the cost of soft services sucb as recreation and libraiies would b. absorbed by the municipality. Last montb, Town council passed a 'resolution asking the minister flot ta change the current formula. 's really too much ta have eisting taxpayers subsidize new bousing development," said Mitchell. ~,GL ' grants liaison' employee ta search for new gaverniment or 'private sector money for the board. The new position, whicb will b. established in September, is a one-year pilot project and ie expected ta b. "property tax neutral" - the additional money aiugt Iibrnuul ea cvr vi'A u ntA i L.uJuL geu a noc~~ations, u'l the annual $40,000 ta $50,000 per adds, and would also be taken Wi year salary, -saysý superintendent account when evaluating àl Dugcharges laid Bian Cain. The positioi will b. eliminated if tbe persozjisn't sucoessfuli n bringing in at least' enougb ta more than cover their cost ta the board. Expenses incurred by the new employee would b. covered out of Police seized six pounds af hashish ail with an estimated street value of $55,000 from a car tbey'd chased inta Whitby Saturday afternoon. Officers tried ta stop the vehicle in. Oshawa but the driver kept going and tbey cbased it west on the 401 ta just east of Thickson Road, where the driver pulled over. The vebicle was searched and oflicers discovered tbe hagli, $2,000 cash and a stun gun. Aftor further investigation, tbey alsa seized a smaîl amount of drugs from an Oshawa residence. The driver, Jack Dennis Parry, 48, of Kendal, and passengers John Robert Green, 42, of Whitby and Randi Lynn Fryza, 19, of Oshawa were arrested at tbe scene. Ail were charged with trafficing, possession of a narcotic for tbe purposes of traffickcing, possession of a narcotic and possession of proceeds of crime. Green was aIea charged with ln to he amount of the persan was able ta raise. A number of other boards bave such a position, lie says, and benefited greatly from it. "Several hundred thousand (dollars) a year (in additional income) was not unusual was not unusual in some of those boards that bave been inta this for a wbule,".Gain notes. three co unte of breecli of recognizance. Perry was charged with dangerous operation of a matar vebicle, failing ta stop for police and breech of recognizance; Fryza was charged with possession of a prohibited weapon (the etun gun). Police refused ta eay what led them ta pull over'the vehicle. Innushare holds annual meeting Innushare, the organization helping aboriginal women and children in David Inlet, Labrador, will hold the annual general meeting on Jan. 18, 7 p.m., at the Innuéhare office, 290 Old Harwood Ave. Gjuet north of Highway 2), Ajax. Gail Forbes will present 'How ta have fun fundraising.' New members are welcome ta join Innushare. For information, cal 427-9974. mu-- - - ---- - ----- - - --- - -,- IACL -JANUARY EXAM _ PREP COURSE * 10 hour Prep course taught infour 2 1/2 hr. modules' I i by Certified Teachers ini aur classroom I *ldea for Semestered &,Non Semestered Schools I *Maximum class size: 8 studentsI * *Totali Fee: $50 per 2 1/2 lir. module First Class: Thursday, JanuaryIl 6:30 - 9:OOpm otem a c11we I * 413 Dundas SL E Wbltby (at ]H&ckiyS. 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