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IR E EPR E i No. 10, No. 28 Wednesday, July 9, 1980 24 Pages Bugelli'and Drumrn say no.... ...Ball now in re gion's court Brooklin getsgo-aea By MICHAEL KNELL Free Press Staff As far as Whltby Town Council 15 concerned, the village of Brooklin wili grow into a town of 10,000 people. That decision was reached I in a five to two recorded vote at a special meeting of coun- cil that was heid Monday nlght. However, before the ex- pansion project can begin, the developer must obtain the approval of Durham Regional Councii and On- tario Minister of Housing Caude Bennett. Coundil's action has sent the issue to Durhamn Regional Council in order te have the officiai plan amen- dment passed. The region is the oniy body legaily authorized to make such a change and should they reject the developers proposes, Brookiin will not grow. Considering that the region's summer recess is in B i two weeks, councillors there are not expected to take any action on the controversiai project until eariy in the fail. Mayor Jim Gartshore told council's audience of about 90 people that simply because they have given their blessings to the scheme it does not mean that conk- struction wiii begin im- mediately. Nothing Wil start until the two higher leveis of gover- tnent make their decisions and a subdivision agreement with the town has been signed by the developers, he said. The earliest that construc- tion.may begin, according to the deveiopment agreement that was also approved, is September 1, 1982 even if approvai from other gover- nment bodies is given before then. Voting for the develop- ment agreement and the bylaw that stemmed from it were: regional councillors Bob Attersley and Gerry Emm; counciliors Bob Car- son (North Ward) and Barry Evans (Centre Ward) as well as Gartshore. The dissenting votes came from councillors Joe Bugeili (West Ward) and Joe Drumm (East Ward). Gartshore said that the purpose of the meeting was to "finalize" the issue after six years of discussion and debate. Despite council's decision he also said that "avenues are still open for ail kinds of input." The seven members of council also heard five deputations during the meeting, ail of whomn en- couraged council to aliow the expansion to go ahead. Charles Roche, a separate school board trustee, toid council that there is "a dire need for new people" in Brooklin and pointed out that there is declining enroilment in ail sehools in the hamiet. Roche said that if the hamiet is to survive more people are needed and that the sehools wiiI only be "4viable only if enrolment in- ereases." Re also pointed to the overali decline in the vilage's population over the past few years. The development proposai "4meets an essential, pressing need, " Roche said. "Someone is going to have to put sewers in Brooklin," he toid council, "Somneone is going to have to pay a high price to put sewers in Brooklin." ..-Heêeaidthattli&number of people who wiil pay for sewers is "getting fewer and fewer" and urged council to accept 'the 'developer's proposai. Under the agreement, the developers led by- the Con- soiidated Building Com- pany, will pay to bring sanitary sewers and water mains to the hamiet. During the debate on the matter, Regional Councillor Gerry Emm expressed his satisfaction with the development agreement saying that it held "many, many protections for the municipality." An ernotional plea for solidarity was heard from North Ward Councillor Bob Carson who asked the two dissenting councillors (Bugelli and Drumm) to vote for the proposai 50 that the town could present the region with a unanimous decision. "My concern is that we need ail the help we can get at the region," Carson said adding that he wanted to see CONTINUED ON PAGE 14 En V-7 Pi-, -2,4 Ci, F air, iee 'Lk out, below!f Jody Lanois, 13, of Kathleen Rowe School found out the facts of Newton's second iaw the hard way. Lanois is one of the 160 youth that are participatmng 'n the Whitby Fire Departrnent Junior Fire Department progr.am during the month of July. See story on page 15. -Free Press Photo by Stephen Greenaway