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2 The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville. November 8, 1978 Town to PTO.eed - Ith Funing for Industrial Land Town council adopted a resolution contained in a planning and develop- ment committee report Monday night, which authorizes funds in the industrial reserve account to be used for the servicing of municipality- owned industrial land. The resolution was originally introduced by Mayor Garnet Rie- kard at a planning and development committee meeting. It was thought that by having serviced industrial land available at competitive prices, industrial deve- lopment in the area will be more appealing to developers. The ac- count would become a revolving fund whereby the money used to pay for servicing would be recovered in the price paid for the land. Concern There was some concern expres- sed at the planning and development committee that such a move might conflict with the by-law which established the fund. Town Manager Albert Guiler reported to council Monday night that a by-law esta- blishing the reserve account was never passed. He explained that "sufficient funds were set aside for payment of the debenture for the purchase of lands by the former Town of Bowmanville and the balance of the money has been placed in a reserve account". To- day, the only allocation from this account to be used for industrial expansion, he said, has been $16,000 for the town's share of upgrading Solina Road south of Baseline Road and $25,000 for the extension of Mearns Avenue south of Baseline Road. Both expenditures are con- tained in the 1978 municipal budget. Owns 17.5 Acres Mr. Guiler pointed out that under the Act creating the Region of Durham, the town cannot acquire industrial lands but it can service and sell any lands acquired for industrial purposes prior to Decem- ber 31, 1973. "This municipality still owns 17.5 acres of industrial land and once this is sold, the town, by legislation, is effectively out of the industrial land business." The 17.5 acres are located on Cemetery Road. In order to properly implement the resolution to provide serviced land at competitive prices, council agreed with Mr. Guiler's recom- mendation that immediate steps be taken to service town-owned indus- trial lands. This would include such things as designing a road and negotiating with the Region for installation of water and sanitary services. Mr. Guiler also advised council to pass a by-law establishing an industrial reserve account and to include a clause "whereby council may by by-law designate monies in this reserve account for other major capital items as they deem fit." This would provide for use of the fund when all the town's industrial land has been sold. Seeks Post on School Board Keith Shackelton, a Ward Two candidate for a seat on the Northumberland New- castle Board of Education, said this week that one of the reasons he is running for election is the cost of educa- tion. "When close to 60 cents out our your tax dollar and my tax dollar goes to education costs, I feel I must find out for you the taxpayers and myself where this money is being spent," Mr. Shackelton said. In addition, he added that he would like to see at least some of the two monthly meetings of the board moved to Bowman- ville from Cobourg so that the people would have the opport- unity to attend a local school board meeting and ask quest- ions pertaining to the school system. Mr. Shackelton said that there is at present a lack of Keith Shackelton communication between the people of Bowmanville and some departments at the Town Hall in Bowmanville and the Northumberland New- castle Board of Education office in Cobourg. Cobourg is only 30 miles away but at times it seems as if it is 3,000 miles away," Mr. Shackelton said. "If elected to the school board I would work more closely with the Town of Newcastle couneil and their staff and you the people with regards to educational mat- ters." Mr. Shackelton noted that he has threechildren in the present school system. Terri is in Bowmanville's Central Public School, Mark is in Bowmanville High School and Barry attends Durham Col- lege. "I feel this definitely adds to my qualificationstto represent you, the people, on the school Board of Northum- berland and Newcastle," he, said. Mr. Shackelton is 45 years old and has lived in Bowman- ville for 39 years. He is an office employee of General Motors of Canada andehas served as a member of the Bowmanville Town Council. He is presently on the execut- ive of the Big Brothers Association of Newcastle. He is a member of the Trinity United Church and serves as a member of the Congregational Council in Bowmanville. The Ward Two candidate also said that cutting the cost of administering the present school system in view of lower enrolment, while still keeping the present standards of education, is a number one priority. He suggestéd instead of schools having to requisition supplies from Cobourg it would be less expensive and more efficient for each school to look after its own supplies so long as the school is acting within its budget. .Mr. Shackelton said he favors reducing the municipal tax by $100 per year for all senior citizens. "To achieve this I would propose a recommendation or a resolu- tion from the schoolboard to the Town of Newcastle Council for consideration." "We are now reaching a period where our school boards are contemplating decisions that will effect our schools for years to come. therefore feel it is time for the trustees to show leadership. It is more critical now than ever to make clear, definite and possibly unpopular plans for the future of our schools, " Mr. Shackelton said. FLOWERS P DRE D FRESH FRESH i TROPICAL GREEN PLANTS 3 STORES: .ighway No. 2 ing SE., Oshawa Simncoe Si. N., Oshawa Mail Merchants Host Fashion Show Model Janice Melrose has her make-up applied by Shoppers Drug Mart's Irene Hiley. Bowmanville Mall mer- Marred only by a tempera- fore an appreciative audience. chants pooled their talents last mental sound system the show Proceeds from the fashion week and came up with an went off without a hitch. Local show went to the Kinette Club entertaining fashion show fea- women, dressed in everything of Bowmanville for use in turing clothes from Sandi's from the latest in sleepware to their work with children. Fashions. wedding dresses, paraded be- Foresters ousiang Project (From Page 1) providing incentive grants to muni- cipalities for allowing this type of housing development. So, if the Foresters and the town want to take advantage of the grants, a building permit for the project must be issued by this date. Dakin pointed out this will mean a lot of co-operation on the part of everyone and assured council "we will do everything in our power to have the plans and everything else prepared by this date." John Bassil appeared before council on behalf of the owners of the nine acres of land. He reminded council the property was originally going to be used to build 142 condominium-townhouses and the plan has site plan approval. The market for this type of housing bas since declined. When asked how much the land will cost, Bassil replied the price is determined by the end price per unit and CMHC bas stipulated rent must be below market rents. Parking Mr. Kristr' dvised council to pass HAYDON OctoDer 16th, Club 21 met at the Community Centre, and in place of our business, we finished crafts for our bazaar, and made plans for our needlepoint classes to be held Wednesday and Thurs- day evenings. On October 23rd we met again with Group 2 in charge. Gladys Potts took the choir and opened with O Canada with Meta Swain at the piano, after which Gladys sent a a by-law which would reduce the parking requirements for senior citizens apartments from one space per unit to ¼ spaces per unit. Senior citizen housing doesn't require as many parking spaces as family dwellings, he said and the existing Bowmanville zoning by-law, which was passed before the concept of senior citizens apartments became popular, does not provide a reduced requirement for senior citizens developments. Councillor Bruce Taylor said senior citizens often have relatives who come to visit to them and asked if parking provisions were being made for them. Mr. Kristof said 47 visitors parking spaces will be provided. Approval in principle was granted subject to satisfactory conditions of financing, specifications, scheduling etc. being met. Mr. Kristof was given the authority to proceed with a site plant agreement and the issuing of building permits before Decem- ber 31. poem entitled, "October"..Our business was held over till 25th. Gladys Potts, introduced the guest speaker, Mrs. Gladys Ashton, Bowmanville. Her hobby is making dolîs. She had them on display, and told how some were made, and the generalhhistory of Autheme dolîs. She had dried apple dolls, Little Orphan Annie, and Pooch, little Raggedy Ann, and Raggedy Andy, and clothes pin dolls, teddy bears, and animals, nylon dolls, and corn husk dolls and clowns. Gladys thanked our speaker, and after,2a social haîf hour, Group 2 served strawberry short cake. Wednesday, Oct. 25th, we met for our last class of needlework. While some were finishing their samples, the other ladies started their projects for Summary Day, Dec. 6th. Our club business: Eileen Blackburn, moved that club pay for the needlepoint supplies. Rena Potts seconded (From Page 1) audience, creating an undertone of surprise as he told voters he was not being supported by anyone who would gain financially by his elec- tion to office. "I have not asked anyone for five cents for my campaign," he said. Dykstra, replying to the Mayor's comments, told the audience, "I personally am not involved in the financial part of my campaign, and under no circumstances have I in- structed my finance committee to accept or will I accept funds with any (strings) attached." When the two men were asked by a member of the audience if they would publish a list of campaign donors who had pledged more than $100 or more, both appeared reluc- tant to do so. Dykstra said he would first have to consult his finance committee and Rickard said he would publish a list only if voters demanded it. Rickard asked voters to take a look at his track record and to recall that the campaign promises he made two years ago have been kept. "I said I'd resolve the sewage problem and I have, a new plant will be in operation as quickly as possible," he said. Rumors concerning Sunday closings of sporting events, the sour- ce of campaign funds and the sale of land came out in the open last night as both men denied any truth to them. Both candidates came out in favor of more downtown parking to attract shoppers to Bowmanville, more in- dustrial development that would create tax revenue, and more park land, possibly along the lakefront. Compared to the mayoralty race the campaign for regional and local councillor is quiet. Local Candidates The two candidates for local coun- cil, Bruce Colwell and Maurice Prout came out in favor of senior citizen housing and recreation facilities. . "We've moved along too slowly," said Prout "We need better tran- sportation, our parks need upgrading and we've been so busy putting in new homes we've forgot- ten industry." Colwell also supported the need for more industry, telling audience the motion. Finished plans for the bazaar. Next meeting, Group 3, Nov. l3th, Eileen Blackburn, Kay Buttery, Jean Garrard. Mr. and Mrs. Weir Swain, attended Nestleton United -Church Anniversary Service, a week ago Sunday and the U.C.W. Ladies Hot Beef Supper at Pontypool last Friday. Susan Blackburn, Orono, spent last weekend, with her grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Blackburn. Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Black- burn, Miss Carol Blackburn, were last Sunday supper guests of Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Blackburn and family, Orono. Mrs. May Tabb, Orono, spent the weekend with Mrs. Irene Tabb and family. Mrs. Annie Soper, Mr. and Mrs. Don Yeo, Oshawa, visit- ed Mrs. Hilda Crossman on Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Jones visited Miss Cora Degeer, a patient in Oshawa Hospital on Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Graham returned home recently from a holiday in Florida. Mr. and Mrs. Ross Ashton, Allan and Grant. attended David Strenge's 2nd birthday party, Sunday at Mr. and Mrs. Michael Strenge's, Scarborough. 7 0 7 members we have to get "off our butts" and attract new industry. Colwell suggested that one way to attract industry would be to offer in- centives. In the middle of bis speech, Colwell surprised audience mnem- bers when hie said he' had heard rumors that the Pine Ridge Training Centre would become a federal penitentary when closed and that he was totally against this type of in- stitution coming into Bowmanville. The rumor has not been confirmed. The three regional candidates, Don Allin, Dick Broadbent and Ivan Hobbs called for the development of more industry in Bowmanville to ease the residential tax burden. "The time is long overdue for balanced growth, we don't have the water and sewage facilities for a Johnny on the Spot, let alone an in- dustry," said Broadbent. He said that Bowmanville can't wait until 1981 for a sewage plant and suggested that holding tanks for water and sewage be installed as a temporary measure on industrial lots where these services were not available. Hobbs, who is also in favor of at- tracting more industry, suggested that the $300,000 in the bank from in- dustrial land sales could be used to attract and promote new industry to Bowmanville because the region was not doing a good enough job in promoting Bowmanville to industry: Hobbs also expressed his concern over the practice of hiring non- municipal or regional staff to con- duct special reports. He said he felt consultant firms were over-used and that both the municipal and regional governments have enough well- qualified people on staff to make those reports. Surprisingly, voter interest in the five candidates seeking positions as school trustees for Northumberland- Newcastle Board of Education was high with more questions being asked of Bob Burke, Ray Harding, Keith Shackelton, Andy Thompson and Geoffrey Taggart than the regional and local candidates com- bined. The rising cost of education, pupil teacher ratios, busing and the re- routing of bus routes were high on the voters list of concerns. TH E SB EST FISH& IN BOWMANVILLE ARE SERVED AT IRENE'S Freshly battered and deep fried to a delicIous golden brown. Only $1 .59 per serving Why not phone ahead. IRENE'S 9 WaDELI 98 Waverley Rd. 623-2276-j Meets the Candidates lt's the best musical comedy of the year! The Happy Daze Revue presents S/-awfm, '78 held in St. Paul's United Church Hall at8:00 p.m. on SAT., NOVEMBER 11th Admission: Aduits $2.00 - children under 12-$1.00 TICKETS AVAILABLE: Church Secretary 623-5701 Don Gillespie- 623-4367 McGregor Hardware LIMITED NUMBER SOLD A T THE DOOR. Garbage Collection within the Municipal Area of the former town of Bowmanville. Garbage which would normally be picked up on Friday next, November 10, 1978, will be collected on Monday, November13, 1978. J. Dunham, Director of Public Works, Town of Newcastle, * Hampton, Ontario. THE REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY OF DURHAM CLOSURE 0F SAN ITARY LANDFILL SITES The Darlington Waste Disposal Site will be closed Saturday, November 11, 1978 due to the Remembrance Day Holiday. Normal operations will continue Monday, November 13, 1978. W.A. Twelvetrees, P. Eng. Commissioner of Works. -7- 1 %--, qw