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4-Oronio Weekly Mmnes, Wednesday eitembr 20,1995 j)ý Chlldren between the ages of 3 - 5 are invited to cor-ne on down to the Newcastle Public Llbrary, located at 50 Mill Street north, for à llvely programn of storles, songs and games every Wednesday frorn 1:30 - 2:00 p.m. until*Novemiber 29th. Parents and caregivers are encouraged to participate and MUST remain ïn the building. No registration is required for this prograxn. The Newcastle Library is also hostlng "Bedtime Storytimes" for chlldren ages 3 -5 and their familles. Ail are mnvited to join thern for a fun-filled half hour of stories, songs and fingerplays! This program wlll be held on Thursdays starting until November 30th from 7 - 7:30 p.m. Admission is FREE. No registration is required. Registration for all divisions of the Newcastle Youth Bowling Leagues will take place on Saturday, September 30 from 9 a.m. until 12 noon in front of the Newcastle Community Hall. The cost is $8.00 for each child. Public Meetings Held Over Proposais to Officiai Draft Plan In a move by staff, the recommended Urban Boundary in Courtice is to remain well south of Peliblestone Rd. This move is applauded by those seek- ing protection of North Courtice's sensitive environ- mental areas, but not nec- essarily welcometd by resi- dents in the North Courtice area. Audrey Andrews o1f Trils Road Is one of those people who fe-el that further devel- opment of the area, known as the D-6 lands, is a wise thlng. She spoke before Council, asking themi to consider the Inclusion of the D-6 lands inside the urban boundary. This would bring town services to the area, somethlng desired by nany residents. Ms, Andrews polnted to the sewage and water prob- lems that exist along Trulîs Road. -Just walk alonig the road after the rain and you wlll kxfiow what I am talkinIg about," said Ms. Andrews, Harold Witzke, a farmier in the area, is also in favour of continiued developmnent. Development along Timberlane has caused lits water levels on his farmi to drop and prevented access to an area creek which he used in the past forirga tion purposes. He hopes that further development would brlng to himi mucli needed town water. Others feel that further development will strangle an already affected environ- mental area. Stan and Libby Racansky have long been opponents to further development in the area. Stan hopes to keep the area beautiful and natural. The Newcastle Urban Boundary wlll be moved north of the CP rail line, but will not stretch as far north as Concession Road 3, as was requested. li will only utilize about one third of the farmland that was being considered for development. John Genest, represent- ing Selby Farms, the own- ers of the land, feels that the whole plot should be includ- ed. "It does flot make sense to only include part of the north neighbourhood. . .sig- nificant changes to the infrastructure will be needed lor any northern growth... .tyou) miglit as well use it to its full potential." He also feels that a signifi- cant development to the northi of Newcastle could be the starting point for the launching of sanitary sew- ers uip to Orono. Mr. Genest however does support the proposed plan and accepting only one-third of the land inside the urban boundary if ail cannot be included. Bob Stephenson of Newcastle disagrees with the proposed plan. He feels that there are 'natural' bound- aries lmposed upon the village of Newcastle; Graham Creek to the east, Wllmot Creek to the west, the CP rail Uine to the north, and Hlghway 401 to the southi. He believes that onfly after all available land wlth- in these boundaries has been developed should development to the north be consldered. He proposed developlng the land Imme- diately east of Wilmot Creek, as this area is better situat- ed to utilize the services pro- vided by the Village of Newcastle. It should also be pointed out that Mr. Stephenson's father owns land in his proposed area which are flot included in the staff recommended offi- ciai plan. Peter Smnith, representing Price Waterhouse, was pleased that the lands sur- rounding the Port of Newcastle were to bie includ- ed inside the urban bound- ary. He feit that this would be a "tremendous opportu- nity... .for tourism... .and pub- lic access to Lake Ontario." Sale of the land, whlch was owned by now bankrupt Bramalea, is in the planning stages and applications for development will be forth- Residents at the beach in Bowmanville responded quite vigorously to the the Town's àttempt to have the lakefront declared Hazardous Land. Many spoke out against the Town's proposaI to tum the beach into a public access area for Town residents. Doug Lomas, a resident liv- ing on Cove Road, feels that the Town is misguided in its attempts at providlng a pub- lic beach. "It is a traglc mess, there are holigans, drinking and having bon- fires .. .you will need park wardens to monitor the beach 24 hours a day, seven days a week." The Town is now reviewing their plans for the beachfront and what direction they will take. jY JON STORY ~Cicn cltSCOTOR SERVICES 959359 INSTALLATION - GROUNDS MAINTENANCE WATER PONDS - PERENNIAL GARDENS C-ONSULýTING -* DESIGN. Authorized Sales& Service Centre for: - Camoorders - VCR's Ssn( - M icrowaves 1982 - TV's - Accessonies - Stereo Systems - Telephones - Top 100 CD's & 7 Tapas