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! Orono Town Hall "'BOWMANVILLE LIBRARY 163 Church Street 1.1.04 Bowmanville, Ont. L1C ITT - " GST Included Wednesday January 28, 2004 Serving Kendal, Kirby, Leskard, Newcastle, Newtonville, Orono, Starkville and Tyrone since 1937 !' . M'l i ill -- iijjijjij S'llE illiili i! pi II! , ;l!i ,, : i t:ii!l:i!n: 1 *si , iH«:isU«! l !!lii! i Î Mayor seeks new source for hospital funding ' - " i; .ill! •iiipL" 1 " | llilhffll ! ,1 'Ytjrt „!• nu .11 , . . ' " " .ri'llilllt! I • E ' ; ' '1 Lyle Martin and Eric Raymond braved Saturday's cold temperature to go sledding down Orono's toboggan hill just off Main Street in Orono. Hampton residents oppose growth An application for eight new homes on one acre lots in the village of Hampton has neighbours fearing for their What's Inside. Masonic Lodge up for sale see pages water quality and quantity. Several residents spoke against a proposal for eight new homes on the north side of Ormiston Street, on land that is currently zoned agriculture agriculture and technically outside the urban boundary. Several Ormiston Street residents spoke at Monday's public meeting concerned that additional homes would put additional stress on their shallow shallow wells. In 1989 the Municipality commissioned a study of Hampton, the results of which indicated that expansion expansion should be limited to minor infilling, The report also stated that a groundwater study be required prior to development, that new wells should be drilled and that all lots be a minimum of 1 acre, the development applica tion was made by Mr. Michael Ricciuto, who owns the 20 acre parcel of land which he wants to develop the southern part adjacent to Ormiston Street. "We feel this is good use of existing infrastructure," said Ricciuto at Monday's public meeting. "Ormiston is a fully serviced hamlet road with Hampton School right across the property." Ricciuto who says he and members of his family plan to live in the new development was required by the Municipality to undertake a hydrogeological hydrogeological study of the property. While the Study is still under review by the Durham Regional Health Department and the Central Lake Ontario Conservation Authority, Ricciuto says it is a GROWTH continued page 3 In an effort to get growth to pay for new growth, Mayor Mutton is asking the province to amend their Development Charge legislation. As development charges on new homes currently pay for facilities like new schools, sports facilities, homes for the aged etc, the Mayor feels it only* right that hospital capital expenditure also be paid through this means. According to Mayor John Mutton, speaking at Monday morning's General Purpose and Administration Committee Committee meeting. Peel Region and Mississauga were able to expand their hospital facilities back in the 90s before the Harris government removed the municipality's ability to fund hospital expansion through the charging of development development charges. The municipality currently charges developers a fee of $76 per new home for such things as arenas and parks. The Region collects an additional additional $11,000 on every new single detatched home for such services as increased needs for roads, GO transit, policing, emergency services, and homes for the aged. The School Boards charge a fee of $704 for public schools and $219 for Separate Schools. Each time council contemplates contemplates raising the development fees, the building industry opposes the move claiming that the development charges levied in Clarington make this an uncompetitive market for starter homes. Speaking in support of Mayor Mutton's proposed motion, Councillor Charlie Trim stated, "With the growth and anticipated growth for Clarington, we certainly do need these development charges. We have people coming coming into our area to live so we must be doing something right. I think they will still come whether we have development development charges or not." "Growth should, pay for new growth," stated Mayor John Mutton. "That is why I want this implemented." In the fall of 2000 Lakeridge Health officials appealed to the Region of Durham for a funding commitment commitment of $100,000 for their redevelopment plans. A majority of Regional Councillors felt at that time FUNDING continued page 4 l Hill Il 111! !ii yiil! I li I i: I ! Ill" al l I' 1 ' !ft,;!;, ' v i:| iHi'fv ' ' ' :UV|: 1r Q H ' • $ , i i. i . The snow piles up along the streets of Orono after yesterday's yesterday's snowfall.