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2 The Canadian Statesman. Bowmanville, October 10, 1979 Debate Lot Sizes From Page 1 even though this was a larger lot than the minimum size which had earlier been suggested, the 40-foot width was still not enough room for a home. "I don't think that it lends itself to any picturesque development at all," said Councillor Ivan Hobbs. Councillor Hobbs also questioned the wisdom of creating a large number of cul-de-sac streets in the proposed subdivision. Councillor Ann Cowman, chairman of the planning and development committee, suggested that small lots lend themselves to parking difficulties and warned that the town would be faced with constant parking problems if it approved them. Councillor Maurice Prout wanted to know if the smaller lots would result in more reasonable prices for home-buyers. To this question, Planning Director Don Smith replied that he could not predict the prices that would be charged for these homes when they go on the market in perhaps three or four years time. In reply to criticism of the 40 foot lots, the director said that he believed they represented the most efficient use of land. He stressed that 40 feet would be the minimum lot size. Remaining lots in the subdivision would be larger, with frontages of 13.5 and 15 metres. And in reply to criticism that parking and cul-de-sacs would not be cfficient from the point of view of maintaining streets, Mr. Smith said that the municipality has to decide whether it is planning for efficient use of property or for snow plow drivers. Newcastle Mayor Garnet Rickard indicated support for the lot sizes which have been proposed. He pointed out that we are moving into the 1980s, not the 1950s or 60s. The mayor suggested that if the town were to insist on wide lots, it would not be recognizing facts such as a smaller cars, smaller families and the high costs of servicing land. "To provide for all the maximum is not affordable," Mayor Rickard said. "I think we've got to think ahead," Mayor Rickard pointed out. He noted that the subdivisions fall within guidelines already approved for the development of the east Bowmanville area and outlined in the Soper Creek Neighborhood plan. "I think delaying this is a lack of responsibility in moving forward with things that have to be done in this town," he warned. Mayor Rickard also claimed that the plans for eastern subdivisions are not unlike other plans for development being approved in neighboring municipalities. After a lengthy debate, a list of revisions to draft plans of subdivision for the Soper Creek Neighborhood were endorsed on a 3- 2 vote of the planning committee. The revisions provide for a minimum lot size of just over 40 feet. Clash Over Procedure Rules Bowmanville Councillor Ivan and asked that he prove in the Hobbs and Newcastle Mayor Garnet municipal act that the action he was Rickard squared off in a 15-minute taking was justified. duel over the proper interpretation Mayor Rickard asked for a five of the Municipal Act, during a minute recess to reply to his council session here last night. challenge and returned to say that In an agreement over council he believes the mayor may cali a procedure, Councillor Hobbs vote and ask that it be shown by any challenged the manner in which means he sees fit. Mayor Rickard Mayor Rickard had called for a roll said that since ail members of call vote on an item contained in the council have a right to request a council agenda. recorded vote, he believes that the The Bowmanville councillor said mayor is also entitled to this that he agreed the mayor is entitled privilege. to vote, however, he said that there is no way, under the Municipal Act, "I suggest that you have failed to that Mayor Rickard could call for a come up with the answer," replied roll call without stepping down from Councillor Hobbs during discussion the chair. on this matter. A roll caml vote means that each Councillor Hobbs challenged councillor must vote yes or no to a Mayor Rickard's interpretation but certain resolution of counicil. If the in a vote of 3-2, the mayor's ruling mayor were to leave the chair, he was upheld. Councillor Maurice would have to appoint another Prout, who supported Mayor councillor to preside over the Rickard, urged that members get on meeting and would be entitled to join with the business at hand. "We'll be the debate and voting like any made the laughing stock of the member of council. Durham Region," Councillor Prout Councillor Hobbs charlenged said and described the whole debate Mayor Rickard's right to caîl the roml as "nit picking. " SuggegstgCetetiling youhvfn ElectionSpeIthdnrpied A ceiîing on election expenses spending ceilings, would not be the rung up by candidates for Newcastle first municipality in the Durham Councîl has been suggested by Ward Region to limit campaign One Councillor Ann Cowman. expenditures. Councillor Cowman At a meeting of Town Councilcast said that in Uxbridge Township night, Councillor Cowman suggested limits have been set on a per capita a limit of $6,000 each for candidates system. running for the office of Mayor. Councillor Cowman noted that her Candidates running for regional suggested spending limits are about council could spend up to $2,000 and 25 cents per capita and she added local council hopefuls would each be thatthe actual amounts could stilybe alowed ,op. set by Counil -- either over or under In addition, Councillor Cowman the guidelines she recommended. recommended that ail donations The election reforms introduced to over $10 be disclosed publicly. Newcastle Council were not "My objective is to make the dîscussed or debated last night. Council positions available to people They were presented by Councillor with limited funds," Councillor Cowman as a notice of motion and Cowman told the Statesman îast this means that they may be night. discussed at the next Council session Newcastle, if it accepts the in two weeks'time. Dominion Store Staff Dress Up for 60th Anniversary Discuss New Sewage Plant With Residents Newcastle Mayor Garnet Rickard has been asked by the planning and development committee to meet residents in the East Beach area in order to explain plans for the Bowmanville sewage treat- ment plant. Mayor Rickard told the planning committee last week that he would be willing to have a representative from the Durham Region speak to the residents about the plant. "I think it's fair that they know what's going to happen," he said. However, at the planning and development committee last Friday, October 5, it was learned that the Durham Region has withdrawn its request for rezoning a parcel of land southeast of the proposed sewage treatment plant site in order to create a buffer zone around the plant. The rezoning originally sparked residents' concern over the sewage treatment plant. The site of the plant itself, located east of the water treatment plant, has already been zoned. The rezoning took place about a year ago. Commenting on residents' concerns over the develop- Customers at the Dominion store in Bowmanville had a wonderful time making wise cracks at the lady members of the staff, dressed in fancy old-fashioned attire and manager Doug Hately in swallow tail coat, striped pants and plug hat. It was all in good fun to mark the 60th Anniversary of Dominion Stores across Canada. On Wednesday afternoon, gas filled balloons, hundreds of them, were released. Many of them contained coupons good for merchandise and other prizes. Approve Agreement for 1 Pool Engine An agreement to provide professional engineering services for the construction of Bowmanville's indoor pool project has been approved by Newcastle Council. At a meeting last night, a multi- Sýant[-a. Buttons For the 1979 edition of the Bowmanville Santa Claus Parade, the committee has again ordered buttons for sale both before and on parade day, as the major fund raising project. Of the buttons available, 25 buttons will again be printed with an error and anyone returning these will again receive a prize. Buy a button and support your parade. The parade committee also wishes to recognize the financial participation of local merchants, industries, professional groups and service clubs, as well as the Town of Newcastle itself, all of whom give generously in order to provide the needed financing for this popular event. Proudly following the trend of a totally non-commercial parade, the committee wishes to provide a sincere thank you for all the financial support that has been given in the past and solicits the support for this year to ensure our "Christmas is for Kids" parade is again of the same high quality and success as we have been accustomed to enjoying for the past 17 years. Prefer Jail to $25 Fine Three anti-nuclear protesters who staged a sit-in on a hydro tower during a demonstration at the Darlington generating station last June, opted for jail terms rather than paying the $25 fine imposed. Peter Dundas, 31, of Athens, Paul McKay, 26, of Peterborough, and Peter Onstein, 33, of Brockville, were given 14 days to pay the fines levied by Judge John D. Bark, but refused, telling the court they will go to jail and go on a hunger strike. The three protesters climbed the tower and sat on planks 100 feet above the ground for 36 hours on June 1, before descending into the waiting arms of Ontario Hydro security. Dundas, McKay and Onstein, in addition to one other man, refused to enter pleas to the charges of petty trespass and so pleas of not guilty were entered by the court on their behalf. Three others pleaded guilty and one was tried in absentia as he did not appear in court. All eight were fined $25 each and given 14 days to pay on charges laid under the Petty Trespassing Act. Charges stemmed from a peaceful demonstration at the Darlington nuclear site which saw about 1,500 people gather in protest of nuclear energy. ering Plans page document covering an agreement with Totten Sims, Hubicki, Associates Limited was approved after several revisions to clauses of the document were endorsed. The duty of the engineer would be to oversee construction of the pool and squash court project on behalf of the Town of Newcastle. Council has also recommended that a clerk of the works be appointed by the Town of Newcastle to review and approve details of the project, including the amount of time charged by the engineering consultants. Councillor Jasper Holliday, who suggested this additional item in the agreement, said, "I believe a person should be on the site practically continually to ensure what is being done is what it being contracted for." Mayor Rickard suggested that although the clerk of the works has not yet been appointed, the job may be assigned to one of the municipality's building inspectors. Bowmanville East Area Gets Plan For Growth By Peter Parrott A neighborhood plan which would chart new development in eastern Bowmanville north of Highway Two received approval from Newcastle Town Council Tuesday evening in a 4-2 vote. The Soper Creek Neighborhood Plan zeros in on an area east of Liberty St., south of Concession St., and west of Soper Creek. This area has a current population of 568 and when fully developed would become the home of approximately 3,800. Total acreage is 231.9. Councillor Ann Cowman spoke against the approval of the plan at this time. She said that she would support a delay in approval of the document because the issue of where Bowmanville's new north/south arterial road will be located is going to come up before Regional Council again. She suggested that any decision by council on this area will eventually be sent right back to the municipality. Councillor Ivan Hobbs also opposed the Soper Creek Plan. The document would be implemented by the registration of plans of subdivision subject to municipal and regional policies, provincial statutes and other agencies with jurisdiction over the plan. Van Belle Floral Shoppes much more than a flower store! 4STORES Highway No. 2 King St. E., Oshawa Simncoe Si.N. Oshawa King St.W. Bowmanvllie TAKE NOTICE THAi a Public Meetig of he iquor Licence Board of Ontario wi! he ield at THE ROYAL. CANADIAN L GION, 217 MURRAY STREET, PETER BOROUGH on WEDNESDAY, OC TOBER 31st, 1979, at the hour of 9:00 o'cock in the forenoon, at which time the Board will hear an application, in accordance with Section 19(a) subsection (1) of Regulation 1008 under The Liquor Licence Act, to increase the capacity of licenced premises in respect of the following li cenced establishment: Bowmanville Restaurant Town of Newcastle, (MA: 231 King Street East, Bowmanville) Additional Dining Lounge Facilities Applicant: Konstantinos Aivaliotis AND FURTHER TAKE NOTICE that any person who is resident in the municipality and who wishes tomake representation relativeto the application, shaîl make their submissiontothe Board in writing prior to the date of the hearing, or in person at the time end place of the hearing (copies of written submissions will be forwarded to the applicant). Executive Director, Liquor Licence Board of Ontario, 55 Lakeshore Boulevard East, TORONTO, Ontario, M5E 1A4. MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AND COMMERCIAL RELATIONS THE LIQUOR LICENCE ACT, 1975 ment of a pipeline to discharge water from the sewage treat- ment plant, Mayor Rickard said "the water that travels through that outfall will be cleaner than the water that's in the lake." Mayor Rickard. has been asked to meet with the residents to discuss their concerns and then notify council of his actions. Rezone for Former Darlington Town- ship may soon become the home of a new cheese factory. At a meeting of Newcastle Couneil Tuesday night, a by-law designating part of lot 32, concession eight as special provision area for the purposes of a cheese factory was approved. The factory would be locat- ed in the Enfield area. A factory would be allowed in addition to the permitted uses of the agrieultural zone provided that no buildings or structures were erected, altered or used on the subject lands except in accordance with the agricultural zone provisions Furniture Restoration & Refinishing Antique and Contemporary Custom Work R.A. O'Neil & Son 251 Simpson Avenue • Bowmanville Telephone 623-2891 M The Regional Municipality of Durham NOTICE 0F PUBLIC MEETING Take notice that a special Committee has been appointed by the Council of the Regional Municipality of Durham to carry out a study of the pro- visions af The Regional Municipality of Durham Act, 1973. Public meetings will be held in all area municipalities within the Region to receive public input. Citizens and organizations are encouraged to submit written and oral presentations to the Committee outlining their concerns and giving recom- mendations for changes in the legislation which will benefit the citizens of the Region of Durham. Public meetings will be held at 7:30 p.m. October 10,1979 October17, 1979 October25, 1979 November1, 1979 November 7, 1979 November 14,1979 November21, 1979 Township of Brock Community Centre, Cannington City of Oshawa Council Chambers, CIty Hall 50 Centre Street South Town of Newcastle Bowmanville High School Auditorium 49 Liberty Street North, Bowmanville Town of Pickering Council Chambers 1710 Kingston Road, Pickering Township of Scugog Council Chambers Port Perry Township of Uxbridge Council Chambers 20 Bascom Street, Uxbridge Town of Whitby Council Chambers 575 Rossland Road East, Whitby JA. Potticary Committee Chairman 41-2 41-2 TOWN OF NEWCASTLE PUBLIC MEETING - HAMPTON Residents of Hampton are invited to a Public Meeting to be held in the Hampton Hall, Scugog Road, Hamp- ton at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, October 18, 1979. The purpose of the meeting is to present proposals for conservation and recreational uses to determine the most acceptable method to permit the upgrading of the pond and retaining wall in order to have a suitable access road to accommodate the residents of Hampton and the Town of Newcastle. All residents are invited to attend to piesent their views and ask questions. J.M. Mcllroy, A.M.C.T. Town Clerk 40 Temperance Street Bowmanville Cheese Factory ý