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&COroudo Weekly Times, Wednesdasy, ,May 8, 1985 Election night a busy night Paul Garnet and Bonnie (ion of the vote in the in the Orono Town Hall. riding. Luke were busy last Thursday Durham East riding with the' Over 32,800 ballots were nighit recording the tabula- returning office being set up recorded in the vote i n the Mangar's rezoning (Continued front page 1) having no opposition to the application. The committee held a public meeting Monday mor- ning at which local ctizens expressed their views and at which time R. Strike of Strike and Strike Law firm propos- ed that the matter be referred ta the planning department for more consultation. Miss Kerri Grady spoke in opposition ta the extention of use Of the property stating that noise from the garage was continual five days of the week and which had been of great annoyance to her father. She said extension of permitted use ta include body work would only escalate the noise level. Mrs. Joan Gordon, whose property abuts the garage Property ta the south on Pigott Lane said she feared paint on her property from the proposed new paint shop addition which was ta be built on the back ' of the' garage building. SIc pointed out that oil lad flowed onto their lawn and it hadt taken considerable time ta have this corrected. She did say that she did net abject ta the present uses per- mnitted at the garage but agreed with Counc. Hamre that stOrage of Some I to 25 velficle could very well reduce the v7alue of their property.. Dick Roberts spoke in sup- Port of the application stating Mangar was now trying ta do the right thing and through the use of a proper paint shop could follow regulations. "He is willing ta improve the property", said Roberts. Ron Strike speaking on behaîf of Mangar said Mangar has camne ta the con- clusion if le is not allowed ta carry on with the proposed new facilities the entire operation will flot succeed and the garage wili have j() close. Strike said the place could become a junk yard. Strike suggested the matter be referred to the Planning Staff and that through proper dialogue a site plan be devis- ed with restriction which would satisfy both staff, the applicant and those in objec- tion. He said the owner was willing to accept any restric- tions. Strike also said Mangar was of the opinion when he purchased the praperty Ile could carry on with his opera- tion of some body work but this was not the case., Counc. Cowman said the members of the committee should only be considering land use and that per- sonalities did not enter into the concerns and, that the petitions were irrelevant. She saîd it was not logical ta place an industrial zoning in the centre of Orono. -You are asking to get a foot in the door, and I'm not prepared ta support the proposai", she said. Counc. Hamre said she agreed wth the comments of Counc. Cowman. She said the objectors were from the immediate area of the garage white those supporting lived elsewhere. She said resîoents nad to cope with fire, an unsightly backyard, lowering of pro- perty values, and as well the Town has received continuai complaints. She stated the 0MB had already denied a similar request fromthe ap- plicant. She asked fellow counicil members to support the staff rvrt of denial of the appliçation. C9tuisc. Taylor stated that the objections were wel documnented but felt it was time to discuss if objections could be resolved and the ap- plicant givejLthe!i-eppoltUnlty to see whai could bc done. He saîd. "wec cati say il,, mil), i natter oi land usiýc but Itherec Lould 4e cconomliic iln- plications. He said he would like to sce the issue referred back to staff to meet with the applicant and the objectors. Mayor Rickard said the property should ultimately return to residential but ques- tioned who was going to pay the cost of such action. He noted that 30 had signed peti- tions, 8 in objections, 16 in support and with 6 signing both petitions. Twice as many have no objections, he said. He said the property was purchased as a business which now was not viable and changes do occur. Counc. Woodyard said he agreed there were too many cars in the back of the pro- perty. He said it was the pur- pose of the applicant to build a new shop at the back ta reduce the alleged noise fac- tor. He could see no problema of further investigation. Counc. Hamre moved, seconded by Counc. Hobbs that the application for rezoning be denied, as recom- mended by planning staff. Before the vote was taken Cone. Taylor, seconded by Counc. Woodyard, moved that the matter be referred back to staff to dialogue with the applicant and the objec- tors to see if a solution could be found. The referral carried with support from Mayor Rickard, Councs. Woodyard and Taylor and supported by the chairman, Counc. Hub- bard. Members of the Brantford Flying Club are up in the air these days about the suspension of Dick Pesrson's pilot's licence. You may have hoard of Dick. He's Conad's oldest active pilot. He tumned 91 this yearl- He's an amazing man. Extremnely active and in ex- cellent physical condition. He's also a top-flight pilot. Lest year about this time ha took me for a mpin over hie hometown of Brantford. As we looked down over the Telephone City, he was telling me that, although ha' s loggad over 1000 houri since ho got hie licence back in 1937, ha stil gets a thrlIl every time ha goas upý "lt's lika being on a magic carpet," ha chuckled. That eVening the club hed a party for hlm. It was hie MOh birthday and ha received ail sorts of honore. But this year the rof fell in on Dick. Whan ha went for a physical examination to get hiselicence ha ran in- to a snag. Although his famnily doctor had passed hlm with flying colours, Transport Canada said there had to be further tests. That's going to take time. And meanwhile hie licence is under suspension. Andy Hamilton, Pearson's longtirne friand and flying buddy, says it'm unfair. They've been trying to got Dick for years " ha said. "They make hie tests tougher thon the rest of us gat. '<et h's likely in batter shape thon a lot of us. No only that, h's en inspiration for the younger pilots. They look up to hlm." Pearson follows a regular exarcise program. W. w8t- ched hlm as he touched his toas 200 times, which ha does daily. After that ha did 200 'twists' end kneej.rkm. When ha finished ha wasn't aven puffing. The suspension, cornes et a bad time. There's a meeting of World War 1 pilots in Ottawa lats in May, and Dick was schedulad to fly Tommy Wlliams from Brantford to Ottawa for the occasion. Wlliams is now 100 years old and Canada's oldest living World Wàr 1 pilot. Dîck flying Tommy Io the avent would be histo'ric. But because of Dick's licance situation the whole idea le ini limbo. Meanwhila the 30,000 membar Canadian Pilots Association is apparently putting the pressure on Transport Canada to reverse the decision. So the fight's not over yat. Not by a long shot. '<ou can bank on it. The Great Pinleridge Kinsmen Annual Plant Sale Saturday, May 11lth Old Orono Fire Hall Box Plants and Geraniums- Open at 9:00 a.m. Foter p arents wanted: liard Nwork, geat rewards. Being a foster parent is a tough job. Its fuli time. Twenty-four hours a day Often frustrating, and always demanding of your pattence, eriergy Yet despite its demanids, or maybe because of them, thousands of people take foster children tnto their homes each year Some are chldren, some are teenagers. Some have special physical or emottonal needs, But ail have one thtng n com mon. They need a sense of place and secunity to ~. ~help them through a difficult period in their lives, and to prepare them for reuniting with their familles. There's a very baste joy tn sha ring with a chtld or young ~4 j..~Yperson some of the rtchness that lfe has given you. O *...As part of a team of social workers and other professionals, you'Il be helping foster children and their parents when they need help most. And helping yourself at the same time, to mature and grow as an individual. If you'd like to learn more about becomning a foster parent, contact your local Children's Aid Society or Family and Children's t's flot an easy task. Few jobs Ministry of Community demiand more of a person. and Social Services But fewer still give more