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- *2 Vol. 57, No. 10 ORONO, ONTARIO, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 17,1993 Members of skating club compete Make us an offer, The Courtice Complex Committee is recommending to Council that the Town ask the Building and Consulting Firmn of Tankoos Yarmon to make an offer relating to Publie/Private ownership of the proposed new Courti ce Comptex. The Town would make its needs known as to a building for a branch library in Courtice, along with a pleasure swimming pool and Commnunity Centre reom. The Town Commîttee headed by Ann Dresliniski with fellow Councillors Larry Hannah and Mary Novak, Hanna Haliman and Town staff make up the committee. The Ceurtîce Complex Committee has held a couple of meetings with private companies interested in a public/private deal that could include commercial and housing rentai space at the complex site. The Town ewns the land south and west of the Courtice High School on which the complex would be built. Councillor Dreslinski said Yarmon was the final choice of ail members of the committee. She expects an offer sometime this month but expects it would be sometime before a final decision would be made. "Th'fis doesn't mean we are going public/private," said Counicillor Dreslinsld. Five members of the Orono Those competing from Orono are figure and gold freeskate on Figure Skating Club who Melissa Allun, Melissa Colville,, Mar(ch 5. competed in Ottawa on March 6 Tanya Clemens, Adam Colville, Pictured above are: Melissa and 7 at the Eastern Ontario and Kaitlin Colvilie. Tanya is Aflin, lst Bronze artistic; Melissa Section Interclub, have qualified unabie -te attend the Colville, lat Junior Silver Ladies;- to compete at the Ail Ontario Championship due to prior Tanya Clemens, 3rd Senior Silvr Interclub Championship. The commitment. Congratulations are Ladies; and Adam And Kaitlin Championship is te be held on to be extended to Tanya, as well, Colville, lst Juvenile Pairs. March 20 and 21 in Tilionburg.. as she completed her sevcnth Newcastle Edges In Under Zero Council of the Town of Newcastle has been uP te bat tUree times as far as the 1993 budget is concemned and the finai mark is to be a less than a "zero" increase budget. Staff wiil report the final figure following the third budget meeting held last Friday. The figure will be less than a zero percent increase. The increase in assessment, due te construction in 1993, dees provide the Town with more dollars than in 1992 although the miii rate increase s less than zero percent. Councilior Ann Dreslinski states the extra funds due te growth in assessment is te be used in Public Works, a departmnent that has registered the deepest cuts. ILt was pointed eut at a recent meeting of Coundil that the sum eof $201,000 is included in the 1993 budget and thus wiil be within the iess than zero increase. 'Me Town has yt te decide in what direction will be followed as te Economic Developmnent. The Town does hiave the funds available for an Eceonie Deveîoper and office for the year 1993. t is expected that coundil wil make some decision in the near Interim Waste. Authorîty Showdown b y Carol-Ann Oster "Just because we are respectfui and mannerly, . don't misunderstand. We are net giving_ up .. . and the dump ain't coming here." Mayor Diane Hamre spoke in few words what was in the thoughts of ahl present at last Tuesday's showdown between the Interîm Waste Authority and the people who have iaken an active part in putting a stop te the IWA's proposeil dumpsite - KK2. A meeting arranged by Town Council was held last Tuesday at Newcastle Community Hall. t, allowed for questions and concerns te be brought te the attention of the IWA. Despite the fevered resentment that many feel about having site KK2 selected and placed on the short list the crowd was, as Mayor Hamre put i t, 'mannerly and weli-hehaved'. The evenings agenda began with questions from Council and Town staff. Councillor David Scott told the IWA that "even a casual observer could sec that the selection of their site would be an environmental mistake." He later added that ignorance couid ho the case for the selection of the site on the long list. The site appearing on the short list, however, he calied "'unforgivable". Councillor Dreslinski showed concemn for the IWA's 'low social impact' rating given te the site. She emiphasized the fact that the social impact- is the worst compared toeother site selections. t has been reportedthat 700 vehicles per day will pass through (continued page 6) Proposai to,,buiid Do nut Shop and Car Wash A proposai te build a Donut Shep and Car Wash in Newcastle Village has run into some problems. The Ministry of TransportLation bas determined that the property has insufficient frontage along King Street in Newcastle Village. The subject property has enly 22.86 meares of frontage, where the requîred frontage is 31.5m for commercial Uses. Mr. Pappas, who filed the application says that he did net réalize that there 'vere restrictions placed on frontage. The current by-law allows for the building of a Donut Shop. 'flicý car wash however, is net ailowed,. under current zening laws. According te the Ministry of Tranïsportation, an access pri for the entrance and set-back are required. Council says that the onus is on the landowner te get ail the required perits. The Town cannot be a consultant on ail of the required permits fromn agencies. For the time beinig, the application has been tabled to allow time for discussions between theMTO and Mr. Pappas. Ganaraska makes first move on Committee restructuring The Ganaraska Region Conservation Authority took its first step in its cemmittee restructuring last Thursday., A repert presented earlier this year and accepted by the full authority has recemmended that the Authorityoperate under a two team system with two new cemmittees teO hold responsibility. The change will eliminate a couple of committees and regreup Autherity for the Association under two cemmittees te be known as ,.Corperate and Communications Advisory Board" and the second being the "Stewardship Commritteec". On Thursday the Authorîty elected Councillor Ann Dreslinski,'chairmani of the Corporate and Communciatiens Advisory Board. Along with Councillor Dreslinski, Pauline Stork wiil serve fromn Ward 3. Other me mbers of the committee have been appointed from other centres. Under the recent report on restructuring the new cemmittee will be responsible for finances, day te day and the annual budget. t wîll also set the parameters for education of staff, control of flood contrel reporting, oversee programs at the Outdoer Forest Centre as weli as financing and staff at the Centre. Some consideration was given te the use of volunteerism at the forest centre during the study process. The new chairman said last week that she was excited over the formation of the committee and that the Ganaraska was wasting neotime in endeavouring te carry eut recommendations from the report. Dreslinski said the Ganaraska was hiiring a Communications O)fficer for which seventy applications have been received. She said the list has been short- listed te nine and a committee appointed te make the final decision. It was felt the appointment could be made by the flrst of April. Dreslinski pointed eut that the forest $ perated $50,000 balance. in the past year, the first time eve hppne. hesuch has evrr hppeed.Sheaise said she looked for greater educational opportunities at the forest'centre for both aduits and children. ' The new Stewardship Committee is expected te be appointed this week when a final decîsion will be made on the 1993 budget. t is expected, that staff will recommend a one percent increase.