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14-.Orono Weekly Trnie-, Wednýesday, Novembecr 15, 1995 Dangerous Intersection Needs Review Could Buying a donut be dangerous? Maybe flot. But, there is a danger ti making a left-hand turn out of the Wendy's/Tlim Horton's parking lot onto Durham, Road 57 (Waverly Road) south of Baseline Road, according to Dan Hoikema, owner of the Skylight Donut outiets in Bowmanville. Further, he believes that unless political pressure from Clarington's elected officiais had flot been applied, Regional Council would neyer have approved the application by Tim Donuts Ltd. for the Durham Road 57 i/ut access. "I approached the Region i the late 1980's to see about acquirig this piece of property on which Tim Horton's and Wendy's now stands. I asked about an in/out access on Durham Road 57, and was turned down fiat," Hokema says. "I was told that permission would neyer be given for access onto Durham Road 57 at this location because it was too near Highway 401 and posed a saf ety problem. As a result of this, I neyer pursued the issue by mak- ing a formal application to the Region." Regional Councilor Larry Hannah, expresses the vîew that Mr. Hoîkema should have pressed harder and made a formai application at that time. However, Mr. Hoîkema let the matter drop, and subse- quently rented his present location on Baseline Road. In 1994, Durham Region was approached by Tim Donuts Ltd. with an offer to pu rchase the site for a Wendy's/Tim Horton's Combo outlet. They also applied for'a 'riglit-in, right- out' access onto Durham Road 57. On March 22, 1994, iri a letter to Carlo Pellarin, Development Review Branch Clartngton. from G. Ogden, Development Approvais Techniciari, Durham Region, Mr. Ogden says: "A direct access to the site from Regional Road 57 will not be permitted. .. However, this decision was followed by sev- eral public meetings between Tim Horton'ýs repre- sentatives and both Local arid Regional coundils. Mr.' Tony Prevedel, Durham Regional Works Department,,says that Mr. Hoîkema fatled to show up at these meetings. Arid, as a result of these meetings and alleged pres- sure from Clarington offi- ciaIs and Tim Horton's the ertrance and egress were approved over Regional Staff objections. "When the vote was taken it was passed with a major- lty," says Mr, Prevedel. 'They won fair and square." On July 25, 1994, a letter was sent to Lynda J. Townsend, Barrister and Solicitor for Tim Donuts Ltd. from the Regional Clerk, C.W. Lundy, A.C.M.T. which affirmed the reversal of the previous 'no access' decîsion to approval for a 'right-in, right-out' access to Regional Road 57. At this time, Tim Horton Ltd. also entered into an agreement with the Region of Durham that the 'right-in' be closed when the volume of traffic on this road reached 16,000 cars per day. Staff was to review this situation after one year of operation. Mr. Hoîkema was angry. Not as he states, froma a view of new competition, but because of his past request being unconditionally denied. "How could Tim Horton's get the application for access approved when I -was told that access to 57 below Baseline Road would neyer be allowed?"' Hoîkema queries. Something had occurred between March and July to change the Region's deci- sion. "It is my understanding that Tim Horton's threat- eried to pull out unless this access was granted," says Regional Councillor Carson Elliott. The conditions of getting 'in-out' access approval were not followed to the letter according to Councillor Lanry Hannah. "Tim Donuts Ltd. had conditions to be met before they could get access to 57. One was the installation of a 250-300 foot southerly deceleration lane: the other was the construction of a 90 metre median south of the liglits at the corner of Baseline and Regional Road 57 to preverit left i or out turns. Neither of these con- ditions were met. Yet. approval was given for 'right- in, right-out' access." Ttm Donuts Ltd. did post a letter of credît with the Region for a median should it be considered necessary in future as a safety mea- sure to prevent left in or out turns. This proposed median was challenged by Shell at a meeting held in Clarington on'October 6, 1994, as pos- ing an obstruction to their customers and want input when and if the median is built.' The Ministry of Transportation vetoed the deceleration lane as being too close to the highwvay. In October 1994 Durham Region conducted a-study of the traffic flow on Waverly Road, 200 feet south of Baseline, north of the Highway 401 ramps and concluded that in a 241-hour 1continued on page 15 This, picture was taken on Sunday at the Tim Horton's/Wendy'5s at the corner of Baseline and Durhan Road 57. It only took about a thirty-second wait to catch this car mnak- tng an illegal turn out of the entrance in question. In fact, three cars in a row made the same illegal turn. THE CATERING CONNECTION SOCIAL CATERERS Our Speciality Famiîy Style Roast Beef Dinner Weddings- Anniversaries - Business Functions Hockey- Basebal Bowling Banquets HOT- COLD - BUFFETS FRED, PATRICIA, RODNEY STORSBERGEN Box 416, Orono, Ont. LOB iMO 983-9679 PUBLIC PARTICIPATION WORKSHOP RECONSTRUCTION 0F-STATION STREET in the HAMLET 0F ORONO The Corporation of the Municipality of Clarington is considering the reconstruction of Station Street from Main Street to Highway 35/115 n Orono. To assist in assessing the need for this work you are cor- dially invited to attend a Public Participation Workshop to be held at the Orono Town Hall on Tuesday, November 21, 1995, from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. Staff will be available to provide information, receive your input and discuss your concerns. Your knowledge and familiarity with the local area will be valuable in establishing the priority of this project and to determine the standards for reconstruction. MUNICIPALITY 0F <3frfn gjp ONTARIO Date of Publication: Wednesday, November 15, 1995 Stephen A. Vokes, P. Eng. Director of Public Works The Corporation of the Municipality of Clarington 40 Temperance Street Bowmanville, Ontario LiC 3A6 P.O. 5214 PUBLIC NOTICE, REGULATIONS FOR 1995-96 WINTER SEASON DECEMBER 4, 1995, TO APRIL 1, 1996 Area residents are hereby advised of the Provincial and Municipal Regulations applicable to the 1995-96 Winter Season, December 4, 1995, to April 1, 1996, as follows: The Highway Traffic Act (R.S.O. 1990): Section 170 (12) prohibits the parking of vehicles on any highway in such a manner as to interfere with the movement of traffic or the clearing of snow f rom the highway. Section 170 (15) provides the authority for the removal of any vehicles, at the owners expense, found to be causing an obstruction of a highway. Section 181 prohibits the depositing of snow or ice on a public roadway. Municipality of Clarington By-aw 91-58: Section 4-6 (i) prohibits the parking of vehicles on any highway for a period of longer than three (3) hours, and is also applicable to overnight parking on any road under the jurisdliction of the Municipality of Clarington. ONTARIO Don Patterson, C.E.T. Manager of Operations Municipality of Clarington 40 Temperance Street Bowmanville, Ontario Li C 3A6 Dates of Publication: Wednesday, November 15 and 22, 1995 P.O. 5207 lm