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1 2 The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville, Wednesday, February 16,1994 Clarington Following Through on Plans to Push Economic Growth Week in Review- New Baskin Robbins Store Tempts Customers with 32Flavors The municipality of Clarington is following through on almost all of the 26 recommendations made last year to help spur economic growth. Out of the recommendations from council, all but three have been acted upon. A report by Acting Chief Administrative Administrative Officer Marie Marano states: "As Council is aware, the leaving of the Chief Administrative Officer and the delay in the hiring of the Economic Development Officer have resulted in some unavoidable delays in actions taken in response to the recommendations." Marano provided for council members a table to show the actions taken on the 26 recommendations. "The table also identifies the fact that some of the recommendations have been an ongoing practice of the municipality, and staff commend the Mayor's Task Force for identification identification of these same topics that have been the focus of staffs attention in cost effective service provision." Marano goes on to say that Todd Letts was hired as the Economic Development Development Officer on Jan. 4, 1994 and he is looking "forward to adding adding his own unique style to the eco nomic development focus for the municipality." A recap of some of the recommendations recommendations shows that an "Excellence "Excellence in Service" approach to municipal municipal service that has been established over the last four years will be included in the 1994 budget talks. A booklet on the Development process, requirements, guidelines and standards to be co-ordinated by the Director of Planning and Development Development has been put on hold while the Planning Department works on completing the Official Plan. The Director of Planning was requested requested to set target dates for various various types of standard building permit permit applications and then to prepare a format to track and report on these. Target dates have been established, established, and monitoring is in place. The director will report findings to council in the spring when there is enough information to assess. One of the recommendations was to fast-track commercial and industrial industrial applications. Marano states in her report, "this has been and will continue as an ongoing administrative administrative policy and priority." CORPORATION OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF CLARINGTON 40 TEMPERANCE STREET BOWMANVILLE, ONTARIO L1C3A6 1994 FIRST INSTALMENT 1994 INTERIM TAX NOTICE . The FIRST INSTALMENT of the 1994 INTERIM TAX NOTICE » is due for REALTY AND BUSINESS TAX First Instalment PAYABLE FEBRUARY 25,1994 Please Pay Promptly to Avoid Penalty If you have not received your Interim Tax Notice, please telephone the Municipal Tax Office at (905) 623-3379. 1994 Taxes are PAYABLE at the locations detailed on the front of the Tax Notice. Failure to receive a Tax Notice does not eliminate the responsibility for the payment of taxes and penalty. /7\* municipality of R.L. Swan jf yarington Tax Collector CS-Ind. 3094 ONTARIO with Elizabeth Belanger-Linkletter CTC One of the most exotic and interesting islands in the Caribbean is as well known for the people that honeymoon there as for the beauty that you can find around every comer. Alter enjoying our honeymoon on this wonderful island we could not help, but fall in love with the place. When talking to the locals, one of the things that will immediately become apparent is that although they arc a tad persistent, they are also outgoing and warm; and prepared to share openly with you. Few pretensions among those people; although, everything is 'just 5 minutes away or just around the corner.' Those minutes are often more like 30 and the comer is a long block away! A lush green island with breathtaking scenery and beaches that stretch as far as the eye can see. Situated about 950 km south of Miami, this third largest of the Caribbean Islands is also the largest of the English speaking islands. A mature tourist trade has ensured that the hotel trade has been well developed to meet the needs of the visitor when on holidays. holidays. They have developed a network of hotels that range from the modest to the Superclubs which have set the standard for excellence in All Inclusive Clubs. While the hotels have been developed, developed, there has also been a surge in tourist excursion activities ranging from rafting down the Martha Brae to climbing climbing a 600 foot waterfall. Activities range from horseback riding on the sands of the ocean, sunning on seven miles of white sand, deep sea fishing or maybe just traditional things like renting a Catamaran and snorkelling off the reefs, If you arc a little adventurous you can rent a scooter and drive on the wrong side of the road or just take a train ride to the top of a mountain and sec where to find Blue Mountain Coffee. If you really want to be daring and have a strong constitution for negotiation negotiation wander down to the Straw Markets and offer the vendor 1/4 of what they ask for the basket and work up from there. Whatever you choose to do in Jamaica, you will do it with a smile on your face and say with the locals "EIRE, NOO PROBLEM!" If you have travel tips that you want to share in this column, call Blessings Travel Centre, Remember, when you think of Travel, Think of Blessings Travel Centre Vanstone Mill 623-0005 » Another area taken into account in the 26 recommendations is the creation of an office for the economic economic development officer. Information from Lou Ann Bir- kett, the Purchasing and Supply Agent for Clarington shows that converting Meeting Room #2 of the Clarington Administrative Building into an Economic Development Office Office is under the $40,000 budget allotted allotted by council. The actual construction, including including carpet and a moveable wall has cost Clarington $18,000. Furniture totalling $6,300 has been acquired by the municipality as well. This cost includes two desks, one chair, a credenza and a table. Additional costs of equipping the office are expected to be just over $10,000. One of the recommendations pertained pertained to a process used by the economic economic development officer to keep elected officials informed. That person person (Todd Letts) is to give the council monthly reports on inquiries handled, contact made with existing businesses, contacts made with new opportunities, follow-up strategies and results, functions attended, the. number of contacts made at functions functions and monthly tracking of the current industrial commercial Assessment Assessment base. There is also to be updates on building permits issued, and newspaper and media reports of how the municipality is being seen in the market. Looking at the report, Councillor John O'Toole said he was pleased with it. Councillor Mary Novak said the council must be kept informed as to the progress made by the EDO. "We went through quite a struggle with this," she noted in referring to the number of recommendations made last year before allowing the EDO candidate search process to begin. Port Granby Clean-up Question. - From Page One materials, these methods have all been studied. , The idea of a wall was quickly "discarded as a method of permanent permanent control." Councillor Novak also wondered if there was "any danger of the material material going into the lake." Veldhuis noted "the erosion varies varies from year to year. It starts as a tow erosion at the bottom of the bluffs and then goes to slump erosion." erosion." Moreover, a wall would cost an estimated $32 million to contain the materials so they wouldn't slip into Lake Ontario. Looking ahead to the eventual moving of the material out of the area, Veldhuis said Deep River looks like it will be host community for the waste. Currently, 10 sites within a 10,000 acre area are being studied as possible recipient sites. The federal government is "fast- tracking" the drilling to be done. It is expected that the drilling will be completed by March 1995. That would mean the reports by the CLG and the information from the drilling would be made available at that time. Don't Miss a Single Issue Catch all the news, sports and advertising that make up our community. Category 1 Subscribers who wish to pick up their own subscription at our offices after 11 a.m. Wednesday. You will be given a card to present each week when you pick up your Statesman. Category 2 Subscribers within the Municipality of Clarington. Category 3 Subscribers outside the Municipality of Clarington in Canada. Sub. Delivery G.S.T. Total $20 $1.40 $21.40 $20 $5 $1.75 $26.75 $20 $25 $3.15 $48.15 Subscription Order Form Before snipping through the ceremonial ribbon at the new Baskin Robbins ice cream counter in Bow- m.anville, new owner Olive Spence thanked area residents and friends for attending the grand opening day on Saturday, February 12th. A "two for one" cone special drew folks out to sample some of the 32 flavors available. Ms Spence has lived in Bowmanville for two years. She took her Baskin Robbins training course in California. The new store is located on Liberty Street, just south of the Flying Dutchman Dutchman Hotel. Town Asked to Waive Rental for Cystic Fibrosis by Laura J. Richards The organizer of a slo-pitch tournament tournament which would raise funds for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation wants help from Clarington Council. Bowmanville resident Robert Engley told councillors on Monday night he would like to see the municipality municipality waive rental fees for the Bowmanville Bowmanville Recreation Complex as well as tournament fees and diamond fees. The event is to take place in July, 1994. The combined rental fees would be approximately $1,400. Engley told councillors on Monday night he had recently been approached by a local man whose daughter has Cystic Fibrosis. "He approached us in hopes that t our (bague would assist in raising ftffcdsjfor this cinise;" Engley said. |'V'"What we aq;'planning'to do is set [up a fund-raising slow Pitch Tournaient1 Tournaient 1 in the Bowmanville area. The reason for this request is to help reduce reduce operating costs which will, in turn, increase funds donated to the Durham Chapter of the Cystic Fibrosis Fibrosis Foundation." The tournament would bring at least 18 teams to the area. The teams would need lodging and food throughout throughout the weekend tournament, Engley noted during his presentation to council. council. While this is the first time he has been in charge of organizing such a tournament, Engley said in previous years, tournaments have been able to raise $1,500 to $2,000. Mark VanWyck, the President of the C.F. Foundation in Durham Region, Region, told council that Cystic Fibrosis is "an inherited, life-threatening disease disease in children." Research has helped in extending the life of children from four years of age 20 years ago to 30 years of age now, said VanWyck. VanWyck mentioned to council that there arc several C.F. Patients in this area of Durham Region who have benefited from research into the disease. disease. I ! I Name: New-Q-j ! Address: Renewal [ J I * Postal Code: i _ Telephone No.: _ Please pay by cheque, VISA, MasterCard, or money order. | Expiry Date: 1 | VISA/MC Number:, lb taa&ian Statesman P.O. Box 190,62 King Street West, Bowmanville, Ontario, L1C 3K9 Second Class Mall Permit No. 1561 CORPORATION OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF CLARINGTON BY-LAW NO. 93-144 FORMAL NOTICE TO CLEAN SNOW AND ICE FROM SIDEWALKS Occupants and property owners are required to remove snow and ice from the public sidewalks in front of, and beside their properties within 12 hours after a fall of snow, freezing rain, or hail and to keep them clear. These requirements apply whether or not a house or any other building is erected on the property. If you fail to clear and keep clear the entire surface of sidewalks abutting your property, the Municipality will remove the snow and ice and charge the cost of such removal to, the property owner's realty taxes. Clearing snow and ice makes the Municipality's sidewalks safer for ALL pedestrians. Your co-operation in keeping sidewalks clear of snow and ice AT ALL TIMES will be appreciated. Important: Failure to comply with the provisions of By-law No. 93-144 may result in prosecution. Note: No further notice will be given. OS ■ Ind. 2996 g MUNICIPALITY OF i/yarinqton ONTARIO Monday, Feb. 14 A Rhonda Boulevard, Bowmanville, Bowmanville, resident reported the theft of speakers and an amplifier from a vehicle vehicle while it was parked in the driveway. driveway. There arc no suspects. Delta Sales, located in the Bowmanville Bowmanville Mall, reported ihc cash register register in a kiosk had been taken. An abandoned vehicle located at the 5th Wheel Truck Stop in Bowmanville Bowmanville was towed away. The manager manager told police the vehicle had been there a week. Sunday, Feb. 13 A Townline Road, S., Courlicc, resident reported his snowmobile had been taken from his residence. It had been moved from the trailer by an unknown unknown person. A Townlinc Road, N., Courlicc, resident reported llmt an unknown suspect suspect entered the residence over night and took a number of items. A Concession Road 4, Clarington, homo fire began in the chimney and spread to the attic, The fire began in ihc old section of the rosldcnco,'which is in two sections, It caused about $50,(XX) worth of damage, À Bowmanville man reported that Ills daughter had been sexually assaulted. assaulted. A Scugog Road, Bowmanville, resident resident turned in a shotgun for destruction. destruction. CORPORATION OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF CLARINGTON NOTICE OF PURLIC MEETING TAKE NOTICE that the Council of the Corporation of the Municipality of Clarington will hold a public meeting to consider a proposed zoning by-law amendment under Section 39 of the Planning Act. The proposed zoning by-law amendment would change the zone category of a 289.55 ha parcel of land in Part Lots 33, 34 and 35, Concession 9, former Township of Clarke from "Agricultural Exception (A-21)" to an appropriate zone to include in addition to the permitted "Motor Vehicle Race Track", the temporary use of said lands for: a) Live entertainment - concert, musical entertainment, for a period of up to three (3) years; and b) camping facilities for overnight use for a period of one (1) year ANY PERSON may attend the public meeting and/or make written or verbal representation either in support of or in opposition to the proposed. DATE: MONDAY, MARCH 21,1994 TIME: 9:30 A.M. PLACE: Council Chambers, Municipal Administration Centre, 40 Temperance St., Bowmanville, Ontario ADDITIONAL INFORMATION relating to the proposed temporary zoning by-law amendment is available for inspection between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. (8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. for the months of July and August) at the Planning Department, 40 Temperance Street, Bowmanville, Ontario or by calling L. D. Taylor at 623-3379. DATED AT THE MUNICIPALITY OF CLARINGTON THIS 10TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 1994 Patti Barrie, Clerk Municipality ol Clarington 40 Tomporanco Stroot BOWMANVILLE, Ontario L1C3A6 PLANNING FILE: DEV 94-004 CLERK'S FILE: /7|, MUNICIPALITY OF (yarington ~~ ONTAJIIO