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Ww? y > September 24, 1991 LC wrt" =Soug : Citizen -- Tusndoy, 5 FROM PAGE 1 zone from the current single fami- ly R-3 designation to allow "devel- ++ opment of 168 housing units made up of 80'detached homes on 40 + ..and 50-foot frontages; 34 semi- detached homes, 18 street town- . houses and 36 block townhouses. The entire parcel would be on _ full municipal services (sewer and _ water), Two years ago, the company received apprdval for 44 single , family homes. The proposal has been the No re-zoning' topic of considerable ¢ Erdtea tells council spared that spelled out debate gver the last several ok with agsicles and letters in' the local papers. Last week, the developers took ads-out to explain some of the background: to the proposed re-zoning. g - "At Monday evening's public meeting, Steve Edwards of Union Ave. presented council 'with a 335-name petition fom persons 'opposed to the-re-zoning. - "We are mad and angry and we are not in favour of this," said Mr.- Edwards before reading a pre- just why so many people are in opposition. And he said the 335 people who put their names on the peti- tion are all over 18 years of age, live in the area and are Scugog ratepayers. Essentially, they Teel 168 hous- ing units on 27- acres is t00 much density; the devel will cre- medical and recreation services in the Township. They fear the higher density housing will change the nature andyunique character of the com- munity and could set a precedent for similar developments in the future. Jim Knox, a planning and engi- neering consultant acting for , Vanedward told the ing the ate increased traffic flows; would .de-value existing nearby homes; and would put additional strain on existing fire, police, education, . BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT AREA - presents the - 4th ANNUAL "SATURDAY, | SEPT. * Register Children Now for the SCARECROW CONTEST ¢ at 10:00 AM Pfizes for Every Participant (call LizyLou Decor, Cente at 985- -2379) 28th. * CRUISIN' CLASSIC CAR PARADE at 11:00 AM *ADDED ATTRACTION Settlement House Shop presents the "Blue Mule" (@ Bluegrass Band performing in front of Settlement House 12: Po and 1:30 PM) MERCHANT SIDEWALK SALE Saturday, September 28th, 1991 Something for every member of the family! 0 motor vehicles from peri ven Watch for Of Stoo Pring Locations: * provincial -and regional govern- ments now require 25 per cent of new developments to be "afford- a wide range of appro- Pp All event timés are approximate. - priate housing. Asked to define "affordable," Mr, Knox said provincial documents lump Scugog with Metro Toronto where '"dffordable" means $165,000 for a house or $1 1000 * per month rental. But he said for Scugog, these" figures are too high, As 10 the question of whether the present sewage lagoon capaci- ty could handle the proposed development, Mr. Knox said*fie isn't certain, but he believes there is enough capacity. Responding to a questign, he said that if the re-zoning, gets approval, the timetable for con- struction could be three to five years or more. And he said Durham Housing has indicated it + wants 10 start a projec( in Port Perry area quickly. One member of the audience said that if rental housing, is built first, it may be tougher to sell the. remainder of the developmen And that could open the door for "more rental units to be built. Roy Haina of Union Avenue told the meeting that if the 168 units are approved, it will add about 500 people, or ten per cent to the existing population of Port Perry. x Several times during the meet-, ing, Mr. Knox said the 168 units "is not high density housing." Mr. Edwards said the proposal would put 22.5 housing units per acre. By comparison, he said, Victorian Village, just down the street has three houses per acre. For the most part, members of council listened to the arguments from both sides, but both Ward 2 rep Marilyn Pearce and Regional councillor Yvonne Christie left the impression they have con- ces. Once when Mr. Knox did 'he hopes the numbers get approval, councillor Christie shot back with - +a quick "don't count on it." And councillor Pearce zeroed in on the fact there is no site ideg- tified anywhere in the area for a - new school. "There's no capacity:in the (school) system now. You'll have to convince, the" Board of Education to approve this," she said. A-decision on this proposal will not be made until outside agencies (school boards, etc) for- "ward their comments 10 the Township. And that won't be before the municipal elections in mid- November. " -The tone of the meeting was polite throughout, although Mayor Hall told Mr. Edwards at the 6utset, that "I'm running thi meeting. I want you to , right now." Mr. Edwards had in say that people standing in the: foyer were not able to hear the proceedings. Ted Griffen and Glenn Van Camp, two of the partners in 'Vanedward Investments were in "the council chambers for the meeting, but took no part in any of the discussions. A plan unveiled by Mr. Knox shows the detached homes along the south and east part of the « -land; semi-detached units fronting Union Ave., and along the exten- , sion of Victoria Ave. street town- houses fronting Union Ave., and the 36 block towphouses for 'Durham Non Profit Housing rdughly in ! the centre of the par-