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16 -- PORT PERRY STAR -- Tuesday, January 16, 1990 Population expected to double by year 2021 (From page 1) ument."" Regional chairman Gary Her- rema, who has been pressing the planning committee for the document for several months, said he is disappointed the doc- ument didn't come forward last year. "There are things in here I'm not going to like," he said, add- ing that council will have lots of time to "thrash it out. "I'm glad we finally have it here." Highlights of the draft docu- mentinclude: Oshawa, Courtice and Whitby continuing to be the major ur- ban centre of the region, with most new residential, industri- al and commercial activity hap- peningin these centres; --the development of Seaton in the Ajax-Pickering area; --the construction of Highway 407 from Metro Toronto to Highway 115; --the implementation of a re- gional transit system, plus the Regional transportation expansion of GO Transit to Bowmanville and north to Sea- ton; --a university or major expan- sion to Durham College to be built on land directly north of the present college; Regional planners expect these changes will double the population of Durham to 800,000 residents by the year 2021. As for Scugog Township, not much change is expected. Commercial development is expected to expand from 200,000 square feet to 250,000 9 ost new residential devel- opment is expected to occur in hamlets where municipal water services could be implemented. Farmers will continue to see rough times ahead, especially if they want to sever a retiroment lot. To be eligible for a retire- ment lot, farmers must own 100 acres and be a bona fide farmer. In an telephone interview with the Port Perry Star, Mayor Howard Hall said he was disap- pointed in the document in re- gards to Scugog Township plan- ning. "I wanted to see something a little more progressive," he said. ) He did say that he was happy over the idea of building up hamlets. "I think that's an excellent idea," he said, commenting that communal water systems were also suggested. Although the planning de- partment had hoped to be granted authorization by plan- ning committee members to ad- vertise and distribute the draft changes for public comments, councillors voted in favor of ta- bling the document until it could be more carefully scruti- nized. "It's hard to deal with an is- sue of this magnitude in a single session," said Oshawa council- lor and planning committee vice-chairman Irv Harrell. "If we start today with public system, university a possibility for Durham Region in the future After gazing into a crystal ball for three years, Durham Region planners. have finally unveiled a draft recommenda- tion of what the region may look likein 30 years. And what they saw was astounding. Durham Region will be home . to 800,000 residents -- double the current population. To accommodate all these new residents, 4,630 acres of land presently zoned major open space and permanent agri- culture reserve will be turned into living areas. Twenty-five per cent of the homes will be classified as affordable housing. All of these new residents will be looking for work close to home and therefore 3,860 acres of land will be sucked up for em- ployment areas. Most of these new industrial and commercial areas will be along Highway 407 which will run parallel to Winchester Road from Metro to Highway 115. Regional Road 2 will also experience significant commercial and industrial growth. A regional transportation system will be implemented to help the residents get to and from work, and from one munic- ipality to another, more easily. Transit will pick up passen- gers as far east as Bowmanville and north up to Seaton. And to compete with the rest of the province, a university ora major expansion to Durham College will be built on land di- rectly north of the present col- lege facility. ost, if not all, of these changes will occur in the south- ern municipalities of the region. Oshawa, Courtice and Whit- by will continue to be the domi- nate centre of the region, with Bowmanville and the Village of Newcastle also experiencing considerable growth. Seaton is the only planned de- velopment in the Ajax- Pickering area, but it will be home to 90,000 residents and employ 67,000 persons. At present, none of these changes is written in stone. The draft document was pre- pared by the region's plannin department to start the formal Input process. Copies of the doc- ument will be sent to area mu- nicipalities, interested parties and the public before any changes to the existing official plan are made. Great savings on -- BLOUSES * SWEATERS * SPORTSWEAR * LINGERIE Hurry for Best Selection! Monday to Wednesday 9:30 to 5:30 Thursday & Friday 9:30 to 8:00; Saturday 9:30 to 5:00 1/2 PRICE JANUARY SALE Winter Merchandise (excluding Nancy, Thomas Hand Knit Originals) Brooklin Village Shoppe Fine Ladys' Wear HWY. 12, BROOKLIN 655-3474 participation, then I will have to zoom in and look at my own municipality other than the re- gion as a whole," he continued. "Parochialism is not the word of the day, today," agreed May- or Hubbard, adding that many councillors likely have concerns about their own municipalities. "I may be a quick reader but this is impossible," said Oshawa councillor and plan- ning committee member Nancy Diamond, holding up the three information documents re- ceived that morning. "If we forward today, then this is only astaff document." Once the planning committee allows staff to advertise the doc- ument, presentations will be made to area municipalites and input from the public will be re- ceived. Planning staff hope to adopt changes to the OP before sum- mer break in July, but skeptics believe the process may take up to1l1/2years. Line dancing for senior citizens The first meeting of the New Year was held on Wednesday, January 10 at the Latcham Cen- tre. President Bill Harper opened the meeting and welcomed everyone back. Two minutes silence was observed in memory of Elaine Caswell who was our secretary. Euchre reports were given and were well received. Travel com- mittee is considering a trip to Las Vegas some time in April - more later. Line dancing class is held on Tuesday morning from 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. and is very popular. If you are 55 and would like to join us meetings are held at the Lat- cham Centre on the second and 'SILIM PICKENS' Nutrition & Weight Loss Management Program The only way to lose weight sensibly! For a Free Consultation and Appointment today, Please ca: 985-9342 A nutritionist and registered nurse will be available for your counselling. When Harry fourth Wednesday at 2 p.m. On alternate Wednesdays we play euchre at 1:30 p.m. We were pleased to have representatives from C.A.U.T. (Citizens Against Unfair Taxes). Who gave an interesting talk and slide presentation. Our choir needs new members and would welcome you with open arms. - There was a delicious pot-luck supper served at 5 p.m. Later Jean McDermott showed slides of her trip to the Yukon which was enjoyed by all. On Wednesday, January 17, there will be a euchre party at 1:30 p.m. The next meeting day is January 24 at 2 p.m. Come and join us. A \IW (AIR BS MONEE M0 (IST MEE IRS [R)e= Sremtamgmion ono COMING SOON! to Video Image in Beta & VHS. | 68 WATER STREET NN PORT PERRY 985-9888 | SUNDAY to THURSDAY - Noon 10 8:30 P.M. \ Open until 10:00 P.M. - FRIDAY & SATURDAY | Met ally... Aman § Degen 8 1909 Panes Bunrpaman me © 200.900 Lineage A a CTE RIT) PE I a UI BE