By CHERYL ELLIOT Special to the North News Glen Abbey youth have plenty to look forward to this summer. The Glen Abbey Residents Association (GARA) is working with a local church to set up a program of activiâ€" ties in the neighborhood for chilâ€" dren age 10 to 13. GARA is disâ€" cussing with an area land developer the prospect of using one of their maintenance units as a youth dropâ€" in centre. Youth dropâ€"in centre among GARA‘s goals A federal grant providing funds for the Glen Abbey Community Church to hire a youth worker for nine weeks has enabled the church and GARA to coâ€"operate in setting up a youth program this summer, Grant Buchanâ€"Terrell told the GARA board of directors at their monthly meeting Monday night. He said the results of a recent GARA survey of youth in the pubâ€" lic and separate schools serving Glen Abbey will be used to design the summer program. The Town of Oakville is also coming to the aid of the youth. It will be providing two rooms â€" the gym and the community room, at the Glen Abbey Recreation Centre is to be used for the program. Buchanâ€"Terrell said the GARA surâ€" vey showed the recreation centre is a popular choice of location for the program. The Town will also assist the church and GARA in hiring and training staff. Buchanâ€"Terrell told the board SHOW INFORMATION LOWEST PRICE Having a good driving record can be your ticket to discounts with our Preferred Auto insurancerates. If you haven‘t had amoving violation or accident in forty months and you own your own home, you may qualify. To find out more, call us. Liberty Mutual Insurance Company 22 Lakeshore Rd. W. Oakville, Ontario L6K 1C5 that he will be meeting this week with the management of GENSTAR â€" land developers in Glen Abbey â€" to discuss whether the company would donate a building they no longer needed for use as a youth dropâ€"in centre. "It‘s a prefabricated storage building on the GENSTAR site on Third Line," he said, "and they are looking for someone who is interâ€" ested in taking it." GARA will have to look at the "physical appropriateness" of the building, said Buchanâ€"Terrell. It will have to be dismantled and reloâ€" cated on public or donated lands and will also require a concrete foundation. "It is not a done deal yet," he said. "This will be very much a long term project." REGIONAL PLANNING In other GARA news, James Stock, chair of the Planning and Development Committee, told the board that, after reviewing the draft New Halton Official Plan, he was troubled by the impact it could have on the community. "I‘m concerned that the role of the municipal government and council is being diminished," he said. "The ability to plan the Town of Oakville is being transferred to the Region of Halton." According to Stock, the draft plan shows the planning interests of the Region will take precedence over those of the Town. He pointed out, for example, that the draft plan states the Region‘s For Full P housing policies will permit "lot intensification such as accessory apartments or garden suites in all residential neighborhoods provided safety and other reasonable stanâ€" dards are met". Stock is arranging for a represenâ€" tative from the Halton Planning and Development department to attend GARA‘s next board meeting to disâ€" cuss concerns with the draft plan. The official opening of the Upper Middle Road bridge will be Aug. 20th, the same weekend as MARK [EWEKSBURY You can meet Mark, Saturday, May 8th at: Sears introduces our exclusive ‘Mark Tewksbury‘ collection of high quality athletic fashions. A percentage of the royalties from this new line of Gold Medalist, 100 M Backstroke 1992 Summer Olympics, Barcelona, Spain SQUARE ONE MISSISSAUGA .. ERIN MILLS TOWN CENTRE .. OAKVILLE PLACE MALL .. L MINCS yCOU TOMELT: J GARA‘s president, Stephen Klein said the association hopes to work with the River Oaks Association of Residents and the Town to plan an event marking the opening. Summerfest. Wendy Perkins, director of Community Services, said the Town‘s ad hoc Name Selection Committee, led by mayor Ann Mulvale, is seeking GARA‘s input for naming the bridge. your money‘s worth...and more Perkins also told the board that the Glen Abbey fire station being built at Upper Middle Road and Postmaster Drive will open Aug. 14th. Other important dates for GARA are the May 8th Annual Garage Sale at the Glen Abbey Recreation Centre and the Membership drive which kicks off May 29th. activewear goes to the Mark Tewsbury Junior Swim Bursary, helping children to continue training and swim their way to championship levels. Klein was optimistic that GARA would sell all 500 tickets it bought for last night‘s Blue Jays game. Two Glen Abbey residents, Anne Flahive and David Sumner, as well as Warren Wright from River Oaks were lucky winners of upgraded tickets to sit behind home plate. Buchanâ€"Terrell expressed disapâ€" pointment that only 30 people turned up for Pitchâ€"In Cleanâ€"Up day on April 17th. He said the timing was bad and "people think the town is going to do it". He suggested that Pitchâ€"In should be a "quasi social event" and GARA should get community groups and schools involved. He is planning another Pitchâ€"In day in the fall. The board donated $200 to the Glen Abbey Ladies Sloâ€"pitch league to buy new equipment.