Page 4, Wednesday, July 2Oth, 1971, WHITBY FREE PRESS A $70 MILLION INVESTMENT FOR WHITBY'S FUTURE !! At a press conference in Toronto today, Whitby Mayor Desmond Newman and TownofWhitby Council reactivated the news scene by unvel 1 ing their care- fully guarded plans for a$70million sports and recreation complex, which is to be constructed on Whitby land. The precise site, a topic of anxious speculation was pinpointed at the un- v e i ii n g (south of the 401, north and west of the Doctor J. O. Ruddy Hos- pital) for representatives of leading television, radio and newspapers from Metro Toronto and Southern Ont- ario. "Iroquois P a r k l i s of a thorough m u n i c i p a l origination and backing. Whitby council and the eight partici- pa t ing local backers have allegedly been working out the groundwork for the development since November 1970, and reference was made to it by Mayor DesmondNewman in his January inaug- ural address when he spoke of "a total sports complex with a combination of facilitiesnot even available in Metro- politan Torontowhich would serve not only our town but our new region. Iroquois Park will include a $25 million stadium complete with artifi- c i a I turf a n d a seating capaci ty for 50, 000; an indoor Olympic-size swim- ming pool, one of the largest between Montreal and Vancouver, a $5 million underground convention malt, a $7. 5 million arena with a seating capacity fort2,000, ahalf mile race track with seating room for 10, 000, a $6 million MUCH ADO ABOUT OSHAWA Upbraiding council for its apparent suspicion of a notice advising the mun- icipalityof a public hearing to be held i n Os h aw a Council Chambers Councillor Kenneth Hobbs said that the City of Oshawa "is not always the goat in negotiations with the town of Whitby. This comment came from Council1lor Hobbs after much doubt had been voiced on the "ImeaningiI of the Ontario Water Resources Commission hearing, which is being called on the east trunk sewer from the Corbett Creek Sewage Treat- ment Plant. It was the stated bel ief ofCouncillor Hobbs, Councillor Robert White and ReeveEdwardsthat the hearing was a routine formality, strictly for airing o b j e c t i o n s from property owners w hose land could be crossed in the sewer's construction. Director of Public Works, Walter Evans explained that the sewer route hadbeenpreviously approved in prin- ci pI e by the town, and that a draft agreement of the route and cost sharing was at the present time, before a spec- ial council committee. Councillor R o b e r t Attersley at- temp ted to determine whether an agreement for the sewer had been sign- ed by Whitby, and was answered by t h e p u b I i c works director that the standing agreement signed by the Disneyland-concept amusement cen- tre, a complete hotel for visitors which will have 250 rooms in its initial con- s t r u c tion, waterfront park, bicycle track and yacht club. Outside practice fields for minor sports alone will cost in the vicinity of one million dollars. Developers of the complex hope to draw major league football, baseball and soccer in the $25 million stad- i um , w h ic h is expected to be com- pleted in time for the 1973 Grey Cup game. Sod turning ceremonies for the com- plexarescheduledforMayof next year Bogeyman at Council municipal ity with Oshawa to construct the Corbett Creek plant contained a reference to the sever, harbinged in thehearing notice. Once constructed, thesewerwould extend across Whitby land from the Oshawa sewer system to the Corbett Creek Treatment plant. "We are going into a meeting wi th another municipality with no agree- ment", said an incredulous Councillor Attersley. "There is no way the City of Oshawa could even lay a pipe in Whitby with- out a properly executed agreement", contended Councillor Rober t White. "This no t i ce is merely a vehicle to show that both municipalities are in agreement on a joint sewage proposal. Ad d i n g t h a t he could forsee no s n a g s 1in t h e hearing because both Oshawa and Whitby had already agreed on de t a i ls for the sewer, Director Evans replied that if the town now had any objections, they could be heard at the hearing. Reeve Tom Edwards suggested that a practical solution could be the des- ignation of appropriate staff who could attend the meeting accompanied with legal assistance to ensure that the easements will be in accordance with the original draft agreement. Mayor Desmond Newman said ai- though he found the matter of the hear- ing "innocuous", he found it difficult w ith th e swimming pool an d stadium slated for 1973. The town will purchase a portion of the acreage belonging to the Prov- incial Government, and the project in entirety is being financed through what is termed a unique province-wide lottery, on which comment came to the Free Press from Oshawa in the person of Mayor Edward McNeely who said: "I c an 't take this matter seriously. Why not a $70 billion project? The interest on such a sum as you know, w i11 1 be s t a gge ring, however, t1do wish them luck. I to respond to a hearing eight days after receiving notice, when there was no report back from the assigned com- m i t t e e , and when no agreement had been arrived at on cost sharing. Councillor Dr. K.C. Hobbs said he would be lastounded" if the town ob- j e c t e d to the sewer at the hearing, when it had already agreed on the sewer route in principle. "Oshawa is not always the goat, some t imes we (Whitby)are alittlebitof the goat too", he said. Itwas decided that a final decision on the chosendelegation would be dis- cussed at a special meeting of council, the following Thursday. WE MOVE TO "THE CASTLE" The Whitby Free Press has found a new Whitby home. Two weeks from today, upon pub- lication of our August Ilth issue, we will be at the former Hatch estate, on the dorner ofByron and Dunlop Streets. Readerscan still reach us through post office box 206, but should you like to contact us personally, our of- fice is in the southeast corner, on the t ower floor at 212 Byron Street, WA/hi tby. 4 4 ~ j ~ j i i i W l t 4(44< i(.~4~i 8.4441.4 * 4 44 * 4' 4 i 4 4 4 j 4 f f 4 4 f ~ i i