Page 4, Thursday, December 16th, 197t, WHITBY FREE PRESS REEVE EDWARDS: "If You Can't Change Your Mind You Don't Have One!" DUNDAS WEST PARKING Then Gentlemen, The contentious bylawwhich will re- instate parking on Dundas Street West, fin al 1/y got through a third reading at council Monday night - after three long weeks of council debate. At the ti me of-the third and final r e a ding, there were 10 more shopping days to Christmas for the merchants. Final remarks heard before the by- I aw 's passing included a fresh appeal f r o m D eputy Reeve John Goodwin who sa i d, 1 am not aware of one staff re- port which supports putting parking back on D u n d as Street. The Deputy-Reeve also reminded council that the removal of parking was one of the plans in con- structing 4 lanes of.traffic. The bylaw is discriminatory because it does not include Dundas Street East, suggested Traffic Chairman Councillor Gera/d Cox. More opinion was expressed that the n e w b y law conflicted with an original stand councilI had taken on street park- ing. Not to be outdone on this one, Reeve Edwards a strong supporter of parking on D un d a s West rernarked, "If you can't change your mind - then gentlemen, you don't have one Il No-Parking Situation Causing 50% Revenue Loss To Local Merchants The no parking situation in the bus- in e s s s e ction of Brooklin is not only moun t i ng up losses for the business- men, but is causing hardship to the tax- p a y e r s , especially older peopl e who c a n't simply get on a bus and go to the shopping malis, "and nobody seems to give a damn", Steve Cosgrove told council Monday night. No Parking threatening future of businesses Mr. Cosgrove, heading up a deput- ation of concerned Brookin merchants, warned members of council that unless a more realistic approach is taken on the newly erected No Parking signs be- tween Highways 7 and 12, they would lit- e r a I I y threaten the future of Brooklin businesses. CouncilI/or Robert Whi te put forward amotion to have the merchants meet with council's operations committee in one week. Explaining that the loss in one day's tak e is as high as 50% because of the no parking situation, Mr. Cosgrove ex- p r e s s e d u rgency for more expedient action. A m o t i o n from Deputy-Reeve John Goodw in recommended that the commi ttee meet with the merchants on Wednesday of this week. Reeve Tom Edwards added an amend- ment to the main motion, to have the no parking signs covered up until1 the meet- ing could take place. "Baldwin Street does not belong to themunicipality and is under the juris- diction of the Department of Highways, " Director of Public Works Walter Evans informed him. A question of legality SCan we do this according to the 1aw?", asked Councillor Robert White. "It is perhaps up to the Reeve to repeal Provincial Court Sessions To End At Town Hall Since there is not suffic lent space for town staff to hold m e e t i ngs while Provincial Court sessions are in use at the munici- pC 3' '250 ea kOntano Canaida~ 0 4# 4 nc(- pal building, the Provincial Court Clerk will be ad- visedby the town th at the munici- pal building can no longer accom- modate them. Business Stimulators 44ùc49 049«e# Public Relations Tailor Mode Features LJ. 'Lou' Dickson TE WHITBY FEE PRESS (Voice of the County Town) Hometown paper of Whitby, Brooklin, Myrtie and Ashburn. Published every Thursday in and for the people of Whitby. Offices - 301Byron St. S. Whitby Mail - Box 206. Whitby Phone - 668-6111 Publisher W. 'Bill"Durkee Editor - Judy Durkee Editorial Staff - J. Quail Display Advertising - Tony Oomen -Fred Mitchell Classified Advertising - Phyllis Millar Circulation - Barry Schroeder Space shortage has resu/ted since the former s t a f f committee rooms were con- verted into offi- ces. Provincial IN Tr#£ A/AMé oe CoHt1ANpÎ 0F 1 7~4Ç /3T# LE6//s~ «THE ANCIENT~FR-~~s C -PCC5, >JLY W MiE N Oui~ IEF' e- Ffi ) courts had not u s ed the Whitby Municipal Build- ing on a regular basi s and had payed the Town, a r en ta I fee of $ 20 per session. the bylaw and leave the signs alone. " Councillor Robert Attersley said he could not support the amending motion becauseof possible legal liability to the town in the event of traffic mishaps. "You can be as bureaucratic as ai I get out, I Reeve Edwards reminded council, but there was no trouble in getting the signs at the curling club covered for the bonspeil last week. " "I do notwant to put pressure on any c o mm ittee, I want council to take this opportunity to act, " he added. His motion to have the parking signs covered was defeated in a 4-4 tie with Mayor Newman in the chair. No alternative "You took the parking away and had nothing to offer as an alternative, " said Mr. Cosgrove. "Unless something is done about it now, there won't be a business section in Brookin in another 6 months time. " Councillor Robert White agreed that itwas possible for the Operations Com- m i t t e e to meet with the merchants on W e d n e s day instead of Monday. letters to the editor box 206, whitby