PAGE 2, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 27,1977, WHITBY FREE PR' DAVID S. STRASHIN, ROBERT D. HENRY Announce the opening of their office for the practice of law under the firm name of STRASHIN 110 Green St., Whitby & Phone 668-7745 HENRY 668-1854 ext. 397 SPEND 15 MINUTES WITH US TOMORROW AND FIND OUT WHAT IS GOING ON IN DURHAM ! MORNING REPORT 6:30 a.m. and 7.30 a.m. News, Sports and Weather 1350 THE OSHAWA STATION ESS Bradley residents to form communitl Cineke VanDertorn and Kathleen Chung are the organizers of Whitby's newest community association, in the Bradley Farm subdivision. Meetings are being held by a steering committee, and plans are being made to form an executive in the summer. About 200 people are currently living in this new subdivision, on Brock Ytreet, north of the CPR tracks, Plans are shaping up this year for the formation of a fourth community association in Whitby. Since 1973 the town has seen the formation of the West Lynde Community Association, the North Ward and Brooklin Community Association, and the Corridor Area Ratepayers' Association. By this summer a group known unofficially as the Bradley Community Associa- tion, should be organized and ready to work for its area residents. Free Press Photo The Bradley Comnunity Association is the brainchild of Kathleen Chung, who came to Whitby from Don Mills in August 1976, and moved into the new Bradley Farm subdivision, north of the CPR tracks on Brock Street. Mrs. Chung was involved in the Don Mills Residents' Association, and has had experience in organizing meetings. At the end of February she spoke to several neigh- bours about forming a LmINCO EU y association community association, and five people attended a meeting at her home at 510 Bradley Drive. This was followed by a general meeting at the municipal building, attended by 27 people. Mayor Jim Gartshore and Councillors Gerry Emm, Tom Edwards and Joy Thompson attended this. meeting and explained the workings of government in Whitby and the Durham Region. At the invitation of the mayor the residents attended a committee meeting on a draft plan of subdivision for the south-eastern portion of the Bradley Farms and this resulted.in the loosely-formed association setting up a petition outlining its views on this development. The Bradley Farm residents are opposed to high density town houses being constructed in the area, and are asking for a more adequate parkland and a chain link fence to keep children from falling into the Ash Creek. Mrs. Chung feels that a lot of ground work has to be done before an executive is formed, probably in the summer. The people have to get to know each other first and find, out what their common interests and prob- lems are, she said. An ad hoc steering committee which varies in size is already plaùning what committees will be formed by the executive once the association becomes official. Among the subjects identi- fied for further study, accord- ing to Mrs. Chung, are social events, education aluminum wiring, rezoning and subdivi- sion plans, problems with builders, recreation, trans- portation, community facilities and shopping centres. About 100 homes are pre- sently occupied in the Bradley Farrn subdivision, making an adult population of about 200, says Mrs. Chung. Not all the residents have moved froni Toronto, for there are people from Barrie, North Bay, Montreal and Whitby in the new subdivision. Although the association presented the town with a petition outlining its views on the proposed development at the eastern edge of the Bradley Farm, Mrs. Chung points out that the association is not an anti-development group, but a group concerned about the quality of the community. "We want to be part of Whitby, nlot a dormatory suburb of Toronto", says Mrs. Chung. Already the Bradley Farmi subdivision lias one of the largest concentra- tions of Block Parents in Whitby, she says. Besides development, the association is concerned with many basic issues such as group action to obtain tenders for driveway paving and fencing, and Councillor Joy Thompson lias made inquiries about leaky base- ments in somne of the homes. Another matter of concern is the water and sewer bills, cot because they are too high, but because residents of the Bradley farm have been charged for the whole year and not the portion of the year they have actually lived in Whitby. Mrs. Chung says the town council is looking into this mat ter. Anyone interested in learning more about the Bradley Community Associa- tion may call Mrs. Chung at 668-1680, or Mrs. Cineke VanDertorn at 668-6854. 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