PAGE 4, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 20, 1979, WHITBY FREE PRESS whitby Volce of the County Town Michael Ian Burgess, The only Whitby newspaper independently owned and operated by Whil Published every Wednesday by M.B.M. Publishing and Photography Inc. Phone 668-6111 The Free Press Building Publîsher - Managlng Editor 131 Brock Street North, tby residents for Whitby residents. P.O. Box 206, Whitby, On Local merchant will not Community Edito, -Brian Winter Contributing Ed;tor -JiM Quail Production Manaqer -Marj Burgess Print &Promotional -Robin Lyon Manager ' .-RbnLo Classified Ad .Carole Bertin Mailing Permit No 460 Mernber of the Better Business Bureau of Toronto w iby chamiber or Commerce stand guard at plaza Dear Sir: i would like to respond to the article which ap- peared In the Free Press, June 6th, in which the Blair Park Plaza was referred to as a "disgra- ce" by Councillor Joe Drumm. Let me point out a couple of facts. (1) There was one week in which there were no refuse containers due to the fact that they were removed by the town Public Works Dept, after being declared 'unsuit- able"'. They were labelled thus, we were told, becau- se the refuse collectors were not required to lift more than 50 pounds. Some idiot had dumped household garbage and piece of sod. into one of the containers making it "too heavy"'. It amazes me that two grown men f rom the Truck could not tip it into the truck - there was noactual lifting required. So after two years of being suitable containers, they were no longer suita- ble. (2) Other containers are now provided but the residents of this town will stand two feet away - adults and children alike - and throw wrappers or whatever, on the ground. Others will drive into the parking lot and throw bags of garbage f rom fast food restaurants out the door, or dump ashtrays in the parking lot. I have tried repeatedly to cor- rect such lazy, Inconsid. erate behaviour but have been met with one of two responses. (a) they act as though l'm crazy for tel- ling them to use the refu- se containers or (b) they just let loose with a string of obsenities. Mayor Gartshore men- tions pride in property - yes, I have pride in my properly but I cannot and will no stand guard in the parking lot picking up every gum wrapper or cigarette package that some lazy person has carelessly tossed aside. Everyone must be part of the solution to the litter problem. I suggest to Councillor Drumm and Mayor Gart- shore that they address their remarks t the sources of the problem, not the victims of it. Yours truly, Brian Catchpole Owner Blair Park Variety Lupin Dr. Whitby, Residents take pride in their own property Dear Sir: Re. The article in June 6th, Free Press regarding the Blair Park Plaza area. i resent the com- ment made by Mayor Gartshore about the pro- perty owners not taking pride in their homes. i wonder how he thought the subject was first brought to Mr. Drumm's attention. On 3 different occasions i phoned the municipal offices telling them of the state of the Plaza and Creek Area and had no results until I spoke to Mr. Drumm whoappea- rs to have taken immedi- ate action. If Mr. Gartshore were to take the trouble to walk down Lupin Drive, I'm n%=s- uear Sir: The annual running of the male and female bed races at the Brooklin Spring Fair on June 3rd, .1979 was both exciting and enjoyable, but at the presentation or the tro- phles for the male & female winners 1 thought sure he could see for himself that people do take pride in their proper- ty, the Plaza is stili an eye sore and although I myself take great pride inside and outside my home, sometimes I feel ashamed to say I live in that area. But we pay our taxes and expect some inprovement in the near future. "What happened to the$50fine for Litteri- ng?"O I would like to express my sincere thanks to Mr. Drumm for bringing the subject up before the members of the council. Sincerely, W.D. Hall 131 Lupin Dr. Whitby, it very unfair to the fe- male winners that no large trophy was forth- coming, upon which their names could be inscri- bed. I sincerely hope, that before this same event takes place at next year's Brooklin Špring Fair Don't'paint downtown buildings Dear Sir: May i offer a few com- ments on this subject after reading Ruth Cham- bers' June 6 column on "Downtown Whitby" in which she suggests that the centre core of our town might become a dreamy place, if all the buildings there received a quick cover-all coat of creamy beige paint. Mrs. Chambers undou- btedly looked, but did not see, either the mix of complex conditions and problems or the opportu- nities for redevelopment in the area, based on the conservation of heritage buildings. The Royal Hotel and the Frame House on Brock Street represent a fine start in the right direction by both of these merchant owners. They have wisely recognized the commercial value of retaining the architectu- rai features of their histo- ric buildings. In both cases they have uncover- ed the past by using brick and wood as it was, in the mid eighties and in so doing have not only con- served their historic bu- ildings but served an ap- preciative clientel for the eighties a century later. Let us hope that other merchants in the Central Business District will emulate these early star- ters, if their buildings are similiarity well endowed with good architectural elements either atstreet level or above the store prem ises. Whitby has many build- ings of historical or archi- tectural significance. Se- veral of them are in the core area of town and all of them contribute subst- antially to the character and individuality of our town. Let us not forget that Peter Perry gave us the first four corners store and Whitby's true function as a cross roads trade cen- tre. Let us build on this concept and it should be easier;,as other commer- cial centres are needed to serve the demands of our expanding municipality, Theoffical plan for Whit- by indicates that com- nercial expansion wiil come in the. Thickson - Dundas and Rossland_. Garden areas of the town and these new facilities will not have the charac- ter that is fundamental to the Central Business Dis- trict with its early Onta- rio Buildings. As in bridge one leads from strength and so it seems logical that alil. those concerned with the redevelopment or revital- Ization of the four corners business district - (that includes 15 blocks of cen- tre town real estate) says appreciation to REACT for their help during the marshalling of the para- de and to the Durham. Regional Police and the Ontario Provincial Police for their co-operation during marshalling and the duration of the para- de. mightwork first, towards closein sectorai parking, integrated landscaping, improved signage and a higher level of population density for the whole area. A well planned tree planting program would restore the aspect of Whi- tby's character and on on-going conservation program for our remain- ing heritage buildings would tend to give some substance to the concept that the four corners busi- ness district can indeed reach the year 2000 as a Heritage Trade Centre. Surely these are com- mendable goals for one planner in Town Hall, the Chamber of Commerce, the downtown merchants and the newly formed local architectural con- servation advisory com- mittee (LACAC) with which I serve. Eugene M. Henry 1600 Charles St., Whitby reader Your co-operation and advice was greatly ap- preciated. Thank you once again. Yours very truly, Group 74 Brooklin Spring- Fair Parade Committee. there will be a similar trophy for the female winners as there is for the male winners. After ail the females. ran as hard and as good as-the males, and surely deserve the same recognition. I am, Yours Sincerely, Eric Stancer, 5 Vipond Street, Brooklin, Ontario. Dear Sir: On behalf of the Brook. lin Spring Fair Parade Committee we would like to extend our, sincere Females deserve.bed race trophy too g,1 nt.