Gerry Emm appomted toTrevlew WHITBY'>FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY SEPM E1 6,1979, PA'GE 3 R egional review committeeloigfrpstv suggestions, on how to mke it work better By MICHAELKNELL Free Prese Staff >Whltby does flot sufer. by' belng part of Durham Reglon daims one Whltby regional councillgr., Gerry Emmi said in an in- terview wlth the Free Press that, 1I don't think we sufer other than there la more red tape." >Emm was recently ap- pointed Whtby's represen- tative on the region ýreview commlttee. ,: The commlttee's purpose, in, the words 0f it's chair- man, Oshawa, Mayor ýJim Potticary la te "find positive suggestions on how. we. can benefit their (the' public's) living in the region."Il< Potticary clalmned'that Wt from The yachting crowd vlslting Whtby's new boat marina l soon bave im- proved facilities for a little dry- land"'barbecuing and picnlcklng. The tewn of Whitby wil receive a $25,000 Ontario granit te further develop the Whltby Harbor- Park, Natural Resources Minister James AuId announced teday. «The 20-hectare (50-acre) park fronts on the water, and the new Port Whitby Marina that opened this summer wlth slips for .200 craft. "That park was once just a lot of bullruhes," said Whltby town treasurer For- bes McEwen, "but, along with the marina and recreation area, it will be was timne to reviewi the region wlth, the, pubIicý because "neyer in, the hlstory ofthe reglon bave we gone te the people" te find out their vlews on relonal govfrnment. The. proposai . for the revlew- commuittee came orlglnally -from Potticary and Whltby Mayor JLm Gar- tahore. Thýà e committee wll hold public meetings in each of the eight municipalities that comprise Durham Region. (The commnunities are: Oshawa, , Whitby,1y'Ajax, Pickering, Newcastle,. Ux- bridge, Scugog and Brock.) - It w accept verbal and written presentations romn inclivduals ,and,,written' fluistry the jewel of the municipality in another flve years." He sald the. park, which alsoý attracts local visiters, la also adjacent to the. town's 20-hectare maîne reereational area, that In- cludes bail diamonds, soccer pitches, tennis courts and a 1,500-seat arena. This la where Whitby star- ted years ago,. before the main, settlement leap- frogged north, and 'now we're comtag back. to it," said Mr. McEwan. Further development work viii include addition'of tepsoil,' sodding and ini- stailation of sanitaryr water and electrical services, plus construction of a road apnd parking area for vehicle visitors. briefs fromn any organization (businesses, communlty and' servicée groupe, rateayer's associations etc.) The comrnitteeî was"given a budget,0f $10,000 to com- pile the reportý which It will present to council . i the, sj»'ing of190 Any recominendations the commlttee makes, that are adopted by reglonal council, wll be forwarded to Queen's Park in the' hope of making amendments to the Région of Durham, Act' Pottlcary. said. "The provincial gover- nznent didn't listen' to, the muncipliteswhen the région was formed,"P he said. "But they-should listen now." WHITBY AND THE' REGION'S FUTURE Emm said that the only way te get the Whltby tax- payer to accept the reglon la to prove that it will be a benefit to them. "If you can prove that. tai the future,, it will be beneficial to them and their children" the, region wll gain-acceptance he said. There 'are three definite benefits 1te Whltby in regionalization Emmn 'sald. The takeôver of cert 'ain roads by the -region, deben- ture debts'and their conser- vation. The region, when it- took, over ce rtain, local projects, also took over, paymèént of the debt that was made.. E mm'bas taken exception to Potticary'sà dalim that "Oshawa doesn't need the region"I because Oshawa getsa'a fair chunk of, the benefits. .Oshawa la a definite beneficiary of reglonal government," he said. This la despite Pottlcary's dlaim that Oshawa foots the bilil for tI4e reglon because it pays 42 per cent of the money. -Emm also states that the region bas .beneflted from Whitby's planning,, Stace most of Whity's ta- dustrial land la below Hligh- way -401, the. region bas an easier Urne seing itself te, potential tavestors. Industrial planning la the region's and towns' Joint responsibility the, choice between Oshawa and Whitby for an investor doesn't exist because the levels of service and taxation are the same; the choice would then become between Wbitby and some other part of Ontario he said. Despite this Emm em- pba-h-slzed that "It's my job te get the best deal for Whlt- >When the hearlngs have come te an end, Emm sald that "the province la just as anxious te see wbat the recommendations wlllbe."1 What la Emni looking for in this revlew?1 "I'd like te see a fair share for Whltby. Tru4e acknowledgement« that Whitby holds the most vacant tadustrial land and that Whltby la the centre point 0f industrial develop- ment and not just the whlp- pmng boy of the reglon." Whl 'le the reglonhas some good thlngs- golng for it Emm said that there la stlll "4 room for improvement."$ That improvement should be found and implemented some councillors have sald because as. 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Centennial Building, 416 Centre Street South, Whitby, Ontario Architectural reasons for the designation include the out. standing features of the Greek Revival Style of architec- tural design. Historical reasons for the designation include its service, f rom 1854 to 1964 as the meeting place for Ontario County Council and County Court proceedings and headquarters for County officiaIs. Dated at the Town of Whitby Municipal Building this lOth day of September, .1979. W m. H. Wallace, Cerk-Administrâtor. m