WHITBY FR ElPRESS, WEDNLSDAY, MARCH 4, 1981 .PAGE 7 Brooklin's fate decided soon: Herrema The fate of Brooklin will be decided before the end of April according to Regional Chairman Gary Herrema. Herrema said last week that regional council will have to decide whether or not to approve the develop- ment plans proposed by Consolidated Building Cor- poration (CBC) before that time. CBC has proposed to build enough new homes in the hamlet to boost its population to 10,000 from the present 1,600. A special meeting of the council's tri-committee (composed of the finance, planning and public works committees) will be held on March 13 to discuss the mat- ter. While it has been reported that the basic development plan is unchanged, CBC has submitted a new offer on the financing of the sewer ex- tension to Brooklin. That ex- tension is needed before the project can be undertaken. The developer reached an agreement~ with Whitby Town Council on the con- dition thati entire cost sewer. it would pay the of extending the The sewer extension has an estimated cost of $5 million. Herrema said that he does not know whether or not Durham Regional Council will support the proposal. "There seems to be a lot of Leonard's work on display at gallery From March 7 to March 29, The Station Gallery will feature a decade of dynamic paintings and drawings by Toronto artist, John Leonard. The exhibition traces the painter's evolution through a number of interesting series from his earlier concerns with "Pop" art to his more recent preoc- cupation with High Realism. In each of his works the primary impact lies with the image itself. The viewer*s immediate reaction will vary according to the sub- ject and treatment of in- dividual pieces; from the tough paintings of heavy machinery to the more gen- tLe studies of female backs. His magically illusionistic 'tompre l'oeil' paintings will draw forth a range of responses from fascination, to awe or amusement. Leonard will be present at Brok1in WHITBY PUBLIC LIBRARY - BROOKLIN BRANCH The speaker for the next discussion group at the library, Tuesday afternoon, 12:30-1:30 p.m., will be a councellor from the Durham Region Family Counselling Service. Learn all about this important community resource which provides orofessional, confidential help for all kinds of problems. Pre-schoolers will enjoya program of music and games in the children's library at this same time, 12:30-1:30 Tuesday. Your library currently has an excellent selection of fiction, best sellers, exciting non-fiction and new Canadian material. Do drop in and have a look. You're sure to find something interesting. MISS BROOKLIN SPRING FAIR PAGEANT Are you thinking of entering the Miss Brooklin Pageant this year? If so and you qualify you may attend a meeting to have all your questions answered by Miss Brooklin 1980 and four other pageant winners. To qualify, you must be a young lady between the ages of 17 and 20years of age (as of August 1981) and live in the Town of Whitby (Ashburn, Myrtle, Brooklin or Whitby). If interested call Susan Smith at 655-4737 and watch for fur- ther details in this column. Susan Smith 655-4737 Brown's Foodmaster (Before noon Saturday ) the opening reception on Sunday, March 8 at 2 p.m. The Station Gallery is located at the corner of Henry and Victoria Streets in Whitby. Gallery hours are Tuesday to Friday 12 noon - 5 p.m.; Tuesday to Thursday 6 p.m. - 9 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday 2 p.m. -5p.m. John Leonard: 10 Years was organized and cir- culated by the Sarnia Public Library and Art Gallery in co-operation with The Whit- by Station Gallery. For further information, please call Linda Paulocik at (416) 668-4185. negative feeling about it," Herrema said. "They say we should use the land we already have serviced." According to regional finance officials, Durham has about 14,000 acres of residential land serviced and ready for development. The chairman said that the region does not have the authority to compel developers to build in these areas and that Brooklin must be considered because there is a developer willing to build there. Mayor Bob Attersley said recently that he is optimistic that the proposal will be ap- proved. He said that the region needs the additional water and sewer users to keep the rate down. Council recently increased the user rate by an average of 20.5 per cent. Many members of council have said that the only way the proposal will proceed is if CBC agrees to pay the en- tire cost of extending the sewer. It has been reported that CBC wants to deduct part of the sewer extension cost from the development levies that all developers must pay before proceeding with con- struction. 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