WilITBY *FRFIS PR1SS, WLt;)NI-SDA', NMAY 27, Il-Q8l I>ACE 3 Brooklin's fate decided tomorrow By MICHAEL KNELL Free Press Staff Tomorrow Durham Regional Council will decide the fate of the controversial Brooklin development proposal. Durham Regional Chair- man Gary Herrema has called for a special meeting of council in "committee-of- the-whole" to consider reports from the planning and finance departments. The ironic thing is that while the planning report recommends against the proposal, the finance depar- tment's supports it. The planning department report says that the hamlet's present water and septic tank system is only in need of minor extensions to eliminate many of the problems that area residen- ts have been concerned about. In fact, the report states that the Durham Regional Health Unit and planning of- ficials have concluded that "the situation does not represent a hazard to the health of the citizens of Brooklin to any extent whereby the extension of sanitary sewers is required at the exclusion of all other Welch to speak at industrial s eminar Ontario deputy premier and minister of energy, Robert Welch will be the guest speaker at the Town of Whitby's "At Home Industry Seminar" to be held at the municipal building on June 3. According to statement release by Mayor Bob Atter- sley, Welch will speak to the representatives of local in- dustry about the need to identify alternative routes of energy resources. Assistant appointed for contract talks Gary O'Neill, an Ottawa lawyer, has been appointed by the Education Relations Commission "to assist" the teachers and trustees of the Durham Region Roman Catholic Separate School Board in their contract negotiations. O'Neill's experience with bargaining in the education sector dates back to 1977. Since that time he has been appointed either as a fact finder or a Mediator on thir- ty-six occasions. His most recent mediation appoin- tments include: Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry. R.C.S.S., Renfrew R.C.S.S., Hamilton Elementary and Ottawa Elementary. O'Neill, a law graduate of the University of Ottawa in 1973, also received a master's degree in engineering from Carleton University in 1967. considerations." The report also states that the proposal by Consolidated Building Corporation to turn the hamlet into a town of 10,000 people over ten years is only financially accep- table if the region had to in- stall the sanitary sewer themselves. "The.... financial proposal would appear to be viable only if the region would be required to service Brooklin in the near future to a population of 10,500, in the absence of any development applications." In other words, the exten- sion of the region's sanitary sewer system would not be necessary to accommodate the present needs of the hamlet. Planning department of- ficials are also of the opinion that Brooklin's development would detract from development opportunities elsewhere in the region. "Growth in Brooklin would virtually replace development that would oc- cur elsewhere in the region," the report states. They are also concerned that the development scheme would not preserve Brooklin's community iden- tity. "A large scale develop- ment and fast rate of population growth would not enhance community tradition and rural values of the existing hamlet." While the financial depar- tment report does not come out and say that the hamlet should be developed it has said that the developer will pay the total cost of exten- ding the sewer service to Brooklin. "First City (the parent company of CBC) shall pay the total cost of truck water supply and sewer facilities to Brooklin for a population of 10,500," it states adding that the developer shall also pay for any oversizing of the pipes to accommodate a population of 25,000. The developer will also pay to further extend the water supply and sewer lines to the lot lines of existing homes and businesses. However, finance officials said that they are "well aware that this development is premature." They also admitted that there is not a strong case for recommending that the project proceed considering the amount.of already ser- viced land that is available for development in the region. While the region stands to lose $1.6 million in reduced lot levies, the financial benefits to be had from the developer's promise to pay for extending the water and sewer services are "significant." The debate tomorrow is expected to be lively with councillors lining up on both sides. 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