by TIM BAINES A $25,000 provincial A 1-fleld soccer coin- grant proved to be a plex la flot ln the cards major contributlng fac. for Whltby this year. tor to Council's decision Town COunCil bas to delay. The grant recommended that a deadllne bas recently request froin the Whltby passed s0 the soccer Iroquois Soccer Club be club could flot apply for deferred pendlng the one now untîl at least completion of the April. forecasted Master "We have to.go out Recreation Plan. and find out the actual Councillors agreed cost of everything the soccer, fields, before the projeet can proposed for mulnicipal go ahead," said Coun- land north of the Otter cillor Marcel Brunelle. Creek subdivision, were "My first impression, a great idea but more i was it's a very desirable depth research in termsl concept but as I got fur- of cost should be under- ther into it, I found there taken before the project were difficulties. I went ahead. suggest there's quite a The club had assured bit more in ternis of ex- Coundil it would con- pense than originally tribute $40,000 over a expected."e two-yèar period and an "We want to look at addltional $35,000 was ail avenues before we promlsed from the Jwmp i with both feet,", Whitby Optimiet Club. said Councillor Ross Marigold Fesi by TIM BAINES situation like this next Whitby's Marigold year, l'Il have a great Festival bas been deal of difficulty rescued - thanks to a lit- agreeing with'this sort tde assistance from > of tbing, " he said. Town Coundil. Howard' Smith, Coundil voted Monday chairman of the night ti not only buy Marlgold Committee, back ail unsold conceded there were Marigold passport coins difficulties with this at 75 cents each, they year's festival' but wli also forget about a thought the problerns $1,307 charge for rental could be ironed out. of Iroquois Park *during 'II don't want to corne the festival., back next year and ask Councilor Marcel for money," he said. I Bruneile warned, the think we've gathered Marigold Festival enough information we Cominittee this sort of can do the, job. It practice would likely warrants another cracki only be acceptable in at it." ,»ý the festival's inaugural, A report, froin Whitby year. treasurer, AI "If we have a Claringbold said the Batten. just as Important as Rein Verrydt, gainest," he sald. "dWe spokesman for the should have twice as Whitby Iroquois Soccer many fields as we have Club, salid the club wlll >ow.s co-operate wlth the town Verrydt answered I any way to have the concerns about fields bufit. washroor and change He warned that Coun- facilities by offering to cil sbould not delay a use portable toilets. decision too long or the "What is the differen- provincial grant would ce having soccer fields be no good. ail over town without "If it's put off the washrooms and having grant wil be uselees,"1 one big field with no he said. "The'increase washrooms. We couid in Inflation would equal use a portable on-the- the amount of the spot toilet until money grant."Y cornes avail1able to build "Verrydt told the the facilities.", operations. committee Council- agreed that the need for additional engineering con- soccer fields in Whitby sultation would be is iznmediate. required with ap- "We have enough SOC~- proxirnately $2,000 cer fields for the teains needed for this* purpose. to play one gaine a This money wiil be week. There la no space projected in the 1984 for practises,which, are current budget forecast. iival',Rescued 1983 coins could be of- fered for resale-at the 1984 festival, providing purchasers with a keep- sake froin'the first Marigold Festival.. "In order to, replace the revenue which was anticipated froin' the coilectors, the town could take these coins into its inventory at a value of 75 cents each," said Claringbold in, the report. "In 1984, when the coins are sold to, festiv4l1 participants, an amount of $1.50 per coin could be returned to, the town by the Festival Conxmittee. It would further be expected that a portion of the net proceeds of the 1984 festival may be required to remove the balance of unsold coins froin the inventory. " "By ' altering or eliminating some of the events with significant costs- and little or no financial 'return, 'the Festival Committee bas been able to. project 'a sinaîl operating sur- plus, " he added. C.F. MESHER ISeniors & Students I15% OffI wlth this coupon I 668-2872 I 109 Dundas St. W. WHITBY FREE PRES , WEUNESDAY OCTOBER 26,1983, PAGE 3 BOTLEThe Mt Whltby Boy munlty - Hlghway 2 to BOTLEScouts are holding a bot- 401 and Annis St. to DRIVE tde drive lni their area Lynde Creek) on Satur- (West Lynde coin- day, Nov. 5. -1 Stadium cont'd fro im page i faiiy capable of osiga variety of sportlng and, cultural events of a professional and amateur nature. The report does say the stadium will be prlmarily a sports facility for professional football, basebail and soccer enbanced by such design possibilities as relocatable bleachers and retractable roof. It la also expected to host university, coilege and hlgh sohool chain- pionship gaines at various levels. Other sporting events' could include tennis tournaments, track and field ineets,; basketball, boxing, equestrian, rodeos,, automobile and niotorcycle races. The other il sub- missions hi the Hugh Macauley-chaied study committee are froni Halton Region, Minister of Transport James Snow, Canadian National Exhibition, Richmond HIII, Markham, York University, Varsity Stadium, Miler Paving (Hihwys404 and 7), Woodbine Jockey Club, York Hanover (111gh- way 401 and 27) and Mississauga. 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