PAGE 8, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1986 WHITBY FREE PRESS Demands on the MTC are horrend ous says Ed Fulton FROM PG. 1 was preardt meet wltb local andreglonal officiais to discuss the matter. The minister said municipalities across the province are pressing Queen's Park for increased roada' funding and yet the share of funds funnelled into is ministry over the past ten years bave' been diminisbing - a situation lie said he is trying to rectify. "The demanda on this ministry are horren- doua. For example, we ve, got 72 transit systems we bave to look after. People tbink it's juat, the Go Transit and the TTC but tbere are 72," said Mr. Fulton. Regional councillor and public works chairman Gerry Emm, wbo bas said ln past that the province- must assume' most of the responsibility for any strains on local roada resuiting from tbe Go extension, estimated tbe cost would run in the millions. Mr. Emm said it will cost $2, million to town and regional wlll lie required to bulld was commltted to coin- declined. roads' budgets. tbe new trains that wlll pleting tbat project as, "The word guarantee In is speech, Mr. be needed. soon after 1988. as can get people into Fulton said construction The province bas yet possible. Asked by one trouble but we bave on the Whltby line will to eatablisb a tîme, reporter if be would every intention of ex- create 800 man years of trame for extending tbe guarantee that the uine tending Go transit into employment and rail service into Oshawa will one day extend to Osbawa," a aid tbe another 1,500 man years but Mr. Fulton saidhe Osbawa, Mr. Fulton minister. FROM PC. 1 Residents, ind Decom objectionable- prepare Thickson Rd. and Henry St. alone - $2 million over and aboya work already proposed on Tbickson Rd. "I tbink Go sbould be prepared to put up most of the money related to the necessary im- provemnents. The tax. payera shouldn't bave to pay for roada tbat are being worn down by commuter traffic,"' said Mr. Emm. However, the coun- cillor said be was en- couraged tbat Mr. Fuiton was at least prepared to discuas the of written guarantees or propoaed precautions tbey build . into this proposaI, tbey are littie consolation in the event of violations, to say notbing of accidents," said Mrs. Pilniuk. Theratepayera' group wiil te circulating a petition during tbe next two weeks wbich tbey plan to present to the asseasment board at the bearing. Mrs. Pilniuk said copies of tbe petition can lie found at the Witby Library, 415 Rosedale Dr., 62 Canadian Oaks Cres. and -at the Fire Place Restaurant. 1 Upon bearing eviden- ce at tbe environmental bearing Feli. 26 at tbe Town Hall,- members of the bearlng panel wili report to a full meeting of tbe Environinental Assesament Board. Ac- cording to a spokesman for tbe board, tbe Direc- tor of Envirorimentai Approvals wiil tben make a decision on tbe merits of the proposai and be bas the autbority to approve tbe Decom station even thougli town council bas a Iready said tbey don't want it.- If the Decom proposai is approved b owever, the town still bas tbe op- tion of appealing to tbe Environmental Appeal Board, said Yvonne Fernandes, bearings registrar. Tbe town bas hired a lawyer to represent tbem at tbe bearing and regional councillor Tom Edwards saidtbey wil figbt tbe Decom proposai ail the way. "Why sbouid Whitby be responsible for al this materiai generated in Toronto. Tbey're talking about carting In 50 tons a day of this atuff. J.O. Ruddy Hospital producea les than one pound per day of this material. It'sjust not acceptable," said Mr. Edwarda. The environmental assessment hearing will be beld in the council cbambera beginning at 1 p.m., Feli. 26 and it is open to the public. Anyone wisbing to at- tend tonigbt's ratepayera meeting can cail 576-4322 or sbow up at 127 Thickson Rd. at 7:30 p.M. ~t>e Pie & ift sfrDppe ~ SOLID OAK &PINE FURNITURE -,DON'T FORGET - PRICE INCREASE MARCH 15TH MAKE YOUR PURCHASE TODAY &SAVEUP TO 20% 110 DUNLOP ST. E. T 0 WHIITBY 666-,1331 NEW STORE HOURS: open Tues.-Wed. 10-6, Thurs.-Fri. 10-9, Saturday 105, Sunday 11-4, Cosed Mondays, tbeir opposition to tbe proposai beard. "We object to ail this stuff being bauled in fromn Toronto and otber areas, Witby doesn't bave to be a dumping ground for ail of Toron- to's pathological waste. It's disgusting. If you look up pathological waste in the. dictionary it's deacribed as morbid and diseased tissue. I mnean, it's juat something tbat, well.. wbo needa it," said an exasperated Mrs. Pilnîuk. Mra. Pilniuk said tbe proposed site, in tbe neigbbourbood of Con- sumera' Rd. and Hopkins St., la too close to- residential areas, restaurants and food related . industries. 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