Whitby Free Press, 15 Apr 1987, p. 3

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,WHITBY FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15, 1987, PAGE 3 Pla za-mapartment -on Brock St.e could, be By MIKE JOHNSTON If Whitby councillors don't change their positions -before the next council meeting, a store plaza and apartmnent plan for the corner of Ontario St. W. and Brock St. S. will be denied. The mixed use designation would allow the property owners, Lorna Cheah and Salvatore Princiotto, to* build a three-storey building at the corner with the first floor available for commercial use and the top two floors for residential use. 1 The second phase of Whitby Downtown Secondary Plan, which has yet to be adopted by council, has recommended that the corner be designated for medium density residential use. A final decision on the application was referred for two weeks' by council, after a vote taken on the application ended in a tie. Coun- cillor Tom *Edwards was flot at the meeting. Councillors Joe Bugelli, Joe Drumm and Ross Batten favored the application while Mayor Bob Attersley *and councillors Gerry Emm and Marcel Brunielle voted against the application. Contacted by The Free Press on Tuesday morning, councillor Ed- wards said he will vote against the application in favor of the medium density residential use, thus denying the application. Edwards said there are a lot of areas in the downtown area to "be filled" and -by approving the ap- plication a "precedent", would be set to permit further commercial expansion along Brock St. S. "It will be wiser to say no and compel developers to look inside the downtown area," said Edwar- ds. That argument was also put for- wsard at Monday night's council meeting by Ed Buffett, Président of the Downtown Business Iii- provement Area (DBIA>. "We (the DBIA) wre initially approached to support the ap- plication and we decided flot to take' a stand. Subsequently, we have. recognized that we do have to take a stand," Buffett told council' members. He said the application is' a mat- ter of "survival" for downtown businesses. "This will establish a precedent on Brock St. S. " Setting that precedent, according to Buffett, could jeopardize 2,000 fuli-time jobs in the downtown School tax 8.5 per cent FROM PAGE i public funding to separate schools. In bis report, Brown said the mill rate increase would have been 'three per cent lower without the impact of Bil 30. The board will have an l'am- bitious" capital construction program of $21 million in 1987. That will include two new schools ini Whitby, one in Pickering and one i Ajax. Another 40 portables are ex- pected to be added. The board wil add 69.6 staff in 1987.,(103 had been recommended by staff ) as well as others to be hired as a direct result of increased student enrolment. Brown said the impact of last year's staff additions, when 219 were hired, is felt in the 1987 budget since salaries and benefit costs will now be assumed for a 12-month period. Transporation costs are up 16 per cent from 1986 - the board will spend $8.6 million to transport ap- proximately 16,000 students each day, or one-third of Durham's student population. "I submit that if the board wishes to control expenditures in this area, it will be necessary to adhere stric- tly to the transportation policy and resist pressure fromn those who are seeking transportation for students not covered by the policy," Brown suggests i his report. Provincial assistance to the board has gone Up from last year, by 5.77 per cent for elementary schools and 8.22 per cent for secon- dary schools. Trustees commented that spen- ding was high -but that the budget was "4realistic," as described by Uxbridge trustee Heather Beveridge. She said the budget includes items that were "solely needed" in the Durham education system. Whitby trustee John Buchanan said the board is "catching up" to the growth that is occurring in the Region. "We can't put 'them off any longer and we can't wait any longer," he said of items included in this year's budget. Scugog trustee Debbie Tredway said she was "very happy" with the budget because the "majority of money is being spent in the tren- ches - in the schools. " "It's going to make '87 an ex- cellent year in our system," she said. FREEZER ORDER* PARTY PLATTERS e COLD CUT e C1IIEESES 0 FREEZER ()RDERS EASTEND #QUALITY MEATS & DELICATESSEN... CO THIS WEEKS SPECIALS - SSHORT RIB BLADE ROAST i only 2.25 lb. (4.96 Kg.) SPORK SPARE RIBSe only 2.29 lb. (5.05 Kg.) ' HOMEMADE SMEAT LOAF only 659 (100g) P TASTE SAMPLE OUR SNACK SAUSAGE.... SENVING YOU PERSONALLY SWITH THE FIN EST & FRESH EST MEAT SBLAIR PARK PLAZA Tues. - Wed. 9 a:m. - 6 P.M. 668-472 Sat.CLOÊED MON DAYS' FREEZER (HtDER *0IPARTY PLATTERS *0(>) (RICT a CIIEESES 0 FREEZER <)R)EIIS area. "'Does this mean the BIA will op- pose any commercial development outside the BIA 'until you are in- filled?" councillor Batten asked Buffett. "No. We are opposing this one but we Will look at- them ahl in- dividually, 1 replied Buffett. England and Adel Ruddy, who live in the area. Both oppose the ap- plication. England said that if the ap- plication is approved, Brock St. S. would eventually rival Dundas St. E. But councillor Drumm Town will reconsider computer process Whitby's operations committee councillor Tom Edwards. has postponed a decision on a new While Delima did not directly an- computer system for the Town af- swer the question, he said the new ter hearing a complaint by one of* system slhould be able to handle the companies which made an un- functions from ail the Town's successful bid for the systemn. departments with treasury being "The process was probably.right, the mainuser. but we believe it was not thorough "You have to accommodate for enough," said Ron Delima -of the future as well as today," he WANG Canada of the recommen- said. dation that had been made to com- He asked committee to delay the mittee. vote until a more detailed analysis The treasurers department had eould be done. recommended that the Town pur- Mayor Bob Attersley agreed chase and instaîl a computer that the vote should be put off. system from SRB Inter- "I have a whole lot of cfficulty national/Digital Equipment Com- with this. Council needs a good pany of Canada at a cost of $652,208 . thrashing on this whole matter, " he The cost is $102,208 more than the said. Town approved for the system in Committee agreed to delay the the 1987 capital budget. matter and have a second look at "What did we do wrong?" asked the proposais. 91 m I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I ( Ener*ftkeeLOA PLAN FINANCED BY THE % ROYAL 13ANK At interest rates betow prime NO DOWN PAYMENTS TO OUALIFIED PURCHASES. comfort, plus: .0W OPERATING COSTS with Carrier's high etficiency, rejected disagreed. He called the property- "a disgrace, " as it now looks. "This council. is committèd to development,"' said Drumm, ad- ding that with council's approval, there are some ."cistasteful buildings" in the downtown area. He cited the new medical center, currently under construction at the corner of Center St. N. and Dundas St. W., as an example. 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