PA W .WUTY 1 PRESSWEDNESDAY, APRILilà , 1067 Complaints about traffie and park area in townhouse plan Increased traffic and inadequate park area were among the concer- ns expressed at a public meeting last week by area residents over a 163-unit subdivision planned for the southeast corner of Rossland Rd. E. and Garden St. A petition, with 289 names, was presented in opposition to the Paramount Development Corp. Ltd. application for 137 single family townhouses and 26 single family detached homes, on the 8.2- hectar (20-acre) property. One area resident, Dr. M. Crotin of Stargell Dr., predicted "major traffic confusion" would result from the development, particularly at the intersection of Garden St. and Bassett Blvd., the collector road Which would bound the sub- division in a curvelinear alignment ON TAUNTON RD. 1 KM WEST OF HWY 12 IN WHITBY 668-6606 or 294-7965 CHILDREN, COLOUR THIS EGG AND BRING IT WITH YOU. YOUR COLOURED PICTURE IS GOOD FOR ONE FREE CHILDS ADMISSION FROM THURSDAY APRIL 16th TO MONDAY APRIL 20TH. from Garden to Rossland. "There'll be p monumental traf- fic jam at Bassett and Garden every morning and every night," he said at the April 6 meting before Whitby's administration commit- tee. Another area resident, Fran Konoroski, suggested that a street within the subdivision be realigned in the plan to come out at Bassett directly opposite a street in ad- joining subdivision. Kopnoroski, who outlined her own plan for the subdivision, said the street in the developer's plans for the subdivision now joins Bassett at a "bad location." She said she had no difficulty with the size of the proposed parkland (about three-quarters of an acre) withii the subdivision but that the location would bè "not easily accessible" to residents there. "This isn't perfect," she said of the Paramount plan. "There could be some changes. "If I can corne up with a guideline, then I think a planner can sit down and do it," she suggested. Crowton said he was unaware when he purchased his home that there was townhouse development nearby and indicated concern about reduced property value. Another resident, Joe Basso, com- mented that there could be "problems" since a townhouse development might attract lower- income buyers who "would not really want to take care of their property." Konoroski said she was against all the townhouse develop- ment located "in one area." Chris Patterson, who presented the petition, said the development plan offered "little variety of housing types." "We don't feel this proposai would maintain quality of living," he said. Hayden Matthews, executive vice president of Paramount, defended the application as a "quality' development," and estimated a cost of between $130,000 and $170,000 for each town- house. "We would dare to say this is what you would call luxury townhouse development," he told about 100 residents attending the meeting. He also pointed out that the development is the lowest density permitted within medium density requirement of the Town's officiai plan. "The official plan technically allows 50 per cent more units," he told residents. "We're going the minimum." He said buyers of the town- shouses might be young families "who will want to maintain their on Thurs., April 16th Hours:9:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. Village Restaurant Hours: 11:30 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. WhatsNew? NEW COUNTRY HARVEST BUFFET IN RESTAURANT ANEWLOOKINOUR4SHOPS* NEWGIFTS NEW FARE IN THE TEA ROOM SNACK BAR Especially for Easter * EASTER BUNNY FOR THE CHILDREN FRIDAY 17TH - MONDAY 20TH * CAM WARNE ON THE ORGAN SUNDAY AFTERNOON ONLY PLUS: 110 Miniatures ALSO MANY NEW ONES IN COTTAGE COUNTRY WHICH IS GETTING SET UP FOR CHRISTENING ON MAY 2. THOUSANDS OF EARLY BULBS & SPRING GREENS HAPPY EASTER properties." Matthews also said the park size was "reasonable enough." He noted that Paramount had "over- dedicated parkland" in their Pringle Creek development. The subdivision property also in- cludes a three-acre site, right at the corner of Rossland and Garden, for mixed use. Matthews said a "concept only" design for the parcel proposes 30,000 sq. ft. of retail space, 12,000 sq. ft. for office and a 130-unit con- dominium tower. Matthews em- phasized that such uses are only a concept, and not a firn proposal, of what would be permitted under the mixed use designation of the block of land at the corner. Area resident Maureen Hassam, who said her three children now at- tend three different schools, asked where children fron the proposed subdivision would attend school. "Every school here is bulging," said hassam. "Where are you going to accommodate all the children?" Administration committee chairman Marcel Brunelle urged residents to "try a positive ap- proach" toward the application. He directed residents to discuss their concerns with the developer after the meeting. "There is room for com- promise," said councillor Gerry Emm. "We're going to get a better plan than what's here tonight." He said the plan offered by Konoroski should be 'kept around.' "Let's make sure that doesn't disappear," he said. Couneillors' pay raised At their last regular meeting, regional councillors opted to vote themselves a four per cent pay hike effective Jan. 1, 1987 despite strong appeals to the contrary from one of its members. Oshawa councillor Ed Kolodzie rose to say the Region had recently passed a 9.8 per cent budget in- crease and should be setting an example of restraint. He also poin- ted out that Durham's councillors are the third highest paid in the province and "don't need any in- crease." Only councillors in York Region and Peel receive higher stipends with $18,165 and $17,833 respectively. 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