PAGE 4, WHITBY FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 10, 1987- Regional requirement described as'blackmail Jim Souch of Marigold Lincoln newsletter, says Marigold pur- Mercury has described as chased 7,200 sq. ft. of adjoining "regional blackmail" a Durham property for expansion and Region requirement ofrfree land beautification. from Marigold in return for He dlaims the Region, in ex- building permits. change for permit approvals, wants Souch, in a letter published in the 8,000 sq. ft. of land for future ex- Whitby Chamber of Commerce pansion of Anderson St. east of the NOTICE TO CLIENTS OF DEPARTM ENT0F! SOCIAL SERVICES * Due to the attending postal strike, all general welfare assistance cheques will be picked up after 2:00 p.m. on. the due date effective June 8,1987. In the office representing your area all main pay days being the 1st and 16th of every mon-M th, the hours of cheque pick up will be 9:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M. inclusive. l This practice will stay in effect until such time as the postal disruption is settled. GO - RAIN SERVICE EXTENSION STUDY - WHITBY TO OSHAWA BACKGROUND As part of the GO Train Service Expansion Program, the Government of Ontario is currently extending full service from Pickering to Whit- by. This extension is scheduled for completion in the Fall of 1988. At the same time, a study to assess the further extension of GO Train service from Whitby to Oshawa has been initiated. THESTUDY The study to assess the extension of GO Train service f rom Whitby Into Oshawa is a joint Provincial-Municipal undertaking, involving the Ministry of Transportation and Communications, GO Transit and Durham Region. Basic alignment and station location alternatives will be considered, and an implementation plan recommended. The study is subject to the Environmental Assessment Act of Ontario. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION Public participation will be a key part of the study. Public information centres have been arranged as follows: June 22 Oshawa Holiday Inn June 23 Newcastle (Lions Club-Bowmanville) June 24 Whitby Municipal Office 3:00 - 9:00 p.m. 3:00 - 9:00 p.m. 3:00 - 9:00 p.m. You are encouraged to attend one of the information centres to ex- press your views. For any further information please contact: Mr. Howard Anders Project Manager Toronto Area Co-ordinating Office Ministry of Transportation and Communications 1201 Wilson Avenue West Tower Downsview, Ontario M3M 1J8 Mr. lan Williams Consultant Project Manager M.M. Dillon Limited 47 Sheppard Avenue East Willowdale, On.tario M2N 5X5 Tel: (416)>229-4646 property. "I am well aware that this gun to the head tactic islegal and common practice under the Regional Act, however it's darn poor business practice to give up 8,000 sq. ft. of land, gratis, having just paid $200,000 to acquire 7,200 sq. ft.," says Souch. Souch, past president of the Whitby Chamber, says the Region should "negotiate honorably" if they have an immediate need for a "super highway." Marigold bought the property to expand, modernize and beautify. The first of a three-phase plan in- Whitby council has rejected a crossing guard at the intersection of Anderson St. and Frederick St./Bradley Dr. because the guard would have trouble stopping four- lane traffic. Parents living on the east side of Anderson had asked for a guard to guide their children across the street to get to the new Pringle Creek School. "It is our opinion that a crossing guard would have difficulty in stopping all four lanes of vehicular volved garbage clean-up, removal of a house, tree planting and in- terior refinishing of another house for office use. That phas was com- pleted. The second stage would see ex- terior siding on the house and in- stallation of about 200 feet of plan- ters along Anderson. The third phase includes refinishing of the main building, more planters and relocation of the service area from east side to the west side. Souch says beautification and clean-up of the corner could be carried out if the Region has no immediate plans for Anderson. traffic prior to having the school children start into the crosswalk," states a report from the public works department. The department argues that traf- fic on the two outside lanes would have difficulty seeing children crossing due to cars stopped on the two inside lanes. "We can see a large group of children walking into the path of a motorist not able to see why the other traffic is stopped," says the department. "The permits required would not be for the construction of any major permanent structures on Anderson, actually just the opposite. The area in question would be planters and p- arking,"'lhe says. "In the distant future, if the land is required, the Region can at that time acquire it; but in the interim years why not make the best use of the area?e" Souch says he wrote the letter "primarily to point out the frustration businesses encounter when they try to re-invest, moder- nize and clean up a community eyesore.t The Town had asked the Region to install traffic signals at a suitable crossing point but the Region rejected the suggestion. The public works department notes that the Durham Region Separate school board has decided to bus students to St. Theresa's Separate School, those who have to cross Anderson St. The department has recommen- ded that no crossing guard be ap- proved until some form of traffic control is placed on Anderson St. Building permits top $62 million Growth in Whitby shows no sign of. slowing down with $18.9 million worth of building permits issued for the month of May. The Town has now issued $62.3 million worth of permits, compared to $40.5 million at this time last year. Last year the Town set a record issuing $115 million worth of permits. "I don't know when this will let up," says Mayor Bob Attersley. Residential permits worth $10 million led the way again in May. Industrial permits totalling $7.5 million were issued and commer- cial permits worth $1.3 were issued. "Whitby is really blossoming. We are on a roll and we have already had a request for $6 million in per- mits in June," says the mayor. While there are claims that building is slowing down in Toron- to, Attersley says that is not the case in Whitby. "I don't see any slowing down. Our promotions are paying off." The bulk of1 mits was an construction development the commercial per- $800,000 permit for of the Wagner called Whitby Professional Court at Green and Ontario Sts. A $7-million permit for expansion at Ancalabs makes up most of the value of the industrial permits. During May, the Town collected $116,861 in permit fees bringing the total to date at $381,963. Town assistance will cost organizations Organizations who ask the Town for assistance in arranging a special event will now have to com- pensate the Town for their efforts. In a report to council, the parks and recreation department com- plained that they are often asked to VANDERMEER NURSERY & GARDEN /« CENTRE -j SOD AVAILABI NOW! THIS WEEK'S SPECIAL QUALITY PETUNIAS 38 varieties to choose f rom MARIGOLD'S & PORTULACAS .85¢1 Boxes of 4 & 6 until June17/87 I LE~ I 4 I WE SPECIALIZE IN QUALITY ANNUALS & PERENNIALS BOX PLANTS OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK 8:00a.m. - 9:00 p.m. DRIVE A LITTLE - SAVE A LOT 427-2525 AJAX WHITBY BAYLY AVE. VICTORIA ST. e help with such events as fairs, fun- draisers, sports tournaments, road races, etc. Help usually means providing picnic tables, garbage containers, stage risers and snow fencing. "In most cases the requests of the event organizers is substantial which involves removing basic parks equipment from many local community parks for several days at a time before they are returned to the parks," states the report. The department has concerns, including providing enough picnic tables for special events and providing basic park equipment in community parks. The requests are notcÃ"vered in the Town's operating budget. To recover costs, any work that is requested of the department will be calculated and transferred to a municipal permit which will in- dicate the cost of the work. The organizations wi tnen have to pay for the work before it is done. VALMED HEALTH SERVICES INC. 24 Nour Nursing and Homemaking Services for the elderly. sick. disabled or mother & newborn Complimentary Assessments 356 King St. W. Oshawa 433-1494 ........................~ -.----,~.~.-'- â ~ ~,$, à ~ •0 Council says no to crossing guard for'students crossing Anderson St. -M ------------ $1.35IRoll