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PAGE 6, WHITBY FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY-JUNE 10, 1987 r e ~?WW VOICE 0F THE COUNTY TOWN i i i. i. ... i i.U'.iitlb% for< NN ~Iiilî% reidnisI. Published every Wednesday By 677209 Ontarlo Inc. Phone: 668-6111 w DOUG ANDERSON DOUG ANDERSON Publishér MAURICE PIFHER Editor PETER IRVINE Advertising Manager The i 1% WiN l li t-% îe spaiper imYi epend.I l <îeiii i ed *I~ "'i '. . . . . . . . . . . . . . isE) t-çiv# v Rp A breathing period of about five months will such as Newcabtle Mayor John Winters, had give councillors time to reflect and a proposed U n doubts about Region staff estimates of building outside consultant the opportunity to review op- T olobyanlinpdtrevalues. tions for a new or expanded (or unchanged) That fresh look by an independent group l regional administrative building. Considering the Whitby's three regional reps created the block needed and Iets hope Oshawa Mayor Allan Pilkey council split and apparent unc'ertainty over that thwarted Oshawa's plans for the building in goes alonu with the lew process. A new report existing suggestions, that pause is most the city's downtown.aMoreover, several coun- mnay well -ubstantiate alor most of what staff welcoime. cillors outside Oshawa may not have been too said and may again favor Oshaw, and should cer- Political manoeuvring and intense Iobbying by sure about a relocation to Oshawa anyway. Others tainly remove some doubts. Il Wtl ru Council neglected to answer concerns AL E "J. .L v ./V VqLy-J .E.I. To the editor, A friend gave me a copy of your paper (May 20/87) which I read from cover to cover and thoroughly enjoyed this morning at 6 while get- ting my six-year-old off on a school trip after being up all night with a sick four-year-old. I chopped the wood, built the fire, did laundry, dishes and washed the floor before deciding I wasn't able to send a sick child to the babysit- ter. Later, since I can't go to my full-time job, I will do accounts before sitting down to write my column for Lindsay Post. After building up'a good head of steamy anger, I decided Roxanne Reveler's narrow-minded negative column on Woman's Libbers deser- ved a rebuttal. If Mrs. Reveler had been doing her reading, she would realize that term has been out of use for some years except among the smug and petty of spirit. To the editor: Last week's letter to the editor relating to capital punishment stated: "If Christ would chase money changers from the temple with a whip - I feel He would eliminate anyone torturing and murdering a child. Too bad He never faced this situation to clearly show us what to do." That made me think of a philosophy I had heard somewhere - 'How blind we all are, when we have both eyes to see.' If Christ had never faced this situation, He would have died'of natural causes. He would not have died a violent death at the hands of murderers. If this does not clearly show us exactly what to do faced with the same situation, I don't know what Mrs. Reveler's column seems to have been written from the viewpoint of one who has been leading a very privileged life, unaware that she can only do so because the Emily Pankhursts, Betty Friedans and legions of those concerned with women's rights have made it possible for her to do so. Libraries are full of books on the. battle for the vote and universal education. This column is a good example of what philosopher Edgar Z. Friedenberg calls "resentiment." Simply put, he sees it as a societal ill which allows one who has "made it" on society's ladder to look down with contempt on those beneath her, often even attempting to stomp on their fingers as they try to ad- vance upwards to her rung. Someòne with Mrs. Reveler's ob- SEE PAGE 9 does. Not only did He accept mankind's imperfection, He forgave them and gave His life so that they would be spared. He did not eliminate them. I am not suggesting that we have equal power, but we do have a choice. Capital punishment is sim- ply, organized premediated mur- der. The fact that it is performed within the boundaries of our justice system, does not change the end result, which is taking a human life. People who murder their fellow man ainong the society within which they live, are a proven threat to said society, by their own ac- tions. Convicted murderers should be made to pay for their sin against SEEPAGE9 To the editor: Copy of letter to Whitby Town Council. CARA expressed concern to you in a letter on Mày 14 about what was and still is a frivolous and needless waste of money. The residents of Applewood requested that we intervene on their behalf to request the Town build the street without sidewalks. Gerald Collins had polled the neighbors and found in excess of 83 per cent did not want the sidewalks. Council's reply was short and to the point but neglected to answer our concerns. In ·fact the council replay was "Baged on the infor- mation set out in Public Works Director's Report, Item 45-87... Whitby Council feels it is in the best interest of the community..." If your decision is based on that report then resignations are in or- der. Mr. Kuwahara's report, as the councillors must be aware, is filled with foolish, and trivial criteria which in one case is misleading. We are going public because, in our letter, we requested you review the criteria in the report and we at- tempted to point out some of the more ridiculous rationale. But you chose to back the professional and refuse to use your own common sense. It would be nice if Town council would publicly justify ac- ceptance of the report. Mr. Kuwahara's report had seven criteria. Number three seven criteria. Number three reason for accepting sidewalks was that the Town cleaned snow off the sidewalks for everyone. If there were no sidewalks no one would be required to clean it. Number four reason was a statement that traffic was "not high" but for safety sake it would be better to have sidewalks. For one isolated street which is barricaded at one end and whose traffic is almost non-existent does that warrant an unwanted ex- penditure of $100,000 to ensure the safety of the people who don't want it? Number five claimed that sidewalks are good, safe play areas for children. If the sidewalks are only on the west side, aren't the children who live on the east side going to be endangered crossing the street to get to the sidewalk? Wouldnt it be better to let the children on both sides• have nice safe big lawns to play on. Number six is misleading in the claim that the sidewalks "are not charged back to the property owners." Mr. Kuwahara, where is the money for their sidewalk coming from? The tooth fairy? Number seven claims that by putting in sidewalks the residents will have a nice flat area of boulevard to maintain. It is hoped that someone will get something for the expenditure involved. Number one claim is made that the sidewalks will create a nice, direct interconnect between Bellwood Dr...Nichols Ave. and the Woolco plaza. Gentlemen, people drive in this area because of the distance and with the big chain link fence and metal barricade across the north end of Applewood most people lost or never acquired the habit, for it has been closed over six years. Number two is rather misleading since it implies that there is going to be a pedestrian access from Ap- plewood to the school area. That might be a good idea, but being presented as a criteria leads one to think that it was possibly in the planning stage. Unfortunately, as of June 1, 1987 the planning dept of the Town hadn't heard anything about it. Similarly the location of the proposed school to Applewood creates a situation that discourages children from using it because it would take the children further from it. Gentlemen, to base a decision on the criteria listed appears to be more than foolish, almost irrespon- sible. We look forward to your justification of Mr. Kuwahara's criteria. If you can't justify it then do the manly thing, save the tax- payers $100,000 and let the people of Applewood have their street the way they want it .for it affects no one but themselves. Respectfully, Patrick Dooley President, Corridor Area Ratepayers Association "Nlhngtkea ayu te u not done Capital punishment is premeditated murder LETTERS The Whitby Free Press welcomes letters to the Editor on any subject of concern to our readers. Letters should be brief and to the point - rarely more than 300 words. 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