Contract given for plan of psych hospital redevelopment A >$615,000 contract has been awa'rded to consultants to prepare the program and master plans for the redevelopment of Whitby Psychiatric Hospital. "This is a unique redevelopment plan for the provision of comprehensive mental health services in the Whitby catchment area which will not only include the psychiatric hospital, but the local general hospitals and community mental health programs as well," said Elinor Caplan, Ontario Minister of Health. The Ministry of Government Services ownsw the land and buildings and will be responsible for the planned redevelopment of the 63-hectare site. .The hospital planning study will include preparation of a functional program, master site and facility plans, archaeological and heritage assessments and a capital budget estimate. The study will be completed in the summer of 1989. "I am pleased that the Province will work closely with the community to develop this long-awaited facility," said Durham Centre MPP Allan Furlong. In 1987, the Ministry of Health announeed that the hospital would be completely rebuiît as a 325-bed institution, part of the development of a comprehensive mental health system for the roughly two million people i the hospital's catchment area extending from East Metro to Haliburton. The project also includes expansions to psychiatric units in the area's public general hospitals and new or expanded community-based mental health programs in the catchment area. The planning contract has been awarded to a consortium of seven Ontario-based consulting firms headed by the IBI Group, a planning and design firm in Toronto. Other companies include: • Resource - ,Planning Group/Chefurka Associates and the Clarke Institute Consulting Group, all of Toronto, will assist with the functional plan; • Henry Kortekass, landscape architect, Ajax, will assist with master planning; • Commonwealth Historic Resource Manageinent Ltd., Ottawa, will prepare the heritage assessment of the site;' • The Museum of Indian Archaeology, London, will prepare a comprehensive archaeological assessment of the site; • Gordon. D. Pattison Associates, Toronto, will prepare a capital budget estimate for the redevelopment project. The new provincial hospital will. fill two roles -- as a local acute care centre for people in the immeidate Whitby area, and as a regional reesource providing testing or specialized care for people in its catchment area. D 0W ~ 10W 4vfîliiuwiBvd Brunelle: severance wanted is 'irregular' The latest severance application for a property at the southwest corner of Burns St. W. and King St. is "very irregular," says Whitby councillor Marcel Brunelle. A . previous application has already been before the Ontario Municipal Board for a decision. Frank Giacalone had first made an application to sever two lots fron the property to construct duplex dwellings on the three separate properties. Later, a neighboring resident and Town planning department discovered that, due to an oversight, one of the severed lots was under a split zoning which prevented duplex use. Giacalone revised the application so that a single dwelling would go on the split- zone lot and duplex dwelling on each of the other two lots. But area residents appealed the land division committee decision at an OMB hearing. The OMB denied the three-lot application, recommending instead two lots. Giacalone made a new application in April to sever one lot from the property to be used for a duplex dwelling. A report by Town planning director Bob Short indicated that planning department, con- menting on the new application, said the lots -could be used for single family and duplex dwellings. Area residents were not opposed to the creation of the two lots but "expressed concern over the proposed configuration of the two properties and felt that the Ontario Municipal Board, by inference, had suggested, that the lots be of equal size," said the report about the minutes of the land division hearing May 30. The application was tabled for three . months by land division committee. Brunelle said the newest severance is "very irregular" and suggested that the lot lines for the severance be redrawn. "Do you believe that's a proper severance for that property?" he said at the June 27 council meeting. Brunelle said the applicant has "come back with basically the sanie design" as previously. He noted that the OMB written decision also expressed concern about the "irregularity" of 'the severance. "I.- think there's some skulduggery going on here, or at least an improper severance," said Brunelle. Councillor Gerry Emm noted that neighboring residents "didn't oppose two lots" at the OMB hearing, but they wanted lots of equal size. Brunelle suggested that land division committee again review the application. But Town administrator Bill Wallace pointed out that thé Town can only appeal, not overturn, a land division committee decision. "The last thing committee of adjustment wants is to hear from us," added councillor Tom Edwards at the June 27 council meeting. PHOTO SERVICE IN DOWNTOWN WHITBY 211 BROCK ST. SOUTH 666-3601 GOLDEN GATE RESTAURANT . CHINESE FOOD BUFFET DAILY (Salad Bar Included) BIG FEAST IN LITTLE CHINA TmurchI $5.25 DZinn.er $8.99 (more than 50 items to choose from for dinner) Dine in and take away service. 107 BROCK ST. S., WHITBY 668-2222 House prices continue to increase in Whitby House prices are from 4.5 per cent to 9.6 per cent higher than they were a year ago in Whitby, according to a Royal LePage real estate survey. As of July, the survey's estimate of fair market value of a detached bungalow (three- bedroom, single-story, 1-1/2 bathrooms and one-car garage) is $162,000, 4.5 per cent higher than the $155,000 price tag a year ago. An executive detached two-story (four-bedroom, 2 1/2 The CFNY video roadshow has been rescheduled for Aug. 13 at Iroquois Park. Many Whitby residents had purchased tickets for the show originally scheduled for June 24, but an equipment breakdown forced .cancellation, and money for the show was not refunded. It was expected that the show bathrooms, attached two- car garage) is now estimated to cost $212,000, compared to $200,000 a year ago, a six per cent difference. A standard two-story (three- bedroom, detached garage) in Whitby is estimated to cost $170,000, 9.6 per cent higher than the $155,000 estimated cost of a year ago. A standard townhouse is estimated to cost $130,000, four per cent higher than a year ago. would return in the fall for those who held tickets. But the station (102.1 FM) has announced that the show will be Saturday night, Aug. 13, with James Scott as host. Ashburn-area resident Tanara Downes informed The Free Press of the new date, confirmed by CFNY on Monday this week. 9.1. ~J.1. .9P /,9 , 4 CFNYroa-dshow . to return in August Ji-.ê Jýe,4 WHITBY FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JULY 27, 1988, PAGE 11 Ae xý#- q 4 à '& 4 a* a le 4, ýLý. S'i.