Tender recommendation angers Town councillor By Mike Johnston A Whiby firm, CDS Ltd., was the million, will include a 30-metre A staff report recommending lowest bdder at $Z94,000. leisure pool, gener facilities and the hiring of the second lowest The firça was ch6sërï by an fitness facilities. Moriyama and bidder, a construction manage- interview committee compriged of Teshima received $W0,000 from ment firm from Markhan, to "senior Town staff' and'two council earlier this year to design oversee construction of Whitby's members of the architectural thé complex. new recreation coniplex has firm, Moriyama and Teshima, Bugelli questioned why CDS, raised the ire of west ward designing the complex. which acted as the construction councillor Joe Bugelli. The first phase of the mnagement firm on the building Staff recommended the Mark- $14-million complex, to be con- f the ham firm, J.S. Watson and structed adjacent to the was noichbsen. Associates, which bid $398,765. municipal building at a cost of $8 Parks and récreation director Larry- Morrow responded that CDS., hs no experience in construcisdg pools. 'We dont want someone to learl on the job. The construction of a pool has built-in intricacies," firm, Moiyama anMTeshima He explained that a construction management firm reviews the budget of the me- chanca4s-ie of the complex, and withrnput from the architects, decides on the mhechanical and lectrical materials. Bugelli also questioned the construction management firm's role in constructing the complex. He said that while staff recom- mended J.S. Watson, it was the architects who made the final SEE PAGE 28 COACH JEFF SIMPSON (Ieft) and captain Jim Shaw celebrate a second place overall finish for the Durham Hotwheels in the fourth annual Durham Regional Police Disabled Children's Games held Saturday in Pickering. Ten teams from Southern Ontario competed in various events including wheelchair slalom, modified rugby, swimming and distance throw. Free Press photo Perez again rejected BIILY SUTTON, Jamie Wagar and Brian Wallace were on hand to visit with Santa as he and the Whitby Jaycees organized the Santa Claus parade to be held this Saturday, starting at 10 a.m. Free Press phioto Jaycees present Santa Claus parade Saturday The Whitby Junior Chamber/Jaycees will present the 35th annual Santa Claus parad. on Saturday, Dec. 3, starting at 10 a.m. The parade will begin from Cochrane St., proceed east along Dundag St. W. to the four corners, and then south on Brock St. S. to Rotary Park. Bands, drum corps, majorettes, clowns and community group floats will be among the many entries. Featured will be champion skateboarders Mark Brasier and Sophie Bkurgeois who will be available after the parade-to sign autographs and demonstrate stunts. Post office letter carriers will collect letters from children along the route. Letters art1 +o be addressed to: Santa Claus, North Pole, Canada, HOH OHO. No postage is required, and replies will be returned from Santa at the North Pole address. For more information call Peter Sutton at 668-5626 (res.) or 430-5988 (bus.). Participants will be judged and awarded trophies in the following categories: best commercial entry, best club entry, best overall entry, best majorette group and best band. Whitby councillors, holding fast to their previous positions on the matter, on Monday defeated an attempt to reverse an earlier decision and lapprove the revised Perez townhouse plan at Brock and Manning Sts. before the developer appeals to the Ontario Municipal Board. Council votea 4-3 against Perez, fully expecting the com- pany to appeal tlie decision to the OMB. Perez had proposed 230 townhouses for the corner of Manning Rd. and Brock St. N. That application was previously turned down by council. Perez officials then decided to take the matter to the OMB. The application Was brought back to council by planning committee who argued a revised plan would be better for the Town than having Perez win approval at the OMB with an original plan - a plan the department feels is far inferior. "The zoning and official plan allow townhouse development. Our experience with the OMB bas not been a good one. If it is necessary to hold your noses, do so. But don't not allow this, the residents will be the poorer for it," argued councillor Marcel Brun- elle, who approved the aplication. He was supported by councillors Gerry Emm and Ross Batten. Mayor Bob Attersley and councillors Tom Edwards, Joe Drumm and Joe Bugelli voted against Perez. Bugelli noted that comments from both school boaids expressd concerns about the pressures tie development will put on scho s' in the area. "Let them go to the OMB, but if they're the good guys they say they arè, let them go with the second recommendation," said councillor Drumm. Attersley also noted that the OMB could approve either the first or second application. Perez vice-president Graham Bird said after the meeting Perez will go the OMB with the original application. At the administrative com- mittee meeting on Monday last Five charged after brawl At least five people were arrested and charged with cau- sing a disturbance and intoxi- cation folowing a brawl in downtown Whitby early Sunday morning. Durham Regional Police say an officer responded to a fight outside The Den at 1:20 a.m. Sunday. When he attempted to break up the fight a girl jumped on his back. Police report smaller fights then broke out. According to police there were 30 to 40 people watching and taking part in the fights. More officers arrived and police were then able to get control of the situation. Names of those charged were not available at press time. week, a planning departmnent recommendation to approve Per- SEE PAGE 28 Policing in Brooklin questioned Page, 15 Durham Moves Pages 23-27