WHITBY F EE PRESS, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 4,1989, PAGE 3 No date yet for start of expansion Items from Whitby Council agenda(s) October 2, 1989 Recommendations to operations committee That the license regulations for refreshment vehicles (chip trucks) in the Town of Whitby be amended. Council had asked for the review, after noting the dilapidated appearance of some of the vehicles. Among the new regulations, trucks are not allowed to park within 30 metres of a restaurant or residential area and may only park in areas zoned commercial or industrial. Approved That Glen Ayr park and Elizabeth Cres. park be connected by a pathway. That Jack Wilson park and Baif phase 11 park also be connected by a pathway. The Town of Whitby had to get permission from Ontario Hydro for the pathways as they cross hydro lands. Approved That the annual membership fee for the Whitby Seniors' Activity Centre be increased to $5 from $4 for a Whitby resident and to $11 from $10 for an associate member. An associate member is defined as either a spouse of a Member, an individual below the age of 55, or a non- resident. Approved That stops signs be placed at seven intersections in Brooklin for northbound and southbound traffic. The intersections are Torian Ave. and Vipônd Rd.; Torian Ave. and Heber Down Cres.; Mitchell Ave. and Vipond Rd.; Mitchell Ave. and Heber Down Cres.; Garside Ave. and Vipord Rd.; Garside Ave. and Heber Down Cres., and Ferguson Ave. and Vipond Rd. The signs will cost $350. Approved That an all-way stop sign be established at the intersection of Glen Hill Dr. and the entrance to A&P and Toys-R-Us plazas. Approved Recommendations to planning and development committee That a pylon sign be permitted for the Rossland and Garden plaza. The sign is 6.7 metres in height with an area of 14 sq. metres. The Town's bylaw permits a maximum height of 6 metres and a maximum area of 10 sq. metres. Committee felt the sign was appropriate because the applicant was asking not for twok, but one sign which is permitted. Approved. That the planning department be allowed to hire a lawyer to represent the Town at an Ontario Municipal Board hearing over the expansion of the mobile trailer partk at 1010 Dundas St. W. A number of residents in the area are objecting to council's approval of the expansion and are taking the matter to the 0MB. Apprved. . . By Trudie Zavadavies A starting date for construction of the expansion of the Whitby Seniors' Activity Centre has not been determined but councillor Tom Edwards *qoesn't expect it will get underway before spring 1991. An~ amended construction pro- gram was approved by the Town operations committee Monday night despite Edwards' attempts to push for a further amiendment to include a starting idate for building. "I'm issatisfied with the lack of time limit. The report doesn't contain any estimate of time," says Edwards. "I want a date so we can set seniors loose on rais- ing dough." (Seniors' centre members have already raised close to $30,000). "People who might contribute aren't. I happen to know two private factors who would contri- bute." The centre will cost an estima- ted $2,100,000, which Edwards says is "within the capacity of the Town and a little less than some estimates. The Ministry of Community and Social Services is aware of the estimated cost and bas indicated possible wil- lingness to fund up to 30 per cent of the costs and the. Minis- try of Tourism and Recreation bas also indicated possible sup- port.. The amended program was prepared.by E.H.E. International Inc. The new centre will provide room for recreational activities (games, dances, cards, crafts, library) meals program, volun- teers oftices and meeting area, administration offices, special needs, counselling, referraland health promotion totalling 15,307 sq. ft. The additional spaoe is expec- ted to meet the seniors' needs for the next five to 10 years. There i, nalso a second phase which can be examined in the five- to 10- year time frame. Cab driver robbed A 19-year-old Oshawa man has been arrested and charged with armed robbery after a cab driver was robbed in Whitby on the weekend. Durham Regional Police report a man hailed a cab on Eastlawn Ave. in Oshawa at 3 a.m. on Saturday, Sp. 30 and asked to be driven to itby. At the four corners, the man pulled what appeared to be a an n and pointed it at the cab driver, an ddemanded to be driven to north Whitby. He also told the driver he had a hand grenade. The man told the cab driver to stop at Taunton Rd. and Corona- tion Rd., where he orderd the driver out of the cab. The driver was then forced to place his hands on the hood o fthe cab while the man searched through his pockets for money. e driver was a ble to'knock the gun out of the man's hand and in the ensuing struggle, a brown bag, which tbe man said contained tbe hand grenade,.was thrown into a ditch. The man then ran away from the scene. The cab driver went to 18 division of the police in Whitby and reported the incident. Three hours later, while police were searching the Taunton/Cor- onation Rd. area, a man was spotted attempting to break into a home on Coronation Rd. He was later identified as the man who robbed the car driver. Police also discovered there was no hand grenade and the gun used in the robbery was a paint pistol similar to those used in war games. 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