WITBYIFREE M~SS, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY,24, 1990, PAGE 27 Church1 group outtines non- profit housing proj eet By Robert Gerisbeck Plans by the Whitby Christian Assembly for a non-profit bous- ing complex were outlined, at a public meeting on Monday night. nhe proposed complex, to ha buit on Rossland Rd. W. west of Brock St. N., wili inèludý' a four- story, 51-unit seniors' apartment building and 32 townhouses. The land is currently owned by the Whitby Christian Church which 'plans to seil it to the Whitby Christian Non-Profit Housing Corporation, set up by the church to run the complex. Clarence Laing. president of the church, stressed the need for non-profit housing in Whitby. "Bcas of the housing shor- tage, the need is great,» said Laing. He added the church bas «a vested interest» in the projeet. «We want it to be one of the best properties in Whitby,» said Laing Te federal and' provincial governments have allocated funding for the project, which Laing said will cost abodut $13- million to construct. Thirty per cent of the town- bouses will be rented at market value, wbile 40 par cent will ha beavily subsidized and anothar 30 per cent will ha partially subsidizad. The apartment building is strictly for seniors. Tom Humpbries, a naarby resident and a senior, supported to project and told couî cil, "I would like to seel full sup;;or for this.» Humpbries explained t4at the project was good for tb4 com- munity aind for ý od pople like mer pod to live îin Whitby.» Reerng to discussion on a previous application, he added, «We won't be drâfg runners living tbere ... wa'l be fil solid citizens. «When you get old you don't save up for anything, so wall be spendinff our monev in tha com- munity. Kerr Harbinspn, at the meet- ing in support of thé projact, was especially entbusiastic about tbe idea. Harbinson bas! already applied to live in the townhouse complex, explaining tbat sjie wants to stay in Whitbmy but that this* wiil continue. to be difficult witbout affordable housing. «I tbink it's a wonderful idea to bave more affordabla bousing in this town as opposed to tbe $300,000 6hmes being eracted now," said Harbinson. Ted Brumwell, a Centre St. résident, voiced his concern that the siza of the apartment build- ing migbt set a précedent in that area. Raferring to possible flooding, Brumwell said, "We could be causing soma problems in the future by paving this land." Councillor Joe Drumm replied that Durham Region will be in- stalling stormn sewers on that Fart 0 o ssianci Rd. in the near utura. Upon viewing drawings of the complex, Drumm concluded tbat the architeces did a tiremandous. job on tbe design.» Planning and d IVaIPlopment commnittea referrad t@heproposai to ýthe planning dapartment wbich wili circulata it to varlous agancies for study baforeaa racommendation is made. Ground floor commercial rejected Applications for ground floor commercial uses on two proper- ties on tha north sida of Dundas St. W. just west of Eucid t. bave'bean deniad by Whitb anningecommittee. Town planningy staff bad racommanded that the applica- tions by Dianne Moore and Dou- gflas lâitcbie for 504 Dundas St. W. and b Swaran Sm gh for 500-502 gundas St. W., be denied sinca tbey do not meet the objectives of the downtown secondaiy plan. The proparties are now zoned residential, and; both applications bad proposed ground fioor com- mercial suses with second floor rasidential uses. "To permit the proposed mixed use designation would establisb a précéent for', the entire block, wiceh is prématuré," states tbe Te report notes that Eucid St. is the western boundary os the eisting commercial core area, wbile tbe medium density désignation from Euclid to Palace provides a transition" between commercial and the low dansity residantial designation te the north. Whila Moore asked, at the Monday nigbt committea session, that thea aplîcation ba tabled, Singh said te would *go'along with 'a conditional agreement that would ensura the building on biseproparty is praservad. Singbwb *o wants a Canadiana restaurant and craft store on the bottom floor, said be bad pur- chased the haritage home for those commercial purposes, and be arguad tbay would be wall- suitecd for tbhe property, across the street (Dundas) from «an ugly gas station» and across the street (Euclid) from existing mixed use development. ai arn willing -te go te al lengths te, preserve that,» said Singb. Othar residents who bad pre- viously opposad the applications at a public meeting, again voicad objections te, the applications bafora committea vote., Doug 'Anderson of Eudlid St. said any -razoning would «iii- creasa speculativa prassura» on naarby propertias. J1ohn Kalar of Palaca St.*again; opposad mixed use whiie Baulah Sturgess of Eudlid St. said traffic and park- igproblems would-be aggrava- ted, by tbe proposed davelop- ments. Drumm bad suggested,. as Moore had requested,-abling the applications. B ut bis motion was lost as councillors Dennis Fox and Ross Batten agreed witb the .planning staff recommandation and decided not te delay a deci- sion. The recommendation will go befora Whitby council on Monday night next week. Cardboard may be co11eeted Teachers'" strike continues PROM PAGE 1 c ould bave severe impact on what teachers are required to do. «I don't tbink prasent pro- ceuerefleets new policy (re: integration) and wa want to see it in the collective agreement." Morris says tbat the teachers wera «dismayed» at the board's refusai te go te binding arbit- ration which, in tie if no agreement is reached, is 6hw the contract will ha settled. Ha says ýthat for the teachers to e ha on strika is a major issue and that the daily strike pay of $25 a day is a major financiai sacrifice for teachers. '«Tey bave te hae feeling soma pressure,» says Catherine Tun- ney, chairman of the Durham Region Roman Catboiic Separate Schooi Board. Her comment camne in light of the fact that the board bas reacbed agreements witb Frenchi teachars and ale- mantary scbool teachers. «We don't feel the mediation process bas been axbausted,» says Tunney. "At this stage the board doas not want a third party to decide how taxpayers' dollars will ha spent. In responsa to the question of gyipi/teacber ratio Tunney said, Our secondary scbooî pupil/tea- char ratio is ana of the Io west in the province; te, me, tbat's not aven an issue,» adding that the way by wbich the pupil/teacher ratio is determined is the same witb every board. New examination procedures bava been developed to cover différent stagas of the strika. Exaxns wiiI ha postponed until two days after teachers return if the strike lasts 10 days or less. Exanis will ha incorporated witbin the realar class tume- table if the strika last from 10 dac tefour weeks. ~xaxns will ha cancaled if the strike goas hayond four weeks. The final year-end evaluation will ha determined by combining terni work with the final axa- mination. If tliis sbould occur, students would not ha exempted from writing the final exani because no other exam bad been written. Tunney saysta ttis p oint there is no danger that students will lose their year, and that the board will do everytbing it can to ansure that doesn t happen. ByTrudieZavadovlcit Carbard may ha accompany- ing blua boxes on collection day cbaseo eaational trucUs. Ragion waste management committaa last week approved tha purchasa of the tbraa top- loading trucks, as provided for mn the 1989 budget. Tha purchasa was dalayed because the Rego did nt get notification of the provincial anvironmient ministry approvai and subsidy until Dec. 29 1989. b)urbain Recycling currently collecte cardboard ini Ajax. Art Leitch ragional oparations direc- ter, iod tha waste management committea that, witb the addi- tional trucks. Durhamn Recycling could expand its collactin of dlean, old, corrugated cardboard throughout the ragon. Ha said that c ea glass could also ha saparated from colorad glass, thus yiaeldin a higbar prica for the clear wian sold for rham Ragion will pay $190,000 of the $300,000 total cost of the trucks. Tha ramaining 33per oent is paid by the provin- cialsubsidy. Ken Donnelly, solid waste manager, raminded tha commit- tee that it bas been six montbs sinca the truck manufacturer submitted bis quota, and warnad that the priceacould go up if thay waitad mucli longer. Committee wa*ves objection to dump FROM PAGE 1 proposai could ha furtber stu- diad. When discussion resumed on Monday, Town planning staff announced a revised recomman- dation, asking that the tempor- ary site ha removed within 18 montbs or immediately after the comýplation of the environmental review process. The revised recommandation was approved by committea. «We're more protected now,» said Drumm, who had.previously suggested that an environniental bearing ha held for the tempor- ary dump. Sims, who attended the Mon- day session with test harm pro- .ect manager Ron Deetb and Peter Hughes of the Ministry of the Environnient, said it was «unfortunate» that the matter bad arisan at the previous meet- ing whan Lasco was not rapra- santed. Ha said tba temporary site would adjoin tha test harm should the test harm ha approvea aftar the reviaw process. Sbould the harm not beappo ved said Sims, Lasco il'ave te Jeal with it (temporary dump site) as a problem.» Sims said Deetb bad beau un- abla te flud any other dump sites that could accapt the shraddar wasta. Lasco bas proposed a security *,.'(, rF .J,1I*J 9 A,*î0 Of $5009000 for the_ temporary waste storaga facility. Tha~t figura, Sims teld Fox, is for the contingancy cost. A planin report indicates that tha conting4ancy cost covars the monitering cf tba temporar facility and a leachate colecto systam in the avent of a failura in systami design. Contingency also includes fira, protection mea- sures, including 24-bour surveil- lance until tha temporary facility is complete. Rasponding te q uestions from Drumm, Sims sad an Environ- mental Protectién Act bearing would cost anywhara from $400,000 te $500,000. The tem- porary dump site had been reviewad undar a section of that act. lha other reviaw process, tha Environniantal Assessment Act process, under which tha demonstration berm wil ha raviawad in the next 18 months, may cost «tan times that, from haginning te end," said Sims. According te minis ra quire- niants, less than 300 tons of waste par day must ha Igenerated at a temporary waste disposaI or transfar site. Deeth assured Fox that thera would ha lass than 300 tons par dayv. Deeth and Sims also said the latest tests show that the lea- cbate from the test harm is now within the Region sawer bylaw provisions "in ail aspects.» Tha most racent tests wera carried out in «normai rainfali» con- ditions. In a pravious test, an «acce- larated» rainfal test, the lea- chate was found to ha in excess of bylaw provisions in soma aIe- ments. WhitbY council wili consider the revisad recommandation naxt Monday nigbt. Vïe6i~'~PRINTING. OFFICE SUPPUES & FURNITURE VIsit aur showroom where w. carry many styles of computer terminal tables for your computer nseds. Top quality fumniture an cdisplay at aur Westney Rd. S. location. , . ,. 4