Downtown -Whi*tby: Rosy fututre prdicted FROM PAGE 1 «We tbought that this was a beautiful town with a lot of potential...but we wouldn't have moved te Whitb for business reasons if we halte do-it over,» said Weller. i «We like living bere but we wouldn't open a business.» Weller believes that;her build- ing's location on Perry St. is one reasonwhy people are flot flock-ý ting to the store. *Her major complaint is insuffi- cient street hightmng. «We tbought it would be a good idea te be open at night, but when we taled te, other mer- chants they said they wouldn't corne here at m- rht, said Wellei. She broache the subject with a Town councilor and was teld the street had adequate Iighting. While Weller fiels the ISIiA management board works bard and bas worthwhile goals, he sas merchants not based on either Brock St. or Dundas St. tend te, be overlooked. cThe B1A concentrates on 'the main streets, theres nothing for us. If only we could get- the sidestreets looked after it would' be much botter.» Weller would like te see park benches along the streets and more greenery. She appreciates the flowers but wants them in- stalled earlier in the yeor. 7&Thê flowers idi tm*e until. mid-July. Let's have them Up while people are stii here ýto Mhller says Town council must share the Mbarne for any prïo- blems downtown merchants are 'e - tien i not attractive to browse around, theres no incen- tive for people to corne down- town.» Weller says cucil bas no respect for Whitby's history. Iiiý- stead oif using the Town's heri- tage to its advantage, council has done the opposite..1 '«The Town has no respect for anytbing old, developers cone in just for the sake of making a dollar. There trying to make this into a Scarborou9h » Weller says council needs te, establish «Borne sort of guidelines about how the town looks and then stick to it.» This will eliminate j5unky- looking places" that are allowed te, eist, says Weller, referring te, downtown stores which have sat empty for some time, with no aipparent effort b thepowner;s te, improve the builings. "Whitby's a beautiful tewn, we'Ve always been attracted toit. But I kxiow a lot of people are' upset about what's happening te it. West ward councillor Joe -BuglIHsayo the downto last fewy millions of town,» saysf whosyy Ithkti pro-active d c it 15 "grosly unfair" oucil of'neglecting ncil is on record the ars of having spent aollars on the dqwn- BugeIli. alway;s have thbose i don't do enouhe u council bas eeeryt 6wfltowfl.n ;. Buqelli sa Lys council is ope#I te any ideas from merchantI on bow te im )rove the downt wn and worki ' closely with the DBL4. qI dont Iýnow about 'red tape in the BIAbut l'm not aware of any ideas, prograrns or> situations when the BIA bas asked the Town for co-operation and not received it. I say that unequivo- cally.» .While not purporting te be a marketing expert, Bugelli feels lack of uniform downtown, store bours is hurting merchants. uThe bi st criticism I hear is lack of congroormitymi opeig and closing t.mes. Wen youre deal- ig wt a lot of specialty shops p eople don't want te go down- twn four different tirnes, they want te, do it in one shot. «When you bave a lot of people who work outside the communIt and have a l-imited time for slýopping, you have to c4te to As for tbe future, Bugel says the downtown will, em cur- rent m«t e off retail, mer- cial and ofsion~I ss He disarethat cldis flot proudLof Whitby's h ritage, and says has.insisted t t new developm 4t such as tha; plan- ned for '~cSt. S., mu t com- plement ai "traditional sto efront Cunùhas been verIý strict that way,»ihe adds. A man wanted in connection with the shooting of a Whitby reident last week is still at large. As of last Friday, Durham Regional Police were still looking for the man following last Tues- day's s3hooting of Coîborne St. resident John McQuat. Polioe said Meçqat66, was shot ini the leg by a man visiting bis apartment. McQuat was taken te Whitby General Hospi- tal wbere he was treated and releà sed The police tactical unit sur- But',ccoding to Bugelli, «n the finalanalysisi» »,merchants must rely on. traditional business acurnen tesurvive." «You have te look at why je . coe te, you, and would if om you were somewhere else?.You have te recognize what y our strong points are anid mar- ket them.I «Youi are deflnitely cýmpeting with mnult-facetedr hopping mails. fou have te, loob at wvhat it is different that yoU, e got te, offer.»i rounded the building iénd sear- ched the apartment, but the sus- pect had escaped. Police bhave no motive for the shooting. A handgun owned by McQuat was used. A warrant for. theà arrest of Douglas Munn, 30, of no fixed address, has been issued. Munn is described as white, five ft., six in. tali,. witha mediumi build and is missing hbis tep two middle teeth. 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