Whitby Free Press, 24 Oct 1990, p. 23

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Â~1Ã" 19~Ã"~PA~GE 28 Town to conýtr'act out serviýce * ROM PAGE 20,ý_ »Cherry said he' has been nppearinii, before other,! Iunicipal councils in an effort'tci h4vetheli egion reconideitpôtinJ 50 per cent oi our members, -but I won't be pleased until 1 save 100 per cent ofje èmployees. "lWe see 'n61 ëién h-the' w5r1dl why, the Regi*on can't take this over for theà months.". Durham (Ovill continue -to' operate.thie ecclçg. centre an~d 1ikel*. hi-e', - , r. -e I, -e-,ùp*1 ,,dIl 1 that'end ôfP tôpàratien, Thse invledin "the 'collec- tion of blue boxes may not be hired by a private. contracter thé union fears. The Région will lease the exist- ing fetof ireéylingpick-up veh cdes to the niunicipahties for ~use by the successful contractor. jCherry said that if a inunici*pa-:. lity wants'the *epresponsibility _,for collecting the blue boxes, that is accepýtablè, provided'cit's done mn-bouse.» ,2'They can. take t ýrshare'f tfhevehiËcles and staff as" long as they keép control -of the pick-ups in t1h0 municipality.» 1.Cheriýy s'aid4tat i f a municipa- iity'.do0'not Lavor'either'ý-option, decision., employees Durham Recycling didn't take a nine-month exten- Rinn ' Residenssit ou «It's not -their fault Gerry Emmn Edwards criticized his col- has been ehfoced too strongly wants a political platform -for the leagues for being.soqùk, te receit1y,. next election."' support' contracting of the "bue "T -«he ylw-is not there for the Cherry was referring to a deci- box collection. ~ purposes iAts -.been used -for, toý sion 'of the recycling centre's. "There was. sufficient concern ,,deny representatives of the wor- board of directors notý to accept a expressed at'the*fRégion ýtô;,have 'kers acliante to'speak.» :nine-month extension of its con-. it assume total- responsibility,"' Edwgtrds: sid ' the- bylaw, has tract with the Reon said Edwards. ." been fol9Wdrnuch more bene- It's chairnian, Gerry Emm, is a ' "We should have waited aà oenl in the'past.» formner.'W hitby counicillor. wIielngr' DVol pe twxealoedt "I don't know why it was 'done flËdwards sai4t that' even if address coundcil without speaking (closing), I only know I've got 70 council did not agree with what to committee the previous. week. mernbers out of work for Christ- ,he Migt have told them, Chei .It didn't hurt the Tow any.", ae"said Cherry. sho'uld bhave been allowed týo ,Cherry said, he will ' put a- spéak,.* formýai reuest in. writing -to' "A eàs!tthe mloyes* wôuld' P èas 'ivegnrul pprbeore Twni- council in notýhav'êeie-he~og neséý thhpsof changing its deci.- sage' that" counéil ilhtlse H INYFUDTO sion. to thei r pkesman."~ «The bottom line is to keep Edwardis suggested that coun- 0F CANADÂ. theseneocle emliloyed.» ils olicyonhearngdelegations pposed -t.o>developrnen By Mike Kowaloki A scaled-down residential deveopment ear Trafalgar Cas- tie, Schôol still draws the ire of nearky homeowners. Several residents- spoke- in opposition te the revised project presented at last week's meeting of- Town council's planning and development committee. The Sorichetti Corp. is propos- ing té build 39 block townhouses and a 180-unit . condominium aptîent building on -property immediately north of the school on Reynolds St. The apartment units would be contained in a terraced building, no more than six steries higyh, fronting on.Blair St. 'ISo'chett's original proposaI called ýfor 1I':block townhouse units and-354 apartment units in several. buildings 'of varying heights, the tallest-being eight stories. Architect Norman 'Grey-Noble teld- the committee that concerns expressed by residents at ,lâst Dember's ublic m eeting' have. be= taken into account in the revised proposal. Grey-Noble said the population density as. been reduced, more epn Épaoe providedad oç tMal fraffic problepià,ýddress-ed. Hle said the 'development will complimeènt, r ather than detract * from the school and surrounding neig oborhood. Noting that the height of the school's spire.jis, 122. feet, - Grey- Noble saidi,"Our building will be well under that landmark", As for potential traffic woes, Grey-Noble said that according to. pro4ectiong>'>made 'from the original proposaI, "this was ýnot consîdered to be a serieus pro- blem.», However, many residents remain-unconvincedi. Kent Cook of Collette Dr. said the arcbitect!s contention that'> planned extensions of. Coiborne and. Dunlop' streets will relieve p ressure on Blair St. was "mis- leading. (Multiple access te the deve- k lopment is proposed via an extended Coîborne and. Dunlop ad from Blair.) ý a and. Garden. (St.) have beoea primary tboroughfare has taken place in this part of town," said Cook.* 1 '"TMe imposition of an apart- ment building with 200 vehicles will add to te congestion. We don't need to have this kind of concentration in the downtown core.» PROM PAGE 6 The Ontario, government bas got 'to start drawing a Unme somewhere. It can't keeping treating our tax dollars like they grow on trees. Why flot privatize the Skydome? That way, not only IL_ woud heSkdom cas t e a While -Cook did not object to thé townhouses he felt the apart- ment building was not appro-. priate for the area. .He s-aid Whitby'S official plan limite apartment buildings in the area to a" maximum of four stories. TOM Stobie, also of ColetteDr., echoed Cook's rema.rks about -the officiai plan designation for the area. He said the* neighborhood is comprisedi primarly of single- family detached homes as stipu-* lated by the planand that is wbvy many people choose to live there. "What you are proposing is quite diterent'üfom the ofilcial' plan , "said.Stobie.- Sorichetti's revised proposal will now. be circulated for input from various public agencies and cornebefore committee at a later date. ERE'S NO'PLACE IE HOME, The temptation to f ly away to the big city, fishing for bargains, is a big one< But the smart bird will stay at. home. Too few of- us,'have learned that the best things are rig ht here at home. Dollars spent locally turn over several timespro- viding the necess'ary economic ýflow to su'pport healthy communities. 0 P.I.E Kecp part of the déors, you spod Ronald L Salsbury, 430-3988 APPLIANCS - SP£11 & REPAIRS M & M Appllanoes, 107 Dundas St. W., 668-9444 Small Applance Repair Service, 220 Ash St., 430-8378 ARC oeIEflstM KU S Totten, SImns, Hubickl & Assoc., 1.500 Hopkins St., 668-9363 AUTO ODY Blg Ben's Collision Centre, 3625 Brock St. N., 666-3811 Ken Molvor Auto Body, 608 Garden St., 668-9822 The Book Between, 1 13B Dundas St. W., 666-2442 CAR & TrRUCK IMITAIS Rent-a-Wreck, 1230 Dundas St. E., 666-3361 Computer Leaming Centre, 3rd FI., 121 Brock St. N., 668-9713 Total Reproductions, #16-17,1751 Wentworth St., 434-5651 RTUESS & RECREATION Durham Squash & Fitness Club, 1450 Hopkins St., 668-5866 Deville's Produce, Hwy 12, 427-4311 HAIR STYUNG - &MIS & LADIW Fair Lady and New Men, 116 Brock St. N., 666-4051 lvan's Hair Styllng, 1400 Dundas St. E., 668-4321 Joseph's Habr Styllsts, 104 Dundas St. W., 668-5691 Brock Genral Hardware, 856 Brock St. N., 6661254 The next time you feel the urge to.fly to the big city, remember the best f ishing (or shopping) is right ,here at home. You'l save;time-,,money,.andýbest ofaiyul support the local people that help "provide the community services we ail enjoy.- r. SHOP WHITBY FIRSI Fennell Insurance, #214, 185 Brock St. N., 666-2400 LAWN ADd WMI Brooklln Cycle, Marine, Honda, 114 Dundas St. E., 666-1666 flW us CARS C & C Motors - Subaru, 1705 Dundas St. W., 430-6666 Marlgold Lincoln Mercury, 1120 Dundas St. E., 668-5893 Midway Nissan, 1300 Dundas St. E., 668-6828 WhItby Dodge Chrysier, 209 Dundas St.,W., 666-3000 Avis Ofice Equlpmewnt, 2020*Wentworth St., 434-5079 Whttby Optlcal, 106 Mary St. E., 666-3831 Outdoor Inn, 30546rock St. N., 668-0474 Gary Bowyer Refrigeratlon, 528 Dundas St. E., 668-6661 RETSAN FamlIy Housp Restaurant 110 Dunlop St. E., 666-1412 Krebs Restamtl 918 Brock St. N., 668-9369 SunROOMS Leiur Rooms, 605 Brock St. N., 430-8621 Circle Taxi, 124 Brock St. N., 668-6666 Russel Travel, 126 Brock St. S., 668-5000 TNs neoee sposoeby heffby bajoems U*mtd abow. 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