PAGE.12, WHITYMUREPRS,Vy WEESDYNOVEWER28, 1990 Oposition i to revised residential p laýn By MfkeKowall A u"scaied down» residential development proposed for east Whitby is stili drawing flack from near-by homeowners. Several people attended a pub- lic meeting in the Town council chambers last week te oppose a 29-unit townhouse project plan- ned for the. southeast corner of Dundas St. E. and Powell Rd. ThIe Medallion Group is seek- ing an amendment te Whitby's OfCial plan to permit the deve- lOienarea is now designgted low density residential undlen the. officiai, plan. Medailion ins Seking a chane te medium density resi- denti al. .Medallion previousîy sought a high density desfignation for the property ini order to build a 158-unit apartment building and five senu-detached houses, but this proposai was rejected by council asat year. Spokesman David Baffa told council's planning and develop- ment committee the revised pro- posai addresses the residents' previously expressed concerns. The threatened lose of privac posed by an apartient building looming over nearby houses is no longer an issue because the townhouse will flot exceed 2 1/2 atonies, said Baffa. There will be a single entrance point off Powell Rd. to alleviate traffic problems on Mansfield Cnes. and sufficient parking on- site to meet residents' needs, Baffa added. $ 399per ft. EASY TO NISTALL YOURSELF on WE WIL TALL FOR YOD Brn or measurements or we wîiI corne 10 Byour'ho0me or business Free of Charge and SR1 2 measuredesign& estirnate your job. SR1 6 Ideal for clothes or linen closets and storage shelves SAvalable 1 n widths of 6". 9". 12". 16" and we'lI cut f0 size the fength required (Planningj directer Bob Short confirmed that the deveiopment actualiy exceeds Whitby's mini- mum requirernent for on-site parking.) Baffa also said the influx of --about 100 more people wiiî not put a strain on neairby schools, as the development is oniy expec- ted te, yiel a aroximateiy 30 chiidren. Area residents, however, were not bu gn¶Baffa's argumnents. Oresi. said Bellwood public school- has been open for just two years and is aiready slated for expan- sion. «There's no way the school can accommodate another -30 chul- dren,» said Lemick, 'who also disputed the parking provisions. Ail Vinyl Coated Steel Shelving SRods and end brackets are avaîlable 80 THICKSON RD.S. WHITBY (430-1636) "Twospafsp er unt is not enough, ms ailshave two cars. There'nowhere for visitera PaIttyJensen another Mans- field résident, cIaimed the deve- lipment wil owen property values in the area. She said «low income peopie» resnWlosibie for an increasing «I'd like te see it left single homes » said Jensen. Mark Grimsditch of Mansfleld Cres. noted that the propenty in question is currentîy being offered for sale. He said the developer is seek- ing the redesignation for a future owner. "I think we wilî only be hene in three months fighting something else. What could prevent it fromù becoming- slum tewnhouses?» asked Grnmsditch. Councillor Ross Battn comn- mittee chairman, repliec that whether or not the site is for sale han no bearing on the applica- Parade on Saturday Santa Claus in coming te tewn. on Dec 1. This year, the Whftby Jaycees are introducing the 'Whitby'Win- terfest - A Parade in the Grand Tradition.' Thé parade" starts at 10 amn. from Gifa rd and Cochrane streets. It then goes down Coch- rane St. te Dundas St. W., then te Hwy. 12, down Brock St. S. te Burns, and will finish at Rotary Centennial Park. tion. <'What's built there is par~t and parcel of the ageeet.I1i' approved and* he sella it whoee purchased it is bounl ly the agreement with council,' said Batten. Baffa said the townhouses will be sold as condominiums. "The selling price han not been determined, b ut I contemplate $1504$160,000 depending_ on market conditions,» said Baffa Councillor Marcel Brunelle did not indicate his, position on the application but" admitted he had concerns about the units being planned as condominiums. «We'vre had a lot of proposaIs corne forward where con- dominiums* are proposed but the developers found that the market is not there and they became rentaIs,» said Brunelle. Medallion's application .will now be circulated for comment from various public agencies and corne before committee at a later date. DOWNTOWN BIA CBRIMTMAS EVENTS Nov. 30 Dec. 1 - 17 DOC. 1*- 17 Doc. i j-24 Dec. 1.-24 Dec. 1 - 24 Dec. 1 DeC. 6 Dec.?7 DOC. 8 DeC. 8 & 15 Dec. 13 Dec. 14 Dec. 16 &16 Dec. 18 Dec. 25 Tree Lightlng Ceremnony Chrstmas Stocklng Draw ToyDrive Weaen'Win Christmas Button Campalgn Christmas Parking Bonus Ride the Transit Santa Claus Parade SIelgh Bells Ring. Are yo0 Listening? 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