Whitby Free Press, 22 May 1991, p. 12

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PAGE 12, WIflIYFRMU PRSS, WtDNESAY, MAX 22 10M Ný-oise to.-end by #*zid-Juneý FROMPAGE I hihva;ries ,,in -intensith been:,heardý in differntarepaso South and cenitral Whitby. I The source ýwas'traced ta ýfour 60ft xhaust staçks'.cohnectécd ta lvacçcuum Pump sd in the, ýnewsprint drying procesa. Atiantie -engineers recommen- ded' that 'the exhaust level'be reduced and bales of straw- pla-' ced, around. the. bottamn of the stacks ta muffle the Sound. Although comp any offica admitted the measure -was ..oniy tom-rarZ theywee atisfied- wit h ti osolution .wh*on m achinery testing resumÃœed. But, according ta residents the noise resumed foilowing a L>rif, ëlo*admitted thèeowore smo difficuitieswith'the tom- porary measures but ho believe most of the noise Was contafiled. *However, ho is stili mystified by'the Situation. «Whon it happened i January fReasons to buy fifm Domestîc Mya *Dedicated to customer satisfaction * o igtpesure sales tactios *Wide selecIon of mrodels *Factory trained service technicians *Professional and prompt delivery and-weo hut down, I vas oniy 00 foot away from the- lant andlI couldn't heari t," Neison recaiiéd. «Yethouses on the'hili*, a .iokig wayaway dId. you, couidj, standing ;close tait and not 9war fthe p robiemY» Onc the souc was identifiod, the, -company quickly bégan' working. on the- solution,, said Ho rojected asuggetin Atlantic may have been saild faulty'nachineryand ýthat it Was ,reluétant .to. admit that_ was the cause.ý «Wege 1allkinds of 1cua saint apsure specu sid N esn.io" "Thecorectve easures arié a sml atof the'expense. Oitce th orewas identified, we had ta design tho appropriate ses- tom.» Nelson said Atlantic' recei4ed ail mandatory govornmènt approvals for the factory ind machinery prior ta conatructioi. "As far as I know, the necées- $598 " Nobody gels your dishes cleaner Pofeaed " Unsurpassed capacity Druid' " No pro washing " Dependably Quiet 'EVERY' M*AOA REFRIGERATOR BUY NOW! WE WILL GUARANTEE IT TO THE YEARk 2000 offlubmi '.lut A wde" DOMESTIC MAYTAGý HOME APPUANCE CENTRES 43,96 22StevenSoIi R& S. AtKIgS <across from the Oshawa Cit Cntre) OPENI10-7, Mon., Tues., Wed., Thurs., Fd. 10-9, SeL. 9-5 ay approvai ta bu ild- th e pl ant aàid instaîl equipmnent was recei- vod. Youcan .tg out and build a' ..plant without approvai.e'- try of Enyiroment .confîimed that Atlantic céomplied With. gOvernmentguideliies. ne Deeding onWhat i lan nelgslation r ieuires .that, Whe'n a-- corpany càèntomplates c4nstructioh it muet applX for a- permt before b 'Idig s9aid yn. :"They were.grantbd it.»", Lyon addd that Iioise -pro- blemsaire the"responsifibility of the, "mcipality, not the minis- try. «This particular probiem fromn what wo assess isî a roi frealc thingi» said Nelsonýý. «Only under peilao- pheric coà*'ditions, is it detec- table.» Meanwhile, Léwder Place>roi- dent MichQel Ewasyn tal <d Town council at week that1 affe cted: homeowners9 should appily for a, reassesment of their property taxes.- Ewasyn saida "i5 'por.cent» reductionis appropriate. .Ho. also; aiked the, Town ta purchaso noise monàitaring'e ment and prosocute Atlantic under the noise control byiaw. Councillor Dormis Fox, who repeatodly raised the matter until council took action, dis- agreed. "I think the company is try- ~1if we had' taken the io¶fal route, rather* than have a sou- tion'now, the polem wouild not havebenresolvIved a year from nôw.» Councillor Marcel Brunelie. said everoneagrees itisa probly een te planima- gerýbegru ,~ngly acpt that itfs But Bruneile said council muet act rationaily. Mayor Bob Attersley defended Atlantic as a «wgood -corporate citizen of the community.» Attersiey said the probiem'is a "unique situation» that requires a complicated solution. "Tb vo had different people in ta look at *it and the best timetable we -have' is seven weeks," said Attersley. "I hope that by mid-June we wiil have the problim solved.» Two firms 'wore' each-, fined $9,000 on May 13 for a 1988 oul ail ita Pringle oeèek isouth J.P.C. Wrecking Ltd., a Boitan demolition company, and 690448 Ont. mnc.s, a .Wlby real estatè companyoporating, as Eastgen PropertesLEtd., ploaded guiity ta' two charges under tho Envion- 191TAiX BILL Sharé of '1991'taxes The1 eon heaverage proprty of a public school suprtrassessed at $5.500 will be asfollows: Dolurs Ruie plPrpss 587.40 Rgional Purpses 465.40 Sohool Purpo"es i ?99.1 cO TOTAL 1990 Dob ri. 568.15 435.60 1,230.90 Dobr Increaus 19.25 68.20 Percent 3.4 - 2,341.90 '2,234.65 107.25 The 1991 ,increase on the a era rope«t f a separate sohool supporter. assessed at $5.0 il esffos 199 Dobara 587.40 455.*40 1,299.10 Municipal Purposes Regional Purposes Total Sohool,Purposes TOTAL mental Protection Act. .In April,' 1988, a numbor of 45ý-gallon drums, - containing grosse and bunker oil, were pla- ced i the basement of a powýer_ plant- of the, foýrmer ý Firostane factary on South Blair St. Ministry investigators found that oul from tho druins flowod ta a staÃ"rm'sower and thon into> Prn ieCeek.' Doihi 568.15, 435'60 1,230.35 Dobr, Inrmaus 19.251- 19.80 68.75, 2e341.90 29234. 1 0107.80 percnt- 3A 4 4.5 4.8 On May 1. htyfrfgt~ and environmentmistrystff contained ,,mjuch of the il bos andina daiage dth Eastglon', -spent $765 000 ta remiove the druîms and dean the basement. The -s p' - fIl occurred foliowing the demolition of the Blair St. S stoam ýplant. ON MAY 1, 1988, work crews used preat Pringle- Creek and bales and sfraw to contain oil hi 'a environment Mi draiagedtch after a leak fromEs- 0hamtte gleàn Properties. Some oil, reached, fined last week 1

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