By Majio Bouchçr The Town of Whitby plans te put forward, foryublic and busi- ness review and comment, pro- posed chanesto the Town's tom- *The Town will place a newspa- per advertisement on Sept. 16 te get written commente from the public, as well as from various agencies and associations, in- ctudig the Downtown Business Improvement Area and the Wbitby Chambier of Commerce, until the end of October. The planning department will thon report to the planning com- mittee iniNovomber. Temeo aysigns are currently illegalmhiýa tby under an'exist- in _b law. The lproposed changes wouldmûk. the bylaw more rigid and res*d d trictingý with fines' to e b.imosdshoulà provisions of the bylaw not b e followed. Some signis are deemed aggra- vating, not esithetically pleaamg and o ften,,,dangerous because they are often loca-ted too close1to or ý,dfretly, on,,-,ublIcrod !alowancsi, sidew a and park- Illegal tempoary signeguoia- subject toe enforcement eua tiono include portable or mobile sipn such as A-frames or sand- wich boards, portable or mobile on trailers and stands, banners and balloons and inflatables. On. Whitby councillor in parti- cular Jo. Drumm, has pro- viousây suggested that al por- tale or mobile sgeb. remnoved. Othor typeos of signseinclude SERE PAGE 30 JOEV MCLAUGHLIN. (alias Rick Kerr) came .ail the'way from St. John's, Newfoundland to perform at'the DBIA's Canada 125 celebration Saturday. Photo by Mark-Reesor, WhtbyFoe Proe Bylaw would, restr iet use of portable, m obi*le signs Resi dents remain opposed to housing pflan ByMarlo Boucher Despite changes, a rezoning application by Erin Mills Deve- lopment Corp. for a large houa- ing devlopment south of Taun- ton Rd., west of Cochrane St. and north of Rossland Rd. continues te meet with opposition. About 49> residonts exproased concerns about* the proposed development of 1,596 units -_ 992 low density single detached dwel- linge, 282. semi-detached dwel- lings, 194 medium density block tewnhouses and 128 high densit rosidential apartments on a 14e. ~1'M ~ h hectare (368-acre) site -- accom- modatig about 5,200 people. The application aise calis for, two olemaentary schools . (on. for each aichool board), a secondaiy school, a churéh, several parka, open space and walkways.. Tii. Town's and the Regien' officiaI plan designations câl! for a zoning of residential and hazardlands. An amendment was passed on Monday te change a 'miajor open spac' designation te 'reoidential' mi the hydro corridor in the northern portion of the land and a bhazard lands" designation te, 'residential' north of the east branch .of the Lynde Creek te, Taunten Rd. Councillor ]Boss Batten suifes- ted reducig the number of pro- posed houses on the southeast corner of Cochrane St. and Boss- land Rd. of the development te, 12 from 14,. te allow more dis-, tance between the houses and alleviate some of the concerns of the. residenta'in that area. Batten said the' newest plan for the development is bitter with about 5,200 people expected tornove into'the. area compari te 8,500 people i fihe origpni Restidets o xpressed concer, about the numûber oýf studoni expected te eýnrol i the tbri proposed.schools, about the. ù crease in traffic, üdditioni recreational facilitios, and ti rreservation of- trees and pari Some residents wondered whi controls there will- ho on the pa of the Town te proteet the trei ME P.4GE12 * * ~ ~4*4~~ .'* *~4~4 ~ ~4. t ~ *A*.&~~flUU t Opposition, toboatii IB -aoBouohe,. Torontoresidents "don't want the Prince Edward Island' dore- lict ferry boat either., .," ,Jim îBrewster, harbour master withthe Toronto Harbour Com- nmisiners, says the-- people in the area want. the ship removed from the harbour. :The PEI i8 currently docked i Humber Bay i the west end of Toronto. It 10 nott cLwing a- problem but he admits it is, not visually ap d>inir te PEI owner Art Robinson the ship*was built in 1915 in Ëngland and the huil of the shp roemains in excellent conditi!on,he says.. Robinson IStryg to sell the ship, posibly to, have it conver- ted intean aquarium, he says. Brewster says the ship can stay out in the harbour for as long as Robinson wants and the, owner can do whatever he wants with it. The. PEI was tewed awayfo Whitby harbour on June 2 aftr being docked in Port Whitby for more than five yoars. The. Town was succesaful in c ttina court injunction te, have eoývesse3ël romoved fromà Wihitby'sharbour.- 4. ' cu r4notion. was ý6jhd- la8t fa!! on the rocommondation' that Robinson -have- the 'ýPCBs. removed frm the,'sip b- Nov. 15, . 1t ad itorseiland remo thoshipb'yDec. 31*1991 or diamant!. itUbYAy3l.1, 1992. 1At firat, it seemod heoadod for a sca ard in Port Coiborne te be disnîantled but. o ndod up :,ini Toronto. <Many times Robinson tried te sol! the ship for various plans includinË as a floating MeDonald s, hotel or power station. rs ta .. n- ,k- Lrt es