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Whltby Fr. Prose, Weàmeday. Januay 6, 19M3,P«M 3 Housing preflered over gas bar Items from Whitby Council agenda(s) Monday, January 4, 1M9 Planm ng and Development Committee That a site plan application from Arvda Development Partnershlp for a 3,200-sq. metre commercial develop- ment on the southeast corner of Thlckson Rd. N. and Dryden Blvd. be approved.: The development wlli Include a No Frilis food store and three addilonal retaîl units. Recommended to council That a plan of subdivision submltted by developer Ardwlck Il for 18 single detached lots east of Garrard Rd., south of Burnage Lane, be clrculated for public Input and govemment agenoy comments before comlng back to committee with a recommendation from planning staff. Eeferred to planning department That an application f rom joseph Fusco to permit a terTpormry rezonlng of a residential dwelllng at 5900 Anderson St. to allow a pizza business be clrculated for public Input and govemment agency comment. The tenporary rezoning wouid be for a three-year perlod and wouid have.,to be revlewed by counicil at that time. Refered to planning department That a rezonlng application from Ian Barron Motors to permit a public garage at 932 Brock St. N. be clrculaed for public Input and govemment agency comments. The property Is now zoned for a gas bar and car wash but had prevlously been used as a garage. The applicant does not lntend to use Rt as a car wash. Rfferred to planning departmnent Operations Committee A report was made on trafflo control at the Intersection of Baldwin and Campbell/ 13 pedestrians an heur crosslng at the. Intersection, sote ininstry says signais aren't requlred. Roelved for Information -By Mike Kowalsl A pooai fer anotherga bar ini Whtbyhas been sent baata, the developer's drawing beard. Town council's planning and devlopinent committeo doferred xnaking a decision Monday on rezoningand officiai plan amend- ment applications subniitted by Group2 Development Ltd. The Niagara Falls-based cein- pany has proposed a two-phase develpinetfor a 2.17-acre site on the southeast cerner of Taun- ten Rd. and Gardon St. , Group 2 wishes to, build a 17,500-sq. ft. office cemplex on the eaat haif of the property and a car wasb/service station/gas bar on the west haîf. The office complex would be limited te, professionale such as docters, lawyers, architecte, engineers and business consul- tants.* Although Whitby planing staff support the applications, committéee membere and a neigh- bourhood spokesman were opposed. Lacey Dr. resident Hon Trbo- vich teld the comniittee that 30 homeowners in the area, had signed a petitien against the proposai. TÏbovich said residentas are concerned about increased traffic on Failingbrook St. and adajcent roade and prefer residential rather than commercial develop- ment. He said the site is "in the middle cf nowhere» and doubted that doctors woulâ set up prac- tice in a building on Taunton Rd. Quick- action *by Durham Reglional Police resulted in the arrest of two ýsuspect9s hortly after a WJhitby IBeer Store' was robbed at gunpintSaturday. Police say re were cal1edto the KendaeZdPlazA~ store at. 3:45 p.m. afler two maies, both wearing heavygreen overcoats, Police,, clubs to build 'Kidstown' Durham RLegional Police and two service clubs are oiing forces to build a childrens safety village. The estimatod $700,0O projoct will be officially aninounced tenight in Ajax at a meeting to kick off a fundraising drive. ThIe village je bemng spoored bl te Optimist Club of *ax and thRtary Club of Oshawa Park- Wood. Called 'Kfidstown,' it will have everything in miniature, and je dosigned te teach kide how to stay safe, whether th!Be e wa- ing, riding bikte or riding in or (ae) driving a car. DurhaLnv R. onal Police staff sogant SaIy Rre says chli- drn froin both separate anid public achoole ail over the region will b. bueed te the villaqe which is an extension of police and achool safety programa. Similar safety villages have been built in a iiurnber cf U.S. cities and Ri'rie says Halton/Peel !î now building one. ROTARY.....AIBDR . . .. . . ....4.... which is net serviced by Whiitby Transit buses. 'Tm concerned about vacant office space'in downtewn Whitby now, they (proposed uses) should be concentrated there,n said Trbovich. Trbovich aise said that whan the Kelloryn Meadews subdivi- sion was approved in 1988, homeowners were led te believe that commercial development would ocour further east near Anderson St., north cf Dryden Blvd. «W. were nover advised this would go ahead. We were teld it would be a holding zone in '88,» ho said. Councillor Marcel Brunelle commended Group 2 spokesman Allen Goar for plans te construct a vehicle deceleration lane off cf Taunten Rd. leading inte, the site. «But aside from that there's nothing else I like about it. The area should be developed as rosi- dential,» eaid Brunelle. Councillor John Doltra agreed with hie college. «W. have aIl kids cf empty office space in downtown Whitby. We should concentrate on filling it before building more,» said Doîstra. Whiüle councillor Dennis Fox added that ho is tired cf gas stations at every intersection of thie tewn.» Although councillor Rose Bat- ton had concerne about the office complex, ho was prepared te a=cet a as bar provided it is cup ewïth a residential deve- lopment. hold up the store. Thfey scooped up juet over $1,000 before fleeing in a red Honda Prelude. No one was hurt and a store employee who saw the bandits get inte the car passed a descrip- tion on té police over the phono, who iquickly broadcast it over the radio. Seconds later the car wae spot- ted turning on tothe'40lwest- bound at Thickson by Detective Jack Schcon, who wae driving an unmarked car. Ho followed, but at a distance, and called for baekup. The sue- pec vehicle wae later pulled over vwithout incident about a mile east of Harwood Rd. in Ajax by Durhamn and OPP cruisers. Two mon were arrested and the money and a loaded .38 calibre pistol were seized from the car. Delmore Sutherland, 20, cf ne fixed address, and Dwight Paul Paisley 212, cf Etebicoke are chargel with armed robbery, possession cf a restricted weapon and using adiegtu*se. Police are looog inte the pos- slbility the suspects may have beeni reeponsible for an armed robbery at a Pickering pizza eut- let early Saturday morning. (Joar said the site' samail size may rule out residential use but ho agreed te disicuse the mattor with other company officiais. "I guarantee that if you corne back with a high-class residen- tial development yeull have four guys (comiittýe) fegting for you » promised Brunelle. ULd yeu'll have the residents suppertngëou,» Trbovich added. he staf recommendation te approve the applications was tabled for one month. Arson suspeeted jn fire downtown firm Suda evni in an The blaze started in the kit- ,mpy apartmeta rc chen and caused about $2,00 St. Si. appears to, have been damage to the walls and ceiling. deliberatély set. The Whitbyfire department is Police say the apartment, iffnvestigating. Platoon chief Ken above Ferguson's Knitting Corner saLys the departinent is Mac hine Centre, had been cncerned about the incident and vacant for three weeks. ie treating it seriously. This ail brick 4 i ~Nbedroom home is on apreium65' Ylot i aprime location in Pringle, Creek. The floor plan is unique and interesting, with a very open concept layout. Cali now for - an appointment to View. 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