Items from Whitby Council agenda(s) Monday, February 1, 1M9 Planning and Development Committee That a revlsed plan of subdivision, submitted by developer Harry Van. Don Boom for property at the north end of Whitburn St, be approved. The original subcllvlson plan submitted ln 1987 provlded for six single-detached lots and a 0.049-hectare park. The revised plan oeils for nine single-detached dwellings, an enlarged park block and an additional 0. 1 65-hectare open space block. Recommended te councl That council endorse a City of Woodstock resolution requesting the Ontario Ministry of Culture and Communications tq continue the Designated Preperty Grants Program In i1993. The grants provide funding to property owners, enabling them to preserve heritage buildings. However, a letter f rom the ministry sta4es that the program's status>eyond the 1992-93 f isca[.year is uncertain at this time. Recommended te council Operations Committee That the town approve a request by the Whitby Minor Basebali Association to construct a fully enclosed batting cage between diamonds one and two at, lroqûois Park. The associa- tion will pick up the more than $22,000 cost of, buying and putting up the cage and purchasing a pitching machine and other equip- ment, and wili be the only group using the f aciiity The parks and rec departm;ýnt notes that theme's space between the diamonds for more batting cages, and encourages other groups interested ln building one to locate ht there. The WMBA decided Iroquois Park would be the best location because it's welil It and there's usually people around late at nlght, which II hopes wili help jbut wili not flot cover the cost Iof rural blue box progranis- Recoxnmended te Couneil FROM PAGE 1 are in danger of losing the pro- perty. .t aaeFrd Deca projeet naeFrd Aloise sad t he owners h ave been unable to secure financial back- ing for the redevelopment sceheme and that it is costing them $2,500 per nionth to con- tinue operating the site as a trailer park. If the severance is approved and the land sold, money from the sale will go towards reducing the rnortgage, said Aloise. But he promised that Deca will honour the redevelopment plan. Noting that Deca la the third owner since the redevelopment plan was approved, comtnittee members were worried that Deca's only eurpose in seeking the severance is, te ease its finan- cial burden. «We bought it with the inten- tion te develop the trailer park,» Aloise assured the comnittee. He said Deca spent $134,000 te, repair electrical and other problems; at the park soon after it purchased the site. B ut when asked by councillor Dennis Fox what he will do if the severance is denied, Aloise said his only option. is to eviet the tenants. "I spoke te my lawyer and the (Ontario) Ministry of Hous- ing ... we would give 120 days notice and close the park,» h said. "If hie issues the 120-day notice, what rele do we play? Fox inquired. "None » replied planning direc- tor Bob hort. Stating that the property would be more valuable as vacant land, councillor Marcel Brunelle asked Aloise if he will close the park even if the severance is approved. «No,» said Aloise, adding that Deca itself owns 12 of the trailer homes. "If I close the park the tenants lose one trailer, I would lose 12,» hie said. Yet, under questioning from Brunelle, Aloise admitted trying te, have tenants agree te pay higher rents te help offset the park expansion's costs. (Tenants now psy $237 per month rent, plus their own water and sewer buis and property taxes.) But many tenants refuse te pay beyond what provincial rent review guideie show, while others dlaim te be protected under terms of an alleed 99- yesr-lease with the municipslity, Aloise said. MOARY (AR 036 277 244 27 Hydro to locate branch in By Mark Reesor Onri Hydre. is moving the 80 employees in its human resources brsnch te Whi«tby The branch has signed *a 10- yesr lease for the old Mack Truck service centre at 1549 Victoria St. E., that has been empty since closing in August, 1991. Peter LeBel, Whitby's director of marketing and economic deve- le0 ment, says Hydro will lease 33,000 sq ft., sîmoat haîf of the 70,000 sq. ft. building, for office and laboratory uses., He's confident the rest of the building, that ie being renovated for office use, will be filled up "in the near termn.» Hydro's human 'resources branch previously leased office s pace in Pickering. LeBel says the primsry reasen for the move te Whitby was the "significant cost savings... "This- represents about a $1.6 million savings te them over the 10-year period.» Whitby HOW DO YOU MANAGE TO REACH YOUR FINANCIAL GOALS? À&TRIARK . WE MANAGE. MUTUAL FUNDS To OUTPERFORM. i u n d ueotliitngL% n au v n e md distriutions reitvsîed i liey doi taul î,tkemo .k011 av itiigc, or .diîttittramtteIve payable b) ,ttllo(IC\1ttudr i h wiîuid liane reduced tel uîtts lit i t llîtntc d(, titI gt t.irlt tt tîure tenLW. Ydî ir t ilvlue md ttt ivestit ll euislltnl li iit tt îhîî,îtl iîttttttiiavt uttutt l nd i eî iiiim t mphiied pritspeutt leic CONTACT TPA Investment Planning Centre 666-0896 1-800-361-8726 (Both Short and councillor Ross Batten, committee,, chair, said there is no such agreement between the Town and, park rosi- dents.) After producing a letter frem Aloise which states that the redevelopment preject hinges on tenants sininf a new, lease Fox demandd te know if "it la still your intention te help these A.ois said that not only will he «help them," but «I have the hope and desire te complote the Forlowng Aloise's presen- tation, Fox adrnitted having diffi- culty deciding whether te sup- port the recommendation. "I can sympathize with Mr. Aloise but I don't want te see the residents used as pawns," ho said. However, the tenants muet appreciate the owners' predica- ment, Fox said. ,"They won't go on losing $2,500 a month, yeu can't expect that, it's unrealistic,» ho said. Noting that the residents have differing views on the situation, Fox urged them te work together for their own good. «If you don't stop battling wlth yourselves, in three or four menthe youll be out looking fer a new home,» he said. "Once youre gene ho can do whatever ho wants with the land and make a lot of money on it. As a former resident, Brunelle said ho has personal knowledge of the problems tenants. have faced over the years. 'But it wouldn't be long before we have 67 families eut on the street and that worries me," he ssid. Brunelle echoed Fox~s remarks that residents corne te an agree- ment with the owner and among themselves about the park's future. "I hope one day we will see new trees, paved driveways ... it's something you folks deserve," ssid Brunehle. Severance recommended for trailerpark