IMM- Page 4, Whitby Free Press, Wednosday. JuIy 7, 1993 Residentialznigafftrmedl By Mie KowalsI A group of south Whitby rosi- dents are still'battling over what type of development should be rmditted near their neighbour- But as far as Town council ie concerned,, that decision was made almost a year ago. Council's planning and deve- lopment committee reconimen- dod Monday that applications te, amend-both the Whitby and Dur- ham Region offliciai plans, sub- mitted by owners, of a 33-acre site near Thickson Read and Burns Street, be approved. The amendments and eub- sequent zoning chanie will allow development of a 258-unit sub- division on the proporty east of Thickson and south of Burns. The site, consisting of three separate proporties owned by Veltri and Son Ltà ., Paul Daile and Jinny SIyfe1d, lies betwoen an Ontario Hydre power corridor te the north and Canadian Paci- fic rail line te, the south. The prepe jei now designa- ted induStri in both officiai plane. Although council decided asat year that the now vacant site should be developed for residen- tial purposes, several area home- owners were on hand Monday te aru that it be left industrial. Previousl expressed concerne about tratile congestion, over- crowded- echools and the pro- imity of homes te, the railway tracks were again raised by opponents of residential develop- ment. Despite councillor Rose Bat- ten's repeated explanation that the decision had already been made, residents continued te press their case. Laura Wooldridge of Dorvis LANDSCAPE RE INS TA LLA TM Interlockingj Stone from Winchester VRed Ro» 8 Taunton Rd. M WHITB OSHAWA 6 SPECIAL! SPE( A.S.R. ALL SEi Drive demanded to know why councillors Marcel Brunelle and John Dostra would net support residential developmnent near the Garden Street railway tracks but favoured it here (see separate fstory). B atten, comniittee chairman, claimed it was not relevant to this application and would not .Although a 150-name petition in support of the application was submitted last year, Mark Sko- wrowski of Dorvis Drive said he recently collected 160 names opposed to more housing. Skowrowski noted that several public agencies had concerne about the development and asked if they had been resolved. Batten replied that questions pertainxng o noise, road pat- terns and any other prebloms will be addressed in the site plan P roceS Pointing eut that the proporty has been targettod for develop- ment since 1989,' Brunelle said past attonipte at reaching, a com- promise botween opposing fac- tions have failed. «What we have before us now is a compromise solution," he argued. Councillor Dennis Fox noted that the firet proposaI ho saw for the site was a shopping maIl. «Without any doubt in my mind the reason we have rosi- dential before us is because the residents requested it,» ho ssid. "I don't speak too highly of developere but thie developer has net corneini with a high-rise or heavy industrial,» Fox continued. «Wbatever the people want he's tried te comply and nottried te force anything on you."ý Alternatives suh FROM PAGE 1 Edwards outlined hie resens fer maidg cts n dffeent holding ýhie togngue during the Fox explained last week. Ttttis point I have macle ne This left $140,000 outatanding comment, because se far, I have and council preferred net tep been, unable te corne up with an this on te the taxpayers, ho saiîd. effective alternative,» Edwards Layoffe or unpaid daye off explained. were the only option available te Te measures I have reconi- council, Fox added. mended, for one reason or Edwards, aise, was net surpr- another, have net been work- ised by the union's prompt filhng able » hoe aid. of a grievance. EAw;ards said council chose te «Its precisely what I would include ail employees in the roll- have done in their circuinstance,» back te aveid laying off those ho said. with lese seniority. While he disagreed with coun- "I appreciato this approach for cil's decision, Edwards opted net its humane dimension, but it is te voice his displeasure at lest anathema te an individual who week's meeting. is motivated by ther concept of (No other councillor responded seniority,"he said. te Fox's announcement either.) «To that individual, failure te, In a prepared statement, recognize seniority je regarded as 'sharing the poverty'.» While some employees may uwelcome the chance te take tirne i i off in good weather," the bs of a il....... day's wages could bo «devastat- inË. to others, Edwards said. MlC n r It would have been botter fro my perspective te have iai~~uu ~ avoided making any commente TAINING A L until aIl avenues have been ~N & SALES exlored,» he continued.afido taking an unpopular decision, but Iamn aIsé driven by the notion 'do net criticize unlese you can come up with an alterna- F 7ov tive'." Edwards had ne further com- ment beyond the statement. 25 THICKSON RD N. wbo as far as Pm prepared 55 4749,» hetold the FreePrese. rd warde declined te detail the 55m474alternative ineasures ho pro- osd because te do 50, would ave iontifiod the persens invol- yod ho said. ~IA ! S ECI L! «he proble is th:epeople I had in mind required some &SON . action on thoir part and they would have been ietfi »ho If said. land tho union cannot resolve tho grievance internally, the matter will go te arbitration, )ALE' Edwards said. I g4" I