Whitby Free Press, 9 Mar 1994, p. 3

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Whltby Free PiGes. Wechiesday, Murch 9, 1994, Page 3 1agenda (s) Mon" yMarh Planning and Development Committee That a lan of subdivision trom Belnda and Kevin Cosgrove for a 23-unit development on the west side of Anderson Street, south of Winchester Road, b. circulated for f urther public and agency comment bef ore coming back 10 committee with a recommendation f rom planning staff . Referred to planning department That a site plan application from Mai10 Veltri for f ive Street townhouses on the noriheast corner of Duffein Street and Front Street be approvedi. lbe property is now vacant. Recommended to council That a request f rom Devan Properties Ltd., owners of the Kendaiwood Plaza, for a minor variance to the municipal sig n bylaw be approv.d. The request seeks a reducton In the distance f rom 1he ground 10 the display surface of the sign f rom three metres to two metres. Recomniended to counril Operations COMMittee That cou ncil pass a bylaw to amend the animal control byîaw ln light of recent changes to provincial statutes dealing with animal control. The changes include lntroduclng a cat Identification system, enablino cal owners to voluntarily buy a collar or tag for their pet at a cost of $20 plus GST; authorlzlng the animal control centre supervisor or his clesîgnate to, order a dog muzzled or leashed afler Il has bitten a person or domnestic animal and lncreasing kennel license fees f rom $2510o $65 a year. Clerk Don McKay estimates the cat Identification systemn could bring in as much as $10,000 ln ils fIl rst year. Recommended to coundil That the town stop-up and close a portion of Anderson Street South of Taunton Road that Is no longer requlred because of the recent reallgnmnent. The road allowanoe is tb b. sold to the adjacent property owner and will be incorporated int lots in the Kelloryn Meadows subdivision. Money fromn the sale will be used 10 cover the $509,000 Il cost 10 buy the land required for the Taunton/Anderson Intersec- tion Improvemnents. Recommended to couneil That the town accept the low tenders of $20,640.20 f rom Donway Ford of Scarborough for one 1/2 ton extended cab pickup truck and $29,86 7.80 for one four wheel drive truck with plow and $17.319 f romn SIMTOR Opposition to planned recyling faci"ity By Mke KowaIsld A Prom sdwatîpoessiîng plant near opki t lmha enconee opposition from nihbo rng businesses. Sîmtor Environninental wants to build a recycling an transfer fility intefomr Wiby Stel fctry on 'Warren Rad, south of the Canadian Pacifie rail lino. Solid,, non-hazardous indus- tra wat il, either b. pro- oessed on site- or prepared' for shipment to, a much larger pliet eitrs parent com Pan Har kow RecycIing, intends to build ln Toronto. In addition, the company will also use part of the building te manufacture fireplace logs from recycled wood products. if approved by Whîtby council and the Ontario Ministry of Environment and Energy, slightly more than 20 jobs are 'expetd te b.e created by the combied operation. But Simtor's proposai, which is scheduled te corne before Town council's planning and devolon- ment committee March 21, has nearby business owners con- cerned. They are worried about the type of material that may be brought to, the property and potential trafic problems on Hopkins. Althou aS*terofficial in- sists that noii-»ecycIable waste will not b. ei è itted and that processed m aterial1 will be hauled away es soon as possible, Rob Phillips is not convinced. Reying te me is a fancy naor garbage,» said Phillips, owner of R.J. Phillips Auto Rels shop is located on the south side of Warren Road, about 50 feet west of Simtor's property. "My concern is the truck traffic and what this will do te my property values te have a dump located next te it,» he said. If its proposai is approved, Simter wili b. ailowed te process industrial, commercial and insti- tutional waste. But as Philpsnted, commer- cial waste in=uds"restaurant garbage which would attract «rats and rodents,» ho ciaimed. «Across the street now looks 1ke a dump site...when this is up there will b. probiems with rats g aloren (DCbrs hasbeen-ilingup-o DESPITE COM PLAINTS by at least one local resident, handicapped parking spaces at the A&P plaza are stilî covered Board to have fewer trustees As of the next municipal elec- tion in the faîl, there will be five fewer trustees on the Durham Board of Education. At a special meetin Monday, trustees voted 10-8 i aL 0uro motion by Oshawa truste. Aud- rey Macean te reduce their number te 15 from the current 20. Whitby and Ajax wiIl each have two trustees instead of three, Oshawa wiIl have five trustees instead of seven, and Scugog will have on. trustee instead cf two under the changes, for a trial period that is the duration of the three-year terni of trustees elected in the faîl. Pïckering will still have three trusteesUxbridge and Brock wil continue te each have on.. Whltby trustees Tanya Gulli- ver and Patti Bowman each said the board is taking the lead in reshaping and redefininlg the role of trustees lu becoming more accountable and more accessible te residents. In addition te the reduced number, the board also ýestabl- ished a committe. «% look at the whoe way we dobusiness,» said Bowman bard chair. With Nie fewer trustees, the board will save $68,000 a year in salaries, but cost was not the big factor lu the board's decision, both Guiliver and Bowman in- dicated. with snow. This is the a perdls Thursday. ewyilapardls Ptioto by LMrk Resor, W tiFiPrs Poiut&r o sat ufuraiL. 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