Whitby Froe Prea, WOdnosdY, JUIY 12,1996 Page 5 Masures urged osto suent drivers' speedIi By Mark Reesor Someonie is going to be killed if something isn't done about the way Aderson CVI students drive on Crawforth Street, local reiet warned operations committee last week. «rve almost been hit twice by theé gysspeeding alonq and tsegu wh can do the bi st fishta», said Jannette Faruc, who lie in the Pringle Creek Co-op. «I really arn begging that somethin&ris done.' The resîidents asked cornmittee to ban parking on the north side of Crawforth Drive between Anderson and Pringle'Drive bet- ween 8 a.m. and 5 pm. as a way of reducing the risk and traffic. Parking is already not allowed on the south side of Crawforth. Students obstruct traffic by gatheringy along the roadway "as mucb as six (or) seven deep » 2?-oresident Alex Jacklyn saiâ, «an d they will not move wben they are standing there -- if you ask them to move, there is a confrontation... they know their rights and they flaunt their rights » Students park in front of byd- rgnts, on the grass and in front of the entrances to the co-p, he said and use their cars, as «local heaciquarters,» running back and Poice asault compaint dropped A W=tyman bas dropped a formalcmlaint aga-st aMur- bam egionalPolce detective wbo aretd him nt son Oshawa donut sbop in January. John Soutbern had been char- ged with assauting. police offi- oer and weapons dneos u those charges were withdrawn in Oshawa court last month. "The crown believed that he didn't bave enough evidence to prove the charge and I didn't blieve that he should be pro- ceeding with the charges »says Soutbern's lawyer, David 'ran- lin. «The actual dropping of the police complaint sai b tat it had been ivestigated and be (South- ern) is satisfied with that.» Southern had complained tbat one of the' arresting officers, Detective Knobbs, assaulted hlm during the arrest and later while questioming bim at police head- quarters im OsbaWa. arrested A suspicious patrol car officer la being credited with nabbing a would-be burglar in a Whitby industrial area early Monday morning. The officer was cbecking the Wentwortb StreetfThickson-Road area, which bas seen a number of break-ina lately, when be saw and stopped a teen riding a bicyle. Te ofcer questioned him but wasn't satisfied witb hie answers. He then beard an alarm cail over bis radio for a broken window at Timbe-rline Print and Grapbics, 1621 McEwen Dr. A 17-year-old Victoria Street youth was arreated. Police say charges are pending. Police suspect the youtb broke the wmndow and then saw the cruiser and flod. forth, gathering during lunch and breaks "and they do not corne by themnselves -- they al have their 42 buddies that tote «Ih1ey speed without reason and they speed with reason;-the biggest reason that they speed is they like to plaLy chicken» with students standing along the roadway. Students challenge each other to see who can fishtail the best and the longest, Jacklyn said, adding they use the co-op, which has two entranoes, as a <u-turn" during the winter months when the speed bunips are removed. "They take pride in scaring the young children with their véehi- dles býr coming into the co-op and speeding away, enjoying the sound of their tires squealing... we do not want or need this in our lives," he told committee. Anderson principal Sally McI- veen said the school does super- vise the area and agreed to work with parents and coopresidents to educate students and help to resolve the problem. She adrntted the school bas a nrking problem, since only 30 of the schools 140 parking spaces are for student use. "No citizen of this town should have to put up with wbat these people have had to live with,» said east ward coUncillor Dennis Fox, who asked staff to request police to step up patrols in the area. "I want to see policemen out there. These kids have to see that what they're doing is not eust childish, it'sdarnn foolish... they aren't going to be respon- sible, we're ring to have to start getin~ou~counc-illor Gerry Lift, ramp to be bulit, The Town is spending almoat $37,000 to instaîl an accessibility lift and ramp at Mnne Ottenbrite pool at Iroquois Park. The project, which is costing $9,000 more than what bad been budgeted, will involve removin1g a staircase and replacing it with a ramp. A second staircase, wbich leada to -the pool viewing area, will be replaced with t he lift, making both areas accessible to wheelchairs. Lobby roofs* at the Iroquois Park complex and Luther Vipond arena in Brooklin are also being replaced at a cost of $34,000, almnost $12,000 less than what the Town had budgeted. The project involves removing the existing roofing and insula- tion and replacing it with new material. Emm BUggested community policing officers could patrol the area toloeep order. West ward councillor Judi Longfield d(,,ed moving that the ofcers tke on problems in the area as a major projeet.. In addition to the parking ban, she rnoved counicil support the school in its efforts to reinstate a 351 which is currently prohibited by the provincial tobacco control act. Students who aren't allowed to emoke on school property congre- gate on sidewalks and other areas near the school, neighbour- ing residents complain. Council approved Liongield's motions Monday. 'ANNIVERSARY CELEBRAT ION. il1- SENTRA SPECIAL EDITIONS 14- 200SX 5- 240SX 14- ALTIMA il- MAXIMA 2- KING CAB 3- KING CAB 4X4 14- PATHFINDER-XE, SE, LE 5- QUEST LUXURY MINI VAN LU * *à à FACTORY AUTHORIZED EXECUTIVE DEMKO CLEARANCE OUTLET '394 ALTIMA 'SE' *AUTOMATIC *LUXURY EDITION CEARANC$2,25 OUTLETPRONLY 2 LEFT (Compare to original MSRP $27,175) 3.0.'95 AXXESS SE DEMKOS * AYIrq ANDfL ICFNSE EXTRA ' rookn&grieShoppe Ffine La4i ' C(oýt1iers Romanticfashions with timeless elegance! 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