Friday, February 26, 2021 7 Brooklin Town Crier Brooklin's first car dealership By Jennifer Hudgins Guy Stevenson Motors on Baldwin was a thriving dealership that employed mechanics, general helpers and salesmen to keep it running smoothly. Some residents may recall how every Halloween one of Guy's older model cars would go missing from the lot, ending up in the creek beside Robinson's funeral chapel. Stevenson also sponsored the Brooklin men's softball team which won the 1950 Ontario Championship. Noble John Guy Stevenson grew up on a farm at Highway 7 and Coronation Rd. Young Guy was interested in buying and repairing bicycles and his interest turned to automobiles as he grew up. In 1936, he married Margery Estella Diamond, a farm girl from the Warkworth area who moved with her family to Pickering where the couple met. Shortly before their marriage, Guy bought a property on Duke Street that had a house and garage, which is where he began selling used cars. He and his new bride, meanwhile, lived in a three-room cottage across the road from the car lot. Chrysler arrives In 1939, Guy accepted the distributorship of Chrysler cars for Ontario County in Whitby and two years later he returned to Brooklin, buying a gas station at the corner of Baldwin and Way Street. He added to the building's north end from where he managed the sale of automobiles and fuel. After selling the Duke Street properties, he purchased a farm at 57 Winchester Road. He owned it for three years before selling all but 10 acres adjoining the Brooklin park to Len Blight, who used the land for a racetrack. Guy's sons John Guy and Phillip Richard Stevenson grew up in that house on the 10 acre lot. Today there is a communication tower at the top of the lane where the Stevenson house once stood. Rented rooms Eventually Guy needed a larger property than the gas station provided so in 1947 he purchased a duplex house at 63 Baldwin Street. On the south side, he rented rooms to the First Credit Union, and to a veterinarian, Dr. Black while the north side continued to be used as his sales office. He stored cars on the lot beside the house that backed onto Price Street. In 1949, Guy sold the service station portion to Wes Schell. However, Guy Stevenson Motors functioned as a dealership until 1963 when he retired and sold the property to Fred Brown. Bored with retirement, Guy ended up renewing his license for the Chrysler distributorship and sold cars from his Winchester Road house. He also became interested in collecting antique furniture. The land on Winchester where a communications tower and park currently are is owned by the Town of Whitby. Guy died at age 63 in 1973 and his wife Margery at age 83 in 1995. Both are buried at Groveside Cemetery. Development Charges Public Meeting On Monday, March 8, 2021, the Town of Whitby will hold a public meeting about its proposed development charge rates and policies. Ahead of the public meeting, a copy of the 2021 Development Charges Background Study is available for review online at whitby.ca/developmentcharges. Development Charge Background Study Development charges are collected when there is new development in the Town. They are a primary source of funding for the Town to support growth-related capital costs in Whitby. The 2021 Development Charges Background Study relates to the delivery of the following eligible development charges services: Libraries Parks and Recreation Fire Services Waste Management By-Law Enforcement Development-related Studies Services Related to a Highway (Operations, Roads and Related - Town-wide Infrastructure, and Roads & Related - Alternate Route and Related Infrastructure) and; Stormwater Management Public Comment and Appearing Before Council Any person may make written representation either in support of or in opposition to the study and/or by-law. Written submissions should be directed to the Office of the Town Clerk no later than noon on Friday, March 5, 2021. Any person wishing to speak at the meeting in support of or in opposition of the by-law should complete a Delegation Request Form online at whitby.ca/delegations by noon on the day of the meeting. Or call 905.430.4315 to speak with staff in the Office of the Town Clerk. Written comments received before the meeting and submissions made at the public meeting will be considered by Council before the new development charges by-law comes into effect. Project Contact is Jennifer Hess, Senior Financial Planning and Poli- cy Advisor at 905.444.2826 or trea- sury@whitby.ca.