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i3s aaai n k o r t h weekender may 3 1986 p3 7tir f jm bbwbmwbw present and possible future the photo at right shows the tremont house on main st markham as it is the 113yearold former hotel is in poor condition and the owner would like to demolish it and build an exact replica it used to have a verandah on both levels owner vincent kwok of markham proposes the replica and a turn of the century style brick building to the north of it attached by a glass atrium drawing above the structure would house stores on the main level and twostorey office suites would be available in the brick building the tremont would be used as a countrystyle dining room mr kwok is facing opposition from the towns architectural advisory committee heritage markham the board is calling for the restoration of the old hotel and will advise markham council to have it designated an historic building theres trouble at terra gold by martin melbourne the refusal of ontarios en vironment ministry to release 12 housing lots on bendamere cres in markham is causing headaches for the builder local real estate agents and buyers at least one family may be homeless by the end of august im scared for my people said royal lepage agent june williamson who has three clients with homes in the terra gold de- ed and gfaudette mom me and ed have decided to let you come to the movies with tis velopment they could be out in the cold mrs williamson said the lots were bought in january and february on the condition that the ministry would allow the town of markham to issue build ing permits but a terra gold representa tive reported the permits have been held up due to the close pro ximity of a dairy farm to the de velopment the company will not close the sale of the homes until the permits are issued real estate agents a terra gold representative and buyers will meet tuesday morning at the mayors office and ask local politicians to pressure the govern ment into releasing the lots according to mrs williamson but she added that may not be enough mrs williamson is upset that the builder has not signed a condi tion which would extend the home buyers legal involvement in the purchases if permits are not issued the customers may have their down payments returned and terra gold may not purchase the lots she said i am really disappointed she meeting tuesday on centre the public meeting dealing with a proposed medical centre in residential markham will take place next tuesday night the threestorey medical cen tre at the corner of ramona blvd and george st would be built on two lots one vacant the other with an existing house on it nearby residents complained at an earlier meeting that the cen tre will add traffic to an already congested area the meeting will be held at the municipal offices in the council chambers at 730 pm said i dont see what he has to gain by not giving the extension of the condition however the terra gold buil der who refused to be named says he will only sign the condi tion after he has assurances that the permits will be issued though hes not sure what is going to happen with the permit sitation the builder added hes concerned for the buyers if i wasnt interested in the people why would i call the tues day meeting he said on february 18 markham resi dent judy elsworth and her hus band purchased a home on one of the lots she said the first time she had heard anything was wrong was wednesday april 30 the couple has already sold their pre sent home and have to move out by august 28 im a bit mad she said what do we do where do we go david heil bought a 125900 house in the development in february he expressed concerns that the builder may decide not to push for the permits but instead allow house prices to appreciate then resell the homes for a grea ter profit i think were being led down the garden path he said however scarborough century 21 agent victor chong who has two clients involved disagrees i dont think the builder would ruin his reputation like that he said the builder is willing to build mr chong said he thinks the problem is political in nature mrs williamson estimates the homes are worth about 10 per cent more then they were in january she said they wont be able to find comparable homes at the janu ary prices mrs williamson added that she is angry that the lots were made available before the permits had been secured the builder should not have been selling the lots in the first place she charged donald dunn head of the food- land preservation branch at the ministry of agriculture says his ministry usually works on prob lems like this but the environ ment ministry is making this de cision mr dunn noted the size loca tion and type of farm near a plan ned housing development deter mines how close homes can be built oil display advertising 2942200 or icnni hull 2948244 1986 flyers delivered year lo march economist sun tribune 2519300 mclroland distribution 66545200 we deliver supplements flyers with weekender saturday may 386 canadian tire 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