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own a masterpiece barthau jewellers sroortwiic 6404646 mill serving whitchurchstouffville uxbridge area the friendly downstairs pub at deer park inn now open 4 pm daily meet your friends tor good times at cheers 6406060 vol 100 no 13 a metroland community newspaper wednesday july 29 1987 42 ph ages 50 cents seething westfield homeowners demand completion of properties by jim thomas stouffville for months residents of westfield estates in stouffvilles east end have been silently seething they ve watched and waited for their properties to be completed to no avail on july 15 their patience ran out a meeting was held at the home of don aldcroft asbury park court to which fifty people attended their complaints aired in full were supported by 33 let ters all addressed to the mayor and council town of whitchurch- stouffville while the problems are many and varied most relate to charges of inadequate seeding sodding and grading residents want the work completedin accordance with the subdivision agreement house construction is another thorn in the side of some these grievences have been filed with the provincial new home warranty program fiftyfive families are said to be effected some have been living homeowners in westfield estates stouftville are becoming increasingly frustrated over lack of action that sees most properties still incbmv plete after two years individual complaints are contained in 33 letters sent to the town here residents don aldcroft terry james and bryceson sheehan check out a swale that ex tends through the rear ofone of the lots jim thomas parkview says thanks community funded new auditorium stouffville thanks to the generosity of more than 200 people and a digdeep donation by persons attending the menno- road relief is in sight claremont for motorists who daily travel regional road 5 between claremont and stouffvil- le relief is in sight a start on reconstruction is scheduled for 19ss with the pro ject divided into three phases the cost is estimated at 2705000 construction manager bill price of durham region told the tribune the work is included in the re gions fouryear forecast but sub ject to change mr price said if the construction schedule re mains unchanged the job should be completed in 1991 price con cluded nite home association annual meeting the new auditorium at parkview village is debt free jm nighswander executive administrator made the announcement this week total cost of the project was ab out 600000 mr nighswander said of which 300000 had to be raised by public subscription were very grateful for the re sponse from the community mr nighswander stated noting that a significant donation had come from the latcham founda tion on the evening of the annual meeting the auditorium fund was about 2500 short an appeal resulted in donations and pledges totalling 457500 this was cause for celebra tion said mr nighswander not only is the auditorium ex tensively used by resident tenants but also by the community the facility can comfortably accommodate up to 200 people its available for everything from fashion shows to wedding anniversaries other programs already arranged have included fitness classes slides and films worship services bible study a clothing sale a school musical a piano re cital silver jubilee club enter tainment and a town council meeting the auditorium enhances the quality of life here said mr nighswander its also a very important link with the com- munitv there more than two years westfield estates was initiated by revenue properties limited the development has since been assumed by presidential homes ltd however additional building permits are being withheld until phase i is completed to the towns satisfaction mayor fran sainsbury fold the tribune the municipality holds a letter of credit in the amount of 350000 an official in the clerks depart ment said mr aldcroft one of the home owners chief organizers said re sidents pleas have been ignored these arent homes theyre houses its very frustrating mr aldcroft points to a drain age ditch close to his home dur ing heavy rains the water runs deep he fears a child may fall in and drown many sump pump hoses are still lying atop the ground mr aldcroft says backyard fill is lacking in both quantity and quality because the ground is so hard and in some cases so littered with rocks the grass wont catch were paying taxes on an acre but using only a third of an acre he declared terry james of cam fella blvd said rather than a show place the subdivisions an eye sore im surprised the people havetaken it as long as they have mr james described the back yard fill as garbage not suffi cient to support either sod or seed drew knox also of cam fella blvd said the south entrance to the development was to feature brick gates with an attractive in troductory plaque instead he said cheap iron and plywood have been substituted theyre already showing signs of de terioration he said he described his backyard as a race between the grass and the weeds and im afraid the weeds are going to win mr knox said the westfield homes were sold on the pretext of forming a prestigious develop ment what a joke he stated bryceson sheehan cam fella blvd accused the town of buck- passing he said hed been told by an official of revenue properties that the value of his home had appreciated by 100000 and they had no intention of doing anything further with it ossi pierotti of asbury park court has recommended the formation of a homeowners association and the hiring of a lawyer copies of 33 letters sent to the mayorand council have been re ceived by the tribune an intro ductory statement written by mr aldcroft reads as follows enclosed please find 33 letters from residents of westfield estates expressing concerns re garding the poor quality of mate rials and workmanship evident in this development the rate at which the work is progressing and the apparent inability of our elected and appointed officials to be of assistance in resolving the situation it has now been over two years since the first homes were occu pied to date not a single lot has received final approval other de velopments in stouffville started long after westfield estates are rapidly nearing completion or are completed we are collectively soliciting your assistance to explore any and all avenues available to bring pressure on revenue homes to accelerate the rate at which things are being completed and improve the quality of materials being used fair dates cut back this years markham fair will extend over four days in stead of four days and one night the wednesday evening program has been cancelled secretarymanager tony arkell told the tribune this week fair dates are oct 1 2 3 and 4 we never made any money out of it mr arkell said it didnt pay at all the crowd he explained didnt offset expenses it was an executive deci sion mr arkell continued the matter was discussed at length the secretarymanager cal led it a trial saying the board could revert back to the wednesday opening some time in the future holiday marred by accident goodwood joe and mau reen mayr are nursing severe bruises and their van is wrecked but they consider themselves for tunate their vehicle was hit broadside july 17 at what mrs mayr de scribes as a dangerous intersec tion in thunder bay the former operators of the bread basket on main street stouffville were re turning home from a visit with friends at sioux lookout when the accident occurred mrs mayr was admitted to hospital in thun der bay for treatment and observation she must undergo further physiotherapy the impact mrs mayr said occurred on the passenger side had they been driving a car in stead of a van im afraid i wouldnt be here she stated seat belts helped she said but they caused severe bruising persons attending the accident scene told mr and mrs mayr the location has long been considered a hazardous corner one stop sign is almost completely obscurred she said stranded in thunder bay with out transportation joe and mau reen had to return home by greyhound bus leaving much of their vacation equipment behind resales of no concern stouffville the prop osed saleback of properties in pickering airport country will have little effect on the town of whitchurchstouffville mayor fran sainsbury told the tribune unlike plans for the airport it self when noise was a factor this latest proposal presents no con cerns mrs sainsbury said with respect to residents re locating mayor sainsbury sees little likelihood of this happening in great numbers she described some sections of airport land as depressed mrs sainsbury points out however that pride of ownership is a definite asset any improve ments in neighboring properties will constitute a benefit to whitch urchstouffville she concludes joes chevy is priceless johnmccague officer retires pagea3 officer retiresa2 writers rappeda3 industrial sluma4 around towrua7 sports no medals for stingersb1 golfing hnub1 softball resufts311 stouffville when motorists pass 72 glengall lane heads turn reason for the second look is an immaculate 1937 two- door chevrolet parked in the drive its the pride and joy of owner joe wailing he bought it in i960 for fifty dollars i was really looking for a 37 chev coupe and still am joe explains still hes happy with his find and refuses to talk sale he estimates the cars value at 10000 while oldcar restoration is joes hobby he doesnt take credit for this eyecatcher george horton of burkes falls did most of the work with joe providing the parts everythings original includ ing the motor new white wall tires came all the way from buenos aires argentina the former stock car racer claims hes been a carlover all his life hes already refur bished a 1931 oldsmobjie and is working on a ims plymouth convertible coupe he describes himself as basically a gm man but not that proud to refuse other makes joes chevy has been driven in the kinsponsored santa clans parade its also been entered in several shows in cluding the annual classic car display at vaodorf museum v car purchased in 1960 for fifty dollars joe wa tting glengall lane stonff vihe is jus l- prcud of ids refurbished 1937 chev joe purch ased the car 27 years ago for fifty dollars he estimates its value now at 10000 jim thomas 1 i r