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p4 tribune aprb4 1990 restrictions hurt tax base whitchurchstouffville still fighting the image that it is a poor cousin in an otherwise affluent family is being short changed again in its bid to secure land for industrial devel opment again whitchurchstouffville mayor fran sainsbury has been forced into the fray this time over a proposal by york region to restrict industrial land growth to areas that are serviced on the yorkdurham sewage scheme residential taxpayers mean while are the ones who wili be further burdened by an imbal- anced tax base like other municipalities whitchurchstouffville hopes to even the gap of industrialresi dential assessment the gormley industrial park which has been in the planning stages for the past two years would help in that cause but the handcuffs being placed on whitchurchstouffville and other smaller areas like east gwillimbury leave the munici palities in the lurch there is no question that whitchurchstouffville needs a more balanced tax base york region meanwhile refuses to hear the plea parkview services weave magic its no secret to most of the peo ple who live in stouffville that there is a sort of magic behind the success of parkview village and the other related facilities that do much here for local seniors its not the sort of magic one finds in the work of a david cop- perfield but a human magic that is brought about when caring peo ple work together to bring a dream to life that original dream shared by a group of stouffville area men and women almost 30 years ago is a reality today but it was a dream with an exponential effect hundreds of seniors today are housed at parkview home parkview apait- ments and parkview village all facilities are related but are vastly different in scope and ser vices one constant however is at random iiiiiibi mmmmzmm mmmmiisfmiix- ivavjvvvavivvv llllisiliiilliiilpllllll steve houston the quality and care provided whether its for seniors who require medical supervision or those who are independent and more active one of the original people behind the parkview develop ments from conception to com pletion is joe nighswander a softspoken and modest figure who currently oversees the opera tion of the village mr nighswander is awaiting a muchdeserved retirement he announced it earlier this year but leaves behind a legacy that he and stouffvilleuxbridge tribune publisher editorinchief patricia pappas don bernard editor stephen houston director of advertising debra weller retail advertising mgr susan berry administration mgr chris bertram dir of promotionsdistribution jennifer hutt published every wednesday by metroland printing publishing and distributing at 9 heritage rd markham ontario l3p 1m3 tel 2942200 second class registration number 1 247 the stouffville tribune published every wednesday at 54 main st w stouffville is one of the metroland printing publishing and distributing group of suburban newspapers which includes the acton free press ajaxpickenng news advertiser aurora banner brampton guardian burlington post etobicoke advertfserguolan georgetown independent kingston this week lindsay this week markham economist and sun milton champion mississauga news newmarket era oakvide beaver oshawa- whitby this week peterborough this week richmond hiltrhomhaivaughan liberal scarborough mir ror topic newsmagazine witlowdale mrror metroland printing publishing and distributing is a division of harlequin enterprises ltd s3biw national sales representative metroland corporate sales 4931300 6402100 8529741 others who were with him in the early stages can be proud of i spoke with him in the modern parkview village cafeteria over lunch last month and learned much of the story that brought mr nighswander to where he is today a farmer by trade mr nigh swander was slightly uncomfort able discussing philosophical issues about his retirement and the history of parkview with a local newspaper editor indeed he reminded me more than once in the span of our lunch editors mail that i must mention the myriad others who played a role in the local success story known today as parkview services for seniors its true there are many who helped bring the original building and the other facilities that fol lowed to stouffvilles senior citi zens they know who they are and are justly proud of their accomplish ments but all it takes is a look around parkview village or parkview home to see the fruits of all that labor see the bright spacious parkview village auditorium with its limitless possibilities for events arid activities or venture down stairs to the cafeteria abuzz with conversation and light laughter as men and women there share a meal and friendship at parkview home just up the road on rupert street the setting is different but much activity goes on here too one senior quietly knits a childs sweater in the mainfloor day room content with the task before her two gentlemen sit nearby chatting amiably as one taps a rhythm in 24 time on the floor with his cane the setting is a friendly one and people seem truly content with their lives at these facilities if stouffville is truly the friendliest town in ontario then so too is it one- that cares for its aged population people like joe nighswander figure prominently in the develop ment of this philosophy for that many are grateful bia budget issue angers group dear editor an open letter to the town of whitchurchstouffville council with reference to an article in the tribune weekender dated march 23 1990 1 would like to address the following points 1 the bia budget was put on mr blackburns desk on tuesday feb 20 if it was not the informa tion he required why did he not call and ask for the correct informa tion before monday march 19 2 the bia formulates its own budget to cover costs for one year which includes advertising promo tion and a fixed expense to the town for its bia contribution to the streetscape had the town not granted us 5300 we would have done with fewer flowers 3 our priorities are very much in place we advertise on behalf of all the merchants downtown we col laborate with the strawberry festi val committee to promote the town the harvest festival is only in the planning stages the festival of bells will be held again as a kickoff to the festive season mer chants need to have a special event going every month none of the above events cost taxpayers any money 4 our budget is set we ask the town to help with the cost of flow er baskets surely in a town budget of millions a 5300 contribution to help beautify the town is not astronomical and benefits the whole community 5 mr tatone should know better than to make offhand comments he sits on our board and has com- mented that our budget was well executed this year and has not changed for three years a bit of a feat these days we welcome your assistance mr tatone not your offthecuff complaints 6 i believe council should not have made any comments about the bia in a nonpublic forum we must be allowed our opportunity to speak at the same time we should have been invited to a meeting to discuss complaints as we have in the past we will endeavor to work in harmony with council i hope this letter will clear up any questions people may have about the bia we work very hard to keep the downtown a place to be proud of weneed the support of council and the people who live in whitchurch- stouffville to continue this tradi tion sandra stronach chairman of the board business improvement area