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st v weekenmilbvember group gets nod no funds for mobility transit tracy kibble staff reporter taxpayers likely cant afford to fund a bus service for whitchurchstouffvilles disabled citizens members of the mobility transit committee were told this week the sevenmember volunteer group which has already raised nearly 4000 wants the town to chip in another 8000 in order to qualify for a 15000 provincial grant but mayor fran sainsbury said the town doesnt want to give residents a false sense of security until after the 1993 budget deliberations the mayor suggested issuing a card to local disabled residents who qualify so they can at least ride mobility buses while visiting or working in another municipality offering the service ward 6 councillor ken prentice said the town has to be honest with groups upfront regarding funding we shouldnt set up expectations too soon this is an increased level of ser vice prentice said but ward 1 councillor ivanka bradley also a member of the commit tee told officials ifs time disabled resi dents got a chunk of public money the town has to recognize this seg ment of society that has not been recog nized yet bradley said figures show the local service would cost about 30000 a year to operate for an estimated 2200 trips within the towns boundaries committee chairman marg britton told council the group is concerned about providing transportation to the towns 80plus disabled residents york does not yet have a regionwide system but would take over responsi bility for municipal programs already in place this would transfer the oper ating costs to the region with in a few years britton said york region would take over any existing transits to avoid duplication of service confirmed tom parry town engineering coordinator and liaison with the committee so far markham vaughan rich mond hill aurora newmarket and georgina provide a service for disabled residents the following committee recommen dations were approved committee eligibility criteria be adopted committee application forms be approved council consider financing half the costs in the 1993 budget review pro cess the mobility transit committee is hosting an open house at parkview vil lage from 24 pm tomorrow where the winner of its logo design contest will be announced everyone is invited what a card photojoerd wittbvebn a unicef table was set up in the library this select greeting cards from the display on week here anne pare helps anne wallis wednesday airplane trip to disney lifts spirit of recovering local boy for a sevenyearold boy a month to take in the many the groups goal is to eventi rlnv frin n ttlnrirlaa tiiatiov siptlfs and sminrls rf the ollir yaanft airatr conaaia for a sevenyearold boy a day trip to floridas disney world proved to be one of the most exciting adventures of his life whitchurchstouffville resi dent bobby shaw 7 was flown by air canada with 77 other disabled children earlier this month to take in the many sights and sounds of the famous theme park bobby was part of the sun shine foundations 16th dreamlift to disney program which strives to generate funds for the ongoing fulfillmentof childrens dreams taping council meetings ejected by local officials council will no longer tape record its meetings because of staff overtime and high operating costs it was decided recent- ly local officials voted to scrap its monthold bylaw after it was found the practice was causing staff to work long hours but ward 6 councillor ken prentice who initiated the plan said the tapes act as a double check for accuracy in recording of the towns official minutes the tapes were kept to protect us from inconsistency and acted as a safeguard i have a real problem repealing the bylaw prentice said but ward 5 councillor bob ancheril said the tapes cost tax payers unnecessary expense and insisted the taping process was an added service that cant be expected in tough economic times if we are concerned about saving money we should do it in all areas not just thenes that suit us ancheril said and mayor fran sainsbury said york region tapes its meet ings and that only one tape in 15 years was requested at a big expense this is a new level of service that is causing staff overtime sainsbury said the tapes just become garbage she added towns aging truck will cost someone someday victim says tracy kibble staff reporter the groups goal is to eventu ally reach every canadian child between the ages of three and 19 who suffers a life- threatening terminal illness or a severe physical disability- this years 75000 adven ture began at 7 am wed nov 4 where bobby the other chil dren and a medical team boarded a 727 jet headed for florida the group landed at bout 945 am and was met by members of the us navy who helped the children on and off the plane and escorted and assisted the group on rides throughout the day bobbys sister melanie provis told the tribune last week bobby who was paralyzed from the waist down as a result of a car crash in july which killed his mom and sister had never been on a plane before provis said he absolutely enjoyed him self and he especially liked the live shows pirates of the car- ribean and its a small world provis added bobby spends his weeks at a toronto rehabilitation facility for therapy and to attend school and comes home on the weekends to be with his sister and two nieces j r etc rrrrr the town of whitchurchstouffville must uphold essential ser vices or face liability charges an audience heard this week j mayor fran sainsbury told about 100 members of a ratepay ers group save our stouffville sos that the town must uphold health and safety standards or risk being sued sos members crowded chambers tuesday night and ordered the town to stop spending money unnecessarily in a recession the group is vehemently opposed to the towns proposal to purchase a custommade fire truck worth more than half a mil lion dollars sos spokesman marion wells said taxpayers will refuse to pay any tax increase next year for purchases we cant afford but sainsbury said firefighters under the occupational health and safety act can refuse to operate a defective machine she said the towns fire truck is two decades old has broken down three times on the way to emergency calls and costs tax payers thousands each year in upkeep and repairs the public expects these services we are in the business of service sainsbury said wells said sos is not opposed to the department getting new equipment the town has 250000 already saved for this the group is opposed however to an extravagant purchase which will burden taxpayers children for years to come wells added stouffville resident peter ober stood up to praise the whitchurchstouffville volunteer fire department which he said deserves to be named the best department in york region obers home was completely destroyed by fire last march and it was just by the grace of god that the fire chief showed up in time to save his family obers said the towns aging fire truck ran for 12 hours straight and while he observed the men at work realized its inefficien cies he said the 20yearold vehicle is highly lacking and sug gested from his own experience that the town needs a new truck he said an aerial truck would have doused flames far more effectively during the fire which trapped his family upstairs because it allows the water to be sprayed at hard-to- getat areas of a burning home the old truck is going to cost somebody something one day you may not need fire service today but when you need it you need it obers said i kids p earn extra i 1 money i become a carrier today call 6402100 stouffville vxv vvk x attention flyer advertisers we can deliver your flyers for aa little as if a piece so far this 1 year we have delivered 24773983 flyers doortodoor in i markham unionville milliken stouffville uxbridgc i claremont dickson hill locust hill gormley goodwood victoria square brougham hagerman corners box grove i cedar grove buttonville sandford goodwood 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