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i tiflom vo1 109 no 62 ft satfowsop should be mi ispcnsts t sat tan fura ha tmn 41 4714650 thursday october 2 1997 20 pages 50 osrinci qlmeirolahdptm i 99 sub with the purchase of any sub of equal of greater price and a medium soft drink limit one coupon per family visit i expires oct 30 1997 5812 mainslw j cheers and jeers for ballantrae joan ransberry staff reporter the 1 50million adult commu nity designated for ballantrae went under public scrutiny tuesday some people like it some dont as expected concerns linked to sewage treatment and the impact on the new communal water sys tem dominated the meeting held at the ballantrae community centre about 100 people heard how schickedanz bros ltd hopes to build the ballantrae golf and country club including an 1 8hole championship golf course a coun try club and between 700 and 900 homes on hwy 48 near aurora road about 60 homes will be built development each year over a 15year period each phase will be subject to reviews one area resident expressed a worry that the condominiumstyle community designed for over50 empty nesters will end up being a gate community thus not be part of the hamlet and not be welcom ing to the existing residents patricia thomson said the pro posal makes her feel very exclud ed and that its insulting to boot this is a benefit to your community thomson said it is not a benefit to ours mark carroll said hes not con vinced that the plan has enough environmental protecting ele ments because of the serious issue of water and sewage treatment carol davis said shed like to see the pro ject delayed until more study is done the project is however drawing s please see page 3 m double whammy taxpayers foot bill for pair of police chiefs ruth burkholdcr points out one of the sites to be seen on the popular walking tour hosted by the whitchurchstouffville historical society along main street residents arc urged to join in the next tour slated for sunday afternoon phio by sjoerd witteveen walking the streets put on your walking shoes bring the family including the dog and take part in a walking tour on sunday beginning at 1 30 pm at the railway station oct 5 marks the biannual main street tour sponsored by the whitchurchstouffville his torical society society officials will leading the walkaround on the north and south side of main street between the railway tracks and the ninth line the walk expected to last about one hour will not be stren uous for more informationcall ruth burkholder at 6407391 or fenella smith at 6406418 joan ransberry kathleen griffin staff reporter york region taxpayers will foot the bill for two police chiefs at an annual salary of about 134000 until at least christmas after paid leave for bryan cousineau was extend ed earlier this month that means cousineau is being paid 116000 so far for staying home under the legislation he maintains his position and his salary during the leave said york region police services board member and regional councillor bill fisch and we are bound by the legislation especially in these circum stances where we have received no information what soever the police board had no choice in extending cousineaus original three- month leave for the third time because the ontario provincial police still hasnt wrapped up its investigation he said and in the absence of formal criminal charges the job still officially belongs to cousineau fisch admits its frustrating not only for taxpayers but for the board as well in conduct ing daytoday business and planning for the future its quite frustrating from the perspective of the board and its certainly not going as fast as we wish all we can do is hope the investigation is completed shortly the opp refuse to release b please see page 3 b i vk v north markham hyomd a i tie motoi with our 52 point service clinic includes oil filter change 52 point written report courtesy shuttle service available service hours mon wed thurs fri 730530 pm tues 730800 pm sat 9001 00 pm honda vehicles only call the service department for more details 477 245 3 d cu j plus c taxes committed to serving you since 1966 north markham motors ltd 4611 hwy 7 unionville ontario