Ontario Community Newspapers

The Era (Newmarket, Ontario), January 31, 1973, 2a

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Keswick Out Wed January great Cars 1973 LE MANS COLONADE HARDTOP THIS WEEKS SURE SELIER transmission bod side mould indow defroster hiroll f BUICK CUSTOM HARDTOP wheel i disc brakes rodio rear Stock No 7366 QUI 1971 GRAND PRIX Sine power steering con- ing power windows roll wheels fOR I seat Dork brown finish Stock No 3495 BUICK GMC Were Sold on Service LESSOR NEWMARKET MOTORS LIMITED Strati of DO Toronto Lin owners organize ask to finish their houses take Its problem of irritat ing construction delays to town council the associations executive chosen last week stressed that the organiz ation is not just a pressure group and hopes to he in bus iness long after the problems with the homes have been re medied The association is concent with many other issues he said and already has joined in meetings with a townwide con cerned citizens group mobiliz ing citizen involvement in town planning matters Mr Davey said his group the houses were sold individual ly complaints would be dealt with individually not on a group Now the Ashton Dene home owners are preparing a brief to council Mr said Wimpey has cleared up a wellbuilt and for our money Mr Davey said But we have been subject to a lot of irritating delays which have caused Inconvenience and discomfort too The group is now launching soon at Wells Street Public School Ashton Dene residents interested in joining the asso ciation should contact Bob Cope- land at A group of homeowners had formed a provisional commit tee to investigate the need for an association prior to last Citizens try homework cant find the textbooks AURORA A newly formed group is finding it difficult to homework without the proper te roads planning said Monday the group met last week to discuss certain legis lation fundamental to understanding local planning However they had major prob lems obtaining copies of the One of the first that the person on find the rules of ings we found The Municipal Act the for Ontarios local isnt available know of he said although the town fice for he said The Ontario Planning Act ah isnt available locally but can be ha at the Queens Printer Mr Gibbard said the group fortunate to include persons who jobs enable them to know where look for such documents and the plan to conduct further studies the in of York isnt available at office the town library the re in a headquarters or the Queen inter in Toronto he said Regional planning commission Murray Pound will address the group at a meeting tonight Mr Gibbard said Four ratepayers groups have been invited to send representatives Still no signals as girl hit by car at crosswalk AURORA A Richardson Dr girl suffered minor Injuries when she wis struck by a car it the Dunning Ave cioaiwalk St shortly after noon was charged with failure to yield to a pedes at a crosswalk Town council has received provincial approval to erect traf fic signals at the busy intersec tion but the plans have been at Queens Park since December awaiting technical approval where she was examined and ClerkAdministrator K B Rod- released i York Regional Police said a car driven by Brian Copple- stone 20 of Mlssissauga was northbound in the passing lane when It passed a stopped car and skidded into the said Friday the approval process will likely preclude In stallation of the signals before April Last September an elderly Aurora man died of Injuries suf fered In an accident at the same crosswalk SECOND TIME AROUND Gas bar gets cool reception run at Aurora Co uncil on Monday night and despite hearing im plied threats of legal ac tion council remained unimpressed Council did agree to reconsider its previous rejection of the propos al but solicitor N J Melnick encountered stiff opposition when he suggested that council might have acted illeg ally when it turned down the first After council appro v plaza application acting mayor Evelyn Buck told Mr decision then youll have to take it from there Mr argued that the previous plan ning committee had re jected the application because the proposal ness in the past year by cut rate gas dealerships I worth been last Thursday Mr constituted a Council wants full road built in south end subdivision He agrees he would have had a conflict of inter est in practical as well as legal terms Mr Whites ministry is responsible for munici pal affairs In his job Mr sees all the Ministers incoming and outgoing mail Re sees all zoning documents and subdivision plans that require the Ministers signature I dont think Id ever attempt to influance someone he said But I can see how there would be a conflict maybe not a direct one but I can see that if the Minister didnt sign a subdivision agreement for Merkham for example and I had opposed it at the Region people could think I had some influence Even a chance remark Intentional or uninten tional might have appeared to show some influence he added Mr said he could possibly have returned to Industry and Tourism Or be could have had the title of his new job changed but be rejected AURORA Town council is playing a giveandtake game with developer Hers- take a longer roadway the subdivisions public he said the upgrading and re vitalizing shopping Mr wont revaal his provincial sal ary hut with the normal increment raise he got with his latest move he reportedly is making close St to Lee Gate he first stage It wo uld only run about half- Co George noted that com pletion of the road wo- NAME YOUR ARENA CONTEST The Newmarket Recreation Department wishes to extend to the community the opportunity of participating in the process of naming the new arena currently under construction on Patterson Street off Davis Drive return it to the Recreation Office Cedar Proposed of arena Phone The name wilt be chosen by a panel of judges Deadline for entries February cash prize to the winning entry In esse of duplication 1 he entry received will ft he winner mayors salary and for being Auroras lone York Regional Councillor Maybe we wont eat steaks quite as often be said of losing about per cent of his prior pay- cheque It does seem like a lot but about half of It went to the Federal Government so that brings it down to a little more realistic figure also was amused when he realised ironically that he will get a small pension at age for his two years and days as a York Regional Councillor Mr led opposition to the pension plan at the Region last month and the Issue is still raging Ive only paid in or and my pension will probably be about a year he said shaking his head If I live two years past Im ahead of the game What have he and his family missed because of his political responsibilities Everything I can answer that Interjected Mrs Iilingworth with a smile The exmayor put picnics and trips with Mi family a vacation reading and golf I havent played in 10 years on his list of things to do ing In Queens Park and Aurora or Newmarket Mr Iilingworth listed the I divisions as accomplishments of to see York Regions first Official Plan completed But the towns team spirit often directly associated with Mr Illlngworths and Auroras July First Celebration was the moat im portant development during his years In office he said Aurora has a sort of Identity and a spirit thats hard to beat In a small town be said If I have had any part to play in those things then Im pretty of ratepayer groups In Aurora I think its good I think in many ways weve been fortunate in Aurora Weve always tried to maintain an open council to conduct our business in the open and this It bou among the He warned however that council moat guard against being swayed by the strong voices of a few citizens who fall to represent the interests off the town aa a whole If council ever tarts to be dominated or ever powered by a citizens group from one area then I think theyll be In serious trouble said You cant always make popular He summarised his political phil tail way I believe we elect people to make always tried to look at both aides of the question to get as many different opinions at weigh the facta and come up with a dedatoa Yea have to ride or fall on that decision I figure if right si per cent of the tune youre ahead of the game The luuifcffortfas nave Bred In far

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