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PAGE 8, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1975, WHITBY FREE PRESS NOTICE TO RESIDENTS OF THE TOWN OF WHITBY NOTICE OF APPLICATION TO THE ONTARIO MUNICIPAL BOARD by the Corporation of the Town of Whitby for approval of a By-law to regulate land use passed pursuant to Section 35 of The Planning Act. TAKE NOTICE that the Council of the Corpora- tion of the Town of Whitby intends to apply to The Ontario Municipal Board pursuant to the provisions of Section 35 of The Planning Act for approval of By-law No. 248-75 read a first, second and third time and finally passed on the 18th day of August, A.D., 1975. A copy of the By-law is furnished herewith. A note giving~an explanation of the purposean effect of the By-law and stating the lands affected thereby is also furnished herewith. Any person interested may, within fourteen (14) days after the date of this notice, send by regis- tered mail or deliver to the Clerk of the Town of Whitby notice of his objection to approval of the said By-law together with a statement of the grounds of such objection. Any person wishing to support the application for approval of the By-law may within fourteen (14) days after the date of this notice, send by regis- tered mail or deliver to the Clerk of the Town of Whitby notice of his support of approval to the said By-law together with a request for notice of any Hearing that may be held giving also the name and address to which such notice should be given. The Ontario Municipal Board may approve of the said By-law but before doing so it may appoint a time and place when any objection to the By-law will be considered. Notice of any hearing that may be held will be given only to persons who have filed an objection or a notice of support and who have left with or delivered to the Clerk undersigned the address to which notice of Hearing is to be sent. The last date for filing objection will be the 17th day of September, A.D., 1975. Wm. H. Wallace, A.M.C.T., CLERK 405 Dundas Street West, WHITBY, Ontario. THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF WHITBY BY-LAW NUMBER 248-75 BEING A BY-LAW TO AMEND BY-LAW NUMBER 1784. WHEREAS the Whitby deems Number 17.84. Corporation it advisable ZONING of the Town of to amend By-law NOW THEREFORE BE IT ENACTED AND IT IS HEREBY ENACTED as a By-law of the Corpora- tion of the Town of Whitby by the Council thereof as follows: 1. That Section 4, subsection (e) of By-law 1784 is hereby repealed and replaced by the following: "4. (e) Frontage on Public Street (i) No person shall erect any building or structure in any zone unless (1) the lot upon which such building or struc- ture is to be erected fronts upon an improved public street which has a perpendi- cular width of 66 feet or more or (2) the lot upon which such building or structure is to be erected fronts upon an im- proved public street which has a perpendicular width of less than 66 feet and is shown on a Plan of Subdivision regis- tered in the Land Titles Office or in the Registry Office on or after January 1st, 1974. (ii) The following streets are exempt from the provisions of subsection (i) namely: Durham Street, Pearl Street, Church Street, Simcoe Street, Duke Street, Bagot Street and Way Street as shown on Camp- Words fronv ~pWestLyne by Norm Mealing Well, here we are well into the election campaign. All three party leaders have visited the Durham area, although not all have come into our riding. The media message is now being beamed at us loudly and clearly and frequently with the result that certain issues are starting to take shape. The N.D.P. continues on articulate in a clear, concise fash- ion, their perception of the Tory government weaknesses, the Tories continue to run on their record of the four Davis years, and the Grits continue to stress integrity, and educa- tion, although, not necessarily in that order. The Grits seemed to have scored points when they won the support of the Toronto Star (Aug. 27th) but only time will tell how important that endorsement is. You may have noticed reports of Premier Bill's main- streeting in Durham North. Although the dailies may have overstated the case, it appears-as if the Premier experienced some backlash against the establishment of regional govern- ment in our area. If he was surprised, he should not have been because regional government is a very sore spot indeed for people in these parts. January 1, 1974 was the starting date for regional government in Durham. If my nemory serves me correctly the first year, it cost Whitby taxpayers an extra 7 mills or about $50 and in 1975 when Whitby council held the line, on tax increases, the Regional Budget increased by 23% over 1974. Clearly, restraint was not the watchword for this level of government in either of its first two years. People are wondering why regional government is there at all. I wonder because I sec no discernable improvement in those services now under regional jurisdiction. As an example, I understand the region is responsible for indus- trial and commercial development but no industrial boom lias come to Whitby. In his first article to the electorate, Dr. Charles Godfrey, N.D.P. candidate, voiced somie serîous concerns over region- al government and spoke of citizhn alienation with this aloof government body. He wants the system examined by a commission of the people, and, reading between the lines, favours its abolition and a return of influence to the local comm unities. Liberal candidate Newman has, on the other hand, long been a supporter of regional government, a position not particularly consistent with Liberal Party policy. In Des' favour, however, he has constantly claimed that regional govenmment needed revamping if it were to be a positive tiing. As I write this column I have not seen anything from P.C. candidate, Bill Pilkington on this issue. One assumes tiat he will closely follow Tory policy in this area. I have no definite feelings one way or the other on the bell and Way Plan of the Village of Brooklin. (iii) For the purpose of this sub- section an "improved public street" means a street which has been constructed and is being maintained by the Corporation in such a manner so as to permit its use by nor- mal vehicular traffic." 2. This By-law shall come the date it is passed by of Whitby subject to Ontario Municipal Boarc into force and effect on the Council of the Town the approval of The BY-LAW READ A FIRST, SECOND AND THIRD TIME AND FINALLY PASSED THIS 18TH DAY OF AUGUST, A.D., 1975. W. Wallace CLERK D. Newman MAYOR EXPLANATORY NOTE PURPOSE AND EFFECT OF BY-LAW NUMBER 248-75. The purpose and effect of By-law Number 248-75 is to define "improved public street" and thereby allow for development on public road allowances of less than 66 feet on Plans of Subdivision regis- tered on or after January lst, 1974. All material filed concerning this application is on file and open for public inspection at the Planning Department, 14 Church Street, Brooklin, Ontario. Telephone: (416) 655-3346 retention or abolition of regional government. In many ways, it Is one of the most misunderstood of government policies yet, in other ways, It appears a totally useless and unnecessary level of government. I know of only one certainty as far as this level of government is concerned, it is an issue in-this election, both here in Durham West, and elsewhere in this province. SHORT SCRIBBLES: You may have noticed the news story of the major new housing development starting shortly north of Highway 2 off D'Hillier Street. This news story prompted two quick observations on my part. One, with all this new housing, where in heaven is. the need for the four highrises, and second, we seem to be on a development for development's sake kick here in Whitby. Before we become another Scar- borough,-we should halt, and take stock of where we're going. Maybe some new taces on council are eicessary to ensure this. In W.M.A.A. softball action last Thursday night at Centennial Park the Whatnots climaxed their drive from last place to the championship by defeating the Hawks 20 to 10 in the final game. Congratulations to all the players for winning and to ail those that lost, remember, if at first you don't succeed you're about average. Bye for now. June building permits up for residential purposes A total of 86 building permits for work valued at $1,810,180 were issued dur- ing the month of June, bring- ing the 1975 total to 264 with a value of $5,916,898 as of June 30. The value of permits is- sued for residential purposes for the month of June of $1,351,430 represented about 75 percent of the total value of the month as op- posed to 68 percent through- out the year to June 30. Industrial permits valued at $269,000 represented a- bout 15 percent of the nonthly total, down from the 21 percent for year to June 30. Permits for residential agricultural work with a value of $140,950 represented about eight percent of the June total. Institutional permits val- ued at $26,800 or 1.48 per- cent of the work done during the month. Permits for commercial work valued $22,000 or 1.21 percent of the monthly fig- u re. As of June 30, a total of 197 permits for residential work were issued; 16 for residential agricultural; 14 each for industrial and com- mercial; 13 for demolitions; five for institutional; four for agricultural; and one for recreational. Odds and ends sale The Outreach Committee of All Saints' Anglican Church in Whitby is holding an odds and ends sale Satur- day starting at 1 p.m. on the lawn at Parish Hall, Centre Street North in Whitby. Proceeds will go to assist- ing the Province of Central Africa. There. will be a table of Home Baking. As no heavy articles are permitted at this sale, a major attraction is the "large items directory" which lists articles for sale which are too heavy to bring to ie sale and also items that eager buyers are looking for. "Let your listing do the lifting with our large items directory" is their slogan. First Annual FALL FEST fÈIDAY & SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 5 & 6 6:00 p.m. to 1:00 a.m. Iroquois Park Arena Co-sponsored by the Town of Whitby Recreation Department and The Lions Club of Whitby teaturing WALTER BERNAUER AND THE BLACK FORESTERS Also featuring The Club Loreley Dancers Refreshments"and Authentic German Food available Pig Tails, Bratwurst, Saurekraut Admission - $2.00 per evening FOR MORE INFORMATION - 668-7765