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PAGE 6, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 23, 198 1, WHITBY FREE PRESS Ge e rd of your rocks or the Town of Whitbywill if you have rocks guarding your front lawn, you had better get rid of them. For if you don't, the Town of Whit- by wili, and then they'l charge you for it. This action was taken by Whitby Town Council last week upon recomm- endation of the public works director who said that they are possibly hazardous. "'There are a number of properties, particu- larly in the downtown area, where the home- owners have placed rocks on the shoulder in front of their property," Dick Kuwarhara told council. "lThese are in the areas where there are no curbs and home- owners are anxious to protect their lawn by not allowing people to park past these obstruc- tions. " The director said that this is fine during the summer, but when the snow falls, problems are created. "In tLhe wintertime when snow covers the rocks there is a possi- bility for motorists to hit them and cause damage to their cars," Kuwar- hara said. This could also affect the town's snow clear- ing efforts. "lThey are also a source of problems to our snow clearing operations in that our operators have to be careful in the area where these stones are," he continued. Many of the town's operators know where these rocks are located but this might flot be true of a new man and damage to town equip- ment could resuit. "Lt is also possible that a motorist on strik- ing these rocks couid lose control of his vehi- MeryChris imas with HOLIDAVINGS moe.t i tsamg cie and a severe or fatal accident couid resuit," Kuwarhara said. The director also said there is a question or whether the municipali- ty could be held liable for damages by flot in- sisting on removing the rocks knowing that they are potentially hazar- dous. No stopping on Mary St. now The Town of Whitby has prohibited stopping on th 4e south side of Mary Street East for 60 metres fromn Brock ~ A Street North. ~ Whitby Town Council approved the measure at its meeting hast week a upon the reconmen- public works. O - Dick Kuwarhara tohd I s - -ecouncil that many pro- bhems were being exper- ienced despite the fact that the road had xcklesrecently been recon- structed to provide three lanes to facilitate .d traffic movement. The director said that introducîng a "no park- ing" restriction had been contemplated but CoffSwas rejected. t f ea "Thmrroii tive restriction than the 25 9 'no parking' and wil permit the freer flow of s ordertraffic," Kuwarhara na Oder said. itne nade Il~~We had also itne to request 'no parking' ~ ~ restrictions from the -' i m. ii laneway to Perry Street but there is need for some parking in this area and we have decided against this fur- ther restriction at this inda The cost for installa- fced or tion of two signs and ?n juiceposts is estim ated at n $100. Kuwarhara said that questionnaires were c1Pl 1112 sent to eight affected residents. Four letters )unl were returned and al 69 were in favor of the res- :1.69triction. erveIOI UA Dnýà"% head Poutof On. an. No. 1 i,, CAEPop People Pop THE1 BR OWN 'S F OODMASTER U399 plus depoSit, Me b1B O K I CAM OFBROOKLINZ655-4521 8&99 plus deposit P O found guilty An officiai 0f the United Auto Workers was found guilty last week of obstructing police at Whitby's ITT Cannon Eiectric Limit- ed Plant last summer. Gary Lilhey, 35, of 449 Juliana Drive, Oshawa, the president of UAW Local 1090, pheaded guiity of a charge of ob- structing justice. Provincial Court Judge Same Murphy gave LilIey a condition- ai discharge and placed him on probation for one year. The charge was laid after Liley refused to move out of the way of a vehicle carrying emn- ployees of ITT Cannon into work when asked by police to move during a strike hast summer, the court was told. Robert Smith, another union member, had a charge of public mis- chief laid during the six- week strike dismissed. mor grocer savg