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ftralmost-a decade of waiting Brokluges pproa After .nearly a decade >0f political in-fighting, lobbying gnd 'debate tbe controversial expansion'- of the haiet of Brook- ]in has received the. ap- provalý of the provincial.' government.' For résidents o f the village this means. ' one mosimilportant thing- tukwater'supply and sanitry sewer pipes. Loalpoliticians and Brooklln residents.have: been waiting for Minis- ter of Municipal Affairs and Housing. Claude Bennett's approval for almoet a year. It bas been tbat long since Durham Regional Coun- cil passed the «necessary bylaws impleme nting .a complex ýdeveIopment agreement.., In making the an-ý nouncement last Friday morning, Durbam.-West MPP George Asbesfid that the expansion wiJl enlarge 'tbe harnlet's commercial 'areas "which will be import- ant' for the' existing businesses that have stuck it out." Another 'happy politi- cian is Mayor'Bob At- tersey. "Tbis is a 'positive step forward, not only for the town but for the region," he said. Under' the develop- ment agreement, First City Development Com- pa ny Limited and its pa rtners will' have to beàr the cost of bringing the region' s trunk water supplyý and sanitary sewer pipesto the vil- lage. Furtbermore, tbey willhave, to,,,take tbe* pie othe',lot lines of extighomes and busin esses -w ho *wil have to pay- to- be booked-up to tbe ser- vice. Wben the agreement was signed, ý regional fi- niance experts said that the projeet would cost' First City in tbe neigh- bourbood of $8.6 million. First City and its part- ners are also obliged to construict some 2,200, single family homes over a 10-year period wbicb will increase tbe hamlet's population to 10,5m0 The current population is about 1,600. Somer Rumm, vice- president of, First City said last year wben the agreement was signed that be bopéd to begin pipe construction in the spring of 1982. It looks as though tbat construc- tion mnay flot begin until next spring -,a one-year delay, because of the approaching winter* months. However, Rumm could - not be reacbed for comment before press time. The delay in approval bas come from two sources. Firstly, the Ministry of Agriculture and Food deçided re- c >ently-to get into. th e foray wben it was dis- covered that they bad not been asked for their c omments on the plan. Sources' close to the discussions told the Free' Press atthat time that the 'ministry' was seeking to kilI to project as a demonstration of their commitment toý preserve Ontario's valuable, farmland.' However,' they were convinced that tbe land around Brooklin-is no longer suitable for tradi- tional family farming. Two Oshawa politi- cians made-Press bead- lines earlier this year wben they, <requested that. the Brooklin pro- posals be sent toth Ontario , ..Municipal, Board. ,Tbey_ said tbat< the development agree- ment was not legal and tbat the project would cost. the regional tax- payers millions of dol- lars.. ,The goverrnent bas approved,,,the develop-. ment ofe982âares of land, surouningthe eilsting village.' However, 100 acres east of Thickson -Road. and north of, Winchester'ý Road and about 93 acres, soutb 0of Winchester Road andwest-of Tbick- son Road bave been de- ferred for future'consi- -deration. The developmènt en- velop about Brotklin is' comprised of about 1, 175 acres. @ Ashe -said that he ls "dplease after tbe long struggle." I congratulate coun- cil on its tenacity," the, Minisâter ,of' Revenue said. I"Hopefully, the developer will bave bhovels in tbe, groqpd tomorrow." However, Attersle. said tbat theapproval is only the end of the beginnink. "This is only the« start of a long-term tbing," the mayor' said. "It's al back in the lap of the ýtown."P Seeing the -plans im- plemenited could be a, "Ireal' challenge" to future couneils, Atter- sley added saying that previous Whitby Town, Coundils have,.doné ,"a lot of groundwork to:-, make it happen." w w hI .centre ward TwO V ying9 for ^seat 1With exactly two months to go before the November 8 municipal election, there only -seems to be one race- for any of the seven seats on Wbitby Town Council. Last week, Centre Ward Councîllor Barry Evans announced. that be would seek a third term as the downtown representative. Challenging him is Lynda Buffett, a down-* town bair stylist and the current, chairman of the Wbitby Central Business District lm- provement Area Board. Buffett ran against incumbent West Ward Councillor Joe Bugelli in, the'last municipal, election. She was handily defeatied by Bugelk who earned 1,602 votes to her 271 votes. The other candidate in that ward's 1980 campaign, Axgie Littlefield, won 391 votes.* e1 Evans,. the o nly lawyer on council, is also that body's youngest member. He has served as chairman, of council's administrative committee and i§ the mayor's designate on the downtown improvement area board. The only member of council who bas yet to announce bis intentions this November is North Ward Counillor Ross Batten. .Alother members of council have announc- ed that they will seek re-election to the seats, they currently occupy. For more on Buffett, see page 3. For more on Evans, seé pages8. $ 1O ýOOO w iner -A Wbitby mani is $10,000 richer thanks. to the Ontario Lottery Corporation. In the September 2 Wintario draw, Ernie. Bryck of 74 Holiday Drive, Wbitby was the' lucky winner of the second grand prize. - & 1Bryck, 40, is married and bas one cbild. He plans'to bank his wndfall. Vol. 12...No. 36 Wednesday, Sepember 8, 1982 2 ae ,~1. *1