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WHITBY FREE -PRESS, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 12,1986, PAGE 3 Town hîts new high for' developrnent in January The Town of Whitby bit a new high in j development during j January-and when the j last building permit for the month bad been issued, the works depar- j tmnent ledgers showed more than $7 million jworth of permits had beenissued. ,That figure almost- doubles those for January 1965 whicb establisheci a trend for record development in that year. The record shows there was- $4,571,830 wortb, of developmentin January 1985 while this year's total was $7,328,769. "Its a heck of a big start for January. The value of permits lssued lasa very Important yard stick. lt's the only way ta, measure the munlclpallty's success really and this is a great start," sald MayorBob Attersley, The llon's share of the permits issued durlng the montb were for residential development Which rang In at $5,210,769, more than double the figures for 1985. And the residential growth is entirely in single family homes. "The market's going to dictate what the people .want and there must be a market for single family homes in 'Whitby. We've got land zoned for high density housing but nobody seems to want it," said Mayor Attersley about the fact that there were no permita issued for apartment units, townhouses or other hlgb density .accom- modations. The $2 million worth of industrial develop- mentdui'ing the month is due entirely to the new Lear Siegler plant which is expected ta, begin construction soon. Mayor- Attèrsley said the town has yet to issue permits ta Dominion Auto and Dupont, two conîipanies the Mayor described as "belng in the bank" and who are expected to take out permits later this month or next for renovations and additions to their existing plants. The value of In- dustrial permits issued in January 1985 was also $2 million. The one category in wbich the numbers in- dicate a decline in growth this year is the commercial sector. Five' permits were issued, last month for commercial, develop- ment totaling $114,000., Last year. the works department issued three permits worth $154,000. 1Wbile be bopes the January figures are an* indication of another big year for development In Whitby, thse Mayor said thse recent rise in in- terest rates may Impact on that growtb and if the rates continue to tise he said' the dedline In residential development could be significant. "We may not have to worry. The Ontario Building Association is saying thse tise in in- terest rates is only tern- porar and that bousing is going to slow down. If what they're saylng is true, I tbink we can count on. continued growtb," said thse Mayor. It will be another montb or more before we can expect an ac- curate reading of thse trend in interest rates, added the Mayor. During the next few nontbs, Wbtby's Girl Guides wil ta out knocking on doors collec- tlng orders for their annual cookie campalgn. Seen here working their sales pitch on Donna, Aritiage are Karen Slaughter, Lindsay Nor- thway, Rachel Armitage, II Morris and Jamie Feener. Once thse girls have got ail the orders in, tbey wiil be placed *witb tbe distributor and organizers expect you will have your cookies sometime in April. If the girls don't mnake it.arounid to your door you can still place an order for cookies by calllng 668-2645. Free Press Staff Photo flesidents !ight Decom Members of the Ï Corridor Area Ratepayers Association bave launcbed an exten- sive public awareness campalgn in an effort to stop a Toronto' company wbieb is trying to build a pathological- waste transfer station In Whit- by. Beginning this week, tbe group is circulating 2,000 flyers bearing the beadline "Witby Human Bomb - Decom" and describing in graphic, detail the kind of pathological waste whicb Decom Medical Waste Systemns would be sbipping inta Whitby if thse company's proposaI is approved following an environmental hearing at thse Town Hall Feb. 26. In addition to thse flyers, the group wili be posting close to 100osigns <designed to draw atten- tion to the Decom proposal. "We've had so many calîs. Everybody wants Pilniuk. "After- our meeting last Wednesday night everybody pitcbed in and by Saturday the flyers and tbe siigns were ail made up. It's just tremendous. " SMrs. Pilniuk and totber members of tIse Sgroup are circulating a ýpetition wicb tbey plan to present to members of tbe province's En- vironmental Assess- ,ment Board at the Feb. 26 public hearing into tbe Decom proposai. Wbile tbey hope to get as many people out to tbat meeting as possible, Mrs. Pilniuk said the Council Cham- bers wll only bold about 300 people and the petition is intended to reinforce their numbers at that meeting. "«We want People to know just wbat pathological waste is al about. We're talking about buman body par- bs boted fetuses -. 50 tons of It a day. The tbink to do is to stop it.rlgbt now before we have any problemns," said Mrs. Pilnluk. Witby council bas already voted down tbe Decom proposai but tbe company bas requested a bearing by thse En- vironmental Assess- ment Board. Upon con- sideration of the board's recommendations, tbe Director of Environ- mental Approvals has thse autbority to overrule Whtby council's veto and allow Decom to set up shop in Wbitby. The bearing is scheduled to begin at 1 p.m., Feb. 26 in the council chambers and it is open to the general public. "Everything about this proposai is unac- ceptable. A lot,0f people don't realize it but thse location they're proposing is right around a natural drain area - thse Corbet .Creek. It's a flood basin. 1 mean t's just a very unacceptable location," said Mrs. Pilniuk. You can sign copies of the petition at thse Library, the Fireplace Restaurant, the Racquet Bail Club or by phoning 668-3W75,-.725- 8967, 576-4322, 723-9930 or 668-6185. Girl Guide cookies W HITBY OPTICAL IS OPEN SAVE TODAY WITH CONFIDENCE 105 COLBORN EST. W. WHITBY 666-3797 S MON.-THIJRS. 9:30-5 FR1. 9:30-7, SAT. 9:30-NOON a