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PAGE, 2, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST-13, 1986, WHITBY FREE PRESS "Shotgun" approach taken by DRNPHC:@ Miller The Durham Reglon Non Profit Housing Corporation has taken a "«shotgun" approach to the Bluegrass Meadows subuidlzed housing proposaI and the subdlvision's residenta willlfight it right down to the wlre, according to spokesman Doug Miller. "As far as the residenta are concerned lt's just not golng in there and we're prepared todo whatever la necessary to see that it doesn't," saîd Miller. To that end Miller has done a lot of homework over the summer and his research has led hlm to conclude that DR- NPHC did not do an adequate job of plan- ning the development before submitting a site plan application to the Town of Whitby. Miler said he faulta the provlnce's system of dispensing subsidlzed houslng more than the individual players In- volved at the local level. Because the province allocates the housing unita in January and requires site plan ap- proval by August of the dame year, he said DR- NPHC manager Dr. Mofeed Mlichael and the corporatlon's board are probably attempting to make the best of a duf- ficuit situation. However, in Mller's estimation, the end result has been arush job in which there was not enough attention pald to important details. "I just object to the swfftness of the proposai. Maybe it's a fault of the system itaelf but it appears to me that they're taking a shotgun approach here," said Miller. A critical point which Miler fears has not received enough atten- tion is the impact the development will have on Dr. Robert Thornton Public School. While conceding that DR- NPHC obtained assurances from the Durham Board of Education that the In- flux o f new studenta can be absorbed, Miller pointed out that the school already has the second largest number of portables in Whitby. In addition to that, he predicted enroîlment at the school this fail wil be greater than estimated by the board and the new Ken- dalwood school planned CHIYSUU NEW YMIER for the area is not scheduled to open until December of 1988. "There's nothing on the immediate horrizon for these kids 50 we're loigat two more years of bussing and overcrowding and I don't care what anybody says that's just not adequate," said Miller. He aiso has concerns about the quality of the project's construction, particularly the fact that the site plan calis forit to be made of wood which requires more maintenance than brick or aluminum siding. Accordlng to Dr. Michael the project will be built with materials other than wood but Miller said the site plan has not yet been changed to reflect that and until he has seen it in wrlting Miller said he will remain unconvin- ced by Dr. Michael's assurance's to the con- trary. Although the residen- ta have been told that DRNPHC plans to spend between $4 and $5 million on the develop- ment, Miller said they have not seen a proper long range budget analysis without which he said there is no way DRNPHC can promise continued long term maintenance and upkeep of the develop- ment. do' "4They dnteven know how much money will ha comlng in from these units. Unless they have done a proper budget analysis they can't know what their shortfall wW behaand .NOW AVAILAILE 1987 DODO! OMNI EXPO » 10w as 6,995 <plus frolaht. lax & optlons extra) $1 00 O OOFFNEYRE Or 70.5 FIANCING bs on 386onh or 8.5 % based on 48 months whether or not they can properly maintain. the development. They're vlewlng this like the province is golng to keep financing it forever. The province is not a bottomless pit,"1 said Miller. He. further com- plained that the residen- ta have not received an explanation from Dr. Michael as to why Whit- by has been allocated 28 units of the 175 allocated for ali of Durham Region this yeaýr. In an interview last week, Dr. Michael said it was because there were properly zoned cities available in Whitby and Whitby is at the centre Of the region's population base. Last year, he said, Oshawa received the entire allocation and this year it will receive the remaining 47 units of Durham's allocation. "Oshawa and Whtby have the Most significant need for thia type of housing and we are not even scratching the surface of that need with what we are get- ting," said Dr. Michael. Answering Mlller's charges that the project has not been planned thoroughly enough and that there is no guaran- tee that it wili ha properly maintalned, Dr. Michael suggested the residenta should have faith in DRNPHC's integrity. "We are professionals. I amn the general manager and it 15 my responsibility to see that it runs smoothly and ali of the board's members are very commltted," said Dr. Michael who la Durham Reglon's planning director. Although he said he has yet to see any documentation to back up the claim, Miller said many of the residents believe there was a sub- division agreement made between thens- selves and the developer in 1975 precluding the construction of townhouses i Bluegrasa Meadows. However, according to Whitby planning direc- tor Bob Short, there is no record at the town of such an agreement and he doubted that an agreement of that nature would have been struck without the town's approval. Short suggested the residents may have been confused by a provision in the zoning by-law which would permit "cluster housing"' whlch has a lower density than a townhouse zonlng. However, he said cluster homes may be joined Ini the same way as townhouses provided there are no more than ten and a hall units per acre. The DRNPHC proposal would see nine and a half. unita con- structed per acre and fully complies with the zoning by-law, said Short. .Miller said the residents are counting on the town to turn down the site plan application in.September. If it does not, he said they will then consider the most appropriate avenue to have the project stop- ped. 1986 nom DOq ARIES GAS 7.5% FINANCING Based on 38 months or 8.5%/ for48 monthe pus rlgrIsxotionsextra Auto, P.S., P.8., uisetric defroater, radio à cloth Seat S.d.ai No. 193499 COME SEE OUR ALL NEW 1987 DODGE SHADOW 1987 DODGE DAKOTA 1987 DODGE EXPO ALL TRADES ACCEPTED. NO, REASONABLE OFFER REFUSED. SPECIAL LEASING RATES AVAl LABLE CARS ARE UNCERTII COME IN AN 78 Chevrolot Caprice Clasalc 78 Chevrolet Impala 76 Dodge Aspen Wagon 76 Datsun B210 FIED BUT STILI GOOD ENOUGH TO DRIVE. I D MAKE AN OFFER ON A: 77 Pontiac Ventura 77 Ford LTD Landau White ln colour 51 original miles, Air 77 Pontiac Ventura Condltionlng, 1 owner Brown ln colour 77 Oldamobile Cutlass Decom deciisio n expanded soon By MIKE JOHNSTON Free Press Staff A decision about the Decom medical waste, transfer station should ha known within four weeks, according to Yvonne Fernandez, registrar for the En- vironmental Asseas- ment Board. A recommendation on the station wilgo before the EAB at the end of this week, then after a few days, the board's recommendation will ha passed on to the Direc- tor of Environxnental Approvals, said Fer- nandez. 1Af ter the director of approvais has received the report, Fernandez said it may ha two or three weeks before the final recomrnendation is known. "lIt depends on how complex and how busy he is, " she said. The EAB hearing was held after Decofta made an application to build the transfer station on Sunray St. Whitby coun- cil had earlier opposed the station whîch would permit up to, 50 tons of waste a day to ha tran- sported into Whitby by 16 small refrigerated trucks and then tran- sferred' to two large tractor-trailers for shipment tp Gatineau, Quebec. At the hearing, which took more than one month to complete, many residenta of the town took the stand to oppose the station. Mayor Bob Attersley said the recommen- dation, whatever it may be, proves' the democratic procesa is worklng. "It shows people have the opportunity to go other places after coun- cil," said the Mayor. Whlle he would not guess at the recommen- dation or indicate what he hoped it would ha he did say 'councl's position has been one of opposition tb Decom's proposal. "Whether they. went along with what we said has to ha seen," said the Mayor. If the recommen- dation approves the transfer station the Mayor said council could appeal it to the provincial cabinet. "We could appeal to cabinet If couneil sees fit," said the Mayor. "But let's wait and see what it is. " One the board has passdd its report and recommendation to the director, it will ha available for any mem- ber of the public to see. Fernandez said the SEE PG.8 i