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Subsidized housing approved... Bluegrass gets go ahead By MIKE JOHNSTON Free Press Staff A much contested site plan application to build 58 townhouses in the Bluegrass Meadows subdivision was ap- proved by the town's administrative commit- tee Monday night before a standing room only crowd opposed to the developmnent. Opponents of the proposal, which would have 45 percent of the townhouses subsidized, attempted to have the site plan rejected by the committee siting over crowdlng in schools and increased 'vandalism as their reasons. But according to ad- ministrative committee chairman, Joe Bugelli, residents opposed , the proposal because they did not want the development in their backyards. "I believe when al the smoke clears it is a social problem. We want to help everyone but not in my own backyard," said coun- cillor Bugelli. He noted that the town is currently looking into the need for affordable housing. "There is a need for this and we are hypocrits.if we turn this down," -said Bugelli, giving his approval to the site plan. Mayor Bob Attersley and Councillor Tom Edwards also ap- proved the site plan with the only lone objection on the committee coming from councillor Joe Drumm. The sub- division will be located in councillor Drumm's east ward. He argued that since the DRNPC is region wide it should be looking further into the region. "Whitby is not the only town within the region." "I have every sym- pathy for the people who put $150,000 into their homes," said councillor Drumm. Appearing before the committee, Ted FEather, of the Corridor Area Ratepayers Association said the proposed townhouses would violate an agreement between the Ratepayers, the town and the developers of the land, Markborough, established in 1975 and calling for no townhouses and no ren- tal accommodations in Bluegrass Meadows. Feather said the agreement called for single family cluster homes but Bob Short, director of planning for the town, informed Feather that the zoning on the property does permit "this type of development." Feather went on to say that a report, prepared by the plan- ning department in June, clearly-states that Whitby is right on target for its commitment to townhouses. "The report indicates that this town has to concen- trate on affordable apartment accom- modation. "Assuining the plan- ning director reads his own reports, I would like to know why the planning department is so keen to ram this down our throats... "I would suggest that this puts the council in the position of the dog being wagged by the tail. The planning department should be advising this - commit- tee, not dictating to it." Committee members took acception to Feather's comments, stating that the commit- tee is not dictated to. See pg.31 Police honour Vol.16,No.38 Wednesday,September24,1986 32 Pages 30 years service Former Mayor of Whitby, Judge Harry Jermyn, 83, is flanked by Inspector Morley Nicholson (left) and Deputy Chief Gerald Robinson (right) of the Durham Regional Police Force. Both men were presented with the Canadian Police Examplary Service Bar for 30 years on the force at the Police Awards Night held in Pickering last Friday. Judge Jermyn who was the Mayor of Whitby from 1950 to 1959 said he hired the two men because he was looking for good, honest men to work out of the Whitby police station. Inspector Nicholson joined the force in 1955, Deputy Chief Robinson in 1956. Also honoured at the awards were civilians and police officers for exemplary service in the fight against crime. Free Press Staff Photo civie heroes By MIKE JOHNSTON Free Press Staff Kevin Ruddell of Oshawa was murdered with a .22 calibre rifle in May of 1985. He was originally reported missing and in- formation regarding the young man and a description of his auto were published in the newspapers. Susan Telfer recalled seeing a man driving a similar vehicle and im- mediately reported it to the police. As a result of her in- volvement Douglas Maxwell of Oshawa was arrested for first degree murder and other criminal charges. He later pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and was sentenced to life imprisonment with no hope of parole for 18 years. Telfer was among two dozen civilians and police officers who were publically acknow- ledged for their con- S 3> 1 1 -- 3ee pg. L Croven workers on strike • Close to 150 workers walked off the job at Croven Crystals Ltd. Monday morning, after contract talks broke down with the Beech St. telecommunications company. The workers, predominantly women, are seeking increased wages and an improved pension and benefits package, according to their spokesman, John Gatens of the Canadian Auto Workers Local~ 1090. "We need an agreement that is ac- ceptable to the workers in there. It's that sim- ple," said Gatens on Monday morning. The dominant issue, according to Gatens, is the company's pension plan which the workers feel is inadequate. He said the majority of the workers have in excess of 20 years seniority. The workers have been without a contract since June and while he felt negotiations on non- monetary issues have gone smoothly, Gatens said there has been little headway made on the monetary issues. "We've met oc- casionally with the company and a con- ciliator but on the monetary issues there has been no discussion. The company gave us a final offer - and that was only their second offer in all the time we've been negotiating - and they've refused further negotiation," said Gatens. Talks with a provin- cially appointed mediator broke down just past midnight last Thursday. Gatens said close to 99 percent of the workers voted in favour of the strike. The union spokesman refused to say how much of a wage and pension increase the workers are seeking but said they will not return to work until a satisfac- tory agreement has been reached. According to Croven secretary - treasurer, Ken Catherwood, the company has offered the workers a five per- cent wage increase in See pg. 3 I