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Whitby Free Press, 6 May 1992, p. 3

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Items from Whitby Council -agenda(s) Mon1days Mey~ 19 Planingand Development Committee Th at council designat e the James Brebner House at 407 Byron St. N. as a heritage structure. The house was bulit In the early 1 850s 'and has Georgian and Gothie Revival origins., The designation byiaw wouid ensure that the entire building wiIi flot be demnolished. Recommended to couneil Operations Committee That the low tender of $238.512 from Ontario Bus Industries Inc. be approved for the the purchase of a 40-fl. transit bus. Over two-thirds of the cost is expected to be paid with a subsidy from the Ministry of Transportation. Recoxmnended to council That the 10w tender of $52,592 from Miller Pavlng Ltd. be approved for surface course asphait and line markings on the foliowing' streets: Klng St. from Dundas St. to Dunlop St.; Coibomn'e St. from ByronSt. to KIng St.; Watson St. from Victoria.St. to Rowe St.; Garden St. at the Bums St. Intersection. The total cost -of the project Is estimated at e~9,000, of whlch about $24,000 will be Ieommended te couneil That a 'No Parking' restriton be approved for both sides of Forbes St. fromn Wentworth St. t0 Tricont Ave. at al times. Staff at Makita Canada Ina. said that the parked vehicies on Forbes St. make iR diffiuit for tractortraliers to tum and exit onto the street. The 'No Parking' restriction would improve visiblifty and the manoeuvrabilty of the tractor traiiers. Total cost of instaliing 10 sig ns is $500. Recommended te council That an eastbound advanced That the low price of $6,727 from Coilinis Safety Ina. be accepte d for the- purchase of safety footwear for somne of the Town's employees. The company has provlded footwear for the Town In the past to the satisfaction of Town employees. R.commenàdedto IRI j 'OPERATION Litter Storm' bit Whitby on April 26 as Rotary Club of Whitl3y Sinrise members and thefr familles conducted a litter clean-up (more than 100 baga of garbage) ýalong Hwy 2 ini west Whitby2 along Durham Rd. 23 and then Baseline (Victoria Rd.) to Thiekson Rd. Photo by MaurIoePMier, WhitIby Fr.. Promu FROM PAGE 1 They suggested that the freeway cou id be in Ajax in an area zoned industnial,J or along Lakeridge Rd. if necessary.- Parkinison says he made a pre-, sentation te the Durham Board of Education two weeks ago, dis- cussing concerns over the noise and pollution that the highway will create.. Hie says ho made the presen- tation tothe bord«or the sae of the kida,» because tomany green envirnmhental areas,7suc as the. Lynde Creek valley, are disappearing ail over the gon. Children attending 1ol. E Farewell public school on McQuay Blvd. could face the hi hay henplaing inthe field atthe back of th~e àchool, hie 1Ielink would be onlv within a mile, or two cf the school, he Prisnsas children atthe school have lit tle or no room te play i the schoolyard and should have the righit toe enjo the proper environment te play and grow, especially in areas such as the Lynde Creek. ]Residents in the area want a full environmental assessment from the provincial government and also want- the public school board te investigate the matter further and present a report te thenu, he says. "We're not taking this any more," he says. Councillor Joe Drumm says council does not want two major roada dividing Whitby. «Whitby council have gone on record as opposing that proposed road ini that area andlute For blanket cover buinesse n Whfty Ifyou did not get afNi have suggested te, the ninister (of transportation) since LAk- eridge Rd. is now there, this would be the logical choice,» he Duî says, the proposed Hwy 407has-been a dream by the province and will1 likely rmin 50 for many years. "The province simply doesn't l~av th mony t bulà it and I believe the 40f widening project te Oshawa will consume, lor the next ten years plus ail the money they can ord 4he says. Drumm says everyýody"must continue te, put pressure on the province so that if the freeway link %sever going to be built, it must be moved from that pro- posed location.» Aiiong the province's first pnirorities are the expansion of Hlwy401lto 10 lanes and creation cf a Lakeridge Rd. connection te and from the 401 te, help alle- viate the -traffic problemé on Brock St. S., he says. Parkinson says he is helping te start a mnembership drive to re- establish the Otter Creek Home-, owners Ansociation, which would send a regular newsletter te in- formi local residents about issues, such as the- environnuent', te brin g the comniunity clouer tegzether. "Whitby is a prett strong, closely kit community, h e says-. It is important for the resi- dents te have a chance te have, thefr say bu what will happen or could influence what occurs in their own backyard he says If the Otter êreek Home- owners Association can join other» associations in the region and create a network it would help residents ta have a stronger and raeof ALL the homes andlôr DE0t selecled areas oniy, oeil the 'e Press - 668-6111. arwhich is iisted for fug cdastrîution, give usaàcail. VeniTBYflEposal accYt: p7tedj SBy Mark Reesor The Town expects ta Grier vtà PROM PAGE i The Sewell Act is a1 act reviewm*ng-and .l%0% alternatives for future c' ment, including landfill and whatshbould be done1 protect and preserve the ei ,Ment, she said. «We have to deveop con ties where everybody can1 social services that they ne she said. .Grier said the plana future developmients and ive-environmental areas.1 ivolve everybody.' «You people Who care these'things, you h ave a plu$ »she said. People should neyer etc ting pressure against h dveýlopment, she said. Durham Centre MPP mond White said expeci were high for the pro government te produce resi environmiental issues-soor beigelected in the faîl of1 Ail letters sent te the ni: of the environmient are ca looked at and will be. take consideration for the Wat4 Regeneration T7rust Act, hi LegisIation on the Marh is expected to be1 by the end of this year, she about $2,600 a year by allowing >make a private coxnpany to operate vending machines in parka and etrecreation dTepartmenttacilitaes. Town operations' committee approved -a proposai from Bunny's Catering Service of Os3h- awa to operate vending services. paying t he Town 20 per centoI Ilanning gross sales per month. ing at The, parka, and recreation Ievelop- department forecast a profit of sie, 15îer cent for vending services,- thepancfthat'doesn't indu eé the cost nviron- cf Town staff looking after the- nmn-machines. mmum- The Town also, aked for pro- get the posi to run snack bars in ii rk equIre, and 'tec facilities, but staff in ofrecommended turning them in fdown; the highest offier of 22pe hsst cent o'f grois sales d!dn't match a as«eforecast profit of ,28 1Per. cent, ~>includinq administrative > but expenses, if the Town continues role to o u them. >The proposaI goes before fuli OP Put-' councillMonday evening. housing Drum- ctations >vincial 3uts on n after iinistriy arefully .n into ýerfront esaid. Lynde Bsaid. more organized voice at the municipal level,he says. 'Mhe idea is to bring unity within the community," he, says. Residents have, a real concern. with the preservation of the Lynde Creek and other green spaces as opposed to any co-op housing ini the area, he says. «The ple want to try to protect teEynde Creek and the area as much as possible,» he Parknsonsays the assoca- tions can help put sometlun< back into the community throug food drives dances for charities- as well as i4uding the operation of their non-profit organization.,,' «We're fighting foirthe future and for our children and their own chiidren1" he says. For more information contact Parkinson at 668-163Ï, Sandi Pym at 668-4082' Clive Robert- son at 1566-175Ï, or 'Richard, Couter at 668-6938. ROTARY CASH CALENDAR$ 10 2..ý::..4.ýýý:.0ýO423 ý.209 *Jerry's b. Drug Warehouse & XS Gardon Gallery (elected homes) *Dndas Centro/Prlnglo Crook Guardian Drugs, (selected homes) * Bu-Don Homo Improvomont (selected homes) *Whltby lnjury Rocov.ry ClInkc «Selecedhoes) si silatar ChInoe.Foods (seiected homes) *WhItby Optkia< selectedhornes) * rokin IDA Phamunacy. (Booll. s4bum, FR#1& 21~ 'No Fumes-foc us in proteist nom mom

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