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WIb reisà,'Wodfnèsday, Mar'cfi .'àS, >3 age Some question need for BM4 FROM PAGEZ1 they are stili getting full value for their tax dollars. He said the DBIA started with a budget of $10,000 in 1978 and has since grown to its present proportions. "About 45 per cent (of the budget) goes into operating the (DB lA) office,» he said. "A few of us don't feel enough of it is getting back into t he community. Meadwell said he personally feels the DBIA is "possibly eut- dated" and believes other mem- bers feel the same way. "You're supposed to belong, you can't decide if you want to or not,» hie said. Noting that almost 70 per cent of DBA members are profes- sional (lawyers, doctors) or ser- vice-oriented businesses (banks, insurance companies), Meadwell said most activities are aimed at the retail sector. "A 'Midnight Madness' sale does nothing for me,"' he said. '«I still have an open mind on it (value of a BIA) but I would like someone to convince me. Gene Peacock, owner of Pea- cock Sports & Trophies, said members should be given an Answers to Whitby Trivia from page 2 1 . The Arnaîl Block on Dundas St. W. (now the Golden Dragon Court) stopped the f ire of 1857 f rom d estroying the entire block because it was the only brick building in the path of the tire. 2. The corvette HMCS Whitby, Iaunched at Midland, Ont. on Sept. 18, 1943, was named afler the Town ot Whitby and adoptod by the town f or the duration of the war. 3. The Whitby Garden Club planted the Royal Oak in front of the library building (thon the town hall) in 1962. The tree came from tho Royal Gardons in England. 4. Hamar Viscount Groenwood, the last-chief secretary for lrland trom 1920 to 1922, was born in the houso at 208-210 Henry St. on Fob. 7, 1870. opportunity te decide if they want te, continue funding a DBIA. Peacock's group sent surveys te ail 400 members last year and received 80 replies. Many respondents were net aware that they belonged te the DBIA nor what role it serves, he said. Looking eut the window of his Athol St. shop, Peacock pointed te a smail section of DundasSt. near his store. "What dees a Brewers' Retail, pizza store, (auto) glass p lace and muffler shop get out ofitW he asked. "It's outlived its purpose." Peacock said that instead of spending money on "flewer pots and banners", the UBIA shouid be trying te entice new business te the downtown. He suggested someene like Peter LeBel, Whitby's marketing and econemic developmfent direc- tor, could perform a similar role for the DBIA Referring te the DBIA budget, Peacock cernpared it te a wor- ker's aycheck. "It's like the average wage ... the first haif gees te taxes, the first haif (of the budget) gees te administration."~ DBIA chair Sean Hogue said that if there is a movement te disband the DBIA or poil the mernbership, it did net surface at last week's meeting. "There was ne formai proposaI te dissolve,'" said Hogue. "Two individuals discussed it but I didn't get that inference at aIl,» he said. Hegue said the "majority» Of mem bers realize that if the DBIA is te functien welI, "we must work together.7 Centre ward councillor John Doîstra is the Town's representa- tive on the DBIA management board. H1e said that instead of being criticized, the board should be commended fer its efforts in drafting a Iower budget. "You're Iooking at a $20,000 decrease. No BIA in the province of Ontario has cerne up witha $20,000 decrease," said Doîstra. "The couple of people who have been negative, have been since Applications for membership in t h e Whitby Generai Hospital Corporation are now being accep- ted. A mernbership, which costs $5, is frorn now until January 1994. Cali the hospital at 668-6831 ext. 1315. 1978 " he said. DoIstra said that from his dis- cussions with downtown mer- chants and business people, beth ceuncil and the DBIA board have been "reselving" their cencerns. He pointed te new street light- ing, beautification projects, and revam ped garbage collection as exam ples. £di haven't heard people cem- plain about the DBIA and want it disbanded ... but you'll always have a small percentage whe are net satisfied " said Doistra. Although ýie admitted net al niembers benefit frem DBIA pro- grams, Dolstra said the probleni is being addressed b y the board. "Yeu don't take t he DBIA and disband it because a couple of people are upset. The process 15 there, yeu have te work with Mayor Tom Edwards agreed. "There's been a minority in the Town since its inceptien who've said the same thing," said Edwards. "The DBIA, despite its short- coming s, has contributed a great deal ... I believe our DBIA area is better preserved than many oth- ers." 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