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By Mike KowalskI mAproposed seven-storey apart- ment building next te t h'e Gar- den Street railway tracks lbas been rejected. INSIE PIA> BACK Pge8 BERTON, WICKS COMUNG Page il AUMonlthIY FasW'Ofl and BeautY RevleW See Pages 12,13 YOU'RE OUR TYPE Page 19 ROTARY TOURNAMENT Page 20 Letters _______6 Business _______8 Entertainment ___il Brooklin ______16 What's On ____17 Sports 20-23 Crimestoppers- 27 Recycter's Report- 27 Obtuanies - 27 Town council's planning and developmnt committee recom- mendedM onday that an applica- tion to build a 141-unit apart- ment complex on Garden Street, immediately south of the Cana- dian Pacific rail line, lie denied. Although planning staff had recommended a smaller building than the one proposed by develo- per Michael Zygocki, committee agreed with area homeowners that residential development was not suitable for the site. If approved byz council next week, committee s recommenda- tion means that Zygocki may be foroed te alter his plans for the vacant property on the west side of Garden, a third time. Originally proposed as a 10- storey, 100-unit building ini 1987, the projept was revised a year later te, consist of two five-storey buildings containing 100 units. It was subsequently revamped te, the seven-storey, 141-unit development now before council. Following a public hearing lest year into the new rezoning and official plIan amendment applica- tions filed by Zygocki, staff recommended that t he. develop- ment be limited to four stereys and 93 units. But staff also proposed that the application net proceed until full municipal services are in place. According te a staff report, water and sanitary sewer con- nections are not yet availâble, while storm sewers on Garde would have te be extended to the site. Other than requesting that the building be five stereys instead of four, the staff comnpromise was essetiallr acceptable te Irving Gleiberan, solicitor for Zygc. But it dîd not chage the feelings of residents opposedte the application. Rita Sandford of Regency Cres- cent, who lest year submitted a 100-naine petition against the SEB PAGE 2 Marly childhood educaOF tion NAT JAMES and daughter Katy were amnong the 2,500 or so Durham teachers, secretaries and custodians who tumed out last week (Tuesday) for a rally against social contract legislation at the Civic Stadium in Oshawa. The crowd was urged ta lobby local MPPs, who were invited but didn't corne to the rally of the Durham Public Education Coalition (that's what the flag says), ta stop the legisiation, which was described as immoral, vile, danger- ous, draconian, deplorable, awful and ugly. Photo by Mark Reesor, Whitby Free Pross Town workers fighting wage rollback By Mike Kowalsi Whitby municipal workers are flghting Town council's imposition of a teniporary wage rollback this summer. The anadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) has flled a grievance against the Town for its decision te force aIl municipal employees te take four days off without pay during July and AUPEk which represents the Town's 163 fuli-time inside and outside workers, plus several part-timo employees, flled the grievance last Tuesday in a bid to overturn council's decision of the previous evening. Additionally, in an initiative unrelated to, the union's action, Mayor Tom Edwards has been searching for an alternative te coundil's decision. Edwards, a former CUPE staff representative, disagrees with council'sposition, but has witheld ope1l crticzing his colleages. LastMonday, councillor Dennis Fox, council's finance chairman, announced that aIl municipal workers, union and management alike, would be affected by t h erollback. Council also decided te trim its own wages by three per cent for the two inonths. The resuit of cutbacks contained in the Ontario government's May budget, the measure is expected te save the municipality an estimated $140,000. Spokesmen for the union were not available for immediate comment, but Town adiinistrator Bill Wallace cenflrmed that the grieancewasfiled. Wngallace said "preliininary discussions" have been held with CUPE and that the matter is proceeding through normal channels. Despite the union's action, the rollback will stiui lie implemented, Fox said. "Its (grievance) p art of the normal course. I would lie surprised if they hadn't (filed)," he said. Although he conceded that the employees would have te lie reimbursed should the grievance be upheld, Fox insisted council had no choice. "They (union) have te realize the nioney's not there," he said. Reductions in transfer payments frein the provnce te, Whitby totalled approximately $433,000 as a result of the)May budget. 0f this amount, the Town was able to absorb about $300,000 by SEF. PAGE 4 7-storey apartment building beside railway rejected