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Page 8. WNtby Free Proes, Wednesday, August 9. 1995 Addtins to Lasco, Makita Expansion projects. at two Whitby manufacturing -plants accounted for much of $6.8-million worth of -construction for which permits were issued in Whitby in July. Lasco is building a $2.5-million scrap storage. facility, 13,500 square feet in size. Makita is adding a 47,117-square-foot warehouse, to include sonie office space. The cost of the warehouse is estimated at $2.37 million. July was one of the, rare occasions when industrial construction was greater than residential construction in Whitby. Perinits were issued for only five single famiy homes and two serm dweling last month, a total value of $1.22 million. Given Whitby's new housing growth in recent years, that's a relatively low total. Permits have been issued for $17-million worth of new housing in Whitby so far this year - that *compares ta almost $54 milflion for the same period last year. For al types of build ing, the value is about ý$73 million so far this year, compared to $103 million for the first seven-months of last year. Load zone request denied By Mark Reesor A downtown business'owner is holding out for a loading zone or permission to temporarily park outside her. store *hile pickcing up or dropping off goods. Whitby Marble and Tie president Sylvie Biondo complains she's "conÀstantly" ticketed now, especially when she double parks due ta, a lack of open spaces. Townu officiais rec entlyr visited her store ta see the problem for themselves. Ini a follow-up letter, they turned down lier suggesion ta establieli a loading zone near her store. They said they cant give me a loading zone because that would mean they would have ta, put a loading zone ini every area," Biondo says. "I dont ses wby- thpy cant do that. Why should't every single fnigging company down hiere be entitled ta, a loading area?" Instead,- officiais suggested ahe keep access ta the rear of lier store open and direct deliveries ta, there, negotiate with the taxi company next door for use of part of their parking lot as a loading zone, or put money ini the parking meters if people making deliveries/pick-ups get tied up. Biondo calîs the options "totally ridiculous... we discussed ail three of these things and I told thém they would not work. It's just impossible for them ta work." She says it's very difficuIt ta maintain free access to the rear of the store. "For me ta make sure thiat thiat area's leared, Md have ta go ta every single persan in this whole block ta find out whose car it is (blocking the driveway)." And she éays Bell Taxi doesn't want ta give up space in its lot. Allowing Biondo to put a bag over a parking meter for a half hour or so while making deliveries would "set a precedent," says Town of Whitby works directar Wayne Hancock. "We'll begig bags out ta everybody and theyMl be bagging the meters whenever they want ta... WeIll lose cantrol of the municipal parking system that was set up ta provide parking for customers and not for store owners loading or unloading." Hancock says it's not thïe Town's, responsibility-ta provide loading zones.fôr stores, especiaily when a sto re owner has a laneway and ares, at the back that can be used for that purpose. He says parking officers "do't particularly bother" people making deliveries, even if they're double-parked, if the driver is unloading to a store. "It's a little different, though, if the vehicle is parked there for 15 or 20 minutes and they're ini doing up paperwork." Hancock says he even offered ta approach Bell Taxi with Biondo to see if an arrangement could be made but "I haven't heard back from her, she's sort of asking for some special consideration on the street and we've said no." 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