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Council igi Il from DRURY on page 1 residents to thc Milton Leisure Centre gymnasiumn to air their beefs with the pro- posai. It bas ignited a torrent of opposition from those who use the land as a park deapite it's officiai designation as an insti- tutionai zone. Members of the deaf community were passionate about preserving the land sur- rounding the. Emnest C. Drury Scbool for the Deaf, saying the issue for thero is sale- ty and beritage. But after drawing up a technicai oeport, Town staff recommendcd approving the deveiopment subject to a string of condi- tions, wbich tbe deveiopers promised to adhere to. "We feei it now balances tbe amount of *liand being deveiopcd witb Uhc amount of .open space," said tbe Town's planning director Mei Iovio. But flot in tbe minds of tbe assembied residents, many of wbom made it clear *tbey wouid be satistied witb notbing other than keeping tbe land as it is. Currentiy the land is owned by the Province tbrougb tbe Ontario Reaity Corporation. It went up for sale afier tbe govemment decided to unioad about $200 million in surplus land and buildings. Tbe Milton site wenî on the market after the Provincial schooi, along witb the Ministry of Education, judged tbe lands as extra. And tbougb tbey were offered to the -Town, counicil decided in an mn-camera session tbat the price was too steep to swaliow. That ieft the door open for H.D. Investments to move in. Tbey purchased the land, conditional on getting tbe rezon- ing needed for tbe proposed bungalow condos. But Mr. Penman wondered wby the institutionai zoning in Milton's Officiai Plan sbouid alter just because the deveiop- er asked for it. But Milton seniors need a place to live, aaid Ricbard Gantor, the evening's only vocal defender of the proposai. "Is it too big of a sacrifice to give up tome of our greenspace to give seniors a convenient place to live?" be asked. Witb most of the woodiot preserved. almost everyone wins in tbe latest dcxl. satd Mr. Ganton. But tbe deaf wouldn't win, said former York MPP Gary Malkowski througb one of two interpreters on band for the evening. The former student at the Provincial school began bis presentation by attacking Cogeco 14 for not providing closed captioning. He tbcn cbarged every- one in attendance - tbe public and coun- ciliors alike - witb tbe responsibiiity of stopping tbe application. "Tbis pianned proposai is stealing the souis out of dcxl cbildren." said Mr. Maikowski. "t refuse to ict tbis bappen. Let's find a better deal." But tbe biggest appiause of tbe evening was reserved for Ricbard Murzin, repre- senting tbe Fricnds of E.C. Drury group. "Tbe proposaI, there's no two ways about it, is a forced fit," be told counicil. "If tbe Province feels tbat money is'mooe important tban Milton, it's up 10 you to tell tbemn dilfferent." He accused tbe developer of saying any- tbing in order to get tbe dexi done. But cbanges to the plan bave been made îo better rcflect the desioe of the communi- ty, said H. D. Investments solicitor Ailan Liebel. "lWe've saved more trees, we've soived access probicros," he said. "That's tic oea- son for ail lte changes." And if residenta are holding out for dmc status quo, it isn't going ta happen, aaid MMaiouf. Fighiing the p.tpoSdait thei The Canadianl Champion, Fnciay, February 4, 200 - 7 îores Town staff recommendation Rdr- Please 0MB wouid be akin to spitting in the wouid be irresponsible." "I tbink we sbould take this dcxi wbiie keep those wind. He was backed by Mr. Day. we can get it because there wouidn't be atorlob«.. "If we shlow tbis to go to the 0MB, we "If I could stand here and find a way for any guxrantec we'd get any of the park at coJii~hg. could be the big losers. We could lose us to own Uiose 33 acres, I would support ail." Cati Our much of wbat our staff bas been able to that," be said. 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