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14 - The Canadian Champion, Fnday, March 24, 2000 Goto hot scoop? yu LP members outnumbered at Region By IRENE GENTLE The Champion Members of the Guelph Line Preservation Committee - or GULP - came out to battie but found themselves swallowed by opposition Wednesday. The citizena' group sppeared before the Rcgion's planning committee witb hopes of stalling the passage of a construction bylaw for the reconstruction of a 3.2-km stretcb of Guelpb Line between No. 10 We'd love to hear your stoy ideas. GaR champion Editor Karen Smith at 878-2341. Earn one AIR MILE reward mile for every $25 of fumace oh 4- (905) 878-6380 s 32 Steeles Ave. Unit 15. MILTON Sidcroad sud No. 15 Sideroad. Instead, tbey found tbemselves outnum- bered by neigbboura and councillors wbo favoured the project. The proposaI is the final phase of an ongoing aim to dean up wbst Uic Region feels is a dangerous stretcb of road. GULP members say tbcy don't want to kilI the plan so mucb as scale il down. They feel specd is.tbe real mot of Uic road's troubles. "Peuple come to drive in the country, sot Erin Milîs Parkway," said GULP member Waltcr Tkacbenko "By going higher and Automatic computerlzed fuel delivery Comptltive Prices on Heatlng OUI, Diesels and Gasoline Fumace & Air Condltioner Sales, Service and Installations Hot Water Heater Rentais Experts in Eiectrlc-to-Oii Conversions 24-Hour Emergency Dumer Service higher (in speed) you nced greater and greater reaction times." Desigtiing the road for a lower speed would impact bow drivers view tbe ares, said GULP member Pst Bryant. "When people enter our little communi- ty, tbey sbould immediately feel that they are in a quiet, rural, safe neigbbourbood," she said. "Saving the trees and the feeling of a country road - not a highway - is very important to me." But other residents praised tbe Region for its efforts in the ares, sucb as address- ing local concerna about the bas of between 250 to 300 trees. They urgcd the Region to move abead witb the plan. "I'm here to represent the so-called silent majority of those who live in Nassagaweys," said resident Paul Rumford. "And they're firmly bchind this project." John Glasgow, a 30-year resident of the rural ares, attcnded Uic meeting for another agenda item but felt he bad to speak up. "Guelph Line is an absolute disaster," be said. "Let's get it donc before someone is killed out there." Resident Nick Cortese appeared before committcc to represent bis family, who own seven properties on Guelpb Line. He characterized it as rife witb accidents and near misses. "(Mr. Tkacbenko) failed to mention tisaI be bimacîf bas been t-boned," said Mr. Cortese. "t, myscîf, bave been driven off Uic road" Michael West of the Nassagaweya Community Consultation Committee also backed the Region's proposed plans. 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Committee members who had driven the stip didn't need much convincing that the road is in need of repair. "(Driving in the ares) ia one frightening experience," aaid Milton Councilor Barry Lee. "I feel strongly that this project is long overdue." Burlington Councillor John Taylor was also familiar with the area. "Even in good weather it's dangerous. I hate to think of what il would be like in Uic winter." Burlington Councilor Joan Lougheed said abe bas noticed a decline in the mad- way over the yesrs: "As a family, we've noticed a signifecant difference in the safety," she said. And Iowering the speed limit is rarely an effective way to slow lesd-footed drivera, noted Oakville Councillor Liz Behrens. "In my experience, if we decrease the speed we juat move the problcm some- wbere else," she said. 'To lower Uic speed will only increase the stress snd make thera take more chances thasi Uiey have in tise past." 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