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É93,; st RealI See wl innith Estate 1SPORTSà hat's AE bantams fail short Z M.Ir<M ;n Tr i i inî Page 21 COMMUNITY J Multicultural counicil vibrant re-sotîrce( A METROLAND COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER VOL. 145 NO. 5 TUESDAY MARCH 30,2004 $1 GO (GST included) 41PAGES "Using Communication to Build Better Communities" ~ Residents feel duped in subdivision design By JASON MISNER The Champion Residents living in the Bristol Survey east of the core are crying foui, alleging they were misled by a developer that a big conserva- tion area-like pond was gomng to be bult nearby. At st week's planning and administra- tion meeting, Town staff unveiled a resi- dentiat devetopment proposai that woutd sec bet'ween 233 and 280 homes and 52 townbouses buit on 15.2 hectares of land at the mostly-empty northwest comer of Fourth Line and Derry Road. Also, a block of land is proposed to have commercial/business uses. 'Me property, wbich is owned by thre different landowners, would require a zoo- ing amendment to permit the developmnent. Comnsittee members didn't vote on the proposai because it stf11 must undergo a techoical review from Town staff. That coutd be completed by late summer. vPrettyr Mo". Jane R*sieLoq la &»d ki ff spring a h~Uâ colour4 pInhi, *wlng afwakWn fehS how prned by ShWo 4* $wwJmy et Grantts Ridge GOlf Clu for brmast cancer reeusrch. Thre Slxth Annual Spring mnd Summer Fushion Show and Lurceon atl:rced moethon 200 people. See mor phto from thq evsp on pop.2. Photo by GRAHAM PAINE But residents who byve near the land in question attended Use meeting 10 hear tse plans because they say they were totd someshing different. Ligia Van Rosi, who lives on Use comer of Fourth Line and Evans Terrace, was Use onty resident who spoke 10 the committee, but a haif-dozen more expresacd Useir anger to The Champion outaide of Council Chambers. Ms Van Rosi totd Use committee devel- oper Mattasny Homes - the main builder in Use Bristol Survey - informed ber a large pond woutd be built on land il didn't own. "Mhe whote ares woutd be a man-made take wiUs forests and park traits," she said, noting she bas tived at ber bouse since June, 2001. "Tbat means wbat we were infonned by Mattamy was false." Cails by The Champion 10 Mattamy Homes weren't returned. Shane Kean and bis wife, Kristen, said Usey fet duped by what Mattamy bold Usem wben Usey bougbt Useir Fourth Line bouse in June, 2002. "TMe value of our bouse isn't going lo be what we expected," Mr. Kean said. mmeeLARGE on page 7 *Inuside Comment .............. 6 Business........... 10-11 Dateline .......... 13-14 Champion Country ..15-18 Classified ..........22-24 1 ILLPSAM ABSOLUTELY ON ISALEIce &WalWo CovoriuQ S BAT. APL 3 gctêdplont On sal *ý c OiF ONTARIOh STEES W AR S40U Stoo lv. E. 805-819-0174 WEAR Mn-Wsd 7:3Oam - U:OOpm e Thora - Fri 7:3Oam - 7:OOpm a Sol - S:OOam - 5:00os