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ORONO WEEKLY TIMES, TIIURSDAY, MARCH 20th, 1969 O 1RONO WEE.KLtY TI 1ES &iaLn reet, Frxee 1lm, uroano, Ontarie E. bshedin 1938 by R. A. Forrester R-y C. Forrester - Wlfier andManager LOGIC MUST PREVAIL The impasse betweenSunnydene Estate Ltd. and the Orono Cemetery Board must flot be allowed to set the stage for an illogical plan of establishing a subdivision bordering Orono but cut-off from the village. There can be no denying the desirability of having this subdivision, north of the cemetery, developed, as an extension to the present village. To -sever the connection would be an act violating ail sound planning practices. Even disregarding the monetary value to the, busin- ess section there stili is consideration to be given for ease of access to school, churches, fire protection, postal ser- vice, arena, park, swimmning pool, wates and others. The area is a logicai area for the extension of residential devel- opment much more than the strip development which until recently was allowed in this municipality. The tone of Mr. Caspari's "Letter to the Editor" leaves something to be desired as, does some of the irration- ai statements made by local citizens. Reason must prevail. Both parties are, in this instance, charged with a responsibility -beyond their own sphere of interest. There must be a concern for the community as a whole. It is a matter of co-operation and community betterment. Even as a land developer or a member of the Cemetery Board there still must be community c6ncern. In the matter of agreement, whether it be cash or land exchange, there are qualified valuators who surely could present an impartial valuation and agreement. 1 The elected representatives of Clarke and their Plan- ning Board must now ensure that sound planning prevails and that areas wîthin the Township do flot hecome seg- mented, one from the other. We already have too many monuments erected due to lack of interest and stupidity. It is timp for an air of co-operation designed in the best interest of this comn- munity. SO WHAT'S NORMAL',' Sociologists are finally trying to define a 'normal' Canadian family -_ and they have chosen East York, a suburb of, Toronto, as the place, to look. Doctors, scientists and social workers are, AIl pretty handy wýith words like "abnormal", "para-normal" and "sub-, noml.Trouble is, no one has ever bothered to define( To rectify the omission Toronto's two uiuste T'oronto and, York -have embarked 'on a research pro- gramn in which between 350 and 500 volunteer familles will be placed under the social scientists' microscope. AUl the familles ar e from E ast York, which is said to have an almost unique cross-section of age, income, oc- cupation and f amily size. The volunteers wili be interviewed by sociologists wantinig to know 'about work, sehool, hob- bies, health, friends, community involvement,, religion, ambitions, and - most impoýrtant, perhaps - about their relationships with, and opinions of, the others in their family. Dr. Norman Bell, the professor of sociology who heads the study, is quoted in the April issue of Maclean's Magazine as saying: "We want to know how one family deals as a matter of course with 'tensions and probleins that can tear anothe r f amily apart."1 The magazine does appear to have asked whether > "ýnormal" in Toronto can also be regarded as "normal" -in, say, Vancouver, or Saskatoon or Halifax. The article does .Say, however, that even Dr.' Bell is not yet prepared to say whether his own family - married, hie has three child- ren -Ais healthily "normal." "Trouble is," lie says, "we don't know yet what we mean by normal" -The Oshawa Times Board Recieves Report On Ki*ndeigarten For Arei The Northumberland and Dur- ham Board of Education at its recent meeting received a report in connection with Kindergarten presented by Mr. G. A., Mac- Leod. In his sulimission, Mr. Mac- Leod pointed, out the great need to establish kindergarten but do- ing this with the minimum of cost to the Board in their initial year of organization. "It would seem to me that in view of the many requests for thé Board to equalize educational opportunity, by 'starting kindergartens, we can flot delay our decision for an- other year," lie stated. The plan submitted to the Board in most cases used churcli base- nuents as the centre of learning, but it was recommended- that this be a very tentative, one and that in the near future perman. ent accommodation be acquired. Tic transportation recommend ed in the first operational yei assumes that chiîdren will b( able to attend a full day if the3 have rest periods in the morn ing and afternoon and if they hav( one 'rest day' between each tvi days of schooling. In this plan a group of 20 to 25 pupils woulÉ attend one day and then remair at home the next day. A seconÉ group of .20 - 25 pupils woulÈ come on the rest day of the firs, group., In the Clarke Township areý it was reported that a possible en rolment of 103 would exist Site available were stated as the Or ono United Church basement,z New.castle portable and the Ken dal Churcli Sunday sehool room. (1n transportation it was re commended that 20-25 pupils pei (Continued page 7) Letter to 'Editor March 17, 1969 Dear Mr. Forrester, We are writing to you this op- en letter to acquaint-you with the - following circumstances. In the Faîl of 1967 we contracted to buy land situated to the east and north of tic Orono Cemtery and fronting on Taunton Road. The existing road Pattern, availability of adequate municipal, water sup- ply, soil suitable for construction and operation of septic tanks, and the location extending as it does the Village of Orono to its natural northerly boundary, the Taunton Road, persuaded us that this acreage shouid be deveioped as a residential subdivision. The Village of Orono encour- agedi our plans for a number of good reasons among which rank- ed the increased sale of water and thc corresponding spreading of the capital burden over a lar- ger number of residents. The Planning Board and 'Couin- cil of the Township o£ Clarke were most hclpful in cooperating with us to make this deveiopment a reality as a propcriy planned subdivision was not only consid- ered to be an asset to the comn- munity but the additional assscss- ment would bc a great'benefit to it also. We then retained a well-known firm of Municipal ConsultingEn- gineers to prepare, the best layout for a residential subdivi- sion on this land and were advis- ed that it woulId be in-the inter- est of the existing residents of Orono and the merchants in the Vilage as weli as the new resi- dents to be if there were a road exit into Mili Street. This would necessitate the neguisition of .13 >acres at the extreme souti east co r ner of thec Cemetery, a pros- pect w-hich wc did not 'contem- Plate with anticipation after la- quiries disciosed that the govern- ing Cemetery' Board 'wcre reput- ed to be ani intractable group of senior citizens. Howevcr, being optimists and believing that in final analysis social responisibil- ity and reason win the day, we subfittedO our 'Plans showing an exit from tihr proposed subdivi-, sien throughi the Cemnetery to the Department of Municipal Affairs for approval. It shouid be men- tioncd here that the alternative of a, connection direct from the subdivision along, its frontage to Mili StrcKt was berred by the rigid and unyielding attitude of the Department of Highways whose officiais considered that such a connection would create a traffic hazard which could lie so easily avoided if a colnnector road would eut through the .13 acres of Cemnetery land. The Deatmn pprovýed our- plans as submiitted sujcct to the, acquisition of 5663 square fee.t 0or thereabouts fromn the Orono Cem- etery Comipanjy. We had fir-st approachecd tie Cemet ery Board on April l6th, 1968, over eleven n'11tis ago, and sirtce thiat tine ihave submited jinmerous proposis to acquire the .13 acreýs of land in1- volved] Thleecuimination came whnthe Board's secretary on February 24, 1969 communiicated Fi to us the motion of the Or-ono Cemetery Board approved at its drecent meeting the gist of which ar is that we are to bie allowcd to e acquire the necessary land to con- vy struct the road provided that we 'e o n, in Id Id ýst a 2- ýr- a n- give to the Board in exchange 8 lots of our subdivision, i.e. lots 34 to 41 and portion of Lot 33 Based on our land cost and on the cost' of servicing these lots, the 5,663 square feet'over which the road would lie, constructed and for which the 'Board demand 73,700 square feet in return would cost us the equivalent of $240,000 per acre. This proposi- tion is so ludicrous that it does not warrant either serious consid- eration or discussion. We wrote to the Secretary- Treasurer -of the Orono Cemetery Board on Mardi 7, 1969 advisîng hlmi that we are not prepared, to continue negotiations with the Board after 12 noon on Wednes- day, March 12, 1969 if at that time we are not in possession of the Orono Cemtery Company's ex- pression of wiliingness to accept $40000 for the land required by us to connect the subdivision ta Miii Street. This figure is hased on a and value of $2800 per acre which is well above double of what it'is worth. Needless to say we have had no reply from tie Board to our ultimatum. We have now abandoned the idea of connecting the subdivi- sion to Miii Street and are pro- ceding with the implementation of an amendment to our Plan providing two approaches fromn Taunton Road instead. This will regretfuliy deprive the Orono merchants of business and tie people who will live in the sub division of direct access to the Village and vica versa. Thus, the community has* now been deprived of the amenity which can only now bie obtained by persuading its representatives to foliow the expropriation course whiic in cases of this sort is the lawful remedy used by the injur- ed majority to obtain the proper redress to wiich it is entitied and wiich is npplied throughout the countr: Yours very truly, Sunnydene Estates Limited Peter Caspari, President. S WINGER COLOUR PACK New ARGUS 164 Kit CARE FE Instamaitlic Type Regfular $24.95 Limjted Offer $1l77 Carryig Case Free Easter Flowers ORDER VOUR EASTER FLOWERS NOW Potted Lilies, Mums Eec. CUT FLOWERS- Tulips, Daffodils, ris Mums and Carnations iddletlnS FLO ERS by Jacekman PHONIE COLLECT 623-3365' 162 King St E. BOWMANVILLE For Ail Your Flower Needs INW'>ÇI Movie Camera Instant loading-easiest) mnovie-mtakirzg ever!( New way to toke better moviesi' No filmn threading. Drap in a' Kodlopak movie cartridge and 1the camet-a's loaided and ready for action. 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