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And While the establishment of fins Rapid Transit lines will no doubt improve the commuting experience for users and motor- ists alike, York residents are still wanting for some of the more significant projects included in Mctnvilinx's the Big Maw regional transportation plan to materializx. Eadie! this year. Mctmlinx's hoard appmved an investment strategy intended to bring in theSZbillion peryeaxitsaysit tequites to build the transporta- tion pmjects needed over the next 25 years to alleviate traffic conges- tkmthatwstseadtofusonm- age. 0.2 minutes cvety day and the economy an wtimated $6 billion York Region um» mulch â€"'-â€" packed on In (wercmwdcd buses and trains or mired in stop'and-gu traflic w could; be fmgiwn for feeling a and frustrated at the pace thal oft-promised tramponation imprm'emcnts are materializing The board’s reconmrendauons to the province included a G'lHA- specific l-per-oem mama to thg HST. expected to net $1.3 billion pet year. a'fiw-ccm-per-litm fuel tax (331!) nullionl. a oommencial the move would cost an awr- agc two-car family 597? more annually. The mmnmwdatiom [mm Metmlinx's hoard fxflkmvd momhs of consultations and pub- lic discussion in the media. Recognizing the urgency of the situation in the (711M. the transit reunnmmdalions. mwethemymfi pnwilwe swept in with :91 exciting afinmmcenwn; last week further study. Yes. rather than attempt to address the recommendations in a more meaningful fashirm, Oman“ Premier Kathleen Wynne unveiled a new advisory panel mked with reviewmg the investment strategy and wnsultlm: with stakeholders and area residents (haired by Dr. Anne Golden, the panel will also look at other options to pay for transit lmpnwemcnls and report back In the guvernmcm. Deja vu. anyone? Conscn'atiw: trans- ponatu m critic and anarkei . Aurora MPP Frank Klees called it a stalling lactic intended tn delay making a decision on such a conâ€" trowrsnal issue. It's hard not to think that way. given all of the dt’smxsion about new tolLs‘. taxes and fees m the months leading up tn the role-au- nt the mvestmcnt strategy: FOIL mg has alrvady shown Mctmltnx's ru'mnnwmlatiuns art'n't pupulat with taxpayers and the H Ls and the NDP have stated they won't suppun new uvwnuc tools to fund transtt. Does the planner imagine the public and the opposition parties will warm up enough to the idea of twenuc tools that he! minor- ity government will be able to pass them in thv spring? Does she anticipate voters will suddenly for- get Metrolinx's mmmendations and rally behind the liberal ban- net in the event of a snap elation tn the months to come? (:iwn that. what. pray 1911, ‘m the panel's purpose? Mmrolinx already studied the issue and con- sulted with msidems ad museum. If the rt'wnuc took wnn't lht‘ii the gtM-rmnvm hunk in mow (m to us Plan ii. If them isn't a Han H. mm? n‘alh ought in he WIMP;th been studied enmUI: it's time. for action. Neither scenario seems ulafly hkcly. so why pay Dr. Golden up to SWIM) In rc-Vlsfl stops Melmlmx and mlwr mgunwalmns have alreadv taken? WI 01' 1111: WE!!! ‘ Stouffvifle short on retailers We have lived id Ballantrae for exactly tlm-t- yams» You um‘! get much smallei than xhat. We have to tram! to do any kind of shopping at all. We moved here thinking we could do most of our shopping in Stch but soon gave up in fmslration. We nuw shop in Aurora. It's a little fm- thcr. but much better. If we were shopping in Smuffvillo. we would still be supporting the excellent small specialized shops that mm on Main Street. but now that we haw to go to Aurora for necessities. we go to similar’placcs [hate for specialty items. We mme go to Stoufivilk- anymore. Re: Time for big-hm lumber slum letter to the editor by Ala ’Iyn‘n. Stpl. 19. and We needlefibiglmx.marr8dwl1wmlwnlemr m the editor byjim M‘arthy, Sept 21. lagme with Mr/Tyrin and while we're at it. lets build a decengsupennarket. too. I'm surprised that Mr. Mdlarlhy didn't notice an the suburban dm-‘clopmem in the north. south and east was of town when he moved to what. in mality. is no longer a small town. [he 'l'uwn oflflhitchurch-Stouffi'ifle is Move or lose farmers market, Stouffville We agree. 'lime for a changv at the lhwmown Stouffviflc farmers Market â€" mow it or lose it. Residents won"! waste time going to such a poor showing of vendors. 1th? am many fanns in the area (ha! have a better wlection of W produce and we've started to visit * Re: Time to take (moms! look at doummwn fanners nuulwl. editorial. Sept. 1 9. Why should the munici- pality have In Close Park Drive every Thursday for such a poor slurs-wing? Clearing customs horror for visitors My wife and i from New lx-aland aw visiting my mother m Smufiville. We're having a gm“ time. but am toms clearanu' at Pearson airpon was an honor. iFony custom desks with only five 0! them occupied with customs people check- THE IOHNS‘MNS wulh.‘m'k«.u \‘IUL'H-HLU. PUBLISHER Ian Proudfoot GENERAL maca- Iolm Willem: Rf? Time for big-Int mm. of annomical for than banana memm- extend their hours or 0‘ Ala W59”. 13mm toopenonSundays. Lumba: later I) the «flux by . IOHN H1 Re: A town so in low with Terry Fox unrmly embraces his big brother. (damn by Iim Mason. Sept. 19. ’Terry Fox Way’ 0K As chairperson of the Whitchurch-Smuffville street~naming commit- Ninety-minute wait. Per- fect way to discourage visi- tom tee. it sounds, like a good idea to name a street afler Terry Fox on the local run's mule. So get the [um] from the town that is used to request a name. and submit it to us. along with a route map. and hope that it goes through a subdivision not yet named. RL’TH BURKHOLDER \muruur ing in thousands of visitors Mr. McCanhy's response Bravo, Schell Lumber Why? ALLAN ABBOTT NE W ZML‘L‘V’I ) Wmdoyoudflnkalargepememage of these neWcomers spend their grocery. home improvement and disposable income dollars? The answer is other cémmunitiex We'veslmppedatdeefltmbmhave found emlfloyees in Home Depot in Aurora to be just a fliendly and helpful Schell needn‘twmyaboutloshgbuslnesslfdwy mm build a Home Depot at Hoover Park It will still haw the same customer base it happy to allow the sprawling developan which looks just like Aurora or Markham. and happy to take the pmpeny tax dollars {mm all of these Mm However meyéreteluctamtoconsem lothekindof retail development that is needed in what cannohngrbecalledasmallmn. Perhags Mr. McCarthy didn'l um far enough with. Might Isugest Mt. Albert? It isaverynicesnufltmvnwithalbmeHard- wan;- building centre. Oh. and a very supermarket next door. Asmuchaswealllmedme 19605.“? can't hang on to them forever. WWW-Tribune mMSt W.ON1MIGY hit the nail right on the head. Having been a resi- dent of Lhis community and a customer of Schell lumber Home Building Centre for almost 40 years. Heel compelled to have my say and share my experi- ence in dealing with [his local business. Schell is doing a fantas- tic job in this community and beyond and it has my full and continued support. With respect to their hours of operation. this is a man- agement decision and they must decide if it is feasible or economical for them to chem! their hours or oven to open on Sundays- 1‘ find the staff to be very professional. knowl- Msewicemeypmvideis beymflmpmafinieyam never too busy to listen and to give good advice. 'lhis is more than I can say about some of-the staff atthebigboxstoreslflam getting this type of service from my local store. I must askthequestbn wwhydol need a big box store? P. MOFPA'IT BALLANTRM 8T0! 'FH’IUJ-