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16 -- PORT PERRY STAR -- Tuesday, November 4, 1986 Published Broo every Tuesday by Port Perry Star Company Limited P.O. Box 567, Brooklin, Ont. LOB 1CO klin Pro g Brooklin and Area since 1983 file ROXANNE REVELER News & Features Editor Phone 655-3637 or 985-7383 aaa BRC yA 3 Hallowe'en fun..... This happy-go-lucky 'punkin-man' waited patiently on the porch of the Rooney family at 76 Winchester Road East last Fri- day night to welcome all the little trick and treaters who were about. Town and Historical Society will meet over Lynde House future After months of dissention, representatives of council and Whit- by Historical Society are expected to air their differences at a public meeting. : Following a behind-closed-doors session last Monday evening, former operations committee chair- man Marcel Brunelle described the meeting as one that included 'frank and open" discussions concerning Lynde House, considered to be the second oldest home built in Whitby. The two sides have been at log- gerheads concerning the historic home's recent move to Cullen Gardens and Miniature Village in the North Ward. "It was a good meeting and a start to resolving our mutual problems," Brunelle told members of council. In a report handed out at the meeting, Brunelle outlined steps which might be taken including the establishment of an advisory board or committee to operate the museum, since renamed Lynde House Museum earlier last month by a ratification of council. The suggested advisory board would include two members of Whit- by Historical Society, one member - representing town council, a staff member from Cullen Gardens, and a member at large from the general public. The report indicated there are two options open on Lynde House. It could be turned into either a 'period home' or a gallery-type of museum. Representatives of the Historical Society have also informed commit- tee members that Phase II of a feasability study initiated earlier this year, with respect to Lynde House, has not been completed as yet. Changeover in Whitby 'cabinet' It's thal time of year again folks. Just when everyone got used to what councillors were supervising what department in the Town of Whitby, things have changed. At the last regular meeting of council, Mayor Bob Attersley an- nounced his appointments for the chairmanship of the various depart- ments within the town. Heading up the Treasury Depart- ment will be Regional Councillor Gerry Emm. With this appointment comes the task of bringing in the 1987 budget. North Ward Councillor, Ross Bat- ten, will retain his position as chair- man of the Parks and Recreation Department, the only councillor to retain his former post. Chairing the Clerk's Department will be West Ward Councillor Joe Buggeli. The Fire Department will come under the chairmanship of East Ward Councillor Joe Drumm; Public Works Department is chaired by Regional Councillor Tom Edwards; and Centre Ward Coun- cillor Marcel Brunelle will be chair- man of the Planning Department. With the new appointments, The Operations Committee will now be comprised of Councillors Batten, Drumm and Edwards; the Ad- ministrative Committee of Coun- cillors Brunelle, Buggeli and Emm. It is felt the first item to be dealt with at the committee level will be the selection of the chairman and vice-chairman at the committee level. Treasury chief Gerry Emm is be- ing optimistic about the 1987 budget, although he confided there are some areas of concern. "Over the next three months, the Iroquois expansion is set to start The $3.6 million expansion to Iro- quois Park Complex, which was the cause of much bitter debate last spring, is expected to begin next month, now it has received the blessings of a once-again-united Whitby council. The unanimous approval of the $3,579,400 expansion will include ex- tensive repairs to Anne Ottenbrite Pool and the construction of a se- cond regulation ice pad as well as dressing rooms, a first-aid room; seating capacity for 200 persons, an enlarged lobby, more washrooms, additional space, and another con- cession area. Completion date for the project, located at the corner of Victoria Ave. (Baseline Rd.) and Henry Street, is set for next summer. The $3,579,400 figure came in as the lowest tender by Division Con- struction Limited of Woodbridge, ironically, the same firm that originally built the Iroquois Com- plex in 1974. Two other bids receiv- ed, were slightly higher, and coun- cil went with their policy of accep- ting the lowest bid. North Ward Councillor, Ross Bat- ten, who is also chairman of the Parks and Recreation Department, told council the total amount of the project, to include construction costs, contingencies and consultant fees, should come in at the $4.27 million mark. He indicated the bulk of the cost, $2,850,000 will be realized from the 'Anderson Collegiate finally getting new science labs Anderson Collegiate students will get their long-awaited science lab 'equipment next fall thanks to Durham Board of Education trustees. The trustees have approved sketch plans to renovate the four an- tiquated science labs at the Whitby Secondary School and have re- quested the board's budget commit- tee to include $100,000 in the 1987 budget to cover the removal of asbestos insulation in the area and increased contracting prices for the project. Construction is scheduled to take place between May and September of next year. In order to accomplish this, students in the second term of this school year have been slated to com- plete all lab work prior to May and will study classroom theory during May and June. Future Capital Referve Fund, with the remainder coming from pro- ceeds from sub-divisions, the Development Fund, or surplus. first thing I am going to have to do is get the m of council," said . Emm. "I will have to find out if they want to go with reality, which will "prove costly, or keep the budget down (to a nil or minor increase) ."' In explanation, Emm stated keep- ing the budget down would be a pro- blem due to the extensive growth Whitby has experienced during the past year. He said that although most residents thought additional growth would serve to keep costs down, it was really the other way around. "The more residents...the more demand for sérvices," said Emm. "Until it ultimately becomes a case of the tail wagging the dog." "I don't feel the growtn and ex- pansion we have witnessed in Whit- by will become stable until the year 2000," said Emm. "And until that time, it is going to be tricky to meet all the demands resulting from that growth and still keep taxes down." "It is a vicious circle and I don't know how we are really going to res- pond to it." He said he and his fellow coun- cillors will have to come to grips with where to properly channel any extra revenue gained from expan- sion and take a close look at the priority needs of the community as a whole. .ee..and the folly --_ Some trick and treaters played more tricks than anything else. Persons unknown "torched" the Bell Telephone kiosk in the cor- ner of the IGA parking lot late Friday night. Although the blaze was quickly put out by fire fighters from Hall 1, police estimate the damage will probably run to several thousand dollars. However, both police and Deputy Fire Chief Tony Van Dolweerd were pleas- ed to report that this was the only major incident in the North Ward this Halloween.