Whitchurch-Stouffville Newspaper Index

Stouffville Tribune (Stouffville, ON), December 19, 1984, p. 1

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6m6 4mainwstoume 76 main n matham vol 97 no 32 serving whitchurchstouffville uxbridge area a metroland community newspaper wednesday december 19 1984 stouffiiflle tire battery yourdunlop tire dealer home of generation iv the tire with the 40000 mile warcnty i32 pages 250 cents reduce buildup plan stouffville de velopment of a 42home sub division only a portion of the 104 lots in the original plan is expected to proceed next year at the westerly ex tension of rupert avenue in stouffville the proposed buildup has been reduced- to less than half its original size due to a lack of sewage capacity the applicant is fair- greensouthwick invest ments limited the majority of single- family homes will front on rupert avenue with the re mainder located on a cul-de- sac to the north continue pollution search musselm ans lake dr john hodkinson york regions associate medical officer of health is con- vincedorie property owrier rv is likely responsible for pollution problems at mus- selmans lake but who is he and where so far weve drawn a blank dr hodkinson said but someone has to be get ting away with something musselmans he said is easily polluted because its relatively shallow also un like lake wilcox it has a low rate of discharge while seagulls frequent the lake in large numbers dr hodgkinson isnt con vinced theyre to blame he points out that the pollution rate increases and de creases at various times its very unpredictable he said despite officials lack of success in determing the pollution source dr hodg kinson isnt giving up its going to take time but well keep plugging away he concluded propose watch program ballantrae a can vass will be conducted in the areas of ballantrae and musselmans lake to learn if theres support for a neighborhood watch prog ram in the communities a 50 per cent response is required to make the prog ram practical a public meeting at ballantrae un ited church was told thursday marian acton a chief organizer said seven peo ple have agreed to conduct a survey and tabulate their findings purpose of neighborhood watch is for residents to keep a check on homes when owners are away and call police should they witness anything suspicious mrs acton described the program as good commun ity outreach for the church close to 50 people attended thursdays meet ing she said and all seemed very interested town faces a problem with sewage eldred king right former mayor of whitchurchstouffville and now chairman of the region of york was the guest of honor at a civic recognition banquet saturday in the ballantrae community centre mr king was presented with an engraved clock by the towns present mayor tom wood along with an engraved gavel and town crest jim thomas two former employees of the whitchurchstouffville road department were honored for long servicefred gibson left 17 years and walter pattenden centre 31 years presentations of longservice pins and town crests were made by road superintendent ron gibson jj thomas enjoyed every minute former mayor guest of honor stouffville the former village of stouffville is facing a sewage capacity crisis when the maximum volume is reached buildup will grind to a halt according to mayor tom wood the only solution is a return to septic tanks on this score however some members of council are wary and so is the public health branch of the region of york its either septic tanks or stagnation mayor wood told the tribune he ex plained that even if the dis posal plant was enlarged nor more effluent could be emptied into duffin creek mayor wood favors septic tank systems he suggests however that underground services should be in readi ness when a more perma nent solution is found mayor wood says his own property is on septic tank and hes experienced no problems as far as stouff ville hooking into the york- durham sewerage line to the south mayor wood says thats impractical the big pipe issue is dead he stated town planner michael saunders says inground fil ter systems have undergone considerable improve ments but nothings 100 per cent he admits theres-pressure- from de velopers to go the septic tank route as with the re venue properties subdivi sion deer park estates but hes not certain what council will decide dr os slinglerland york regions medical health officer said much depends on lot sizes and soil conditions heavy clay like in stouffville doesnt accommodate septic tank drainage nearly as well as sand like in ballantrae with respect to use he said york region has more and larger subdivisions on sep tic tanks than any other area in ontario dr john hodgkinson york regions associate medical health officer feels a reserve area should be available on residential lots so a replacement system can be installed if neces sary some septic systems were installed against our advice he said and the owners paid a heavy price musselmans lake no source for pollution stouffville for mer mayor eldred king now the chairman of the re gion of york was centre stage saturday when the town held its annual civic recognition banquet at the ballantrae community- centre mr king described by master of ceremonies wilf morley as a man of wis dom was the recipient of several gifts including an engraved wall clock an en graved gavel a town crest and his squeaky town office chair complete with a can of 3inl oil a pre sentation was also made to mrs king we were fortunate to have a man of your capabili ties as mayor said tom wood mr kings successor clerk pat muir praised the former mayor for his many contributions to the town i was proud to work with you she said councillor morley said the municipality appreci ates what you have done and will continue to do even though youre up there look ing down on us eldred king in reply ex pressed appreciation for the opportunity to serve the town i enjoyed every mi nute of it he slated not everyone mr king explained is afforded the same chance that had come his way ill continue to serve my fellow man as long as i can accepting certain respon sibilities are sometimes selfish decisions the former mayor said even when the end result is service to others mr king described his new position as enjoyable but very different he said the decision to move on was made easier by the fact he was satisfied with past accomplishments he thanked town employees and members of council for their cooperation the guest of honor was accorded a standing ova tion carol sing stouffville a community carol sing will be held friday dec 21 in the town square from 7 to 830 pm the concert orga nized by the ministerial association in co operation with the chamber of commerce will include choirs from several local churches throughout the even ing hot chocolate will be served courtesy jack chambers and stouffvil le iga carol sheets will be provided by marie adams of the stouffville christian supply centre the public is invited musselmans lake an intensive survey of about 360 properties has failed to identify the major source of pollution at musselmans lake the ministry of environ ment study says waste buildup from waterfowl tile beds and septic systems are not the main contami nants the major source of con tamination has not been ascertained mayor tom wood explained when the topic was discussed at the dec 11 council meeting a letter to the jown from york regions associate medical officer of health dr j r hodgkinson dated dec 3 states while a significant num ber of properties were found with septic systems which do not meet modern specifi cations the study unfortu nately did not find the source of our problems with the lake survey results will be combined with data from two other recent ministry of environment studies to form a- comprehensive re port he added its expected to be available to council and other concerned groups including the chur chill drive ratepayers association by years end dr hodgkinson sug gested the town lake resi dents the region and other involved government agen cies meet in april or may of 1985 to plan the next stages of our efforts to jointly iden tify and correct the prob lems which have plagued musselmans lake surface drainage pat terns of surrounding land and silt at the lake bottom service v stouffville twentythree employees i several now retired were honored for long service when the town held its annual civic recognition banquet saturday at the ballantrae community centre i gold pins were presented towalter smith ken wagg george wilson charles jackson walt pat tenden lome shropshire wim pattenden 25 fyears grant turner jim rennie 20 years ron agibson fred gibson bob macaioney peter alcorn 1 mnlr eldred king ken r and h margaret heard 10 years honored also but not in attendance werebill brown bill dike don lewisif ken roberts and susan slack v- a- walt pattenden and fred gibson of the roads and works department are now retired mr pattenden with 31 years service and mr gibson seventeen former mayor eldred king is now chairman of the region of york i are two future areas of in vestigation mr hodgkinson revealed town council requested a pollution study due to the frequency of beach closings at musselmans the regions public health branch closed the bathing areas in 1983 and again in 1984 after high bac teria levels were found in the water to erect safety guardrail stouffville with the cooperation of the-re- gion of york steel guar drails and a flashing light will be installed on the 9th concession as it approaches musselmans lake the decision approved dec 11 follows a two- vehicle accident there dec 6 mayor tom wood at a press meeting friday said the hazard was brought to councils attention by coun cillorelect ron robb of ward 2 lets give credit where credit is due he stated he explained that follow ing the robb appeal hed written a letter to the re gions chief engineer bob hodgson indicating the seriousness of the situation while councillor robb voiced concern over hazards at two locations in cluding a rightangle turn on the cedar beach side of the lake mayor wood said only the 9th concession was dealt with in the resolution our concern is primarily the ninth said wood since its a regional road all we can do is ask mayor wood said also the entire area around the east side of musselmans lake requires attention due to se vere erosion the problems made all the more difficult he explained because much of the property fronting on the water is privately own ed he said none of the agen cies that would ordinarily assist financially in correct ing the situation want any thing to do with it angels by candlelight the sanctuary of st james presbyterian church stouffville was filled sunday evening for the annual christmas candlelight service involving the sunday school children under the direction of joy johannessen and the senior choir shown here are two pretty head angels heather baker left of north street and sarah zeck main street west both eight jim thomas

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