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4 fee push on screw off security backs a atustr m 24 ham st stouffvuie 64w646 serving whitchurch stouffvihe uxbridge area ijquntrye tyme iktaltyltd making money last is just as hard as mawng t first yol98n047 a metroland community- newspaper 16495090 6405090 wednesday march 26 1986 44 pages 50 cents i town at crossroads stouffville whitchurch- stouffville is at the crossroads this is the feeling of mayor fran sainsbury and chief admi nistrative officer ed lundman following two days of indepth dis cussions at a motel hideaway hear aliston specific results of these discus sions were not revealed at a press conference monday however mayor sainsbury said councillors would be placing their cards on the table in the form of draft re solutions this week a second press meeting is sche- motor speedway cation stouffville a motor speedway for whitchurch- stouffville it now seems a certainty if the projects given the green light by the town on tuesday april 1 promoters will meet with a committee of council and present their plans gordon hooper vicepresident of operations calls it the most exciting development in motor sports in the toronto area in two decades exact site of the proposed halfmile oval track remains sec ret mr hooper will say only its in a vvhitchurchstouffville gravel pit with seating accommodation when completed of ten thousand the potential investment has been placed at close to seven million dollars it willprovea benefit to the town hooper said a real tourist attraction and a boon to the economy an industrial park is proposed in conjunction with the track noise will not be a factor hooper explained because the site will be properly bermed and heavily treed also the cars will be equipped with regulation mufflers he said duled for wednesday today proposals relate to the follow ing 1 overall population to the year 2001 2 population of stouffville 3 population of indi vidual hamlets 4 limits of de fined sewage area 5 suburban residential criteria 6 location of suburban residential 7 rural lot sizes 8 limitation on sever- ences 8 areas of industrial growth draft resolutions were also proposed relating to water and sewer services a portion of the prepared state ment read there is no simple answer to providing the type of community our citizens expect and at the same time respond to the pressures and realities of to days society council and senior staff through this strenuous two- day study session have taken a first step forward in dealing with the future of the town of whitch- urchstouffville it was generally agreed mayor sainsbury said that stouffvilles population should increase from its present 6400 to 9000 by the year 1990 it was also generally agreed that the population of the entire town whitchurchstouffville should increase from 14300 to 19000 by the year 1990 all members of council attended along with the chief administrative officer town clerk pat muir town planner michael saunders town treasurer ed blackburn and town engineer glen vandusan a figure of 1600 was budgeted to cover the cost nothing of this magnitude has ever been done before mayor sainsbury stressed she said council was almost unanimous on most issues mr lundman told the tribune that in his opinion growth here is inevitable speed of growth is the question he said many people he said find whitchurchstouffville attractive because its not walltowall housing also homes here are cheaper mayor sainsbury warned that buildup cant occur at such a rate as to outgrow facilities such as schools the library and the fire department mr lundman said the towns several hamlets will be permitted to expand in some cases even double and triple their present size mayor sainsbury explained that whitchurchstouffvilles pro ximity to metro toronto places the municipality under tremendous growth pressure this pressure she said has been increased even more through the construction of hwy 404 main street plan exciting chamber stouffville an excit ing program is the way cham ber of commerce president ged stonehouse described future plans for stouffvilles main street r addressing a chamber meet ing thursday he said at least seven commercial establish ments were likely to undergo facade improvements in the next few months arena proposal indoor golf stouffville the former arena will not be demolished if ken mays plan to renovate the facility is approved by council in a letter to the town received recently the local realtor prop oses to maintain the site as a re creational venture his plan calls for a roadhouse- style restaurant a nonlicenced cafeteria indoor miniature golf and a golf driving range the area mr may believes could also be used for badminton or tennis i during the recreation and cultural services committee meeting last week four proposals were opened mayor fran sains bury described this as the only planneeting the towns need for sports oriented entertainment council at its last meeting granted mr may five weeks to prepare a detailed presentation of his ideas for the building in his original proposal mr may said he would require a 20 to 25 year lease if his plans were approved trade fair stouffville the suc cess of trade show 85 has prompted a repeat perform ance this fall the dates are sept 11 12 and 13 the whitchurchstouffville chamber of commerce will again sponsor the exhibition the committee chairman is jack chambers at a chamber meeting thursday vicepresident ken sandiford called the show impressive ah display space was soldout well in adv ance he stated work is already underway at lindas beauty salon 40 main street east stonehouse explained that with facade and streetscape included the cost estimate for the main street plan had escalated from 6000 to 10000 but its well worth it he stated improvements to stouffvilles downtown core were also discus sed by the hydro commission at its meeting march 19 we want to cooperate said commission chairman herb peach new poles and fewer lines will make a tremendous differ ence he said chairman peach said the com missions main concern was for the safety of the public we want to make the place safe he ex plained we want to prevent a disaster he noted that many poles were 40 years old its been a case of bandaid treatment for over 25 years he claimed mayor fran sainsbury said the commission had limited funds with which to work making it un economical to erect cement poles or bury wires unionville and markham are ten years ahead of us she said mayor sainsbury praised the work of the business improve ment area board bia with only an 11000 budget to work with theyve done a lot she con cluded bunnies hop on main street bunnies of easter fame and bunnys flowers of stouffville would seem to go hand in hand and they will this week every floral purchase will be delivered personally by a beautiful bunnle similar to the pair pictured above fully expecting to be kept on the hop two cuddly cottontails went through a practice run monday they were greeted by karen heise of the tribunes office staff jim thomas flames roar through the home of mr and mrs stan todd and family goodwood minutes after 17yearold heidi todd inset awakened her pa rents two brothers and a sister and aided their escape the loss- excluding contents has been estimated at 80000 firefighters from stouffvil le uxbridge and pickering battled the maze fan ned by strong northwest winds no one was seriously injured jim thomas jl jli by jim thomas goodwood seventeenyearold heidi todd would just as soon forget the events of thursday morning march 20 shed like to but cant and neither can her parents her two brothers and her sister for it was heidis quick actions that alerted members of her family to a fire that destroyed their goodwood home of 13 years i dont know what made me wake up but im glad i did there were flames coming up the heat vent but i wasnt sure if it was only in my room heidi didnt wait to find out she awakened her mother and dad also brothers cameron and ste wart she then carried her sleeping nineyearold sister becki to safety the smoke was really thick downstairs heidi recalled she remembers gathering up a few items of clothing and her fathers wallet she then drove directly to the home of don and june harper a few doors up the street and remained there the rest of the night i really didnt think it was as bad as it was heidi said however when jeff harper re ported flames coming out the front windows she knew the house couldnt be saved but the scene the next day was even worse than i thought she said heidi managed a smile when she recalled showing up at the harper home wearing her fathers track pants and sweater id just purchased 400 worth of clothes she said all were destroyed so also was a gold watch a trea sured gift from scott harper a boyfriend more than three years the loss excluding contents has been estir mated at 80000 heidi is appreciative of support received from many friends particularly alison geddes and kathy fur grade 12 classmates at uxbridge high the harper family have been super too she said f heidi says things are slowly returning to nor mal but it seems strange not to be going home lady apartment tenant trapped in elevator stouffville for almost a halfhour wednesday 71-year- old anita wright was confined to the darkened interior of an eleva tor at the elm road apartment where she resides i hurt my toe banging on the door i didnt stop pounding from the time the elevator stopped until the door opened she told the tribune following her release the thirdfloor residents ride pageant thurs june 26 is still four teen weeks away however for bruce and bunny burton orga nizers of the miss whitchurch- stouffville pageant the date is coming up quickly theyre seeking sponsors co operation to enter a young lady in the competition costs about 50 mrs burton said this expense provides each entrant with an evening gown a banner and a corsage the pageant will be held at stouffville dist secondary school in conjunction with the 1986 citizen of the year cere mony its all part of the towns strawberry festivalcanada day celebrations whitchurchstouffvilles reigning queen is christine hodgson loretta crescent south suddenly stopped about a foot be low the top floor of the three- storey building after power in the area went off pearl barkey also a resident on the third floor heard the commo tion and summoned ivor vickers the buildings superintendent while stuck in the darkened ele vator anita tried to pry the door open i saw a little crack and tried to push the door but it wouldnt move she said mr vickers shouted to the trap ped woman relax take it easy theres help on the way mrs wright recalled firefighters responded quick ly they pried the third floor ele vator entrance open and helped mrs wright out during the interview an hour after the incident- mrs wrights was still shaking she insisted her nervousness was due to climb ing up and down the stairs not from being trapped she admitted however it was a bit frightening cash or trip lions grand prize to brooklin man j stouffville hugh mclcod of brooklin an employee on the staff of chas richards sons stouffville was the grand prize winner in the lions- sponsored elimination draw held at cedar beach hall mussel- mans lake friday mr mcleod in attendance when the ticket was drawn can choose between a tripfortwo to venezuela and 1500 cash second prize a color television set was won by evelyn patrick burkholder street stouffville third prize 50 cash went to doug saunders main streetj stouffville forty dollar winners werc ross hetherington gord ness fay minton doug lehman and pg harrington several area businessmen don ated spot prizes for the evening through the tribune the lions club wish to thank the following deer park inn deli restaurant scotts chicken villa mr gs ph- za pizza giova and stouffville pizzeria for their generosity y