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april js s jeweiury j month lor ewellers 24 uam st stouffyilie hihwj serving whitqhurchstouffviue uxbridge area ucnintr tyme realty ltd if at first you dont succeeo you are like the bfl rest of us 49090 6405090 vol 98 no 49 a metroland commurifty newspaper wednesday april 9 1986 56pages 50 cents shakeup in recreation dept of absence for manager stouffville a surprise shakeup has occurred within the parks and recreation depart ment town of whitchurch- stouffville george schlukbier the depart ment manager has asked for and received a leave of absence without pay from his contract to approximately oct 15 1986 in the meantime council will continue to investigate where his talents may be used on behalf of the town the sudden turn of events was revealed at a meeting of council april 1 but the wording of the re commendation was not made public until friday it was at this time that the tribune contacted the towns chief administrative officer ed lundman to find out what exactly had transpired mr schlukbier it was learned had relinquished his position of parks and recreation manager until oct 15 but would carry on as the towns chief librarian and manager of the museum in the meantime marlane mckeewetheral has been ele vated to te post of chief adminis trative officer for all recreation services and programs don joe lewis will be directly responsible for arena operations and establishing parks and faci lities services these are basical ly the same positions they held be fore according to a memorandum from mr lundman mr schluk bier is to turn over all files to mrs mckeewetheral and joe lewis plus other information and work ing papers in his possession as soon as possible said mr lundman i am sure v m j 3 i s4 i ki0if0mmmi i mp i i j splfe i m n iiss-fflbbb3s- i kvjgijyih vvbssmtiftshib t-v- r i f firefightei- retires after 25 years ser speedway hits snag stouffville the de veloper of a 7 million motor speedway complex may steer clear of whitchurchstouffville after an initial proposal met heavy opposition a group of racing entrep reneurs calling themselves stouffville motor speedway sms developments hoped to build the facility in a depleted gravel pit on the southeast corner of bloomington road and hwy 48 but members of the towns planning advisory committee have voiced concerns over poten tial water and noise pollution and traffic congestion at that site at a meeting april 1 mayor fran sainsbury said she feels the bloomington road location is not suitable due largely to its close proximity to the towns water supply sms developments vice- president operations gordon hooper later acknowledged the committees concerns and said the company is seeking a new location somewhere in york re gion we want to meet all the re quirements of council mr hooper told the tribune he added its possible the project may be moved to another area within whitchurchstouffville mr hooper said no application would be submitted for the roberts pit property part lot 10 cone 8 an estimated 150 spectators many ratepayers neighboring the nowshelved speedway site pack ed council chambers to hear the proposal the thornhillbascd group wants to build a halfmile paved oval with seating capacity for 10000 people the complex would also include a drag strip and off- road course plus a 90unit speed way industrial park we can count on all department heads and staff to assist in an orderly transition mr schlukbier noticeably shaken declined comment when initially questioned on the matter later when pressed for an ex planation he said he wished only to apologize for any events that wont be happening at the rec centre this summer i cant fit into the towns bureaucratic system mr schlukbier said the library the gallery and the museum werent built up this way he charged he was continually being buried under paper work leaving him little time for organization whitchurchstouffville is still small town he stated we should never lose sight of this fact he said hed gladly return to his former position but under the present arrangement its a nowin situation the stregnth of this town is its people he continued mr schlukbier said he had some excellent programs planned for the new rec centre this summer including teen dances roller- skating shinnyball hockey con certs antique shows and wrest ling he denied any thought of leav ing the community although holding down thres positions mr schlukbier said it was the frustration and not the pressure of the recreation mana gers post that prompted his deci sion i never really knew what the council or the chief adminis trative officer wanted me to do how could i deliver to the com munity when i didnt have the support of my committee he asked geo schlukbier he said he concluded it best to walk away and let the town de velop its own system mr lundman said mr schluk bier had not been asked to give up- the recreation managers post it was his request he said he j denied any problems had been created that couldnt be resolved onememberof council told the tribune confusion had occurred at the april 1 meeting when a mo- tion was put through but the con tent of the motion was never read it said simply resolved that- items 1 and 2 of the fourth per sonnel committeee report be adopted missing the councillor said were the following points 1 that george schlukbier be granted a leave of absence with- out pay from his contract to approximately oct 15 1986 and that the town continue to investi gate where his talents may be used on behalf of the town 2 that george schlukbier be paid on the basis of the contract from dec 1 1985 to april 15 1986 if that can slip through it makes one wonder how many other things can slip through in thej same way the councillor con- eluded town places limit on adult attractions stouffville town coun cil cant stop an adult entertain ment parlor from opening in whitchurchstouffville but it can limit their numbers and make the required licence seem unattrac tive to wouldbe proprietors reacting to the ongoing legal battle in markham where the town there is trying to close down studio 134 a strip club council here has asked chief building official bruce arrowsmith to re view the bylaw regulating such establishments in a report to the protection to persons and property commit tee at its last meeting april 1 mr arrowsmith said the 1979 adult entertainment parlor licensing bylaw is sufficient to deter the establishment of any place offering services that apeal to erotic or sexual appetites or inclinations in a subsequent interview mr arrowsmith told the tribune this bylaw is designed to reg ulate this type of business it cant be prohibitive so the town with eldred king as mayor pas sed a regulative bylaw whitchurchstouffville can limit the number of strip clubs bodyrub parlors and the like to only one the document also makes the business non transferable establishes allow able times of operation limits the sign size and wording outlaws advertising by any means bans locking devices on doors to cubi cles and rooms and can be re voked at any time if council feels arrest stouffville the man agement of greenpark homes ltd in stouffville are undoubted ly breathing a little easier this week with the reported arrest of a 15yearold youth charged with mischief during the past month damage estimated at several thousand dollars was caused to residences east of millard street windows and glass door panels were shat tered by bb pellets the lad was arrested last week at his home and will appear in juvenile court april 28 doing so is in the best public in terest no reason is required mr arrowsmith said regard ing this bylaw what may be xis- j able today may not be to morrow judgements are coming down daily concerning the feder al charter of rights with a zoning bylaw council can also restrict these types of places to industrial areas the zoning bylaw is in the final draft stageand- will hopefully be in place within the year he said so far no one has applied for an adult entertainment parlor li cences here mr arrowsmith con cluded t u stouffville for eighty sr band and choir members of stouffville dist secondary school may 10 to 13 will be a highlight of their year the students accompanied by band director peter samuel- son and choir director jim rehill will travel via two deluxe airconditioned motor coaches to florence kentucky ten miles south of cincinnati ohio where they will be guests of staff and students at boone county high school florence i the distance oneway is just over 500 miles the vocal and instrumental groups will leave from stouffville at 10 pm may 10 and travel throughout the night this will enable the students to attend church services the following sunday morning mr samuelson said they will return thurs day evening may 13 the exchange will include a visit by the boone county high school band and choir to stouffville may 2 to may 4 the two bands will combine on three pieces mr samuelson explained with numbers totalling more than 125 members the cost per stouffville student has been placed at ninety dollars the band president this year is geoff tiller president of the choir is heidi hirsch gordon itatcliff left former mayor of whitchurch- stouffviue confronts gordon hooper of markham fol lowing hoopers announced plans lo construct a motor speedway at a vacant gravel pit site on the south side of the bloomington road cast of hwy 43 the project met strong opposition chris shanahan farmer badly hurt uxbridge twp a 66- yearold rr 1 zephyr man was seriously injured in a farm accident sunday chesley oldham was work- ing on his cmc 3 property at about 140 pm when pinned against a tree by the manure fork of a tractor according to durham regional police 1 he was taken totlxbridga cottage hospital and i ater transferred to sunnybrook medical centre toronto rmrtoldhainis listed in fair condition in sunnybrooks surgical progressive care unitv house burns while owner absent no one was home saturday night when fire raced through the farm home of ernie mackcy south of st johns sideroad and west of the 5th concession warden avenue whitchurchstouffville brigade units from aurora newmarket and whitchurchstouffville poured over 16000 gallons of water into the inferno without success damage has been estimated at 65000 jim thomas