wefikender0ct0ber31 1987 p3 a rainy rollover pickering firefighters examine this overturned dodge which lost control and flipped over on brock rd north of hwy 7 last saturday after noon brian lymburner 22 of uxbridge was taken to hospital with minor injuries durham regional police cited rainy weather as a possible cause of the accident alan shackelton j plaza compromise has residents relieved by steve houston staff reporter a livable solution has been hammered out between a local de veloper and several markham area residents halting an ontario municipal board omb hearing in midsession town officials struck a deal with minnow consruction ltd on tuesday over a controversial hwy 48 and 16th ave plaza plan that area residents have vehe mently opposed for some months minnow construction officials agreed to several concessions in the proposal that will minimize the developments impact on nearby homeowners not competent enougu for free trade 1alk5 to succeed prove it tzi j mw mm- markham solicitor ray kallio said the compromise included the deletion of takeout fast food res taurant uses and taxi stands but he said a full service res taurant minus takeout facili ties was given the okay in the plan kallio also conceded that the town didnt have a case in attempting to prove at the omb the southeast corner of the in tersection should remain a re- sidentially designated area the other three corners in the area already are or have been re cently designated for commer cial development the town unanimously vetoed the plan earlier this year leading to the objection and call for an omb hearing i think we met more than half- way and got an excellent deal for the ratepayers kallio con cluded wednesday cathy lee a nearby elizabeth st resident whose property would be affected by the plan called the compromise a livable solution she and other residents were in formed of negotiations between the town and minnow construc tion officials and met with mayor carole bell on tuesday the first scheduled day of omb discus sions she admitted minnow con structions evidence that residen tial construction on a corner sur rounded by commercial develop ments was a strong argument be fore the omb and she said the compromise avoided a possible victory at the board by minnow construction leaving room for a development the residents would be more opposed to after banging our heads against the wall enough times we realized this was really the only way to fly she said in an inter view kallio said a decision from the oftibivnillflcely be hand waowwtotrfvmonm- poppy s in bloom the annual poppy drive starts saturday in preparation for remembr ance day services nov 7 lyiarkham veteran jack harris pins a poppy on cadet scott mackenzie at the memorial at markham library scott is a member of the governor general horse guards 748th markham sjoerd witteveen town centre work to start soon markham council and chief administrative officer cao joe pickard are nearing the final stage of preconstruction duties with the towns new 23million headquarters council received an informa tion report at its meeting on tues day from the cao regional councillor ron moran said the town is itemizing details in the plan and preparing for groundbreaking ceremonies the first shovel is expected to hit the ground sometime next month moran said parks department staff off to orillia eleven staff members of mar- khams parks and recreation de partment will head to the north country next month for a fourday training excursion the annual event being held this year at the ymcas geneva park in orillia is organized by the society of directors of muni cipal recreation in ontario council okayed the request for parks and recreation director brian wrigglesworth and 10 em ployees to attend the series of training seminars to keep local recreation policies on the lead ing edge in this field the bill will total an estimated 2600 for the excursion decorative traffic lights for main st ornamental traffic light stan dards will be installed on mar kham main st as part of the final stages for the commercial cores beautification program council voted tuesday to purchase the standards and re move the ones now in use rf7s7ricvtjsssa we deliver wc can deliver lour livers lor as itllle as x5c each call advertising at ftl or distribution al imwu 1987 flyers delivered lootll economst sunlribune 11599200 256111900 mctoound distributing flyers with weekender lookos fruit market pro hardware wellington way stereo pizjaville ap unfile interiors miracle food mart biway canadian tire didier ica steven relph