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a2 tribune november 23 1988 busy weekend it was a busy weekend for exhibitors attending the country decorating and col- iectibfes show and sate at markham fairgrounds one of the busiest booths was freckles of main street stouffviile sue chewins sparkling smile was a customer bonus jim thomas editors mail rural residents oppose buildup dear editor this is an open letter and a plea for help to all your readers who appreciate our surrounding coun tryside and forests the regional municipality of yorks draft plan for develop ment published in april 1987 gave developers an open invita tion to buy all available rural land and carve it into one acre lots frequently to accomodate a large house septic tank and well this involved bulldozing the land and destroying many trees aerial photographs of preston lake and trail of the woods areas demonstrate this type of grand opening specials s look for your homedelivered portfolio of valuable certificates then bring them in and well make your money worth more or call for details at j g v 4 bring these coupons with you to royal trust ov sv m up 1 i v n smmmm m sscte ssksss zx ssw pto ts imss oo t a t f w a wff n t 5 kchwaif jc rotal trust 5 oyal trust where advice comes first royal trust 4961 highway 7 markham ontario l3r1n1 phone 4706822 abm open 24 hours daily branch hours monwed 930530 tnursfn 930800 saturday 930300 branch manager mary wanner am w development responsibility for approving each development- rests with the municipal council on the 9th line just south of the vivian sideroad and close to the vivian forest is a 25 acre strip of land owned by a developer ftlrf baggio the land is natural bush with hills and ravines and is on of the few remaining stands of mature deciduous trees in th area mr baggio wanted to cover this land with a street of houses on one acre lots but council refused permission fortunately several residents from the area attended the omb hearing when mr baggio appealed councils decision to our consternation we heard there council had changed its mind and mr baggio could develop the land with its blessing after vocalizing our anger and disbelief we were granted time- to prepare our case for the next omb hearing on dec 5 1988 i must emphasize we are not- against reponsible development in rural areas after a similar battle with developers local residents were instrumental in restricting the number of houses built in the chicamauga subdivi sion where lots range from two to seven acres and preserve the natural topography of the area neither one nor two acre minimum lot bylaws will guarantee preservation of trees or ravines each rural area needs responsible inspection and plann ing to preserve its natural features its patently absurb that we a group of responsible ratepayers- are having to retain a lawyer and land utilisation expert to fight the incomprehensible irresponsible decisions of our own elected representatives and the greed of developers our estimated costs for retain ing a lawyer and land expert are almost 10000 we would therefore be most grateful for any financial assistance from your readers to aid our efforts to preserve the rural character of- our township donations should be forwarded to our treasurer mary lott rr3 stouffviile l4a 7x4 telephone 4732791 j cheques should be madq payable to mary lott in trust the following will welcome fur- ther enquiries tom janicd stem 4733073 vera chris dube 4732729 michael bari bara paull 4733142 bill carol lynn 4733142 erid garland 4771019 sincerely barbara paull chairperson concerned residents group rr3 stouffviile 4hers honored a very successful york region achievement program was held nov 7 in the optimist hall newmarket several members were honored following completion of six twelve and eighteen projects presentations were made to the following six projects michelle barker stouffviile david irwin stouffviile willa weaver newmarket twelve projects keith boyn- lon south vaughan teresa buckle queensville cammie ratcliff bethesda kristy saunders ballantrae eighteen projects arlene beckett unionville karen irj win newmarket a certificate of recognition was presented to valeric langford of queensville the following 4h members completed youth leader prrjj jects arlene beckett unions ville tracy blackwcll ballad trae beth bowman stouffvillcr shannon lathe nij tcniperancevillc jennifer muirj queensville catherine petch newmarket and cammie- ratcliff bethesda ii septic system specialists inslaiaton and repair iqog ezcavatiog 1300288s542 6407213