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u i h h p i s n b 3 g 1 a i fi u pi to 1 ai fl in ai ai rl vriitchurchsteaffyf ffe pubifeitay news tip paid off a quickthinking stouffville tribune reader is 100 richer this week after tipping us off to a good story the reader called in september to telt us of a police raid in the- musselmari lake community due to the nature of the call- our reader has re quested anonymity but still receives 100 for offer ing the best tribune news tip of the month do you have a good story to tell give us a call if you see news in action or if you know something we might be interested in it could be an easy way to becoming 100 richer call 6402100 in stouffville 0i 6492292 in uxbridge jaabrr m8v vol 102 no 41 ametroland community newspaper wednesday october 11 1989 r32 pages 50 cents york will monitor sewage tracy kibble staff reporter although york region is shun ning whitchurchstouffville in its quest to latch onto a portion of the yorkdurham servicing scheme it will continue to monitor the existing duffins creek sewage plant for additional capacity we will continue to monitor the existing sewage plant to see how well its performing and to see if there is any unused capaci ty there bob hodgson regional commissioner of engineering told the tribune he added the region will make sure we are utilizing the plant to its full potential but mayor fran sainsbury said the region has neglected to give council its yearly 1989 report launched in 1987 to determine any unused capacity and is holding up further development opportunities this is a kind of brush fire planning and a ridiculous way for a town to predict future growth the mayor said although she admits the in- house study offers some assistance to whitchurch- stouffville council when allocating sewage capacity the monitoring scheme is not a pro per way to plan a town originally the monitoring pro gram was up for grabs by out side consultants but the mayor said she was not prepared to pay for an outside study when the best approach would be to con tact the ministry and do an in- house study through the region continual plant monitoring would determine the plant per formance offset by the amount of area development short term mr hodgson said according to the regions 1988 report the duffins creek plant allowed an extra 132 units for moderate commercial use of which 77 may be assigned if coun cil receives a solid proposal from the applicant but the mayor said the region has neglected to hand over the 1989 report one that should have been in town hands earlier this year that could possibly allow for additional units for development this type of planning ap pears to be our only choice right now until i can set up a triparty meeting with the region town and ministry maxwell wert 2 was quite content saturday afternoon as he explored much of the town parks playground a stop at this tire swing kep the miles coming for young maxwell who t iridic up against an early fall chill talk about a tiring effort y- wwv v blake street status angers resident tracy kibble staff reporter a blake st resident wants town council to clean up the meager narrow little street she says has many potholes noxious weeds and a blind curve that is a threat to pedestrians rita thomas wrote the town a letter to prompt improvement on blake st charging her property taxes have increased by 600 since 1986 yet conditions have deteriorated substantially falling under ward 6 councillor jim sanders jurisdiction the politician laments there is a lot of concern of traffic going both ways and the street in no way meets standards located adjacent to the midtown railway crossing mrs thomas also states she is wakened in the early morning by trucks crossing the bumpy tracks it would be best to have the street a one way running north bound says councillor sanders but mayor fran sainsbury says a one way could cause havoc for new residents unaware of the change a new resident who doesnt know could be driving along and a hydro truck might be coming right at him she said she also said the pot holes were fixed and the grass was cut this year councillor sanders requested the grass on either side of the tracks be cut once a year to alleviate the allergyinflicting golden rod weeds and to make the street more presentable the mayor also says blake st is a bypass for emergencies but whitchurchstouffvilles fire department says if an emergency arose the brigade would get there any way it has to the other option would be to widen the road and engineering co ordinator paul whitehouse says the town has a budget for such con struction but the issue just didnt make it in the budget the mayor suggested councillor sanders prepare a letter to be delivered to blake st residents the councillor would then meet with mr whitehouse to work something out if dollars permit blake could be widened enabling an access for locals she added