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ii vvpl 102 no 25 metroland community jefopaper wednesday june 20 1990 32 pages 50 cents y o hlm pholohickmadonik the hot and humid days of summer stopped for a visit in stouffvllle on the weekend prompting local residents to seek the airconditioned cool of the indoors or the shade of an elm while out doors the hot weekend weather also meant that the fountain in the town park was a big attraction for sunseekers here sevenyearold amber lomas right helps her cousin sabra hart 6 cool off with a splash of water the two spent part of the day at the outdoor pool in the park before stepping out for a drink of cold water parents lash out in battle for stoplight tracy kibble staff reporter stoplights at summitview public school should be up and operating no later than august 20 angry members of the schools parentsteacher association were told by town staff last thursday night but parents skeptical the land battle issue will be resolved before august 20 said they dont believe the town anymore we have no confidence the board has spilled more of its guts than you you meet in your little meetings and we never know whats going on we dont believe you said sue sherban president of the pta v- tempers flared emotions rose and accusations flew in the schoprsauditoriumat the meeting regarding stoplights for the stouffermain street intersection nearly 90 angry residents filed into the gym to tell school board and town offi cials exactly what they think of a lingering money battle between the two parties the york region board of education yrbe and the town have refused to budge on aland transfer deal the parents said should not be the issue instead the two parties should be concerned for the childrens safety the group maintained the town and board are fighting over a small parcel of land needed to construct trje flights and to make a bus rum lane off main street the board wants to swap a tiny comer piece it owns fronting main street formerly the byer property for the thin college street- strip that runs alongside the school and remaining parkland why does the town want college street anyway its useless toou its unmaintained and dangerousfor the kindergarten kids who play a tablewidth away said jennifer good- brand but neither side can come to an agreement to swap ownership because the boardwont offer what the town feels the land is worth and the town says the board refuses tomeet with them and is offering far less than the cur rent market value of the land why are you fighting over money its our damn money anyway said- joyce li front of a panel including ward 5 councillor doug alles arid ward 6 council- lor jim sanders whitchurchstouffville school board trustee and board chairman harry bowes arid mrs sherban parents lashed out at the town and knocked mayor fran sainsbury for her absence at the meeting where is mayor fran at the markham stouffville hospital campaigning and looking for votes for her mppship shouted mrs goodbrand as faras the town goes we want the lights were going to get them and thats exactly what we intend to do said councillor sanders in his ojiening statement mr bowes however was prepared with facts dating back to 1967 and cited agreements made with the town in 1979 until now the town has been looking to get the best out of this deal from way back weve had lots of negotiations and studies we closed a deal august 20 1989 for 400000 thats what the yrbe put on the table with the understanding of a friendly exchange of land mr bowes said he also maintained the board gave the town land for the go train for free and made a verbal deal that the town would fund 50 per cent of the running track now they allocate 40000 that wont even build one tennis court i have a signed deal from 1984 that says the town would build three tennis courts and bleachers where are they mr bowes said i dont know what kind ofvalues and morals your children will learn if this type of thing goes on its your money and your land i dont know where common sense is going to prevail mr bowes continued ive just heard a lot of rhetoric here with quite a few statements as to who is to blame but the bottom line is the exchange of land and maybe the pressure from this group will force the negotiations to continue and if the yrbe wouldmeet with us we would get this resolved councillor sanders countered you say you want the best interests of the taxpayer well then deed those lands to the board for 2 thats in the best interests of the taxpayer jennifer goodbrand shouted to town officials while the audience applauded the parents vowed if the two patties did not solve the issue they would picket across main street and in front of the town offices the board and the town agreed to meet june 20 to continue negotiations harry bowes common sense sue slopitch buttermakers win track tourney y i h i vvvjjj vfwf5 ti t- v ssj-