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st tribune j september 19 neighbor an 7 stouffville homeowner under gun to fix drainage problems tracy kibble staff reporter a thornbay drive resident in stouffville had until monday to correct a grading problem on her property before whitchurch- stouffville town staff would take legal action council decided last tuesday afternoon edwin derkach of5 thornbay drive told council that a neigh boring property has been totally graded backwards and incorrect ly which he says will damage his septic system and has created water pooling in the middle of his lawn and public works director paul whitehouse said the owner did not abide by the drainage plan supplied to her by the town in a fivepage letter mr derkach outlines several prob lems he says started when his neighbor hired a contractor to fill land for the construction of a house he says a trench was dug on the dividing property line causing erosion into the trench and ruin ing sod he had groomed for the past 10 years in a short period of time she has completely destroyed the sod ded 18inch part of our property damaged our fence caused ero sion to another part of our proper ty and is threatening to shorten or damage our septic bed the letter states ndp flowers for sanders an ndp flower arrangement has just been invented by whitchurch- stouffville town council anda prototype of the silk florals was presented to ward 6 councillor jim sanders tuesday night councillor sanders president of the durham- york ndp association and feeling jubilant after the sept 6 ndp sweep at home and across the province accepted the arrangement from mayor fran sainsbury the large orange tiger lilies were handsomely accompanied by a prominent peacock feather fitting for how most new democrats feel today and a tiny red stress whistle peeks out from one corner just in case something goes wrong mayor sainsbury kidded councillor sanders we wish the ndp the very best over the next five years she said councillor sanders took some friendly ribbing during the evening meeting as well and in one instance ward 1 councillor margot marshall told him dont get cheeky just because youre the new golden boy mayor and council also extended best wishes to defeated durham- york liberal bill ballinger noting his continued help and support to the town and throughout the riding and to premierelect bob rae tour of homes the latcham gallery in stouffville presents its 5th annual tour of homes sept 23 showcasing six area homes that boast a series of unique and compelling features residents are invited to enjoy a visit to any or all of the homes as well as a cup of tea at the gallery tickets for the event are 12 and can be obtained at the library freckles and the village porch in stouffville pro ceeds go to latcham gallery above is the kinsman home and below is the bond home two of the six being featured call 640- 2395 for more information her lot is higher than my sep tic bed and the water is draining southeast when it should be draining westward mr derkach says he urged council to force his neighbor to clean up her prop erty he claims 300 loads of fill which is piled more than five feet above the ground was untouched last winter which froze and consequently caused spring flooding but town chief administrative officer bob panizza told council his staff which has already visit ed the site 10 times has limited authority because the land is pri vately owned and is not covered under a subdivision agreement we cant go after the developer because the work is being done by an individual as finances per mit the deadline was september 17 and until then we are limited as to what we can do mr paniz za said the town currently has no bylaw to restrict the amount of fill a person can dump on his property four building inspections at the property from may to august this year showed the owner had fixed some of the problems as they arose but that final completion depended on a fixed income council gave the owner until sept 17 to fix the problems and told mr derkach nothing could be done until then trvwannlmmchkowski marathon man the 10th annual terry fox run kicked off sunday afternoon at the recreation centre in stouffville featuring participants who came to complete th 10kilometre route to raise money for cancer research here michael sandiford 7 takes a breather during musselman weed harvest set tracy kibble staff reporter itsjihie once again for the annu al musselman lake weed harvest progrjam and local officials are donating 2500 to the cause council decided last tuesday evening ward 2 councillor ron representing musselman lake con- stituentsasked council for a 5000 donation to assist in the- musselman lake environmental advisory corporations mleac annual weed harvest that will like ly taici place within the next few weekst he iaid the group didnt spend a cent of the 5000 retainer sup pliedto them by taxpayers last year due to generous volunteer efforts of cedar beachtrailer park owners and residents butjthis year the costs could range from 800 to 1600 to 1 6kh anniversary forvhurch group members of ringwood congrega tional christian church have cause to celebrate these days they mark 166 years of worship on sept 23 to mark the occasion two special services are being held on sept 23 featuring kingston penitentiary chaplain john rice and at the morning service vocalist gwen peggv the evening service features the wright family singers the celebratory anniversary ser vices are being held at 11 am and 7 pm v church officials welcome all members of me stouffville commu nity who wish to help with the cele brations the church is located on stouf fville road just west of hwy 48 obtainproper licenses and machin ery and permits from environmen tal government agencies council lor robb said im sure we wont use the money but if some major problem comes up its nice to know we wont be stuck councillor robb said ward 3 councillor nick tatone a preston lake representative sug gested he arid councillor robb hold a meeting to outline a yearly plan to protect both kettle lakes it would probably be a good plan to put funds aside every year for both preston and musselman councillor tatone suggested and mleac vice president alda bollo said this year the club hopes to get everyone out not just members we are going to make a fun and social day- of it with a barbecue or something she said 1 mrs bollowho has lived along the shores of musselman lake for eight years said weed harvesting is a definite removal of phospho rus an agent recognized by the lake simcoe and region conser vation authority lsrca as the major pollutant of musselman lake we only move a certain amount of the weeds just enough to pre vent algae blooms and to reduce excessive phosphorus mrsv bollo added councillor robb also said lsrcas mike walters coauthor of the lake report has offered to coordinate the harvest and will be on the shores pitching in during the harvest one of the authoritys recom mendations in the surface water quality 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