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p4 tribune september 26 1990 5s gommmt page ml i iimjiivkfw j nesis tteh smwiu to get aktrtft swtftlire 4m problems with 911 whitchurchstouffvihe town council is under firefrom local res idents as it works to do its part for york regions 911 emergency phone system among other things whitchurchstouffvihe is trying to eliminate duplicated street address- es to most efficiently identify local homes consequently if must do away with northsouth designations on several of its streets unfortunately there has been a backlash from some residents who dont realize the necessity of hav ing their addresses changed indeed one resident has flatly refused to comply with the plan but residents who have long been without the muchneeded 911 system must suffer this minor inconvenience at least as it relates to the 9 1 1 service consider the implications of los ing even one life if emergency crews in a crisis situation have to make a decision between north and south or east and west if that decision is incorrect an individual or family possibly i someone you know could suffer we must comply with york region and whitchurchstouffvihe in bringing in the 911 system dream home search a nightmare picture this youre stuck in a darkened room that is six feet wide by 20 feet long with 30 other people the temperature is quickly rising and you start to sway wondering if youre feet which were once solidly planted will continue to hold you up as you consider the lesser evil of sitting down before you fall down in front of 30 strangers a sharp voice cuts through the dark ordering you and others to pay attention because this part is exremely important sound like a bad dream it was in a way the scenario took place in a dilapidated trailer on a building site in newmarket last month as my wife cheryl and i listened to a salesman drone on about the onceinalifetime opportunity being offered to firsttime home at random steve houston buyers by his development corpo ration and the gentleman made it quite clear several times that we would be silly not to take advantage of the offer it was all part of an arrange ment between the development corporation and the town of newmarket in its affordable housing initiative to get firsttime buyers into the housing market its a great idea particulary for those of us who have been scrimping in recent years to get enough money together for a stouffvilleuxbridge tribune publisher editorinchief editor 2 advertising director business manager patricia pappas jo ann stevenson stephen houston debra weller chris bertram promotionsdistribution mgr operations manager jennifer hutt pam nichols published every wednesday by metroland printing publishing and distributing at 9 heritage rd markham ontario l3p 1m3 tel 2942200 second class registration number 1247 the stoutfville tribune published every wednesday at 54 mainst w stouhville is one ot the metroland printing publishing and distributing group ot suburban newspapers which includes the acton free press ajaxpickenng news advertiser aurora banner brampton guardian burlington post etobicoke advertiserguardian georgetown independent kingston this week lindsay this week markham economist and sun milton champion mississauga news newmarket era oakville beaver oshawa- whitby this week peterborough this week richmondhillthomhillvaughan liberal scarborough mir ror topic newsmagazine willowdale mirror metroland printing publishing and distributing is a division ol harlequin enterprises ltd i national sales representative metroland corporate sales 4931300 6402100 8529741 downpayment on a first home but the approach by the company considering its apparent belief that firsttime buyers are an uned ucated and unsophisticated bunch unworthy of any sincere service was nothing short of offensive by way of background let me tell you that the building site has been pegged as a development of townhomes starting at 130000 the town of newmarket is offer ing firsttime buyers a 20000 forgivable mortgage with a pro viso that the purchasers live in the townhomes for two years i offer congratulations to the town of newmarket for leading the way with this initiative it is sure to open the door for many like us who would be unable to buy a house otherwise but from the start of this experi ence we were aghast at the bla tant buynow worrylater approach taken by the develop ment company editors mail with our preferred appoint ment set for 830 pm we arrived at the aforementioned trailer full of hope that this would be the place where we would own our first home upon arrival we were ushered into the reception area a tiny room filled to capacity by about 25 other housing hopefuls we were left there for 40 min utes waiting to be herded into the sales area to hear the companys pitch i say herded because that was exactly what occurred every per son in that tiny room looked ner vously about wondering im sure who would faint first later the salesman arrived and began making his pitch it was clear however that he would tol erate no foolishness nor would he answer any of our questions until the appropriate time thus we sheep were herded into the sales area and told for the first of many times that evening that we would have to act quickly shortly into the presentation the lights in the trailer faded and went out our salesman produced a flash light and began trying to convince us to spend 130000 on floor plans we could only see in dim flashes of light after much selfcongratulation by the salesman about the won ders of his company we were invited to ask questions howev er the first one that was posed regarding the status of lot regis tration elicited a cold you know better than to ask a question like that it seemed like a logical and informed question to me the salesman on the other hand clearly had no time for questions outside the realm of broadloom colors or cupboard choices cheryl was quiet throughout the presentation and at its end turned to me without a word we left the trailer leaving behind the tail end of yet another declaration by the salesman that time was of the essence for us people lucky enough to be invited into his trail er we left shaken but determined not to be pressured into anything even an affordable house in todays market is a huge and scary investment this was one deal we had to refuse and we have no regrets new mpp thanks electorate dear editor i would like to take this opportunity to experss my apprecation to all the voters in the riding of durham- york being elected as your member of provincial parlia ment is indeed a great honor and responsibility i will endeavor in the years ahead to serve you faith fully i would also like to extend my thanks to the workers who toiled tirelessly on my behalf the campaign was successful because of their work i look forward to our work together as we strive to build a strong and prosperous community in durham- york until a constituency office is opened people who wish to contact me can do so by calling 8529171 in uxbridge sincerely larry oconnor durhamyork mpp sponsored by the durhamyork ndp