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st tribune september 26 1990 p5 track project questions posed dear editor having had the opportunity to view the plans and drawings of the proposed stouffville recre ation centre complex in detail i would like to make my concerns and comments known to others who may be affected by this pro ject as some of us are aware the facility will contain a 400metre track surrounding one of the soc cer fields one other soccer field and also tennis courts these three areas will be lit by 15 different 50foot poles con taining six and seven highpow ered 1000 watts light fixtures on each pole first i would like to state that i wholeheartedly support the track and field part of the pro ject this facility will be a valuable asset to the school and i am sure it will be well used by our youth however i am concerned and have expressed my objections to town council regarding the floodlights to date i have seen no justifi- fill our mailbox the tribune welcomes letters from readers on current topics let ters should be 500 words or less and typed or neatly printed they may be subject to editing for length at the discretion of the editor they must be submitted by 5 pm friday to appear in the wednesday tribune letters may be submitted to the office at 54 main st w stouf fville po box 40 l4a 7z4 cation to light the area until the late evening hours at present we have only two senior soccer teams from stouf fville one of which has a joint membership of players from stouffville and markham they play alternate weekends on saturday and 5 pm and sun days at 10 am representing one game per week by the seniors does this mean outoftown teams with no stouffville repre sentation continually using the lit soccer fields at our expense and inconvenience let us not forget our 200 plus six and 12yearold youngsters who are probably in their last season due to this project who currently enjoy using these fields to full utilization four evenings a week in my book i see the well- advertised donation given by the soccer association to partly fund these lights as a poor handout for the sacrifice for the young sters playing space they say the project is funded by donations and will not be built at the taxpayers expense great but what about the ongoing hydro and maintenance costs of these lights a signed agreement between the town and york region school board states the town is responsible i wonder where the donators will be then when they have achieved their dreams and we the taxpayers pick up the cost how much has the town com mittee considered in regards to the safety aspect of this project again i must emphasize the age of the youngsters running with a ball at their feet with 15 concrete poles scattered around the fields some of these youngsters play on the soccer pitches while oth ers have to find whatever avail able space is left do we wait for a broken arm fractured leg or serious head injury i certainly hope town planning department considers this d holroyd millard street si loam orchards hours 105 tues through sun apples and much more nature trails macs are now in 8529418 7300 3rd cone at siloam durham 8 siloam orchards i e is 3 siloam 5 j yf 47 goodwood u uxfcridg b m order your fresh turkey for thanksgiving from the meat merchant 8 brock st w uxbridge 1 kenneth c goodbrand barrister solicitor is pleased to announce that as at october 11990 he will be practising in association with the firm of button armstrong ness 6 main street east stouffville ontario tel 6403530 i n monfri sat sun hours 7 am7 pm 830 am 6 pm 9 am6 pm farmeryqkfj 1 gardens inc main st w stouffville 6405080 garden centre construction sale all nursery stock 50 off gomley stouffville road hwy47 mao hwy7 stouffviue mackenzie dr be sureof dry firewood buy now 1 2 face cord 6000 16 face cord 8000 cash carry seeds unilock pavers curbs retaining walls top soil we also carry grass seed potting soil bark chips portland cement garden tools patio slabs clay pots masonry cement triple mix peat loam peat moss sand limestone screenings gravel railway ties ivi ayhtxi mbbsssr 5s we jvi 1 -j- v v