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txvs search for landfill comes to stouffville roger belgrave staff reporter- 1 the search for a metroyork region dumpsitepa whitchurchstouffville last tuesday the interim waste authority set up by the province to oversee the search for longterm dumpsites in the greater toronto area staged one of its many open houses in town the everit gives the public an pppbrtunity to scrutinize and comment on the search process but try as we might its never the same type of turnout you get when you identify sites said steve lindley of maclen plansearch inc about 17 local citizens dropped by- to find out more about me authori tys plans and ask questions members of both the twa and consulting firm conducting the search were at the stouffville recreation centre open houses will take place across metropolifan toronto and york region between now and midseptember workshops and other infprihation sessions are planned for the future it is all meant to encourage public inyplyemeht in the initial phases of the site search process although it may be difficult for somepeopie to realize ladmitslindley their comments do make a difference i 7 i we dont have all the answers we looking for good ideas said jim joe twa prpgramadvisor i thesefprums are the publics first chance to offer input into thesearch process before things get technical karen miles showed up at the open house to make sure the process was going to follow the environmental assessment process but likeothersi mile biggestfear is havingadumpsitein her backyard i dont want metros garbage in stouffville said pat welch i wanted itpfindut what it search process is about and what i can dp based on the information here for welch she sees the open houses as a good way to get involved early but there still remains some cynicism it a good idea aslorig as your voice is heardahd its not just a public relations thing she added mormation gathered during the next few months will be used to identify 10 to 20 potential dumpsite locations by november through more research that number will be reduced to five sites by february- after more intricate testing of those sites a final location should be named by august the environmental assessment process willthen begin the waste authority has set up a 24hour hot line for anyone wishing to make a comment about the process or get more information people can telephone 1-800-465- 8484 v parents rebel against busing policy julie caspersen staff repprter some stouffville parents angered at a board of education transportation policy are taking their children to school late every day until the students get their bus back the york region roman catholic separate school board revised its busing policy last may and raised the walking distance for grades 1 to 8 students to 17 km from 13 km but one stouffville parent refus- es to let her children walk to st mark catholic school after theyve ridden the bus since start- ing school theres no where safe for the children to get to school said rebecca ientile mother of three children aged seven eight and 1 1 ientile drives a school bus in the nioming and will walk her kids to school from their albert st home after returning from her run my children are going to be late every morning distance to the school is not the basis of her fight safety is ten- tiles first priority she said the walking route to school takes children in her neighf borhood along elm st a busy road which has no sidewalks more than 100 irate parents descended on the board at a july meeting but could not convince trustees to modify the policy to allow primary grade children liv ing more than 1 3 km from their school to ride the bus but the stouffville parents feel their request is justified as the safety of their youngsters is at risk and ientile said the construc tion of sidewalks would be the next best alternative to having the transportation policy reversed the transportation department is simply carrying out board policy in cutting back on busing assis tant superintendent of business norn fortin said earcli continues the search for a longterm dump- site for metro and york region continues with open houses sched- uled in several areas jopen houses give the public an oppdrtunityto familiarize themselves with the search process ask questions and i provide comments to search author ities an open house is scheduled on tuesday sept 3 at the maikham centennial community centre 8600 mccowan road ah open houses run from 4 to 9 pm other open houses are scheduled in newmarket community cen- tre tuesday sept 3 richmond hill lions hall 106 centre st e wednesday sept 4 scarborough centennial recre ation centre 1967ellesmere rd wednesday sept 11 1991 swift gt suzuki 1991 swifts nowqwiy a am it tgbtwm vrmqe vl 5vave engine 100 kr jnivw t6vah front rear disc brakes independent suspension fast economical now only markville suzuki 4072 hwy 7 east markham v