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st weekender february t irrp 3 water concerns prompt call for development freeze by joan ransberry staff reporter while a rookie councillor is calling for a threeyear moratorium on housing development for the ballantrae and musselmans lake area a plan for a large subdivision complete with an 18- hole golf course on aurora road near hwy 48 will be unveiled feb 11 a proposal submitted by schicken danz bros ltd to the town in 1995 lists 660 housing units however ward 2 councillor mike watson said he expects the number of homes will be about 1000 the areas new communal water sys tem may not be able to handle such a demand watson has suggested last week whitchurchstouffville council gave schickendanz the go- ahead to build 65 houses in phase 1 on the land located behind the ballantrae community centre a model home is going up now while sales begin this spring im not worried about how this phase 1 development will impact on the water system stressed watson tina schickendanz spokesperson for schickendanz said the plan including the exact number of units will be pre sented to council were very pleased with it said schickendanz the family has owned the 375 acre land since the 1970s bob forhan jr representative of schickendanz will outline plan details at the meeting its expected that council will also hear more about an eightacre parcel of park land we need to follow up on this morato rium call forhan told the tribune td like to see what impact it would have on the bulk of the property but then its only three years considering whats planned it may take much longer said forhan it will be a busy meeting council will also hear why watson wants a freeze on development clean water and lots of if continues to be the driving force behind the motion stressed watson watson is not convinced that the new 8 million communal water system can accommodate additional major housing development schickendanz has no worries that the regional well linked to the newly installed water system can accommo date a large subdivision the well can hold far beyond what is proposed said schickendanz still a development freeze does not sit well with schickendanz i dont see any reason for a threeyear freeze she said council should look at development as individual property and carry on a moratorium may not have a crip pling impact on a developer three years is not a long time in a developers world schickendanz agreed ward 1 councillor mike watson point ed out that the call for a freeze is not unique im picking up the ball where ed the late councillor ed lyons left off said watson just days before he died on oct 8 concern about the quality and quantity of water in the area lead lyons to present a sixpoint notice of motion calling for a development freeze ballantrae subdivision approved a 65estate home subdivision in ballantrae finally got the green light at local council tuesday the development by schickendanz bros ltd will be build on auro ra road east of hwy 48 behind the ballantrae community centre winterf est on today by kate gilderdale correspondent wrap up and head out for cedar beach and winterfest 97 which runs 11 am to 4 pm saturday feb 1 hate to drive pick up the free shuttle bus which runs from whitchurchstouffville library and the recreation centre every hour from 11 am courtesy of stouffville chrysler admission to the festival is free and great family activities are guaranteed events include cross country skiing from the wagon wheel ranch the popular scavenger hunt sponsored by the opti mist club snowmobile rides courtesy of chokb ice skating organized by the kinsmen and hay rides by wagon wheel ranch weather permitting dan the music man will per form from 1230 to 115 pm and from 130 to 230 pm our own shakespeare will display his magical powers at the pavilion pepper the clown will be on hand from 230 to 315 pm courtesy of the stouffville newcomers club and face painting will be offered for young visitors local boy scouts will take care of the giant bonfire and delicious food and hot drinks will be available throughout the day theres something for everybody at this years win terfest which is hosted by the whitchurchstouffville cham ber of commerce rivers targeted in road vvatch program bhadurias case thrown out bymikeadler staff reporter a libel suit filed by indepen dent mp jag bhaduria against a former markham town coun cillor has been thrown out by a newmarket court madam justice rose boyko of the ontario court general division dismissed the action against tom newall on thurs day and ordered the markham whitchurchstouffville mp to pay newall 1500 for his legal costs all i want to say is that i am relieved the canadian justice system works effectively newall a former riding vice- president for the federal liber al party in markham said yes terday but bhaduria argued the judge committed procedural errors in court and said he can still win a judgement against newall i dont think its any set back the mp who acted as his own lawyer said yesterday from ottawa a letter is going out today saying im going to appeal a statement from newall on bhaduria was quoted in a toronto star article on jan 28 1994 in an affidavit bhaduria who launched his suit last fall swore he didnt notice the arti cle until an assistant showed it to him last summer but in court newalls lawyer jerry leyitan played a tape of the cbc radio noon broadcast of jan 28 1994 on which bhaduria was a guest on it newall phones in and bhaduria in conversation reads something to him like the newspaper quote saying i have it in front of me by joan ransberry staff reporter private citizens are being invited to snitch on motorists who speed run red lights and dont stop for school buses or stop signs road watch is coming to stouf fville details of the new program will be outlined at a public meet ing on feb 4th at 730 at the whitchurchstouffville municipal office bringing road watch to stouf fville is the brainchild of ward 4 councillor cliff dunkeld he invited caledon councillor marilyn morrison and a york regional police officer to explain the program at the meeting since the program was started in caledon councillor morrison will give us a run down on how its going said dunkeld the publics involvement is need ed in order to curb a number of traffic problems taking place in and around stouffville said dunkeld the problems especially speed ing on the ninth line are getting bad he said through road watch if someone spots a motorists speeding or run ning a red light he or she can take note of the licence plate number the make and color of the vehicle and report it either by phone or by fax said dunkeld dunkeld hopes volunteers will come forward to serve on the coun cilappointed road watch commit- tee for more information call 640- 1204 councillor cliff dunkeld is waging war on drivers who dont obey stop signs and other laws of the road hell be keeping a close eye and reporting those who violate the rules of the road to york regional police two 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