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so saab repair specialist 172 bullock drive unit 31 markham 4zv8660 stouffville weekender 7x zvxor financial sebvices lubeiteuoinlljte term g i c 1 yr 440 3 yr 535 5 yr 615 rates subject to change gics wisps mutual funds ufe insurance annuities rrjfs tax preparation mortgages 137 main sln- 4044 markham 4712311 vol 13 no 14 a metroland community newspaper saturday april 5 1997 52 pages deyelpptofeiit subdivision meeting attracts 325 by joan ransberry staff reporter more than 325 people attend- ed a tuesday information ses sion to get more details of a proposed 150million adult lifestyle community in bal lantrae the new residential develop ment as well as an 18hole golf course will be built on the 370 acres on aurora road near hwy 48 if local regional arid provincial governments agree as was expected the most often asked question was linked to water local resi- velma hargrave at right celebrated her 105th birthday wednesday afternoon the wonderful milestone was shared with daughter mary wooton and her husband joe from wichita kansas and velmas sister mildred who recently celebrated her 97th birthday the two great ladies live at parkview home velma is parkviews oldest resident photomike ruta tribbling guilty on 11 charges by joan ransberry staff reporter a man charged in connection with a fourhour police standoff in ballantrae involving a toddler was found guilty in a newmarket courtroom wednesday steven andrew tribbling 22 of stouffville will be sentenced april 15 the court was told that in march 1996 police were summoned to a home on hwy 48 and aurora road a knifewelding man was holding a twoyearold girl in one hand and a 12inch knife in the other hand a woman suffering a knife wound had escaped along with an unin jured woman a police command post was set up a negotia tion team complete with a robot was called in after four hours the accused surrendered and the child was released unharmed tribbling was found guilty of 11 counts includ ing confinement assault with a weapon and threatening death he was found not guilty on seven counts including theft under 5000 dents are anxious to know that the development will not impact on the communitys quality and quantity of water concern is such that the town has asked the developer to present a water report out lining the full details of the water supply the report will be presented in about a week in a few days the town will receive a communityresponse report from the forhan group which is representing develop er schickedanz if all goes as planned con struction of the golf course could get underway this fall said bob forhan jr schickedanz hopes to have all government red tape out of the way before the end of the year about 90 per cent of those attending tuesday left feeling pleased with the plan to build 900 homes the champion golf course a club house a swim ming pool a tennis court and jogging trails said forhan please see page 3 water capacity top concern residents the people of ballantrae took full advantage of the chance to comment on a 950- housegolf course develop ment designed for people 50- plus heres what the local resi dents have to say christel von richter its selfcontained its a lot better than monster homes rena ibrajev im not sure if there will be enough water i want to know more about the plans for the sewage i worry this might drive the taxes up but i like the con cept its a good landuse plan i am not a friend of monster homes eric roma how do they legally restrict it to older peo ple how will this water issue be handled if the markets there will this 15year time frame be adjusted and will we see two or three hundred houses built in one year whats in place now to make sure the services will be here to look after the demand if the rules change from a plan ning perspective i like what i see if were going to get growth this is likely the best we can hope for john carter my main concern is the water is there enough to handle all this 900 homes by having this we do see whats going on dennis draper the peo ple here and in musselmans lake are concerned but overall i think this is a very good idea eva salb i like the layout its a very nice presentation its informative were includ ed in the planning john boland i dont think the water system we have is going to be enough i want to see the water plan this is a major undertaking but every community has to grow a lit tle people must accept this is the gta greater toronto area its here in this plan aasansssssasbbg il cam 1 iiiip engine tuneup charging system check includes replace spark plugs engine shampoo check alternator check air filter clean battery output fuel filter terminals roadtest electronic engine load test battery check starter controldiag current draw 4cyl varis aerostars extra platinum plugs extra j tiw kennedy rd just south of hwy 7 chiimiarii awin service dept open saturdays 1 pm bh sb quality 6ar1 where the quality continues celebrating 25 years of complete service for all ford lincoln 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