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57 7 pool complex residents gather in iedrfismhedrmore abbui5miluon project from page l shots that have occurred at past meetings i thought tonight was a positive step forward resident steve kerley said up uhutnowthere had been a 1 fewhights where it was like a lions 1 deriwith shouting fnatchesthere was some good dialogue people were listening to some other per spectives s also thought a series of schematicdrawings showing the exact layout of- the project were helpful j- ifor the first time you can visu- alize how its going to be but many including residents living on streets immediately north of the site felt answers they were given were farfrom complete there were ho definite answers to our questions or to those of 6th- ef sthat we could see said wendy caurof obrien avenue jgairiraiid her husband ron said hot satisfied council has- fully- considered issues relating to accessto the complex arid the infra structure surrounding it r we wanted jo know things like how long willit5be until additional access is developed but werent given definite answers cain said to know wheh park drive a bypass hnkvconnecting the site that is to nmfrbmninmljrietolothtoline v wasjto be constructed 4 arisweriwas hearing 1s bnieumeinthe future robbins said- l f not wait until the streets are in before going ahead fie sug- gested x like many present robbins said he wasnt opposed to the building of a pool but felt the library should temainwhereitis im all for a pool to be built in the next year or so but why hot on ninth line or somewhere where there is better access others got answers but were riot pleased by what they heard sheila mcleod said while her questions regarding the future esthetic integrity of the library site were answered she didnt necessarily like what she heard they answered my questions said mcleod a retired library employee buti still wont be happy tbsee the library leave main street steveswordwasdisappointedto learn the towns projection of a 10 per cent sayingsfbr combining the pool and library applied onlyto the operational costs these savings arent on costs related to the services r being offered said sword business owners fear dropin traffic will disappear the library leaves its main street location small business is hurting said t this will hurt it even more v stouffville bia chairperson eric button offered his own solution to the problem suggesting the town attempt to have a beef or liquor store set up on the site to draw traf- fic v i i p results of a surveyfilled out by presidents opposing the plan were usedby some residents in an attempt to dissuade couricillors but politicians questioned thvclar- ityof the questions v asked in the pofl teoplein my riding arent com ing iip to me and saying dont build if ward 6 councillor sue sherbansaid tmcoiifident theres more sup port than people who are against sherban suggested- some who are in favour wouldnt come to council to express their views out of fear of being shouted down ward 6 resident chris larkin agreed suggesting hes gone from being hike warmabouttne idea to erhbracingit v i started out indifferent to the projectj but the more i look at it the morel think its agoodidea he said larkin suggested there are pros and cons to any new project undertaken in a town but in this case i think the advantages out weigh thedisadvantages mayor wayne emmerson who insisted the project will not resultin a tax hike said the meet irig helped those who were trying to sift through the facts if residents wanted to leam the true facts they got therri he said ward 5 councillor judy scala said the people she talked to came to listen some came in negative and went away positive scala said r sherban and ward 4 councillor cliff dunkeld said other than traffic concerns they werent faced with manynegatives at the meeting i will ask council to look at a traffic study sherban said ward 1 councillor steve pliakes staff motosjoerdwitteveen mayor wayne emmerson points to the site of the proposed 5miliion librarypool complex as ward 3 councillor peter dobrich looks on more than 100 people turned out tuesday to hear more about the pro ject said opposition to the south park facility is aimed more at councils willingness to move on the issue than at the complex itself theyre riot really against the project its a slam against council trying to put things forward he said most town residents are ready to proceed with councils poollibrary concept the project will go i think peo ple have made up their minds f put a classified advertisement to work for you f miwrt v a world of difference back by popular demand bring this ad oh hues may 4th or wed may 5th and receive l wa on all your drvcleaning 3 pieces or more fs pleasfe allow format math pickup no limit excluding suedes leathers down comforters repairs not valid with any other promotions vu over 40 years of experience all cleaning done on premises open 7 amr 8 pm sh inexpert tailoring i ol- u v t located at 4481 hwy vgornefof main st 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