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economistsunnriiufie municipal ne ws ithurmja 13 2000 markham council narrowly defeats offtrack betting proposal by kathleen griffin staff writer all bets are off at least temporarily for off- track betting on markham main street after coun cil narrowly passed a resolution tuesday night opposing the proposal reacting with disbelief and outrage were the two coowners of heritage champions who say they have already pumped 400000 into the markham village lanes site and followed every rule in the book we have put in every penny we have we signed a 20year lease we have 40 televisions there we were supposed to open this weekend said an upset leslie patterson after the vote she coowns the business with bradford councillor marty toombs we did everything right we got the approvals for zoning approvals from the two local council lors approval from the bia how can they do this months later its sheer audacity while council has no legal authority to stop the opening it has advised the ontario racing commission it objects and requested it deny heritage champions an operating licence the commission must now decide its next move issue the licence despite town objections or deny the licence application effectively destroying the fledgling business we have never had an application before the commission that did not have municipal approval ontario racing commission executive director jean major said that is one of the requirements its not a legal requirement but its part of our policy a dozen people were at council in support of the plan although many councillors say they have received nothing but negative comments from res idents worried about the type of clientele such a business would attract as well as parking and traf fic concerns and sparks flew between cousens and toombs who accused each other of lying and making legal threats in a private meeting last week tuesday toombs said he couldnt believe coun cil was taking this position at the 11th hour he maintained his upscale establishment would attract more people to main street and provide 30 jobs im the guy who invested the money and for you to come in at the 11th hour and turn my life upside down take time away from my family in the fact im here tonight when we have done nothing wrong i take objection to that he said david gorman of the ontario jockey club which collects the wagering revenue from the gtas offtrack betting parlours also seemed stunned this is the first time we have encountered a sit uation like this we have never encountered municipal objection gorman told council im not sure what were- doing here entrepreneurs who want to open a new business are generally welcomed with open arms councillors joe virgilio david allison and tony wong all expressed concern about objecting to the business at this late date considering everything the owners have gone through especially in markham a town that prides itself on being open helpful and businessfriendly the motion opposing the proposal drafted by 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