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economist suntribune municipal ftevvs thursday march 23 2000 councillor heath rejects development plan for box grove shelve plan aselin urges 1 1 carrier f preseason jr conditioning sal ah brand new year 2000 models by kathleen griffin staff writer a development plan for box grove has been rejected by the councillor who asked for it in the first place ward 5 councillor jack heath called the secondary plan sub mitted by the developers group which includes tacc and greenpark a pig in a poke heath fasttracked potential development in the area by requesting a secondary plan a move that met with some resis tance from other councillors to try to ensure developers would pay for muchneeded improvements in transportation and water and sewer service my concept of the secondary plan has always been the same heath said in exchange for per mitting the developers to rezone the area markham as a whole and the hamlet of box grove would obtain some specific ben efits the plan calls for 2800 homes as well as a 100acre industrial park south of hwy 407 heath wants the immediate completion of the markham bypass to steeles avenue the diversion of ninth line to pre serve box grove and a promise from developers to cover most of jack heath councillor rejects box grove housing plan as pig in a poke the cost of hooking up more than 100 homes to sewers and water there has to be the opportu nity to convert to town water with developer assistance he said if we approve without it shame on us regional councillor ralph aselin has maintained markham has more than enough residen tial land he is concerned it is forcing premature development in box grove i have opposed this from the very beginning even though others tried to convince me it was the only way to get this road system he said now it turns out the plan is even more flawed that we realized because none of the promised roadways are there aselin said the town cant consider building a bypass until the greater toronto services board decides where the markhamscarborough link will end up south of steeles avenue heath said whether the road way ends up as the north end of a bypass or a link doesnt matter the development still would need that arterial road but until the cornell develop ment to the north is fully built the exact transportation needs wont be fully known aselin said my concern is we have to wait to see where all these pieces fall the major problem is mr heath should not have started anything like this if hes con cerned about growth in markham aselin said it would be taking 240 acres of farmland out of the system for no reason whatsoever i think it should be shelved for at least five years residents are behind devel opment as long as some of their problems are solved heath said the plan has gone to staff for study and will eventually come to council for a vote i am not prepared to support this as it stands heath said i will not trade off more develop ment for nothing i wont take a pig in a poke save 1 a bite out of us w to wp s the best possible price since 1970 i i i take a b forthe best possible price open saturdays 9 am 2 pm sales service pplewood installation auroranewmarket conditioning w qe 79q1 a i cjmnireplaces s jj j wzaoth inserts for thursday march 232000 iv tw austin tax services loblaws leons sars dr green lawn care longos zellers shomeys optical ap toys r us todays homes iga- markham igaunionville canadian ti ill stouffville stouffville coop sobeys canadian tire stouffville j danmar lawn care food basics port perry mdg computers loblaws r hill iis no one can deliver to book your flyer markham j economist sun 905294 stoilttville tribune dr michael damus formerly of 6212 main street stouffville is pleased to announce the relocation of his practice at 29 toronto street south uxbridge new patients welcome fluent in german affordable pools designed to fit every budget rectangular 12x24 heated inground pool 12995 plus gst please call 905 8520522 for information and appointments octagonal 15x29 heated inground pool 14995 plus gst kidney l6x32 heated inground pool 15995 plus gst other sizes available at similar savings price includes complete installation 1 hp pump filter chlorinator tile bordered liner stainless steel ladder maintenance and vacuum kit gas heater 3 ft concrete deck rosswill pools since 1972 o a 54 windsor dr stouffville access requiring bobcat extra charge apply electrical hookup extra charges applpy call now 9056422121