fi a- i r i by kathleen griffin per cent of those surveyed while 65 per cent like the jobsavailable in the community although40 per cent said they were dissatisfied staff writer- eight in 10 markharii residents believe they are j j f f uiey vv uinlr ift tbp kst hmirinalirv in th fita jth markhams roads 54 per cent say they are sat- living in the best municipality in the gta butthe same number roughly 80 per cent j5 k tl wj2 oiiji vi ii six in 10 residents say theyre satisfied with the believe traffic congestion should impact p fanning qua decisions more often while 40 per cent say they are h 2 i t i u- u uk j- j- uu jirm ments in markham citing their perception that the dissatisfied with the roads they use to commute to i vf vif it j homes are attractive and ot high quality anairomwork those dissatisfied cited a lack of green space eseetheresiiltsofthefetsionzooopoll 4 treasons onthestateofdevelopmentinmarkham 7 amajorityofresidents53percentwairtto telephone survey of 129 residents was con- see m d housing 31 per cent are satis- ducted between march 8 and 28 to explore atti- fiedwith tudes on urban development and planning issues- f 1 the rultswillbe incorporated intb further only two inlen people want to see more apart- research including townwide questionnaires and l men buflclihgs townhouses and buildings that a700residentsurveytqbecompletedbytheendof bbth residential arid commercial units june the opinion oh large executive lots is divided only one per cent of residents feel markham is 29percentwanttbseemofe36percentwouldlike inferior to other municipalities lrfthe gta to see fwefand 32 per cent support the status quo what residents like mostis markhams small- fewer semidetached lots would bvbettersay j townimagethey feel safe here have asense of 39 p cent ofthbse surveyed while 40 per cent say community and are satisfied with town services agreed with the current amount about 19 per cent- the environics survey found want more semidetached lots when asked what they didnt like traffic and too when residents were asked what factors should much housing development topped the list at 28 determine planning decisions eight in 10 said traf- and 20 per cent respectively r 1 fie seven in 10 say environment and rate of growth y the best thing about markham is its parks and six in 10 said lot sizes arid density half say employ- sportsfacaitiessay 88 per centof the sampled res- mentopportunities v merits z technology is catching up in town while the seventynine per centsay theywere satisfied local newspaper is the still the favouriteplace to get with markharivs cultural and entertainment facili- municipal information followed by the telephone ties while 75 per cent say they arsatisfied with the 74 per centsaid email and 67 per cent say the surrounding environment and green spaces two towns web site people in 10 say they are dissatisfied with these results of all surveys questionnaires and public -areas- l s v y rneetings will be compiled into a report expected to elementary v secondary schools satisfy 67 go tocouncil at the end of july canadas larqest carrier dealer nil install now save extended warranty available carrier trained technicians lmfed 77nie offerf t j v j icall now for details bridlewood 4791 024 fl- lionslcliubsupportsmsh foundation markham lions club have provided27 msh colonoscope ay v wo- pictured lr aregina rosen dr jim macleari of msh and jim scott joe boll bruce stokes and dick peel of the lionvciubl j firinnnj historic main street heating air conditioning authorized dealer omion b fine dmingart gatfery eauffilpafk v monvinemaistieetisuocated north of hwyv 7 west of kennedy road- ft domt pay until 2001 oac 34 j k t i i r st 1 iji- ir swi m ippr- w-is-ai- sl