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al 4 v lvvy5rrj rlitfc -o-s- w y a y-w-afr- 1 aj- i jcemiwmispsuylilhie tieiik a- x-j1- saaiunns 7 ji j- mar k of exce llence is celeutatc c r vision 2000 reports markham council acts to mectthechallenges ofduf vibrant and growing community markham v mayor don cousens and council formed the vision 2000 task force a joint councilcommunity committee in october 1999 people want to live and work here however they were telling us that with growth and prosperity come challenges of development management infrastructure planning ahdvervice delivery says mayor cousens thats why we made this bold move as part of the ninemonth processthe task force studied what was done in v the pastand looked at current market initiatives council held information v meetings conducted interviews ahd ran focus groups before the polling firm environics conducted a telephone survey jirtdelniesulll eight in ten residents say markham is a better place to live than most areas in the greater toronto area those who were surveyed told environics who did the telephone poll they like markhams small town feeling and our services residents believe the environment and a feeling of safetyand belonging are the most importantfactors in creating a good community- threequarters of residents are confident markham has a plan in place to manage growth six in ten agree the town pays adequate attention to the needs of established neighbourhoods and business districts however opinion is divided on whether there is sufficient public information on new developments and whether residents have sufficient opportunities for input into the planning of the new developments seven in ten residents are satisfied with the quality and appearance of new residential developments in markham r more than five in tenesidents think markham is growing too quickly four in ten are comfortable with the rate of growth overdevelopment andtraffic leadthe list of topofmind concerns according tojhe poll they are far ahead of such issues as roads public transitcrime pollution taxes and education things that residents say should havea major impact on planning decisions iricludeeasing traffic congestion protecting the environment and having firstrate health care facilities a majority of 63 percent of residents support the idea of a new downtowntype city centre at warden and highway 7 vmarkhaivi council recommendations j as part of actions following receipt of the vision 2000 task force report markharn council at its july 1 1 meeting passed recommendations which call for the survey results tobe considered in the ongoing review of town work programs and budgefand in particular tothvplariirig arid development of markham centre warden ave hwy 7 the town to organize symposium for early 2001 to further engage the markharn public and community development experts in a broadly- j based discussion on the key result areas of the survey v development of a series of recorhmendationsout of the symposium whiclfwill be part of councils and the towns corporate strategic plans therrionitoring of key quality of life indicators at regular intervals 4 about 18 months members of the vision 2000 task forcewere mayor don cousens deputy i mayor frank scarpitti planning chair councillor bill odonnell mary j anne macdonald a local realtor and resident bobbaird a professional j engineer and ratepayer president alfred szetri a local architect dalo pkeliar former town commissioner of community services and resident lmary frances turner commissioner ofdevelopmerit servicesand jim l baird director of planning for the townf j the way ahead lthejyision 2000 report and results allows council to confirm with the i markham public aclear understanding of the forces affecting pur growth vg public input on the character and pace of growtrfarid make mv r i rrecbmmehdationsto ensure that future growth in markham will occuronly ririariianner consistent with shared community values and objectives notes lmayor cousens v r copies of thesurvey summary 905 4797754 oigoky- xtu6y qiu theatre series mi ntmcrackefs blood donor clinic tuesday august 8th 1100 am 500 pm markham civic centre great hall warden ave hwy 7 only 3 of all canadians donate blood 89 of those arerepeat donors statistics show that 6 out of 10 people will need blood 6ra blood productin their lifetime this means someoneyou know r one pint of blood can save four lives blood its in you to give fsedaratealdpnvate nary are available by calling the town at tjy- i j1 til tl website wwwcity markham onca 24 hour recorded information 905 4157500 1 t- f jt i i jl tat ujl- i jfu 4u ja iftsk ha jkvv vjr t s