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economist suntribune whitchurchstouffille thursday aug 1 2002 15 arts group says saving old town hall is vital from page 1 newspaper requests for propos als for the building were put out by the town this spring the pro posal by arrowsmith associates to use the top floor of the building for offices while the main floor would remain for public use was accepted in prin ciple when mrs mandich heard that council was to vote at its july 25 meeting on whether to deem the municipal building surplus and thus be in a position to sell it she decided to take action by cir culating the petition council deferred its decision until september we are not supporting any of the proposals specifically mrs mandich said she wants to see the old building become a focal point for the community you dont meet people in cars she observed she is hoping the building will become some kind of community centre or theatre the former clock tower theatre association now the town hall theatre arts consortium is planning to pres ent a reworked proposal to council on aug 20 which would see the old municipal building used as both a theatre and a movie theatre while keeping its heritage flavour intact funding could come from grants fund- raising and municipal partner ship noted councillor sherban the first mandate is to get the theatre in here and show council this is the best location for it she said a group of residents interest ed in cultural life of the commu nity is holding a meeting on monday aug 12 at 7 pm at the lebovic leisure centre the wwtchurchstouffville arts heritage and cultural committee which includes rep resentatives from various arts disciplines is trying to get peo ple out who will try to get a cul tural venue for the old town hall said mrs mcgill the group believes that the old town hall building is vital to the culture and heritage of whitchurch- kids are expensive just ask an easter seals family forget the latest clothes the best video ipi games and s pricey dance jf2 lessons spmpp 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regional municipality of york for the purposes of a the widening and reconstruction of major mackenzie drive east yr 25 from highway 48 to woodbine avenue yr 8 to a basic width of 360 metres with additional widening at cuts fills watercourse crossings and intersections to provide a basic four lane road and protect for a future six lane road with left- turn and rightturn lanes at intersections and the jog elimination at the intersection of major mackenzie drive east yr 25 and highway 48 b the adjustments to existing traffic control signals and associated illumination to accommodate the proposed revisions to the road layout at the intersections of major mackenzie drive east yr 25 and woodbine avenue yr 8 major mackenzie drive east yr 25 and warden avenue yr 65 major mackenzie drive east yr 25 and william berczy boulevard major mackenzie drive east yr 25 and ridgecrest road and major mackenzie drive east yr 25 and highway 48 c the provision for future traffic control signals at the intersection of major mackenzie drive east yr 25 and stonebridge drive and d the upgrade of the existing illumination at all the intersections within the project limits notice is hereby given that application has been made for approval to expropriate land described in schedule a hereto any owner of lands in respect of which notice is given who desires an inquiry into whether the taking of such land is fair sound and reasonably necessary in the achievement of the objectives of the expropriating authority shall so notify the approving authority in writing a in the case of a registered owner served personally or by registered mail within thirty days after the registered owner is served with the notice or when the registered owner is served by publication within thirty days after the first publication of the notice b in the case of an owner who is not a registered owner within thirty days after the first publication of the notice the approving authority is the council of the regional 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