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economist suntribune the environment saturday oct jo 2002 15 3 million set aside to buy sensitive land by kathleen griffin staff writer environmental significance a clear benefit to the public and the financial bottom line will be the guiding princi ples behind the town of markhams new environmental land acquisition fund the fund dubbed elaf stands at 29 million and was created last year to help the town buy important green- land properties and key natural areas threatened by development a second fund was also formalized by council earlier this month the environmental sustainability fund which currently stands at 30261 1 will be used to help support smaller envi ronmental projects or programs that contribute to the health of natural areas tree planting creek and waterway restoration and pesticide reduction are the kinds of town or communitybased projects that could warrant financial support from the fund said ward 2 councillor erin shapero this fund is a way for the town cor porations and community groups to improve the environment in simple ways she explained- one local environmentalist said the idea is fabulous and offered congratu lations to the town for moving it forward it does seem weird to be praising the town admitted save the rouge valley systems president glenn de baeremaeker but overall both funds are fabulous and are desperately needed the town of markham only has two per cent for est cover anything that plants more trees and shrubs to clean the air we breathe and increases our greenspace is absolutely essential and while he estimated 60 to 70 million is needed to acquire develop mentthreatened lands along the rouge and don rivers mr de baeremaeker called councils commit ment to support the fund each year through its capital budget a step in the right direction the town of markham spends 110 million in capital projects every year over 10 years 60 million may seem a lot of taxpayer money but its not to the town and no one is outraged that there are too many parks in markham people are always grateful for green- space and this is a gift that will last long after these politicians are retired we need to invest in greenspace as well as in roads and sewers and we pay for those councillor shapero agrees we have to start protecting our green infrastructure she said forests provide us with clean air rivers with clean water wetlands filter our water we must invest in all of these areas we can invest in gray infrastructure all we want but thats not what sustains us council has approved strict three- stage evaluation criteria any land pur chase must undergo administered by a committee of councillors and staff from the planning legal and real prop erty departments the first part of the evaluation is a general but detailed screening process to ensure die land meets the intent of the fund that among other tilings it is environmentally valuable it cant be secured through other means such as easements leases or donation that there is some immediate threat to the land and that the availability of other funding partners has been investigated the land must also contain signifi cant natural heritage features con tribute to the towns greenway system by acting as a link and could be a part of a larger protection framework like the rouge park once past stage one the property would then pass through a weighting system consisting of natural aesthetic and cultural considerations as well as the level of urgency involved pioneer descendants celebrate anniversary lillian and melvin barkey celebrate their 65th anniver sary sunday at their mount albert apartment an anniversary tea is planned from 230 to 430 pm at 40 royal oak rd in mount albert the barkey family is one of the original settlers in the markham and stouffville areas uncover the new 9 fit 2003 nissan sentra uncover the value i 8 financing ptisfki car of the year 2003 nissan aitima uncover the originality 2002 canadian car of the year automobile journalists association of canada or 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