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i whitchurchstouffviue public library opinion avoid blues on boxing day pagea6 development wliy buyers like markham stouffville iab classified aoveri1singb12 police recruits receive diversity training a2 mike hayakawas the best sports from 2002 page bl np stouffville y 1 ribune sun si including gst 28 pages thursday dec 26 2002 to reach us 905 6402612 if i had one wish joe persechini i want everyone to be around i want the world to go on a healthy beautiful atmosphere glenn de baeremaeker that the province cancel its deal with developers to allow thousands of new houses on the oak ridqes moraine tim jones that all of us are influenced by the character community initiatives and attributes in all that we do bill hogarth for everyone in york region to resolve to learn something new everyday drug charges fop alcohol offences in police ride better world tops new years wish list by simone joseph staff writer if joe persechini had but one wish for 2003 it would be for clean air and water i want everyone to be around 1 want the world to go on a healthy beautiful atmos phere he said mr persechini was one of 10 community leaders and digni taries across york region inter viewed about their hopes for the new year we asked if you could have one wish for 2003 what would it be with the birth of his first grandchild in october mr per- sechinis life and priorities have changed he said the owner of persechini fit ness squash complex in new market and founder of die per sechini runwalkathon for east er seals began worrying about wider global issues such as the future and health of our planet he is not alone protecting the oak ridges moraine tops glenn de baere- maekers wish list the president of save the rouge valley hopes the government will cancel the deal with developers that will allow homes to be built on the moraine he hopes the government will buy enough land to protect the area because he fears devel opment would negatively affect the land protecting die moraine is vital because of its role as the life source of many river sys tems he said if die moraine is polluted or contaminated you contaminate your entire water system its important the water system starts off clean and clear and see wishes page a7 heidi kreiner ley that our education system be given a boost and that we see that its bolstered with the funds that are needed dr harold grossman that there would be even more acceptance of psychiatric conditions filomena williams to acquire some funds to build a new shelter thats more conducive to women and children dorothy gilbert that we have peace and dont have to go to war and have people killed motorists dont seem to get message as charges on rise by lisa queen staff writer the man flicked his marijua na joint out the window as he realized he was about to be pulled over at a ride stop in markham one night last week unfortunately for him it got caught on the window sill of die drivers door and was an easy find for const robert sier- akowski the driver was charged with impaired driving a quick search of the vehicle turned up other drugs this year for the first time in the history of the ride cam paign york regional police have charged more motorists with drug offences than drinking and driving although yorks ride pro- gram runs all year thecarrit paign is stepped up dufingthe holiday season seven drivers have been charged with drug offences while five have been charged with alcoholrelated crimes staffsgt doug hau said a lot of people are using the wacky tobacky he said were a bit alarmed with the drugs in total 29 drivers were issued 12hour suspensions police laid one charge of impaired driving four charges of operating a vehicle with more region embraces cornerstones of growth by jeff mitchell staff writer when you envision york region five 10 or 20 years from now what do you see is walltowall development the signature of the future or does growth stop at some boundary municipal or other wise where will the open spaces be where will the factories be located charting growth areas pagea9 how in 20 short years will the needs of an anticipated one million residents be managed welcome to municipal plan ning in the 21st century its a balancing act between strategic growth management preserva tion of natural resources and the provision of hard and soft services a little optimism helps as well we think we have one of the most advanced and successful growth management and com munity building systems in north america said bryan tuckcy york regions planning commissioner igaining vv newniajke round vv au i yorks future tcjki0jcsim il i i c40o assessing the regions givsures jm weve been able to manage this growth and provide levels of service to 40000 new residents a year for the last three years and i think our biggest success es have been related to compre hensive development planning is dominated by numbers in york region those numbers are huge a population staff photomike barrett the winter sun sets on a scene now familiar to residents of booming york region bulldozers and con struction vehicles dotting once fertile fields and greenlands of 820000 today expected to grow to as much as 13 million by 2026 an anticipated 40000 new residents a year an annual growth rate of 57 per cent numerous subdivisions in the works and almost 50000 draft approved registered and asyet unbuilt residential and industri al units which amount to a five- year supply of property that can be developed as of mid2002 markham had 10000 draft approved units vaughan had more than 13000 and richmond hill had 12800 on the books aurora has 4230 units approved newmarket 2800 and east gwillimbury and georgina have draft approved reserves in excess of 2000 each king township has 400 units approved and whitchurch- stouffviue 760 to balance the pressures of development with the needs and wants of residents four so- called cornerstones for growth than 80 mgs of alcohol and seven drugrelated charges officers stopped 13598 vehi cles as of last friday compared to 10507 during the same peri od last year fourteen drivers were given 12hour suspen sions in 2001 while one driver was charged with driving with more than 80 mgs of alcohol const sierakowski who has been involved on and off with the ride program for more than 20 years has also noticed more drivers operating vehicles under the influence of drugs ive seen five people arrest- see motorists pagealo regional taxpayers could see 80 hike by jeff mitchell staff writer your regional tax bill could go up by as much as 80 next year according to preliminary budget figures released thurs day it would mark the third con secutive year taxes have gone up in the region once again the police bud get is the leading expenditure for the region with a forecast increase of as much as 10 mil lion transit will cost an addi tional 7 million as service is increased and new buses hit die roads and the regions cost for waste management is climbing to more than 14 million as a result of disposal costs being shifted away from municipali ties the days of zero budget increases are likely gone for good said aurora mayor tim jones chairperson of the regions finance committee thats because the demand for services by yorks growing population has caught up with the increased tax assessment all those new homes and business es created he said i think the zero budget increase days were a result of huge assessment growth mr jones said i think the wise and the pru dent way of going ahead is not trying to apply a zero increase the s14billion draft budget tabled thursday during region al councils meeting in new market calls for 470 million to be raised through property see construction page a 12 see region page a i rmtcfmss topen boxing day harcasafc ahzppt jkwyaa 3470-6955- i no bsra hvtfjjgll the little dealership with a big 5336 highway 7 juat eaat of mocowan 2941440 toll froo 18008922209 sale montrhira9am9pmservicuontthm7an7pinf hours fri 9m6pm hours fit 730 am- 6 pm i 3j ami w 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