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economist sunsuntribune news saturday oct 18 2003 19 mayor predicts quite a fbv lawsiiits from page 1 province were taking no posi tion the board approved the houses the development conforms to the moraine plan because natural features in the area a woodlot and a dry ravine are left protected regional councillor frank scarpitti added this week the region closed some files for applications in transition when the moraine law was passed but others are still on the books said neil garbe regional director of community planning and while mr mcguintys comments thrilled environmen talists and politicians who fought for years to preserve the lands as open space questions remain about how the province could acquire the former farms arid kettle lakes from developers who battled just as hard to build homes pri their properties i think theres going to be quite a few lawsuits if mr mcguinty sticks to his guns richmond hill mayor bill bell said yesterday adding he thinks the campaign pledge was aimed atrdne or two developers but a few innocent bystanders will get wounded mr mcguinty should ask himself if the province can afford a long and costly battle in court over the 6600 homes said joe valela president of the greater toronto home builders association all ontarians should be con cerned about what the cancella tion will do to private companies and citizens some of whom have invested millions in the moraine lands and may go bank rupt he argued theyve got property rights theyve followed all the legal rules exactly mr valela said but no mention of lawsuits or the possible costs of expropriat ing the lands could dampen what environmentalists say is a historic moment the impossible has hap pened said glenn de baeremaeker president of save the rouge valley system he acknowledged many peo ple believed the liberals would hot keep their promise and praised mr mcguinty for his pledge hes taken the side of us little people over some of the most powerful men in the province mr de baeremaeker said we dont owe them a penny for that land not a penny they are speculators who bought farmland work continued on the fields yesterday and environmental defence canada a toronto- based advocacy group accused the builders of racing to pave the area before mr mcguinty is sworn in next week these people are racing to cheat the people of ontario hoping that they can act faster than the new government said clayton ruby a lawyer speaking foredc v carrie hoffelner stood hear the sales office of aspen ridge homes on the corner of yonge and stouffville road getting a positive response to the save dont pave sign she was holding friday motorists have been honk ing their horns as they drive by people in this area are very con cerned about development she said with files from joan ransberry a place in markham for people ages 16 and up to meet friends use a computer see movies learn to cook receive supportive counselling find out about local services a safe open and fun environment the living 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proposed site is southeast of the inter section of kennedy road and steeies avenue east see key map and will include a realignment and southerly extension of red lea boulevard the study is at the end of the preliminary design stage and a preferred design alternative has been selected- theprocess the project will follow the planning process for a group b project as contained in the go transit class environmental assessment 1995k a public information centre pio is being held to allow the public to review and comment on the process and the preferred layout gotransit staff and the study consultant will be on hand to answer questions and receive comments your par ticipation is an important part of the process and we welcomeyour comments date tuesday october 21 2003 time 630 pm 930 pm location pacific mall first floor mall centre 4300 steeies avenue east markham on l3r0y5 comments the study wijl culminate in ah environmental study report esr being pre pared and submitted to the ministry of 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