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stouffville suntribune thursday may 6 2004 5 bloomington developers long wait may be over by hannelore volpe staff writer supplying municipal water to the community of bloomington is another step closer council agreed tuesday night with a recommendation water for the hamlet should come from the ballantrae- musselmahs lake water system rather than stouffville or uxbridge developers have been waiting as long as 15 years to build approximately 110 single family homes in the bloomington roadninth line community thats when the first draft plans were approved by the council of the day they didnt pro ceed however because a municipal water supply must be in place before construction can begin there are now three developers in the area only the southwest quadrant isnt slated for development once bloomington has municipal water the population will likely rise to about 600 construction of a well in the ballantrae area has been included in york regions five year capital forecast work is scheduled to start this year and the well is anticipated to be commis sioned in 2007 a 1998 class environmental assess ment funded by developers recom mended connecting the hamlet to the ballantraemusselmans lake water sys tem a 1300 metre watermain along ninth line would be required between the two points before water could be allocated to bloomington however enough reli able capacity from the ballantrae- musselmans lake system would have to be established the existing elevated tank could supply storage for both systems developers have been waiting as long as 15 years to build approximately 110 homes in the bloomington roadrninth line community since the assessment was complet ed the region has been working to obtain the necessary permit to take water from the environment ministry the region has also completed the detailed design of the watermain consultant bob hodgson asked why the 90 units of water allocation that recently became available should nt go to his client first he represents a developer who has been unable to proceed with a subdivision in bloomington for which he received draft plan approval in 1989 we say the allocation is here now mr hodgson said that capacity isnt even enough for the existing homes in the hamlet andrew mcneely the towns director of planning explained later community of whitchur ch- stouffville prayer breakfast speaker mark middleton an outstanding christian businessman with a unique vision of world missions by donna milligan managing director nesbitt burns mark is a superb teacher and communicator by mike gartner director of business relations nhl players association special music by susan brown accompanied by cliff floyd tuesday may 18th 715 am buffet program 730 900 am sharp tickets 1500 each sleepy hollow golf club 13242 10th line stouffville tickets available candlelight and memories 6198 main st stouffville 9056424940 10am5pm sue sherban mayors office 9056401910 ext230 ann pride 9056403361 dennis seeley 9056423632 martha dodd 9056409033 stewart wideman 9056401527 diane ward 9054731633 mr hodgson noted answers hes received from the region of york are different from information in the 2004 addendum report to the class environ mental assessment received by the town i believe this report is premature we need more information on phasing and timing of the way development is going to occur mr hodgson said he was looking for authorization to begin the required environmental studies for the subdivision council voted to approve the rec ommendations of the report but also asked town staff to address mr hodgsons concerns and bring a report back to council at a later date mm z learn how to talk to others about their smoking call the canadian cancer societys toll free smokers helpline 18775135333 this message brought to you as a community service of economist suntribune wwmjuwbdrivingxom driver ed certificate program stouffville arena multi purpose room every saturday 900 am tel 9059479622 solid wood real value and timeless quality vwisbkisais sajvc no one beats our prices on solid oak kitchen sets why sfnd allweekend shopping foivthatcertain of turn come home to the amish furniture outlet choose your stylecolour and size and enjoy the rest of your weekend n seniors55 save an additional 5 until mav 3104 no merestno payments up to 6 months- lsmil- vjiit