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6 stouffville suntribune thursday aug 18 2005 i stouffville suntribune a metroland community newspaper 34 civic ave 3rd floor stouflville on l4a 7z5 publisher ian proudfoot editor in chief debora kelly business manager robert lazurko director production interactive media john futhey advertising director retail fixer sales nicole fletcher advertising director classified real estate events management gordpaolucci distribution director circulation barry black director circulation systems lynn pashko marketingpartnerships director- debraweller york region printing general manager bob dean editorial communal parking lots could be the answer we see it throughout york region on our side streets and subdivision cul-de- sacs too many vehicles and not enough room for parking weve allowed basement apartments to accommodate senior citizens and lowerincome earners multiple families are sharing highpriced homes the houses have plenty of room but the driveways dont the one or two vehicles per home that was the norm in the 1970s is now the exception do the math two families per home with two vehicles per family leaves cars parked on the street and on many of our subdivision streets parking cars on both sides of the street makes the road nearly impassable some municipalities have responded with onstreet parking restrictions but residents counter that by turning their front lawns into parking lots thats not the answer so many york region residents escaped what they called the ugliness of- scarborough and downsview for the green spaces and cleanliness of york now it appears the blight is following them solutions municipalities should apply similar rules for residential properties as they do for commercial retailers and restau rants are required to provide adequate parking for their uses residential devel opers should be required to find creative solutions that could include larger driveways but given the focus oh newurbanism with lots that dont emphasize automp- biles maybe the solution is- communal subdivision parking lots that would provide people who have extra cars or visitors with a place to leave their vehicles without cluttering- the street or their lot sure the philosophy of new urban- ism is that we wont be as dependent on cars its a nice ideal but so far it isnt get ting many people out of their vehicles perhaps viva and other transit upgrades will allow us to get back to one or twocars per family perhaps paying 1 a litre for gas will encourage this in the meantime municipalities will have to decide how heavyhanded they want to be incontrolling parking if they restrict onstreet parking and ban front yard parking they might as well start issuing notices advising home owners of how many vehicles they are allowed to have york region clai ms it s not ire dewater1ng for the new sewers it yustbe7hedry weather were having- suntribune letters to the editor council needs yearend figures to set next town budget in 2005 whitchurchstouffville council decid ed in its wisdom to hold the operating and capital budget meetings together in november 2004 for 2005 this meant council did not have the full costs for 2004 when it approved the operating budget and taxation needs for 2005 council is planning to repeat this process this november without knowing full costs for operating the town this year can council be considered financially responsi ble if it does not have the full information when making decisions involving taxation and will it know if the various town depart ments are keeping to their approved budgets and not overspending unless council takes some action will the final figures for the towns operating costs in 2004 be available to the public to assess how this council has conducted the towns financial affairs at the end of its threeyear term in november 2006 will this council have to its credit two incom- plete budgets with final year expenses will taxes continue to rise margaret l may stouffville police just doing their job when raiding massage parlours re cops cant win body rub body fight prosti tutes aug 11 there is no way to cease the sex trade as long as certain people feel they have the need the stouflville suntribune welcomes your letters all submissions must be less than 400 words and must include a daytime telephone number name and address the stouttville suntribune reserves the right to publish or not publish and to edit for clarity and space write letters to the editor 34 civic ave po box 154 stouffville l4a 7z5 email jmasonymgcom for this kind of sex therefore decriminalization of prostitution is one way to control the trade certain rules such as annual medical check ups for prostitutes and legally registered brothels restricted in certain locations for childrens sake can lead to a safer and controllable sex trade however i disagree with what prostitute advo cate valerie scott said of york regional police and its work in this field i approve of the way chief armand la barge is dealing with the body rubs it is vile to palm off prostitution with massage parlors massage is an alternative way to improve the health of people it is unfair for licensed massagers if bawdysocalled massageparlourbrothels are allowed to exist prostitutes should fight it honourably and not discredit the chief if they want to decriminalize their jobs york regional police officers just do what they should to do to protect the citizens we should thank them michelle chang markham editorial editor jim mason jmasonynigcom admimstration j office manager sylvian oneiv i iiv t f events management p shows manager lv bonnie rondeau y brondeauymgcom production manager v pam nichols ynicholiyrngcom advertising classified manager anhcanipbell acampbiuyrngcom retail manager siaceyueni sallenyrngcom managing director new business flyer sales t andrews dantlrewsyrngcom new business manager steve kane skaneyrngcdin v c managing director 3v v rel estate l lmikerogerson y mrogersonymgcom j editorial- 905640261218668461889 fx9056408778 advertising y 9056402612 classified v 18007433353fax 9058531765 distribution a 95294r8244 canadian ontaito cmxaftmllxqd pre autt board mtmlxf r cam suntnbune a york region newspaper group community newspaper the suntribune published every thursday and saturday is a member of the metroland printing publishing and distributing ltd a whollyowned subsidiary of torstar corporation metroland is comprised of 70 community publications across ontario the york region newspaper group includes the liberal serving richmond hill and thomhitl vaiigtian citizen the economist sun markham the erabanner newmarket aurora stouffville suntribune georgina advocate york region business times north of the city yorkregioncom and york region printing off the top with jim mason with apologies to wilbur wherever you are as a party crasher he was without equal bold wild and living on the edge he took over the soiree quite the bird literally readers who saw page 12 of last thursdays suntribune know who i speak of a blue jay invaded a gathering stouffville memorial park aug 6 he sat on peoples shoulders and even their dinner plates before being shooed away this was no roy halladay or orlando hudson lookingfor a free meal but a real member of the jay family in the photo he- is sitting on the colourful hat of tara boyd 7 try that shea hillenbrand who said blue jays were very aggressive and noisy birds the so- called experts a the university of michigans museum of zoology thats who the trusted minds at hinterlands whos who say the jay has a reputation for stealing eggs from other birds nests how about thieving egg salad on brown from my plate theyd never met our bird the clapperton family of stouffville has they know him well even named him wilburs the handle they raised the little fella since he fell out of a nest and was injured that was more than a month ago after three weeks of eating domestic bird feed he was released the clappertons wished wilbur well and never saw him again until page 12 was opened last thursday their home on obrien avenue next to memorial park is in one of stouffvilles oldest and most presti gious hoods the house is also the unofficial bird hospital of the area people bring us their weak and injured birds said pat clapperton but its her daughter 15yearold rebecca who is the dr doolittle of the clappertons caring for the lame and groundbound birdies with exceptional zest this is what she wants to do said pat this is what they do and for that wilbur wherever he is today thanks them fly high little fella jim mason is editor of the sun- tribune