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liwn listening to it in council chambers. minus the tmck and ice cream. brought huge smiles m the faces of mos! councillors and gallery members during 'l'ucsduy aftemoon's meeting. lamcs owner Of Mis- lec Treats Ice Cream. wen)! before council Tuesday afternoon mquml - mg the bytaw prnhibiling the uée uf chimes by refreshment vehicles he Thl‘l’t' is nothing like hearing that iconic music [knowing fmm' an ice cream truck as it slowly makes its way through neighbour- hoods all summer kmg. n‘ppalod “...lhis byiaw prohibits my abi|~ fly to reach the largo! market I am attempting to anmd. all while hin- dering my bus'mess' overall suc- cess'. he wrote in his doputaliun th'umL-matinn to umncil. No one In Whitchurch Stoum'illc has been able to hear that music since 2005 when the town passed a bylaw prohibiting the use of chimes by vendors. such as mfneshmem vehicles. Council set to end ban on ice cream truck music BY GANDIA Ill" AN sbnlanfl‘yrmg mm . [he bylaw was. put In plau‘v due to complaints. awarding m May-m Wayrw mecmn whn was out of office at the time. “I m-rwnaliy can't imagine being offended by that music." said Councillor (Hyde Smith who recalled whenever he mum lhdt music as a child. he vmuld mn ingn his house to ask his parents CLYDE 5mm: Councullo: 'can‘t Imagine bemg oflended' by ven dor‘s nce cream truck musoc for money so he could get an ice U88"). ’lhe Muuffville midem plans to sum serving up ice cream in town next week timer. he won’t be playing his music until May 8. The byiaw enabling the use of chimes cannot be passed by council until its next meeting, May 7 at 7 pm. “We miss the guy tvllmg us the sharpener is going by." M r. Emmer- snn noted. (Zoum‘il appmwd a yawn- lung trial-run fur Misu-r Treats kft' y llw bylaw will also apply m the the other lu- L'rcam [ruck upwa- lkm licensed by the town. “If lhtficummunny doesn't like it we can make appmpnaw changes In lhv fall." said (humilkn Phil Banmm. Mr. l/jonux will be in {mm of council in Sepmmber at October to review the twlaw with council. He will come through Whimhun h - Stuuffville 'l‘uesday's. lhursdays. Saturdays and Sundays between 2 and 8 pm. ammsmm A lifeline has mice again been extended to the Bartholomew house. ‘ The first; person to come for- ward did so in lanuary,'giv1'ng the home a reprieve until April 2. A decision was deferred from that day due totheabsence of the heri- [age advisory committee's chair- person The person interested in savingthe home has bowed out. However. the": is appatemly a and person who: has come for- mrdwimanmterestmmehome. However. he or she requires time Whilchurchâ€"Slouffville town staff momnwnded dblmflishing the lflLyear-old home earlier this year but council has yet to sign-off on it because people keep coming forward with an interest in relocat- ing and preserving it. committee's chair to assess the feasibility of acquir- ing the dwelling. according to the council report. The deferral to May 7 was approved Tuesday afternoon. but (huncillor Phil Bannnn cautioned “I don‘t want this turned into a seven or eight-year burden on the municipality ". Frank Slronach's company. Adena Stallions. purchased the approximately 260-acre piece of land the home sits on last year for agricultural feed produaion. The home. once owned by Henry Banholonw. is on the town's heritage inventory How~ ever. there is no legislative author- ity in place requiring the owner to restore it back to its original heri' (age condition. The late 18005 Georgianstyle farmhouse is mum-infested and may have asbesms-comaining materials along with lead paint. A! One time it may haw been used as a; gmwop, according to an engi- necr's report. The municipality's heritage advisory committee wants the Stouffvme Road home saved.