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Now the airport is a go _ again. with the announcement "niesday of a new footprinl for the future farility. Government officials unveiled a new land use plan {m the 18.600 m ms u! federal lands. 7. Many moved to Whitchurch- Stoufiville back in the day. lim Flahcrty. Whitby Oshawa MP. finance minister and min Not responsible for the (HA. may have made the understate- ment of the year when he said. “These lands have created some uncertainty in Durham Region and beyond.” You think. Mr. Haherty? And the Toronto Maple Leafs are in a minor Stanley (iup drought. too. Assuming this plan comes to fruition. thv rt‘moval of HilVC’ UH HUI t‘umnlunlly. l'hat's assuming this isn't just another in a string of {also «tans. Mr l-‘lahcrty. Forty wars is too long for any community to be put on tho th’". BOTTOM USE: Stouflvillr residents deserve Spin-o" environmental protection Drvaslatrd arr: 0n Stouflvillc's doorstep will finally gr! airport â€" if annoummrnl is for real I”! [I 77%} Z; MWk The plan includes the trans- for of 5,000 acres of the west portion oi the lands» to the now Rouge National Urban Park. with the rest dedicated to a futun- airport and urban and industrial development. That's good news, So is the potential for mhs and spin-off industry in our aroa and the reduction in V ground gridlock a second inter- national airpon could provide. that uncertainty is the best thing about this week’s airport announcement. \Maat may not be positive for Whitchurch-Smuflville resi. dents Ls (he long-debated effect planned runway appmachos will have on Stouffville. Mus- sclman‘s lake and Ballamrac residents. Mr. Haherty can't see an airport opening for at least 15 yvarx. im luding a decade of construction and several wars. of study and mum debate. Hopefully. that will be . enough time for local politi- vians In minim'm' the environ- mental unpact an airport will have on our community. LETTER OF TIE WEEK ($in builders are coming to "mm mm mg older homes on pmpemes in well-es- tablished. mature. singie family dwellian Iwighhtmrhmxis. knocking them down and flipping lhmn mm multi-famfiy dwellings. It 15 umnng m "a neigfibtmfluxxi near you unless wv do something about it. Their inn-m. you ask? It's profit. ‘ {new sava builders 'dl't' appealing lo the ((M1) and asking for an amendment to the pn-wm mnng tMaw, allowing. in our com. munily's case. to tear down a small dwelling and build a five-unit townhouse dun-mpnuwu . ‘l‘hostf fiw mwnlwuses am being placed an a IOU-foot wide lot. fiess than four feet (mm m0 {eng‘v line. three storeys high and fiw deraw. hacking (m to the already congested 'lcmh Line. Flippers could be coming to your neighbourhood next A new wave a! bwklers/flippers has hit S!(.)ufiville. [his proposal does not? follow the town's stratum plan of having an interior road or a secondary lane access. just as you $99 on the east side of Tenth Line in the new dcw!(»)pmcm . Parking will be a huge prubk'm, causing an imreased and traffic congestion issue less than ISO fee! fmm the Hoover kirk Driw roundabout. Don’t mess with our heritage â€" or name lhr community of Sumffville lakes up just one small comer of the whok' \Wliu'hun‘h-Sluuflvilk' I thought w:- wamed to bc known as the country utxm' the fin. I see It as \Vhitchurch being the country pan of \Wmchmth-Smuffviflc Even so. we don't have 1hr sports facilities. pools at other advamages of the communitv of Stouffvillc. Tinu' to revisit our hyphmmlvd rmmv. lfllildmrrh-Stouffl'ille, let~ m to the editor bv Arnold m to the editor by Arnold M'ufeldt- Hut. lune 6. I‘he majority of the hamlets of Whitchurch- Smufiw'llo seem to be thriv- My husband wax bum in Whitchunfh on the same property when- we now We in lQZlandlhavclivedhem This proposal LS‘ Vnot fining in this com- Glith mun-4n lam: Willean PUBLISHER [an Proudwa Maybe Newmarkct or Aurora would welcome on After all. I'm 15 minutes from either (own. My children. grandchil- dren and even my gram grandchildren attended Whitehunth Highlands Pub. licSchool. \ In their. youth. they played in the Wl'mchurth- Stouffvilk‘ Softball Associa- ReWantaRobmmesque mayor? Sit back and enjoy the show. mlumn by lim‘ Mason. lune I3. After reading “Us col- umn. I can tell that Mr. Mason can his vote to the left on election day. lim. what newspapct do you have delivered to your from door? Could you be trading lht‘ Toronto Star In; 60 years Our mots firmly planted lion. addmss. phone munber and postal code am all Newman he! HAVE YOUR SAY. STDUFFVILLE theseissuesaanymhets? pmooyoummw It's bad enough I love my aura of There is a second council meeting to this proposal lune 18 at 3 pm. If this amendment is passed. it will set prev edem in om mmmum'ty, allow the next flipper/builder to change the zoning from a single residential mning to a multi~residenâ€" tial awning. Keep in mind. this could afltrw duplexes etc. right next door to you. munity and it will have a negative impact on our property values. themfire wetland issues, grading issues. male trees estab- lished all along this pmperty and privacy concerns for existing residents 'I'own of Whigchurch propos- als of bylaws: http://dnyuri.comlPublic- Tmnhouse development should be kept to new devclnpmrnt that follows the town’s strategic plan and not to any property (muse! who looks to profit; at the expense at the long-time residents of (hlr neighbourhrnd ha: 'rmhmd a peti- tion and there L8 3 link bekm for people m Pay very close attention to this application to amend this by law as it may not be in your neighboude today. bu! if i! it sets pmccdcncc and it could be in your neifixbourhood tomorrow. Facebodk httpzl Itinyurl.com/ Slop- SWâ€"Tribune Petition: hnp:/ lfinyurl.com/Save$in- are Give Rob Ford a break Wilma W.W.LM 167 whichurch-Smuffvine and hopefufly you'll have m wait till a]! we oldtimers are gone befom you Stan ing with our hcntagt- and lim. what newspaper do you have to your from door? Could you be trading the Toronto Sun exclusiw-ly? Give Rob Ford a break until he is prawn guilty of f a crime. BERNICE PRESTON mmuu 'R(_H-S'IUL '; mt u I'HUMAS SMARDENKAS .VII N 'HHU E In heritagv we «and KELLY 11me m u 'H \m f