Most town councilors who approved commercial development on this corner of Brock and Chestnut Streets did so because the property is vacant and run down. ',he town s0 far has resisted commercial development on the east side of Brock Street. -Free Press Staff Photo Council appro'ves development on east side of Brock Whitby town counil's decision to allow a con- venience store to ha built at Brock and Chestnut Streets is C'the beginning of the end of residential property in the downtown", Coun- cillor Tom Edwards said Monday. Edwards, the only council member who voted against the pro- posed development, warned couincil it is only a matter of tixne until the reat of the resi- dential properties on the east side of Brock Street are eaten up by commercial develop- ment. Council, however, ap- proved the application of Hansung and Jae Kyun Noli to ereet a variety store on the southeast corner of Brock and Chestnut Streets in a six to one vote. The property is cur- rently zoned for residen- tial use only, something couneil and the town's planning department want to maintain in the block between the Mari- gold Dinner Playhouse and Chestnut Street. The property will have to ha re-zoned for com- mercial development when the store is built. Those in favour of ailowing the develop- ment argued that while they want to maintain residential properties in the downtown, a con- vemience store would ac- tually improve the neighbourhood. A vacant house now stan- ds on the lot, which is run down and unkempt. 'II think that lot is a mess," Coundillor Ross Batten said. 'II don't think it is going to ha improved with the pre- sent zoning. " Batten echoed other councillors who said it ia unlikely anyone would build a residential struc- ture on the lot. Edwards argued that just because the lot is run down la no reason bo approve the application. 'II submnit that la a negative reason for aupprli (the applca- tion)," Edwards said. "We have a property standards act." The town planning department has been against the develop- ment for many of the same reasons a Byron Street resident has ex- pressed to council. Roger Adams, who has appeared hafore council each time the application has arisen, says there is sufficient commercial space in the downtown core for such developments. Adams says the application goes against council's objective of retaining some residential property in the down- town. And, like Ed- wards, he halieves ap- proval will lead to commercial develop- ment of the entire block. The Noh's presently operate a convenience store, in the Queen's Hotel Building at Brock and Coîborne Streets. They want to relocate because the building will either ha renovated or tomn down in the near future. Centre Ward Coun- cillor Marcel 'Brunelle voted in favour of the application, calling it the toughest decision he has had to make as a councillor. Although he originally voted against the application at the committee level, Brunelle changed his mind after talking to residents of the area. "The residents down there are very much in favour of it," Brunelle said. "They have gotten to know Mrs. Noh and they've decided they're the kind of people they, want in their neighbour- hood."t In voting against the application, Tom Ed-, warsd said it was a "painful" decision, be- cause he halieves the Nohs are "Ihard- working, worthwhile citizens." Give to tIe Kidney Foundation of Canada 4k, WHITBY FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY MARCH 2, 1983, PAGE 3 No ice is safe ice TORONTO - OPP Com- missioner James Er- skine recently lssued a warnlng about the con- ditions of ice on lakes and rivers in Ontario. Seven persons have lost their lives in a mine-day period between Feb- ruary 12 and February 20 in different types of accidents. The deaths resulted from snowmobiles or vehicles breaking through the ice. One tra- gic case involved a five- year-old girl who yen- tured out on ice near her home. Because of the mlld winter, the ice has not reached its normal thickness and has deteriorated earlier than usual. Many rivers now have open stretches safe. " Even larger lakes have developed pres- sure cracks and some' DATSUN nw 1983 SENTRAS from 16O83 (68 M. P. G.) See the new Sentras front wheel drive and Diesel on Display MIDWAY DATSUN LTD. 1300 Dundas St. E. Whitby 668-6828 cars belonging to ice fishermen have gone through the ice. This lias catused problems on Lake Erie where fisher- men were reported adrift on ice floes and had to be rescued by helicopters. of water or only a thin skin of ice because run- nlng water has eroded the Ice from under- neath. 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