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ic Era Newmarket York Ontario head for AT SPECIAL MEETING TOMORROW collision over housing Planning committee to focus on project n designate a minister is prejudicing Vaughan Councillor project would proceed in Involving officials from the affected Im a very very strong believer Im it our activities agree our biggest problem has been communication That fact was glaringly evident at last weeks regional planning com meeting After tracking down a rumor through hasty telephone calls to Queens Park and to Mr Shelley the committee learned that Mr Irvine had given hit preliminary blessing to a major housing project in Markham accommodate people liter the region also learned that Queens Park has approved the planning policies can be ignored And some regional officials are obviously worried that the province may be trying to steamroller York planning policies at a time when Queens Park is supposedly delegating greater planning powers to the regional government But as far as Mr Shelley is con cerned OHAP Is not a power play The name of the game was and it still Is that this is a fourparty agreement he said Should the municipality refuse to sign that agreement it Is null and void In other words the province developer region and local municipality all must agree to permit demurs committee will hold identity they grilled him tomorrow afternoon to Councillor Adams said discuss its objections to Chief Administrative the Ontario Housing Officer Jack said plan would Region of York agreements had with questions Neither to enter into agreement and did it guarantee thai the 1 the with an updated list of person alarmed last week to learn that Ontario Housing Minister Donald servicing scheme and would influence Yorks to participate In a major proposed numbers describe his role in OHAP and the official replied that he is Housing Coordinnlor or the York district It seems to be that the job is redundant because the coordination said Councillor Adams flic committee will resolution Tor committee meeting York OHAPs the committee Community Although the minister said the plan cannot from local and push housing regardless of Shelley insists the buck stops at the place proceed councils was negotiations had and the Slderoad 220 lots on Yorks major watershed the Oak a Ridges Moraine Important conditions were at tached to each provincial edict Mr Irvine York by letter that the Mills project will not proceed without approvals from the region and Markham Council But the minister left little doubt that hed like to see the development realized under I In the case of Beaufort Hills ministerial approval was conditional on proof that sufficient late last committee worried about the effects of Injudicious building on the Moraine watershed I asl weeks news brought familiar reactions from planning committee members Since inception regional and local officials have complained that Queens Park is negotiating directly with developers keeping municipalities in the dark until important decisions had been made The Milliken Mills decision only seemed to substantiate that im In his letter Mr Irvine said the Mills agreement is in fact more of an agreement to enter into an agreement He concluded It Is my intention that there will The committee probably would have been happier if the minister had Included the possibility of the project being rejected obviously is rooted in political motives The Davis govern has decided to pull out all the stops to solve the housing crisis and has launched a crash program to build a lot homes in a short time Almost lost in the political result in the province taking c from the affected municipalities In the provinces housing that would have been created fast as they can they are help Aurora provides a case in point has received two applications for housing action applications for housing action projects from Wimpey Homes Both proposals have given high priority by getting themselves in deeper and deeper said Markham Councillor Hob towns rural area Town council wont approve them in the foreseeable future officials argue that everybody wins under its program provincial grants and persons tower income brackets get a char buy homes they other wise Mini Ihc Mill I proposal would affect a total watershed 1200 Seventh Concessions including the old Ferguson Forms By entering into a preliminary with the Mill ken Mills developers Ihc housing Main SI Onl SERVING NEWMARKET AURORA J SURROUNDING AREA AT EVES The Celebration Continues 2550 OFF EVERYTING IN STOCK IN BOTH STORES Eves SPORTSWEAR MAIN ST SOUTH DOWNTOWN NEWMARKET allotted to families i get from the province for each home in the first per cent for making or less It be separate from the municipal lot levy One is the aftertaste of regional councils meeting last April with former Housing Minister Sidney who said could result In temporary lowering of en vironmental and building standards In order to get houses on the market immediately That could result in sub standard houses and chaos in pollution control the skeptics reason The other is the Impression that local and regional politicians are being kepi Mr of is lite key fact it it is the municipality which has the say on whether a housing project approvals in the world I responsibility The province does li Family Law workshop draws crowd sponsored by the York North omens so says hell advise municipalities begins negotiations a developer Irvine has promised to make regional council Twice he has been end and twice he has sent last- minute apologies His office advised the region last week l won be at regional council 1 Top Coats I 1 Dress Shirts Dress Slacks On mall in DO 111 Originally lis 2550M Toronto last Toe Alpha conference during the Christmas of and luncheon In the United Mortgages get quick action don gel it mil be ready in the Spring Borrow the money you need from Vicioria and Grey the old established company tint has been mortgages for people like you since Start your Winter work today at rii and 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