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stouffvilles jeweller across from clock tower stouffville j vol7m29 i ametmmidcorm saturdayjuhj 1 201991 r v r stouffville input on plan may be lost mayor roger belgrave staff reporter the regions timing couldnt be worse believes whitchurch-stouf- fville mayor fran sainsbury york region has mpvgd to send a preliminary official plan report to area municipalities for comment but the report comes to stouffyille at a time when local council has broken up for the summer and key planning officials have also sched uled vacation time the timing is most inappropri ate sainsbury said after waiting 20 years for an official plan they the region want an answer right now she added local council isnt scheduled to sainsbury calls for durnpsrte review roger belgrave staff reporter mayor fran sainsbury is among a number of other york regional council- lors who warii the province to conduct an environmental review of the keele valley dumpsite recehfly the ministry of environment announced itwould increase ton nage capacity at two metro landfill sites while searching for another long- term fafcility keele valley where york regiondisposes of most of its garbage was one of the two identified buithe decision was made without studying the effects the increased ton nage would have on the environment it may be unable to handle the extra leachate commented sainsbury a full environmental assessment may not be possible but there is time an environmental review she believes there may be even more time for a review since the amount of waste going to metro landfill sites is beginning to decline metro officials predict ifthe trend continues one and a half years will be added to the life of metros two dumpsites a recent report released by the metropolitan works department indicated the total tonnage of disposal waste received at their waste management sites from jan 1 to may 31 1991 hasdecreased by 29 per cent compared to the se time last year- i the report also projected 26 per cent less garbage down to about 2300000 tonnes from 31 12000 would go to metros landfill sites this year thtdid in 1990 the reduction can be attributed to the following factors according to the report- progress in reduction reuse and recycling of municipal industrial commercial and institutional waste increased private sector waste export from metro because of high man agement fees and additional material bans yf impact of current economic conditions on waste generation sit again until aug 13 on thurs day we mayor was hastily trying to arrange a nieeting between local and regional planning officials she also mentioned the possibility of meeting with the regions chief administrative officerto go over the report sainsbury wants portions of the report clarified before it is presented to the public as well as circulating the report to municipal officials the region wants public meetings held in vaughan markharri and newmarket in august the meetings are intended- jo present the issues and five alter native development scenarios con tained in the report for public com ment sainsbury wants it madeclear that the report does not indicate where future growth in stouffville will be accommodated by the year 2011 stouffvilles population is expected to more than- double we have to make sure what we take to the publicis an accurate r6pfj resentation of bur growth fwi sainsbury is also anxious to know how growth in areas not on the yorkdurham sewer line will be ser- viced there has been much ado about placing more septic systems on the oak ridges moraine the region s activities also come at a time when stouffville is in the midst of its own secondary official plan studies results from studies should be an integral part of prepar ing the regions officialplan she noted but- at its current pace the region seems destined to proceed without that information it could mean the towns expen sive undertaking could be academic if they dont wait for that it would- have been all for naught sainsbury indicates the town might end up having to go to ontario municipal rboard tb amend the regions plan y sainsbury believes to some degree stouffville has been overlooked as unknown forces tiy to rush me pro cess through before the current term ends ilishokac doi on a 12month basis without a project of tnfsb9k- m m convinced consultation was never on their agenda he said we really ppfeferred model would have students divided into four tracksjeachfoniiingaseparateschoor itdownmethro vith each track inschoorfor45days and off for 15 days in a continual 12month cycle one track roiiid its would receive me same number of im u t just feel its wrong said susan ward aunionville parent her family sharesa twoweekvae i- tion in the summer and she said this would be destroyed with the modified school year v t the development of children is also at stake ward said youre only a child once then you have to work the rest of your lifeshe added valuable experience is gained through holding down a full- itimejobduring the summer months w3m amsyc will concentrate on raising the consciousness level of the region especially before the municipal election in november when trustees i ish l well ensure the3 yearrfpurid school issue is raised at candidates- meetings isfe bowes said a group of 16 vice principals will be trained in early september to host small commu j nity meetings to discuss yearround schools these informationsharing forums will start in mid- i september with each vice principal holding about eight meetings at schools throughout the region most6f mem on tuesdays and thursdays with a concentration on the markhani area the committee is also working on an information handbook to be ready for its next nieeting aug z20it6cohtain answers to the mostcornmbrilyasked questions saaw hafs 4714505 markimm jeepea3te markham village 347 main st north hwy 48 where you can buy a used jeep with confidence 4714505 87porxhe944s magnificent 24995 86 caravan le 7 pcui air 795 87o10saerra air plus 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