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26 stouffville suntribune thursday sept 11 2003 sale proceeds offering pay for new 5mfllion church by hannelore volpe staff writer a new church building to serve the entire commu nity is in the works as mem bers of the stouffville missionary church wait for the first ceremonial clump of sod to be dug sunday night a for sale sign sits in front of the present stouffville missionary church building at 6500 main st where the congre gation has met the past 100 years the last addition to the church was in 1986 meanwhile its congrega tion looks forward to a new larger building on close to five acres just south of the stouffville country market on the tenth line september 2004 is the tar get date for completion while the land was donated by market owner norm clements the 5 mil lion price tag for the new building will be financed largely by increased weekly giving and pledges and proceeds from the sale of the current church the land was donated by market owner norm clements a decision was made to go to a new site because we are growing so drastical ly here said richard powell project co-ordina- tor for the new building once final approvals have been given by the town of vfaitchurchstouffville plans can go ahead they include a large auditorium where the con gregation will meet sundays as well as a full- size gymnasium both would be available for community use summitview public school has used the church for its graduation ceremonies for the past two years we now have a larger auditorium facility for community events such as that said hugh dodd chairperson of the elders pastoral team we now have a larger auditorium facility for community events more and larger class rooms will be used by the churchs christian educa tion classes and by groups such as the kumon math aria reading cerifre parking for 270 vehicles is planned a grassy area of about a half acre could also be used by the community church officials approached the whitchurchstouffville soccer club but the land was too small for a soccer pitch we will continue to expand programs for all age groups mr powell said asthma we can help call the lung association and aging and ontario is working to ensure that s6ipiiai aaiwajwssrtsi gslmm m the regional municipality of york water supply for the community of stouffville schedule b class environmental assessment notice of study commencement and public information centre additional water supply is needed to meet future demand created by population and employment growth in the community of stouffville york region is therefore undertaking a class environmental assessment ea study this will determine the preferred sources of new water supply and the preferred alternative for connecting the new supply to the existing system a preferred solution will be determined based on the information gathered during the study engineering requirements environmental considerations and public input the region has retained macviro consultants inc to assist in completing the study the study is being conducted in accordance with the requirements for schedule b projects these are prescribed in the municipal engineers associations municipal class environmental assessment document qune 2000 which requires the following be completed definition of the problem identification and assessment of alternatives and selection of a preferred alternative the study will be undertaken over the next few months with consultation and input from the public and government review agencies as vital components of the study to provide details on the study and receive input from interested parties the first public information centre will be held date wednesday september 17th 2003 time 5 to 9 pm location lebovic leisure centre 3oburkholderst stouffville on the public will have the opportunity to review information on the problem study process and objectives and to discuss the study oneonone with staff from york region and the study team comments received at the public information centre will be considered in the assessment of alternatives for further information or if you are unable to attend the public information centre and wish to provide your views please contact one of the following ms michele maitre m eng p eng project manager water and wastewater planning transportation and works department the regional municipality of york 17250 yonge street newmarket ontario l3y 6z1 phone i8774649675 ext 5047 fax 90s 8364590 email michelemaitreregionyorkonca bill fisch regional chair kees schipper commissioner of transportation and works thank you for your participation in this study mrstanholdehpeng project manger macviro consultants inc 90 allstate parkway ste 600 markham ontario l3r 6h3 phone 905 4757270 ext 233 fax 905 4755994 email sholdenmacvirocom