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stouffville suntribune thursday may 27 2004 5 40 of trucks checked unsafe by hannelore volpe staff writer residents in ballantrae have good reason to be worried about heavy trucks rumbling through their neighbourhoods their member of council says close to 40 per cent of the trucks checked on aurora road last week had to be taken out of service because of safety and other infractions forty- three trucks were pulled over wednesday during the commercial motor vehicle blitz 18 had to be taken out of service problems included poorly functioning brakes unsafe tires and loads that were either insecure or too heavy the enforcement program was carried out during the day along aurora road from hwy 404 to the eastern border of the municipality at durham line 30 trucks oh aurora road in ballantrae pass an elementary school a daycare centre and community and seniors centres the number of injuries and deaths from improperly main tained trucks prompted councillor phil bannon who was injured a twocar crash on stouffville road tuesday to arrange the blitz which was carried out by york region police officers and staff from the transporation ministry every vehicle taken out of service for a safety infraction is a collision and a life saved police have entered into a partnership with the ministry and one of its officers was recently trained by the min istry as an inspector i want enforcement on aurora road mr bannon said it is a big issue with me although the 40 per cent rate for infractions is high it is not unusual staff sgt tom carrique of the traffic unit said so far this year the average number of infractions at the blitzes is 19 per cent last year an average of 30 per cent of the trucks pulled over had to be taken out of service more inspections are coming up police want to inspect at least 500 commer cial vehicles this year every vehicle taken out of service for a safety infraction is a collision and a life saved he said i am planning to do this again councillor bannon said we need more of these truck safety enforcement pro grams set up acknowledging truck blitzes cant do it all hell be approaching gravel haulage companies and building firms to work together to improve the safety of roads heavily trav elled by trucks he also wants companies to encourage drivers to use the designated truck routes along bloomington road and davis drive more spot checks are planned for the ballantrae area gmc tf retaining walls interlocking stone water ponds liners pumps soil mixes top soil triple mix deliver bagged or feuik exceptional service variety of trucks to serve your needs jquantymateriais good value for- your money irrtf vcci hsci f vr al units are presplit on both sides to create a two sided wall option st ah 10 hahging jp rpm baskets m199 annuass perennials y vr- v v s us- disposal bins we offer a large range of garden centre supplies drop in and check us out open 7 days 11862 hwy 48 v j 19621 leslie st stouffville sharon 9056425380 wvvfarmerjacksci fanncrjjickxrjerscom 9054788881 if town of wffltcffljrchstoljffvllle country close to the city community of gormley secondary man notice of public meeting wednesday june 16 2004 700 pm town council chambers 37 sandiford drive 4 floor community of gormley secondary plan official plan amendment no 88 notice of meeting take notice that the council of the town of whitchurchstouffville will hold a public meeting on wednesday june 16th 2004 at 700 pm in the council chambers municipal offices 4th floor 37 sandiford drive stouffville under the authority of section 26 of the planning act purpose effect the community of gormley secondary plan official plan amendment no 88 was approved by the ontario municipal board through an order issued on june 26th 1995 the planning act under the authority of section 26 requires a municipality to review the official plan secondary plan documents not less frequently than every five years and to solicit comments from the public in respect of the need for a revision to the plan to ensure that it continues to respond to the dynamics and expectations of the commu nity the information gathered at this meeting will be used to prepare terms of reference to reevaluate the policy framework of the secondary plan or amend the plan if this is deemed to be necessary public participation any person may attend the meeting and make written or oral submissions on the community of gormley secondary plan written submissions should be addressed the town clerk at 37 sandiford drive 4th floor stouffville ontario l4a 7x5 to be includ ed in any future report to council on the disposition of this matter additional information the community of gormley secondary plan is available for review by interested mem bers of the public at the whitchurchstouffville library 30 burkholder street stouffville or at the development services department municipal offices 37 sandiford drive 4th floor stouffville during regular business hours if you have any questions please contact the development services department telephone nos 905 6401900 or 8952423 location the lands within the community of stouffville secondary plan can generally be described as being comprised of lot 35 concessions 3 m part of lot 35 concession 4 m lot 1 concession 3 ajjd part of lot 1 concession 4 all within the boundaries of the secondary plan area as shown dated at the town of whitchurchstouffville this 27th day of may 2004 michele kennedy clerk a water distributionrushing program communities of ballantraemusselman lake and stouffville notice the public works department reminds residents that it conducts a major watermain flushing program of the towns water distribution systems twice annually the next event is scheduled to begin on monday may 31st 2004 in the commu nities of ballantraemusselman lake and stouffville and is expected to last for approximately two 2 weeks the work is to be conducted daily monday to friday between the hours of 900 am and 330 pm the process involves the flowing of fire hydrants for several minutes we request the assistance of residents by restricting the use of water while the work takes place should anyone experience any discolouration of water please let the water run until it clears we apologize for any inconvenience this may cause questions or concerns regarding this activity are to be directed to the public works department at 9056401900 strwkfestival july 1st july 4th street closure public notice at the council meeting scheduled for june 1 2004 a bylaw to provide for the tempo rary closure of the following streets will be presented to council for consideration strawberry festival eventsrburkholder street from franklin street to park drive from 1200 noon thursday july 1 to 800 pm sunday july 4 park drive south to burkholder street and thicketwood blvd from 700 am thursday july 1 to 800 pm sunday july 4 main street from the east side of the railway tracks to stouffer street on saturday july 3 from 700 am to 500 pm blake street from main street to burkholder street on saturday july 3 from 700 am to 500 pm burkholder street from blake street to franklin street on saturday july 3 from 700 am to 500 pm civic avenue on saturday july 3 2004 from 700 am to 11 00 pm also tow away zones are requested for one side of the street on thicketwood blvd booth drive stuart street lori avenue wheeler crescent park drive north to manitoba street maytree avenue church street duchess street george street warriner street hawthorne avenue and tindale road for saturday july 3 2004 3 sandiford mtytjlelow stoume uk 7x5 905 6404900 mwf 905 8952423 mbatt mlonokna aitmuttj liies 905 mm 303 s935299 dwp off bot at nst eitaicm