Vol,~ 5 No. 29 Wedneesday, July 23, 1975 Ten Cents Playground- leader Bey Smyth of 62 Meadow Cresoent in Whitby gets doused by tbree young- sters participating in the Whitby Recreation De- partment's special playday in Centennial Park on Wednesday. The three are. -from left. Jamie Reiltv. 13, of 47 Lynvieew' Lynview Construction Ltd. of Whitby has issued ýelght 1972 Whitby Council mcm- bers with writs clafiniing damages for a breach of contract.. The company is also seek- ing damages from the Region- ai Municipality of Durharn, thc Town of Whitby and the. Town clerk. Four 'of the eight 1972 council members are mern- Meadow Cresoent; Stan Fraser,, 13, of 40 Dymond Drive, in the background; and John Elgeti, 13, of 67 Meadow Cresoent.- Another playground leader loo,*ks on, secure in the knowledge that the young- sters would flot give her the same treatment,. Oh, wouldn't they? They did. Free Press Photo by Mike Burgess Construction sues councillors bers of -the current coundil. The suit charges the town voilated a contract entered ln May of 1972 for construction of a ncw municipal complex on Rossland Road. The contract, valued at $947,773 was awarded to Lynview. The municipal complex was to include the Whitby police headquartcrs The municipal offices werc to r.oçt. $6s5 ;,IR However, later that year, council rescinded the bylaw for the municipal building and over' half of the money set aside for the municipal offices was used to build a new arena. Lynview Construction did, however, build the police headquarters on the north side of Rossland Road. Construction-has begun on tic south side of Rossland Road. The building was designed 6y architcct Ray- mond Moriyaina. Construction is being sup- crvised by Construction and Design Serv 'ices of Whitby. CDS, which is acting as Uic Town agent, cails for tenders on varlous stages of construc- tion so it is possible that Lynview could be given some INSIDE Little Olympies.. ...............................e......... Page 2 Meals Without Wheels ............................. .....Page à Social notes ............i@...........r.t.......... Page 4 Oird's Eye View ...... .....0..................4.0........ Page 5 Get tha Mayor ....... 0.................0......i...........Page 6 Peewees preparing....................................... Page 15ý Miror Soccer ...................................... ....page 16 Council. resolv.es greenho-use issue Whitby Council has finally solved the, dilemnma of greenhouses, for the, time being at least. At Monday's regular meeting, council decided to amend- existing bylaws 1784 and 2585 by bringing'forth a new bylaw which would provide for non-commercial green- bouses not to exceed five percent of the lot area or I1,000 <square feet, whichever is the greater. The issue of greenhouses has arisen before council sev- eral times in the past as a resuît of a request from Richard Korstanje of 190 Meadow Road in Whitby who wants to buld a large greenhouse for recreational use. Councillor Joy Thompson, M 'r. Korstanjes' loudest voice >in coundil, ýurged hier colleagues to. resolve the matter as "the man has suffered enough" with the several non- decisions ofUic Town fathers. By building the greenhouse "hie is not.going to interfere with the population in that area", she said. Councillor Thompson urged coundil to regard the green- house in the same manner that thcy would an enclosed swimming pooî or any other 'such recreational facility. She feit, that Mr. Korstanje has a right to do whatever hie pleases on his. own property, providing he does flot break the law. Mayor Des, Newman also gave an impassioned plea to coun *cd members. "If it has corne to Uic, point where a man can not put up a greenhouse on his own property.I. don't know what it is that wc are doing he,.e." Referring, to Uic bylaws in cffect-,pror to Monday's meeting which ailowed a larger enclosure -for a swimming pool than for a greenhouse, Mayor Newman asked "is it lfair?" He felt, as Councillor Thornpson did, that a person should be able to do what hie or she wants on his or hier property providing it is wit.hin the boundaries of die Iaw. Speaking on a comment made by Councllor Gerry Emm that Mr. Korstanje might use- the greenhouse as a bedroom, Mayor Newman rcmarked that hie (Mr. Newman) would slecp anywherc on his property, including his swimming pool, if hie so desired. 1Coundillor Jim Gartshore echoed the sentiments of Mayor Newman and Councillor Thompson when he' said cas long. as he (Mr. Korstanje) isn't ,damnaging anyone in Uic community..fair enough". With the comments out of the way, council got down to debatirg the matter, with several motions being put forth. Confusion reigned. Councillor Thompson made the first motion, that council strike the administrative committee's recommenda- tion to limit the size of greenhouses to five percent of thc lot area. or 500 square feet, whichevcr is the greater. Councilor Goodwin then moved that greenhouses be limited to five percent of Uic lot area on 500 square fect,, whichevcr is Uic greater as the administrative committee has reçommended. The motion was lost. Councillor Goodwin then decided he did not like Uic phrase *"whichever'is Uic greater" as it did not conform to Uic normal wording of bylaws wliich usually use "which- ever is the lesser"in sctting, lirnits on size. He moved that- Uic limit be five percent or 1,000 square feet, whichever is Uic lesser. The motion was lost. A motion to limit greenhouses to five percent or 1,000 square feet, whichever is the greater, was put forth. The motion was lost. Someone then moved that thc matter be referred back to thc administrative committee. The motion was lost. Coundillor Goodwin'moved to limit the size of green- houscs tao!five percent of the lot area or 1,000 square feet, whichevcr is the greater. This time, the motion t=arlcc. Council's decision'is only the fIrit step In a long pro cess.