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WHITBY FREL PRESS, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1979, PAGE 5 Reade r proposes a itern atives for b us ,service CONT'D PROM PG. 4 residents. At this point, I offer. four alternatives. that need more discussion and Input from lWhitby's residen- ts: 1) A private enter- prising company should be invited to, present ho'w It would make a system -operate ln our town. This could alleviate the pressure from this present councilithat .la ob- sessed wlth taln- creases.. 2) Another alter- native ls to discuss wlth' Oshawa Transit, the possibility of ex-' pandlng Its present service to meet the needs of Whltby. Some people mày be deathiy af raid that Oshawa may begin to take over the Whitby area more than it already Is, however, have youi looked at the T.T.C. ln the Metro Toronto area? 3) A third suggestion l, -to *develop Whtby's own transit system, but that 'the rîders com- pi.etely, finance the operation,, that is, no defici çýt.. ,it may ,cost, each. rider. a dollar or, a dollar and haif 'per ride, however, the overbur- dened- homeowner le not being saddled wlth the responsibllty to subsidize. every person who board a bus ln WhItby. 4) FInaily, this present council muet re-evaluate the ,priorities of our town, with consultation from. the residents, before it puts any Issue to Its final rest.. There has neyer been to* my knowledge, any needs assessment done, with respect to public tran- sportation ln Whitby, with the real com- munity participation. 1Honourable mem- bers 0f-council, 1 urge you to please see the Ilgh 't. The Issue of bus service for Whitby can be resolved with enlightenment f rom the commun ity.,We live ln a growing and exciting area. It ls everyone's responsibility flot to let this tawn die because of some indivldua's naive and, selfish desires and expec- tations. The will and needs of the majority must be met- in, order for Whltby to continue to groW and flourish In the coming. decade. Lot 's conduct a survey properiy. It must be done using 'proper statistical techniques In order to have any val IdIty whatsoever.' John Cadan 918 Harding St. Whitby, Ont. Ouàr reponse EDITOR'S NOTE: Ever since, the Free Press began "th e sur- vey, a lot a public- mInded. people have accused it of belng biased and statistlcally Incorrect. The survey was not deslgned with any particular statistios ln mmnd. The Mayor and someother members of council have told this newspaper that the reason they were op-, posed to a bus, service was because they did not believe there w*as public support for ItL We are attempting ta demnonstrate-that there le public support for a, bus service. 1 As- ta the, survey be ing biased, they may be 0 1In 't he strîcItest sense of the term., However, it has been the ýeditorlai, policy of this newspaper to sup-' port the concept of a municipal bus service and, we are' seeking support f rom the public on this Issue. Readers will note Survey resuits to. .date 298 yes 7 no, Only' two weeks left that we have aiso given space for ail negatlive responses. Mr. Cadan asked- about those people -who dld not respond to the survey and whether their opinion la vaiid. Their opinion se valid but they chose not to make their opinion known and-hence muet remain un-assessed. The option to respond se theirs and the resuits of the survey muet be based on those Who chose to respond. THIE REGIONAL'I WMUNICIýPALITY 0F DURHAM NOTICE CLOSURE 0'F SANITARY LANDFILL SITE The Whitby Landf iii Site on Highway No. 7 at Brooklin will be permanentiy closed at 12:00 noan an October 27, 1 979. Commnencing Monday, October 299,1979, ail gar4clge Is ta be taken to the Metro Toronto (Brook West) Lan- -dfill Site ln Pickering. Follow Highway No. 2 ta Brock Road (Regianal Road No. 1) ln Pickering. Proceed one and ane-haîf miles forth an Brook Road ta the, fiashing amber light at the '3 rd Concession Road. Turn left at the flashing light a 'nd proceed one-haîf mile west ta the.Metro Toronto (Brack West) Landf iii Site. (see map belaw) The Metro Toronto (Brook West) Landfil11 Site wili, be open ta the public bet- ween the haurs of: 7:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. - Mand.ay ta Friday (inclusive) 7:30 a.m. to 12:30 noon - Saturday (on Saturdays the landfiil site is open ta private cars and haif tan trucks only) ~*1 , 1 j 7.>i 1.0 l'Y U*'JL,.!ÏON RD. (uni 3~D if 't'Ir ' i!t p.. - VII. IJ\GE W.A. Twelvetrees, P. Eng. Comm issioner Qf Works iiT L ~»3ALIflN MAKES THE DIF'FERENCE WE OFFER TOP QUALITY FILM PROCESSING AT COMPETITIVE PRICES - AND THAT'S VALUE! M.B.M. ,PHOTOGRAPHY 131 BROCK STREET NORTH WHITBY 668-6111 Mon - Wed 9 amn - 6. pin, Thurs. Fri 9 am -8pi-n, Satt10am , -prn. LA