PAGE 10, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 3, 1982, WHITBY FREE PRESS Port plan will create a ghetto, Mondria iears The highly touted could become an the social and crime the development of want townhouses, clus- plans for the redevelop- "apartment ghetto" if problems experienced single-detached, semi- ters or backyard apart- ment of Port Whitby are the proposed three- in the Jane-Finch corri- detached, town, link and ments." not totally acceptable to storey townhouses are dor of Toronto. cluster housing. "They know that this a few of the area's resi- constructed. While the construction In a letter to Durham lowers the value of their dents. Mondria fears that the of apartments is not per- Regi on ai Coun eil's properties and quality According to Albert development of such. mitted under the planning committee, of life." Mondria of 1504 Duf- residential projects proposed plans, Mondria said that "the Mondria added that ferin Street, the area would bring many of provision is made for people of'the Port do not such development will create sewer and road problems. "To accommodate the [_ V increased sewage flows from townhouses, clus- ters and apartment buildings, the Region of Durham will have to in- stall new sewer pipes along the existing streets in addition to the $3-- million diversion sewer line. "The costs for this (estimated at $1 million plus) will result in higher taxes or, if this is ignored, in sewer base- ment back-ups as the existing pipes cannot carry an increased flow to the yet to be con- structed. diversion sewer line." Mondria also main- tained Port Whitby resi- dents will lose property S - - -- --for street widening and .. ...all town taxpayers will have to pay for addition- al storm sewers. However, if the area is designated only for single or semi-detached homes then he believes many of these problems can be overcome. "If the existing resi- D. 8 KIL. PER GAL.HIGHWAY dential areas are desig- nated as strictly for single and semi- detached housing then NE 1//44.9 KIL. PER GA L. CITYoheours .44 KIL PERGAL.CITYmillions of dollars in tax-payers' monies will be saved as the above mentioned modifica- tions to streets and sewers do not have to be made." The resident was also critical of the Town of Whitby saying that their F R E E input in the study stage 5 year, or 80,000 kil. wasnot eeded. "The Town of Whitby Power Train Warranty has labelled the resi- dents of the Port as nui- $8PLUS P OPTIONS sances and, in my opi- Gret asMiea e °nion, has treated them Great Gas Mileage as such by completely ignoring their requests, wishes and input into the Port Whitby study," Mondria said. NEW F R,'82He unsuccessfull at- H OLOIN &TC 3 Thi anks Front Wheel Drive!T Dear Sir: Many thanks for publishing the press release and picture we sent'to you concerning the Oshawa and Dis- trict Real Estate Board's participa- tion in the annual Heart Fund Hockey I.- STANDARDFEATURES Tournament at * Kingston. R uns on 65AMP Alernaor 4 pee MaualWe feel that this R ufS O* DiscPBrakenao* Buckets w /folddown is a worthyevn Ru ar *LfR/MirrRear Seat and we appreciate *Inside Hood Release * Carpeting the publicity. asI* Upper level * Rack & Pinion Steering We look forward Ventilation * Cigarette Lighter to working with you in the future. Yours sincerely, George Van Dyk, President. Oshawa and Dis- s etrict Real Estate Board. planning committet to re-open discussions on the town's proposal. Councillors were of the opinion that this would cause a one-year delay in the implemen- tation of the plans. However, Mondria said that they néedn't stop the whole plan, just those parts that call.for the construction of the objectionable housing. "They wouldn't have to stop and look at the wlole plan," he said. "Ail they would have to do is take out this one part of it." "The developers of this project got every- thing they wanted, but the people didn't get a thing," Mondria main- tains. He was referring to a proposal by Kesmark Holdings Limited to build a hotel/condomi- nium complex with related harbor facilities at the base of Brock Street South. Mondria said that rmost Port- residents would like to see in- dustry re-locate out of the Port, although they support the Kesmark- plans. However, Councillor Jim Witty (Ajax) dis- agreed with Mondria's statements. "You have indicated that those living in town houses and link houses are'second class citizens and that just isn't so," he told Mondria. "Not all can afford single dwellings." Oshawa Councillor Bruce McArthur added, "This comes out a little better than that you've already got." The matter is expect- ed to be debated at today's meeting of regional council. Report from Queen's Park By THE HON. GEORGE ASHE, MPP (PC - Durham West) Ontario Ministçr of Revenue il*. Police to get better protection There is no question that a police officer faces many dangerous situations in the course of his or her duties. Being attacked unawares by gun- wielding assailants is one of the greatest threats. Some time ago, Premier Bill Davis announced that Ontario Provincial Policemen across the pro- vince would be issued with protective vests, and I am pleased to report that by the end of April, protective vests will be available to all provincial police officers in Ontario. The government has been working to find the right company to manufacture these vests, and a Cambridge firm, Barrady, has been awarded the contraCt. A great deal of time and thought was put into this decision. The government had an advisory commit- tee prepare a report on suitable standards for the vests, and then a special committee of the Ministry of the Solicitor General conducted a thorough review of all bids submitted for the project, to find the lowest bid consistent with the highest quality possible. Once the standards were established, the Ontario Police Commission sent questionnaires to all muni- cipal and regional police forces to determine how many of the protective vests would be needed. It was decided that Ontario Provincial Police of- ficers should be issued with the vests automatically, while municipalities deciding to purchase this protection for their force, should be subsidized for 50 per cent of the cost. The total cost of the vests will be about $3.6 million, of which the province's share will be $2.3 million. Studies conducted by the Federal Bureau of In- vestigation in the United States have indicated that about 80 per cent of policemen shot in the line of duty are wounded in the chest and abdomen. These are exactly the areas the vest will protect. Unlike former protective equipment, the new vests are thinner, lighter, and designed to be worn under an officer's clothes. They are also extremely resilient being made from a rosin -and fibre com- pound which pound-for-pound is five times as strong as steel. To ensure that the highest standards of protection are maintained, rigorous testing is being applied throughout the entire production process both by the suppliers, and.by an independent testing agen- cy, the Ontario Research Foundation, in conjunc- tion with a ballistics expert from the Ontario Centre of Forensic Sciences. Although the wearing of soft-body armour is not compulsory, it is hoped that as many officers as ,possible will choose to take advantage of this pro- tection while on investigative or patrol duties. We believe the dedicated men and women who provide Ontarians with one of the highest levels of police protection anywhere in the world, in turn deserve the-highest standards of protection so that they can continue to carry out their duties as effec- tively as possible. m