h I - m WHITBY FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY, MAY 30, 1984, PAGE 3 Town to permit more go-kart racing Whitby Town Council will permit Family Kar- tways to hold races on the north part of its Highway 12 tracks despite the objections of its planning depar- tment. North Ward Coun- cillor Ross Batten in- troduced the motion at Monday night's meeting of council. However, while racing will be permitted council wants some control over the activity. When council ap- proved the expansion of the go-kart track a couple of years, ago, it stipulated that 'acing and other organized ac- tivities would not be permitted on the north part of the track which was an addition to the then existing facility. Council also told Family Kartways that it would have to abide by the town's licensing bylaw when it came to racing. Council would only permit organized racing to occur on Saturdays between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. However, planning director Bob Short maintains that Family Kartways has not been adhering to the regulations. "We note that 'club' races, stage races or practise racing occur on the north track at the present time, contrary to existing bylaws," Short said in his report. "Races are generally run on Saturdays and Sundays each weekend throughout the racing season. We would an- ticipate this practise to continue regardless of council's decision on this application." Proper enforcement of the bylaw would necessitate on site in- spection of the property by the bylaw enfor- cement officer on the weekend. "We do not advocate such a practise, nor do we think it is ACVI concert tonight The music depar- tment of Anderson St., will present "Music Night '84" on May 30 at 7:30 p.m. in the school's auditorium. The evening will feature performances by the Anderson Con- cert Band, the stage band and the junior band - ail under the direction of Andrew Uranowski. The concert will also mark the debut of two new groups, the brass and the woodwind quintets. Tickets are $3 for adults and $2 for children and are available from any music student, the school itself or at the door Report from Queen's Park By THE HON. GEORGE ASHE, MPP (P.C.-DURHAM WEST) Ontario Minister of Government Services I am very enthusiastic about an important new program the Minister of Government Services is about to launch, which involves the "cash and carry" sales of surplus Ontario Government items. The program will enable the general public to purchase a variety of "as is" articles directly from the provincial government at a special warehouse facility. The first sale will take place on Saturday, June 2, 1984, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The warehouse is situated at 155 Judson Street, in Etobicoke (near the corner of Islington Avenue, south of the Queen Elizabeth Way). Regular sales are planned and timing of future sales will be dependent on an adequate supply of surplus items. Notifications of sale dates will be provided through newspaper ad- vertisements. Some of the items that will be available for the first sale include used office furniture and equip- ment, lawn and snow removal equipment, tools, sports equipment, clothing, hockey skates, camera equipment, a quantity of plumbing material, and even watches and other jewelry items. I must stress that goods are sold "as is", and all sales will be final. People will be expected to remove goods from the facility on the day of pur- chase, and staff will offer assistance in the loading cf large or heavy items. For further information regarding the surplus sales, please contact Bill Magill, manager of the Ministry of Government Services Assets Disposal Services, at (416)252-3348. DURHAM WEST NOTES: I am pleased to hear that the Whitby Public Library has received an "Experience '84" grant from the Ministry of Citizenship and Culture to produce a Community Information Directory. As well, the Pickering Museum Village has received a similar grant to conduct the Museum's "Historical Research Collections". Through the "Experience '84" program, funds are provided to organizations to assist in providing opportunities for young people to work in the field of citizenship and culture. necessary," Short said. "However, to legalize racing on the north track requires the in- depth analysis that we put forward in our previous report." Short said that the noise level generated by racing on the north track would not ap- preciably increase noise generated by the entire operation. • The director pointed out that racing already occurs on the niorth track, contrary to the bylaw which was ap- proved by the Ontario Municipal Board. "To recommend ap- proval of racing on the north track, would only endorse what presently occurs," hesaid. Therefore, Short said, the department cannot recommend approval of Family Kartways ap- plication to amend the bylaw to allow the property to be used for racing. Short also said that other problems occur during the racing season. "During these times, site parking capacity is taxed toits maximum," he said, "Racing par- ticipants cars, trucks, and trailers are often parked north of the minature golf facility and oftentimes 'spillover' into the buf- fer zone." The report also stated that when racing ac- tivities are at their peak, parking capacitities are strained to the point where traf- fic problems are created on Highway 12. Short, however, says that if 'club racing' is all that will be permitted • Fuel Oil • Domestic, Commercial • Automatic Delivery • Stove Oil • Diesel • Cas 81PC0 INERGHIS INC: than Family Kartways application is suppor- table. "However, as the in- tensity of activity during race day in- creases with more major races, we feel the existing facility cannot support events of greater magnitude." David Sims, the solicitor for Family Kartways, has said that the objections of the planning department are not factual and that his client strictly obeys the requirements of the existing bylaws. Batten's motion sent the entire issue back to the administrative committee for more study and negotiations. 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