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P~AGE 10, WHITBY FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY, MAY 6,1987 Severance application awaits Burns-St. upgrading To the satisfaction of nearby residents,- a land severance ap- plication for a property at the southwest corner of King and Burns st. in Whitby has been tabled for six months by Durham Region's land division-committee. "We're ecstatic about it," says John Luff, one of about 40 of the residents who signed a petition op- posing the severance. "Most of us have lived. here 20 Whitby will spend more than $141,000 to spruce up the municipality during the summer months. The Town will spend $106,000 on five lawn mowers - three riding mowers, a heavy duty hydraulic motor for cutting grass on sloped areas as well as parks and a five- years. It's nice and quiet and we want to keep it that way." The application, by Frank Giacalone, to divide the property into three lots to accommodate duplexes. A representative of the applicant noted at the land division commit- tee meeting last week that the property, zoned R3, can accom- modate the development. Luff said he understands that a developer would try for the maximum gang self-proppelled mower. As well, the Town will enter into an agreement with two companies for weed spraying on roadsides and parks and boulevards. Council has also passed a resolution allowing regional weed inspectors to destroy noxious weeds or weed seed with the cost to be passed on to the property owner. development possible, but residen- ts would prefer either three single- family dwellings or a division of the property into two, rather than three, lots. Luff says the property is surrounded by single-famiiy dwellings and "overdevelopment" of the corner property could decrease surrounding proporty values. He also argues there would bc parking problems wlth the proposed development. Land division committeu, which can consider oniy the sommenc and not- the proposuod buildin 0i, decided to table the application tilin- ce Burns St. is to undergo upgrading this summor. The suggestion to table wasî made by Don Gibson, a Whitby ropresen- tative on the committee. The representative of the ap- plicant promlsed to dlscues residents' concerns. Meanwhile, Luff said residents were "«pretty resolved" and will "Igive (hem à fight" over the existing plan but promised to "go halfway" to arrive at an amended proposal. 0o E T0 Pr Former Domon Store Employees, Best For Less Employees and Markham Corporate Mr'. Grocer Employees RE ISE NO FRTs.Eý MR. GROCER FUND If you have been affected by a Dominion Store closing and reopening as a Mr. Grocer, please fil out the registration form below to establlsh eligibility and entitiement from the Mr. Grocer Fund, which was negotiated between Betail, Wholesale and Department Store Union and Domgroup. A Five Milion Dollar fund is established as a resuit of numerous Dominion Stores closing and reopening as a Mr. Grocer Franchise. AUl full time and part time employees are urged to subunit the registration form below as soon as possible. Upon receipt of your registration, an application form wil be majled to you. For further informnation please cal (416) 445-4253 or the toli free number 1-800-387-8091. If you bave hot already registered, please return the form inmediately Deadine no later thian August 15, 1987 ALàss u ed by The Adniinistrators of The Mr. Grocer Fund Clifford Pilkey, Chairman George Cresswell, Member E.3. .Jotliffe, Member F - - --------- - - - ------ - - - -, uiegîstraiuun rrm Please print 1 NAME, 1ADDRESS. TELEPHONE NUMBER SrLCD MAIL 10: Mr. Grocer Fund, Sute 101, 15 Gervais Or: DON MILLS, ONT. M3C 1 Y8 -- - - - ------ ------ --- - - - - Iý ý I I I THE CORPORATION 0F THE TOWN0F WHITBY Town to purchase five lawn mowers M 1 NOTICE 0F INTENTION Tho Council of the Corporation of the Town of Whitby intends to pass by-lawe to stop up, close and seil the untraveiled portion of the publié highway municipally known as Rpwe Street between Victoria Street West (Rogional Road 22) and Lake Ontario as show beiow. (UNT AELL D NARSOUR The Operations Committee of Council wiil meet on Monday, June 1, 1987, at 7:30 p.m. ln Committee Room One of the Municipal Building, 575 Rossiand Road East, Whitby, for the purpose of hearing any per- son who dlaims their land wiil be prejudicialiy affected by the by- iaws. Any person wishing to meet with the Committee is asked to advise the Town Clerk accordingiy no later than Thursday, May 28,1987. Donald G. McKay, Clerk The Corporation of the Town of Whitby 575 Rossland Road East Whitby, Ontario Li N 2M8 Phone: (416) 668-5803 WHITBY. -JAYCEES Rick Roberts PRESI DENT, and ail1 Mem bers of the WH ITBY JAYCEES wish ta thank 'FIRST CITY DEVELOPMENT. and THICKSON PLACE MizERHANTS-Q m Y,