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Itesidents in the farthest regions of Whitby Will have to watt a few more weeks before learning of a decision on whether an auto salvage *yard' operating 'on Townllne Road will be Iegalized. The wrecking yard, operated on the property of James Manderson, has been -the subjeet of some con- troversy for several months now and Monday evening some 20 residents ini the area, most fromn Whitby and, some from Scugog, showed up at a Scugog coundil meeting to voice protest. Scugog has been flooded with let- ters of disapproval including. one from the Town of Wbitby requesting tha t the agricultural zoning now on the property be retained. Manderson is seeking to have the land rezoned to rural ini- *dustrial. But matters were further com- plicated when the original rezoming application put forward in April for a 30-acre parcel on TpvMhlne Road was amended by Manderson on Monday to include a one-and-a-half- acre parcel right on the corner of Townline and Hfighway 12. This 300- by-300-foot section is part- of an ad- ditional parc el -of land owned by Manderson and lus son. John Brady, partner in the Whit- by law firmn of Sims, Brady and Mclnerney representing Mander- son, told those asse mbled bis client had been operating the salvage yard for the past two-and-a-half years and wanted the additional lands so be might build a retail sales office for parts. He stated the property in question was screened from public view by trees. Residents of the area however, disputed Brady's comments. Ingrid Ankert, who bas lived in the area for 13 years, said Manderson only began bringing wrecked cars to bis property last autumn, astatement tbat was backed up by tbree other homeowners. She also pointed out that such a business would result in lead pollution and seepage of gas, oi and antifreeze into the water shed surrounding the land. She in- dicated there were not just a "few cars"? as indicated by Brady, but rather upwards of 200 wrecks. Ankert suggested at the rate Manderson was bringing in wrecked vehicles, he would soon be attempting to "take over the entire 60 acres" resulting in noise, water and soil pollution. Vicky and Rick Maeder, who live one-quarter mile away said they purchased their '35 acres of land and built a $300,000 home last July because they were assured the land was zoned agricultural. Biker's condition critical A 20-year-old Whitby man is listed in critical condition and is in the surgical intensive care unit at Sunnybrook 'Hospital following a motorcycle accident in Whitby Saturday afternoon. Durham Regional police report John Pipher was driving a motor- cycle soutb on Tbickson Rd. N., THE FAIR Inside supplement north of Taunton Rd. wnen nie at- tempted to pass a numiber of cars that were stopped. Pipber's motorcycle collided with a truck that was making a left hand turn into Algoma Orcbards. He was taken by air ambulance to Sunnybrook Medical Hospital. Pipher is a member of the Witby Warriors Junior A lacrosse team. He is an apprentice carpenter with Mitchell1 Bros. in Brooklin. Town wants boats out The Town of Whitby has stepped up its efforts to remove the- two boats sitting in Whitby barbor. The Town has asked the Justice department of tbe federal gover- nment to begin action to bave the boats removed. The Town bas also bired separate legal counsel to basten the removal. The two boats, the Prince Ed- ward Island and the Isle Royale, have been sitting in the barbor sin- ce December. They are owned by a numbered company that plans to seIl the P.E.I. as a floating generating station to the country of Haiti. Tbe Isle Royale is to be scrapped. One of.tbe members of tbe num- bered company is Art Robinson of Art's Auto Wreckers. Robinson said the company has people actively working on finding a location for the boats. He could not give a definite date as to wben they wîll be removed. The Town has been trying to move tbem for tbe past three mon- tbs, claiming they.are an eyesore. The boats were to be moved to Osbawa barbor by the end of April, but Robinson said the company bas run into problems in that area. The Block Parent program has been described as excellent, and few might argue the point. Yet locally the organization is facing its largest crisis to date. That, crisis bas Brooklin-Wbitby Block Parent president Heather Bray sbaking ber head. For over half the schools in Wbitby are witbout a chairperson to co- ordinate the Block Parent program in their area. "'The kids tbink the program is great, " said Bray, "The problem is tbe parents ... there just doesn't seem to be anyone wbo cares. " Bray feels there must be a com- munications breakdown somewhere along the line. She said newsletters have been sent home through the students telling of the problems being faced by the program, and still no one bas come forward to help. Chairpeople are needed for the areas of the following elementary schools: West Lynde, Kathleen Rowe Memorial, 'RA. Hutchison, R.A. Sennett, E.A. Fairman, the new Pringle Creek sebool and St. John's. A chairperson is asked to look af- ter tbe records of their area, that is, the homes that belong to tbe Block parent program. They deliver, new signs should someoneý new become a Block Parent, and arrange for somneone to go into tbe school twice* a year to talk to the children about the program. Bray feels the commitment should amount to one day'a month and stresses that botb mothers and fathers are welcome to assist. "I wisb tbey would just come to a meeting, see wbat the job is," said Bray, "We won't put any more on them than tbey can bandie."1 Unfortunately, due to surumer SEE PAGE 11 **#,> 4\ k À à4444 4 4~~* 44 ~ 4 44 ' 4 4 44 ~ 4 4 Block Parents face crisis *Residents chaleg rezoning of land