PAGE 10. WIITBY FREF. PRESS. WEDNESDAYI JUNME 29, 1988. LONG RANGE PLAN PRmESENTED,. More communîty.schools ur gé'd McCuflough's COIN LAUNDRY Wash, Dry & FoId 69e.b~ In by 10 - Out by 4 Mon. - Sat. Sun. WEST LYNDE 6:30,a.m. - 9:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m. 8:00 p.m. We .,i% WEST LYNDE PLAZA Hwy. #2 & Jeffery St. Ar * * * ******** ******* *** ****** *** By Debbie Luchuk In a presentatÃon to, the Durham Board of Education at a meeting Monday night, a community school long range plan for Whitby was given by Cathy Rowell and Bill Peel. Rowell chairs the school advisory ommittee of Bellwood Public School, and Peel is president of the community board of directors: from Pringle Creek public school, now Whitby's only community achool. The presentation offered suggestions and expands on a basic plan for maxidmum use of community. "IWtby is growing rapidly," said Rowell. 'rWith this growth comes the need for more schools and recreational facilities." She and Peel proposed that the, board work with the Town of Whitby Wo share the costs of building or refurbishing each school to allow for upgraded facilities and community use. The plan has seven objectives. The first step Rowell identified was "the formation of a formai committee for the purpose Of communication and cooperation fi. Town." The comnimittee would consist of a Town couniciilor, Town staff representative, trustee, board staff representative and three representatives from the residents of Whitby. The group would be resploible for planning and developmeflt of each community centre school and would present its recommendations to the Town and board respectively. Rowell, Peel and their group would like to see an -autornatic allotment of six to seven acres for each school site, an increase from the present four to five, to allow for additional buildings, playing fields, baseball dianionds and a track. The third recommendation is for the board to provide selected new schools with upgraded gymn facilities' to accommodate adult sporýt activities and large groups. Rowell identified a need for more libraries, to serve Whitby, and said, "Upgrading school libraries to become community libraries can solve this problem at a fractiohi of the cost." Other' "steps" identified by RoweIl and Peel were ,the construction " of a large multi-purpos e room, a swimming pool for each of the four wards at a'suitable school in the ward, improved soccer fields and basebaîl diamonds. "This is whatwe feel could be the future for -the way Whitby and the board of education can attack the needs of- the community out there," Peel said. "Lt means being able to enjoy a pool facility or library with your child," Peel added. However some trustees felt that the board was doing ail it could to assist the Town in creating'Esuch community/school sites.' "If a need for a larger school site for educational services (arises), we will lobby for this. We are not in the business of prvding recreational facilities," sid Oshawa trustee Ruth Lafarga. "At ahnost every sité we've asked municipalities if they want more land, etc. I think these (deals) can be worked out," said Whitby trustee John Buchanan. Whitby trustee Ian Brown recommended that the proposais be referred to the property and transportation comnittee of the board for study. He said it (the plan) could be a way to priorize the renovations or additions to existing schools,' for example, used as a means to decide, whether la new library was needed more than a new The board approvedBrown's motion to refer the matter tc property* and transportation committee for further study. Computer did it, and it (theft) is und investigation by the detecti branch of 18, division (Whitb) Rosconclud4, qqvwpl"- asterCard