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Heard hOuse escap-e-s deolition By Mike Kowalski A 115-year-old house ini down- town Wlutby has been apared the wrecker'a bail. By unanimous vote Monday, Town council suýpprted its ori- .zina iti t"enlast year t the*Florence M. Heard, house be preserved. Council's decisien means the house will be xnoved and not tomn down te make way for a 124-unit condominium apartmnent- build- ig on the site. Developer B.G. Schickedanz must adhere te, the site plIan agreemnent between the Town and former owner of the house located at 306 Mary St.E. The agreement stipulates that the house must be moved te a new location adjacent- te the development. ana restored for occupancy Ai conjunction with the condominium project. Council's decision will also shlow the Local Architectural Conservation Advisory Commit- tee (LACAC) te, proceed with plans to designate the house under the Ontario Heritage Act., Provinoe may support sehool location See -page 2 Apprentioe, iworks '.weli See page 32 The designation would protect the home of Florence M. Heard a former Whitby sehool principal, and provide for government grants te restore the buildingr. LACAC chairman Rick McDon- nell teld reporters following council's vote that hie felt positive council wouldtake the action it did. "I feit confident of the rpr we put tegether,". said M Dn- nell, "I felt we had ample support toe stify that decision-. luarriving at its decision, council accepted the findings of an engineering report submitted by LACAC that the building is structurally sound te be moved. LACAC's report, prepared by Stanford Enpnem Ltd. o Woodbridge, Ot, sth pof Of an engrieer's report presented te councl by the developer. The report prepared for Schickedanz contends that beains and floor Joints, have deteriorated te the point whËere- the two-stery structure cannot be moved. Schickedanz was seeking a change te the site plan agree- ment between the Town and previous owner. The former owner had agreed te move the house and use it for the condominium superinten- dent'a office snd residence. But Schickedanz, since acquir- SER PAGE 3 Growth straining town facilities Bqy Mike Kowald 'Buildmngpermitaicrease in Whitby.' 'Building boom con- tinues in Whitby.'1 Those were headlines for two reent Free Press steries about the value of building permita isaued in Whitby this year. While new development has al but disappeared in many south- ern Ontario communities, Whitby's buildig boom shows ne signa o fletting up. Rcecent *statistics idicate the value of building permits issued in Whitby in 1990 are more than double those for the- correspond- inproin 1989. <lthough new development cetsmuch needed jobse and broadens the Itai base, it aise brings with it more people. And when there- are more people, there is obviously going to b. a greater demand'for ueýr- . Fire and police protection, road improvements, recreational faci- lities!, are just' a few of the services that local governinént must rovide. When growth is graduaI, govemument caui1 usually keep up with the demand. But when development bocdms, as has been the situation in !Whitby the past few years, it puits a strain on servces. Ia Whitby keepin g up with its growth? Aýre there enough parka and arenas, for example, te, serve a community of 90,00-0 people? "There s no q 1sio we don't have the faciliiés te handie the growth" msaya councillor Ma1rcel Brnelle. «But that's net aurprising, ne one else is eitheri" Brunelle, chanIran of the Town parka and recreation cern- mitts, aya nunicipal .peliti- cianai ÙSùt' dal *it the' "chicken and egtheozy, when Whtcornes fiMt, the facility or the people" asks tunelle. «There s no money te put inte something until the people are there, yeu need people firt. But then you'1l always -be behind, you're always on a footing of Ai;cording teuIrý orw directer of Whitby's parka and recreation departrnent, the Town is meeting the carrent demüand for facilities. However, Morrow adds an im- portant qualifier. "If you look at weekend play, we can reasonably satisfy wvhat needs there are5» says Morrow. "nfe difficu4t is' weekends conflict with other farnily activi- ties, ao the leagues are orne- times reluctant, te achedule-- games on weekends.', 'Bùt :ws diffdt* td Uiààè ,& the number of facilities if the existing ones are not maxi'm- ized.' Morrow notes that it would be difficult te justify. spending $100,000 te *150,000 for a lighted bail diamend for week- night play if the park sat ernpty on weekends. «We told the leagues, te, con- aider weekend play and the sat couple of years weekend activi- ties have increased,» says-Mor- row. As overseer of a,- department accounting for a comibined *4.1- million operating and capital budget in 1990, M1orrow is mes- ponsible for 120 parka, com- munity centres, sud arenas in Whitby. Try.ng te fit -the needs -of Whitbys mincir- sports prorm into the appropriate facilityris Cap tain and his Generals. CHRIS- PREVAN was last week launch. The Whitby* resident was joined, Iy Oshawa Generais' Dale one of the 'Captain for a Dy win- Craigweil and Wade Simpson for a ners of the RCMP 'Say No To Drugs' Lak .Ontario Crilise in an RCBM cntstpet« TomU hli hotO I I Y I 1~