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WHITY FME PRESS, WEDNESDAY, ýJUN 20Pý1290, PAGE 37 Coim tte e re comme nds .wate rfront plan FROM PAGE i stuldy of Port Whitby lands ini 1981-82. SOS member Bruce Langer agreed the parkland dedicatiori wi arger than required but criicied tslocation. "Most of it is on the east aide which is the least desirable and Miost remote area,» said Langer. He suggested talcing sonie of that parkland and applying it to a continous walkway around the «Wee nt;askngfor the moon here, but public access is public access,"» said Langer. p «Just because there was no public access when it was a shipbuilding yard, it shouldn't be that way now.» (The Coscan site was formerly occupied by McNamara-Cartier, a dredging and scrap metal busi- ness.) SOS member Drummond White noted that -the staff report referred te methane gas being discovered on the site and said he was told that toxic chemicals may also b. buried there. Coscan spokesman Michael Firestone replied that numerous soul tests were performed and «everythmng came up dlean.» "There was no finding of toxic chemicals," it was neyer used a toxic dumping site," said Fire- stone. Port Itby resident Henry Perry said the development is "the best) thing that ever hap- pened te P1ort Whitby.»" A resident of the area since 1936, Perry said the develop- ment offers council "an excellent oýpportunity to improve the town.n However, Dunlop St. resident Susi. Eggert demanded tc> know why the committee was proceed- ing with the proposal. "jHow can you make a farce of the Crombie commission?» asked the Town aso made a presen- tation te Cromibie*Egr us tioned a few ot3ýer aspects of the proposal before causing an uproar with one remark. uls"I there a deal going on now that the public dosen 't 'know rabout, that you haven't teld us?" Con'or Dennis Fox was furious. "I reent very strongly you suggestingthat I could b. bought off b any developer,» said Fox. «Thereys no private. dealings goi«gon, I guarante. it.» Wen Eggert said her question was not directed at councillors, Batten took offence. "I take great exception te any suggestion or commente from anyone that any member of staff could be boughtoff.- W. have on. of the finest staffs working any- where.» - After tempers cooled, Eggert apologized for her commente. Councillor Jo. Drumm com- mended jplang diractor Bob Short and stfffor the "masterful job-" don. on the proposaI. "It's on. of the best plans Whitby.has seen. I know there are those who disagre., that's your riglit' but ]PM pleased te, recommen<i it,» said Druimm. Fox made a point of thanking SOS Whitby for thefr efforts in raisig concerns about the pro- ject. But he also supported the pro- posal. "While I wish personally that there would b a walkway around it, I don't think. thats possible,» said Fox. «There will be. public access. I don't think the wallcway that's eliminated is that grat.» (A continous walkway was con- tained in Coscan's original pro- posaI but was remnoved at the request of council because of liabilit and maintenance con- cerns.) Fox reminded p oject opponents that the. land is3 stili zoned industrial. «I don't want te see Coscan walk away and we end up with a steel plant in there. The people who liv. down there deserve to, ame improvements te their neigh- borhood.» Batten rejected dlaims that the Town was denying r.idents access te the waterfront. --TIhere is on. little part that doesn't have- aess. 1 truti believe if we put it (walkway) around* the whole property w. would b. in for more problèms than we can shake a stick at.» Batten said it would have cost the Town $16-million to, buy the rpet arkwo years ago and use it ou las taxpayers could not afford thos, pioperties when it came up? for sale," said-Batten. He adided that Whitby already has more parks and open space per capita than any other muni-' -Ploigth etnLanger teld reporters, he thought SOS Whitby would have- received more support from committe. "I don't see why -council wouldn't negotiat. from a strongerpoiton. It's up te coun-. cil te drivethe hardest bargain,» said Langer. "The. walkway was there before, it could - b there again without any major changes." Lagrpromised "We're not fmihd e won't curl up and go He said the group has the financial resources te, fight the rezoning at the 0 MB if necess- hôCoscan development mles in the face of the Cromùbie report. Public aceas is the key, what we Socity wants help t locate forgotten oemeteries To the .itor. W. are asking for help from anyone Who knows of a cemetery that han been forgotten -or abandoned. In some cases, there are on. or. more graves on »an old farm or piece of. property where years ago a houa. once stood. W. ne.d to, find thèe forgotten graves so that our brandi can record them for future -use by anyone seeking has or her family roots. The Whitby-Oshawa Branch of the Ontario Geneological Society bas been transcribing aIl the known cemeteries in the. Durham Region for the past seven years. It bas been a v.ry large undertaking and we should b. finished this year. The . recordinge, when completed, are held at the National Archives i Ottawa, the Ontario Archives and the Ontario Geneoîogicil Society Iàbrary where they can be seen by anycne who is interested. There are aIse copies of completed cemeteries placed in the Whitby Public Iàrr, where the. Whitby-Oshawa branci bas its genealogical library. Anyone having. knowledge of any old graves or graveyards in the Durhamn egon can write te: Whitby-Oshawa Branch O.GS., .-P.0. Box 174ï Whitby, Ontario LMN 681 Attn: Mms K. Pichard Anyron. ihn e eehn can c@l Bi=e Gno0a 723-7460 or Joyce Hlton at 668-18177. Thank Yzzvy muciL Break-tns investigated FROM PAGE 3 Arrested and charg.d with theft were an 18-year-old man from Whitby*and a 19-year-old man from Ajax. Trere* were four break-ina at homes on June 16, two on Ander- son St. i Brooklin and two on Country Lane ini Whitby. Taken from thue Anderson St. homes were a VCR, ster.o and television. In one home, thieves unsuccessfully tried te tae.a microwave. A VCR and stereo were stolen from the..CoutryL-ane homes. There are no suspects. Poike are atillinvsiaii the break- Christophers have new executive Elections were held reoently for the executive positons of the Durham-Toroito Christophers. Jo. Murray of Whitby was elected. president and .Karen McSwain of Whitby as secretary. 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