'AGE 10, WHfl'BY FREEPRESS, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 2,1991 Councl permîits developerto buildsubdivision in stages By -Mike Kowaloki A Toronto-area developer will *e allowed to build a controver- Jal west Whi-tby-subdivision in tages. HI'owever, the developer will tot be permitted to change the erms of the subdivision agree- tient in order to- increase- the tousing density from single-fam- iy-units. By a mari n f 5-3, Town ouncil recentlyvtdt lo ktolp Building Corp. of Rich- tiond H-ili ta phase-in its sub- livisionon Rossland Rd. W. Council's decision will pemt 3tolp to proceed with a 79-unit ownhouse development, north of .ossland between Cochrane and 3rock streets. The company's proposal for 64 iingle-famnily dwellings in the lame area will be put on hold .intil economic conditions are nore favourable. But Stolp is prohibited from uilding an ything but single- aily hornes on t he site, council Il ed. Stolp projeet manager Larry Iekkema appeared before coun- il in support of the recommen- lation from the planning and Ievelopment committee. (The matter initially came ,efore council last month but ;vas sent back to planning staff 'or further review. TIhe commit- ;ee again recommended the )hase-mn at its meeting last ,veek.) Dekkema told council that 'large and expensive» homes are iifficult te se il in today's market mnd argued for speedy approval )f the phase-in. He said if Stolp is foroed ta register the entire subdivision, it will have to pay lot levy fées of 31ood donor clinie A blood donor cinic will be teld at the Legi*on Hall 117 3yron St. N., on Tuesday, dan. 8, .ta8 p.m. The clinic is the second in a oint effort by Whitby and Ajax ~olunteer teams to provide .nough blood to fil hospital rders. Brooldin paperdriveF The 2nd Brooklin scouts pick lp newspapers for recycling on ha second Saturday 9:30 a.m. f avary month in tue Brooklini oeaa. The next pick-up will ha Satur- Iay, Jan. 12. Residents should ia papar and avoid shiny paper magazines) ar heavy bindings talaphene books). UE~~ttEb Brooklin girl guides will hold a )ottle drive on Saturday, Jan. L2 9 to 11:30 a.m. Por more information cal )onna Kahn at 655-8760. BROOKLIN & DISTRICT P.C. ASSOCIATION Annual Meeting 8P.M. WEDNESDAY, JANLIARY 9, 1991 COLUMBUS UNITED CRURCH Sirncoe St. N., Columbus Speaker: Ross Stevenson M.P. EVERYONE W.COME! $6,700 per unit te Durham '~ai'a a lot pf money sitting there doing nothinq if we have to register it now,» said Dekkema. Rie proniised' Stolp wilI not ap for higher. density zoning on tL undeveloped lots and said the company had written the Town te that efect. However, councillor Joe Bugelli argued the commitment was not binding on future owners of the site should- Stolp selI the property. «It offers no protection te the municipality and te residents,O said Bugelli. He added that Stelp's track record»7 should serve as warning ta council. (Stelp pre-sold some of the lotq in the devalopment before it hadi an approVed subdivision agrae- ment with the Town.) Mayor Bob Attersley propoqad that a special condition be atta- ched to the registered plan of subdivision stîpulating that only low-density housing be permitted on the undevelodcl ots. 'TMis would protE't the other lots, if he wants te selI, a future purchaser will know what he çan buii4 and a future council would have difficulty changing it,» soaid Attersley. But Bugelli asked Town' administratoir Bill Wallace how "enforceable" this condition would be on future biuyers. Wallace replied that it would be registered on title, "but in law it's no more anforceable than the letter (from Stelp) beforeyou.» For that reason Bugelli opposed Attersley's amendinent. "Yau can put all the covenants on it y ou. want but We wouldn't have legal rounds ta stand on, we have te stick to the original agreement,' said Bugelli. «What's the sanse in having agreements iand plans if they. can be changed at a developer's whim becaiwe of market con- ditions?" he Iaked. Councillor - Marcel BruAielle said councili was dealing with a proprly approved sug division ansho uld accommodate the developer's desire ta build afford- able housing. Noting* that Stolp intends ta seIl the units for $124,000, Brunelle ?emarked, «Itfs been a long time since yau copuld housing like that in Whitby.» Brnelle added that Stolpdoes not want ta chanige the type of housing as some other developers have attempted te do racently. Pîckinig up on that theme, councillor Ross Batten said the planning department has been "deluged» -with aiplications te chage revousy approved «He's <Slp)not hiding, any thinghe's only asking ta build on those lotsh e can seli now,» said Batten. Wlhile council is sending out a "loud and'clear» message ta de- lopers that it wilI not waste tima discussing approved agreements, Batten sad tal-p's proposai was different. - «Wre saying te future buyers thatt ylu can buy if you want ta but this council is not going te downzone. We're not going, back on aur word ta residants, said Batten.0 Attersley conceded Iseainend- ment was not lagally binding but felt, "confident other l es of government will back us up,' in, raferenoe te the Ontario Munici- pal Board. Subdivision proposai sent baek to planning staff By Mike KoWialski Future development of 34 vacant acres of land in south Whitby remains in limbo. Town council 'recently rajectad a planning and deyelopment committee recommendation that a subdivisi1on proposai for the propet near Thicksan ]Rd. S. notr=apermitted. Instaad, council referrad the matter back te staff for anothar look at whether residential or industrial development ia the most appropriate use for the site. The slijhtly triangular piece of rorty is borderedon the north yra hydro corridor, on the west byr Thickson Rd. and on the south by the Canadian Pacific railway tracks. Ownad by three developers -- Veltri and Son Ltd., Paul Daigle and Jinny Slyfield -- the land is currently zonad greanbelt. The owners have proposed a mixed density 349-unit residen- tial developmant which will pro- vide housing for mare than 1,220 people However, the Town's planning department feels an indusrai zoning is the most appropriate us fthe site. A public meeting the previaus weak drew more than 1O0 resi- dents opposed ta the property bacoming an industrial area. While the homeowners most of whom live north of tle site, would prefer the land be develo. ped inte a park, thay would accept the developers' proposaI as the next best alternative. Upland Dr. resident Don Urquhart reiterated the objec- tions of his neighbors when he appearad bafore council. (Urquhart was the author of a flyer distributed in the neigh- bourhood which warned of. an industrial maIl being built on the site and the subsequent decrease in the value of homes in the area.) Urquhart admitted his flyer was "kind of a scary disposition," but said it reflected the feelings of residents. "The best thing for the area would be for it ta ba left green- belt,» said Urquhart. But ha conceded the owners were not about te relinquish the property for a park. "The second choice is té have it residential rather than indus- trial," said Urquhart. Residents would aven acoept an alternative proposed by coun- cillor Marcel Brunelle which would create a row of housing te «buffer" existing homes, said Urquhart. "If that's th e best we can get, we would prefer it rather than straight industria.» ouncillor Joe Drumm teok Urquhart te, task for suggesting in his pamphlet that an indus- trial maîl was planned for, the site. He also asked Urquhart 'for praofproperty values will suifer. "I thinkmast people would pay more for houses in a residenitial area than for a factery or some- thing industrîal i thair back- yard,» Urquhart replied. Bryce Jordan, reprasenting the r oferty owners, said bis clients leaIhousing is a viable option1-for the site. «But if residential is not te, be approved tenight then send it al back te, staff so aIl options can be rvwed, aid Jordan. <*If the industry ta b. permit- ted is too restrictive than the land won't be able ta b. develo- ped at ail.» Following .JordanWsremarlcs, council approvad a motion from councillor Joe Bugelli that the proposai go back ta, staff for furter study. 1 1990 YE :1 R IN REVI IEW ASBESTOS Town council authorized spending $17,500 ta remova asbestes that was uncovared in the Centennial Building in Novamber. Councillor Tom Edwards asked that other Town buildings be inspected for asbes- tas, but councýit voted only for work on the Centennial Building. It was later decided te hava Town adininistrater Bill Wallace praaryareort for council. Two WItbyeublic schools were among 15 in Durham Région scheduled for asbestes ramoval during the Christmas break. The asbestes in ail achoolsi poses no risk to students," but the-Durham Board of Education decided te leave nothing te chance. EDUCATION CENTRE In December, Durhamn Board cf Education trustees voted te build a new $25.8-million head- q u arters on Taunton Rd., near Hy 12, in Whitby by 1994. The new education cèntra will accom- modate aIl board departments, now scattered throughout the region, and will ea bulît in con- junction with a $28-mill*ionhg school. The headquarters will b financed from a debanture spread over 20 years - $6.14 par housahold added annually te t ha aducation portion of the property tax bilI. BULDýING Whitby was the only municipa- lity ta show an increasa in buid- ing activity during 1990. The value of buil ding permits from January te November -in Whitby was $210.3 million, compared te $207.4 million in 1989. -In Dur- ham Region as a whole, the value of building permits had dropped by almost 40 per cent. SILOCOLLAPSES At the ]Robinson farm li Brooklin a silo packad with 500 tannes aIl corn, collapsed and feli on a barn, crushing the roof and * wals, adl~1ing, two dozan CrIIZN0F TE YEAR In November, Whitby physi. cian Ken Hobbs was named as recipient of the Peter Perry Award which recopiizes out-. standing citizens mn Whitbyr. Hobbs was honoured fer lis extensive volunteer work. FAMILYACTION COUNCI[L Tha Faznuly Action Council of- Durham Region a coalition group made up � about 10 comn- mumtyr organizations, was for- med in the faîl toe appose the installation of condom machines in local schools. BIRAVERYAWARD lI the faîl, Graca Nolan of Whitby recaived medals from the p restigiaus Carnegie Foundation forhar actions takan li disarm- ing a knife-wielding assailant in a 1989 incident near Bobcay- geon. NDP Win 1ridtIfisl! FR OM PAGE 5 almoat six weeks te find out who would represent tham. A judicial racounit in mid-Octo- ber confirmed Orona résident Mills; as the new MIPP for Dur- ham East. The 62-year-old former provin- cial government tax auditar racaived 10,962 votes te Tory candidate Kirk Kemp's 10,907. Liberal candidate Marilyn Pearce collected 7,835 votes whila candidates for two other parties received almoat 3,800 votes. Ironically, it took- a judicial recount ta confirm the victory of the man Milîs raplacad at Quaen's Park. In 1977, Progressive Conserva- tiva Sam Cureatz was alected by slightly more than 100 votes. Last summer Cureatz stunnad his party and constituants by daciding net te seek re-alectian. Durham East riding includas thé, Toin ,of., Whitby north of Tà uhitnRd*". ;* NANCY and William Zhao, shown with son Edward, have changed the name of Barbecue Heaven restaurant to 'Casia Palace?' The res- taurant is located on Hwy 12, north of Brooklin.