WITBYFREE PRES8, WEDNESDAY, MAY 6,4992, PAGES9 Stoe wne citcized o roceeding without approal BY MatrioBoucher A videa store owner. is i n ho t water --with, Town 1 ouncil. for opening his store at anow loca- tion before the application ,ham been approved. Peter Baluszek got heat from four' councillors at Monday night'is -planninig and .dovelop- ment comùmitte. e ie for not following the Town'sb a and- not waiting for conil I. ta approve'his.,appliaton forthe Century Video sorât a new locationi, 513 Brock St. N. "Ve made the -rules, for ail the. communiy,' says.Joe Drumrn chair of the flanning and, deve. lopment committe.. 'Mhoprocess for'ail applications ls the saine for everyone, hoi told Baluszek. Councillor Donnis Fox said hoe can understand the hardship of operating a business in the cur- rent economie climate, but said everyone ms follow tho saine procesa for 'such applications, however long it may take. "What I -can't admire is the way you went about this,» ho said. Councillor eBoss. Batten, a small business ownor,' said hie can sympathize with Baluszek bttold him "«you made a critical business error.»ý This is a complote violation of the bylaw in this matter ho said. Batn said Baluszek h88 com- promised the. position of council- lors by openýing Mis store before the aplication is even approved. Othor business people have o go through thepfroper procedures and there shou id b.e no exception te, that rule, hoesaid. Batten asked Baluozek whether ho thinks ho will inake more money from sales and ren- tais of videos or fromn seiling télévisions, VCRs and satellites. Baluszek said Mis focus will not likeiy be video rentais and Shirley Road, 98541598, SPECIAL MOTHER'S DAY BRUNCH Buffet.Table As Well As A Selection 0f Entre es 11AM to 3PM RGetions0 Mieae IComfortable,I Casua i0n asaLceice my L g>j sales. Batten said ho had no problein -with tho application for tho videos storebut ad no. sympathy for, thewa Bali'zek proceedd pro aaprovai from council. Councillor John* Doîtra said Baluszek didn't have the cour- tesy and pro6fossionalism ta w ait for,,couniil ta deal and approvo j-.oIitatin.aid-il this has- cauied probleins withý*i, the coin- "munity. Han Sguni Noh said Baluszek .7 BUCKY & BARBARA BEA VER' ARE SOON TO BE PARENTS p .~~-i' p e ~ f (I~ FCASEY s DEALof rie WEEK.11 cann6t ho allowed to «Open fluret ahd.Aprovelater.» DairijiD 'ico-owner Of Vides T.yme at 85-86 Brock St. Nsaid Baluszek- cannot ,ho allowed ta take city bylaws into bis own hand because it will set a precedent and it will happen again and again. There are onough vides stores ini the area as it: is3 and' more competition will ovefitually lead ta the ciosure of one or two vides stores, she said. Baluszek'said ho had'bis vides vriui -tolFrid9 Çatuday. store at '443 Brock Sit. ,N. for about eightytears and bas omployod Whitby residonts dur- ing that time. or fiancial reasons, Balus- zokséaid he needed toon the store as soon as o eand added that «the buidig at 513 Brock St. N. has been empty for at leaut a year. Baluszk said the letter ho received from tbe, ToW on Mon- day was the finst notice ho had about a problem.. 1«Everything rve toid-you la the truth 'eaiid. Doistra' initially made a, motion that the .application- ho denied but thon withdrow it and mado another motion to refor tho application back ta^staff for two weeks. But tbis would mean the layoff of al omployees for two weeks, said Baluszok. Eventually comrittee agreed- ta refer the application ta council next Monday but added- that .the Cenitury Vides sin should be: Tbrught down beore 5 P.m. A TJOHN BROUWER GARDEN CENTRE BEAUTIFUL À HANGING BASKETS for SUN &SHADE IMPATIE 'BS SBEDDING PLANTS! /i box - GREAT-FOR SHADE Sale Ends May'13/92 ý0 ..or while caUantites last. . LPliLCKSEMINARj SAT. MAY 9th< lOam&pm COMEI & VISIT... p BRING CANADA GEESE & SWANS are NESTING... 411Moth.eî OHN BROUWEff ALL 0F "HIS" GERANIUMS ýe 100' JOHN, BROU WERGARDEN AND. LA NDSCAPJNG CENTRE 650 Lakeridge Road South,,Ajax,',ontario LlS 4S7 TELEPHONE: .686-1545 or 686-1680 NA 401 Hwy BSay St E MIN B Imm are Suniday .5 M .5p