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Launch may be launched mflJUiY page 2 They were councilor s for a day page 25 Two trustees remelecton page4 Students at the 'Forum' pae24 A I :a :4 v 4 g~j. 'à-a 4 I il JEUNESSE DU, MONDE, a g roup at Ecole Secondaire Saint Charles Garnier in Whitby, reoently held a fashion show at the school to raise money for local non-profit organizations. From left are models Simon-Gabriel Savard, teacher Agnès Martel and Janelle Taition-. Photo by Sharon Stevensoni, Whitby Free Press DBIA budget decision deferred By Mike Kowaisld Wbitby's beleaguered down- town business association is stili without a budget. Town councii's operations com- mittee Monday once again defer- red a decision on the proposod 1994 budget for the Downtown Business Improvemont Area (DBIA). Instead committee wiii decide June 6 whiethor to recornmend a $109»26 bdgret to Coun1i. Aithoug it had been propared to deai with the long-de1ayed budget on Monday, DBA critics foroed committoelét postpone its decision once more. Numerous qustions about the budget whchwere posed 4y DB IA foes, couid not be answerod. Due to ernergency surgery ear- lier that day, DBIA management board chair Sean Hogue was unable to attend the meeting. Meanwhiie DBIA treasurer Grant Souter toid committee ho did not have the nocessary «paperwork» with him to respond to specifie items in the budget. Adritting that this put thom in a "difficuit position, commit- tee chair 'Judi Liongfield adjour- ned the meeting for 10 minutes so that members could meet in private to considor their options. Upon returning te council chaznbers, Longfield announced that the matter would be defer- red for three weeks. She also promised DBIA Town backs off on forcing soli removal By IMke Kowalski Town council has temporariiy backed off on forcing removal of contarninated soul from an aban- doned Whitby industrial site. Acting on advioe- from its soli- citer, council will not order a dlean-up of a former Warren Road smelting plant yard at this time. Town officiais are satisfied that contaminated soul at 110- 114 Warren Rd. does not pose a health or safety threat te people or nearby property in its current location. Councii's decision was made in Ciosed session prior te its May 9 Meeting. No mention of it was madeduring the public portion of the meeting. Ac'cording te a press robeas. fromn Mayor Tom Edwards the foilowing day the decision was based on inÏbormation obtained fromn the Ontario Ministry of Environrnent and Energy (MOEE). Aithough the soul contains high leveis of copper and chromium, thore is no 'apparent» health or safety risk, the release states uCounci was advised that the MOEE does not intend te issue a clean-up order because informa- tion in the ministry's possession does not reveal an y advere in- pact on the naturai environmient, or on plant or animal life...» the release states. Edwarde told The Free Press ho issued the release to, «relieve peoplo's mincis that thore is no unmediate danger" fromn the soul. «Whatever problemns existed from a dangerous point of viow have dirninished," said Edwards. "In the meantime, wo want te otail the information we can," The Warren Road site has been inactive ince the first of severai fires hit the aluminum smeiting plant more than 20 years ago. However, an engineering report, prepared for a neighbour- ing business owner who once considered buying the property indicates leveis of copper anc1 chromium that exceed provincial standards. The Town has asked the MOEE for copies of this and any SEE PAGE 26 opponents they wouid bave their questions answered at the June meeting. Prior to tabiing the proposed budget, committee heard presen- tations fromn six downtown busi- ness people. To varing degrees, most were The 1994 su Reinpurpo Total school pui TOTAL The 1994 c Sul Municipal purpc Regional purpo Total school pui TOTAL mm again critical of smre aspect of the budget or the DBIA itself. Thîe DBIA has been a conten- tious issue in Whitby for some time. Earlier this year, council rejec- SEE PAGE 26 K DECEASEI 1994 tax bill -Share of taxes Town of Sc(20. 7(23. SarEFERES do(55 onteaeag.6prt fapblcsho ses 519.75(51 .7 %.) decrease on the average property of a puli school pporter assessed ad$5,500 wÎilbe as follows: 1994 1993 Dollar Per cent dollars, dollars Increase Increase (dècreas.) (decrease) DS 594.00 601.15 (7.15) (1.2) )ses 519.75 519.75 .00 0 irposes 1,397.55 1,392.05 5.950 (0.4) 2,511.30 2,512.5 (1.0) (0.1) Fiuesfo Towrs of hlblasuIrer. nces