Whltby Fee Press, Wednesclay. JuIy 20, 199, Page il Too many complaints, basketball court removed By Mfike Kowalski There will be no more shoeting hoops at Teddington Park. Bowing te, a request from area residents, Town council Iast week ordered.the remeval of the basketball net and backboard from the northeast Whitby park. A 63-name petition demanding this action was recently presen- ted te council. Complaints about late-night basketball games and rowdyism were detailed in a covering letter which accompanied the petition. According to the residents, there have been numerous pro- blems since the half-court facility was instailed in the park, near Rossland Road and Garden Street, almost three years ago. Groups of up to 40 youths, some from as far away as Picker- ing, use the court at times, the letter states. The basketball players use obscene language, leave garbage and broken glass in the park and frequently climb over fences te help themselves te the home- owners' watr residents -charge. Çhiidren wLo live in the area will net enter the park when a basketball game is in progress Istant $1o9ooo for resident Robert White of Whitby recently won $10,000 in the In- stant Bingo game. White, 65, is a retired Generai Moters worker. He and wife Shirley, who have three children, p in a winter vacation in Ponix, Ariz. because they feel "intimidate&» by these «young citizens," the letter states. Councilior Dennis Fox said the park has become a "hangout" fer eider teenagers, xnost of whom, are net from the neighbourhood. While he touted thé positive aspects of basketball as a recrea- tional"pursuit, Fox said council had ne option but te reniove the backboard and hoop. «It's completely disrupting the neighbourhood,"he said. Ile Town's parks and recrea- tion department concurred. Despite the combined efforts of police, Town officiais and resi- dents, the probiems persist, a staff report notes. Although the hoop and back- ground will be removed, the posts and paved area wili remain to aiiow activities such as bal hockey te continue, the report adds. 0,00 0O0alrea O Harwood Place Mal 427-1663 Z Corner of Bayly & Harwood, Ajax PhmOrdm Weloe & Frac Delivecy e e erlcig tne Lnsain pe s Dra.. -Bl Z -Sho r- Sa COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL HunierDouglas 88 OId Kingston Rd. WINDOW FASMIONS Ajax (Pickering Village) (416) 428-0937 VISIT ONE 0F THE LARGEST SHOWROOMS IN ONTARIO 333 Kingston Road (at the rouge ravine), Pickering 509-5555