WIIITBY FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY, DE-CEMBER 10, 1980, PAGE 3 High density housing for Port Mayor Bob Attersley Attersley wants co- operation One of Mayor Bob Atter- sley's first priorities during his first term of office is to remove the tradition com- petition for housing and in- dustry between Whitby and its two closest neighbours. Attersley said last week that he has already been in touch with Ajax Mayor Bill McLean and Oshawa Mayor Allan Pilkey and that he has been assured of their co- operation. "I am certainly going to try to work with them," he said, adding, "I am not going to sell out Whitby to Oshawa, or anything like that, but I want to saw off the boundaries a bit." Attersley said that over the years "certain jealousies" have been building up, especially bet- ween Whitby and Oshawa. The competition for housing and industry between the two municipalities has been intense. "In the early days, I think they built up a Berlin Wall and when there is no com- munication, each town gets set in its own ideas," the mayor said. "My idea is to keep the flow of communication going between Whitby and its neighbours, Ajax and Oshawa." While no concrete proposals have been made by any of the three com- munities, Attersley said that "I'm sure the three of us are going to get out heads together." On possibility under con- sideration is a combined ef- fort to attreact industry to the southern, central part of Durham Region. The Town of Whitby is presently conducting a $100,000 campaign to attract new industry including a series of billboards in Toron- to. This promotion is being paid for by five local developers, each of whom put up $20,000 to finance the campaign. Attersley said that while attracting new investment to the town is still a high priority, "as long as it cornes to some part of the region, it's great." pat's place for your CHRIS TMAS SHOPPING STORE HOURS December 11 & 12 Thurs & Fri 9:30 - 9:00 December 15-24 9:30 - 9:00 CLOSED 25th & 26th OPEN December 27 9:30 - 5:30 ENCY FOR GIRL CANADA GUIDES Some of the industry presently residing in Port Whitby should be moved out and replace with housing. That is the opinion of Cente Ward -,councillor barry Evans. In making the suggestion last week, Evans said that the area is ideal for "luxury, high-density" residential development. "Port Whitby is mainly commercial, but it's got the potential to be prime residential" he said, adding, "Because it's so close to the harbor, it would be a great place for luxury, high- density housing." However, Evans said that the construction of more apartment buildings in the Port should be discouraged in an attempt to maintain and protect the older homes in the area. While he would like some of the "clean" industries to remain in the Port, Evans said that "we can probably offer some incentive to get some of them to move to in- dustrial parts." At last week's inaugural meeting of Whitby Town Council, Regional Councillor Tommy Edwards said that assessment south of High- way 401 is 26 per cent residential, with the rest being industrial and com- mercial. This compares to the town's overall assessment of 71 per cent residential and 29 per cent industiral and commercial. Throughout Whitby, types of housing are split into 83 per cent single family dwellings and 17 per cent high density. In the port Whitby area, 72 per cent is high density and-28 per cent is single family. These figures has lead some residents of the Port Whitby community to charge that the area is being turned into an "apartment ghEtto." Edwards said during his inaugural speech that he would press for special con- sideratiori to be given to the Port Whitby area. Last night, the first in a series of public meetings on- the Port Whitby area was held at the Municipal Building. These meetings will be the basis of a special study that is expected to be before council sometime in March. "It's going to take 10 or 20 years, but it's going to be a place where people want to live," Evans said, adding that as a short term easure he would like to see provision in next year's budget for repairs to the roads and sidewalks. Area residents have been asking for such repairs for the last few years and have been told that they will be done after the Region of Durham has completed the installation of a trunk sewer to serve the area in 1982. Evans maintains that the sewer construction will not have a great effect on most of the roads and that any repairs necessary should begin as -soon as money becomes available. 103a Dundas St. W., Whitby 668-6607 Let Us Help You Make Your Christmas Warm To Come Home To!! McALLISTRS Where disceming people make an investment in beauty 70 Rossland Rd. W. 576-6465 Christmas Hours: 10-9 Daily - Starting Dec. 15 DIAMOND .PENDENTS RINGS - EARRINGS 'BRACELETS 30 %ý OFF LADIES & GENTS SEIKO .WATCHES 14 KT. GOLD QUARTZ MECHANICAL 3()% OFF LADIES & GENTS ®RQW-- m