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Appearing were David Black, H. Campbell and Reg. Powell. who said the club had an op- tion on the 420 acre - Glen- burn Farms. owned by Donald and Kenneth Deacon. The former was recently named Lib- eral candidate for the new pro- vincial riding of York Centre. The club has been forced to seek new quarters because of encroaching apartments vandal; ism and thefts of golf balls by children in the area. Mr. Black asked council to amend its rural area zoning byâ€" law to allow the establishment of the club. “We have a most generous budget for a clubhouse and we hope we’ll be there for all time." Mr. Black said. Mr. Campbell said they hoped to build “perhaps the finest golf club in Canada." It would provide employment for the area for the spring. summer Mr. amend law to of the The first step in moving the exclusive York Downs Golf and Country Club from North York to Markham Township “for all time”. was made last week when representatives of the club appeared before council to seek a zoning amendment for the proposed site just north of Unionville. York Downs Golf Club Members Veto Markham Twp. Move For Second Time Here‘s a brand-new chequing account from Bank of Montreal. It's called True (‘lwquing and it's designed to be used in combination with True Savings Keep enough in your 'l‘rue Chequing Account to pay your bills. Put the rest into 4V2 % True Savings. (If you already have a 3% Savings Account, you can convert it to True Savings). Where? At your neighbourhood Bank of Montreal. How the two account plan works at a glance M BanKOf Montreal - Richmond Hill Reeve Donald Plaxton‘is shown above. right. June 14, as he accepted a painting, a gift to the town from the IODE. Centre is Mrs. Arnold MacNaughton, regent of the Richmond Hill Chapter who made the presentation. Looking on, is well known local artist Otto Grebze who painted the picture. The painting is the most recent of Mr. Grebze’s works and was commissioned by the IODE. Entitled “Stocks in the Evening Sun” it was painted on the east side of Yonge Street, just south of the town. A 1 n x o H”); -t UL LHC DUH’H. Following the ceremony, Library Board Chairman Alex Campbell spoke a few words of thanks to the IODE for the picture which has been hung in the library. Cookies and coffee were then served by members of the library board. TRUE CHEQUING The Dixadvanlage THE LIBERAL, Richmond Hill, Ontario, Thursday, July 6, 1967 The .»\d\:1nta<_zes [ll Canada‘s First Bank Councillor Charles Hoover wondered who would carry the cost of services until the club was put on fixed assessment. Mr. Powell said the demand on the township's services would be “practically nil," exâ€" cept for its dependence for fire and police protection. and fall months, and would be an “asset to the community." When asked by Deputy- reeve S. J. Gadsby whether they had any other requests to make regarding. the club. Mr. Black said they might be asking for a fixed assess- ment in the future, just as they had in North York. He said they had bought more property than they need- ed. but the purpose was to “in- sulate against further develop- ment." “Are you anticipating using the Vstream for watering?" asked Councillor Allan Sumner. J. MON 1 A I ODE Presen t5 Painting TRUE SAVINGS l‘he l)i~advantage I‘he Adnunagcs hequing Mr. Powell said they had“ met with the Ontario Water Re-j sources and had found that an-‘ other well was needed. so that they would probably be adding to it. ' ‘1 lllll\ll\lll\llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll‘ At a meeting last week, shareholders of the club de- cided against selling their present site. A stream runs Deacon property York Downs at present is,the located at the southeast corneiwoffc of Bathurst Street and Sheppard‘OOO Avenue. and may eventually be- C come the site of a giant com- and plex of high-rise apartments. is e which would necessitate rezon- 400 The final vote showed 361 in favor of selling the land to real estate developers and moving to the Mark- ham Township site, and 195 against. A two-thirds majority is necessary to pass the motion. lllllllllllIllllllllllllllllillllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllml“llllllllllllll “I can't see any reason why an amendment to the bylaw can‘t be put into effect.“ said Councillor Anthony Roman. “I‘ll be happy to move a mo- tion." The motion was carried by a 21 vote. Fast-growing weeds in Markâ€" ham Township had better take it easy from now on. Last week, council decided not only to have its present weed inspector campaign with a little more zeal against any of the obnoxious plants. but also decided to appoint two other inspectors, so that there would be one for each ward. Pay Hike, Too Markham Township Weeds To Take Beating As Add Extra Inspectors Councillor Allan Sumner said that weeds in the Clarke Aven- ue-Dudley Avenue area in South Thornhill had all gone to seed and were being scattered to the winds. 5 LI joke of the budget for such work, recommendation. Mr. Roman replied that the in: Mr. Gadbsy also mov spector was paid by the people‘council reject all such he cut the weeds for. applications. The motion to appoint addi-Ij Mr. Roman said that tional inspectors was made by,byla\\‘s prevented such Deputy-reeve S. J. Gadsby,jtion. as council could! while Councillor Sumner sug- people from making at gested they also receive a pay cation. suggested the clerk in Need inspector to get The motiou to appoint addi-i Mr. Roman said that zoning jonal inspectors was made by;by1a\\‘s prevented such a mo- Jeputy-reeve S. J. GadsbyJ‘tion, as council couldn‘t stop .vhile Councillor Sumner sugâ€" people from making an appli- gested they also receive a pay cation. like from $2.05 an hour to $2.25.‘ However, Mr. Sumner said Both proposals were agreed he thought the motion was all Lo_ right; people could still appear * ’5‘ ’-= ’-‘ before council to ask for reâ€" It was the second time in the last year and a half that the project had been de- feated. and it was done this time by a scant nine vote difference. W he: ards in he asked budget runs through the )n the ‘truct after ioman man the the late ork, Councillor Sumner said the planning board had recom- mended the application be turned down. and council then agreed to Mr. Gadsby‘s subseâ€" quent motion endorsing the recommendation. This week, its 585 sharehold- ers will consider sale of its 159 acres to a group of developers for $5,100,000-plus. ing of the club for multiple housing. Realtor R. G. Walton made the offer to purchase the propâ€"r erty on behalf of the develop-l ment group under a “Dutch‘ auction" agreement. Under thej latter, members will have sevem day after the deal is closed tot produce a better offer. If they“ do, Walton must meet 95 per cent of it or turn Glenburn Farms over to the club at a cost of $950,000, the price cur-1 rently being paid for it byl Bomart Investments Ltd. ‘ According to officials. the club has been broken into sevâ€" eral times and motorcycles have damaged the 17th green, while others use the course “as if it were a public park.” If he can't meet it, the club must pay him five per cent of the new offer to compensate him for relinquishing his ofâ€" fer. The present clubhouse is also deemed inadequate and prohibi- tive costs prevent building a new one. The club is also worried about expropriation of some of its land for traffic uses. Walton has five days to meet the 95 per cent, and any better offer must exceed his by $300,- Cost of creating a new club and course at Glenburn Farms is estimated by officials at $3,- 400,000. This issue was brought to light when council received an application from Cooper’s Iron and Metal Co.. 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