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“I'm very upset about this," said Jeweller Charles Taylor. “From my own sur- vey I have found that some people don't like driving on Yonge Street, but the local people know how to get to other streets and prefer to travel on these rather than driving downtown and inher- iting the traffic on Yonge. You can come south from Elgin Mills to Markham Road and go north, without travelling on Yonge. You appear to be more interested in the people who want to save three or five minutes than in the people who live and work in the area.” TOO MANY CARS “I‘ve lived here all my life," stated Mr. Bales, “and realize that the time has come when there are just too many cars for the street." LOCAL ROAD Mr. Taylor then read a brief he had prepared and which was later endorsed by Thomas Murphy for the Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Taylor recalled that before and during the 1969 - 1970 reconstruction the Highways Minister had accepted the principle of Yonge as a local street “which was clearly in- dicated by the actions of his representatives. who brought many people to see what was being done. At this time Highway 404 was being aet- ively pursued." we might as well close up if this ban is approved." Chairman Bales reported he had received complaints from a lot of people who find it hard to get through Council introduced a truck ban on Elgin Mills Road West between Yonge and Bathurst. diverting a great deal of traffic to Yonge Street the town “No parking from here to corner" signs were removed, preventing cars from moving to the right of cars in the centre lane waiting to make a left turn. Vehicles mak- ing left hand turns are most- ly local people on local bus- iness on a local street, he stated. _ "i‘fié'fir’op'osai’isj to ban parking on the west side of Yonge from 3 am to 3 pm and on the east side from 3 pm to 3 am. FIGHTING FOR LIFE fact that we've spent a lot 0: Optician Gordon Wood fir- money repa-ving Yonge am ed the opening shot when he movement of traffic has no charged that the committee been improved." was not considering the bus- Mayor William Lalenb! inesses in the area. “We are recalled that in the 1970 dist fighting for ourrlifei now and cussions on off-street park 3.... __.. .Uuuuu. A- nank airh The brief pointed out that a no parking bylaw on Keele Street in Maple had practic- ally wiped out a previously thriving business section. PARKING LOTS FILLED Mr? Taylor also noted that all available off-street park- ing in the downtown core is filled to capacity from Mon- day to Friday. “If you re- move 87 parking spaces on Yonge, where are you going to put those cars? There are no services to open up inter- ior parking." 28 THE LIBERAL, Richmond Hill, Ontario, ThurSday, May 17, 1973 Want More Foot Patrols Oppose Yonge Parking Ban He also recalled that an effort had been made to bring owners of property in the core and the town to- gether to provide interior parking and claimed that council had felt the cost of supplying services for off- street parking was prohib- itive. SUGGESTIONS Short t e r m suggestions presented by Mr. Taylor in- cluded: o Restoring the 50 foot no parking zones at corners. no parking zones at corners. oSetting up and enforc- ing a truck bypass along Markham Road to Newkirk to Elgin Mills Road East. 0 Consideration of bism- ess area bypass signs for the same route. 0 Ensuring police enforce- ment of parking bylaws. o Accepting suggestion of Bathurst Street as major highway. In light of a recent retail space study which indicated established businesses will By MARY DAWSON Better police co-operation, more foot patrols of downtown Yonge Street and return of the no parking within 50 feet of intersections regula- tion, and a truck bypass were suggestions made by members of the downtown business com- munity at a meeting held May 2 to discuss a proposed parking ban on Yonge. The meeting was called by Richmond Hill Council’s Committee on Transportation and Parking, chaired by Ward 2 Councillor Graeme Bales. be severely hit by the large shopping mall to be built in BAIF, Mr‘ Taylor asked that council undertake a similar study of the impact of the proposed parking ban â€" in- cluding present use. future use. services and cost of pro- viding off-street parking, and to seek provincial govem- ment help in conducting this survey. “I cannot believe the de- struction of a high tax-pay- ing business area to facili- tate the flow of traffic going into other municipalities is in the best interests of the people of Richmond Hill," he said. BATHURS'I‘ CONTRACT Regional Councillor Gor- don Rowe reported that ‘the region has let contracts for the initial work on Bathurst Street, which may alleviate the traffic congestion on Yonge. Councillor Louis Wain- wright pointed out council had not initiated the ban on trucks on Elgin Mills. “I realize that," replied Mr. Taylor, “But it did help in- crease the flow on Yonge." “The planning department is doing a study on Yonge Street,” reported Chairman Bales. “I get flak on the N0 POLICE HELP “The parking area behind my place of business is pack- ed," stated Realtor Tom Murphy. “Sometimes the cars are two and three deep and the first in can‘t get out. When we call the po- lice we get no assistance. Off-street parking is used to capacity and if the ban goes through I don‘t know where cars are to go." LEFT TURNS Answering Mr. Wain- wright’s question about ban- ning left turns from Arnold to Richmond Heights Centre. Mr. Taylor replied, “The peo- ple of the town must be con- sidered. They‘re local people. they're taxpayers. The mot- orists going right through are not local people." Photographer Stuart Case- ment claimed that no longer can anyone park on the post office property where there is lots of space and that signs indicating parking there had been removed and lparked cars had been tic- keted. Works Commissioner Otto Whalen stated that the town’s agreement with the federal government for use of this parking space is still in effect but cars parked in the driveway would be tick- Mayor William Lazenby recalled that in the 1970 dis- cussions on off-street park- ing one person on each side of the road would not co- operate in providing a con- tinuous flow which would have permitted opening up the interior of the lots for parking. "They are not here tonight, but they are the ones who made it unfeas- ible." fact that we've spent a lot of money repaving Yonge and movement of traffic has not been improved." eted SYNCHRONIZATION Mr. Casement also com- plained about the lack of synchronization of the traffic lights, "You cannot possibly drive from one end to the other without having to stop several times." “I feel that one light. the one at Lorne Avenue. which we didn’t want. causes most of the problem,” said Mayor Lazenby. \“Representatives of the province tell me that they made the trip from Mark- ham Road to Levendale twice this evening at 28 miles per hour and did not have to stop for a traffic light," countered Mr. Rowe. This was refuted by repre- sentatives of the Ministry of Transportation and Commun- ications. “During the peak hours of the morning the lights are synchronized so that one may drive from Elgin Mills to Markham at 27 miles an hour and not have to stop for a traffic light. This is reversed in the evening rush hours. In the off-peak hours it is not possible because of the spac- ing of lights. We have dis- covered that the Centre Street signal is causing the problem. Without it we could get proper synchron- ization of progression. Be- cause of the existing two lanes with parking on both sides Yonge Street will just not handle all the people who want to use it." “I would rather lose some business through people avoiding Yonge Street, than lose my whole business through a ban on parking," stated Mr. Taylor. Mr. Casement felt the traffic for the two arenas in the park is responsible for much congestion in the Church Street area. COMMON SENSE NEEDED Eric Charity pointed out some instances of faulty parking and suggested that commonsense is all that is needed to clear up some of the difficulty. Other business owners complained of cars and trucks parked all day in front of their places of bus- iness, where a one hour limit is set. They charged that the police had been called with no result. Added to that were complaints of exposure. foul language and threats to life with a recommendation £01- a police foot patrol. Mayor Lazenby reported that in the past Richmond Hill had a police committee responsible to council and had an effective police force as a result. Now the reg- ion's police force is under- staffed. “I can appeal to the police commission or the chief of police and when I do I get coâ€"operation.” GREEN HORNETS To the suggestion of Green Hornets to enforce the park- ing regulations, the mayor noted this would be an extra expense to the ratepayers of this municipality. “Should we pay this extra amount on top of our large contribution to the cost of the regional police force. I hope it will be able to hire more men and become more effective." He was echoed by Mr. Rowe, who stated. “We are going to get what we're entitled to and I will see that no bus- The engineer reported the timing is set considering speed, width and safe stop- ping distance. “This mun- icipality has a peculiar prob- lem of the spacing of the lights. In order to set up up a progression we have to take into account certain technical aspects. To get enough time on the green we have to interfere with the amber clearances. The ma- jority of clearances in Metro are three seconds and they have excellent records at the intersections." iness man pays extra for the protection he should have.” Advice from Regional Councillor Lois Hancey was that in the future when a complaint is made and no action taken, the merchant should note the number of the police officer and the time of the request. “If he does not chalk the vehicle and come back to check. the incident should be reported to the mayor and council, the police commission or Chief Bruce Crawford. You are entitled to know why he didn't because the drivers of the vehicles are breaking the law. I would strongly urge all citizens to do this." Mr. Bales also urged them to get the dispatcher's name on a phone call and if no action results to ask for Inspector Fred Mason. NOT ENOUGH TIME Mac Langton of Arnold Street asked about the tim- ing of the amber light in the traffic signals. The de- partment representative re- ported three seconds on the amber followed by one sec- ond all red, "an accepted engineering time." Mr. Lang- ton felt the three seconds was not long enough. “I have observed some three or four very narrow squeaks (one in- volving myself). Some time we are going to have a ser- ious accident." In conclusion Mr. Taylor claimed that since the recon- struction there has never been a radar trap on Yonge south of Levendale. “As a result I see cars going past my store at a minimum speed of 40 mph, trying to beat the light at Centre." SINCE 1959 Parking on Yonge Street has been a subject for coun- cil concern for many years. The first recommendation for a ban on parking came from consulting engineers in 1959. It was repeated in 1961, 1963, 1966 and 1969. At present on-street parkâ€" ing on Yonge is restricted on the west side from 7 to 9 am Monday to Friday and from 6 to 12 pm Sundays and holi- days. On the east side the ban is from 4:30 to 6:30 pm Monday to Friday and 1 pm to 6 pm Sundays and holi- days. Your best power lawn care investment is a machine that matches your yard, and that's what we have in store for you in the full IH line. Let us show you iust the right mower for your yard. We won't sell you any other. We sell mowers by the yard. Any way you cut it INTERNATIONAL “mm: Notice is hereby given to every person in possession of land within the Borough of North York, in accordance with The Weed Control Act, Ontario, that unless noxious weeds or weed seeds are destroyed by June lst, 1973, and throughout the season, the Municipality may enter upon said lands to cause the noxious weeds or weed seeds to be destroyed, charging the costs against the land in taxes as set out in the Act. In the interest of public health, noxious weeds requiring eradication as they appear are Goat’s-Beard, Chicory, Thistles, Ragweed, Poison Ivy, Wild Carrot, etc. ‘ Although Dandelions, Burdock and Gold- enrod are not considered noxious weeds within the Borough of North York under the Weed Control Act, the co-operation of all citizens is solicited in the elimination of these nuisance weeds. Complaints and inquiries should be di- rected to 225-4611, Ext. 360, from June 4th to September 28th, 1973. MEL LASTMAN Mayor April 23rd, 1973. BELL & HALL Sales & Service Kleinburg 893-1836 DESTROY NOXIOUS WEEDS Borough of North York NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNERS .Stuart Richard McCarthy is 13 years old and he lives on Shady Lane Crescent in 'Ilhornhill. Last summer when he attended Camp Northland his counsellor was talking about some of the things he had done as a boy. One thing which impressed Stuart was that the counsel- lor served as a page at the Ontario Legislature for a term. Stuart has already made up his mind that he'd like to be a lawyer and he decided an experience like that would be all to the good. He wrote Barney Danson MP, York North by mistake â€"Mr. Danson is in the fed- eral house of courseâ€"but he passed the letter on to Don- ald Deacon MLA, York Cen- tre. Stuart then received an outline of duties which would be expected of a page and was asked of he felt he could fulfil the requirements. He read the list carefully and then wrote back to ask for an application form. GOOD STUDENT Stuart McCarthy, a student at Royal Orchard Public in Thornhill, is on leave and working as a page in the Legislature at Toronto. He keeps up his lessons with a special government tutor while getting what is probably an even better knowledge of the By MARGARET GOVAN This had to be signed/by D. R. MANNING Weed Inspector Thom/will Student I: legislature Page his school principal at Royal Orchard Public School. He is a .good student and there was no problem there. After he had sent in the application there was considerable wait- img. But finally he ~recelved notice he was accepted for a six-week term as a page. He works a five-day week with Friday afternoon off and one late night. But the afternoon session is halved so he and nine other boys and girls can attend special school classes. A retired principal teaches them. Al- though the teaching time does not equal a whole school day by any count of hours. the small class and Stuart’s homework are sufficient to keep him abreast of his own school. Besides he is learning many other things. PLEASANT QUARTERS The pages’ quarters are very pleasant with showers and lockers for each. The youngsters eat in the Legisla- ture cafeteria. They wear uniforms when on duty. They are well looked after. On the late nights their families have to pick them up. Pub- lic transportation at night is frowned upon. Stuart told me about his duties. He has to be on the floor of the chamber, dressed ‘CHEVELLE. TORINO NAT}; We malm easy to choose your kind of tires - at your kind of price. 4/"*‘116 ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT PINTO, VEGA ASTRE FORD, CHEV. PLYMOUTH BUICK, OLDS CHRYSLER 4/s127 [AWN AND "In!" 3 FERTILIZER 40 lb. 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