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ten Markham Planning Direc- tor William Power attended the hearing with a prepared explanation of the commun- ity planning aspects sur- rounding the townhouse ap- plication. But the citizens had their minds made up and were in no mood to lis- The meeting itself was in- conclusive, with councillors obviously at a loss as to what to do and intending to deliberate further. Residents demanded that the council immediately pass bylaws to change the zoning and Official Plan to lower densltfes. to 108 townhouses plus 10 single family dwellings. The singles would be on Clark Avenue facing the existing single family dwelling area. ROWDY MEETING At times during the meet- ing the assembly got com- pletely out of hand, shout- ing down Planning Commit- tee Chairman Adams and members of council. The town council was convened in planning committee-of- theâ€"whole for the hearing. The hearing started a bit after the 7:30 .pm scheduled time. It continued on its acrimonious way until 11 pm, with the mayor and councillors unhappin but resignedly taking all the citizens handed out. Chair- man Adams at times told some persons they were out of order and that things were getting beyond the point of being endured. Adams did manage to con- duct 8 hearing with some degree of success for a con- siderable time. But finally he became worn out at 11 o'clock and banged down the gavel. Even after he closed off the proceedings. residents stayed much long- er to go on with their own arguments and debate mer- its of the proposed plan with spokesmen for the develop. RATEPAYER BRIEF During the hearing the South Thornhill Ratepayers Association presented a de- tailed five-page brief on be- half of its 300 members. Spokesman Maurice Sanders of 63 Proctor Avenue was repeatedly and loudly ap- plauded as he put forward the citizen position. He de- manded lower density de- velopment by way of zoning and Official Plan bylaws. Chairman Adams said council would have to get a legal opinion from its solic- itor on the feasibility of such a course. He indicated he would like to see the res- idents’ demand be success- ful. But he said there were serious doubts about the chances among town offic- ials and council. Success in such a move might be unprecedented in Ontario municipal experi- ence. The town might lose some of the ground it has gained in negotiating with the developer. The proposal has been scaled down from a density of 162 townshouses (Continued from Page 1) cillor from Thornhill. told the meeting that in hindâ€" sight it now appeared the council should have changed the Official Plan and zoning to a lower density three years ago when the developâ€" ment plan was for semis. But he said the council now was a a loss to know whether or not it had a legal chance of changing the zoning and Official Plan to a lower density. Celebrating his 90th Valentine’s Day last week, David Howard of Centre Street East, Richmond Hill, had tea at York Central Hospital and presented the hospital with a cheque for $500, the second half of a $1,000 donation toward equipping a room in the new Langstaff Wing of the hospital which is scheduled to open this year. This gift, and a similar donation to the Princess Marg- aret Hospital in Toronto, comes from proceeds from Mr. Howard’s autobiography, “The Real Life Story of David Howard”. A labor of love, the book began as a history for members of his family. many of them now living in western Irate Ratepayers Attack T ownhouse Project They preferred to use .4 loving Valentine To York Central Hospital I WIN 0R. LOSE "Some members of council feel we could fight for semis. Some members of council feel we would lose," said Adams. Three years ago after a long history of proceedings over the land the owners proposed a deve10pment of semi-detached homes. The residents were overjoyed and relieved there weren't to be townhouses. As a result prop- erty values in the vicinity jumped. Then a proposal came in last year that looked like Stanley Barracks. The council was appalled. But it negotiated until it got the developer down to 108 town- houses when 175 are possible. he said. Put on the spot by the ratepayers and told they were determined to have council rezone the land to a lower density, Markham Mayor Anthony Roman of Victoria Square put the re- snonsibility squarely back on the assemblage. “If we do go to the Mu- nicipal Board. and lose. and the (resulting) densi- ties are higher . . . then we're off the hook.” said Mayor Roman. “Everybody is trying to put everybody on the spot when it is ob- vious everybody (including the present council) is against it." When he did get a chance to say a few words, Planning Chairman Adams summed up part of the situation. “We have just as deplor- able a situation in Leslie East," added Kay, referring to the legacy of community planning left to the German Mills area from previous councils. He said his neigh- borhood is suffering the same school overcrowding and use of portable class- rooms by the school \board. ZONING LEGAL North 'I'hornhill Ward 2 Councillor for Markham Roy Muldrew of 53 Romfield Cir- cuit told the assembly, “We have gone as far as we can go in negotiating this down (in density) . . . there is a legal existing zoning." the time to tell the commit- ., Bill Spira of 35 Johnson But Muldrew added that in his opinion. “The (existing) zoning on the land is deplor- able.” South Thornhill Ward 1 Markham Councillor Gary Kay of 86 Aberfeldy Cres- cent, formerly of Bayview Fairways and new resident in the New Leslie Street-Ger- man Mill area warned his constituents there was danger in their proposed course. “I think it would be fool- ish,” said lawyer Kay. "We have a very weak case” and shouldn’t proceed “unless assured we have a strong case,” he said. “In my opinion, I don't think this council could suc- ceed in rezoning of the land . the proposed 13 units per acre, except for Crickle- wood. is absolutely the low- est townhouse density any- where in the town . . we are getting more than we could succeed to get before the OMB (Municipal Board) . . we've now got 108 (town- house) units and 10 single family dwellings . . . from the OMB the developer could get as many as 150 units." said South Thornhill Coun- cillor Kay. tee what the neighborhood wanted. MAYOR’S POSITION Robert Vockeroth of 35 Dove Lane was the citizen who asked what problems council would face from the OMB if the council tried to rezone from multiple to lower density. When told about the possibilities, he called it a calculated risk which the community was apparently prepared to take. SHORT OF SERVICES On the question of the “hold” being to allow the town to stop construction until services are available, “It's time we had an inves- tigation on this . . . somebody along the way got a pay-off . . . there's no way this went from single family dwelling to multiple density (other- m‘sel." said Sandy Smart of 66 Johnson Street. “We the people of Thom- hill object to this proposed townhouse development,” said Mrs. Gaum, speaking on behalf of a group of con- cerned citizens. She said council has a moral responsi- bility to keep the “hold” on the property that stops the townhouses until alternative development is planned. EXPLAINS LEGALITIES Planning Director Power tried to explain that the “hold” council has on the property isn't a legal means for stopping the townhouses indefinitely. He said the “hold” is only intended to give council power to stop construction until a reason- ably good plan is worked out and until services are avail- able. Spira proved to be the most obstreperous of the assembled citizens. getting interrupted and declared out of order by a determinedly good-humored Chairman Ad- ams, Only one resident didn't want to take the chance. Mr. DaVersa of 185 Clark Avenue said he wasn’t willing to gamble on going to court. He said he would rather have the 10 single family dwell- ings council has negotiated for the Clark Street frontage than nothing. Dr. Larry Gaum and Mrs. Hope Gaum of 16 Van-wood Road spoke against the town~ houses. PREPARED TO FIGHT When asked by members of council, almost all the assem- bled residents wanted to fight. They wanted a legal struggle before the OMB if necessary, regardless of the consequences. Street then charged that the council was “jumping through hoops" for the devel- oper. He said 400 petitioners asked council to pass a bylaw reducing density and keep- ing out townhouses. Instead of passing such a bylaw, council told the resident pe- titioners to wait for a new Official Plan, he said. it does every day. He said council, for once, should do what the citizens said to do. Citizen Spira maintained it was a simple matter for coun- cil to pass a bylaw, something If the town blocked the project in an improper fashion, the owner could appeal successfully to the OMB. The owner would have a chance of getting 0MB approval for a plan much nearer the maximum density allowed under the zoning and perhaps less well designed and less ac- ceptable to the commun- ity," he said. Having finished his presen- tation and before leaving to catch a plane. Sanders urged his fellow residents to carry on as follows: “You people remember one thing. Don't talk softly. If you do, you lose. Talk loud.” “The units located at Proc- tor and Henderson Avenue. The developer applied for 98 units. After many argu- ments 75 units were allow- ed, with assurances that ad- equate parking would be provided .At the present time there is constant park- ing on Henderson and Proc- tor Avenue. Over $6,000 was spent on the park cul- vert and grass in 1973 for Proctor Avenue Park. This has slowly been eroded away by parking. A 10’ by 10' garbage container was built for this complex. Where? Right on the edge of Proc- tor Avenue. “Too many times have Sanders went through sev- eral pages of South Thorn- hill complaints, listing reâ€" peated neglect of local wish- es by successive councils of the former Markham Town- ship and some instances by the now three-year-old Mark- ham Town Council. BAD PLANNING He listed various undesir- able planning changes, plus industrial, commercial and high density nuisances al- lowed to spread into the area. Sanders complained of an- other townhouse project as follows: Grammer felt other projects were overloading services even more and pointed out the recent history of water shortages in Thomhill. “This is just peanuts compared to what's going on at Elgin Street“ you can’t get services such as water. If you can’t provide schools, then you just can’t provide development for more people." said Gram- met. Mr. and Mrs. Donald Strick- land submitted that the schools are overcrowded and water and sewer services can't stand another town- house project. OTHERS OPPOSED Others speaking against the townhouses included Rich- ard Coles of 28 Vanwood Road, Joseph Comar of' 3 Henderson Avenue, Dr. Maria Lukowski of 12 Vanwood Road. Mr. and Mrs. Nick Belak of 5 Henderson Ave- nue, Eric Kosky of 30 John- son Avenue, Reinhardt Ban- sen of 1 Vanwood Road, Mr. Myers of 15 Vanwood Road, Estelle Begay of 48 Dove Lane. John Daurio wondered why the town wouldn‘t ex- propriate the property, but was reminded of the large sum of money which would be involved. Jack Galbraith of 9 Bright- bay Crescent, president of the South Thorn‘hill Ratepay- ers Association introduced his group’s spokesman Maur- ice Sanders. Mrs. Gaum and others argued it is obvious services aren’t available. Woodland School was built for 490 pupils and now has 580, with portables being used. “That‘s why we can’t stand any more and why we can't have these townhouses,” she said. Jerold Crammer of 17 Al- caine Court agreed lack of services was sufficient reason for holding up the townhouse project. FEBRUARY 23. SATURDAY, 8:30 pmâ€"Mardi-Gras Dance, St. Gabriel’s Church, Bay- view and Crosby Ave, Tickets $3.00 per couple (no costumes required‘. c1w34 FEBRUARY 28, THURSDAY, 8 pm â€"â€" Richvale's Monthly Euchre, 31 Spruce Avenue. Refreshments. Admission $1. 02w34 sessions, Mondays and Fri- days 8 pm, Wednesdays 1 pm. 12 King Side Road, Oak Ridges. Marie Cole, 773-4280. tfcaz FEBRUARY 23, SATURDAY, 10 am to 2 pmâ€"St. Matthew's United Church Rummage and Bake Sale, 333 Crosby Ave- nue. Free coffee. c2w33 DUPLICATE BRIDGE â€" 3 According to Power there are plenty of parks in the immediate area. There would also be 1.2 acres of park space within the pro- posed project. The residents, however, feared there would be traf- fic .problems. “And we request council to rezone this property to single family dwellings," concluded ratepayer associaâ€" tion spokesman Sanders. N0 TRAFFIC PROBLEM Planner Power reported a town staff report indicated the townhouse project would create no traffic problems. and this was reaffirmed by the Department of Trans- port. At the peak morning hour the project would gen- erate 54 cars of which about 30 would travel south on Henderson Avenue. we in this community been frightened in'to approving what has been commonly termed ‘compromise’. For example, instead of 80 townhouses you get 60. Instead of a lO-floor high- rise you get six floors. Or if we fight this devel- opment proposal, we might finish up with more units than requested," he said. “It is my hope that coun- cil will justify the faith that the people have put in’ them and refuse this application by the developer, and that should the developer apply to the OMB the council should request that an OMB representative be sent to view this area to have a clearer view of conditions before a meeting is held at the OMB level. Time: 8 pm. RICHMOND HILL NEW ARENA Adults $2.00 Students with card $1.00 Children 50¢ Hockey Wexford FRIDAY, FEB. 22 Provincial Quarter O.H.A. Junior “A” RAMS PLAYOFFS York County Board of Education could ignore presâ€" ent government expenditure ceilings and borrow on next year’s grants, but that would only add to their difficul- ties in the long run. John Kippen, superintendent of operations, told the board Monday night of last week. Mr. Kippen was replying to a question by Trustee Doreen Quirk of Markham, during a discussion of sal- ary grids. The board was preparing for further neg- otiations with striking high school teachers. Mrs. Quirk said she had been asked lately by parents why York couldn't offer the same as Metro. However. Kippen said Metro could spend $1,450 per student under the grant structure. while York was allowed $1,254. WINDSOR PENALIZED Mrs. Quirk said she under- stood the Windsor School Board borrowed against its future grants this year. She was informed by George Ford, superintendent of bus- iness, that Windsor received a reduced grant this year as a result. Also. the taxpay- ers had had to pick it up in the mill rate. Ron Hall, acting director of education, said that, when the grants were considered MetroCeiliKng Exceeds Yk. $1,455 A Teacher It was a big loss for the in‘jury-plla‘gued Rams as the Raiders' Andy Vince popped a goal-mouth pass behind Goa‘lie Doug Brulmwell at 5:18 of the third overtime to ’Dhoy say you 'hav eto play 60 minutes of hockey to win a game. The Richmond Hill Rams played 95 minutes against WYexford Raiders Tuesday night at the arena â€" and still lost. E- lev a. nu; vuu) A unu. lyullhn) ister on arrival. For further call Peter Van Hoof, 884-4145. HILLBILLY BASH The Oak Ridges and District Minor Hoc- L «A an. n Au Aub' information Non-profit organizations planning pro- grams of interest to readers in Southern York Region are invited to contact Social Editor Margaret Lade at “The Liberal”, 63 Yonge Street South, Richmond Hill, 884-1105 or key ASSociation is having a “Hillbilly Bash” 884-8177. Deadline for items for this col- Saturday from 8 pm to 1 am at the Bond umn is noon on Tuesday. llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll’lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllillllllllllllllll“illllllllllllllllllllllllll «mum Rams Lose 4-3 Third Overtime THE LIBERAL, Richmond Hill, Ontario, Thursday, Feb. 21, 1974 3 g-ummummummumuumumumuulmun“nummu“uumnm\m1mm“mumlm\ml1m\1uuunmlumuuumlmum“\mmumnum\mnummuuuuumlmunnun“lummlummuuummuluuuumuumumnlumummmmmummmat They say you have to play 60 minutes of hockey to win a game. The Richmond Hill Rams played 95 minutes against Wexford Raiders Tuesday night at the arena â€" and still lost. ‘ It was a big loss for the injury-plagued Rams as the Raiders' Andy Vince popped a goal- mouth pass behind Goalie Doug Brumwell at 5:_18 of the third overtime to give Wexford a 4-3 Win. The epical marathon victory gave the Raiders a 2-2 tie in their Provincial Junior “A” best-of- seven playoff battle with Richmond Hill. All Saints Anglican in King City is invit- ing the community to join with parishioners at a pancake supper Tuesday. The menu includes pancakes, sausages, fruit salad, ice cream for the children, and beverage. Tickets are $1.75 for adults, 75¢ for children 6 to 12, and free for children under six. Call 833- 6380 for tickets. The couples club of Thornhill United is having a Valentine Dance featuring an outâ€" standing disc jockey on Saturday from 8 to 11:45 pm at a cost of $3 per couple. For tic- kets call Mrs. June Abbott at 881â€"2528 or Mrs. Mary Manahan at 889-6250. Looking for a way to fight the winter blahs? Get your inspiration from the Esk- imo who has been coping with winter for thousands of years. Visit the McMichael Canadian Collection in Kleinburg and browse through two rooms featuring works of Eskimo arts and crafts. A glowing tribute to Canada’s artistic heritage, the rambling log and stone complex houses 900 works in 30 gallery rooms. It is open every day but Mon- day from 12 noon to 5:30 pm. There is plenty of parking space and no admission charge. Parishioners and friends of St. Gabriel’s Anglican in Richmond Hill are having a Mardi Gras Dance beginning at 8:30 pm Saturday. Dress is optional, but the planners are hoping that most of the guests will uphold the Mardi Gras tradition and come in costume. The dance at $3 per couple, is open to all. Tickets are available from Bob Gilpin, 884-3510 or at the door. The Kinsmen of Richmond Hill are spon- soring snowmobile races Sunday at Yonge Street and Elgin Mills Road. There will be 15 races, and a $5 participation fee for snow machine buffs. The proceeds will go to the Cystic Fibrosis Fund. Participants will reg- ister on arrival. For further information call Peter Van Hoof, 884-4145. JACKPOT $500 SHROVE TUESDAY PANCAKE SUPPER RICHMOND HILL LIONS CLUB MONDAY, FEBRUARY 25th Early Birds 7 20 REGULAR GAMES â€" 1 Help Keep Richmond Hill Beautiful llONS HAI.I. Here Are Scheduled Events In Southern York This ’Week STARTING TIME ESKIMO ART FEATURED SNOWMOBILE RACES MARDI GRAS PARTY VALENTINE DANCE 106 Centre St. East Kippen said the' actual ratio was 17-9 as of Septem- ber 30, and 17-2 as of Dec- ember 31. TEACHERS’ PAMPHLET In a pamphlet distributed by the Ontario Secondary Teachers Federation, 3 sur- vey conducted by Harold Willis and Associates To- ronto, showed the pupil- teacher ratio for York ‘as 18-50 and 18â€"99 for Septem- ber, 1973. She also took exception to a Toronto newspaper re port, which stated the pupil- teacher ratio was 20-17. Mrs. Quirk said she thought it had been set at 17-7. So far as salaries were concerned, York started $100 lower than Metro in its minimum and finished $100 higher in its maximum. TEACHER-PUPIL RATIO Mrs. Quirk said that, if the board wasn't paying ex- tras to teachers for such things as department heads and master teachers. it could employ a better teach- er-pupil ratio. The report said that part- time teachers were counted as one-half time teachers. on a teacher basis, Metro had $1,455 more per teacher than York. Listed as the source for the figures was the OSSTF. It was a game that went on and on and on and on through 60 minutes of regu- lva'tion hockey, on-e 10-minute regulation overtime, another 20 minutes of sudden death hockey before ending at 5:18 of the second 20 minutes of The epical marathon vic- tory gave the Raiders a 2-2 tie in their Provincial Junior A bes‘t-of-seven palyoff battle with Richmond Hill. give Wexford a 4-3 win 40 p.m. SPECIAL GAMES â€" 8 RM. â€" 59 No.'s The same Hartman had several near misses during the game especially on two or three occasions when he darted from behind the Wex- ford net but couldn't jam the puck past an unflappable Napier. Richmond Hill's Doug Brumwell also came up with some great stops and couldn’t be blamed for any of the goals against him. Their biggest potential- moment of the game came with '1 little over four minut- es left in the first sudden- deat’h over-time period. MISSES PENALTY SHOT Mike Hartman got a break- away but was hauled down with a penalty shot being called as a result. A lot of people died after that one. The fates were against Hartman as he sailed in on Steve Napier, faded to the side as Napier came out. and wheeled a backhander off the post. Game over. overtime The game started at 8 pm, end-ed at 12:30 pm, Wednes- day morning. Both teams were slated to go at it again tonight (Wednesday) in the fifth game at Hyland Arena and back again in Richmond Hill Friday night for the sixth and possibly last game of the series. If a seventh game is necessary it Will be played in Wex- ford Saturday night. Tuesday night's battle saw the Rams outs'hoot the Raid- ers 58 -50 over the long haul in a game which saw the Rams trail 3-1 'at the end of the first period and then come on to tie the game and almost win it on several oc- casions. Wexfbrd's scoring was han- E1! Don Holgate will also be the disc jockey for a teen dance in the same hall from 8 to 11 pm on Friday. Lake Arena Hall. The disc jockey will be Don Holgate and the admission fee of $6 per couple includes a buffet supper. Beverages will be available. During the month of February sketches by local artist Dave Clayton are on display at the Wildwood Library at Lake Wilcox. Delta Lambda Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi is having its major fund-raising event of the year, the Yellow Rose Ball, Saturday in the Richmond Hill Lions Hall, Centre Street East. Proceeds will be used for community projects. For tickets call Mrs. Hilda Baxter at 884-3705. York Summit District Cubs, Scouts, Venturers, Rovers are having their 14th an- nual hobby show at Bayview Secondary School, Bayview Avenue at M kham Road in Richmond Hill, on Saturday. he organiz- ers are expecting about 900 entries from Scouting groups in the Thornhill, Markham, Richmond Hill, Oak Ridges area, and the show wiil be open_to the public from 1 to 7 pm. Admission is 35c for adults, 10c for children and free for young people in Scout- ing or Guiding uniforms. Albion Hills Conservation Area is offer- ing sledding, tobogganing, skiing and skating facilities for folks of all ages. There are also snowmobile trails, nature trails, picnic areas, and for the hardy â€"â€" group camping (by per- mit only). Albion Hills is five miles north of Bolton on Highway 50 and is operated by the Metro Conservation Authority. There are nine such areas within 30 miles of Metro. Admission is $1.50 (plus $2 tow fee for down- hill skiers). For information call the auth- ority at 630-9780. “DILAY IT AGAIN, §A-M99 Starring ! WDDDY STARTS FRIDAY EVENING PAP“ /”IDILAYIIT 14th ANNUAL HOBBY SHOW SAT. MATINEE AT 1 RM. YELLOW ROSE BALL LOCAL ART SHOW The Rams were missing in- jured Steve Glover and Ernie Takeuchi and were forced to go with a somewhat make- shift line-up. The key question with the Rams is whether they now have the stamina to bounce back from such a gruelling hockey match against a com- paratively healthy Wexford crew. died by Archie King. Paul DeMarco. Tim Regan and. of course, Vince with the big one. There were others includ- ing Defenceman Billy Ste- phenson who led numerous offensive thrusts and was solid on defence with Jack Guest. Jim Roffey also came up with a hard-hitting game on the blueline. For Richmond Hill it was Jim Graham, Dave "Digger" Dunkley and Bob Bangay. DUNKLEY EXCELS Pick of the Rams (all of them played their hearts out) had to [be “Digger” Dunkley who was spectacular all the way seemingly playing 90 minutes of ice-time and was a constant two-way man. Unreal. Color TV from . Sweetheart Peter York Home T.V. 306 Bayview Ave. (Plaza) 889-1646 - 884-4165 "SMALL FRY FROLICS" Every Saturday Mat. FUN & GAMES LOADS OF FREE PRIZES THIS SATURDAY ONLY ONE FREE DRINK FOR EACH GIRL AND BOY WORKS' IN A DRAWER ALL SEATS 75¢ Can Box Officé for Show Times ODEON 884.6221 GET YOUR at“ “03-4.53