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The Liberal, 24 Aug 1977, p. 3

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THE LIBERAL. Wednesday, August 24. 1977 â€" A-3 Maple Theme Park closer to reality On Rutherford Rd. from Keele to Jane. the town would pay for reconâ€" struction of the road between the recon- structed intersections at Keele and Jane. From Jane to Weston Rd. the developer would pay any increased maintenance costs the reconstructed sec- tions at Keele and Jane. The developer would pay That brought forth an the total cost of reCOn- objection from Councillor struction from Jane to Jackson. She Said the Weston Rd. wording allowed the The town also stated developer to just sit back that it accepted both for nine months and then concepts as technically COme baCk and say It feasible, but favored WOUldn't work. Concept 3, It then Shesuggested“accept” While Mickey Rooney didn't make it to town last week, Mickey Mouse could be just around the corner. Or Yogi Bear, anyway, both the region and the ministry of tran» the end of the meeting, they did, however, vote against two proposals put sportation and com- forth on the park. One munications in a recent was to ask the Region of study. York to request the A breakdown of costs and other denizens 0f the province speed up the showed Concept 2A Proposed Maple Theme program for completion (Major Mackenzie) at Park. of the Maple trunk $1,423,000 for road costs, At least that was the sanitary sewer in order to and $25,000 for land. fora implication as Vaughan serve the park by Feb. total of $1,448,000. town will accept Concept 2A." matter. said it would mean council was going to make its presentation without an approved route, only a possible route. That wasn‘t in- consistent with the fact they had two feasible routes. Council said that the resolution was necessary COlmCil g0t together {Or 1981. The motions were The same breakdown related to use of the road r0 osed that the be chan ed to “con- “ ’ ' back-toâ€"back meetings passed, 4-2. for Concept 3 showed by park traffic. The park 39,210,)... “pursue the sider." g rggsignrisiqgihiT‘igtdzfdiilcet last Monday night and The park which is to be $1,300,000 for the road, would also pay for road development of Concept Homerwise‘ we're the industrial allocation reconstruction if park traffic were sufficient â€" 400 vehicles daily â€" to warrant it. Under Concept 3. the town would pay the cost of reconstruction of Rutherford Rd., between located at Highway 400 and$656,000forland,fora and Major Mackenzie, is total of $1,956,000. scheduled to open in the Both costs were for spring of 1981. services outside the The second resolution boundary of the park. was to inform the region Under Concept 2A, the that 240 acres of the 320 developer would pay an acre Park. are deSISHated costs except as follows: for commercial purposes. Most of the evening’s discussion, however, discussed various aspects of the park, as if it already were a fait ac- compli. At present, an amend- ment to the town’s official plan, which includes the park, is before the ministry of the en- »! vironment for approval. Even councillors Lorna Jackson and Jim Cameron, who have opposed the park from the beginning, discussed the matters at hand â€" water, sewage and roads â€" with a view to at least getting the best deal on them. In a recorded vote at 3“ until May 30, 1973. If it accepting 2A now," she from the total provided to were proved that it could said. Vaughan and to design not "be pursued due to Town solicitor Tom and provide the facilities time restrictions and Fraser, who was called in necessary for service to excessive land costs, the to give his views in the the park." T hampson’s 56th annual AUGUST centred around two proposals: Concept 2A and Concept 3. The latter concerned alternative road routes, with Rutherford Rd. being favoured over Major Mackenzie Dr. by traffic engineers from New president New president of the Richmond Hill Rotary Club is Len Jones, right. Here he receives the gavel from past president Bruce Lloyd. Len Jonesnamed Rotary president Richmond Hill Rotary's 25th year ended with a gavel presentation recently. Past President Bruce Lloyd presented the gavel of office to incoming president Len Jones. , Among its many projects, the club gave donations of money and personal service to York Central Hospital, arranged for 36 judges and more than $1,400 worth of prizes for the Science Fair, and sup‘ ported hockey, winter carnival and other local projects. International, the Club hosted a Group Study Exchange from Brazil, supported two children in Latin America, par- ticipated with other Rotary Clubs in providing a base dairy herd to Haiti, with Oshawa Rotary Club provided a wind generator to purify water to Petitville, Haiti, and became a 500 per cent supporter of the Rotary Foundation, a program for the international exchange of students. Funds for the numerous projects were raised through the sale of tickets to Rotary Travelogue, Christmas trees, peanuts, and bench advertising. Association plans fami/yda y, dance B y D 0 R E E N LIVINGSTON 889-9922 The German Mills Homeowners Association is sponsoring a family day on Saturday, Sept. 24. The day will be divided in two parts, Parents 'N Kids Olympics and Jeans ’N Things Dance No. 2. Parents ‘N Kids Olympics will be held at the German Mills Public School grounds from 11 a.m. to 4 pm. There will be events for children and adults of all ages. The track meet is being co-ordinated by Gary Randall, a German Mills resident. Admission is free and hot dogs and drinks may be purchased on the grounds. The event is open to all residents of the community. Jeans ‘N Things Dance No. two will be held at the Thornhill Community Center at John and Bayview the evening of the Sept. 24 from 8:30 pm. to 1 a.m. The admission price of $10 per couple includes a casual discotheque type family dance emceed by a well known disc jockey, and a cold buffet. Bar tickets will be sold. It may be noted that last year‘s dance was an outstanding success. For tickets and â€" or information. call any member of the German Mills Homeowners Board of Directors or phone the The illness you‘ll never see coming Get in shape â€" and don‘t give the enemy a big target Firnessis fun. Try some. DISCOVERY ‘ DAYS OUIZ: Name the oldest established business in Richmond HiII’ Answer The Liberal began publishing in 1878. Dist ‘ovei‘y Days Thornhill Centre. UNIFORMS Anyone who wants to buy or sell a cub or beaver uniform. may call Alison Silbiger at 881- 4303. Community CUDNEY : criiIt 'TILSATURDAY, A_OO.V‘V27L GRANNY'S FRESH SECONDS BUTTER TARTS .2 BARTLETT PEARS MARTIN'S ASSORTED FRUIT DRINKS CHICKEN. BEEF OR LIVER PEP DOG FOO PLAIN OR WITH GARLIC BICK'S PICKLE GRAIN OF GOLD WHITE BREA AVAILABLE ONLY AI ALLENCOU Bayview 8 Markham Rd., Richmond Hill ’ WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO LIMIT QUANTITIES To) MEXICO'S VARIETY APPEAL If you should ask a number of recent visi- tors to Mexico what they liked most about the country, be pre- pared fOr some really different answers! One may talk about the thrill of seeing evidence of the broad sweep of time from 2500 BC. to the pre- sent Another may rave about the striking contemporary architecâ€" ture next to preâ€"Col- umbian ruins. And yet another may describe swimming in a shim- mering pool one day, and going big-game hunting in the jungle next! 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