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Although agreeing in principle with your critical editorial comâ€" ments concerning the Richmond Hill council‘s reversal of a previous decision on a plan for subdivision (Council flip- flops, Liberal, February I couldn‘t agree more with your recent editorial. (Council flip- flops over subdivision, Feb 7, 1979) But must you tar the whole council with the same brush? Mayor Schiller and Councillors Birchall, Duffy and Burnie remain as opposed to the Spring Mills development as they were before. Letters It is gratifying to read of the appreciation ex- pressed in last week‘s paper for our effort in the Think how many of these linle lives are ternnnated under the name of “theraputic” abortion. Editorial “irresponsible”, he says In this “International Year of the Child", let us pause for a moment and consider the UNBORN child. Abortion is mass killing, reader says (There were 57,564 such abortions performed in Canada in 1977 alone). These unborn babies (sometimes called “embryo” and “fetus” but nonetheless tiny human beings created by God) never get the chance to live and grow outside the womb. Usually because someone decides that a baby does not fit into “plans”, and So, Markham needs a full time mayor (Liberal. Thornhill edition. February 7 )‘ Presufnably at a full time price. As a close observer of the office over the last four years, I feel we are well served by Mr. Roman at a very reasonable cost to the taxpayers. If Will be interesting to see what Mr. Moran has Full time mayor = full time cost 7)‘ I find one fundamental and glaring omission that borders on irrespon- sibility. The editorial offers a blanket condemnation. which could easily be interpreted as applying to all nine council members. Councillors Rowe, Wainwright and Corcoran have also expressed their views at earlier discussions. Their stand was not unexpected. This left the two newest councillors holding the decision in their hands. Councillor Amos tells me he has done some reading on the matter and he did drop into the OMB community As is soVoften the case, the maintenance of Oak- bank Pond for free an abortion is easy to get. Albert Schweitzer said -â€" “If a man loses reverence for any part of life he will lose reverence for all life". Clearly we are losing» reverence for life in “ou‘r society today. If we are to sincerely commemorate “Inter- national Year of the Child", we must stop this needless mass killing. It is a crime against humanity; a slaughter of innocents. It IS enough to make even Herod turn in his grave. in mind for his salary as a full-time Mayor with. no doubt. an unlimited expense account. trips to exotic places such as Munich and Tokyo, 3 chauffered limousine and all the other trappings of a professional politician. Frankly, I don‘t think Markham can afford him‘ Walter B. Grieve. 2 Houghton Blvd. Markham. Lavender Caldwell. 378 Crosby Avenue Richmond Hill In fact. the decision was made by a group of five council members in favor of a landowner in our community. This reversal was strongly opposed by Mayor Schiller and Councillors Birchall. hearing from time Councillor Barrow appeared at the hearing for half an hour at the opening, during which no significant evidence was presented. ,, rd- His reasons to me for voting as he did were that he saw no reason for the development not going ahead. and he thought the skating is a result of co- operation from everyone but the weather; January's constant snowfalls alternating with freezing rain demanded constant effort to retain a reasonable ice surface. The Town of Vaughan Works Department superintendent Bill Norris has a crew at work most week days moving the snow back. I believe Mike Gorman is the driver. In the late evenings and early mornings and on weekends, Jack Westerhoek goes out with his famous blue Jeep to clean the surface and clear wider areas. "The Thbrnhill Lions exist to serve this com- munity. The Oakbank Pond is only one project of many for our Youth and Education Committee. They are one of five lively activity committees in the Club. Our efforts are most rewarding when en. thusiastic resident‘s like Jack Westerhoek and the towu work together with us. It all helps make life a little better for everyone. THE purpose of this Publib Meeting is to present a FINAL DESIGN CONCEPT for a CIVIC CENTRE: PLACE: W bouncil Chambers, Municipal Offices, Town of Richmond Hill, 10266 Yonge Street, Richmond Hill, Ontario. TIME: 7:30 pm. vaii'etyâ€"o-ftiaytime'and evening activities. EVERYONE is invited to attend the meeting and participate in discussing this DATE: Mon'day, February 26th, 1979. LOCATION: (see-map) CONCEPl: A mixture of civic uses, private office uses, hotel and entertain- ment, and housing integrated with pedestrian ways and a Town Square. PURPOSE: To provide a future _T_own focal point which will encourage a important proposal. NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING 5. TOWN OF RICHMOND HILL CIVIC CENTRE STUDY AND CONCEPT C. DUFFY, CHAIRMAN PLANNING COMMITTEE Bill Trow President Thornhill District Lions Club time to HOSPITAL Burnie and Duffy on the grounds that it made a mockery of the week of hearings in Richmond Hill by the week of hearings in Richmond Hill by the Ontario Municipal Board on the Spring Mills develop- subdivision would quite ni_c_e‘ t_here. Are all his decisions to be based on uninformed personal opinion? Or, as a member of the Planning Committee, will he at- tempt to learn something about planning? So far he has let two opportunities go by â€" the week of the OMB hearing on Spring Mills and Seminar 1 of the Regional Official Plan. He did run on a plat- form which stressed that since he lived and worked in town, he would be readily available on matters pertaining to his duties as a Councillor. 7 To forestall anyone else saying it, I realize that as l was an unsuccessful candidate for Councillor for Ward 4, my comments will sound like sour grapes. But my concern is that council decisions should be made on the basis of in- depth knowledge of a situation. When Councillor Barrow starts showing that he does indeed care enough to learn as much as possible about the town‘s affairs, 1 will be among the first to support him The 11th Annual Rich- mond Hill Winter Car- nival is now history. The Carnival Com- mittee thank you and your newspaper for the news releases and the tremendous publicity leading up to the. big weekend. Carnival Committee says thanks Your coverage each year hglpsflmake the “Cgavfinival A biggér and better and we think you are terrific. To all of the people in Richmond Hill and their guests we say a special “THANK YOU" and we look forward to seeing you all next year. Janet Faer l7 Elizabeth Street North Richmond Hill HIGH 5 6‘ "WM Marg Barrow, Lois Venn. Publicity Committee Winter Carnival u AJOR-MAcxfivz/s-oR/vn lIllCllLD sour In fact Regional Councillor Wainwright is that appears, from his per- should formance in council, to be 50”“. getting a juvenile, of a gleeful, almost unhealthy delight in destroying past Cu 10 r progressive policies. look CIVIC CENTRE STUDY AREA FlflE POL/CE (Why was it so urgent to reverse a decision just prior to the OMB‘ s decision on this matter?) To tar them with the same brush as the other five is inexcusable, and might lead one to believe that your newspaper does not have the gumption to openly oppose a small but monetarily influential segment of this comâ€" munity. ment Certainly David Schiller and the three aforementioned counc- illors deserve an apology and the public deserves a more precise conâ€" demnation of the guilty parties in this fiasco. Furthermore. I feel that The Liberal has been abdicating responsibility to the general public in Richmond Hill by failing to offer much assessment of the critical comment on the functioning and character of the present council. On ALL critical issues it is always decided by a vote of five to four, with the same five pro-vested interest council members aligned against the four who are pro planned development. it is most unfortunate that the basic philosophy of this bare majority would appear to be the eradication of the ac- complishments of the previous council. 1 . C3uncillorV Corcoran, Rose and Wainwright It would appear that I may have an ally finally on Council re my beef about proper identity of the Town of Richmond Hill as a whole. namely Councillor John Birchall, reference front page article (Richmond Hill edition) January 31 re Highways 404 and 7 in- terchange “Interchange ignores Hill“. I’ve been expounding a similar situation re the lack of identity of the north end residents of Richmond Hill since 1971. In February, 1974, I wrote a letter to, The Liberal, which appeared in part in the February 20, 1974 issue. I'd suggest that Councillor Birchall not hold his breath for the Province of Ontario to take action re his ob- servation. Possibly you could reprint my 1974 letter or see that he gets a copy of the 1974 issue. I have seen limited -â€".â€"â€"-._.â€"â€" "’ w. J. POWER COMMISSIONER OF PLANNING have been well-known advocates of rapid development for some time and could not be expected to change. Consequently‘ the blame for this sorry state of affairs must lie at the feet of the two new members of council who were not elected on a platform suggesting their presertt stance. Perhaps Councillors Amos and Barrow should be reminded of a few facts. Firstly. Mayor Schiller and his philosophy of municipal government have three times been strongly endorsed at the polls by the PEOPLE of Richmond Hill. He represents what the majority in this town want. Secondly. in their own wards. the vote was heavily in favor of the Mayor and many, who supported Mr. Schiller. also cast votes for them. I would suggest that Mr. Amos and Mr. Barrow should: (a) reassess their present alliance; u u r 7 (b) stop being unduly influenced and pressured: ‘ ((2) start considering what is best. over the long run. for the community and the people in it. In response to a remark that was made by Mr. Wainwright at the last council meeting â€" YES. WE HAVE HAD IT ‘GOOD‘ FOR THE PAST FOUR YEARS. PLEASE ALLOW IT TO CON- TINUE. progress re my beefs in five years; we now have Town Boundary Signs; we have finally moved into the Town's hydro system; however the rest of my outstanding beefs are just that. We still do not have 3 Richmond Hill sign off the 400 at the King Sideroad exit As a taxpaying owner occupant resident of the Town of Richmond Hill, I can only identify myself to Richmond Hill in that I pay my taxes, water bill and dog tag tax at the Town Hall. Keep it up, John, you may help get all the Town identified as Richmond Hill instead of the fragmented municipality it now is. Yours for a better Rich- mond Hill. m Roux/gum I William Atkinson. 8 Orlon Crescent. Richvale. Oak Ridges Melody Acres Temperanceville R. R. 8. King City Walter Sinclair Richmond Hill Ontario It you Invest $1,000 In a 5-year term GIC RSP at 10% Interest compounded semtâ€"annually. your Investment wrtl be worth $1,629 at the end of the ‘ 5-year term. 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