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Collecting and storing items for the Rotary Club TV Auction takes time and willing hands. Here Harry Gerber, Stu Har- One resident, Syd Goldsmith Vof RR. 1 Gormley, has already lodged a formal objection to the method used to close the level crossing. At this point, he has the backing of Richmond Hill Mayor David Schiller‘ who stood up at Regional Local residents will have a last say at the Region’s board hearing on the matter on January 8, 1930, 2 pm at the Engineering Commission building on Woodbine north of the Aurora Sideroad. The York Engineering Department has been given authority to ter~ minate the Gormley Road east and west of the CNR tracks and set in motion the construction of tur- ning basins which will eventually adjoin the proposed Gormley bypass. Reg. $22.95 Reg‘ $28.50 Rondo, Mambo, Emil mum svocx LASTS 5995 $1295 RAMEKINS Cunard 1 OVAL BAKERS SOUFFLE DISH CASSEROLES I II mom Sara: " 515°s Hymn» punom $2395 Good Solocrlofi DECANTERS, VASES, ASH TRAYS, REUSH DISHES, CANDY BOXES, CANDLE HOLDERS 20% lo 30% on Pinwheel Crystal by Crown Stufimdshire Deluxe Quality KOSTA CRYSTAL BARWARE Authority given to close Gormley Road Less than V2 Price Cups 8: Saucers ’Oll Gourmet Ware by Johnson Bros. Savo $6 to $8 on Place 5."an- GREA T GIFT IDEAS ONEIDA STAINLESS Shoppon' Wodd Am Shopm' Wand. Brnmpton Alblog fid._a_t)§|pllng Hwy. 10 at Stselw Ave, 1/3 sanmcs if SERVING PIECES van Soulom, Largo Site I 7 human â€"â€"_â€"-â€"-â€"â€"â€".â€"-â€"â€"â€"_â€"â€"â€"â€" Beautiful things cost less than33JFh7r-1-k‘a-fâ€"- #AA by Hunchonrouthor Flng Porcelain china $2395 I!qu price Curmml Dlnh I .95 Small Largo Lam. Smallmmn 19.95 ’0’; Lama 2M um 26.50 5 In. Place Senings Racine Whlta to" Reg. $43.50 WHILE STOCK LASTs at Fantastic Savings off 19.95 ‘IJJ 21.95 7.95 Cfiunmv ME 0 he never planned to close vhich will not eliminate Regional Road 14 in the Ian existing crossing at first place. grade bring little or no Almost 15 months ago :benefit to the when CNR realized York Ra i l w a y s . w h i c h was hoping to put in theishould therefore not Le grade separation without expected to contribute to closing the Gormley Rdt. the cost of construction it told the Canadian and maintenance of the Transport Commission it structure.“stated a reply wouldn'tcontribute to the from the Railway funding. On the otheriTransport Committee. hand. if the road were' Simply put, the dif- closedt-it Would subsidize ference in funding bet- five per cent of the cost of ween Sections 16 and 17 theprojecttoamaximum amounts to $542,000.At; of $62,500. present MTC subsidv Bob Hodgson showed how L “Applications Last March, York Region was also told if it wanted to qualify for funding under Section 16 The actual decision to close the road to vehicular traffic came on August 30 but in his report to council. Commissioner Bob Hodgson showed how he never planned to close Regional Road 14 in the first place. Council and questioned the engineering com- missioner's intentions. .98 9.75 3.95 9.95 BOWLS, VASES, WINE GOBLETS, CANDLE HOLDERS, SAUCE BOATS, TUREENS, ETC. TEAKWOOD o" NORWEGIAN PEWTER 7 pt: Salad Bowl Set Io!- R 99. $40.00 $2995 Vogoiuhlo Dlshci 9" Sin, a... 55.50 Canarqu wlvh Conn, Rog. $15.95 Iollsh Trays _ 5 “CH0!” In wood, Ed Nokes,‘ Gordoh McIntyre and Jim Abraham try to keep it all straight. (Liberal Photo by Bruce Hogg). SIa!:_nlo_s_s_ Specials $300 Value WHILE STOCK LASTS HAND DECORATED S79 5. s99 STONEWARE Hlllcnut Mall ‘ ‘ Yonge Sitlhlgmmond HIII 45 pc. Setfor 8 Simply put, the dif- ference in funding bet- ween Sections 16 and 17 amounts to $542,000.At present MTC subsidy rates of about 63 per cent. York Region could save over $200,000 â€" if it can manage to close the 6 in package Heavy Qualhy of the Railway Relocation and Crossing Act, Transport Canada would require the existing crossing at Gormley to b( closed. If not, the project would be handled under Section 17 of the Act. CROWNLYNN IARTHSTONI 512.95 OLD FASHION JUICE TUMBLERS 5 Pc. Plan $0"an- 5 Perform R09. 520 450/0 0" $1095 $450 5' 295 $9 In a letter that wasn’t published, Mr. Goldsmith said he understood residents have the right of appeal to the CTC through the Region’s board He noted the hamlet would be split in half if the crossing were per- manently closed and this could cause considerable. hardship for residents. Once the bypass is con- structed. he said, the only people who will use the critical part of Gormley will be those who live in the hamlet. “My point is that anyone with property affected by such a closing is put in an untenable position if he has an ob- jection,“ he said. He claimed he would “eat his hat or go out and buy one and eat it" if the matter goes back to committee and the decision is taken to use Section 17 â€" foregoing the $542,000 and the ad- ditional subsidy by somehow keeping the road open. “I realize we‘re going by the book but in this case, the book stinks," said Mayor Schiller. “I think that leaves anybody objecting to the closin of the road in a fright ul position _ . l I think I could guess what the outcome of the hearing will be, especially since the hearing body is our own engineering committee. Mayor Schiller won- dered why the hearing body for the closing is York Regional or a committee thereof, itself. Gormley Rd After last week‘s meeting, Mayor Schiller said he was un- comfortable with the Region's conscious effort to take all the steps He feels the Gormley bypass. with which the present road will ultimately connect, is actually a new road. hearing. He contends that closing Gormley Rd; does not constitute the closing of an existing road, which the Act clearly states must be the case in order to qualify for subsidy. A Para Paint'DeaIet CONTRACTORS RECOMMENDED 33 * GIFT BOUTIQUE OF WALLPAPER Up to 50% off BUY CANADIAN PARA PAINT 20% OFF RICHMOND HE|GHTS PLAZA DECORATING CENTRE FOR THE UNUSUAL TRY OUR SCOTTY'S Libéral hearing He noted Council supported the Cloverleaf at Gormley and Highway 404 (which wasn‘t in the original plans), then it approved the bypass and it finally took the decision to build the grade separation. Residents who wish to object must contact Regional Clerk Robert Vernon in order to get on the agenda for the necessary to close the road. 8840113 Lynn is a Television and recording personality. Seen reqularly on C.B.C., C.T.V., and C.H.C.H., T.V. Lynn is an international star with appearances in Las Vegas, Germany, Italy, South Africa and New Zealand. Most‘recently Canadian performances at Ontario Place and the ONE. 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