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l l lESDAY. October 2. 1990 ESTMINSTER t’s necessary, the ‘own says, to avoid duplicate street names in neighboring communities. By Ron Steele The London Free Press . WESTMINSTER â€" George iDilts has a new address even lthough he hasn't moved from the place where he's lived for 60 ‘years. and he’s plenty angry. Dilts was one of about 50 rural- route residents who appeared at a town planning committee meeting Monday to protest a new bylaw that changes the names of a large number of streets and makes house numbers mandatory. "It‘s a crock of garbage," said ‘ Dilts. "I know where I live. I don‘t need a new address," Betty Rowe feels the money for the project would be better spent on a garbage recycling program for the town. And Chuck Tallett believes "police. fire and ambuâ€" lance can all find us. This isjust to create employment for some- one in the (town ottices)!’ FEEL BHRAYEDZ The group’s spokesman, Sharen Cousin, told the committee residents feel “be- trayed. Our heritage has been taken away. We’ve lost the eW street names crock of garbage’ (street) names our fathers and grandfathers used.“ She said the cost of renaming streets and numbering houses could better be spent on a planned library. About 25 concession roads and streets mostly in the rural areas of the town, will be renamed. All property owners must pur- chase. from the town, a “proper- ty identification Sign with the ap- propriate numbers," for $22. COIILIJ COST $50: The sign can be attached to the building if it is less than 100 feet (3048 metres) from the roadway. Otherwise a post can be purchased and the cost rises to $44. If the homeown- or wants the post and sign in- stalled by the town, the cost goes up to $60. After Jan. 31, property owners could be fined if the identifica- tion sign has not been installed Town planning technician An- thony Krieger said the street ren- aming and house numbering is designed to avoid duplicate street names in neighboring communi- ties, especially London. The house numbering will make it easier for emergency vehicles and others to find rural homes. Mayor David Murray said he hopes to persuade Canada Post to accept the new addresses with- out a rural-route designation. Cousin said her group is circu- lating a petition, which has about 1,000 names, against the project. The London Free Press ' Michael Fianna/The London Free Pr George weaver tells Westminster planning committee mem- bers Monday that he’s not impressed with the imposition of i new street names. He said his old address was fine for 70 ; years and the postal service does not recognize his new address. - FAMILIAR NAMES FADING Name changes for some of the better known roadways in Westminster: OLD NAME 2| Gore Road '2] Highway 74 :1 County Road 35 E] Highway 2 j Hubrey Road 3 Scuthfield Road NEW NAME I Homewood Lane, Murray Road. l Cook Road and Thomas Lane Wastchestar Bourne Glanworth Drive Longwoods Road Highbury Avenue Break Avenue