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Party heralds Wilson Ave. revitalization LISA QUEEN lqueen@insidetoronto.com More than 100 people are expected to attend a celebration Thursday evening hosted by Decade Homes to launch a townhouse development on Wilson Avenue east of Keele Street. Sure, the “meet your neighbours night” is a marketing tactic but Wilson is suddenly becoming the place developers want to be. For years, the street was a “ghost town” after former prime minister Jean Chretien closed Canadian Forces Base Downsview in 1996, robbing the local economy of hundreds and millions of dollars, York Centre Councillor Maria Augimeri said. “The military families provided such an economic stimulus for Wilson,” she said. “The life was sucked out of it (when the base closed).” Eddy Battiston, a member of a steering committee establishing a BIA (business improvement area) on Wilson from Allen Road to a block west of Keele, agreed. “It (Wilson) is hot, it’s hot. All you have to do is drive through the neighbourhood and (see) it is changing dramatically,” said Battiston, chair of the Humber River Regional Hospital foundation who runs a law firm on Wilson at Keele. Revitalization of the area, including the construction of the state-of-the-art Humber River hospital, the redevelopment of Downsview Park and the extension of the Spadina subway line through the area, will attract high-end jobs and people who want to live in the community, Battiston said. The revitalization means new development is replacing

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Decade Home’s celebration takes place today from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at 877 Wilson east of Keele. Two info sessions about the BIA will be held Oct. 18 at the Ancaster Community Centre and Downsview Public Library. “ugly and seedy” strip plazas built along Wilson in the 1960s and ’70s, he said. Should the BIA be officially recognized by the city, as expected, it will focus on improving the streetscape of Wilson to make it more inviting for pedestrians, he said. Two open house sessions about the BIA will be held Oct. 18 at the Ancaster Community Centre and Downsview Public Library. Business owners and commercial/industrial property owners will get a chance to vote on forming the BIA at a later date. Decades Homes has a history of seeking out up-andcoming areas of Toronto to develop and Wilson around Keele fits the bill, vice-president Jordan Teperman said. “A lot of people are desiring to be in the area because of the revitalization (of Wilson),” said Teperman, who sits on the BIA steering committee. In a couple of weeks, his company will demolish a former bowling alley on Wilson east of Keele to make way for the first phase of its Yorkdale Village development. The first phase will be made up of 75 stacked townhouses. Construction is expected to begin in December. The second phase will be made up of about 100 townhouses next door on the site of a former strip plaza.

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hockey summit celebration: Bruce Evans shows his children, Steven, 5, and Megan, 8, Paul Henderson’s jersey from the 1972 Canada-Russia Hockey Summit Sunday at Herbert H. Carnegie Centennial Centre arena. A free skate was offered to the public followed by a talk at Centennial Library from hockey author Mike Leonetti.

Seniors targeted in jewelry distraction thefts Police want to make the public aware of recent distraction thefts targeting seniors in North York’s 31 Division. Police said victims are approached on their property and offered gold as a gift or for sale. They are typically told a family member has passed away and money is being raised by selling the gold, or giving it away as a cultural reflection on the death. The fake gold necklaces or rings are then placed on the victims. A second suspect then distracts the victim, allowing the first suspect to remove the victim’s real jewelry. The police division is

bounded by Steeles Avenue, the Canadian National railway line, Hwy. 401 and the Humber River. Anyone with information is asked to call police at 416808-3100 or Crime Stoppers at 416-222-8477.

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Police are investigating after a 17-year-old girl was sexually assaulted on the campus of York University while waiting for a bus last Thursday. Police said the teen was waiting near Ian MacDonald Boulevard and The Chimneystack Road when a man approached and sexually

assaulted her. The man fled after the victim screamed. Police are requesting the assistance of the public who may have information in regards to this investigation and are also seeking people who may have been involved in similar circumstances. The suspect is described as white, 5’7” to 6’ tall, 30 to 40 years old with a thin build and clean shaven. He was wearing a dark hooded sweater and dark pants and spoke with a raspy voice. Anyone with information is asked to call police at 416808-3100 or Crime Stoppers

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aking transit in this city is not easy at the best of times. Long trips and a crowded system are a daily challenge for many, so we shouldn’t be surprised incidents of rudeness and bad behaviour by other passengers are becoming a growing concern for many transit users. Part of this is simply a reflection of the society we live in. We see rudeness everywhere. People are always in a hurry, be it while drivour view ing or trying to get on a subway train. They put themselves first and care nothing for the people around them. In our special report in today’s paper we look at the rude rides experienced by a number of TTC riders. Clearly, there are a lot of issues out there. Riders told us of having to deal with intoxicated, swearing passengers themselves; being pushed aside by those charging the doors of trains and streetcars; being bumped by backpacks; or of not being able to sit down due to people sprawling over several seats. And don’t even get them started on the loud cellphone conversations shared with every other passenger. Riders are dealing with this stuff everyday, but it doesn’t appear as if they’ll be getting help anytime soon from the TTC itself. “We have a number of areas of concern, but customer behaviour isn’t even in our Top 10. It’s not what we focus on,” Chris Upfold, the TTC’s chief customer care officer, told us for this week’s story. The focus for the TTC is on serving its riders by running on time, and having polite and helpful employees. If the riders cannot behave or have bad manners, the TTC’s position is that it is not up to its employees to scold them. “I would argue the obligation of the operator is no greater than anybody else on that vehicle,” said Upfold when it comes to dealing with a rude passenger. We disagree. TTC passengers have a right to expect a ride free from obnoxious behaviour. We know most riders are courteous and respectful, but it only takes a few to leave a lasting impression on visitors, get already stressed passengers upset and lead to unfair perceptions of a TTC ride. Other countries promote courtesy on their transit systems with public awareness campaigns. The TTC should do the same. A campaign that makes people think about their behaviour and the impact it has on other passengers is much needed and should be a priority.

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To the editor: Re: ‘Back to school, back to talking about transit,’ Editorial, Sept. 20. There is no need for a national transit policy, only an initial regional policy forcing the provinces to develop an all encompassing provincial policy. And even then, it is not really a transit policy that is required, but simply a transit funding policy, funding that should be coming from the provincial general revenues and not from municipal taxpayers, or special interest groups, such as vehicle operators. Yes, we need a common vision and plan for transit within the regional scope, however, that plan has to be adjustable to differing regions, user volumes and available funding models. To have this paper call on everyone on city council to stop arguing about transit vision and commit to one vision is simply a waste of printer’s ink. Leave transit planning and transit vision up to the people that get paid for their expertise. Clifford J. Layne

The sure sign that fall is officially here W ell, fall has officially arrived here in Toronto. You know how you know for sure? No, it’s not because the leaves are beginning to change. But good guess. No, it’s not because the days are getting shorter, either. But another good try. And no, it’s not because Sept. 21 has come and gone on the calendar, either. Give up? Or do you want to take one more stab at it? You do? Fire away. Ah. Oh so close, but no cigar, I’m afraid. No, it’s not because there’s another NHL lockout. All the above, of course, are indicators the fall season is, indeed, upon us. So you were in the right vicinity. But the question was: when does the season “officially” begin? And the fact is, it isn’t officially fall in Toronto until people start moaning and groaning about how bad a

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winter it’s going to be. It happens the moment the scorching temperatures dip, we see an overcast sky or the wind picks up a little. What’s really embarrassing is that this year the complaining started two weeks ago, which was even earlier than usual. But it’s not the whining that concerns me. What’s really troublesome is the impact it’s having on the new arrivals to the city, particularly the ones who have just moved here from abroad. Hearing the endless grumbling about winter in the fall has them convinced they’ve moved to the Arctic. Look around. The ones

who have yet to experience their first winter here are already bundling up. I saw a young woman at work show up in a sweater last week. A sweater. In midSeptember. I’m not talking flimsy cardigan, either. I mean a big, bulky sweater. With a turtleneck, for heaven’s sake. She looked like she was getting ready to play a 12-ender at the curling rink. It was a tad windy that day. And it didn’t last long. It was balmy thereafter. I asked her why she was already wearing a sweater at this time of year and she said she just moved here in May and was “warned” about the winters. When I heard the way she emphasized “warned” I recommended we have a little chat. I told her about last winter. That there were a few flurries, but not enough snow on the ground for tobogganing or any snowman making.

Take it from somebody who has lived here his whole life, I advised her, due to global warming, winter is nothing for anybody to worry about anymore in Toronto during the winter, let alone in the fall. Upon hearing that, she breathed a huge sigh of relief. She has friends moving to town next month and they, too, were concerned about a frigid climate. “So I shouldn’t warn them about winter before they get here?” she asked me. “Right. But please feel free to warn them about the effect hearing about it during the fall can have on a body. Personally, it gives me the shivers. Brrrrrr.”

n Jamie Wayne is a lifelong columnist, who takes writing very seriously. The topics? Not so much. His column appears every Thursday. Contact him at jamie.wayne@sympatico.ca

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he woman who spoke so loudly during her phone conversation her words could be heard in excruciating detail all the way from the back of the streetcar. The patron who charged the closing subway doors without a care for anyone around him. The time when a fight nearly broke out over a seat during rush hour. When it comes to rude behaviour on the TTC, nearly every rider, it seems, has a story. Some say they tolerate inconsiderate behaviour because it’s not worth getting into a potential altercation. Others have spoken up on behalf of fellow patrons being subjected to rudeness. Amanda Hiebert recalls a time on board a Parkdale bus when an extremely intoxicated patron spewed non-stop profanities in front of small children and their parents during the heart of rush hour. “She was cussing like she invented swear words,” said Hiebert. “I turned around and said, ‘Can you clean up your mouth?’” For intervening, Hiebert says she received a fresh volley of abuse from the inebriated woman, who finally decamped the bus a few stops later. “I’m not one of those people who can just sit there and say nothing,” she said. Most patrons who spoke with Toronto Community News said the TTC should act more proactively to deal with rude riders, whether that means an awareness campaign or directing staff to intervene. “If there was an ad campaign with some kind of statistic or something, it might strike a

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TTC chief customer service officer Chris Upfold calls rudeness on the transit system a ‘societal’ issue

chord with me,” said Hassan Ibrahim, a passenger on the 501 Queen streetcar last week. “It’s happening in their stations, on their vehicles,” said commuter Sunny Wong, waiting for a bus at Victoria Park and Sheppard Avenue. “There should be standards for whenever a closer you take the look TTC.” Inside But while Toronto the TTC does make announcements related to transit etiquette, such as asking riders to remove their large knapsacks during rush hour, spokesperson Chris Upfold said there are no plans to deal with the issue much more than that. “We have a number of areas of concern, but customer behaviour isn’t even in our Top 10. It’s not what we focus on,” said Upfold, the TTC’s chief customer care officer. “Rudeness is not something that catches my attention as being high.”

Upfold, who was hired by the TTC to improve customer care, said the transit agency’s employees shouldn’t be required to improve what he termed a “societal” issue. “I would argue the obligation of the operator is no greater than anybody else on that vehicle,” said Upfold. He said riders should alter their travel patterns and the times they travel in order to reduce potential disputes. “Let’s say you travel at 8:30 a.m. and it’s tough to find a seat. Leave 15 minutes earlier and there’s a better chance you’re getting on the train,” said Upfold. Transit agencies in other cities have taken steps to reduce rude behaviour by riders. For the last seven years, New York City subway riders face a $50 ticket, and in some cases can even be arrested, for sitting “improperly” on a seat or taking up more than one seat. More recently, the Paris, France rapid transit authority RATP (Régie Autonome des Transports Parisiens) launched a

publicity campaign targeting rude patrons of the Metro. Phil Wood, who retired recently from the London Underground where he was manager of operational analysis, said the rudeness of patrons riding the subway was never considered much of a problem, though laws targeting certain behaviours have proved effective. He said Underground workers are directed not to get into confrontations with transit users, and instead are to alert the transport police responsible for patrolling the system’s 402 kilometres of track. He recalled a regulation adopted by British lawmakers a couple of years ago that made it illegal for riders to travel the Underground with open containers of alcohol. “It’s more of a perception issue, really,

and they made a rule that put people at ease,” said Wood, who was in Toronto last week. Upfold said the TTC is set to examine the findings from a study that examined nearly 5,000 rider complaints in hopes of offering better service. But he said rudeness on the TTC, just as it exists in other places in the city, would remain a reality, “TTC is part of society,” he said. “The problems we face are the same as what society faces.” Valentino Assenza, who commutes to work downtown from the Beach via the TTC, said while he’d like to see steps taken to address the issue of rudeness, he was unsure how it should proceed. “It’s hard to legislate courtesy,” he said. “How we go about enforcing this, I don’t really know.”

ON THE COVER: Transit user Valentino Assenza says he is exasperated with the lack of respect passengers on the TTC have for each other. (Staff photo/Nick Perry) TWITTER: Read tweets from transit users pinpointing their pet peeves about impolite TTC passengers; insidetoronto.com, search keyword: TTC_Rude_Riders

n his time performing on the subway, busker Leo Zhang has heard the odd heckle about his musical ability. But the cellist, who is licensed by the TTC to play throughout the subway system, claims not to have an issue with unrequested feedback from passing patrons. “Someone says ‘you suck’ and I say ‘thank you’. They don’t know how to process that,” said Zhang last week from the subway platform upstairs at Sheppard-Yonge station. “It’s how you react to the situation.” While he doesn’t believe rudeness on the TTC is a major issue, Zhao, who was taking a break from performing for the early afternoon rush, thinks angry commuters should learn to redirect their energies toward something more positive. “You can’t control people’s actions,” he said. At Don Mills Station, Thiviya Sivanathan said she appreciated when TTC employees intervened to halt “disrespectful” behaviour. But she said it was a rare occurrence. “They’re to busy driving the bus and fully concentrating on that, so I guess it’s too hard for them to see who is being rude,” said Sivanathan, a York University student. She doubts that a public campaign by the TTC addressing rudeness will provide an antidote anytime soon. “It will probably take a couple of years at least before people start to take it seriously,” she said. Sunny Wong, waiting for a bus at Victoria Park and Sheppard Avenue, said she doesn’t notice much rudeness aside from loud cellphone conversations. Wong, who takes transit a few times a week, said the TTC should show more leadership in dealing with the problem of rudeness. “It’s happening in their stations, on their vehicles,” she said. – Rahul Gupta

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Toronto Council could be reconsidering plastic bag ban DAVID NICKLE dnickle@insidetoronto.com Toronto Council could be re-opening its decision to ban plastic bags from retailers starting Jan. 1. In a notice of motion going to next week’s council meeting, EtobicokeLakeshore Councillor Peter Milczyn and Don Valley East Councillor Denzil Minnan-Wong are asking council to reconsider the ban that council voted on 24-20 at the June meeting of council. Council voted in favour of the ban after Mayor Rob Ford convinced council to eliminate the council bylaw forcing retailers to charge

five cents for every plastic bag they hand out. Ford had opposed the bag tax – as he called it – when it was introduced by former mayor David Miller and he was a councillor. He told council he had received numerous complaints and believed the fee was unwarranted. Council supported Ford and also supported an amendment by Willowdale Councillor David Shiner, to outright ban plastic bags from all Toronto retailers starting in January. Milczyn and Minnan-Wong’s notice of motion recommends council reconsider the decision, saying

simply, “It would be prudent for City Council to give further consideration to this decision.” It will take a sizeable majority in order for that to happen. Because the matter was decided by council this year, two-thirds of council must vote in favour of re-opening the item. Council will, however, be under some pressure to do so. This week, the Canadian Plastics Industry Association launched a public information website, www.AllAboutBags. ca, providing information about the status of plastic bag management around the world, and arguing bans “can cause economic and social harm.”

“Reversing the ban on plastic shopping bags in the City of Toronto is the responsible decision for City Council to make from a social, economic and environmental perspective,” said CPIA director general Marion Axmith. “This is a complex issue. All bags, whether used as carry bags or to manage household waste, have environmental impacts. Toronto’s decision to ban plastic shopping bags was based on misconceptions about bags and the environment and without analysis of the facts and consequences of a ban.” Council will also be seeing a report from the city’s legal department on some issues that may arise from

imposing the ban so quickly and without recent consultation. Even some supporters of the bag ban might support a reopening. Parkdale-High Park Councillor Gord Perks said he would wait to see the solicitor’s report. “If it’s a reopening for the purposes of considering whether or not we should do it, I don’t think they’ll reach anywhere near twothirds,” he said. “If we do get a report from the city solicitor that lays out a better and more effective way to get the plan in place, absolutely I’ll support that.” The motion will go before Toronto Council for its Oct. 2 meeting.

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Toronto Transit Commissioners will be considering imposing a five-cent fare hike in the new year, boosting the costs of tokens and Metropasses but leaving the adult cash fare intact. The fare hike will be on the table at today’s meeting of the TTC, when the transit service’s CEO Andy Byford presents his recommended operating and capital budgets for 2013. The five-cent hike actually represents a roll-back from the 10-cent fare hike that the commission approved in principle earlier this year. According to TTC chair Karen Stintz, the five-cent hike is an inflationary increase. “Out of last year’s budget we approved a framework that fares would increase at the rate of inflation and no more,”

‘We’re trying to put together a budget that is fair to riders but recognizes that the subsidy that we get from the city will remain flat.’ – TTC chair Karen Stintz fares last December – a 10-cent hike. The commission itself, meanwhile, has been experiencing higher ridership than expected and has found some

efficiencies, and is expected to run a small surplus. But that surplus won’t help keep fares down in 2013, because under the city’s financial rules, any surplus the TTC generates must be returned to the city. Stintz said that in order to hold off on a fare hike, the TTC would have to be able to retain its surplus. “That’s a discussion I need to have with the city manager, but right now that’s not the way the rules are,” she said. “If we have a surplus we turn it back to the city.” The TTC will need to know about any changes sooner rather than later. In order to gain the full benefit of the fare hike, it will have to be imposed at the beginning of January. The city’s budget won’t be passed by council before the end of that month.

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t has come to this: two hours of simian chest-thumping radio on a Sunday afternoon by the mayor and his brother has become the official response to questions and criticism here in Toronto. As I write this in the Toronto City Hall Press Gallery, my fellow scribes are reeling from a tirade from our chief magistrate and his immediate family: we have been branded “pathological liars,” embarrassments to our city, and most pointedly perhaps, as “a bunch of pricks,” by councillor Doug Ford as he fled questions following a Monday budget committee meeting. The outbursts are a response to a spate of bad press for the Ford brothers. Reports have alleged the mayor used city resources to help with his high-school football coaching duties, in violation of Toronto Council’s code of conduct. In the summer, the mayor met with city staff to urge them to hurry up and repair potholes in front of his family’s business, in advance of a 50th anniversary celebration. He justified it by explaining that if those repairs weren’t done, someone might have twisted an ankle and sued. And it all comes in the context of a pending decision by Ontario Chief Justice Charles Hackland, on a conflict of interest matter that could see Mayor Ford removed from office. Vaguely obscene invective is probably not the best response to all those allegations, but it’s certainly understandable. And it’s not without precedent. Sometimes, tempers flare. As a journalist cover-

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ing this beat, I’ve been on the frosty end of freeze-outs by politicians who haven’t appreciated stories I’ve written about them. Sometimes, I’ve been called names. Sometimes – and this is probably hardest to take – I’ve been simply told that the story has hurt their feelings. But it’s all an occupational hazard. The fact is that none of us in the media are here to be friends and confidantes to the politicians we cover. As far as the Ford brothers go, the fact is that Rob, at least, is in trouble. Details have emerged that call into question his political character as he’s presented it to voters. Where now is the harsh critic of councillors who feather their nests with public money, the everyman who vows to ensure that residents get fair treatment from city bureaucrats, when he’s accused of using his office budget for football and encouraging staff to put his own family’s needs ahead of others? Absent good, comprehensible answers to those questions, the Fords’ response is to pose their own, rhetorical question: How dare any of us pose such disrespectful questions in the first place? n David Nickle is The Guardian’s city hall reporter. His column appears every Thursday. Contact him at dnickle@ insidetoronto.com

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est. 1997

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Houses for Sale

NORTH YORK MIRROR s | Thursday, September 27, 2012 |

NO ONE SELLS MORE HOMES IN YOUR AREA THAN THE DREAM TEAM™

BREAKING

NEWS ISLINGTON N. OF FINCH

ISLINGTON/FINCH

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COMMISSION

WESTON/SHEPPARD

N SHEPPARD/W JANE

SOLD

ISLINGTON/FINCH

JANE/SHEPPARD

FOR LEASE $1200/MONTH

EXCELLENT ASKING PRICE! $369,900

SOLD IN 3 DAYS

SOLD FOR 97% OF ASKING PRICE IN 24 DAYS!

EXCELLENT ASKING PRICE! $199,900

FABULOUS SHOWPIECE!

**Spacious Furnished 2-Bedroom Basement Apartment With Separate Side Entrance In Nice Family Neighborhood **Ideal And Affordable For 2 Students With Use Of Their Own Spacious Bedroom/ Living Room With Quick And Easy Access To York U & Humber College!**All Utilities Included Including Internet!**1 Or 2 Parking + Furniture Included!**

Spacious Raised Bungalow Finished From Top To Bottom! Note: Recently Renovated And Painted! Separate Entrance To Self Contained Walk-Out Basement! Perfect For 2 Family Living Or In-Law Suite! Hardwood And Ceramic Floors Thru-Out! Short Walk To Schools, TTC And All Amenities! Great Asking Price! Flexible Closing!

**Perfect Opportunity To Own A Rarely Offered Semi On A Huge Corner Lot With Oversized Double-Detached Garage!! *This Home Has A Detached Home-Size Lot (42 X 149!) And Is Like A Detached Home!! *Also Included Is A Separate Entrance To Basement With 2nd Kit, Bath And Bedrooms For Great Income Potential! *Perfectly Located Near Bus, Church, Schools, Etc! Side Garage Is Perfect For Mechanic, Workshop, Trucks, Etc *Act Now!!**

**Concrete Driveway And Walkways Thru To Backyard! *Updated: Main And Bsmt Kitchens With Granite Countertops, Dble Undermount Sinks, Porcelain Ceramics, Backsplash! *Upgraded Baths W/Dble Sink In Main! *Custom Baseboards, Vinyl Casement Windows, 800 Series Drs *Sep. Ent To Beautiful Basement W/Pot Lights, 2 Bedrms, Kitchen, Huge Rec Room! *Freshly Painted! *Stunning Backyard Oasis ++!! **Love At 1st Sight!

**Excellent First-Time Buyer Townhome!! **Kitchen With Ceramic Floors And Breakfast Bar** Balcony Walk-Out From Living Room/Dining Room Combo **Nice Neighborhood Close To All Amenities And Transportation **Close To York U And Humber College, Community Centre, Churches, Etc **Ensuite Laundry*

Large 3 Level Townhouse Plus Finished Basement With Walk Out To Interlock Backyard!! Shows True Pride Of Ownership! Gleaming Strip Stained Hardwood Floors Thru Out! Large Living And Dining Rooms, Steps To Public Transit! You Won’t Be Disappointed By This Gem!

FEATURE HOMES WESTON / HWY 7

INCREDIBLE ASKING PRICE $449,900 - WOODBRIDGE Completely Updated And Renovated Semi Detached 2 Storey! Finished From Top To Bottom! Freshly Painted! Newer Parquet And Ceramic Floors Thru Out! Newer Vinyl Windows, Newer Furnace, Circuit Breakers, And More! Walk To Schools, Bus And Shopping! Really Nice Child Friendly Established Neighborhood! Huge Lot! One Of The Largest Backyards On The Street! Show And Sell!

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