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PAGE muHY1YFE PRESS, WENESAY, JANUARY 28,,1Ml' Ow«ners not fazed by own J reucta.nce to her oatla By Mike Kowalsid Town council's reluctance to hear plans foirôrstoring the ferry boat in .WVhitby- harbor does not faze the prospective owners. S Ma-r Ellen Donnelly said council's decision not ,to meet with her will flot hinder plans to refurbish the derelict vessel. Donnelly intends to proceed with'an ambitious project aimed at transforminq the ferry into a* 'waterfront touriat attraction fea- turing a mu seum, restaurant, lounge and dance floor. Officially, 'the Bowmanville resident had no comment with respect to councî's- action. "But it dosen't matter anyway, we're n!ot gin to bother with them,» said Donnelly. .A letter from Donnelly requesting a meeting* to outline herplans was quickly deaIt with by council last week. Council approved a report from Town administrator Bil Wallace that it not'hear Doninelly's pro- Wallaoes report- was not pro- vided to-the press, but a council- lor said one of the topics it discussed was Donnelly's finan- ciai backing. Wallace. told the Free Press he recommended it would be "un- timely and inappropriate» for council to, entertain Donnelly's proposai. 'Wallace said items deait with. in the report included leaving the boat in its present condition and, moving the restored vessel te another I-ation. S"To respond in a positive way would'have meant getting into another round of dliscussions,» said Wallace. «Refurbishing the, vessel is S0 enormous', the time would,,b. open-ended. Council feit it did, not want te entertain anything te do withthe-boat.' Wallace'added>that council has theiht te refuse te meet with Originally destined for the Caribbean as a floating generat- intstation, the Prince Edward I r famdfg hasbeen athorn in council' s Ïafryears. The Town tried te force owner Art Robinson, a local business-ý man, te move the boat two years ago but was thwarted in, its efforts by the federal, govern- ment. 1Whi*tby officiaiso were not aware t he izovernment was col-, lecting docking fees fromý Robin-, son. But last year the ToWn made another att mpt afte"rjurisodic- tion of, the harbor was transfer- red te the municipality The Town charged Robinson with- trespassing and, is alo seeking a court injunction order- ing him te, remove the boat.. Robinson has agreed te seil the boat te Dornelly, her husband and a group of invesiters. Whitby coundillor'Jo. Bugefib was acclaimed as chairmnanof the Central - Lake Ontario Conservatioqzi Authority for 1991 at the authoratys 32nd annual mes 'ting on Jan. 15. This will b. Bungllisfifth year as chairman. Acclaimed as vice-chairmnan was Jack Wiley, a councillor for Oshawa. SThe executive ýcommitte. also includes Ron Clemens, -a provincial appointe.; Pat, Deegan, councillor for Newcastle; Joe Drumm,- councillor for Wbitby, T. Mécarl, a provincial, appofinte and BobMthl, onior for Pïckering. - Other members 'of the' 1991 authority re Roms Bttn councillèr.for Whitby-, Y..Crau counciller for the Township cf Scugog- J. Atkinson, couneMlorfor Newcastle; I. Harrei, councillor, for Oshwa-; ýJ.* Kdlodze,> councillor for Oshawa and E.' Marks,- councllor far0ohawa.. In his remarks te the müeeting,, Bugelli 'noted -thait *although: capital funding" was extremely limited ini 1990, severalý erouion cnrlproject;s were completed- on the Oshawa and-Harmony creeks; four egnernand recreational 'studies, were completed; and -facility upgrades were undertaken in thre conservation ares. B ugelli acclaîmed*asl CLOCA chairman