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Letters to the Editor Explains structure of Regional Government The Editor, The Port Perry Star, Port Perry, Ontario. Dear Sir: During recent discussions with local residents, I have become aware that there are many people who have been, given the wrong impression about Regional Government and Local Amalgamation. The general feeling seems to be that we would end up with only a regional council, similar to that of the county board of the County Board of Education, council. This is, in fact, not true. Perhaps a general outline of how our area would probably be affected may be of benfit to some of your readers. My opinions are based on: Reports of the 'Oshawa area Planning and Development Study;" Ex- perience obtained from other regions which have been set-up; attending a meeting, some time ago, at which Darcy McKeough spoke about the Provincial Gov- ernment's intentions; the views expressed by a mem- ber of the province's pro- fessional staff who attended our first amalgamation meeting. The first, and no doubt the most noticeable, change would be the removal of the present boundaries of Port Perry, Reach Twp., Scugog Twp., and perhaps, Cart- wright, Twp. (There is a possibility that Cartwright would not be included in our area). A new "Town" would be established from these municipalities with a single "Local" council to replace the 3 or 4 existing councils. Some of the advantages to this amalgamation are being experienced already with the . joint agreements on fire " protection and garbage dis- . posal, and the consideration of mutual dog control. Other How to play-- for $1.00. paper. and no local LIONS CLUB OF PORT PERRY INC. GAME NUMBER 2 STARTS TODAY Win up to $500 -- Purchase New Bingo Cards for Game No. 2 in sealed envelopes. 3 cards for $2.00. --Mark off the numbers on the appropriate valida- "tion dates as they appear weekly in this news- -- Complete rules are on the back of each card. This week's numbers valid November 20 items which could benefit would be planning of future growth, provision of recrea- tional facilities and engin- eering services. The obvious disadvantage with this scheme would be the less direct represen- tation of council members, who would become respon- sible for more people in a larger' area. There would also be many residents who would be unhappy with «the loss of the '"Small-Town" atmosphere which we all now appreciate. The implementation of a 'Regional Government" would mean, briefly, the removal of the "county" form of government. The "Region", in addition to taking over the present county responsibilities such as county roads, homes for the aged and hospital grants, would be responsible for many other services. Some of these are: capital borrow- ing; approval of board of education capital budgets; provision of planning staff to municipalities on request; conservation; health and welfare services; police pro- . tection;trunk sewers and watermains and sewage and water treatment plants; and many others. All of these services are presently con- trolled by the provincial government. The number of repre- sentatives to the regional government would be less than we presently have at county level. However, we must also consider that our representation would be much closer and more direct than at the provincial level and would be free of party politics. To summarize, I believe it is generaly agreed that smaller municipalities, such as ours, tend to benefit from these changes while the larger, such as Oshawa, gain very little. The hard fact remains that if the Pro- 1 card Oo 40 a | 20 3 5 | 23 11 | 24 | 38 49 64 54 65 55 13 -60 | 75 PORT PERRY-- Beare Motors Ltd. Bruton's LD.A. Canadian Tire Cy Wilson Ford. PRINCE ALBERT-- Buy your BINGO CARDS today from the local merchants displaying the LIONS BINGO SIGNS. Sweetman's General Store BINGO CARDS -- 3 for $2.00 or 1 for $1.00 Brian's Supertest Port Perry Star. I.G.A. Store Mersco's 5- $1.00 SEAGRAVE-- Wanamaker's General Store NE EE A a a a a I i a BB EI A I a I I a a Na CA a So NE UII. vincial Government follows its present course, we will have amalgamation and regional Government, whe- ther we like or not. It is our responsibility, as citi- zens, to ensure that we gain every advantage, from this situation, that we possibly can. I trust that the explanation will be useful to some of your readers. Yours very truly, Gerald E. Jackman. Former teacher says, Public meeting good idea The Editor Port Perry Star, Port Perry, Ontario. Dear Sir: ; Asa taxpayer and a former teacher at Port Perry High School, I was gratified to see so' many parents present at the public meeting held at the High School last Thursday night. Judging from the rumours and misunderstan- ding which were evident locally, the meeting was a good idea. What a pity it was that there were not even more parents in attendance. Hopefully as many if not more concerned parents will be present for the meeting with the Board of Education. This meeting will be a rare occasion that none of us should miss. How often do we see or hear our elected representatives other than to bring greetings from a distant Board at an educat- ional function? Perhaps, with election time soon approach- ing, we should give some serious thought to the qualit- PORT PERRY STAR -- Wednesday, Nov. 15,1972 -- 5 Greenbank News Mr. and Mrs. Keith Phoe- nix have returned from their honeymoon spent in England and are busy getting settled in their apartment in the village. The regular meeting of the W.1. will be held in the hall on Tuesday, November 21st ies and abilities we expect of a board member, and to the responsibilities that member has to all ratepayers. It seems to me that the most important people in a school are the students, and the most important occur- rence in a school is learning. What should we expect our elected representatives to know about either? Has that person the time and the interest to vjsit classes, perhaps to become involved in a class discussion, become at 8 p.m. We are pleased to hear Mrs. Russel Rodd of Ux- bridge is slowly improving. Hope she will soon be home again, Mrs. Don McKean spent a few days with her sister, Mrs. Ann Wills in Scarboro recently. Miss Mabel and Mildred Beaton of Uxbridge visited Mr. and Mrs. George Beaton on Sunday and atten- ded Wick anniversary ser- vices. . Miss Janice and Jill Stone, and Miss Heather Morrison of Espanola spent the week- (continued on page 13) involved in the life of the school, come to understand the pleasures and problems of being a student, a teacher, an administrator, a custod- ian, a secretary, or a nurse? Big job? Indeed it is, and it demands a big person. 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