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AE The site of Port Perry's od town hall will definately not become a parking lot, Reeve .Robert Kenny assured village council June 12 Council agreed to leave the 100 year old historic building standing at least until September so proposals for its future can be fully investigated. A committee of three volunteers will investigate all aspects of the town hall controversy this summer and report back to council in the fall. The vol- unteers who were appointed to the committee are; Deputy reeve Phil Orde, Councillor Reg Rose and Hist- orical Society President William Brock. The committee will obtain opinions from a reputable architect who spec- ializes in restoring historic sites and will seek sources of funds in case a decision is made to restore the build- ing. But even if the.decision is to tear it down it will not be for anything but green space if Reeve Kenny has his way. "My idea, if it is taken down, is to use the lot as a park with the old bell as a commemorative monument," he said. Council made its decision after Mr. Brock, who stressed that he was speaking as a concerned citizen and not as a spokesman for any group, pre- sented a three page brief stressing the need to preserve the atmosphere of the town. "The town's natural attractive- ness is one commodity which must not be bargained away in our quest for progress," said Mr. Brock. Mr. Brock said that the town hall decision is, "the first . . . skirmish in the battle the outcome of which will decide the business village." Painting a verbal picture of the first impression a newcomer gets of Port Perry Mr. Brock commented on the drive down a hill to a lake with historic churches, a memorial library and a bowling green along a tree lined street and the old town hall serving as the centre piece that holds the whole thing together. A decision to tear the town hall down, he suggested, could be a green light to developers who might want to remove the bowling green, the library or other familiar Port Perry landmarks. Reeve Kenny said council is not in a hurry to pull the building down, but it is in unsafe condition and some de- cision must be made eventually. "If we (continued on page 10) st until Sep future of this yi "The public buildings are exceptional fine noticably so in the case of . . .the town hall." The Mail & Empire, Oct. 2, 1886, in a story about Port Perry. Port Perry's biggest home show yet opens tomorrow You've heard of the knights of the round table? Beginning tomorrow and continuing until' Saturday - are the evenings of the round bed. A large circular ° bed being exhibited by a local funriture store is just one of the unusual displays at the annual home show in Port Perry arena for the rest of this week. There is The new new washroom- changeroom building at the ball diamond in Palmer Park will be completed be- fore the middle of July un- less we get a lot 'of rain in the next month. At its June 12 meeting council accepted the tender of Bowman Construction of Bowmanville for $18,460, provided the work is com- pleted in 'four working weeks." Mr. Jerry Gottsehalk of Bowman said the work should be able to be done in less than four weeks if weather is good. Lake Scugog Lumber of Port Perry built a founda- tion for the. building early in the spring, but the actual structure was delayed in the hope that a Federal Gov- 'ernment Local Initiatives grant might pay for labour costs. When the L.I.P. grant did not work out tenders were called to complete the job. Lake Scugog Lumber submitted a tender on the Reach water agreement Reach Township council passed the necessary motion last week to pay for one third of the cost of a new well which will soon be built in Port Perry. In return for one third of the water supplied by the new well Reach will pay $4,212 a year for the next 30 years. no admission charge for the show which opens at 4 p.m. Thursday and Friday and continues from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday. The bed would probably not fit into the self propelled mobile home being exhibited by another bus- inessman. More than 40 local merchants will partic- ipate in what Chamber of 'Washrooms ready by - the middle of July completion job which, at first glance, appeared to be .the lowes. However closer examination by council re- vealed that the Port Perry firm had not included all the work stipulated. After more than an hour council finally came to the con- - clusion that, when all extra costs were considered, the Bowman offer was the low- est after all. Work was scheduled to start last Monday. Commerce spokesmen claim is to be the best home show yet in Port Perry. Entertainment this year has been moved upstairs in the arena where a refresh- ment area complete with liquor license has been set up. By moving entertainment upstairs the chamber has provided more floor space for the exhibits themselves. A number of merchants may have draws on valu- able merchandise and the chamber is giving away a trip to Quebec City and Montreal at a draw Satur- day evening. Tickets on the trip will be available throughout the show. Unfortunately liquor laws prohibit children from going upstairs to hear the enter- tainment even if they are accompanied by adults. Nevertheless, it promises to be a great three days for a family outing. Entertainment will be by The George Timms Group from 9:00 -- 12:00 Friday and Saturday. No dancing. LAS. od fy on A A few more nails and the Bar is opened. Chamber of Commerce members put up the bar P2 RT § PERRY TAR 15c per copy 24 Pages Volume 107 -- PORT PERRY, ONTARIO, Wednesday. June 20. 1973 No. 35. Councils should protest region plan says McMillan The Provincial govern- ment plan to amalgamate Reach, Scugog, Cartwright and Port Perry into one municipality, to be known as the Township of Scugog, with only 7 councillors and no ward system has come under sharp criticism from Reach Township Deputy reeve Armour McMillan. At a council meeting in Reach this week Mr. Mec- Millan said that the pro- posed townships of Uxbridge, Brock and Scugog should protest the fact that their recommen- dations regarding council size and a ward system 'have been totally ignored by Queens Park. 'All the briefs we have sent in and all the meetings we have run to in the last four years have 'just been a waste of time," Mr. McMillan com- plained. The Deputy reeve said that the current pro- posal, government bill 162, (continued on page 5) Wrecker would buy dump Al Evans of Manchester has offered to buy the old dump on the 6th concession from Reach Township for $3,000 cash, and use it for an auto wrecking yard. Mr. Evans made the offer in writing and presented it personally to council at its last meeting June 18. According to provincial Ne # ~ sign tor the Home Show, from left to right; Richard Drew, George Stone, Len Nixon and Howard Hall. law dumps may not be used for any purpose for 25 years after they have stopped being used as waste dis- posal sites without per- mission from the Minister of the Environment. Mr. Evans offer stands only if the minister grants permission to use the site as a wrecking yard. The Manchester service station operator said he would construct a work building on the site, erect . an 8 fence to keep his operation out of site, and he would plant more trees on the old dump. Council deferred its de- cision until the next meeting July 3. However, councillor Fred Christie has already expressed his opposition to the idea. Mr. Christie said he would like to see the township plant trees there and keep the area as green space. "I'm not in favour of selling it at all," said Mr. Christie. Reeve Arthur Catton was not at 'the meeting, but reports indicate he is opposed to selling the site also. Hospital Report Week Ending June 14th Admissions ....... Births ....... .. Deaths . ..... .............. Emergencies Operations ................ Discharges .............. Remaining .........