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10 -- PORT PERRY STAR -- Wednesday, Feb. 13th, 1974 Local planning areas .cutt-off date removed Li Alt Aim dhs -- ae rt The sword of Damocles that was hung over the heads of eight planning depart- ment in the region of Durham was removed yes terday Regional council approved a recommendation that the Dee. 31, 1974, cutoff date for local planning areas be re- moved. "We are ourselves up for planning," said Coun. Mike Breaugh (Oshawa), chair- man of planning and devel- opment who made the rec- ommendation, "but there's trying to gear regional always going to be a local planning function. Coun. George Ashe (Pickering) congratula- ted the committee for the recommendation. He said the Dec. 31 des- ination, a temporary des- ination, had made it almost impossible for local mun- icipalities to hire planning staff He said he disagreed with those members of regional council who said that con- tinuation of the local plan- ning function meant that the region was giving back some of its responsibility to local 4 i councils. A "Local planners must fol- ¥ low the regional plan," he 0 said. "We have to have 44 planning expertise right with od ON TARGET EVERY MME us in Pickering." i at | ky WES LANE PLUMBING - ] HEATING - spot on his desk for the cup and Deputy Treasurer Doreen Vam Camp acts as waitress. Treasurer Victor Malcolm has his back to the camera. COFFEE BREAK Coffee is served in the middle of each Scugog Council meeting. From left to right; Administrator Neil Brodie scans the agenda while his coffee cools, Mayor Malcolm searches for a paper free - ELECTRIC - i PORT PERRY A 985-2473 [Residential - Commercial - SERVICE CALLS - OFFICE -- RESIDENCE ELECTRICAL © PLU And Heating) - CARPENTRY General Call 985-7679 RON RANKIN and SONS ALL TRADES LICENCED. MBING New & Old Work - FREE ESTIMATES Still lack people to do jobs Regional works committee has joined regional finance committee in rejecting a Feb. 20 deadline for bringing down a capital budget as completely unrealistic. Although they produced no formal resolution at a meet- ing last week, committee members expressed agree- Also Pumps] ment with works com- missioner Bob Richardson's doubts about the deadline. With the exception of the road program, which was well along, Mr. Richard- son said he couldn't even 'guess at a date. The problem was circular. While much of the infor- mation he required to form a budget had been gathered, "some holes were appear- ing"' in the information about on-going and committee projects, he said. There was still a lack of people to do the job, and transferring others required more talks with various area municipalities. Without the people to read the "three file drawers" of material gathered it couldn't be sorted and interpre- ted, a job that couldn't be done by consultants. POLICY LACK On top of that was the lack of a consistent policy of how the projects were going to be financed, each former mun- icipality making capital ex- penditures in different ways. Meetings were also going on with the province and Metro that required time, chairman Coun. Alan Dewar added. All the committee could do PLUMBING PHONE 985-2581 ART'S HEATING | ¥ Sewer Connections QUALITY _ WORKMANSHIP this year was pick up the pieces, Coun. Garnet Rick- ard (Newcastle) said, be- cause they hadn't yet set policy, and until they did that it would be impossible to do capital forecasting. Coun. Gerry Emm (Whitby) wanted an interim date if possible, disliking talk of May or June for the capital budget. ART PETROZZI An economical protein source for dairy and beef cattle. INFORMATION 139 Queen St. AT MASTER FEEDS Port Perry 2985-2131