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- EE I To a RR HE TH I I a ET Te. THR NH. TTY, TRENT rte 6 -- PORT PERRY STAR -- Tuesday, May 13, 1986 Letters Don't deny a school Dear Sir: I wish to address my comments io the "Committee to Save. the Fairgrounds." I am quite sym- pathetic with their concern regar- ding the relocation and the funds for the relocation of the Fairgrounds especially when they are being ask- ed to break a lease. It occurs to me however, that most members on this Committee are of more mature years and con- sequently do not have any children of Public School age. I wonder if any of the Committee have considered what they are doing to the children of their community by denying them this badly needed new school. Has any committee member driven through the back of R.H. Cornish to see the eleven portables that take up the playground and then envisioned how much less playground there will be next September when four more portables are put in place. Has any Committee member visited the school at noon hour to see the students lined up to use over- crowded, over-used washrooms? I am sure that if the 'Committee to Save the Fairgrounds' lets the building of the new school com- mence this fall, they will find a com- munity very supportive and helpful in relocating the fair. Conversely, if this school is stopped by the com- mittee how many community members will even bother to attend the fair? Sincerely, E.&C. Chorostecki, R.R.no.2, Blackstock. School and Fair (From page 5) : Lastly, our represented members, out Council. We have watched the town torn apart and indecisive over the Town Hall, the Library, the lakefront, etc. Perhaps Council would benefit from a consultant's firm. We need some long term plan- ning to ensure our future needs are met at the most reasonable cost and means to provide the facilities and services a growing community re- quires. It is to our Council that we look for guidance and they ultimate- ly will make the final decision. Do we need a public meeting to bring out all the facts, not individual opinions and rumours? Actually, it appears we need a mandate to let the taxpayer, the public sector, the man who will use it or lose it, make the decision. Let's get together and get going positively with respect to all parties and concerns. We don't need to be entertained watching one group try to out-do the other. We do need an honest decision. We need a school. We need a Fairgrounds.--- "TOGETHER WE STAND." Sincerely, M. Hoskin. Port Perry. How short is short? Dear Sir: I am a student in grade 11 with a 75 percent average, attending Port Perry High School. On Wednesday, May 7, I wore shorts to school, not revealing skim- py shorts, but long "walking shorts." About a week previous to this, an announcement was made over the P.A. system at school that the student's guide states, "Studen are not to wear clothing which is too brief and is therefore an undue distraction (e.g. shorts). The key word in this statement is "brief."" My shorts come above my knees, Short Term Deposits 8% 30 - 59 DAYS Interest Paid at Maturity Min. Deposit $5,000. Special rates also available on other amounts 8.50% 30 - 59 DAYS are very loose fitting and are no way an 'undue distraction." I was not the first but, I was sent to the office by Mr. Grant, the vice- principal. Mr. Gradish, the prin- cipal told me to go home and change my clothing and that if I didn't come back to school in proper clothing, I would be "suspended." I know that I speak for the student . body of Port Perry High School, "when I say that we should be able to wear respectable shorts to school. 'Yours truly, Michelle Bryan, Port Perry. Higher Interest on Your Investments Guaranteed Investment Certificates 91," 5 YEAR TERM Min. Deposit $500. Interest Paid Annually. STANDARD TRUST Member of Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation 165 Queen St., Port Perry Open Monday to Thursday 9am to 5 pm; Tel. 985-8435 Friday 9am to 6 pm; Saturday 9am to 1 pm A plea to the Fair Board Dear Sir: On May 14, a very important issue will come before the Fair Board. The result of the vote to surrender the lease, will determine not only the future of the Fair but also the educational community. By now, all members of the Fair Board have considered the pros and cons 'of moving the Fair. The R.H. Cornish Parent Teacher Association ~ asks that you also consider some of the following points. The two elementary schools in the area are seriously over-crowded and a new school is needed "desperately. Currently there are nine portables on site at Prince Albert PS. and eleven at R.H. Cor- nish P.S. R.H. Cornish is the largest elementary school in the Region of Durham. The main building is designed for some 850 students. Cur- rent enrolment in 1051 students and the projected enrolment for September 1986 is 1110 students. The number of portables has substantially increased each year - September 1984 - 7 portables, September 1985 - 11 portables, September 1986 - 15 portables. The situation becomes more critical each year the construction of a new school is delayed. The Board of Education and Scugog Council negotiated the sale of the fairground site in good faith and under the assumption that the Fair Board was making plans to move. This issue has been before the Fair Board for some time and the Board's officially appointed Plann- ing Committee made a presentation to Council at the Fair Board's re- quest. It would seem that a move by the Fair Board is inevitable and the request is simply to move the plans ahead somewhat to accomodate a school. The Board of Education is faced with serious over-crowding in many areas of the Region. Even though Port Perry is the number one priori- ty for construction there is a need for schools in many communities: and the Board can easily turn its at- tention elsewhere. An alternative ° x site for the school does not seem to be readily available as it may be some time before other municipal- ly serviced land would be for sale. Local residents realize the impor- tance of the Fair to the community and no one wants the Fair to be down-graded. The Council has pro- mised financial support to a move and is currently considering a recreational complex that the Fair should naturally be & part of. Monies "from the sale of the Fairgrounds can be directed into this complex for the benefit of the Fair and everyone in the Township. Is it reasonable for the Fair Board to assume that Coun- cil should retain the present fairground site, so that one group can use it three days out of the year, when the sale of the land will result not only in a much needed school but also in the financial flexibility to develop this new complex? Once again we ask that you con- sider all aspects of this situation when making your decision. Please feel free to contact any of the PTA Board members listed below. Thank you for your kind attention. -- Original signed by; Art Mathew, President of R.H. Cornish P.T A, and Brian Mark, Bobbie Drew and Joanne Fowler, Accomodation Com- mittee of R.H. Cornish P.T A, copies sent to all voting members of Port Perry Agricultural Society. What taxpayers want Dear Sir: Many moons ago I was asked if the buildings in the Fairgrounds could be moved. My answer was yes, with difficulty. So many months ago some people thought about this valuable piece of real estate. People in Scugog Township have been asking my opinion, so I instead have asked their opinion. Remember this, buyers have made offers to our Township Coun- cil, not the other way around. Anyway I have found about 84 per- cent of our tax payers feel the time has come to sell the present fairgrounds property. Not the Township Council. Not the present or former directors, but the tax payers who foot all the bills. Mr. Paul Arculus should be allow- ed to proceed with the sunken garden, on the north west corner of Queen and Rosa Streets! The old lawn bowling green should be the site for our future Township Offices. Build on cement pillars with park- ing underneath and on top to serve all the parking needs for the many churchs, old Townhall, Scout Hall, Masonic Hall and general parking for the downtown core. The present COLD CUT CENTRE & BAKE SHOP Township Office building, the house owned by the Township (taxi and of- fices) torn down and low cost hous- ing built. 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