Refuse creates eyesore fi pi Se An old dis-carded mattress and assorted other garbage and debris create quite an eyesore in the laneway beside the plaza at the corner of Water St. and Highway 7A. Just who is responsible for cleaning up the mess Is being decided by the Health Unit and Scugog Township may also take some action. Efforts by the Star last week to contact the owner of the plaza met with fallure. (see story for detalls) aniEad Jsland Resort MOTHER'S DAY - MAY 14th Special Sunday Brunch $ 10.95 & $5.95 CHILDREN Call Now for Reservations: 985-9784 SATURDAY NIGHT DINNER & DANCING COME FOR A SPECIAL DINNER EXPERIENCE AT OUR FINE RESTAURANT AND END YOUR EVENING OUT DANCING TO THE NOSTALGIC SOUNDS of the 50's, 60's and 70's. Call for reservations ... 985-9784 Don't forget about our regular SUNDAY BRUNCH BUFFET Sunday Evening - Regular Dinner Menu Breakers PORT PERRY'S PREMIER NOSTALGIA CLUB . -- Thursday Night Talent Hunt -- Fully licenced under the L.L.BO. -- call for reservations -- 985.9784 Disgusting garbag by Robert Streich Local residents and shop- keepers in Port Perry are dis- fusied with the piles of garbage hind the plaza at the corner of Highway 7A and Water Street. Ward Two Councillor Marilyn Pearce took the con- cern to Scugog Township Coun- cilon Monday. The refuse is piled against the half-collapsed fence be- tween the laneway beside Beck- ers and the yard of the Rail- roadhouse Motor Hotel. It appears to have resulted from people overfilling the two met- al waste bins, and never pick- ingitup. Ironically, Beckers has supplied the second of the bins to help combat just that prob- lem. Among the assortment of trash are hundreds of junkfood Wrappers, glass, metal, card- board boxes, an old mattress and ironically, a large bio- degradable garbage bag full of garbage. The owner of the plaza, Pe- ter Quan from Markham, has ignored requests from the Star for comment, and has neglected toreturn phone calls. Mr. P. Jamal, owner/ PORT PERRY STAR -- Tuesday, May 2, 1989 -- 3 manager of the Railroadhouse Motor Hotel is not pleased with the situation. He has been forced to contact health officials several times since he took over the hotel in 1987. He said, "my customers who stay on that side of the ho- tel look out their window and notice that junk, they don't like what they see and don't come back. "I've got a boy who comes around and cleans up my lawn. He has to constantly pick up all the garbage that blows from over there." Mr. Jamal would like to see the mess cleaned up and he has offered to split the cost of re- pairing or replacing the fence with the owner. Councillor Pearce has been aware of the problem for some e mess greets tourists time, and has been trying to find a way to have it cleaned up. "It is a shame that the first thing people see coming into Port Perry on 7A, should be this mess," she said. She explained that there is noclear cut solution. "There are several ques- tions to answer regarding who has the ultimate responsibility for the mess. "There is a question of ju- risdiction, who has the power to correct the situation and pre- vent it from recurring," said Councillor Pearce. There is a question of which party is responsible for waste disposal and: grounds maintenance, the owner or the tenants - that depends on the (Turn to page 16) Certificates D.J. TAYLOR INSURANCE BROKERS LTD. 169 North Street, Port Perry Guaranteed Investment (Rates Subject to Change without Notice) SATURDAY, MAY 20 10 A.M. - 6 P.M. SUNDAY, MAY 21 1 PM. -6PM. at PORT PERRY HIGH SCHOOL 160 Rosa Street eS FEATURING 30 ARTISTS INCLUDING * Michael Dumas + Alberto De Castro * * Edwin Matthews * Jerry Coulas * + Leslie A. Parkes + Bett Fairbanks-Graham at Scugog Memorial Public Library li I Join us for a day in beautiful historic Port Perry ADMISSION: $2.00 per person (Children under 13 FREE) Sponsored by The Rotary Club of Port Perry for COMMUNITY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL BUILDING FUND vrknt Ln sabten