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mgm Tg ar ME ns -------- el Volume 124 Number 7 PORT PERRY, ONTARIO - TUESDAY, JANUARY 9, 1989 Supreme Court orders Shanley house rognoverd a The Supreme Court of On- tario has ordered the removal of a building from a lot on Shanley Street, near Water St. in Port Perry. In a decision handed down December 20, the Court ruled that Scugog Township is enti- tled to a mandatory injunction requiring the law firm of Fletch- er-Tesluk to remove the build- ing from the Shanely St. loca- tion. And the Court ruled that the building cannot be occupied whilein the present location. The white frame building has been sitting on the Shanley St. lot since May, 1987, when it was moved by the law firm Fletcher-Tesluk from its former location on Queen St. immedi- ately to the west of the Port Perry IGA Store. The building used to be the offices of Marj Tripp Realty when it was located on Queen Street. Scugog Township and Fletcher-Tesluk have been at odds since over whether the building should be allowed to remain on the Shanley St. site. The Township has claimed that the section of Stanley St., is not an open road, and Scugog refused to issue a permit to al- low the building to be occupied as a law office. Last summer, the Town- ship lodged the court action seeking an injunction to have the building removed. In the judgement handed down December 20, the Court ruled that Shanley St. has "not been assumed or accepted by the Township for public use....and there is no evidence that public money has been ex- pended for use or that statute labour has been: performed on Shanley St." Sade oo The Court assessed costs to the defendants Fletcher- Tesluk, and also ordered that Fletcher-Tesluk indemnify the owner of the Shanley St. lot, Bill Tripp, according to their lease agreement, as well as court costs. The defendants have 30 days to lodge an appeal of the decision. It is not known at this time if an appeal will be launched. Council angry over 2.8) road subsidy Members of Township council reacted angrily Monday afternoon on learning that Scu- g's subsidy from the province for road work has been in- creased just 2.8 per cent this ear. y "We will have a very tough time keeping the levels (of maintenance) the same as last year," fumed roads committee chairman Don Cochrane. And Mayor Howard Hall's initial reaction on learning of theincrease is un-printable. In actual dollars, Scugog will receive $77,000 more for road work (contruction and maintenance) than it did in 1989. It works out to 2.8 per cent, and that will not cover increas- es in wages or materials. In total, will get just over $1.7 million this year from the province in road grants. That may seem like a lot of money, but the increase has been getting smaller each year, while costs continue to climb. Last year, the hike was 4.8 per cent and the year before that about eight per cent. Mayor Hall said that if the 2.8 per cent increase that Scu- gog gets for 1990 applies to all municipalities across Ontario, the provincial transport minis- ter is going to feel some heat from mayors and councillors. He said Scugog will have to look very carefully on road con- struction projects this year, and maintenance levels may go down as a result. But he hinted that Scugog may send a delegation to Queens Park to put the case for an increase in the size of the al- location. Gord Foster (right) with his son, Don, were bundled up In lots of warm clothing as they SV. spent Saturday afternoon ice fishing on Lake Scugog. They didn't have the heated luxury of an ice hut, but sald they didn't mind the cold temperatures as they tried thelr luck for the Scugog pickerel. ice fishing Is a very popular winter sport in this area, and Lake Scu- gog Is dotted with hundreds of huts. Fishermen and officials with the MNR say the action has talled off a bit since Christmas, but they expect things to pick up again as spring and warmer weather approaches. (story and more photos on Ice fishing in this issue of the Star) Developer proposes quality 7 store plaza for Caesarea A developer planning to build a 10,000 square foot plaza in Caesarea promised it won't be a "fly-by-night" operation. "I am confident this is going to work. It's not going to be a cheap building," Mario Veltri told a public meeting in the Ashburn lady killed A 82-year old Ashburn woman was Killed Monda morning in a two vehicle acci- dentin Ajax. Regional Police report that Sharon Woodbine died in the ac- cident that took place at the in- tersection of Taunton and Aud- ley Road, about 8:30 AM. The driver of the second ve- hicle, a Ford Van, was identi- fied by police as 72-year old James atherdale. He re- quired treatment at Ajax- Pickering Hospital for injuries. No other details about the crash were available as the Star went to press Monday evening. Police are asking anyone who may have witnessed the ac- cident to contact them at 579- 1620, ext. Township council chambers Monday afternoon. Mr. Veltri went on to say the proposed plaza, with seven stores, will be an improvement over the former tavern which sits on the land at the four cor- nersin Caesarea. "I am proud of what I do and I want to protect my invest- ment," he said in answer to con- cerns sipressed by two Caesar- ea resi could become a hang-out for teens and children. The plans call for the single storey building to be construct- ed on land where the former Frank's Restaurant sits. The which has been vacant for some time, would be re-faced and in- corporated into the design of the ents that the plaza - existing building, Lesiapsd laza. . Veltri told the meeting the proposed plaza would not include a tavern. He said at this time, he has no firm commitment from busi- nesses seeking to locate in the proposed bujlding. However, interest has been expressed from persons wishing to open a fishing tackle shop and another for a pizza- take- out. One resident who lives im- mediately west of the property expressed concerns about a pro- posed driveway at the rear of the buildin g for delivery trucks. He said there isn't enou room for the driveway, but Mr. Veltri said there is 4.6 meters, (Turn to page 38)