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E 3 licmeeting Monday evening. loudly. sponse from some members of Scugog council at a pub- But when a Nestleton resident told councillors to "stop all the road-blocks and get on with the project," many of those in the municipal chambers applauded "There is a need for this (seniors building) You (councillors) and previous councils have been dealing with this for years," said Owen McCarthy. The project has been in front of Township council on numerous different occasions for the last four or five years. But when the OMB quashed a by-law last year between the Township and the Catholic Episco- pal Corp, it put the project right back to square one. Monday night's public meeting was the first step in the planning process. The location of the proposed building is on land Council to reconsider seniors apts. A proposal for a 38-unit senior citizens apart- ment building on land owned by the Roman Catholic Church in Port Perry got a less than enthusiastic re- behind the Immaculate Conception Church and School on Highway 7A. Councillors Yvonne Christie and Marilyn Pearce both expressed concerns about the project, specifically that there is not enough land or parking areas for the overall site which includes the church and school. (Turn to Page 5) Volume 124 Number 17 Molacks take two game lead in series against Napanee Turn fo Second Section Sport page 12B Copy 50¢ 60 Pages Kristy's parents disappointed with two year sentence A 24-year. old former Ux- Lo bridge man has been sentenced to two years less a day in refor- matory after being convicted of dangerous driving and leaving the scene of an accident that caused severe injuries to a six year old Scugog girl. But Crown presecutor Tom Fitzgerald will appeal the sen- tence handed down in Whitby District Court March 14 to Har- ry Archibald. On April 16, last year, a car driven by Archibald struck Kristy Trotter as the six year old was standing beside Conces- sion 12. Kristy and her mother Joanne had been riding their bi- cycles and were returning home when the accident occurred. The youngster was thrown several feet by the impact of the speeding car, and she spent sev- eral days in critical condition in Toronto's Sick Childrens Hospi- The car then sped away without Btopping as Mrs. Trot- ter administered artificial resu- citation to her daughter beside "the rural road west of Green- bank. Archibald was arrested two 'weeks later by Regional Police when his damaged vehicle was spotted in the driveway of his residence in Ajax. Court was told last week that Archibald, who at one time attended Port Perry High School, was driving under li- cence suspension and without insurance at the time of the ac- cident. He also had several previ- ous driving convictions, includ- ing speeding, failing to remain at an accident and dangerous driving. Prosecutor Fitzgerald told court last week Archibald had "(Turn to page 2) Region fo decide on Epsom speed limit Durham Region councillors will vote tomorrow (Wednes- day) on whether to reduce the speed limit to 50 km/h through the hamlet of Epsom. But if councillors agree with a works committee report, the speed limit will stay at 80 km/h. In a letter dated Sept. 27, 1989, Epsom resident Steve Lee asked the region to consid- er lowering the speed limit along Regional Road 8 through the hamlet. "This area of bp igwithin 2 school zone and yet the spee posted is 80 km/h," Mr. Lee te. We There are a number of chil- dren that have to cross this road to go to the Epsom Public School and their safety is at great risk," he said. Mr. Lee said there have been a number of "close calls" and urged council to take action be- fore a serious accident or death occurs. As well as a lowered speed limit, he requested that im- proved school zone signs be sted and a proper crosswalk Pe hed oa the highway. To date, there is no crossing guard to help young students who live in the Epsom Downs subdivision or other homes Turn to Page 2 "a Bs. Wr sue Last week's warm temperatures couldn't off on March Break. Palmer Park seemed like the cal playground enjoying this page of the second section. Bat have come at a better time as students were place to be as many kids invaded the lo- year's first taste of spring. For more photos see the front ETI lord sell 7 on ii | The results of a Township- wide survey on recreation fa- cilities will be presented to Scugog council April 23 along with a feasibility study pre- pared by a consulting compa- ny. Glenn McCoy, chairman of the recreation steering com- mittee, said some 6,000 of the surveys were mailed out to each household in Scugog last week. He said the purpose of the survey, or questionaire is to measure the support or opposi- tion to new recreation facili- ties for the Township. Specifically, these include anew swimming pool, banquet hall, fitness facility and second ice pad. The location of these pro- posed facilities has been iden- tified as municipally owned lands near the Scugog Arena on Durham Road 8. Mr. McCoy said it was also necessary to survey the Town- ship as one of the conditions to qualify for provincial grant as- sistance should the project (or pans of it) ever get final approv- al. Survey results back in April He said once the feasibili- ty study, recommendations and results of the survey are tabled at the April 23 council meeting, it will be up to Scugog council to make any decisions on whether to proceed with the project. If any household in Scu- gog did not receive the survey via mail last week, some copies are available at the Township office. The completed question- aire is to be sent to the recrea- tion consultants, Sesquaig, Inc. of Nepean.