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"A Family Tradition for 126 Years" [ Scugog's first official flag has been chosen ORBEA IF FP IFPI AGPECd TP rr (From page 1) ist from R.R. 1 Blackstock, says each color and design repre- sents an important aspect of the township. The solid blue area repre- sents the waters of Lake Scu- gog. The two stylized red S- shaped symbols, represent Highway 7A across the Cause- way. Mr. Livingston says the red also represents the "spirit of the community." "I feel that this township has alot of spirit," he says. Although he is an artist, he says he doesn't pay too much heed to symbolism, he just paints what he feels. "T don't like to get esoteric, I Just go by gut feeling." Mr. Livingston is an artist whose work has been shown around the area on a number of occasions. He has been painting for the past 21 years. It is the first flag which he created. To see his design become the symbol of the township was a thrill for him. "I'm just really proud to be a part of the community in that way where it's always in the publiceye," he says. Ward 3 councillor Ken Gads- den, co-ordinator of the flag con- test, says approximately 300 en- tries were submitted in the contest. Of those 240 were in the youth category and 60 in the open class. < ander [R En 3 : Fag L | 1 i 3 3 i The Big Brother, Little Brother team of N the township's recent flag design contest. designed the township's official flag unveiled Sat eil Obern and Paul Livingston shared the awards in Mr. Livingston (right) an artist from RR1 Blackstock urday afternoon during the Peter Perry birth- day celebrations. Neil's flag design placed first in the youth category. See story for details. Long and frustrating year for council By Scott Anderson Port Perry Star It's been a trying and frus- trating year for Scugog council members, says Mayor Howard Hall. The Scugog mayor was re- flecting back on the year since the new council was elected on November 12, 1991. Mayor Hall says it's been a "relatively quiet" year in the township with not a lot of activi- ty occurring in the industrial or commercial sectors. He says building activity has been down significantly which has put a damper on the local economy. It has also been a frustrating year for most in the township as a significant amount of jobs have been lost. Approximately 140 jobs were lost when John- son Controls shut its doors last year, and another 70 people were thrown out of work when Gerry's Distributing closed this year. Mayor Hall says some busi- nesses are doing well, however. He points to Mother Jackson's Open Kitchens which is operat- ing seven days a week, on three shifts. It currently employs more than 150. "It's great to see a business go- ing full tilt for a change instead of cutting back," he says. "We're fortunate that we have a compa- ny like that." But frustration is still very prevalentin the community. "It's been a tough year for pol- iticians," he says. "Everybody's frustrated. People are turning on peoplein authority." However, he says politicians are feeling the same frustra- tion. "The funds are limited," he says. "Politicians are just as frustrated as everyone else is." With cut backs from the feder- al and political governments, the funds aren't coming down to the municipal levels. There is fear that local government will suffer an even greater hardship when the province announces its intention to limit transfer payments to a zero-per cent in- crease for 1993. If this cut back occurs, Mayor Hall says the municipalities will suffer. Looming on the horizon is the municipality's unionized work- ers' contract, due to be negotiat- ed shortly. Mayor Hall says both sides are going to have to be flexible in the discussions. "I'm sure the union will be as responsible as we're trying to be when it comes to salaries and benefits," he says. "I'm sure they're going to be responsible in their requests. But despite the doom and gloom over the past year, Mayor Hall says it has been a produc- tive year. "It's been one of those years that's allowed us to sit back and assess where we're going." Mayor Hall says they have used the year to plan for the fu- ture instead of dwelling on the past. He points to the near com- pletion of the Urban Design Guidelines for Port Perry and the Housing Statement as two projects that has the future in mind. He points to a number of oth- er projects such as the unveiling of the new flag, the establish- ment of the Peace Park in Cae- sarea and "significant" road pro- jects as positive achievements. But with the good has come the bad. He has been disappointed by the slow growth of development in the area. Last year he expect- ed the economy to turn around, but instead he says it's worse. "Being the optimist I am, I can't help but think it will be better next year." In the meantime heis still try- ing to attract new industry to the area. He says he maintained a number of contacts with inter- SYSTEM INCLUDES: + 3865X25 Mainboard + 2 Mb Ram + 40 Mb HDD + 200 W Power Supply - Serial Mouse & Pad Intel CPU ADAM TECHNOLOGIES COMPUTER SYSTEMS & PERIPHERALS 9 85-2636 386SX25 « PRINTER & SOFTWARE or + 1.44 Mb 3.5" FDD 4 + SVGA Montor/Card + 101 Keyboard « Multi 110 (2S, 1P 1G) EST. 1986 CR SU BE BY AN 4 eer ree - ow CRE NE - Deluxe Desktop Case + 2400 Baud Modem « Brother 9 Pin Printer + 10" Printer Cable «MS DOS 5.0 » Eight in one v2.0 + Btcom Communications AAAS YEN WHGNDDDOONODONNNY NA PEE CR TE ested industry officials, but "prospects don't look good" at the present. A dark cloud is also looming. over the township concerning a potential landfill site in Scugog. Five ofthe 17 sites for a Durham landfill site named were in Scu- gog. A short list will be released in days. But Mayor Hall says he is dis- appointéd by the way the gov- ernment has handled the affair. He says they should have con- sidered all options to waste dis- posal besides just dumps. He is upset that Scugog was consid- ered. a He says the situation has re- stricted growth in the township as a cloud of uncertainty has been putover the area. "It's disappointing that they would still consider lands in Scugog," he says. Despite the ups and downs over the past year, he is happy with the way the new council has seemed to gel together. Of the seven member council, four were newly elected. But he says they have come together tremendously. He says they are a co-operative council. who work well together, re- - specting the views of each other. "I think the new councillors have fit right in and they're a part of the good team we have," he says." 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