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(Fe 4- PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, May 2, 1995 "Scugog's Community Newspaper of Choice" By Jeff Mitchell Port Perry Star Ken Carruthers has once more entered Scugog's political arena, promising to bring expe- rience and full-time commit- ment to the table as he vies for the Ward 2 councillor's position in this month's byelection. Mr. Carruthers, who lost in his bid to retain his Ward 1 seat in last November's munic- ipal election, said Ward 2 is entering a pivotal period, as development pressures in the township's south end will be felt over the next months and years. The councillor's job will be to demand careful planning for the area, which is dotted with hamlets where people have become accustomed to a quiet way of life, he said; the ward councillor will be responsible for balancing development with the interest of established res- idents who fear encroachment by big-time growth. "We need to protect the neighborhoods there," said Mr. Carruthers. "We must be very careful that there is a plan, and we must live with that plan... we could be looking at new pro- posals within the next couple of months." He added he is adamantlv opposed to the current rezoning proposal for the west corner of Simcoe St. and Hwy. 7A, where rumor has it a McDonald's restaurant is planned. Council has yet to make a decision on the application, and a number of residents are up in arms over what they see as commer- CARRUTHERS cial encroachment on a resi- dential area. Mr. Carruthers said he would fight to protect the area west of Simcoe from further commercial development in an attempt to maintain the neigh- borhood's residential character. Also on the Ward 2 council- lor's agenda will be garbage collection, an issue to which Mr. Carruthers is no stranger. He lobbied strongly for town- ship-wide pick-up during his term as Ward 1 councillor, and succeeded in gaining council support for the plan. He with- drew his proposal shortly before the November vote after a voter backlash against the plan. He still contends township- wide pick-up is an inevitability. But while he recognizes it may be some time coming for the whole of Scugog, he promised to respond to requests for the service from hamlets like Prince Albert. Mr. Carruthers said he 1s prepared to be a full-time coun- Carruthers cites experience in bid for Ward 2 seat cillor after making the decision to back away from his Port Perry coffee shop business. "I am committed to being a full-time councillor," he said. He added that during his first three-year term on Scugog council, "I ¢ertainly discovered a 40-hour work week was never enough to get the job done." He added that his experience would be valuable to a council that is currently staffed by a number of rookies. "I think it would be a better balanced council with my expe- rience," he said. Five candidates have entered the fray for the May 23 byelection, being held to replace Marilyn Pearce, who was selected earlier this year as the township's new Regional Councillor. UNDER 1{1SFREE® © © port BOSE Pofforiaw TRILL. SURAN 705-437-4980 @ 1A Met OPEN FRI., SAT. & SUN. The Boards of Directors of Community Memorial Hospital and Community Memorial Hospital Foundation invite you to the Official Opening of the Qbigphen OB. (Roman (Wing and the Unreiling of 'Che Arbour on the South Lawn at Community Memorial Hospital 451 Paxton Street Port Perry, Ontario Friday, May 12, 1995 1:00 p.m. Reception to Follow Tours Tours will be conducted at 15 minute intervals from 9:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.. R.S.V.P. by Wednesday, May 10, 1995 Community Memorial Hospital Foundation (905) 985-7321 Extension 304 to book your tour. Jeff Brown setting sights on Ward 2 council seat By Laurin Jeffrey Jeff Brown has an- nounced he'll be in the running when voters in Port Perry's Ward 2 go to the polls for a byelection May 23. A resident of the Port Perry area for 18 years, the 24-year-old Mr. Brown said he's decided it's time for the people to hear a dif- ferent voice on council. He says his decision was also based on a long-time inter- est in politics, calling the byelection "a good oppor- tunity that came along at the right time." Mr. Brown feels that his background and experi- ence will help him in his quest to be Ward 2 Coun- cillor. That, plus his age, will help him to be "the voice for the younger gen- BROWN eration, the 15 to 25 year- olds," he said. After graduating from Port Perry High School, Mr. Brown went on to com- plete his diploma in food and beverage manage- Over 400,000 graduates recommend Young Drivers of Canada NEXT COURSE STARTS May 8th to May 3ist Monday & Wednesday - 4 Weeks 6:00pm to 9:10pm aetais 992-9705 details .uent at George Brown College. He has been ac- tive in the community for many years: he served on the Canada 125 commit- tee, volunteered as the "Voice of the ModJacks," announcing the Junior C hockey games, and served as treasurer of the Port Perry High School student council. He's reluctant to make campaign promises, but said he'd focus on rec- reation and development issues if elected. Some of his ideas in- clude a speedy completion of the Scugog Centre, which will be a place for kids to meet and interact in positive ways. Mr. Brown would like to see Port Perry have a balance between passive recrea- tion and active recreation. Mr. Brown would also like to try to attract more business geared towards younger residents to occu- py them as both customers and employees. He would like to see a movie theatre, a private-sector games complex and other, simi- lar facilities. He would also like to see transit service extended to connect Port Perry to Oshawa and Uxbridge. An expansion of GO services, with buses running out of Port Perry would be Mr. Brown's ideal, maybe even a GO train. Brown finds it sad that so many Port Perry kids leave the town to work, or find careers. He knows that those who really want to leave will do so, but he would like them to have the choice of staying. A larger retail and service base would accomplish this, he believes. With tourism being such a large part of the lo- cal economy, Mr. Brown would like to encourage it as much as possible.