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12- PORT PERRY STAR - Wednesday, September 9, 1998 "Scugog's Community Newspaper of Choice" Youth problems persist in Blackstock say residents CHRIS HALUPORT PERRY STAR ONE BIG SUNFLOWER: Shirley Hotton cannot believe the size of a sunflower growing in the backyard of her father's Seagrave residence, which measures in at more than 10 feet. She says she received free seeds in the mail earlier this year from Seeds of Life, and was told that the Russian Sunflower would only reach heights of around seven feet. For now, both she and her father, Gordon Porter, have decided to let it grow. Want to write the editor? You can e-mail us at port.perry.star @ sympatico.ca By Chris Hall Port Perry Star Problems with loitering and trouble- seeking teens continue in Blackstock, say area tenants and business owners. Months after Durham Police institut- ed a "zero tolerance" policy last spring and made the streets safer and quieter, residents are once again voicing their concerns about unruly behavior in their neighborhood. The police clampdown followed numerous complaints from the hamlet. "It's not as bad as it was, but it's still a problem for us," said a tenant in an apartment building at the corner of Church St. and Old Simcoe Rd. She has refused to give her name for fear of retri- bution at her daughter. "There's loud music, loitering, lots of drinking, and they leave their bottles and cans lying around; it goes on until one or two in the morning," she said, adding that the problems occur about four nights a week. During her 18-month stay at her pre- sent address, she says that she has groups of youths "do some pretty wild stuff" and make a mockery of efforts to curb their behavior. "They know they can get away with it; the police cracked down earlier this year, but now they know they can get away with it again. It's just a big joke to them when they see the cops or are talked to," she said. "It was okay for a while there, but about a month ago, they started up again. I understand it's the end of the summer and they're getting bored, but » we can't have that here. She suggests a solution to the problem would be more police presence and quick- er response times to complaints. "I'd like to see the cops more visible out here.It would make me feel much better. But, they have to be quicker and more consistent; sometimes they come in a half hour and other times it's two or three hours. "The zero tolerance policy slowed things down, but they've never really quit." Echoing her comments is a local store owner who agrees that youth in the cen- tral Blackstock area have become a prob- lem again. "The zero tolerance policy cleaned it up for a while, but now it's back to the way it was," said the woman, who also doesn't want to be identified. "The kids are loud, boisterous, and interfere with businesses and just people in general who are in the area," she said. "But it's not all the youths in Blackstock who are doing it and they're not all from here, either." Staff-Sergeant Mike Ewles, commu- nity officer for 26 Division, says the stern policy is still in effect. "We're still monitoring the situation whenever we possibly can, but we haven't received any complaints recently about problems out there," he said. "People have to realize that when they are living in a multi-dwelling com- plex there will be music and noise to some degree, but excess amounts won't be tolerated." 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