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ya os iy 3 wy 7 ol. A en ALR omen Err -- a -- ah Vol. 133 Number 13 - PORT PERRY - TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1999 COPY 65¢ ee wcsn 28 Pages Councillors give nod to subdivision By John B. McClelland 'Port Perry Star Scugog- council has given conditional approval to Phase Two of the Honey Heights residential development just north of Port Perry. | - Council's endorsement of the 35 estate-style lots on private services (drilled wells and septic systems) depends on the results of hydrogeological studies and monitoring, which are under way now. The development goes in front of the regional planning committee early in March for approval to a change in Durham's Official Plan. Planning consultant Dana Anderson, working for developer Rick Rondeau, told Scugog councillors Monday afternoon that Mr. Rondeau has met with residents of Honey's Beach and has agreed to " "guarantee" their wells by posting a let- ter of credit with the municipality. She said the developer will monitor the Honey's Beach wells during the construc- tion phase, and continue to monitor after- wards. The letter of credit would be used should any well fail as a direct result of the new development. As well, said Ms. Anderson, the engi- neering firm of Gartner Lee and Associates has been retained to study all Please turn to page 5 Another sled crash reported Durham Regional Police report - that a 34-year-old man sustained seri- ous injuries last weekend when he lost control of his snowmobile near Scugog Island. Police report that at approximate- ly 4:30 p.m. on Feb. 13, a Downsview man was riding his 1989 Formula Mach 1 SkiDoo southbound on Lake Scugog when he lost control, struck an embarkment bordering the north edge of the Island and then hit a tree. Giuseppe Pizzorousso was trans- ported to Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre in Toronto for treatment of serious injuries sustained in the colli- sion. | a WE'VE BEEN BRINGI LENDING A HAND: Students at S.A. Cawker Public School in Port Perry held their seventh annual Have a Heart food drive last week, and collected an astonishing 4,000 items for Operation Scugog. The drive, which took poms: / PORT PERRY STAR place in the week before Valentine's Day, saw Grade 7 students organizing the effort, and all kids in the school contributing. Here Sam Bennett (left), Jessica Schofield and Adam Smart pitch in. See our story on page 3. Attempt to disband KCA fails By Jeff Mitchell Port Perry Star : Members of the Kawartha Conservation Authority have endorsed its continued operation with an overwhe ing vote of confidence. A special meeting convened last Thursday night (Feb. 11) © in Lindsay saw a vote go 19-1 against a resolution to disband tl,e authority. The motion was put forward by member municipalities including Bobcaygeon, Manvers and Omemee. But when it came time for a vote at the extraordinary meeting, the repre- sentative from Omemee was the lone supporter of dissolution. While authority officials were predicting prior to the meet- ing that the resolution would fail, the final tally came as a bit of a surprise, said Regional Councillor Ken Gadsden, one of Scugog's representatives on the aythority. * Propane or Natural NG YOU EXPERT SALES, SERVICE AND INSTALLATIONS SINCE 1982 "I figured at least two of the municipalities involved would vote in favour of a resolution, so it was a pleasant surprise when just one did," he said after the meeting. During the public meeting there were about half a dozen speakers in favour of dissolution, and 25 speaking in favour of continuing with the authority's work. The conservation authority is responsible for, among other things, flood moni- toring and examining development proposals within the watershed of the Kawartha Lakes system. While it has been speculated part of the reason behind the call for dissolution was based on funding concerns -- munici- palities pay an annual fee to the authority; Scugog, for instance, contributes $55,000 annually -- there were other motives at work, said Councillor Gadsden. "I think in some cases there are other issues," he said. "In Please turn to page 13 ERRIDGE OVE JIC ELRY ETE BITEY 170 Casimir St. PORT PERRY (905) 985-0715 1-800-638-4751