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i Page 8 The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville, February 26,1997 Melting Snow and Rain Leaves Clarington Under Water by Laura J. Richards Staff Writer Three low-lying areas in Clarington took the brunt of the warm weather coupled coupled with hard, intermittent rain over the weekend. Clarington's Operations Manager, Don Patterson, said Bowmanville Creek overflowed the road at Baseline Rd., in Bowmanville, while Soper Creek over- Lions Club Willing To Provide Location For Seniors' Centre by Lorraine Manfredo Staff Writer The Bowmanville Lions will leave their offer to lease land for a Seniors' Centre on the table, despite the Municipality of Clarington's lack of interest. At the February 24th meeting of the local service club, members debated drafting a new proposal for municipal staff who are now in the process of seeking a site for a proposed Seniors' Centre. In the end, the club decided to leave the ball in the town's court for the time being. In January, the Lions offered to lease land behind their building on Beech Ave. for the construction of a Seniors' Centre, arguing an addition on the existing 5,000 square foot Lions Centre was a cost-effective alternative to building somewhere somewhere else from scratch. Lions outlined their plan for a new addition in a January 17th letter to property manager Fred Horvath. The addition would go.on the back of the Lions Centre, with a connecting corridor and space between the buildings for an enclosed patio In the letter, the club also cites several advantages associated associated with the Beech Ave. location. "It is centrally located in Bowmanville in a quiet neighborhood where there is low traffic traffic volume and good pedestrian access." However, town officials responded by saying a leasing arrangement was presently "not an option" for the proposed centre. Lion Member Kirk Kemp wonders if the town went thumbs down on the cheaper leasing alternative because they have $1.3 million and they want to spend it. "Politicians like to build icons and big monuments, especially especially in an election year," he said "They want a building they can call their own, point to and say, T built that.'" Jim Rickard noted another advantage to the land leasing option proposed by the club. He predicts Clarington seniors will have a tough time raising the estimated $200,000 it will take to maintain a brand new centre. And, if the seniors can't raise it on their own, the cost will be passed along to taxpayers, taxpayers, Rickard fears. "We don't need to hang the younger generation around here with taxes to pay for it all," he said. Durham Regional Police Report flowed at Concession St. E.; and in Clarke Township, along the 4 th Concession Rd. The effects of mild temperatures with packed snow and ice, plus the rains on Thursday night and Friday night resulted in floods, he said. "The most serious flooding occurred on Baseline Road," Patterson added. The waters rose "a couple of feet" over the road. Ron Robinson, a supervisor with the municipality, noted that the heavy rains and melting snow also left a gash on Concession Four, just east of Hwy 115. "There was just too much water for the ditches to handle and ' it washed out the shoulder," he explained. The wash-out on Friday night, Feb. 21, extended 200 metres along the road and was about a metre deep. One of Clarington's Works Department staff made the discovery on Friday night, "during a regular patrol," Robinson said. Barricades went up and municipal crews were out on Monday to fix the area. Patterson noted Monday was clean-up day for the flooded area along Baseline Road, too. He explained the road design along • Baseline actually encourages the road to flood, rather than taking out a million dollar bridge. While Patterson did not know how much rain actually fell on the weekend, Mark Peacock of the Central Lake Ontario Conservation Authority sent out a flood alert/flood safety advisory cancellation cancellation on Monday, Feb. 24. Peacock stated, "the total rainfall amounts were in the order of 50mm maximum. A significant amount of the snow pack was melted in the watershed." Patterson said an unofficial coffee- cup measurement taken by one of the road crew members over a three to four hour period indicated that about an inch of water had fallen Friday night. WASHED OUT - A truck makes its way along a flooded Baseline Road in Bowmanville. Monday, Feb. 24 Smashed Mailbox -- A Thompson Road, Kendal, resident reported his mailbox had been smashed by an unknown person. Theft after break-in -- An Enniskillen area resident reported an unknown person forced entry into a house by kicking in the front door. Several items, including a 270 calibre rifle were taken. There are no suspects in the incident which occurred during during the day. Sunday, Feb. 23 Computer taken -- A computer worth about $2,500 was taken from a portable classroom at Courtice South Public School. Foundry hit -- An unknown person broke into the Bowmanville Foundry on Wellington St., Bowmanville. The culprit got in by breaking a window. Super box hit -- A driver who was southbound on Old Scugog Road in Burketon was just crossing the railroad tracks when the vehicle went out of control on an icy patch, left the roadway, and struck a Canada Post Super Mailbox. Saturday, Feb. 22 Young suspect -- A 15- year-old Newcastle male was arrested after a police investigation investigation revealed that someone had broken into Bowmanville High School and. Vincent Massey Public School. 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