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The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanvillc, Wednesday, December 9, 1998 Page 3 Council Briefs Nevada Tickets Licence St. John Ambulance will be permitted to sell Nevada tickets in Clarington as part of their fund-raising activities. activities. Eamonn Doyle, regional manager for St. John Ambulance asked Clarington Council for an exemption from the bylaw which prohibits the sale of Nevada tickets. tickets. "I can assure you that every cent raised in each community community goes right back into the community," he said. Mayor Diane Ham re supported the exemption, saying saying that the intent was not to penalize groups like St. John Ambulance which arc very active in the community. community. Christmas Break Council will hold its last meeting of 1998 on Dec 14 at 7 p.m. After that, councillors will take a two-week break from regular meetings and start the new year on Jan. 4 with a general purpose and administration meeting. meeting. It's at 9:30 a.m. in council chambers. Millennium Parks Project Planning is under way for a new park and trail system system in Bowmanvillc. The committee, made up of members members of the healthy communities committee and the Bowmanvillc Lions Club, is planning to build a trail system from King Street down to the lakcfront. "I think we have a wonderful resource down there and think it can be made a great benefit to the community," community," said committee member Frank Lockhart. "What wc need from council is staff time, technical support for the planning and secretarial support." The group has already applied for a federal grant and is looking at provincial and regional funding. Although they are not looking for taxpayer support at this lime, ideas and input on the park and trail are welcome. welcome. George Reynolds Drive Expanding There were no complaints from area home owners, so a plan to change the name of a portion of Cecil Found Crescent in Courtice to George Reynolds Drive will go ahead. A change in development plans shows that the two existing pieces of Cecil Found Crescent will not be joined. Instead, George Reynolds Drive will continue east from Trulls Road to Courtice Road. Five properties properties on the northern portion of Cecil Found Crescent will have their house numbers and street addresses changed. The developer has agreed to provide rest dents with new house numbers and $100 to cover the cost of the change. Skateboarding Restrictions A number of collisions and near misses with people using various municipally owned recreational facilities has prompted Clarington Council to place restrictions on where skateboarding can take place. A bylaw amendment, expected to be approved by council next week, will ban skateboarding from the municipal building at 40 Temperance Street and any municipally-owned or operated recreational facility and its adjoining lands unless otherwise posted. Pipe Culvert Contract Atlantic Industries Ltd., of Ayr, beat out firms from Peterborough and Bolton to provide-the municipality with corrugated pipe culverts origan as4equired' , basis. i CQuncilhasgiyeripreliminàiÿiapprôyaltothe'.exten sion of the contracf with Atlantic Industries for another two years. - -- - - - - No Local Bids J.E. Quantrill Chev Olds in Port Hope has been awarded the contract to supply the municipality with one compact cargo van for use by Animal Control. The purchase price of $23,316.25 includes the trade-in of the department's 1991 S10 Pickup. No Snow Clearing Expenses Yet Councillor Says Warm Weather Helps Budget Food For Thought Along with Durham Regional Police Community Services officer Paul Hawrychuk (right), Todd Reader of Subway Sandwiches and Salads in Bowmanvillc, is helping implement a Rcad-A-Book program. The program will reward primary level students who read with a Subway Kids Pack. There will also, through the new program, be incentives for older students. Some may even qualify qualify for a class party with a six-foot sub. Reader will provide all of the rewards through his Liberty St. South Subway location. Police Briefs Girl Approached By Stranger Durham Regional Police arc investigating after a 13-ycar-old girl was approached by a stranger offering her a ride in his van. The girl was walking on Nash Road in Courtice when the incident occurred last Sunday afternoon. afternoon. She did not offer a reply to the man, who she had never seen before. The girl continued walking to her destination. The man is described as being in his 50s, with short gray hair. He was driving a red mini-van with windows windows on the side. Taxes Paid In Funny Money Police were called last Friday when someone passed a phoney $100 bill at Clarington's Town Hall. The money was received at some point during the day from a person person paying taxes. Durham Regional Police are investigating. Stolen Vehicles Destroyed A number of vehicles reported stolen were found in Clarington this week. They had been destroyed by fire. Police recovered a 1991 Chevrolet Blazer, valued at $12,000, burned in the Burketon Pits Monday. Sunday, a General Motors van was found in the same condition near Cobbledick Road. On the same day, the charred, remains of a 1993 Buick were found on Holt Road, between the 6th and 7th Concession. Two vehicles, a Saturn and a Ford Van, were found last Friday on Boundary Road near Old Scugog Rd. Both had been damaged by fire. by Michelle Wyton Staff Writer We're into the second week of December and there hasn't been a flake of snow on the ground or an ice-covered road to speak of. So, what happens to the money the municipality municipality has set aside for clearing clearing and salting the roads? That's exactly the question question Councillor John Mutton asked public works staff Monday when he asked for a report on how much money is in reserve. "We're sitting with a surplus in the snow clearing clearing and salt and sand budget," he said. "I would like to know where we can direct some of that money. We arc in two very unique years and I imagine that you sit with quite a bit of money right now." Director of Public Works, Stephen Yokes, said the department does not have the money in hand. Instead, the money • •••••••••••• • • • • • ■ goes back into the munici- . pality's general revenues. ! "We base our budget ' for snow clearing on a five-year average, so some years we go over budget and some years stay I under," he explained. : "When any department ; shows a surplus, it goes ; into the general account." ■ Councillor Mutton would like to see the money stay in the Public Works Department and be applied to other projects, but Mayor Diane Hamrc strongly disagreed. "The surplus goes into the general account and that's what reduces the tax levy next time. It's all very well financially thought out," she said. "Besides, it's too soon to do. This winter hasn't hit yet. A bad storm can hit any time." "The weather is great and we're all enjoying it, but don't count your chickens before they hatch. Just be patient," she told Councillor Mutton. Bowmanvillc KidFit Centre 83 Mearns Court South off Baseline, east of Liberty St. R.I.D.E. Program Fewer vehicles have been stopped, but more JUBS l mms 5 King St. E., Bowmanville (905)623-4317 OUR SELECTION OF CASUAL AND CAREER FASHIONS IS LARGER THAN EVER We make gift giving easier with our "NO HURT FEELINGS GUARANTEE^ WE'LL ENCLOSE A SPECIAL RETURN CARD WITH ANY GIFT THEY JUST BRING IT WITH THE ITEM AND WE'LL GIVE THEM AN EXCHANGE, GIFT CERTIFICATE OR REFUND. NO SALES PILL NEEDED! IT'S SO SIMPLE! 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