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Vol. 1, No. 22 Tuesday, November 19, 1991 CIRC. 10,000 20 pages Permits down The building industry in Scugog posted yet another gloomy month in October as permits issued by the Township were just about half the value of a year ago. "It's pretty bleak," was the way members of council summed things up Monday afiemoon. The value of October permits was just over $1.4 million, compared with $2.8 million in the same month last year. If there was a bright spot, it was in the number of permits for single fami- ly homes at seven. Last October, there were just five issued October's numbers continue the trend that has been with Scugog since the beginning of this recession<drenched year. So far in 1991, the Township has issued a total of 238 permits worth $12 million. Last year 10 the same date, the number was 301 worth $18.2 million Just about all sectors of the of the building industry are showing this downward rend. There have been just 36 new homes built 10 date, with a value of $7.3 million. Last year, which wasn't a great year either, there had been 67 new homes constructed with a value of $11.1 million. Commercial permits have also taken a stioep decline this year with just one issued 10 date valued at $200,000. Last year 10 this date there had ben five commercial permits worth nearly $1.8 million Durham school boar Unveils big wish ft The Durham Board of Education has unveiled its mult million dollar "wish list™ for caps al projects The hist, released last week requests $135 millisn from the provincial government in 1993 po provide for new schools, addons and more portable classrooms Just how much the province will provide won't be known for several months, but traditionally the Durham Board gets only a small fraction of the money it asks fox This year, for example, the Board requested just over $90 million from the province and was allocated just $7.4 million Stull, the lengthy report pre pared by the Board says flatly hat "Durham is in a crisis situation" Student enrollments in many of Durham's public schools exceed guidelines set by the provincial education ministry, and in some wean, "we have also exceeded the number of portables we can xcommodate on our siles, slong with washroom facilities and parking requirements. thereby not meeting the standards of other agencies." As of last Seprember, there were 492 poriables in wee mt Durham public schools, where 13.776 students whe their clases This clearly defines the back log situation and justification for sew schools and additions © be provided." says the repon The Durham Board calculates that 10 fully meet its needs for capital funding between 199) and 1997, it would require just under $450 million In the 11 yours from 1980 wo 1991, the Durham Board was able 10 build 118 mew classrooms, but the number of Classrooms raguimd by 810 In 1980, just 1.2 per cont of Durham stodents were in ports bles. Today, 24.3, or shmont one in four siadents is in a poruble, according 10 The reper The capital forecast pn points the priority projects is Durham that should be addressed (irst On top of the priority list are two new elementary schools in Whithy, one in Ajax, and adi tons 10 two existing schools in Ajax and one in Whitby Also near the op of the list is a new secondary school in Ajax The Board wants the funding for these projects allocated in 1" Scugog Township is (ar down the priority list. Ranked 25th on the list (out of 46 projects) in 'replacement of Cartwright Secondary School" st an estima od cost of $14.9 million No. 28 on the list an addition 0 Cowher PS. mt cost of $2.2 mil hon, and No. 29 is comstraction of a new clementary school in the Township at 8 cost of just $6 mil The Board sygpests that fund ing lor these projects be allocated mn 1994 and 199% Statistics in the report show that enroliments at the public schools in Scugog we pretty mach he same as they were in 1980, bat this figure is influenced by the opening in 1989 of SA Cowher Ps For example, in 1980 Cantwright PS had 555 students today i has S45. Epsom PS he gone wp from 103 10 128 Greepbank from 126 0 134 Prince Albert has dropped from 173 wo 207 and Cornish has dropped from £76 10 777 Both Cornish and Prince Alben had considerably larger enroll ments prior 10 the opening of Cowher And Cowher school hae grows from S04 madents 10 612 # jum twee years The numbers st PPHS have remained almost wn-Changod over the last 11 years from 1106 ww Hues CHS han soem a fry dl tial enroliment hike Up Pir com erm) io ede of we -- His 190 1991, tw highest nam ber in that time pan RINTED ON 10% Red Helio, Dolly! Ome of the beet loved musicate of #1 Yims hig the Town Mall 1873 slags Nov. 21, when the ents. Tickets are moving quickly for his show slopper, so sel quickly If yo * 10 see Beugog Brosdw Wit "tars ae the with elasnic "Mette, Detry! Catherine tyramic , sheng Drew and 8 howt of othe » Talie, Doliy™ an any of the porter mance dates. Mov peor hyde doi Dec. 1. 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