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a A Proud Voice For Scugog Tuesday, July 13, 1993 Vol. 3, No. 1 r ved . CIRC. 11,500 HS Council asks for more study on 143662 urn by-law Amendments to Scugog's burning by-law were sent back to committee on Monday for more study. Members of council are worried that the amendments could lead to a cumbersome aa Th Mutt show. LL] ere mutts and mutts and more mutts of all shape, size and colour at the 22nd annual Mutt Show held Saturday morning during Port Perry's Fdstival Days. And one of the mutts In the show was Pugsey, shown here with his owner Melanie Skerratt. Pugsey is a lovable little character, part Pug and part italian Greyhound. Pugsey took a first prize ribbon In the category Least Resembling a known breed. More photos of the mutt show Inside this edition of the Citizen. KoKkoMO BEACH PA b atic tangle for Scugog residents who want to have an open fire on their own property Specifically, the proposed amendment which will require all persons to get written permission (a permit) from the Fire Department before they have a fire "The process of how to get that permit is the stumbling block," said Ward 2 rep Marilyn Pearce. Area councillor Harvey Graham said many rural residents have a "burn barrel" on their property, and they burn trash and wood when wind conditions are suitable He suggested that if people have to apply for, a permit, then pick it up at the Fire Hall, a lot of them will justdale. their trash to a landfill. "This is a political decigion. Do we want people to be able to burn trash or ship it to a landfill site," said councillor Graham Scugog Fire Chief Don Steele, who was present at Monday's meeting, said tougher regulations are needed to govern outside burns in the Township. So far this year, the Fire Department has been called out 21 times to put out fires that were started without permission. The Repirtment has so far spent 450 man-hours puttingthoss fires out "This puts our people in Jeopardy when they don't need to be," he said The changes to the by-law will "do a lot to help us control fires that should never be set," he added. Chief Steele noted that it costs the Township money each time the volunteer firemen are called out. These fires also tie up equipment that may be needed elsewhere in a life- threatening situation. Other proposed amendments to the by-law would limit burning to wood or wood by- products; would require some kind of fire extinguisher on site and would not allow more than one cubic metre of material to be burnéd at any one time Burning would be banned outright in any built-up residential area of the Township, and the amendments would increase the maximum fine for illegal burning from $1,000 to $2,000 Scugog this year has launched legal action against five residents for illegal burning. The amendments would also make those starting the fire » ta to property, and liable for eests if the Fire Department has to be called out to bring a fire under control "I think we (Township) are going to create problems for the majority of people who are responsible citizens. It is the minority who are creating the problems," said Regional councillor Yvonne Christie. She lives in a rural-urea and said she burne trash and wood in a barrel on occasion "I doubt very much that | would take the time to go (into town) and pick up a permit," she told council With council recessed for a month, it is not known when the controversial by-law amendments will be back in front of council again Building up slightly in Scugog Township After a slump of several years, there are signs that construction activity in Scugog Township is picking wp slightly Figures from the Township building department show that so far this year (Jan to June) there have been 26 permits issued for single family homes, compared with 16 during the same six monthiast year The 26 permits for new homes had a total value of nearly $3 million, according to the report The value of permits for additions dnd alterations has also increased this year to $915,000, compared with $500,000 last year So far this year (first six months) Scugog has issued a total of 113 permits of all kinds, compared with 108 last year. The dollar value for 1993 stands at just over $10 million, compared with $4.3 last year However, of that $10 million in value, $5.1 million was for a single permit--the expansion to Memorial Hospital ACKSTOCK!