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wr Sengoy Citinen -- Tuesday, September ¥7, 1004 --3 4% Pearce goes after third term on Council Veteran Beugog councillor Marilyn Pearce will be seeking a third straight term in Ward 2 when voters go to the polls in the November 15 municipal elections. Mrs. Pearce ended several weeks of speculation when she announced her Ward 2 candidacy late last week She admits she had given serious thought to running for the mayor's chair or the seat on Regional council over the last few weeks. "When Yvonne (Christie) decided to run again for the Regional seat, decided to run again for Ward 2," she told the Fiddlers Port Perry Fiddle Club will celebrate our 7th anniversary with a Dance and Jam Session at the Islander Banquet Hall on September 28th starting at 7 pm. "Over those seven years, the Club has been held in 2 locations. The first being the Port Perry Legion Hall and for the last 3 years we have held our monthly get togethers at the Islander. We meet every th Wednesday and try to follow a program of easy listening old time fiddle music combined with a bit of country singing and dancing Many people come out to enjoy the music snd the Citizen in a recent interview She said she believes it will be very important for Scugog Township to have council reps with as much municipal experience as possible to deal with important issues over the communities could be as many as 200 new homes along Union Avenue. Planning issues such as the location of a new school and a new park in Prince Albert will need a lot of careful attention next three years from council One of those issues will be Mrs. Pearce has been a residential develop within ber of the Township's parks Ward 2. and recreation committee for the With the boundaries changed to include Prince Albert in Ward 2, Mrs. Pearce said it's important for both Prince Albert and Port Perry to retain their identities. Residential development that will over-lap into the two last six years, the last three as airman She said that if elected again in November, she would not hesitate to sit on the parks and rec committee, but conceded she may like a change as well in committee work set to celebrate dancing which covers round, square, and step. A great many fiddlers and musicians have had the pleasure of playing at our Club To help celebrate this year's birthday, our special guest will be Scott Woods a young Champion Fiddler from Fergus, Ontario who plays out of the Merryhill Fiddle Club in the Guelph area The membership to our clut is free and admission to our monthly dance is $2.00. We are always glad to have new talent come out to play, especially local fiddlers. Our club is & great place for the beginner to learn as there is always an abundance of experience S80, make a note on your calendar every 4th Wednesday for some great music and dancing The Islander is located on Percy Street on Scugog Island Follow 7A to Durham Road 7 (Scugog Island Road), turn left at Stephenson Point Road right on Platten Blvd, then left on Percy and you're there The Islander Banquet Hall also has a dance with grest country music every Saturday night. Just look for the Fiddles that point your way For more information call 985-7857 or 985-9807 help and While she believes Scugog is on the threshold of new residential development in the next three years, council must continue to watch the finances very closely "Just because there may be new development, we must keep the spending under control and the tax hikes to a minimum," she said Mrs. Pearce believes in the Scugog Centre development with the community hall the first phase. It will eventually include a swimming pool, & second pad of ice and non traditional recreation facilities such as cycling and hiking trails The development of Scugog Centre, she said, will allow the municipality to open up the Latcham Centre for seniors as it is in a convenient location in downtown Port Perry Mrs Qearce said she supports the extension of a new lease between the Township and the Port Perry Fair Board for the 23 acre fairgrounds However, she stated clearly extending the lease should not be a "blank cheque." The Township, she said must have some mechanism for breaking the lease, if needed and she suggested a memorandum of understanding to this effect Mrs. Pearce also said the Pair Board must produce a long Marilyn Pearce running again for Ward 2 seat. council she vehemently denied there is any "undisclosed development" for the fairgrounds as stated on a prominent sign by the Pair Board during the Labour Day weekend Pair Mrs. Pearce was first elected to Township council in 1988, and re-elected in 1991. A resident of Port Perry, she is married with two children range plar 'or the that Be far, there are two will allow neighbouring registered for Ward residents to know what could be 2: Mrs. Pearce and Jim in their back yards. Like all other members of Grosvenor who declared several weeks ago. Dress for Fall in ... LAUREN JEFFRIE s 11"BABY WEEK A A ata atal Fy " SAVE 30% Sale err Mondmy. 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