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To Tony Cesaroni, Port Perry development is "simple arithmetic". A $3,000 levy against the "1,500 Port Perry area lots waiting to go would pay for a $4.5 million sewage dis- posal system. "I think developers would go along with such a scheme," said Mr. Cesaroni. "If that's what it takes to PORT PERRY Wednesday, March 10, 1976 get things going here, then I'm sure they would go along with it. Mr. Cesaroni, addressing Scugog Township Council Monday, said he strongly supported action taken by council and agrees with incentives taken to get development underway. Council voted on February 16 to give Van Edwards Serving Scugog Township - Fire causes 25,0 Firemen from Scugog No. 1'and 2 Departments, as well as Whitby Firemen, answered a call at the home of Christopher Gray, R.R.4, Port Perry, Monday after- noon. The fire was thought to have been started by ~ faulty electrical wiring. Estimates of damage are well over $25,000 in the blaze, which kept firemen going from about 3:30 p.m. right through until 7:00 p.m. No sooner had firemen returned to the fire hall and , cleaned their" equipment when the flames erupted again. This time firemen had to remain at the scene until past 1 a.m. Tuesday morning. hy Bleak outlook for taxpayers Durham Board of Educa- tion. Chairman -Yvonne Christie told the annual meeting of the Scugog Rate- payers Association last ~ week that while she has not exact figures on the increase in school board budget, the increase will definitely be felt. "All I can say is, it will be a- heck of a lot more than this year." . Mrs. Christie said indica- tions point to an increase of around 30 percent. She said, however, that this is an estimate on her part. "But it wouldn't surprise me if it ends up to be around that." In another guess based on what she's _ calculated in Regional and local budgets, as well as the school budget, (continued on page 2) al = : ' 00 damage Fire Marshal's office rep advises . . . ¥ Development permission to build 150 housing units over the next five years in exchange for the develop- ment and servicing of industrial lands just south of Port 'Perry on the Oshawa Road. * According to Mr. Cesar- oni, he too is ready to go ahead with industrial development .and has had two industries...light users of water...ready to go for some time. He said that water was the problem, and now it's sewers. He suggested that such industry be allowed to go on a septic system. "I'd like to go all out and bring industry here," he said, but added that he needs "the green light" from council before he can go ahead. Costly Port Perry development 'simple arithmetic': Developer Not only would Mr. Cesar- oni be willing to attract the kind of light industry to fit local needs, but he said he's willing to 'enlarge his residential lots to allow for septic systems...again, if council would co-operate. "We would go along with that, if that's what. it takes to get things moving." Coun. Bob Kenny hinted that if rumours and unoffic- ial reports are anywhere near true, the development picture in Scugog could look rather dim. He spoke of a $4 million figure, a guess at the money needed to build the treat- ment system demanded if reports of the Nonquon's inability to handle more refuse are accurate. Township lenient in applying rule What to do about the apartments above the Water Street shopping plaza business establishments, particularly the small unit across from the ball park, was discussed by Scugog Township Council Monday night. - The discussions came as a . result of a letter sent by Bylaw Enforcement Officer Joe Podres to the owner of the units that he could be asked by' the township to close down two of the eight apartment units above the stores. Reasoning behind Mr. Podres' move is that each of the apartments is allowed only with a corresponding commercial unit below. One of the commercial units takes up the floor space of three, however, and has three apartments upstairs. That's contrary to the existing regulations, thinks Mr. Podres. He feels that two of the apartment units should be closed. Coun. Reg Rose saw the problem as one to avoid in the future by means of suit- able regulations. He was unwilling, however, to take action that would kick people out of the apartments in view of a housing and rental shortage. Coun. Rose said that the township regulations are out of date, that today not many merchants live in apart- .ments above their stores. He said that while the town- ship bylaw states that the apartments above ihe stores {continued on page 3) - Cleric competition? : Defending the use of existing apartments above retail stores, Coun. Rev. Reg Rose said if council was to close down one Water Street apartment on the grounds that it didn't comply to the bylaw, it would have to close down many - others. . He said that when he first arrived in Port Perry, he "looked for parishoners". The search © took him to upper Queen Street apartments, where he said many apartments contravened the bylaw. Mayor Lawrence Malcolm wanted to know if he was attempting to convert Presbyterians, United, or other congregations. "Not at all,'"" smiled the Anglican Church minister, sheep." . "| was looking for the unbranded Give equal opportunity to all All applicants for a job on the Scugog Fire Department regardless of sex, should be allowed the opportunity to try out for the job, according to a representative of the Fire Marshal's office. Speaking to Scugog Council Monday afternoon, Assistant Chief of Fire Ser- vices Alan L. Dupuis said that people tend to be sooth- ed by something that goes smoothly for some time. "And then," he said, "some- body upsets the apple cart." The smooth-running appar- atus he was referring to was Scugog's Number Two Fire Department in Caesarea; The apple cart is the turned- down application of a num- ber of Caesarea women for a spot on the department. When the women ap- proached council about a month ago with complaints of being passed over for jobs on the department, Scugog Council councillors felt it was Caesarea Chief Len Scott's authority to say who get hired and who doesn't. That, according to Dupuis, isn't so. Under our own bylaw, it is council's re- sponsibility to hire firemen. The chief can only recom- mend. In fact, according to Dupuis, four members of the department who have been "hired" since the bylaw was passed are not legally on the department at all, and won't be until they are officially hired by the Township Council. He also pointed out that no medical examinations have been undertaken in each of these cases as a pre-requis- ite of membership, contrary to the local bylaw. "It's a practice that per- haps has gone on for over the past 10 or 15 years," he said. "Perhaps the changes (new bylaw) just weren't looked at as closely as they. should have been." Mr. Dupuis suggested that if Chief Scott went through the regular application and testing processes with the women, he might change his mind. He said that from personal experiences, he's seen men "as strong as an ox' break down in a fire situation. On the other hand, he'd also seen the reverse. "If they are sincere, the applicant should be allowed to go through the tests. Asked about the reported threatening of mass resigna- tions by male members of the department if women be allowed, Mr. Dupuis sug- gested that in 21 years as a fireman, he's yet to see a fireman refuse to make a call. "These people are com- munity-minded.'" He said that talk of resignation is surely only something that is considered in an emotion- al state ""I think they would change their minds if they thought about it." A committee will be set up to draw up a set of qualifica- tions and tests conducted for applicants. It will consist of both chiefs and a representa- tive of the Fire Marshal's office. Council moved that those probationary firemen "hired" illegally will have to face the same qualifications and tests when established by the committee, and that any other applicants (the women included) will be given equal opportunity to try out at that time. Council also moved on a recommendation by Mr Dupuis that a fire depart- ment survey be carried out in the township by the Ontario Fire Marshal's office. Mr. Dupuis said that such surveys are conducted by his office and includes such things as equipment and facilities of the depart- ments. Recommendations of changes are not compulsory and can be phased over as long a time as the township requires. oy ¢ oR i} oS A Rea >. ost WF 0 SN oT =