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~4 Province 'keeps changing the rules' Development grinds fo a halt.....again The Province of Ontario owes Scugog special con- sideration in funds and ef- fort to help eliminate the sewage treatment problem facing this community, ac- cording to one developer. Developer Ted Griffen 'was stunned last week by a Scugog Chamber plans to report released by the Region that limits Port Perry's growth to 3,100 people. Ted and partners own 350 of over 1,100 lots waiting to be developed in the Port Perry area. Rumgqured for some time, the disappointing findings of a provincial study of the Nonquon reflects the capa- city of the Nonquon River to carry off the treated waste from Port Perry's sewage lagoons, north of the com- munity. "You can't blame the local officials or even the beautify downtown area A committee of the Scugog Chamber of Commerce is working.on a scheme that would make the core of downtown Port Perry more attractive. The "beautification" pro- ject, which would probable be carried out over a period of years, would cover an area 'consisting of all of Queen Street from Water to Lilla, Water Street, from Mary to Bird's Eye Centre, and Perry Street from North to Mary Street. Although the project is now at only the initial plann- .ing stages, Chamber mem- ~bers already have some ideas about what could be "done. "It would probably take about five years to comp- lete," said Peter. Hvidsten, chairman of the Retail Mer- chants Committee of the chamber. Already suggested have been co-operative schemes involving a voluntary tax on. business in the core area. There is legislation for the implementation of such a "beautification" tax, the advantage being - that the . entire area could be finan-* ced under the one project, rather than one block or section at a time. 'In other words," described Mr. Hvid- 'sten, "a group of 30-busines- ses on one block wouldn't have the advantage over - 'another block where there is only 10 or 12 businesses. The cost of the project would' be equalized over the entire area." One of the things the com- mittee would like to get rid of right off, is unsightly and awkward angle parking on Queen Street. Merchants will be urged to remove .awnings and overhanging (continued on page 3) Region," said Griffen. "They had nothing to do with this. It is the province that keeps changing the rules. How can we keep up with: them if they keep changing them?" he asked. Mr. Griffen was referring to apparent contradicting set of statistics by the pro- vince. He said that when the lagoons were installed some three or four years ago, they were supposed to handle up to 5,000 people, with only limited additional treatment to boost that figure to even higher...about 10,000, he said. "Now," he said, "they tell us that the limit is about 3,100. What can you do?" The confusion is worth some extra consideration at Queen's Park, thinks Ted. "They got us into this mess PORT f PERRY Serving Scugog Township and they should give'us the money and help to get us out." At best, Mr. Griffen sees the delay as lasting a mini- mum of three years. There's the engineers re- ports, the plans, getting the money, and the construction of an expanded or new treat- ment system. "I can't even see the report being in before next fall," he said. "Just exactly how much delay this is going to mean for area development will depend on how much help the province is willing to supply us with. And I think they should pull out all the stops to help us get over this problem. The existing sys- tem was built to their specs," he said, "and now they say their specs were (continued on page 9) Word on Pen in month An announcement will be made within a month on the location of the Penitentiary Service's reception centre. That statement by Ontario Riding MP Norm Cafik is about all the information available from members of Uxbridge and Scugog Council following a meeting Wednesday, March 17, 1976 held last Friday at Cafik's riding office in Pickering to discuss the Penitentiary Service's efforts to find a local site. "All T can say is what Norm Cafik released in the press conference (following the meeting), said Scugog's (continued on page 15) 32 Pages Three lanes best deal: Mayor Scugog Mayor 'Lawrence Malcolm feels Durham Region has given Scugog 'the best deal possible under the circumstances' in their decision to go ahead with widening Port Perry's Lilla Street to three lanes. 'Mayor. Malcolm, in - an interview following the meeting, "said he thought council had come away from the 'meeting feeling the region had given them as much consideration as pos- sible. Earlier, Council had. endorsed...then restated their endorsement to the Region...of a proposal of some concerned local resid- ents that the expansion be kept to two lanes with an eight-foot reversed shoulder on either side. "They considered it," said Mr. Malcolm, "and turned it down." Reasons being, according to Mayor Mal- colm, is because it would be much more expensive if some further future widen- ing was necessary. Initial cost of the-three- lane proposal is estimated at $890,000, less than the 48-foot scheme and just $24,000 more than just the two-lane reconstruction as suggested by a number of people in the township. He said council accepted their proposal, the thinking 'being that *if we pushed any further, who knows what would happen. . They don't have to build the road here, you know. There are other _places in the Region that need road work." Coun. Reg Rose said he felt it was a matter of that or nothing. '"'That's what was implied by the Region. If we didn't go for that, we Wintario funds for arena Scugog Township will get at least $100,000 from provin- cial Wintario funds to go toward the construction of the new arena, it was an- nounced last week by Cul- ture and Recreation Minister Robert Welch. According to Mayor Law- rence Malcolm, the approv- ed $100,000 is an interim figure and said that more money would be available if it can be matched dollar for dollar through local cam- paigns. The $100,000 guarantee was made on the basis of against having twins. If there's a will ...there's a way If you're'a gambler, there is no need to go all the way to Las Vegas. insurance man Jack Dowson last week, we find that there is nearly a' policy available for anything you want to insure. For the newly weds or anyone planning an addition to the family, they could try this one: Now it's purely a gamble. yourself that you are not going to have twins, and if you do, the insurance company will pay up the amount it would cost to ralse the child from infancy until it is about 18. Lights out,gamblers, Jack will take care of his end, but you'll have to take care of yours. Talking with local A policy to insure you You Insure would. get nothing." But perhaps the strongest view came from Coun. Bob Kenny, who said flatly that the Region should go-all the way to a four-lane widening. "The difference between the two, is peanuts," he said. "I'd prefer they did it now, rather than later." Asked about the council' I's earlier endorsement of the alternative plan, Mr. Kenny said flatly.... "They rejected it...it" simple as that." what has been collected through local campaigns so far. According to Mayor Malcolm, the township had earlier sent an interim re- port to Wintario informing them of the campaign effort and that approximately $100,000 had been raised. There was some concern expressed by some members of the committee about the apparent Wintario stipula- tion that an amount can be submitted to Wintario only once. "If we've applied to Wintario for $100,000 on the basis of what we've collected so far, how can we apply again when we've raised more money?" he asked. (rural campaigns for funds have hardly begun). Mayor Malcolm said that the $100,000 grant is only a tentative one. "We have ap- proval to get as high as $225,000 if we can raise that much through the local cam- paign. He said the $100,000 grant approval was made on the basis of the township report, and not a formal request for the grant. The formal re- quest will come only when the campaign is completed and we've collected as much as possible, in order to take advantage of the dollar-for- dollar grant structure. : 4 0» a * nN, FA ¥ or * i #* TL : i Ee 3 As every day passes and we get farther and farther into March, most people are hoping that the last snowfall will be the last. But these youngsters don't seem to mind a bit. In fact, they all look like theyre having a romping good time on the huge snowpiles piled up at the Water Street plaza parking lot. From left to right are: Warren Christie, 6; Wayne Gray, 8; Wendy Gray, 6; David Travis, 8 e To YAOI ANE \ on, as A > pod ya Cn Tew 7 Ett at Po es ; oJ n : REN a