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0 » Council to work out agreement 4 Servicing problem Bob Kenny resigns, appointed inspector ® Providing Athika Enter- prises Ltd. can work out a servicing agreement with Durham Region, Scugog Township could get some of * that industrial development after all. Township council Monday night approved working out an agreement with the firm regarding services such as roads, but stipulated that the development firm would have to work out: their own Ministry won't listen to emotional appeals The provincial health min- "istry 'is willing to listen to technical "arjthmetic errors' in. their decision to chop almost $100,000 off the - Port Perry Memorial Com- munity Hospital budget, but will not head any emotional . appeals on the basic decis- ion to cut back funds for the hospital, That's what local hospital officials have found in the announced appeal before the ministry. Hospital board chairman Howard Hall said late last week the ministry, in answer to a local hospital request for. the information and the figures that served as a basis for the decision, has provided a breakdown on the government tabul- afions. 5 : Since then, hospital ad- ministrator Dave Brown has gone to Queen's Park to ~argue about what local officials feel are "inaccur- acies" in the ministry's cal- culations, but was told that the ministry would be will- ing 'to consider any such "arithmetic errors', but asked for a written brief from the hospital. Such a brief...fiye pages of it...has been forwarded to the ministry. "What we want to ensure - is that they are comparing apples with apples and not . ~apples : with oranges; said Mr. Hall. He said there doesn't seem to be a defin- able or uniform set of clear statistics for each category of hospital, although the Port Perry hospital is lump: _ Huts Off Ice fishing from a hut on Lake Scugog will come to an end next Wednesday, March 31. This is the last day that huts will be allowed on the ice on all lakes in Ontario. Fishermen failing to -re- move their huts by that date are subject to heavy fines. It's a lot harder to remove your hut after the ice is out, than before, so don't tid Ti ime.. Builders waiting to go ahead with some of the ap- proximately 1,500 lots in the Port Perry area will have to work together to overcome the latest monkey wrench in the gears of local develop- ment...sewage treatment. The Regional Works -de- partment announced two weeks ago that due to the limits of the Nonquon River to handle the effluent of the community's sewage lagoons, Port Perry develop- ment limit is set at 3,100. That's almost 2,000 people less than earlier indications, and will almost certainly grind. the wheels of local development to its 'second halt since this community's recently-solved water short- ed in with a group of about 18:hospitals. Mr. Hall said he could not place a dollar value on the amount the local hospital is arguing about, saying only that it is a substantial amount of the $94,500 order- "ed chopped by the ministry. servicing 'agreement with the region in regards to 'water and sewage. The resolution continues that the township would be prepared to release housing lots on a ratio based on the amount of industrial devel- opment, but only: when and if it can be services: Councillor Reg Rose, referring to an environment ministry report released two weeks ago on Scugog's sew- age treatment limitations, suggested the ministry "might squeeze one more industry in" on a basis that the township plans to do something to expand the community's sewage treat- ment facilities as soon as possible, ? When Rose asked Athika representative G. Kidlark if he'd approached the Region on servicing, Kidlard claim- ed that the Region demands "local council must make the first move". . Coun. Rosé warned Kid- lark, however, that the township couldn't approve housing lots it had no authority to approve, and that such limited lots allot- ments would have to be shared with other develop- ers who are also willing to bring in industry. Future housing develop- ment would also have to (continued on page 3) To say Bob Kenny"s resig- nation from Scugog Town- ship Council Monday night ends over 20 years of public service would be inaccurate. As* the township's new Chief Building Inspector and Bylaw Enforcement Officer, Mr. Kenny will be making publie- service a full-time job. The resignation was a must before he could be appointed to the township position, and in view of- his application before council, he tendered his resignation and left the council cham- bers when the job appli- cation was discussed. What's this? A Port Perry High School early warning system for approaching teachers? No, it's a scene from The Seven Wives of Dracula, one of three -- one-act plays put on by the school at their annual Drama Night last week. From left are Ted Willis, Steve Grant, Kevin Bruce, and Bruce Andor. For more pictures and story, see Page 17. J.G. Photo . major concern of developers age. Developers, appear to be willing to join together and spread the cost of any future sewage treatment system over the total planned devel- opment. In fact, according to: developers, that's about the only way it can be done. But it'll up the price of the end product. Ted Griffen, one of a num- ber of developers in the area who has been waiting to develop his land for some seven years now, said the latest problem will have to be ironed out quickly. Not "only will the initiative have to .come from .local and regional levels, but from the builders themselves. He said local developers are willing to work with Regional authorities to first, establish just what the prob- lem is; second, to find the solutions; and third, to act on them. "I think builders will go along with .any reasonable solution...we have to, if we want to go ahead," he said. He said that engineers have already been instruct- ed to look into the problem, but added that developers should sit down with Region- al officials now to work out possible future cost-sharing schemes and investigate grant- structures available for such projects. The real concern is the time element, thinks Mr. Griffen, and none should be wasted. The local businessman said the province should be asked to help, since at least a part of the problem is a direct result of misconcep- tions begun by environment ministry reports. Mr. Griffen said that orig- inal ministry figures have led local developers to believe the Nonquon was capable of handling a popul- ation of: at least 5,000. Even if the answers are found tomorrow, and cost- sharing is worked out bet- ween developers and local authorities, it'll be the home owner who will pay the cost in the end. Mr. Griffen guesses that the cost of such a system could well add at least $2,500. to the cost of each lot. "I think the province (continued on page 3) The township needs a new inspector to replace retiring Graham Fish, BOB KENNY A motion to appoint Vern Asselstine to the empty council seat, although carried, was declared illegal by Mayor Lawrence Mal- colm after a search of the regulations for the proper procedure was carried out. The appointment will be made at the next meeting. Cartwright goes wet? Looks like Scugog Council - - will give residents of the former township of Cart- wright a chance to vote on the issue of "'going wet'. A committee to investi- - gate the feasability of such a vote recommended that it be held, in a report to council Monday night. _. Only a question of allow- ing liquor sold on licenced premises where food is available will be placed on the ballot. Such a vote would be under provincial super- vision, and could be held as early as June. Sign contract There will be a meeting next Monday to allow Scugog Township Council to deal with a number of matters, including the sign- ing of a contract with arena builder, Construction and Design Services of Whitby. New Arena Chairman Howard Hall told council that most of the details of the agreement have been worked out, and that the final figure should end up close to the earlier quoted $710,000. Ile said that the specificiations are basically the same as those described to council before, and that only minor changes had been made. me!' said the mayor. Race for Mayor Mayor Lawrence Malcom, on hearing about Scugog Historical Society's plans for canoe races again this year, mused about his chances on the Nonquon this year. He said he might even bring his canoe to the Nonquon this year, providing the course is relatively straight. \ "It's all those kinks in the river that bothers Society and canoe race promoter Bill Brock saw the publicity advantage' in the mayor paddling happily down the Nonguon, and quickly grasped the opportunity and offered Mayor Malcolm a $25.00 sponsorship for the trip. "Or $50.00," said the enterprising Brock, "if you can get the clerk to go with you." ; ; = Sh : 3