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g hd Serving Scugog Townslip Wednesday, June 9, 1976 32 Pages: Council in driver's seat Must make taxi decision Scugog Township Council will have to decide if it has the authority to approve or disapprove of a second Port Perry taxi operation on grounds other than failure to meet basic township bylaw requirements. At the last council meet- ing, Mr. N. Sweet approach- ed council about licencing ® his taxi operation, but was turned down temporarily because the home base for the operation was given in a residential area. Operate the business from a commercial address, and ~ we will consider the "applic- ®ation again, councillors told Sweet... Council felt at the last meeting that if such an oper- ation met all the require- 'ments under the bylaw, they could do little else but licence the operation. Coun- ~cil felt it did not have the authority or discretion to --take into-account the econo- mics of the move...in other words, is there enough busi- ness for two cabs? But existing Port Perry taxi operation owner Peter Sweetman feels council has the discretion...and if it doesn't have it, it should have. Sweetman's lawyer told council that they have or should have the authority to make such decisions on more than a simple matter of location or the mechanics of the bylaw. *'That's why the decision must be made by council." If it is just a matter of meeting , certain basic requirements uner the town- 'ship's regulations, then the bylaw enforcement officer could handle such approvals, More courts, not lights Scugog Township council opted out of a threeway cost sharing scheme for install- ing a lighting system. at the Palmer Park tennis court on the grounds that the money 'could be much better spent on additional courts. Other partners in the deal would have been Wintario and the Port Perry Tennis Club. $ Of particular concern to . council was the possibility of high maintenance costs for the proposed . lighting system, 'Just a few bulbs busted over the winter months, and we would be faced with repair. work in the spring." The bulbs 'alone cost around $50.00. "Let mother nature pro- vide the lights." said Mayor Lawrence Malcolm. 'More courts would be on the right track," and would provide many more hours of use than extending the existing courts a few hours at night." He suggest that the new arena site would be an excel- lent one for any additional courts on the basis of decen-. tralization of such facilities. Coun. Vern Asselstine sug- gested even more decentra- lization, saying that some of the other areas within the township could be served. The tennis club, the group spearheading the effort to get lights installed, will be notified of council's move. Record entries in 8th Nonquon race The 8th Annual: Canoe the Nonquon is now history, but the burns and sore muscles "that accompany the event each year still linger on in the bodies of the compet- itors. * Unlike last year, this year's weather was near perfect for Scugog Shores Historical Museum's money- raising event. "Last year brisk winds prevented: a ;number of canoes from # finishing the course. Among the lineup of digni- taries in this years race were Wm, (Bill) Newman, M.P.P. and his partger Hugh Baird, - and Mayor Liwrence Mal- .colm and clerk Doreen Van Camp. . ~The mayor and clerk had been challenged by Bill Brock of the Scugog Histori- cal Society to enter the race a few weeks back wagering $50 on their finishing the race. They. finished the 20-mile course in six hours, 53 minutes and 58 seconds. "Although they stopped to rest a few times, they stuck it out and deserve a lot of credit," Mr. Brock said. Bill Newman, M.P.P. and his partner, Hugh Baird of Seagrave finished the 20-mile route. in 3 hrs. 46 min., 08 sec. (3:46:08), winn- ing the "40 and over" class and setting a new. record. The 175 canoes who regis- tered in the race are respon- sible for providing an addit- {onal $2,400 for the coffers of the Scugog Historical Society, much of which will be used for the Museum on Scugog Island. Winners of this years Continued on Page 2 = E 2 = E £ EH] E E g g ES = g = | 2 E £ E gE | g S E = 8 | =] = 8 = E 8 8 8 g 8 s according to Sweetman"s lawyer. I= Sweetman runs the exist- ing taxi business...a business that has been established in the town for some 25 years, council was told. Although not a large undertaking, it has two employees. One of three cars is out of operation due to a slow-down in business, council was told. It is Sweetman' s position that the existing taxi busi- ness offers the best of ser- vices, including a 24-hour on-call, seven-days-a-week basis. Sweetman's taxi ser- "vice fills --a- need in the community, and has the capacity to take on an -additional car should the eed arise. Ligencing of nother taxi service would jeopardize the Sweetman SDgeation. 'He' ] pking 2 a excessive rate of return." Penitentiary decision slow It's been well over a year since the Canadian Peniten- tiary Servicés dropped a "bomb" in our area offering Scugog Township a $10 million reception centre. The centre promised to give employment to local workers, a yearly grant near $100,000 in lieu of taxes, and a much needed economy boost. Since then, groups "for" (continued on page 22) 0000000000000 00000000 Mayor Lawrence Malcolm and Scugog Township clerk Doreen Van Camp were among the 175 canoes registered in the 8th Annual Canoe the Nonquon held Saturday, June 2. Perfect weather conditions made this year's partici T0000 000 OE LLL LLL LL LL LL LL DAT TEAS RY ISL * up with an adequate site plan _Monday's meeting. _in_ like sardines' 'and that : 4 Pia: q SS ALAS AREA A CA ANAT «iS AANe on eleaiiamiiabioiy ghui dod Anakldalddirpaitdiiiaisiiet dead desi diaii dani "a Goreski given go-ahead on 43 additional sites Scugog Island resort owner Phil Goreski will be allowed to add all but seven of the 50 additional camping units he's requested, ex- ground, and recreational facilities would be provided with the expansion, and wan- ted Goreski to show in the site. plan agreement where panding the number of units such areas would be C at the resort from 100 to 143. provided. It took the .vote- or : Lawrence Malcolm to break --~.At best, 25 additional units a tie vote of the increased Could be approved, council Goreski expansion, however. felt at the last meeting. Coun. Bob Brinkman and Scugog council did leave. the Coun. Vernon Asselstine 'door slightly ajar, however, voted to stick by council's saying that it would consider earlier decision to approve additional expansion if Gor- only an additional 25 units, eski could show that there is providing Goreski can come enough parking and recre- ational facilities. agreement. Goreski attended the Mon- Coun. Jerry Taylor and day meeting with a more Neil Hunter voted in favour detailed map of the camp of the increased expansion. site. He said that there is Councillors Reg Rose and plenty of parking and recre- Don Frew did not attend ational areas left over to warrant the full expansion he wants. Coun. Asselstine voiced his spleasure at council's acceptance of the site plan. He felt it wasn't detailed enough, and that parking and recreational areas weren't as clearly marked as he would like them to be. "We approved 25 units with . an adequate site plan, and that's what we should stick t » The island resort owner's original plans to increase the camp ground by 50 units di already has the approval of a number of government agencies and departments, including the tourism minis- try, but Scugog council be- came the bottleneck in expansion plans when it demanded that a 'site plan agreement would have to be signed before the final go- ahead could be given. Some councillors felt that campers would be "packed Coun. Bob Brinkman voted against the increased expan- sion on the grounds that the inadequate parking, play- continued on page 9) = LLU DTT EEE EET ET 1 Ee pation the largest ever for the event. The Mayor and Clerk were able to finish the 20 mile course and appeared to be in good spirits when the photographer caught site of them near the 12th concession. See other photos on page 8. ESE MET EH