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A 3, Ler' ! 3 BAT Bpddte {IE aaddal Hy Given 27 out of 42: After years of delays and negotiations, - at least one local" developer is getting close - to being "given the construction green light. VanEdwards Investments Limited, owners of Westport subdivision - are awaiting final approval today (Wed- nesday), of a Durham works department recommendat- ion to allow extension of the piped "water system to service their subdivision. According to Regional councillor Reg Rose, who has been working along with VanEdwards, there is very little chance that the Regional council will not approve the works depart- ment recommendation. "The subdivision was orig- inally approved by Reach council on June 6, 1970, so the water pipe extension is just giving the go-ahead to an existing agreement," he PORT § PERRY Serving Scugog Township said." : Councillor Rose feels that with the passing of the works department report, a prin- cipal will be established which could open up develop- ment -to other areas outside the present sewage lines. The works department re- commendation asks that Regional Council approve the extension of the piped water system to service the Westport Subdivision pro- Wednesday, November 10, 1976 BE My -- . vided 'the developer agrees to the following conditions: " (a) A revised plan be submitted for.approval of the Regional Health Unit and the Regional Works Department that will reduce the:number of dwelling units to be con- structed from 42 to 27 includ- ing the four existing dwelling units. (b) That septic tank dis- posal systems be installed to continued on page 2 - 28 Pages \ Oppose privately-owned dump There was unanimous agreement in asking Dur- ham Regional Council to stick with thei sition to the proposed pnjvately- operated garbage dump in the township, -but Scugog Township council was clear- ly divided on the reasons for opposing the landfill site. The decision. came after Coun. Reg Rose reported to council that the, regional works department has re- commended that - Regional Council no longer oppose fil the proposal to locate the dump in Scugog. Coun. Don Frew was op-° posed to the dump in gener- al, saying that the township has enough 'problems get- ting rid of their own gar- bage without importing more. from outside. "Let them take care of their own," he said. Coun. Reg Rose, although seeing a certain responsibil- That's Kimberly Ross; 9, getting a poppy pinned on by local Legion member. Ernie Edgar on Saturday. : The traditional Poppy Day campaign was just part of the local branch activities during the weekend. A Remembrance Day parade was held Sunday, and a banquet was held Saturday evening. See more pictures and story on Page 17. were other reasons to logic- ally object. He suggested that the site may be too close to municipal wells, and the community's water supply would be threatened by such a fill site, only three miles away. "No matter where you put such a site, someone is go- ing to- be affected," said Rose. "It can't be helped." He wondered, however, if [ty to the region as a whole. the region should: risk pol- 'in such matters, felt that in n luting wélls that supply -this particular case; there - "thousands of 'people. 4 ; Located in southwest Scugog Township, the site would be operated by T. Puckrin and Son Ltd, a Whitby garbage disposal company. Mayor Lawrence Malcolm argues that while he was in favour of asking the region to oppose the site, he opposed it on different grounds. His argument, generally backed hw: Coun, Vern Asselstine and Coun. Jerry Taylor, was that the region should stick with its original policy of keeping fill sites under regional control. The Puckrin site would be . privately operated, and it was this that Mayor. Mal- colm opposed. Coun. Asselstine agreed with Malcolm that the town- ship has a certain respons- ibility as a member of the region. He said an engin- eering study should be undertaken, and that it be determined if there would be a pollution problem as suggested. "I would have to trust an engineer's report on the dangers before I would an individual," he said. If and when such dangers could be ruled out and the site turned over to regional control, he could see no objections to opposing the site. Mayor Malcolm asked Frew if he had any sugges- tions where, if not here, such a site should go. He pointed out that a lot of people who live in Scugog work in the Oshawa area, hinting that our responsib- ilities go beyond the town- ship borders. a CL th FEI EL MAA Jackman challenges Malcolm for mayor Jerry Jackman of Port Perry has announced his intention to challenge Lawrence Malcolm for the Scugog mayoralty. Jackman, a member of Port Perry village council in 1971 and 1972, faced off with Malcolm in the 1973 municipal election and got over 40 per cent of the vote. . But there's been a great deal of disatisfaction since then, especially Scugog's re- prgsentation at the regional level, and Jackman feels he'll do much better on December 6. "I really feel that people are ready for a change--a more aggressive council when we go down south to talk to the big boys," says Jackman. He feels that so many people have approached him about running for the office that he'd feel he was shirking his responsibilities if he didn't. MAYOR MALCOLM Mr. Jackman said he waited until now to an- nounce because he wanted to make sure "the demand for change was a serious one." The possibility of Dr. Matthew Dymond running for mayor also resulted in some delay, and when the former Ontario : health minister announced last week he wouldn't stand for the nomination, Jackman announced that: Dr. Dymond's decision meant " JERRY JACKMAN he would consi8er it all the more. He sees his opponent as a "nice fellow, perhaps a bit too nice when it comes to dealing with those down south." "From what I'm hearing, that seems to be the prime squawk of people, that there's not enough repre- sentation at the regional level. Development is Jack- man's prime example. He said that the area is being bypassed by the area, with development slated for points north and west of this area. That's due to a lack of aggressiveness at the regional level, says Mr. Jackman. He wants to retain the small-town character of the community, but thinks we need light, clean industry to provide jobs and an expan- sion of the local tax base. Mr. Jackman feels some- thing should be done to re- medy the indecision that has resulted in a number of problems, such as the Scugog fire department and the penitentiary issue that has sptit the community. It was council's mishand- ling of the penitentiary issue that caused all the problems, thinks Mr. Jack- man, who feels the public continued on page 2 Three candidate meetings A unique new procedure will be used at three all- candidates meetings scheduled before the December 6 municipal elections. Under a system devised by. the Scugog Ratepayers Association, candidates will be asked to fill out a quest- ionnaire outlining their position on most of the major issues that face this community. The questionnaire will be returned to the Ratepayers REPAIRS NEXT YEAR: planned prior to the meetings, who will make copies of them and they'll be handed out to those attending each of the three all-candidates meetings. The audience can then ask questions based on the position of each of the can- didates. There will be a meeting in Blackstock on Nov. 25, and in Greenbank on Dec. 2. Date for a third meeting to be held in Port Perry by the Scugog Chamber of Com- merce has not vet heen set Seek: permission to operate arena Scugog Township Council will seek permission from the ministry of labour to allow the operation of the Blackstock: arena this winter under: a system that would monitor 'the amount of snow and ice on the arena roof. The scheme, outlined by Mayor Lawrence Malcolm at the Monday meeting of council, would allow the arena to remain in oper- ation until repairs are carried out in June of next year, It calls for' the closing of the arena whenever the load of snow and ice on the roof is more than the safety limit specified by an engin- eer's report. Mayor Malcolm hopes the Ontario ministry will go for the interim arrangement, considering the fact that the township has scheduled the repairs for June of next year. It was suggested that the appropriate Blackstock (continued on page 15) fash 8, a SUI Ek MM rs op Rr SSA RISC ~r Gee TEER PR Sogou