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2 -- PORT PERRY STAR -- Wed., October 18, 1978 Land sought for more housing (From page 1) Mr. Longmuir seemed receptive to the idea. When the possibility of the sale was first raised, council expressed interest in just one acre. However, when Mr. Longmuir replied that de- veloping the remainder of the land would likely not be economical, the discussion centered around the sale of the entire parcel. LAST CHANCE? In raising the issue, coun- cillor Rose said the parcel of land, which is now vacant and could be easily serviced, "may be one of the last available pieces of property in Port Perry for senior citizen housing." The provincial govern- ment, through Ontario Housing Corporation has indicated that while it will continue to build housing for seniors, the land assembly for the projects will be up to the municipalities. Councillor Rose said there will be an increased demand for various types of senior citizen housing in Scugog over the next several years, and securing serviced land in convenient locations at a reasonable price is becom- ing almost an impossibility. Although the issue was raised rather suddenly at the council meeting last week, Mr. Longmuir hinted during the discussion that the idea of the Township buying the land had been mentioned to him earlier. ANXIOUS? In actual fact, Scot-Can would probably be more than happy to come to some kind of an agreement with Scugog for the sale of the parcel. In the past couple of years, Scot-Can has presented council with several develop- ment plans for garden homes, apartment blocks, and the two-storey family rental units. The council has been luke-warm to the pro- posals, and if the Township did eventually approve multi-unit housing, Scot-Can would be faced with pushing through a zoning change that almost certainly would raise strong objections from persons living in the area who are opposed to any form of high density housing on that land. A group of citizens in the area made their intentions known earlier this year when they threatened to oppose the development of the 40- unit senior citizen apart- ment., Scot-Can sold the one-acre site immediately to the west to Ontario Housing, and citizens living in the area feared that this would lead to high-density housing on the parcel of land now under discussion. And, as Mr. Longmuir pointed out at the meeting last week, even if Scot-Can was successful in getting the zoning change and approval for some kind of high-density housing of about 50 units, he would be facing Township and Regional development fees of more than $150,000. That prospect and the high costs of construction might make it economically im- possibly for the company to develop the land. During the discussion, it was pointed out that if the Township did buy the land, the development of more housing for seniors would not start immediately, and in fact could be several years away. Without knowing, you could be a Although there was no specific mention of price for the 2.5 acres, it was sugges- ted at one point that the cost per acre might be similar to what the provincial govern- ment paid for the one acre parcel immediately to the west. If that guideline was used, the cost to Scugog Township for the 2.5 acres would be in the neighbour- hood of $100,000. If Scugog decided to go ahead with the purchase, the financing could be handled one of two ways: through debenture issue, or from the Township lot levy develop- ment fund. However, as was pointed out several times during the discussion with Mr. Long- muir last week, the idea is still very much in the preli- minary stages. However, both sides agreed "to think about it" for the next couple of weeks, at least until after the municipal elections slated for November 13. Senior citizens by Marion King Our regular meeting of the Senior Citizen's was held on October 11, 1978 with a good number present. We opened our meeting by singing O Canada with Aleta Leask at the piano. One minute's silence was observed ih memory of Melvin James, a faithful member of our club, who passed away October 6, 1978. We welcomed two new Folk singer to . play at It's likely that adults and children attending a concert at Scugog public library, Saturday, October 21, will hear the oldest children's folk song known in the Eng- lish language. The song, ealled the Frog's Courting, is a clapping tune and is only one of a wide repertoire of traditional folk- songs from Merrick Jarrett, one of Ontario's best-known folk singers. Jarrett, who is an asso- ciate librarian at Kitchener, uses a guitar, recorder and dulcimer, among other tradi- tional instruments, to delight audiences across the pro- vince. He'll be working his magic at Scugog Public Library at 11:00 a.m. But Jarrett doesn't simply play and sing traditional folk tunes. A teacher of folk music at the University of Waterloo, he also tells his ~audience about the history and background of each song and about the period in which the song was sung. As well, he entertains with the help of his "lumber jack dolls", which are jointed wooden dolls and considered to be one of the first toys ever used widely in North Ameri- ca. The dolls, which are at- NEIL CT Te Library tached to long wooden poles, can be made to dance to the music. Jarrett, who has given hundreds of concerts to 'children over the past fewp years, learned his music from his mother and her Irish-Scottish-Welsh back- ground, and says that many people don't realize just how long-standing the folk music tradition is. Hunting, mishap (From page 1) The mishap occurred about 7:00 a.m. October 10. - According to a spokesman for the Whitby OPP deifich- ment, the three horongo policemen were huntifig from a small boat. Servos ® apparently cocked the shot- gun, intending to fire at some ducks, but changed his mind as they were too far away. he then put the gun in the bottom of the boat and it went off. He was taken to Port Perry Hospital and then transferred to Toronto. The Accident cost him one the and serious injury to the footy oe DEKOKER ¥ SLAUGHTERING PONTYPOOL * Cut, Wrapped & Frozen - 126 Ib. 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A Pot Luck Supper, to honour two of our members is to be held Octo- ber 18th at 5:30 with pro- R | , ; hn gramme following. Also [fj jeese-- : M-- November 2 is to go to § { Lindsay Academy Theatre to see Kiss me Kate and Nov- ember 5 - The Concordia Pops Orchestra is coming to Latcham Centre at 7:30. Everyone is welcome and please bring cookies or squares. May Whybrow reported for the bus possibly Royal Winter Fair and a Christmas Shopping trip. This is to be further discus- sed at the next meeting. Jessie Robertson presented Mac Whybrow with his past President pin and Mac made a suitable reply of thanks. Winnifred Causley is to look out for Handicraft course and report at next meeting. Our Christmas dinner and programme will be 6 o'clock, December 13. Our New Year's Eve party will be December 30 at 8 o'clock. Our meeting closed with Mizpah Benediction. 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