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RR ENA LET pr rg To ANE E50 oC ea HO CPR Se Small POSEY Soar ap 8, k 2d PRR I 14 -- PORT PERRY STAR -- Wed., February 21, 1979 Scugog considered for co-op housing study A Whitby based group funded by Central Mortgage and Housing Corporation has taken the first step towards studying the need and feasi- bility of co-operative and non-profit housing projects in Scugog Township. A letter from the East Central Ontario Develop- ment Foundation, which operates with a grant from CMHC, has been forwarded to Scugog outlining the concept of this kind of housing and asking the municipality for such things as zoning by-laws, housing policies and other pertinent documents and information. Marvin Bader, adminis- trative director for the Foundation, told the Star last week that the organization has a mandate to examine the need for such housing in all areas of Durham. He said that co-op housing projects are operating presently in Oshawa and Whitby, but admitted that initial study in Scugog is barely off the ground. He did say that a survey taking into account such things as ------------------------------------------------------------------ VIFF IIII VIF I III III III FVII IIIEF YI Y II FINE NC TCT TTC TCT CT SSS SS SENN NCCE fo} You don't have to clam up to slim down. vacancy rates and occupan- cy costs, will likely be carried out in this area some time in the future. The needs survey could be accelerated if a local group or organiza- tion approaches the Foun- dation to ask that it be carried out. Mr. Bader explained that co-op housing usually takes the form of multi-unit town- houses, and the principal aim is to reduce the monthly occupancy cost to families who live there. The concept also gives the occupants some control over design, and a hand in the manage- ment of the property. He stressed that co-op projects are not the same as con- dominium developments. The money for land assembly and construction of a co-op project comes from mortgage lenders in the private sector, backed by guarantees from CMHC. Occupants pay a small, initial membership fee (which is refundable if they move out) and make month- ly payments for mortgage and operation of the project. However, if an occupant does decide to move out after a year or two, he has no equity built up through his monthly. payments. Just who owns the property after a 35 or 40 year mortgage has been paid off has not been established because the co-op concept has not been around that long. The main advantage to occupants is that it provides a chance for them to live in' their own house, gives them some control over their monthly payments, virtually eliminates down payments, . and gives them direct input into how the total project is managed and operated. As an example of monthly costs for one such project in Oshawa, Mr. Bader said that a two-bedroom townhouse goes for $230 to $250 per month, while a three-bed- room unit ranges from $286 to $293 per month. Indivi- dual utilities are not in- cluded. Mr. Bader said the pro- jects already established are working successfully with full occupancy, low turn- over and in some cases a waiting list of people wishing to get in. He added that the need for such projects is greater in urban areas more heavily populated than Scugog or Port Perry. . Yelverton area news by Harvey Malcom Subzero weather has curtailed the activity of: many of our fair-weathered citizens with only a few hardy souls to leave the comfort of the hearth for the outdoor world. Mr. and Mrs. Howard Malcolm have just returned from a week in sunny Calgary - damn cold but sunny. Howard was attend- ing a Canadian Hog Pro- ducers Convention there representing Ontario. 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Present in addi-. tion to the normal inmates at Malcolms were Miss Jen- nifer Snushall and Mr. and Mrs. Bob Fick and Miss Jane Connolly of Toronto. Three birds were killed with one stone with Mona, Jane and Bob's Birthday cake and 'set of candles' - real Scottish economy!' Mitzi and Bob Fick left on Saturday a.m. with several other couples for a week near Nassau in the Baha- mas. ~ Bt the time this appears in print Mr. and-Mrs. Balfour Moore should have arrived home from Panama city, Florida with a Port Perry couple where they have been" holidaying since early in the New Year. : On Sunday evening your Yelverton scribe is sche- duled to leave for Saskatqgn, Saskatchewan, where he is taking a course on Coopera- tives at the Coop College there. The prospect of trading sub-sub-zero weather for our own Mild zero weather gives us chills not thrills at the idea. Why oh why couldn't they send us to Coop college in the STANDARD TRUST or COMPANY & INVEST NOW! 10 £ : INTEREST PAID FOR 5 YEARS DON FORDER ANNUALLY Insurance Agency Lid, 24 WATER STREET, PORT PERRY Phone: 985-8471 Caribbean instead for a touch of "adult education. Then, if we flunked we might take the course over again -for another week in a more conducive climate. 'Last Sat. evening the Harvey Malcolms and Mona, Mr. and Mrs. Bob Fick were dinner. guests of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Fick of Scar- borough. Earlier in the afternoon Corrie and I attended the Matinee perfor- mance of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre at 'the O'Keefe: Centre. New building at Durham College is erecting a new building to provide for expansion of its welding and skills trade courses. The College is taking this step to meet increasing demand for skilled Canadian workers. The new building will be approximately 14,000 square feet, and in addition to welding, will provide for construction, carpentry, masonry, drywall, painting and decorating as well as Durham College other programs. It will be a single storey building with a mezzanine at one end, and will be located just east of the present technology wing. It will be designed to match existing buildings. The cost of the building will be $619,500 including site work. Con- struction will begin in early March, with completion expected by the first of August. Cancer Society The Scugog branch of the Canadian Cancer Society. will hold a meeting February 28 to discuss plans for the upcoming Daffodil Day and annual fund-raising cam- paign. All contributors _to the cancer campaign are automatically members in good standing and the local organizers could use any help during the fund-raising drive. 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