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| 18 -- PORT PERRY STAR -- Wed., October 10, 1979 Reach fire protection (From Page 1) service to the area at less than the approximately $5000 yearly Scugog Township now pays Uxbridge. That claim was strongly disputed by several of the property owners who attend- ed the meeting of council on Tuesday night. They said the difference in mileage from the Uxbridge fire hall and the Scugog hall in Port Perry would make it impossible to respond to a call in the same length of Hintson good food The cole crops, including cauliflower, cabbage, Brussels sprouts and broc- coli are at their peak in October, say food specialists at the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food. For the best flavour, cook these vegetables uncovered in lots of gently boiling water, until just tender. From page 1 travelling committee from the outset, and unlike some of his colleagues on Regional council, he feels that the $10,000 budget is not a waste time. Members of the delegation also pointed out that parts of the 12th, 13th and 14th con- cession are subject to flood- ing in the spring of the year, and this could mean that the Scugog department would have to get to a fire in that area by using Regional Road 23, which would add to the response time. Ron Noble, an insurance agent who lives in the area in question, told council that most companies give lower premiums to persons who live within a five mile radius of a fire hall, and having Scugog take over the area would mean an increase for many people living there. Although the delegation asked council specifically to rescind the resolution of September 24, members of council declined to do this until Scugog has a chance to study the whole situation in more detail. However, more than one Scugog councillor, including Mayor Jerry Taylor, admitt- ed during the meeting Tues- day night, that the resolution of money. "I think it will be money well spent. We hope to be able to let the public know more about how the Region works, and we want to know of two weeks ago may have been hasty, and passed with- out enough careful study. "But what were we to do?"' asked councillor Jerry Jack- man. "Our local department came to us and said they could do the same job for less money. We believed them." Councillor Reg Rose said during the meeting that the service agreement with Ux- bridge comes up for re-neg- otiation at the end of the year. he suggested that Scu- gog wants to make it clear to Uxbridge that the Scugog department could take over if necessary. At that, a member of the delegation asked whether this issue was now just a bar- gaining tactic for Scugog when the agreement is re- negotiated. Councillor Rose smiled and replied, "I did not say that." Under the terms of that agreement, Scugog Town- ship pays Uxbridge a yearly retainer fee and a fixed cost and hourly rate per man for each fire the Uxbridge de- partment answers in that part of Scugog Township. Last year, the total bill for Scugog came to about $5000. what the public thinks about Durham." "I hope that we end up with a good public turn-out when the committee sits in Port Perry." FORD UNVEILS THE 1st NEW MEDIUM DUTY TRUCK OF THE 80's. DESIGNED WITH FARMERS IN MIND! lt ESF 4 BAR EET TE | of . * First New Medium-duty Trucks of the 80's ... new Ford F-Series. Designed to give you important operating benefits for the years ahead. They're Built Ford Tough - Built for the 80's. > * Tough New Construction... For 1980, there are new high-strength steel frame options - lighter, but up to 72% stronger. New steel-reinforced, rust-free fiberglass grille opening panel and front fenders, and hi-impact lightweight ABS-molded grille. 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COLIN BALL MOTORS LIMITED Hwy. 7A West - Port Perry 985-8411 wt HE - rrr Pumpkin Pie Pushers The ladies of the Anglican Church Women held their annual Thanksgiving pie sale last Friday from a table along side of the Oshawa Road and it didn't take long to sell-out of the over 85 pies that had been baked for the occasion. Seen here with some samples of the delicious pies are, from left, Carol Morrow, Alice Callan and Elvira Southgate. The first public meeting, held last week in Ajax was not well attended with only about 15 people present. A half-dozen presentations were made, ranging from the number of reps from Ajax on the Regional council to the lack of police man- power in that community. The committee has had a stormy beginning and a lot of criticism. In fact, when the - Regional council voted to form the committee and allocate the $10,000 budget, it came close to being turned down. The critics argued that it will not accomplish anything other than to give unhappy tax-payers a chance to sound off. Other critics suggested that the committee will serve politi- cal purposes for some of the members. Nonetheless, the commit- tee has a mandate to hear the public in all eight munici- palities that make up Durham, and is being chaired by Oshawa Mayor Jim Potticary. After the completion of the public meetings, the committee will condense the briefs and the arguments made by the public into a report which will be presented to the Regional council early in the New Year. Any recommen- dations about Durham made as a result of the commit- tee's work will be forwarded to the provincial govern- ment. The committee has come under fire from one member of the Regional council last week, who expressed concern over the fact that $2000 will be paid to an individual to compile the information and prepare the report for printing. Ajax Mayor Clark Mason told Regional council Octo- ber 3 that the hiring should have been done by the full council, rather than by the committee, as all other hiring by Durham is ap- proved by the council. Oshawa Mayor Potticary said that suggestion was nonsense, as the commit- tee"s budget had been approved by council, and itis up to the committee as to how the money is spent. While the travelling committee will no doubt hear a lot of criticism from the public about the regional concept and taxes, any changes in the way Durham is set up would have to be made by the provincial government through amend- ments to Bill 162. The Regional concept of municipal government has not been a particularly happy or successful one in Ontario, and one of the harshest critics of Durham Region has been the mayor of Oshawa, Jim Potticary, who feels that city is paying more than its share, and not getting full value in return a ig Durham Region study underway for the aotlars spent. Studies and reviews of other regional municipalities have been carried out in the past few years, and if they had one thing in common it was the price tag. The study of Ottawa-Carleton is repor- ted to have cost $250,000. Just what these public meetings throughout Durham will accomplish remains to be seen, but Mayor Taylor is probably right when he suggests that $10,000 is not a lot of money to provide the public with a chance to have a say. DID YOU KNOW... that in the first three months Community Care assisted 42 seniors on 76 occasions? Would you like to use the service? Call: 985-8461 DAILY INTEREST ACCOUNTS are nothing new! our' PLAN 24' Offers * Daily Interest Calculation * Interest added to Accounts Monthly * No Minimum Balance * No Service Charges AND PAYS 9.25% INTEREST EFFECTIVE SEPT. 1, 1979. RSI e---- a | 10 \ }