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& rl OMB holds decision over IGA re-zoning ~~.The Ontario Municipal Board has reserved judge- ment on a re-zoning by-law which could have long-term implications - for- the Port Perry. IGA store on Queen Street, and the future of the downtown business section The OMB concluded a day- long hearing into the matter at the: Scugog municipal office 'last Friday in which _ about ten residents of Mary to the re-zoning. 5 The IGA store is seeking change the zoning on two L-shaped parcels of land from the present C6 deferred commercial to C3 general commercial. One of the parcels is to the east and Street stated their objections - .south..of the store and the other is across John Street - behind the Beare Motors auto dealership. "Port Perry IGA store manager, Jim Grieve, told the hearing 'that if the re- zoning by-law is approved, . Dur Durham Region councill- ors made it clear last week they do not want any tamper- ing with the regional system of government. In a lengthy session that dragged on for almost a full day, council May 12 turned down more than half the -recommendations contained in a special Durham Region review report, including the major one that further study should be given to the impli- cations of splitting Durham on a north-south basis. The report, which contain- ed 19 recommendations, was preparéd by a special committee of councillors chaired by Oshawa Mayor Jim Potticary. During the past winter, the committee travelled to every munici- pality in Durham to hear what the people thought of Regional government and what changes might be considered. The fact that the commit- tee took briefs from citizens across Durham and listened to their beefs, was a point stressed by Mayor Potticary on several occasions last week as the full council debated the recommend- ations. The committee was set up by council late last summer, and given a budget of $10,000 for the report. Mayor Potticary told council that the final price tag for the - report would be $7000. Much of the debate last week centered around the first recommendation which calls for a joint detatled study by the provincial government, Durham Region and the municipali- ties of Scugog, Brock, and Uxbridge into the implica- tions of having these three parking facilities on the east side of the store would be enlarged, truck un-loading docks would be moved from the west side of the store to the rear of the store, and a truck entrance way would be built from the back of the store to come out onto Mary Street. Brian Callery, a Mary Street resident who acted as spokesman for the objectors, told the hearing they are not opposed to an expansion of the store or parking facilities but rather the fact that heavy delivery trucks would be using Mary Streéet to turn' onto the entranceway to EDP IR Ae RE ToT SY TET AS Se LL RO at Ck Le PF Sal ST ar A PRP ESE RPL PLR Ju IR [Ta LP AM poe X ted SER» AL] ALT X 0d LIT As Tekan) ay. ~ Wednesday, May 21, 1980 32 Pages back up ta the rear of the ~~ store. The hearing was told that five tractor trailers make deliveries to the store each week, and there are numer- ous other deliveries by smaller trucks. The Mary Street residents fear that so many trucks on (Turn to page 2) v municipalities either form- ing a new county, or joining a neighbouring county or region. Both Uxbridge Mayor Gary Herrema and Scugog Mayor Jerry Taylor voted for the recommendation. Mayor Herrema said it is important that the people find out once and for all what the cost might be to get out of Durham, and then maybe "we could lay this idea to rest once and for all." He went on to say that getting out of Burham would" 3 be a disaster for serviced communities like Port Perry and Uxbridge which have received a lot of Regional funds for hard services over the years. Scugog regional councillor Reg Rose voted against the recommendation, and during debate he said that regional friction is not necessarily between the north and south municipali- ties, but rather between people living in the rural areas where there are fewer T urn to page 3) A writ has been filed with the Supreme Court of Ont- ario for an injunction to stop a group home for the mental- ly retarded at Gerrow's Beach on Scugog Island. The writ. was filed by four property owners on Gerrow's Beach who are opposed to the operation of the group home by the Central Seven Association for the Mentally Retarded. Named as defendants in Over 1400 township kids and adults attended the Scugog Chamber of Commerce sponsored circus held in Port Perry last Thursday evening. Among the star attractions was this large elephant, who just recently the writ are Scugog Town- ship, Central Seven presi- dent Joan Heintzman, and Beth Smith, daughter of the late Amy Smith, who stipu- lated in her will that the house and property could be used for charitable purposes for up to 12 years. The writ was filed by Gerrow's Beach property owners Gary Fitchett, Paul Fletcher, Robert Allin and Ken Middleton, who are Writ filed to halt claiming that the group home contravenes a Scugog Township zoning by-law. The writ will ask the court for an interpretation of the zoning by-law as well as an injunction stopping Central Seven from using the proper- ty as a group home, and an injunction stopping the trus- tees of Mrs. Smith's will from leasing or selling the property to Central Seven. The writ also asks for an How's the view up there? ¥ was featured in a movie starring Burt Reynolds and Sally Fields entitled Smokey and the Bandit Il. The C of C was able to raise approximately $635 from the sponsorship of the circus. More photos on page 8. interim injunction. Although the writ has been filed with the Supreme Court of Ontario in Toronto, a date for the start of actual court proceedings has not been set. Central Seven first learned that the property could be available for a group home in late January. Since that time, there has been strong opposition from numerous property owners living on Gerrow's Beach. group home Scugog Township council decided in February that the use of the property as a group home does comply with the terms of the Town- ship zoning by-law. Late last week, Central Seven moved three mentally retarded adults into the home, and has plans to move in five more in the near future. a _---- 2 ME aS Pas a _-- - CRN pry he ro - ay we a. AD: EG TTS A 7S. 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