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+ TRAIN WA asl NER Bol #5 3S PEN TE Could Be Long Strike Talks break down workers walk out Management of Durham Region will attempt to main- tain normal water and sewer services during a strike which began late Friday night by Durham's 260 out- side workers. . The workers walked off the job when talks between the 'Region and the union broke down last. week, and one of _ the first Regional services to feel the effects was the Scugog landfill site on Durham Road 8, just west of Port Perry. Scugog residents taking a load of household trash to the dump Saturday morning found the gate locked. By mid-day, there was a large pile of trash piled up outside the gate. i Durham Region manage- ment is urging residents not to take household trash to the dump site until after the strike has been settled. Scugog Township officials say that normal garbage collection will go on this week, - but because the operators will have to travel further to un-load their trucks, the service could be slowed down. Meanwhile, Durham's chief administrative officer Donald Evans has issued a statement saying that during the strike, management staff will "make every effort" to provide the public with uninterrupted water and sewer service. Water and sewage treat- ment plants, including those serving Port Perry and Blackstock, will be operating during the strike, said Mr. Evans. . However, Mr. Evans has MEPY SON L of WARE pa LT urged the public to co- operate by reducing- water usage during the strike. This is the first strike by the Region's outside workers since Durham was formed in 1973. The last contract expired at the end of December, 1980. The union has been seek- ing a new contract which will give its members annual wage increases of 13 per cent over the next two years, and retention of a cost of living clause. The Region has offered ten per cent a year for the next two years, but with no cost of living clause in the contract. The workers on strike are responsible for sewer and water plants, pollution control plants, garbage dumps in Scugog and , (Turntopage2) Vol.115 No. 24 Wednesday, May 13, 36 Pages 1981 Citizen's group will try to keep pool open A group of Port Perry residents say they will un- dertake a plan of action to keep the Poplar Park pool open this summer. The group presented Scu- nol - REGION OF DUR LANDFILL 5 FEM BOURS "Ooi soy . HOO 40 w Waar ons goad with truck of garbage that a strike by Durhan¥s Scugog Mayor Jerry Taylor explains to aks d outside workers shut the dump on Regional Roa ' Saturday morning. However, many people simply Port Perry's Real Estate Boom There is a boom underway in Port Perry and area, and it's not the sonic kind. The boom is in real estate, specifically single family homes. Although local realtors say they began to notice a marked upsurge in sales activity as far back as January, they also say the market has really taken off in the past eight to ten weeks. In a series of interviews last week with the five major realtors doing business in Port Perry, the Star found that all agree the very strong market in the Toronto- Scarborough-Oshawa area has had a spill-over effect on activity in the Port Perry area. "There is no question that home owners in the Toronto to Oshawa areas are selling their properties for a profit, taking the money and buying the same or better properties in smaller communities," said realtor George Stone. "We began to sense that = this was happening in" January. However, prices may be starting to level off in the Toronto area now, so this will probably show up in the Port Perry area," he said. The Port Perry realtors also agree that the sharp increase in demand for properties and homes in this area has pushed up prices and created a shortage of listings. a While the realtors were threw their trash outside the gate Saturday, creating a large pile by mid-day. The Region is urging residents not to take household trash to the dump until after the strike is settled. reluctant to pin-point precisely how much properties have increased as a result of the booming demand, the Star has learned that in some cases, the hike has been as much as 10 per cent in just over a month, and a house that was listed a little over a year ago at $60,000 will now fetch $10-12,000 more than that. "It's definitely a sellers market," said Guy Latreille, manager of Scugog Realty. He added that on a couple of occasions, properties have sold for more than the list price. Other realtors said the same thing, and they agreed this is unusual for the Port Perry area. = Realtor Howard Forder said the strongest demand at this time is for two types of property; the single family detached home within Port Perry in the $65-85,000 price range; and modern homes in rural areas on lots up to ten acres in size. } Mr. Forder says buyers are looking for the single family detached home in that price range, and ideally one with a low existing mortgage with a few years left before renewal. Most of the buyers have substantial cash to put against their mortgages, and the realtors say a surprising number of buyers have cash to pay the full price. However, with prices going up and mortgage rates gog Township council with a 150 name petition Monday evening urging that ste should be taken to keep the pool open as it is used during the summer months by" many children living in the southern part of Port Perry and Prince Albert. Group spokesman Alex Williamson presented coun- cil with the petition, and there are two letters to the editor in this week's Star outlining the concerns felt over the closing of the pool. (See page five) The petition followed a decision made a week ago by " Scugog council that the Township could not spend up to $40,000 needed to up-grade the pool and adjoining wash- room and change facilities, as demanded by the Durham Health Unit and the provin- cial government. The pool is presently own- ed by Paramount Develop- ment Company, but had been operated by the former own- ers Mr. and Mrs. James Baird. Paramount had intentions to build homes on the re- mainder of the Poplar Park land, and when the develop- ment got underway, Para- mount was to turn the pool over to the municipality as parkland dedication. However, with the housing development on the back burner at this time, Para- moung is not willing to spend the money necessary to up- grade the pool and facilities, and Scugog council decided last week it cannot spend public money for facilities not owned by the mun- icipality. The delegation Monday evening, led by Alex will- iamson as spokesman agreed with the council's position that public money (Turn to page 3) weekend. 'Holiday Hours The Port Perry Star office will be closed Monday, May 18 for the Victoria Day holiday, and the paper will be published a day later than usual. .The deadline for all advertising and editorial material will be 10:00 AM, Tuesday, May 19. However, we would ask that if possible, any advertising be submitted to the Star office on Friday or Saturday of this week. The office will be open until 9:00 PM on Friday and until 5:00 PM on Saturday. The management and staff of the Port Perry Star wish all our readers a safe and enjoyable Victoria Day in the 18 per cent range, first time home buyers are going to find the market tough at this time. In fact, George Stone said that first time buyers have "either saved for a substantial down payment, are getting help from parents or other relatives, or may have to consider a semi-detached home which qualifies for maximum (90 per cent) financing. : A volatile market situation can present pitfalls for some people. When prices go up sharply, those who may have been putting off purchasing will decide they should move now out of fears that prices and rates will go even higher and they can get in over their heads. As one realtor put it: "There is a lot more to owning a home than just principal and interest. The number of powers of sale, we are seeing makes me apprehensive. People should be cautious." 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