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mA UP; Ap WL. ad bt 25 AE as red tape gag signs The snarl of government "It's costing me money." . land was ever expropriated red tape has two Port Perry Mr. Taylor and Mr. Knopp for future highway businessmen hopping mad. both feel that not having * expansion, and the expro- Larry Taylor, owner of their signs up is really priation costs would be Taylor's Gulf Service Centre hurting their business now higher because the land on Highway 7A just west of that summer has arrived would be worth more. Port Perry, and Elgin and there is a lot of tourist Mr. Taylor, says he's Knopp, owner of The Trailer traffic on the weekends. offered to sign any waiver to Place at the same location, have run into a brick wall in their efforts to come up with, a compromise with the Highways department over where they can put up their signs In fact, Mr. Taylor goes so far to say that his business could be off as much as 20 per cent. He says that if he put the Gulf sign 70 feet from the road, tests by Gulf have move the signs at his expense if the land was expropriated some time in the future. "I don't want a big hassle over this and I don't want to break any rules. I just want . | Mr. Taylor, who moved his shown that eastbound to beable to put my sign up," service centre to the new motorists would only have he says. location last January, told eight seconds to slow down Where the old signs used to the Star last week the pro- vincial Transportation sign. Gulf has done tests pads in the ground, already Ministry regulations spell which show that a motorist wired for hydro. out that any sign must be at needs about 40 seconds after If MPP Ross Stevenson is least 70 feet back from the seeing a sign to make up his unsuccessful in his efforts, middle of the Highway. mind to stop. the two businessmen are not However, because of large Mr. Taylor can't put a sign cértain just what their next ~~ "TLL 48 . trees on ei gipouring visible above the trees step may be. - i sides 0 i : property on because of MTC height In the meantime, Mr Efforts to get this sign put up where he wants it have left Port Perry service station, Mr. Taylor feels that and stop after seeing the restrictions. be, there are two concrete Taylor's new Gulfgign sits in RY a dS ELF TRIO AGE BW TH TA sm alae, J fr Rad FR LRT A PY ih J v ALA Dl I TMIUSYILY Cot tha (ARNDT 2 * Bs L ig INL UN ON SN i Eo Er A a LA aaa a wri' PORT PERRY STAR -- Wednesday, June 3, 1981 -- 11 aA b AF. «TY | AG NE : 1 20 Mo putting his Gulf sign up 70 Mr. Knopp, who wants to the packing case behind the station owner scratching his head and angry. feet from the road would be put his Trailer Place sign on garage waiting for some- virtually useless as the west side of the property, body to unhinge the red tape. , - motorists coming from both says that if he put it 70 feet I'm Your directions would not be able gon ie oad, it Waa be Local Authorized Bh AN ay ile ALCAN DEALER. What really irks Mr. Taylor is that when the garage was operated previously as a Shell station, the signs were about 40 feet branches of an apple tree which is on the neighbouring property. Ironically, if the Service Centre was about 700 feet to Call for a free quote on installing Alcan aluminum siding. from the road. That's where the east, it would be within MIKE ALLEN he'd like to put his sign up, . the Port Perry boundary CHRIS ALLEN Acan and so would Mr. Knopp. where sign restrictions are ALUMINUM | Building { Products But after haggling with the MTC inspector for months, Mr. Taylor says he's now no not so stringent. Mr. Taylor has even made inquiries to Scugog. Town- closer to. getting his sign ship about enlarging the Port where he wants it. He's Perry boundary to include asked Durham-York MPP his property. ; Ross Stevenson to see if there is some way to work out a compromise. "This whole thing has been an aggravation for me," he says. He says MTC's mai reason for not allowing the signs 40 feet from the road where the old ones used to be is 'because it would cost money to move them if the G.E. DEEGAN DENTURE THERAPY CLINIC 305 QUEEN STREET - PORT PERRY *WILL REMAIN OPEN* Under the Management of Patrick & Brian Deegan. By Appointment Only! Please Call: 985-2916 (Mornings: 8:30to 10 A.M.) (Evenings: 5:30to 7:30 P.M.) 985-3747 Soi 1980 OMNI 024 - 3 door hatchback, bucket seats, 1.7 litre engine, 4-speed, AM radio, 25,000 km., rear defroster, in coffee brown metallic. $5795. 1979 PLYMOUTH COLT - 3-door hatchback, 4 cylinder, 4-speed, AM radio, stripes, radial tires, one careful owner, 42,000 km. Lic. PEF 585. $4195. 1979 DODGE ASPEN - 2 door custom, 6 cylin- der, automatic, ps/pb, rear defroster, AM radio, vinyl top, silver red custom interior, 41,000 km., Lic. NYY 731. Like New. $4995. 1978 DODGE DIPLOMAT - 4 door, V8 automatic, ps/pb, rear defroster, vinyl top, must be seen. Lic. MSF 318. $3995. 1978 OMNI - 5 door hatchback, 1.7 litre, 4 cylin- der, AM radio, rear defroster, radial tires, one owner. Lic. NDL 235. ~ $4495. 1976 CHEVETTE - 3 door hatchback, 4 cylinder, 4-speed, AM radio, 49,000 miles, like new. Lic. MERU ILE be CI KT Let A a AT ZB Ch Ay NP 3 1 FRY J AAS Sor Ca ' A ; maT HS ! i ans heh ud AAU Rs A aE Me bE A LT . LAT 17% LMA 385. $2695. 1977 DODGE CHARGER S.E. - 2 door hardtop, V8 automatic, ps/pb, bucket seats, console, landau vinyl top, and more. Colour: red. A very sharp car. Lic. LKP 121. $3895. 1975 DUSTER - 2 door coupe, 6 cylinder, auto- matic, power steering, AM radio, vinyl roof, clean car. Priced to Clear. $1695. 1973 TOYOTA CELICA - ST - 2,200 cc overhead cam engine, 4-speed transmission, AM/FM, radio and much more, 46,000, in silver. Lic. ASD. 408. $1995. Elgin Knopp, owner of the Trailer Place shows about where his sign would be - in the middle of apple tree branches - if he puts the sign 70 feet from highway, as MTC demands. 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