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Scugog Township council has been asked to alter its normal policy concerning sub-division agreement and re-zoning.. Ridgeland Holdings, which is now in the process of developing 76 estate homes and a golf course on the Chalk Lake Road in south- west Scugog, has requested council to re-zone its property before the final sub- division agreement between the municipality and the developer is signed. It has been the policy of the council to re-zone develop- ment property after the sub- division agreement has been signed. The request was made at the meeting of council July 12 by John Wigley, a lawyer for Ridgeland. He said the reason for the request is to avoid three Ontario Munici- pal Board hearings into the development proposal. There is strong opposition to the development from property owners in the Chalk Lake area who already have asked that a Regional Official Plan amendment be referred to the OMB. Mr. Wigley told council last week it is possible that the same request will be made when the zoning change is made by Township council, and when the sub-division draft plan is approved. Mr. Wigley said that if local council would re-zone the property at this time, the formal objections by the ratepayers in the area could be dealt with by the OMB at one hearing. Scugog council's policy of not re-zoning property until the sub-division agreement has been worked out is designed to give council more complete control over what goes into that a ment. : Mr. Wigley told council, however, that Ridgeland is prepared to give written assurance to the municipal- ity that it would not object if Court fines farmer A Sunderland area hog proudcer was fined $500 or 30 days in jail, after pleading guilty to a breach of the Animal Disease and Protec- tion Act by using garbage without a permit as feed for swine. The charge against David Fuller of R.R. 1 Sunderland was laid by Agriculture Canada after three federal investigators visited the farm on March 9 of this year and testified in court that they saw garbage being fed to the pigs. Mr. Fuller was informed that garbage fed to swine or fowl must be cooked and several other sanitary pro- cedures followed in order to control contagious diseases such as hog cholera. A permit must be obtained by the feeder to ensure that these regulations are followed. Prosecutor George Vella told the court Mr. Fuller had been convicted of similar offences on two previous occasions, the council decided later to repeal the zoning by-law, and he suggested that the by-law not actually come into force until any OMB hearing is complete and the final sub-division agreement has been signed. Although council took no action last week on the request from Ridgeland, the response among members present at the meeting was luke warm, as they felt a prior re-zoning would weaken council's position Region to spend $15,000 on promo Durham Region council is expected to approve a recommendation to spend $15,000 for the preparation of tourist guide to Durham, prepared by the Central Ont- ario Travel Association. The recommendation to spend the money has been made by the, Region's management committee and will come before the full council for approval this week (July 21). A report to council by Durham chief administrat- ive officer Donald Evans says that York Region has already had a tourist guide prepared for this season. Mr. Evans' report says Durham must make a decision in the very near future on whether to approve the money, if the guide is to be completed in time for the 1983 tourist season. Local council defers when negotiating the terms of the final sub-division agreement. Mr. Wigley told council he expects the OMB hearing into the Official Plan amend- ment will be held this fall. Council indicated it will make a decision on the request after all members, the Township lawyer and municipal planners have had a chance to study the request in detail. The Ridgeland proposal calls from 76 expensive estate homes and a nine hole golf course on some 225 acres of land on the north side of the Chalk Lake Road, east of Durham Road 23. The proposal has received unanimous support in prin- ciple from Scugog council and last month, Durham Regional council passed an amendment to the Region's official Plan which was the first major step in getting "FLASH FROZEN" *PEAS *RHUBARB *ASPARAGUS *STRAWBERRIES NOW AVAILABLE! :) MacMILLAN ORCHARDS -- WHITBY -- 668-5031 686-2531 'Cash & Carry only 'Alterations extra 'No special orders WIE ICER IGE] PORT PERRY STAR -- Tuesday July 20, 1982 -- 9 Home economist offers request fo alter policy tips on homemade jams by Linda Caldwell Home Economist With the jam and jelly making season here, consumers are looking for fast and easy ways to seal their products. With saving money and energy in mind, they are also reusing may- onnaise and store bought jam or pickle jars. This information has prompted Food Advisory Division, Agriculture Canada to conduct storage tests on the various methods for sealing commercial jars as well as jelly jars that have a metal lid and screwband. Peach jam was sealed four different ways and then tasted at 1, 3, 9 and 12 months. These products were stored at room temper- ature in a closed cupboard. the proposal off the ground. However, there is strong opposition to the develop- ment from Chalk Lake 'property owners who fear possible damage to the en- vironment of the area. The sealing methods were evaluated on the basis of the quality and flavour of the jam and the prescence of micro-organisms. The paraffin wax seal maintained the best quality throughout the study no matter which type of jar was used. Because the paraffin is poured directly onto the surface of the product, it prevents any contact with air. The jelly jars with metal lid and screwband produced the next best results. Be- cause of its air space the jam darkened slightly at the top of the jar. Preserves sealed by these two methods re- tained their flavour through- out the 12 months. Commercial jars sealed with a heavy, clinging plastic wrap, held in place by a screw lid or elastic band produced satisfactory results up to 9 months of storage. After this period, the preserve developed a strange aftertaste. This type of plastic wrap was also difficult to apply to the jars. Poor results were obtained The Sky's the Limit 20% Off Any Full Time Day Modelling Course mnt Registered as a Private School under the private Vocational School Act -- Courses Tax Deductible. Runway Mo with the use of a thin plastic wrap secured to the jar by a screw lid or elastic band. Mould began to appear on the preserve during the first three months. Moreover, the plastic film was easily per- forated when held by a screw lid. On the basis of these results, Food Advisory Div- ision recommends using paraffin for any type of jar or using jelly jars with metal lids and screwbands, as safe methods of sealing pre- serves. 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