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6 -- PORT PERRY STAR -- Tues. February 14, 1984 Twp. short of salt (From page 1) this stuff is not being spread on the roads. It is mixed with the sand to keep the stock-pile from freezing The absence of raw salt is one reason why some roads have a built- up of ice this year, but Mr. MacDonald says this build-up should decrease as Mother Nature goes to work and the days get warmer. Sidewalk maint- enance has been a bone - of contention for some Township residents this winter, but aside from editorial comments (continued) Federally, we are now part of Durham Nor- thumberland and the whole thing seems to cause a fair amount of confusion among voters, especially those whose interest in politics is marginal in the first place. We can appreciate why electoral boundaries need to be changed to reflect shifts and growth in population. But too many changes in too short a time span (as is the case with Scugog) leads to confusion and apathy as well. Heck, there are a lot of people still trying to sort out the municipal structure with amalgamated Townships and the village of Port Perry being part of Durham Region for the past decade. 2 Residents may wonder just what the next step will be or where they will be voting ten years from now. At least the proposed changes didn't tack Scugog on the north end of Oshawa. But Dixielee 0) 1 Paty Spieces of Golden Chicken 4 pcs. English Style Fish 2 Med. Salads (of your choice) 1 Family French Fries the commitment to keep the south side of High- way 7A clear from Lilla to Simcoe Streets, it will be up to the council to initiate any changes in the sidewalk snow removal policy in Scugog. He did say, however, that using municipal employees and equip- ment to clear sidewalks is costly because the work does not receive provincial subsidies the way snow removal from roads does. Mr. MacDonald feels that the winter snow removal budget will be on target if the present trends continue. But he realizes winter is still far from over, and a couple of real good storms can shoot holes in anybody's road bud- ~ get. In fact, he says, the most severe storm he has seen in this area in more than a decade occurred in April, 1975, a month when most people are thinkin about their gardens. As for complaints, Mr. MacDonald says this winter has been no different from others. The department gets calls from people after a storm who want to FAMILY PAK FEBRUARY SPECIAL (SAVE ANY DAY DURING THE MONTH) | FRIED CHICKEN AND SEAFOOD 'The Best of Both trom Dixie |e , & STAD eS)? . ' 136 WATER ST. PORT PERRY - 985-9009 . know when the plow will be run past their lane- way. And there are enquiries about replac- ing mail-boxes allegedly damaged by the snow plows. The municipality is not responsible for damaged mail boxes on Township road allow- ances, and he suggests that residents should hang mail boxes on a chain with a long pole out of reach of the plow. If they are hanging, the plow can usually go right underneath them. Now that winter is starting to wind down (hopefully) many people become concern- ed with the possibility of spring flooding. Mr. Macdonald says he does not aniticipate any area of severe flooding this spring which would result in extensive pro- perty damage. The snow cover has Crossing guards issue (From page 1) Albert and has children attending the school there acted as spokes man for the Prince Albert Ratepayers Ass- ociation who want a crossing guard in front of the school. He pre- sented council with a petition signed by about 150 concerned parents. Noting that the cost of hiring a guard is about $3400 per year to the municipality, Mr. Zuly told council '"'the poten- tial for an accident to occur there (in front of Prince Albert School) is great'. He said a traffic count on Simcoe Street South in front of the school kept the frost out of the ground, which will cut down on the chance of rapid run-off. However, there could be potential flood pro- blems if there was a thaw followed by a severe cold snap and then heavy snows. chatterbox (continued) ing on one ski, walking on two skiis, sliding part- way down the bunny hill without worrying about stopping or turrfing, and then snowplowing. We're about mid-way through the first hour of our first lesson, when we're interrupted by a new classmate, Colleen from Ohio, who's covered a mountain. Later in the week we were joined by Lise, a Quebec native on a second honeymoon away from the kids. Thus the Canadian Women's Fall-Downhill Ski Team was formed and did we have a good time! Every morning Guylaine spent two hours with us, teaching us how to turn, how to stop and how to parellel. Every afternoon we'd ski on our own, but that was the easy part. The hard part was getting up the hills, not down. The gondola and the pulma were no problems but Debbie had a heck of a time with the chairlift. I'm not sure if she fell off those things three or four times but every time the chairlift operator saw her coming, he'd get the giggles. But I shouldn't talk 'cause I fell off a chairlift too. I also dropped a ski pole off one and had to retrieve it from a chairlift rider behind me. And then Colleen fell off a T-Bar and had to be rescued via snowmobile; Lise was eyeballing something behind her instead of what was in front of her and wound up smacking into me head-on (ouch); Debbie got lost one morning and didn't show up "till mid-afternoon; and all of us got buzz- ed by expert skiers whose favourite past-time is knocking over beginners. So as you can see, we had a great time. I can now order a hot dog in French (chien chaud?), I can ski some intermediate hills without killing myself, and I'm eternally grateful to Guylaine, Colleen, Debbie and Lise. John Bierness, the Ski Club teacher at R.H. Cornish Public School has invited me to come back and ski with the club on their last day of lessons, but I don't know if I'll go. After Monte Ste. Anne, the Tiny Tot Hill just won't seem the same. Get Ready for Spring! Take advantage of Winter Discounts until March 15, 1984. SIDING - SOFFIT - FASCIA - 5" EAVESTROUGH Save Up to 15% on Installation! taken by Durham Police last fall revealed 80 southbound cars and 59 northbound cars passed in front of the school during a half-hour per- iod from 8:00 to 8:30 a.m. And he said that as many as 86 students must get to the school by crossing from the east side of Simcoe Street. At present, school safety patrollers (grade 5 and 6) are helping students to cross in front of the school, but Mr. Zuly noted that motor- ists are not required to by law to stop for a safety patroller, but they are required to stop for a full-fledged cross- ing guard. The situation in front of the school is further compounded by parked cars which impede students line of vision as they cross the street. "Basically, it is a game of Russian Roul- ette right now,' Mr. Zuly told council. He said that school officials and the Dur- ham Police agree that a guard is needed in front of the school, and the Parents Advisory Committee has asked the Board of Education to do something about parked cars in front of the school which may be impeding the line of vision. While members of council said they agreed that the safety of child- ren must be uppermost in the minds of every- one, several councillors said they resented what they perceived to be the "threatening tone" in Mr. Zuly's presentation. i Councillors Jack Cott- rell, Harvey Graham and John Wolters all said they didn't like the tone of the presentation. Mr. Zuly replied that is was not his intention to "'browbeat or twist any- body's arms, but I'm trying to convince you the situation needs to be corrected." Councillor Don Coch- rane said in his opinion if the parked cars were removed, there would be ample visibility for students to cross the street. Councillor Wolters said that while money is not a factor when it comes to childrens safe- ty, he pointed out to Mr. Zuly and the more than 20 parents in the council chambers that the . Township budget is tight and there are requests for crossing guards in - TINTED GLASS AVAILABLE - Ask us about Replacement Windows, Storm Windows & Doors. TRIPLE GLAZED - Patio Doors & Patio Storm Doors MIKE & CHRIS ALLEN ALUMINUM 985-3747 n PERE ET AAA ALARA NYSE LL 1 ERY 2 AA AR PARAS EAC XX XX LEX PTY TT LNRCEXERN WMARRRALLLIMAAR RR LN FREE ESTIMATES other areas of the mun- icipality. While council declined to make any decision on whether to put a guard in front of the school until the matter has been studied further, members did pass a res- olution asking that any cars parked illegally in front of the school be removed , and the Township will also re- move any snowbanks if they are blocking lines of vision. The other delegation led by Brenda LeFort and crossing guards Irene Wallace and Betty Kerr said the present cross walk behind R.H. Cornish should be mov- ed east on Highway 7A to the vicinity of the Ottawa St. intersection or the entrance to the Catholic School. They said many stud- ents are now crossing the highway at Caleb or Ottawa Streets, any- way. But their main concern with the pres- ent cross walk is that students have to walk the pathway from the rear of the school grounds which is used by school buses. They said there is a danger of a student slipping under the wheels of a bus. Mrs. Wallace, who is the guard at the inter- section of Highway 7A and the Oshawa Road told council the traffic lights there stay green for 19 seconds which does not give her enough time to get students across four lanes of traffic and return to the other side of the road. She said she had a very near miss one afternoon last week when she wasn't able to get back across in time and a car went through the intersection on the green light narrowly missing her and a youngster. She used to take child- ren across the Oshawa Road at a point several hundred feet south of the intersection, but was moved to the lights at the start of this year on the advice of the Dur- ham Police Safety off- icers. However, Mrs. Wall- ace said it would be safer to take children across at the old loca- tion. "Drivers are going on the green light, not my sign. At least at the old location, I could control the traffic with the stop sign,"' she told members of council. Since the near miss last week, she has had help at the intersection from a temporary guard. Council took no action on these requests, but said the whole issue of the crossing guards and where they should be located will be carefully studied over the next few weeks. PENS Pencils - Markers All Colours PORT PERRY STAR 235 Queen Street 985-7383