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PERI I lingA .vebasuT -- AAT2 VAL IY TRO - 0! PORT PERRY STAR -- Tuesday, April 17, 1984 -- 1) BRR Sin Ee es rite Rr Sein Residents want more water in Lake Scugog (From page 1) lcvel to the lowest it has been in 'recent years. "We saved what we could but by the time we reached late July, Aug- ust, we were at the minimal navigational level,"" Bruce Kitchen explained. "This isn't the first time that this has happened either. We expect it to happen every once in a while. There's no way to stop it that we know of'. What shoreline resi- dents affected by the drop suggested was damming up the spring- run-off water instead of letting it flow through, and keeping it through the summer when it's needed. i Physically, both Mr. Kitchen and Mr. Stewart admitted, that could be done, but the consequences of such action could be disast- rous if heavy rainfall added to the already high spring water levels and produced a flood. "We could do it, but we'd be sort of gambling that we wouldn't get a big rain and cause all sorts of flooding," Mr Stewart said. "It's a risk we feel we shouldn't take. 'We never made a claim that the water level on Lake Scugog won't go up and down. It does. If we have a dry summer with lots of evaporation going on, it really doesn't matter what we do in Lindsay". According to Mr. Kitchen, there is no apparent cycle the water levels seem to follow, but the trend in recent years has been wetter summers accom- panied by higher water levels, with last summer the exception. He said summers have been wet since the _ beginning of the 1970's-- before that, there was a decade or so of relative- ly dry years. Many of the home- owners at the meeting have 1.oved to Lake Scugog within the last decade and have be- come accustomed to the higher water levels throughout the summer. Which is why last summer, with its lower water levels and weed problems, came as an added shock. But as Mr. Stewart pointed out, a flood could seriously damage drainage tiles, septic systems, roads, boat- houses, basements and shorelines. And all it would take to flood, he warned, would be a heavy rainfall on top of an already high. water level. His warning was virt- ually ignored by many members of the aud- ience and challenged by Durham Northumber- land MP Allan Law- rence, who said he wasn't convinced that the possibility of flood- ing would be all that threatening. "Frankly, you haven't given me any proof at all", he said. "I'm not happy that we're really getting to the root of this thing." Mr. Lawrence, as well as the three other polit- Port Perry welcomed a new car dealership and a new family to town last week when Dennis Anderson opened his Chevrolet- Oldsmobile dealership for business last Tuesday. For details, see story. New GM dealership open on old Beare Motors site It won't be called Beare Motors anymore, but regular customers can still be assured of seeing a familiar face at the gas pumps of Dennis Anderson Chevrolet- Oldsmobile Ltd. Last Tuesday the dealership opened its Queen Street doors for the first time, and although an official opening won't be held until renovations are complete, owner Dennis Anderson will be open for the business of selling cars. New Chevs and Olds- mobiles cars and trucks will be featured along with used vehicles, leas- Ing services, a parts department and a ser- vice department. The staff will remain basically the same, with Bill Bearewelling for the new company. Mr. Anderson is a veteran of the car bus- iness with 14 years experience working for large dealerships, including seven and a half years at Bob John- son Chevrolet-Olds- mobile in West Hill. "After I discovered I wanted to make a life in the car business, | started looking for a dealership of my own," he said. He started looking at the Beare Motors loca- tion last summer. On the weekend he moved his family to Video Rental APRIL * SPECIAL Port Perry, including his wife Nancy and two children. He's hoping they'll like the town as much as he does already. Ge Hearing "I think it's a super town", he enthused. "Bill Beare has taken me around to meet everybody and I feel I'm really going to like it here." c Aid (entre ¢f Port Perry Dennis J. Hogan ann Hearing Aid Consultant Dr. E. Mannen's Office - 24 Water St. S., Lakeview Plaza. Port Perry, Ontario LOB 1NO 985-9192 985-3003 icians at the head table, said he wasn't sure whose lap the responsi- bility of the lake belongs in, and admitted that a lot of buck passing has been going on since the .weed problem surfaced last summer. - Mayor Taylor, who along with other town- ship councillors tackled the problem last summer by renting a weed harvester, drew applause when he suggested forming a board to investigate exactly what damage would be done by rais- ing the lake level. "We're going in circles and just how we should stop the circle, I don't know. I think in a joint effort we should determine how much damage would be creat- ed by raising the lake level," he said. "Maybe it could be done grad ually to minimize any damage. We'll have to see". Regional Councillor Lawrence Malcolm was most blunt, however, when he stated that the logs should be in place now, the sooner the better. "I think the logs should be in place the day the ice is out," he said, as the crowd noisily agreed. "I guess I've always got the simple answer and may- be it doesn't always work, but all we have to do is put those logs in now. "And I just want to state that I'm totally opposed to weed cutting. I don't think we'd have a weed problem if the water level was up'. But as the meeting drew to a close, Mr. Stewart and Mr. Kitchen offered final ENTRENCHED IN THE BEST BRITISH TRADITION A trench coat as timeless as the British tradition that inspired it. Deacon Brothers Grenfell, double- breasted, 6 button trénch coat, with full belt, shoulder epaulettes, and slash pocket styling. A dashing addition to your wardrobe. Khaki Beige. Sizes 38to 46 Talls available. (Item not as illustrated) STORE HOURS: Thursday to 9; Saturday to 5. Gjregony s $135.00 EASTER WEEK ONLY Mon. to Wed. 10to 6; CLOSED GOOD FRIDAY; PORT PERRY PLAZA 985-8160 oe Mon oe NRE warnings. "It isn't just a cut and dried decision to raise the lake, Mr. Stewart said. "It's a political issue, it's not a decision to be made by civil servants. The ramifi- cations of permanently raising the lake level by putting the logs in the . Lindsay dam up would be horrendous." "Almost virtually everyone on the lake would have to agree before the water level could be raised,' added Mr. Kitchen. Still, it was obvious the majority of people at the meeting were in favour of a raise. The comments of one man seemed to sum up the feelings of most who were there. "All we're asking for is a few more inches of water to be left in this lake." Wear Ou am SO *5.00 MON. - THURS. Per Day Includes 1 Movie 300 MOVIES IN STOCK EACTER WEEKEND SPECIAL Thursday to Monday '16.95 Includes 3 Movies EXTRA MOVIES 3 for $5.00 241 QUEEN STREET PORT PERRY