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Port Perry Star, 2 Oct 1984, p. 2

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2 -- PORT PERRY STAR -- Tuesday, Oct. 2, 1984 Region, Oshawa set for fight Group home p (From page 1) whether Durham should Durham chairman Gary right away, because Oshawa's claim to part Hh eq ring GE ¥ tlement of the dispute. have a new building at Herrema and Brock 'thereisnoway Oshawa title was about four But after much debate some time in the not too Mayor Allan McPhail is going to (voluntarily) months ago when the the wording of the resolu- distant future. who chairs the manage- give up any claim it has suggestion was raised I J tion was toned down "I'm not convinced we ment committee, on this building." that the building might or an vary somewhat to ask Oshawa should be pressing for a Oshawa councillor Bruce Just how Oshawa may be sold to the province Thanksgiving Create the look of Country Charm and elegance at your dining to 'consider the option" to negotiate, and failing that, the matter would be brought up again in front of the full Regional council. Several members of council expressed fears that this issue could seriously divide the Region and have the ef- fect of pitting Oshawa new , building at this time," said councillor Malcolm. He also said he was a little surprised to learn that there have been no negotiations between Durham and Oshawa since the ownership mat- ter came to light about four months ago. And he suggested that McArthur said starting negotiations and the threat of legal action are 'the first step towards a new building." He said the present "building is functioning "just fine" and the whole process for construction of a new one "should be stopped now." Oshawa councillor have a legal claim on the building was not spelled out during last week's council meeting. Ap- parently, when the building was constructed back in the 60's, the city of Oshawa contributed towards the cost. In 1974 when the Region was formed by provincial legislation, and the money used towards a new building for Durham. The Region now leases a part of the building to Ontario for courts and the registry office. The Region in turn leases of- fice space in Oshawa and Whitby for several departments including finance, social services, A preliminary hear- ing into charges against "the owner of a Sunder- land group home for emotionally disturbed teenagers will be held on Jan. 14. The date was set when Stuart Taylor, 51, oper- ator of Pony Tail Farm appeared briefly in pro- vincial court last Thurs- farm Saturday and Sun- day by police officers and Childrens Aid Society officials. His licence to operate a group home has been suspended by the pro- vince, pending an inves- tigation by the police. Taylor was released from custody Monday when his family posted against other member unless the Region is Mike Armstrong warned the Region should have public works and day. Durham Regional $6,000 bail -- in the form municipalities. pushing for a new thatif the Regionandthe received clear title, but planning. Police charged Taylor of property bonds. Other councillors, in- building, there is nc City end up in a court this did not happen due to If the Region and With two counts of A justice of the peace cluding Scugog's urgency in settling the battle over legal owner- = what was described in Oshawa wind up in court sexual assault and two ordered Taylor to re- Lawrence Malcolm felt "that the issue of who owns the building should be cleared up, but this should not be inter- twined in any way with the broader issue of question of title anc ownership. That concern was presented by several Oshawa councillors dur: ing the debate last week. Despite denials by table this Thanksgiving. ship of the building, the lawyers fees could soar to $100,000 or more. However, Whitby Mayor Bob Attersley suggested that the mat- ter should go to court the council meeting as a 'mistake' or "oversight."' Several councillors said at the meeting last week that the first time they had heard of Our fine linens, dinnerware, unique table arrangements i and accent pieces make it easy to create the perfect look of Thanksgiving tradition. trying to settle this dispute, some councillors feel it will mean a return to the acrimony which often surfaced during the 1970's between Oshawa and the Region. FORCE Luncheon Happy Hour + vss 11:30-2 P.M. © Anniversaries © Showers © Baby © Housewarmings © Graduations ° Christenings counts of gross indecen- cy, on the weekend. Seven young residents were removed from his main away from juven- ile females, unless in the company of an adult as a term of his release. RIVERBOAT RESTAURANT & TAVERNLTD. 15 WATER STREET. PORT PERRY - 985-3281 Dining in the home of friends? Remember, a lasting gift for the hostess will be treasured for years to come! ET mr EO A WL ITI TIM sr If your organization, business, school or any individual wishes to participate in the parade with a float or in costume, please contact PARADE «. CHAIRMAN, JANET SMITH - 985-8446. Your participation will help make the parade a success and make - many children happy. A number of bands have been hired to take part in our parade this year, but sponsors are needed to ! help finance this large expense. If your group or business would like to sponsor a band, please contact 4 PARADE CHAIRMAN, JANET SMITH (at the Bank of Montreal) ... CALL 985-8446. -- UNIQUE GIFTS -- 207 QUEEN STREET - 985-3011 PORT PERRY Sponsored by the SCUGOG CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

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