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w Rl ppp MY 5 ey TEC 1 thi A eT ey hwy Damage is estimated at more than $30,000 after an intense fire early Saturday evening at the office of The Trailer Place at the intersection of Water Street and Highway 7A. More than half of the interior of the single storey building was gutted by the blaze and the loss includes com- pany records, stock and furnishings. Owner Elgin Knopp said later the loss would have been even greater were it not for the quick Counci blame Scugog Township council has agreed to accept part of the blame for a mailing address mix-up which led to a property owner not pay- ing any taxes for the past couple of years. At the regular meet- ing September 24, coun- cil received a letter from the resident explaining that when he bought his property in 1982, he was under the assumption property taxes would be paid with his monthly mortgage. However, when he action of several pass- ersby who moved at least three trailers away from the burning building. The alarm was turned in about 6:00 p.m. Sat- urday when a person at the nearby car wash noticed smoke and flames coming from the building. The Scugog Fire department was on the scene in minutes and managed to bring the fire under control before it totally destroyed the building. came to renew the mortgage recently, he found this was not the case and he owed Scugog $3143 plus $429 in penalties. Tax notices had been sent to him, but at the - wrong address. Once the error had been discovered, the resident immediately paid the outstanding tax bill of $3143, but claimed that since the Township made no effort to con- tact him when the tax notices were returned with '"'wrong address" Port Perry Star. Mariposa history in new book Local history enthusiasts will be interested in knowing a new book has been published deal- ing with the history of the Township of Mariposa, Victoria County. "Mariposa -- The Banner Township' was written by Ross Weston Irwin who was born in the village of Cambray in 1921. He attended school in both Oakwood and Little Britain in his early years, and is presently a professor in the School of Engineering, University of Guelph. The 192 page book is bound in a white hard cover and sells for $24.50. It is available at the Much of the damage was caused by the intense heat which melt- ed metal and plastic. There was no damage to a nearby building used for the owner's Rent and Save business. The exact cause of the fire has not been deter- mined, but investigators suspect it may have started in wiring in a staircase leading to the basement. Mr. Knopp said the damaged building will be renovated and the business re-opened as soon as possible. | accepts the -- partially stamped on them, he should not have to pay the $429 in penalites. Council agreed with him up to a point, and waved half the amount owing in penalties, on the grounds that all tax-payers have a cer- tain amount of respon- sibility to determine if their taxes are being paid. PORT PERRY STAR -- Tuesday, Oct. 2, 1984 -- 3 Elgin Knopp, proprietor of The Trailer Place, assesses the damage to his office and parts department after a fire gutted the Fire causes over $30,000 damage < » Pr "E65 a > SOREN Fe EERE Fase maseviidiy Shree RIEL premises located on 7A Highway at Water Street last Saturday night. Councillors in a **tough spot"' (From page 1) his conflict and the reasons why he has a conflict (as required by the Municipal Act). He has vacated the chair, and in fact left the council chambers before discussions got underway. At an open public meeting earlier this month, lawyer Michael Fowler, acting for Mr. Haynes and Mayor Taylor on this develop- ment, declared that the Mayor has a financial interest through the partnership with Mr. Haynes. Because of the simil- arities between this development and the other two at Gerrow's Beach and Williams Point, (they are so-call- ed back-lot .develop- ments in shore line residential areas) the Mayor has declared a conflict whenever they were up for discussion as well. Mayor Taylor will not have a vote when council decides whether or not to approve these three applications. In fact, he won't be in the chambers when council votes. "It is a concern for me and an awkward posi- tion for us to be in"', said area councillor John \ [] i A we ' Rox NNO i : ee nae RXTY 3 AY) : Wi LN g BY) . od eae. ."* » oy AS LR) SIDER RAN . Gales w RIX ON " ew Fl Ld mndedds sas 3S NY AS [] NX ROS Vegas Bound There were a lot of happy smiles at the Oddfellows Hall last Monday night, but the happiest smile of all belonged to Clem Jef- frey (centre), who won an all-expense paid trip to Las Vegas, courtesy of the Oddfellows and Rebekahs. Mr. Jeffrey's been a member of the lodge for 40 years and even though he shelled out $120 for the Trip of the Month draw, he says he never expected to win. Scugog Chamber of Commerce president Bill Barr (far left) drew the second prize ticket (won by Doug Fulford, second from left), a free ticket for the 1985 draw. Mayor Jerry Taylor drew the first prize ticket and is seen here shaking hands with Rick Laroc- que, who organized the monthly draw for fundraising purposes. Wolters in an interview last week. "I really wish the 'Mayor were not involv- ed in one of the develop- ments", he said. "If we (council) approve Stephenson's Point and not the other two, it is going to look like favouritism", said councillor Wolters. He said he was, sur- prised when he first learned that the Mayor had become involved in a proposed subdivision development. While councillor Wolters said the involvement by Mayor Taylor has "caused me to do a lot of thinking", he stressed that when it comes down to a vote, he will make his decis- ion strictly on the merits of each separate application. Ward 2 councillor Jack Cottrell said he too was doing some "extra thinking" about the pro- posed developments and the Mayor's involve- ment. "It does make things more difficult for council. It's an unfort- unate situation. There's nothing we can do about it. It's there and we (council) have to deal with it"', he said. While stating there is no question the three applications pose one of the more difficult mun- icipal matters he has had to deal with since elected two years ago, councillor Cottrell agreed completely with colleague John Wolters that objectivity will rule his decisions when the time comes. But he said that no matter what course of action council ~follows, the members may be seem to be in a "no win situation, damned if we do and damned if we don't'. When asked for his comments on the up- coming decisions, Ward 4 councillor Harvey Graham quipped 'I don't spend sleepless nights worrying about anything, thank good- ness"'. But like the other .councillors, he said he has had to do a lot of very serious thinking about all the ramifi- cations of the three applictions. However, he went on to say that when it comes down to a decis- ion, his vote will be cast strictly on whether he is convinced the develop- ments are suitable and wanted by the council. He did say that because of the timing and similarities in the three development pro- posals, he would be hard pressed to approve one of two and not the others, if any technical problems can be over- come. Ward I councillor Neil Hunter said he is "greatly bothered' by the fact Mayor Taylor has a direct involve- ment in one of the proposals. "You bet it is making things tougher for me" (to come to a decision) he told the Star. "We (council) are not going to coméd out of this looking very good, no matter what we do", he declared. Ward 4 councillor Don Cochrane, who repre- sents Scugog Island where two of the pro- posals are being made, said he is "feeling some added pressure, but | think the situation will be handled properly by council'. He went on to say the fact that all three appli- cations are arriving on the council table at almost the same time, is adding to the decision- making difficulty. "Personally, I feel there may be room for the three subdivisions. I don't think it is counc I's responsibility to hold vp lot development in certain areas that are designated for this', he said. The Williams Point application calls for 11 new lots to be developed on the east side of the road. The Stephenson's Road proposal calls for 22 lots, while the one on Gerrow's Beach is for 21 lots, also along the east side of the existing road. The decision facing council is whether or not to re-zone the three areas to rural resident- ial to allow the con- struction of new homes. Because of the intense public interest in these three applications for re-zoning, council has assured all interested parties they will be notified of the meeting when the actual votes will be held. Back on the rails (From page 1) economic reasons. In the past two years, an association made up of commuters has lobb- ied strenuously to have the service started again, claiming that with increased fares and better marketing, the service could break even or show a profit.