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Se NT I I Nl ETN REE Rs 2 -- PORT PERRY STAR -- Tuesday, November 25, 1986 Headquarters topic of aebate Durham council has asked senior Regional staff to get together with staff from the city of Oshawa to . study in detail the November 10 of- fer made by Oshawa Mayor Allan Pilkey for a new Regional head- quarters building in that city. The instructions to staff to come up with a report in eight weeks came last Wednesday afternoon after Regional council spent the bet- ter part of two hours "in-camera" discussing the City's offer. After the meeting, Scugog Mayor Jerry Taylor said the lengthy discussion was "one of the better ones we've had" on this controver- sial issue. He would not go into specifics, but said much of the discussion behind closed doors centered around the claim made by Oshawa that the Region owes the city $3 million in back rent for the present Regional building and for one-third ownership. On November 10, Oshawa Mayor Pilkey unveiled a package proposal which he hopes will attract a new Regional building to downtown Oshawa as part of a hotel- convention centre complex on land owned by the City. In that package, the Mayor said Oshawa would give up its claim to one-third ownership of the current Regional building on Rossland Road in Whitby, provide the land free for a new building in Oshawa and wave its claim on the $3 million it says is owing the city now. In a submission tabled at the Regional council meeting last Wednesday, the Oshawa Mayor ask- ed that the ownership issue of the present building be settled in court, or the Region and the City should start negotiations to settle the dispute based on the Mayor's "package deal of November 10. The City of Oshawa is basing its claim to one-third ownership in the present building plus $1 million in back rent, by virtue of a 1963 agree- ment between Oshawa and the former Ontario County. The City says this agreement was not surrendered by Oshawa when Ontario County disappeared in 1974 to be replaced by the Region of Durham. The idea of a new Regional HQ building has been kicked around off and on for several -years. The Region presently is forced to lease high-priced office space in Oshawa Two die in accident A Markham-area woman and her 10-year-old son were killed near Bethany in a two-car accident dur- ing last Thursday's storm, Newcas- tle OPP report. Shirley Jarvis, 45, of RR 2 Markham, and her son Jason were killed when the car they were riding in crossed Highway 7A, a half- kilometre west of Bethany, and col- lided with an eastbound car, police said. The spokesman said the two were passengers in a westbound car driven by the husband and father, Lionel Jarvis, 48. He, his step- daughter Joanne Lewis, 21, and her son Joseph, two, were taken to Peterborough Civic Hospital The driver of the other car, Douglas Miller of Ashburn, and his , Carol McLean, of Green bank, were also taken to Civic Hospital. NE CF ARANERRE RA and Whitby for several of its depart- 1 ments because of lack of space at the Rossland Road facility. Regional council is on record as wanting the courts to determine if "the Oshawa claim to one third ownership is valid and legal, however, no court action has been started as of now. Scugog Mayor Jerry Taylor told the Star last week the Oshawa package proposal should be examin- ed carefully. He said it makes no dif- ference to him if a new HQ building is located in Oshawa or Whitby, so long as the residents of the Region get the best possible deal for their tax dollars. Meanwhile, in another twist in this high stakes poker game, the Town of Whitby is reported to be preparing a package deal of its own to keep the Regional HQ building in Whitby. That package may be presented to Regional council as early as mid-January. Grey Cup winners? The Silent Riders, captained by hospital ad- ministrator David Brown were the smiling win- ners of Community Memorial Hospital's mock Grey Cup game, held during Health Awareness Week to promote the participant's awareness of the importance of confidentiality of health 'records. At front is Faye Tait, Debbie McGarry, David Brown, Janis St. John (and back), Mary Page, Yvonne Pypker, Cathy Short, Marilyn Snider and Lois Ashmore. Fair board votes this Wednesday on lease Members of the Port Perry Fair Board will meet this Wednesday evening (Nov. 26) to vote on whether to surrender the lease the Board holds for the land at the present Fairgrounds on Simcoe Street. The vote this week is expected to end one way or another the on-going issue over the Fairgrounds that has been bubbling in this community for the last several months. If the members vote in favour of breaking the lease, it is expected that the annual Fair will be moved to a new location in 1988, and this in turn will allow the Durham Board of Education to buy seven acres of land at the present grounds for con- struction of a new elementary school to open in September 1988. If the members vote against - breaking the lease, Scugog Township councillors have made it clear they want the issue put to rest once and for all. It is expected that as many as 70 individuals will be eligible to cast a "vote this Wednesday night (by secret ballot). While the Fair Board was still working on this list late last Bring the kids to the annual Port Perry ... week, basically anyone who is a member in good standing for the past three years will be eligible to vote on this important issue. The meeting at the council chambers in the Municipal Office on Perry Street is scheduled to start at 8:00 p.m. and is open to the public. Santa Claus Parade SATURDAY, NOV. 29th PARADE STARTS at 2:00 P.M. All Participants should be at the Port Perry Fairgrounds for formation by 1:15 P.M. Late entries please contact Bill Barr 985-3844 or Ruth DeJong 985-8268 to register. Three Special Awards will be given to the Best Children's Participants in the Parade. L .