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Port Perry Star, 24 Feb 1987, p. 8

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February 24, 1987 Council is prepared to take legal action Scygog Township council is prepared to take legal action to assure that the terms of a subdivi sion agreement are followed with regards to well drilling in the Utica Heights development » Council was told Monday after noon thateat least two people who bought lots in the 13-lot development on the north side of the Regional Road in Utica have had trouble drill Ing potable water in the deeper aquafer of 200 to 300 feet The subdivision agreement bet ween the Township and the developer spells out that wells for the new houses are to be drilled in to this aquafer, and wells to tap the water in the shallower aquafer must not be dug to protect the water sup plies to existing houses along the Regional Road and the side road in Utica "Mark Scott. a lawyer representing one person who has bought a lot and built a home in the development, told council Monday afternoon his client has spent about $10.000 drill- Grit hopeful Fairey receives appointment Durham East Liberal hopeful, Donna Fairey has been appointed a vice chairman of the Ontario Film Review Board } « Ms. Fairey's appointment as one of four vice chairmen on the Board was announced last week. She has been a member of the Film Review Board (Censor Board) for the past two vears and 1s a trustee with Durham Northumberland Board of Education Ms. Fairey, who hives north of Cobourg has announced her inten: tion to seek the Liberal nomination for the provincial nding of Durham East She said her appointment as a vice chairman of the Review Board will not alter her plans to seek the nomination. but if she 1s successful she will take a leave of absence from the Board during the election campaign. And if she should win the Durham East riding. she would resign from the Review Board The Durham East Provincial Liberals have set April 8 as the date of the nomination meetitg and it wall be held in Blackstock Newcastle Regional councillor is also seeking the Liberal nomination for this riding The NDP has already selected Scugog Township resident Marg "Wilbur to run in Durham East, while Conservative Sam Cureatz will carry the Tory banner here in the next provincial election campaign expected some time this summer or early fall ing two holes to 300 feet, but in both cases, the water was too silty for home use. He said his client is now in danger of losing his investment in the house and praperty Mr. Scott asked the council if the subdivision agreement could be amended to allow his client to tap the shallow aquafer. Members of council turned down the request, stating that other home owners in the development would want the same right and thjs could seriously affect the water supplies of homes that were there before the development The provision requiring the drill- ing of deep wells in the subdivision .was included in the-agreement at the request of the developer. Ex- isting homeowners in the communi- ty had threatened to object to the development at the Ontario Municipal board level if there were Volunteers needed for CNIB Do vou have free time on vour "hands. and would like to do something worthwhile in the community"? The Canadian National Institute for the Blind is currently looking for volunteers in the Scugog Towrship area. The work would involve friendly visits, phoning and driving on behalf of the visually impaired in this area. Dan O'Leary of the CNIB says there is a shortage of volunteers for this kind of work. He notes that the CNIB serves about'50 blind or par- tially blind persons in Port Perry and Scugog Township. . For more information, please con- tact. Mr. O'Leary at the CNIB Durham-York office in Markham at 204-5752. THE DURHAM BOARD Quality Education Today F EDUCATION For Tomorrow FREE! Adult Education & Business Courses ~ SCHOOL: Cartwright High School, Blackstock, Ontario LOB 1BO Port Perry High School 160 Rosa Street, Port Perry, Ontario LOB INO "NN REGISTER NOW FOR SEPTEMEMBER 1987 Upgrade your office skills and obtain your High School Diploma with free daytime credit courses from the Durham Board of Education. COURSES: Basic Accounting Introductory Typing Economics Accounting Accounting Applications Business English Typing Introduction Business Procedures Law Data Process ng Retailing introductory Theory 1 CONTACT: Jim Musselman Tel. 986-4241 Register by August 28, 1987 Student Services Department Tel 985-7337 Registef by March 13. 1987 no guarantees to protect their wells Council.was told Monday after- noon that one homeowner in the new subdivision has allegedly sunk a well into the shallow aquafer, con- trary to the development agreement "We (council) must protect the existing wells in the area," said councillor Harvey Graham in rasnance ta the request from Mr, Scott Councillor Graham suggested that a communal system for the 13 - lots in the subdivision might solve the problem as some wells already drilled to the deeper level have plen- . ty of good water. A hysrologist report on the sub- division 'stated there is plenty of water for 13 homes at the deep aquafer levels. Trioarrested over $80,000 break-ins Three people have been arrested and charged in connection with break-ins over the last few months totalling $80,000. That's how much York Regional Police discovered in the possession of the three suspects, all from Scarborough. Among the $80,000 worth of goods, including missing Christmas presents, are various items reported stolen recently from homes in the Port Perry. Uxbridge and Brock Township areas. York policemen arrested the trio and then released them, but Durham Regional Police talked to at least one of the suspects, Kinda Marie Rapocos, 21, since then. She has been charged with three counts of break and entering, as well as five counts as an-accomplice. Details of the other arrests were not available at press time, Monday afternoon. 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