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Vol. 121 No. 19 Tuesday, April 7, 1987 Copy 50° 44 Pages Neighbours objecting to proposed zoning change A proposal far a car wash and/or a variety store on Lilla Street Nor- th has run into strong opposition from residents who live nearby. A petition with more than 20 names, plus several letters of ob- jection to the proposal were filed with Township council at a public meeting Monday afternoon. , The main objections centre around what the residents feel is an intrustion of commercial. uses into an area which now is mainly residential. The proposal for a zoning change to allow the car wash and/or small plaza was submitted to the Town- ship by Paul Flieler, who operates the Petro-Can Service station on Lilla Street, just south of Beech Street. He owns two residential lots im- mediately to the south of his ser- vice station, and it is on these two lots that he is seeking the rezoning for the car wash. * Appearing at the public meeting Pont of council on Monday, Mr. Tieler said he would like to open a single bay automatic car wash with cars entering the facility from behind his service station and exiting onto Lilla Street. In response to a question from a concerned neighbour. he said the facility would not be a 24 hour operation. And he said the other aspect of the proposed commercial development would be a variety store like Mac's Milk or Seven- Eleven. He told the council that if the re- zoning application is approved it would probably be a year before work started on the car wash or variety store. One resident who lives on the op- posite side of Lilla Street said that by allowing commercial develop- ment to the south of the existing garage, the council opening.the area for further com- mercial 'enterprises along Lilla Street. And Brent Taylor WIRE the council that last year a preposed commercial development at the Brooks Farm further to the north on Lilla Street was deleted at the council's insistence. Council took no action on the proposed re-zoning at Monday's. meeting. A decision likely will be made within the next two or three . . i for a marine products dealership, weeks. Meanwhile, . an - un-related proposal for an automatic and coin operated car wash on industria land off Vanedward Drive met with no opposition at a public could be. meeting held Monday in the coun- cil chambers. Jim Burghgraef told councillors he would like to build a facility on a parcel of land adjacent to the Van- Camp construction yard on Vanedward Drive. "The land is presently zoned in- dustrial and Mr. Burghgraef is seeking an additional designation to permit the car wash there. He said if the zoning is approved, he would like to start work on the project as early as this summer. CAR DEALERSHIP Also on:Monday afternoon, coun- cil heard a preliminary proposal for a car dealership on several acres of land on the east side of the Oshawa Road, immediately to the south of the Oyler Drive into the Simpson industrial plant. Local realtor Guy Latreille told ' the counil that a client is interested in having the land (now, zoned commercial) re-designated for a car dealership. He said the present zoning allows but not the sale and service of cars. It would not include the sale of gasoline, he told council. \ Councillors expressed no op- (Turn to page 29) ' Wizard was wonderful + The Wizard of Oz ---- what a grand show! And the students cof Cartwright Central Public School performed it in impeccable style Thurs- day (two shows in the afternoon and one in the evening). A huge number of students worked on the production, highlighted by starring cast Michelle Morton as the scarecrow, Christie Cor- den as the wizard, Tracy Doyle as Dorothy, Erin Larmer as the cowardly lion, and Kinglsey Malcolm as the tin man. 'Nine-year old Jennifer Blackburn of Port Perry is starting to make quite a name for herself in Highland Dancing Competitions. In recent weeks, Jennifer has won first place trophies in Scar- 'borough and Ajax. Jennifer spends long hours working at 'this demanding form of dance and she has a dream to someday com- pete i in Edinburgh. Scotland. (See story in this issue of the Star). oF fling a snap for Jennifer Jennifer Blackburn may be just nine years old, but she has set a pretty ambitious goal for herself. The Port Perry youngster wants to go to Edinburgh, Scotland, not just to see the sights, but to compete --as a Highland dancer at the world famous tattoo held each year in the Scottish capital. Jennifer, or "*'Missy" as her Mom Marion calls her affectionately, is starting to build a reputation as a Highland dancer and she has an armfull of trophies to prove it. She recently took first place in the Beginners (eight and under) divi- sion at the Eastern Canada Highland Dancing Association com- petition Held in Scarborough. Then a few weeks later she did the same thing in the Durham Region Association finals held in Ajax. It was the first time she had competed in the Novice division for ten year olds and under. (Turn to page 11) No money left Scugog Township council willnot 'be hiring a recreation director this year, but finance committee chairman Harvey Graham sad Monday the matter hkely will get serious consideration by the coun cil in 1988 The need for Scugog to have a - "qualifie »«d and professional" direc tor of recreation was one of the major and high priority recom- mendations handed down late last year in the Recreation Needs Study prepared for the Township by the Ottawa consulting firm Sesquaig Inc Council is now in the process of putting the final touches on the 1987 budget and there 1s no mention of funds for the hiring of a full time rec director "It was just not an item that we (council) were prepared to include this year,' Monday afternoon for recreational ' said councillor Graham for Rec-director He noted that council has given the green light to the consulting firm to proceed with a feasibihty and engineering study. on municipal lands near the Scugog Arena, lands that have been designated as forming the heart purposes, in cluding a new Fairgrounds. The cost of that study 1s estimated in the $25,000 range, and councillor Graham said the council will have a better idea of priorities once the feasibility study has been handed down Ward. 1 councillor Yvonne Christie said that just because there is no money in the budget for hiring a recreation director this vear doesn't mean the position won't be filled some time in the near future. She told the Star she supports the hiring in principle, but there are not enough dollars this year.