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Vol. 121 No. 29 Tuesday, June 16, 1987 Copy 50° 48 Pages Over the past couple of years, woodcarving has become a popular hobby for many local men and women. About one year ago the Birdseye: Centre Carvers Club was formed and they now have over 40 members. Above, Sarah Elliott of Prince Albert is seen here with one of her recent carvings, a Red Breasted Nut Hatch. The Bird- seye Centre carvers will have their work on display at the Latcham Centre on Saturday, Ju- ly 11, as part of the Bahamas Festival Days pro- gram. (See more photos on page 12). It's business as usual Post Office will stay open With the possibility of nation-wide 'postal disruption looming this week, the Port Perry Post Office will re- main open, a spokesman told the Star Monday afternoon. "'At this point we don't know what the situation will be like (later this. week) but the Post Office (in Port Perry) will be open for business," said the spokesperson. If the letter carriers go on strike this week and other unionized staff honour picket lines in the larger cen- tres, it would appear as if out-of- town mail service will be affected. However, Canada Post has vowed that mail service will continue across Canada, even in the event of a strike. Here in Port Perry, local mail in- town and to the rural routes will con- tinue to be sorted and delivered as the staff at the Port Perry Post Of- fice are members of the Canadian Post Masters and Assistants Association. As for what will happen to out-of- town mail, the local spokesperson said "we'll just have to wait and see." Negotiations between the Postal Corporation and the Letter Carriers Union were continuing Monday as this issue of the Port Perry Star was going to press. Too much conjestion: eniors housing project rejected While not objecting to the concept of more senior citizen apartments in Port Perry, council has turned down a request to build a forty unit com- plex on the southerly portion of the land which now houses Immaculate Conception Church. The plan which has been before council for some time now, proposes to build a 40 unit Senior Citizen Com- plex behind the Catholic Church and to the west of the new Catholic School, which both front on Scugog Street (7A Highway). Prior to the above proposal, coun- cil had turned down a proposal by . the church to build a complex with '27 units, and following their rejec- tion of that plan the church bggan proceedings to take the Township to the Ontario Municipal Board to fight the decision. In turning down the proposal, councillors stressed that they felt ~ the parcel of land in question was just too small for what is being proposed. "It appears as if we will have too much congestion on this small piece of land and it is going to create a lot of problems down the road," coun- cillor Harvey Graham said. Councillor Yvonne Christie said that she was not willing to accept what is going to happen on Ash Street, with school bus traffic being proposed to enter the school off that street. In addition she felt that the parking would create problems as or move Scugog . Township council has issued a strongly worded ultimatum to a local law firm which recently moved an office building to a lot on the un-opened portion of Shanly Street in Port Perry. The council has given the law firm of Harris, Fletcher and " Tesluk until June 29 to either remove the building or enter into an agreement to up-grade the road to municipal standards, including sewer and water services. If the law firm agrees to up- grade the road, demanded that a letter of credit for $150,000 be posted with Scugog Township to cover the initial costs and the law firm will have to pay for any costs over and above this amount. The decision came Monday af- ternoon after members of council met for about 45 minutes in- camera with Whitby lawyer David Sims who is representing the municipality on this matter. The strongly worded ultimatum to Harris, Fletcher and Tesluk came in the form of a four-page resolution that was unanimously approved by all members of coun- cil. In mid-May, the office building' was moved from its former location" just west of Port Perry IGA to a commercial lot on the un- opened portion of Shanley Street, about 150 feet west of Water Street. The municipality has since refused to grant a building permit the cduncil has - there would be a shortfall of about 26 spaces if the complex was built. Township planner John McDer- mott suggested to council that if they were prepared to go-ahead with the plan, first they should give consideration to the access to the site, amount of parking available, and lastly the demand on the sewer capacity. "From a planning viewpoint I am concerned .about the over- development of the site," he said. "In the long run the land the church and school are on will be needed for those facilities for future expansion.' ors In nerdy sayesienl . that neither the church or school will diminish in population over the - years, and any further expansion of either will only add to the problem. Mr. 'McDermott explained to council that if the seniors complex was given the green light, that there could be no further expansion of either the church or school in the future as there would not be enough room to accommodate it. Councillor Howard Hall suggested that although they are not in favour of any. additional residential development on that site, they would support the proposal if it were built in a less congested area. The motion to deny the re-zoning for a senior citizen complex passed with councillor Don Cochrane the only vote opposing the motion. Order law firm to upgrade road office for the office structure which is without water and sewer hook-ups. rior to the in-camera session nd passing of the resolution Mon- day afternoon, Paul Fletcher of the firm told councillors the building was moved to the Shanly Street location because he was under the impression that"a portion of the road was open. He requested that council (Turn to page 18) Florists ask for support Scugog Township council has promised to review the municipal by-law which allows road-side vendors to sell goods on commer- cial property within the Township. On Monday afternoon, several representatives from florist shops in Port Perry told councillors that the road-side vendors are hurting their business "We feel the road-side vendors are hurting the permanent flower shops in Port Perry. They (the vendors) come into town for the good days (Mother's Day and Easter) and take away business,' (Turn to page 18) iY