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Project could cost up to $14,000 PORT PERRY STAR -- Tuesday, January 26, 1988 -- 9 Stone cribs costly to remove from lake A project to clear away large stones from four cribs in Lake Scugog just off Palmer Park has become bogged down and may not get started this winter. Township council has been wrestl- ing with this idea for the past several weeks and on Monday, coun- cillor Don Cochrane and Howard Hall said they might be in a position to recommend a course of action by February 1. Initially, council wanted the large stones removed this winter by hav- Big tax hike? (From page 3) . But to further reduce this number to the 8 per cent tax impact guideline, Regional councillors and department heads will have to sharpen their pencils considerably. The lengthy pre-budget report from the finance and management committees, which will be presented to the full council on January 27, notes more bad financial news could be looming just over the horizon. Getting rid of garbage may be the | most serious financial crisis yet fac- ed by Durham in its 14-year history Metro Toronto has decided id to push ahead with plans to open a new dump in Pickering, and the report notes that now Durham "must seriously consider locating its own (garbage dump) site." Because of the enormous costs in- volved in finding and opening a large garbage dump, the Commit- tee says thé Region must start by setting aside "substantial funds" on an annual basis. Just how much will it cost for the First Robin 'Just how mixed up is the weather this winter? Well, even the birds don't know where they are. On Friday afternoon, Lloyd Wakeford and his son-in-law Robert Popowitch were driving along Bigelow when they spotted (you guessed it) a robin sitting on a patch of bare ground under an apple tree. "He looked pretty cold sitting there," Lloyd told the Star later in the day. It has become something of a tradition over the years in Port Perry for residents to contact the Star when they spot the first robin, and it usually means that spring is not too far off. But we can't recall anyone ever sighting a robin in January. We're not sure if the robin seen last Friday afternoon on Bigelow Street just never made it south this winter, or got there and turned around to fly back. ERSON INSURANCE BROKERS LIMITED 193 QUEEN ST, PORT PERRY, ONT. LOB 1NO (416) 985-7306 ALL LINES OF GENERAL INSURANCE VICTORIA AND GREY TRUST Since 1944 1 0 1/2% 5 Year Annual Interest 10%% Semi-Annually . Rates Subject to Change without Notice Vr Region to find a site and get a new garbage opened? $50 million. The report estimates that buying the necessary land for a dump and all the environmental hearings will cost about $10 million. And once the approvals are given, it will cost a further $40 million to prepare the site to: set gnvironmenial standards. Faced with these costs i in the not too distant future, the Committee -says setting up a reserve fund as soon as possible "is financially pru- dent given the potential tax levy im- pact of debenture financing these major capital expenditures." ing the Township hire a contractor to take a backhoe and truck onto the ice. The backhoe would: work through the ice to bring the stones up and they would be trucked away. But when a local contractor recently quoted a price of nearly $14,000 several councillors felt this was too much for the municipality. And .it was pointed out, that the Township' s insurance would not cover heavy equipment without licences working on the ice. At Monday's meeting, there was a suggestion that a backhoe work- ing from a barge this summer might prove a more economical way to get rid of the stones. The large stone cribs, the last remnants of an old railway dock us- ed to load and un-load lumber many years ago, have apparently been pushed upwards by frost over the years to the point where they now pose a threat to pleasure boaters. Council and the local Chamber of Commerce are concerned that this could hamper the summer tourist and boating trade around Port Perry. Although council still has not decided on just how to remove the stones, Mother Nature may rule out work through the ice this winter. The ice so far simply is not strong enough to support heavy equipment Limo licence An Oshawa man has asked Scugog Township for permission to operate a limousine service from the Township to Toronto Airport. Gordon Woodward told council on Monday that if the municipality grants him the licence, he would operate six and eight-passenger lux- ury vans to take passengers back and forth to the airport. Mr. Woodward said he owned and operated such a service from 1974-78 under provincial licence. He said he and unless there is a long cold snap, that won't change this winter. The issue will be raised again when council meets on February 1. i] (J » Ww ! 1 C I | ' would charge $60 for up to four passengers for a trip from Port Perry to the airport. The fee would be slightly higher for trips from Seagrave, Caesarea and Blackstock. Mr. Woodward said he believes there is a need for such a service, "which would be located in Scugog Township. Councillors listened to his pro- posal, but took no action Monday afternoon on the request for the limousine licence. PORT PERRY PLAZA 985-8054 Shouldn' t your family be drinking PURE WATER? See our water purifiers at .. . LIFESTYLE 2000. 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