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Vol. 122 No. 12 MoJack's dump ice rival Uxbridge four games to one arch Tuesday, February 16, 1988 Island pianist Gord Girvan is on the brink of stardom x Copy 50° 40 Pages New houses or farmland Council hears arguments If Scugog Township council ap- proves an estate lot subdivision in a rural aréa north of Port Perry, the Municipality should also be prepared to protect existing farm- ers in the area from "nuisance complaints" that may be lodged by people who move into the new homes. That was one of the proposals put forward Monday evening at a- jam-packed meeting inthe council chambers which heard arguments pro and con for a 70 lot develop- i ment called Honey Heights just north of the Harbour Castle subdi- vision and south of the 9th Con- cession Line. Dr. William Cohoon, who oper- ates a large hog and dairy farm . ncar the proposed Honey Heights development strongly objected to the new subdivision on the grounds that agricultural alnd must be preserved and houses are not compatible with existing farming operations. Reading from a prepared state- Ed wr a # We're not sure if this toboggan rider is laughing or crying as she is pushed by her smiling partner in Cartwright High School's Winter Carnival toboggan race last Tuesday. For more photos and story, see inside. » ment, Dr. Cohoon told council that if the development gets the green light, the municipality should be prepared to offer farmers financial assistance to fight any "nuisance complaints" that may arise in the future, and he said in ~ his own case, he would "seek damages" should the development lead to-a negative impact on his 'farming operation. Dr. Cohoon noted that the pro- (Turn to page 2) 12, John Sweetman was born on Scugog Island and has lived there for almost all his 87 years. John loves to tell a good story, and he's also a man with strong views and opinions. Last week, in a long interview with the Star, John related incidents and anecdotes that have stuck in his mind over the years. (See story in thi week's edition of the Port Perry Star). Township likely to approve grant for hospital X-ray It appears as if Scugog Township will make a grant of $52,000 to Community Memorial Hospital for new X-ray equipment. Although the final decision on whether to make this contribution won't come until Township coun- cil sets its 1988 budget next month, councillors generally were receptive to the request for the funds which came Monday after- noon from Hospital administrator David Brown and Board chair- man Rodd Foster. They said the $280,000 worth of new 'X-ray equipment for the hospital has already been install- ed, but the community fundrais- ing drive has fallen short by $52,000. They noted that a request for direct financial assistance fro ownship last year was nk d down by council. "I\gertainly will be locking favourably on this request (for $52,000) when council sets its budget for this year (1988)," said area councillor Harvey Graham. While members of council told Mr. Brown and Mr. Foster that the municipality has an obligation to assist the hospital in upgrading and replacing important equip- ment like X-ray machines, several wanted to know if X-ray services are being duplicated by the installation of new machinery at the Medical Associates Clinic across the street from the. hospital. Both Mr. Brown and Mr. Foster said the installation of X-ray equipment in the clinic will duplicate the services provided by the hospital, especially during the clinic office hours on weekdays, and this will have an impact on the hospital's cash flows from the provincial govern- Frank's fined $400 ment for X-ray services. "We (the hospital board wetlld have preférred if the clinic had not decided to install new (X- ray) equipment. It's upsetting to the Board, but this is a free coun- (Turn to page 2) for breaking by-law The owner of Frank's Restaurant in Caesarea has been fined $400 in Provincial Court after pleading guilty to a charge of breaking Scugog Township zon- ing by-laws. Sam Provenzano represented himself when he appeared in court February 9 on the charge of breaking the zoning by-law by employing a live band at his restaurant in Caesarea. In fining Mr. Provenzano $400, the Provincial Court judge warn- ed him that any future convictions on the same charge will result in fines of $1,000 -- the maximum under the by-law. Township by-law enforcement officer Don Intine said later that if live bands continue to play at Frank's, he's prepared to issue a summons each time. Mr. Provenzano tried last year to have the zoning on the proper- ty changed to make live bands * there, legal, but when negotiations bet- ween himself and the Township broke off over such things as noise control measures, councillors turned down the zoning change application. Mr. Provenzano indicated in court last week that he is prepared to ask the Ontario Municipal Board for a hearing to decide whether the zoning change should be made. He has not yet made a formal application to the OMB for such a hearing. If the matter eventually ends up in front of the OMB and the zon- ing application is turned down Township is prepared to go to court for an injunction to close the restaurant if live bands continue to be employed. Meanwhile, Mr. Intine said the 'Liquor Licencing Board has been informed of the conviction Registered in Provincial Court last week.