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2 -- PORT PERRY STAR -- Tuesday, August 1, 1989 Greenbank water supply dries up Dowson's Water trucks left There was a flurry around the Greenbank pumping station last week as Dowson's Wa- ter Haulage was attempting to refill the reservoir so about seven dozens households could function normally again. Over six hours, Dowson's carried over 51,000 gallons of water to the pumping station. At times there were three trucks parked just outside, trying to dump and move off for the next load as quickly as possible. - GETREFRESHEDWITHA JUMBO, 20-ounce SOFT DRINK ome ony n 3 D ¢ COUPON NOT NECESSARY - THIS WEEK ONLY BIGGER & BETTER DONUTS Come on in and try our new donuts at our Special Prices! [22% a45¢ oF figTea $3.25 *** WE ACCEPT ALL COMPETITORS COUPONS *** *AFTER 5:00 PM SPECIAL* Stop in on your way home and treat your family to a dozen donuts for only ....... Treat yourself to a S HOMEMADE SANDWICH & SOUP with a regular size beverage for only .. GAS COUPON QUALITY -- SERVICE -- ECONOMY $1.00 OFF (Minimum 35 litres / one coupon per purchase) CANGO Your All Canadian, Independent Gasoline Retailer. Try the newly renovated CANGO Gas Bar, Simcoe St. N., at the Ridges. Coupon good at this location only. Expires August 8, 19689 by Rob Streich Randy Dowson and his crew had a tough time last week, their seven day 18 hour efforts were only just enough to get the job done, but there is no sign of things letting up. Dowson's Water Haulage Incorporated has been running five trucks steadily during July, trying to stay on top of the high demand for water in the area. Last week two significant events occurred only a day apart: The Region decided to stop selling Dowson's the water from Port Perry, and Green- bank ran dry. The first action on the part of the Region was a precaution- ary measure to insure that no water shortage will occur in Port Perry in the near future. But this decision has thrown Randy's business into an up- roar. The second action was a quick temporary reversal of that decision so that Dowson's could carry water from Port Perry to enable them to refill Greenbank's empty reservoir. Several Greenbank resi- dents were surprised to discov- er that nowater was coming out of their taps late Wednesday night. Thursday morning, Re- gional Officials were forced to call upon Dowson's to transport water to Greenbank to refill the hold at the pumping station. high and dry Just shuttling back and forth between Port Perry and Greenbank, it took approxi- mately six hours for Dowson's tired crew to meet the need and begin to bring the reservoir back to normal. Randy said that his team moved over 51,000 gallons of water to Greenbank, refilling the reservoir over half, and giv- ing the Greenbank wells a chance to recover. His other customers were very under- standing and chose to wait for their deliveries until after Greenbank's needshad been at- tended to. The people of Greenbank took a hand in rectifying their . situation. Several people went door to door on Thursday, hand- ing out flyers and recommend- ing extra care and conservation of water where possible until the water table returns to nor- mal levels. The Region is monitoring several communities to insure that their water supply does not drop dangerously low, in- cluding Uxbridge and Canning- ton. Dowson's because of the large amounts of water they de- liver for pools, watering fresh sod and even watering live- stock, are cut off from those communities The Regional Works' De- partment directed Randy to (Turn to page 25) Sidewalk could join school to Kent Estates If Scugog Township can get some funding from the Durham Board of Education, a sidewalk could be built to connect Kent Estates with S.A.Cawker Pub- lic School before school begins. Council members reacted with surprise at last weeks meeting of council when they learned children from the Kent Estate area will be bused to the new public school on Simoce St. north. It was suggested that if a suitable location for a sidewalk could be found along Durham Road 8, maybe a sidewalk could be built. Roads Chairman Don Co- chrane reported to council Mon- day that his committee inspect- ed the area and recommend that a sidewalk could be built along the north side of Regional Road 8 near the property line. Roads superintendent Ronn MacDonald estimated the cost to build the 1600 foot sidewalk, from Lilla St. to Simoce St. along Durham Road 8, and about 200 feet along Durham Road 2 (Lilla St.) would cost about $26,800. When asked if it could be completed before school began, Mr. MacDonald said he felt it could if he contracted some of the work out. The recommendation of the Roads Committee suggested that if the sidewalk would elim- inate the need for busing from Kent Estates, Brooks Farm and surrounding residential areas, that construction could proceed in 1989. But they also had a condition in the recommendation that the cost of construction should be shared by Scugog and the Dur- ham Board of Education, as they felt the sidewalk would save the Board considerable costsin busing. If the sidewalk construction will not eliminate the need for busing, the plan will be aban- doned. oo PORT CLEANERS 288 QUEEN STREET - 988-7108