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McClelland News/Features - Julia Ashton News Reporter - Rob Streich PRODUCTION Annabell Harrison Trudy Empringham Darlene Hlozan BUSINESS OFFICE Office Manager - Gayle Stapley Accounting - Judy Ashby Billing Department - Louise Hope Retail Sales - Kathy Dudley, Linda Ruhl, Tracy O'Neil ADVERTISING Advertising Co-ordinator - Valerie Ellis Advertising Sales Representative: Anna Gouldburn Member of the Canadian Community Newspaper Association Ontario Community Newspaper Association Published every Tuesday by the Port Perry Star.Co. Lid. Port Perry, Ontario Editorial Comment SLOW IT DOWN A recent report from the provincial Ministry of Treasu- ry and Economics suggests that the population of Durham Regn will jump some 62 per cent over the next two dec- ades. In terms of numbers of people, that is 233,000 more than the 375,000 souls who now call Durham home. The report also says that York Region, our neighbour to the west, will see an increase in population over the same two decades of nearly 400,000 people, or almost double today's numbers. ~~ We are not sure just what the basis for these predic- tions are, but assuming that they are accurate to some degree, there should be some warning lights flashing in the offices of Regional planners and politicians all over Durham. And especially in the three northern municipalities of Scugog, Uxbridge and Brock Townships. If these three Townships hope to maintain any sem- blance of the quality of life now enjoyed by their residents, they had best start putting up a giant fence along the ridg- es. That may sound elitist, or like the old "now that I'm here, bar the gate" syndrome, and perhaps it is. We don't know if the southern municipalities of Dur- ham (Oshawa, Whitby, Pickering and Ajax) are ready for this kind of population growth, but Scugog most certainly is not. In fact, Scugog has lagged far behind in trying to cope with the growth of the past few years, growth, by the way, which has been modest when compared to the pre- dictions for the next 20 years. And we are far from sure about Durham itself. Can this Region cope with a 60 per cent population hike over 20 years? Next time you see chairman Gary Herrema, ask him about the condition of Regional Roads. Ask him about the needs of the Police Department, social services. Better yet, ask him about garbage. Ask him where all these new people are going to work. Will they find in jobs in Durham industry or will they commute to Toronto or York each day? But getting back to Scugog Township, our services for people are stretched to the limit now. Our recreation facilities have not kept pace with demand, funds to main- tain local roads are in short supply, there is a shortage of public parking in the business core, and the plans to build new recreation facilities (like a pool) remain very much a pipe dream for the distant future. t But perhaps the most compelling argument against fast growth in Scugog is the lack of hard services. Port Perry's sewage treatment system is now at capacity. We simply can't keep building subdivisions in rural areas on septic systems and private wells. As for where the children of all these new residents will be educated, we won't even bother trying to address that issue. Just keep in mind how many years parents in Port Perry waited for the new S.A. Cawker School to ease the crowding at R.H. Cornish. Population growth is fine, up to a point. But without at least a corresponding rate of growth in industrial assess- "ment, new houses cost local government more than they return through property taxes. Predictions of 62 per cent hikes are scarey. We know Scugog isn't ready for that kind of growth, and we have se- rious doubts about Durham as a whole. ¢ " WANNA HEAR A SECRET ? YOU ANOW WHERE BABIES COME FROM ? ... IT'S ONE PART DADDY, .. + ONE PART MOMMY, ... ONE PART COURTS coe AND AN UNDETERMINED PART GOVERWMENT ! 2, 4, % WY , 2 1) Jottings by J. Peter Hvidsten WILD WEST STILL LIVES | was surprised this week when | received : the latest edition of Ducks Unlimited, to see an Use in the days to come. advertisement offering a Commemorative .44 Magnum handgun for sale to the public. It's a beautiful collectors gun. A Dan Wes- son six-shot revolver measuring a totoal of 15" in length, with a 10" removable barrel. I'm sure any collector would be proud to have one on dis- play. In fact, | wouldn't mind one myself. The fact the gun was being offered for sale to the public was not alarming, but | couldn't be- lieve the reason, which they say is to promote cause of the cold water. Better late than never! * * The key words here are "bear arms." newspaper in their mailboxes. There are a lot of résidents in the good old regulations in Canada, but they are running up Perry Star. hunters and shooters. owned by the Toronto Star) and last week the eep and Bear Arms is the most precious free- Year old Uxbridge Times-Journal. dom they have. "You've got to be kidding!" in a vilolent shooting crime that one! bridge and Port Perry, free of charge. It's one thing to have the right to own a fire- it around in public. The 1789 ammendment to off the mailing list. the constitution might have been acceptable in Sorry it's not our paper so we can't oblige! the days of the wild west, but not today. This is If you don't want it, throw it in the garbage. the 20th century and there is no need for any- «ee handgun on their body or in their vehicle. the Second Ammendment to the Constitution, Tay/or. which gave Americans the right to own, and car- thal weapons. of a car parked on Queen Street Sunday night: f,s/on My wife yes, my dog, maybe....my gun, never! : You guess what it meant. * - - rid of the old playground equipment in Palmer Park and erecting some bright, modern new Other story. to Canada y'all. pleces. We're sure many more local families will (Turn to page 10) take advantage of the new equipment, and I'll bet our beautiful lakefront park will see a lot more And while speaking of recreation facilities, we understand a solar blanket has been pur- chased for the Birdseye Pool. It is unfortunate that it was not done earlier in the season. | hear a number of parents have refused to- send their children to swimming lessons in the pool be- t We've had a couple of calls from Star sub- "the right of the people to keep and bear arms." scribers wondering why they are getting another _ Just to clarify, the publication called the Ux- U.S. of A. trying to ban handguns, similar to the bridge Tribune, has nothing to do with the Port against some tough opposition from collectors, The Tribune is owned oy Metroland (which is The ad says that Americans should be began publication of a new Uxbridge paper. It will proud of their independence and the Right to be in competition with the well established, 120 It is my understanding that the Tribune will Try convincing the family of someone killed be distributed each week to all households in Ux- One caller to the Star insisted she only want- arm, but quite another to have the right to carry ed one newspaper (the P.P. Star) and to take her one, in either Canada or the U.S.A, to carry a Nancy and | had some unexpected guests \ : last Friday night, when John and Cathy Young of This year marks the 200th anniversary of Dallas, Texas rolled in with their twins Katie and : : They were on their way to a friends cottage ! onl ine. Hopefully Jo) Wil soon Some lo on Lake Balsam, and their brief visit with us was sahses a P © 16- enjoyable, although not quiet. With four kids un- : der 16 weeks old and a four year old all wanting NOTE: Bumper sticker seen on the back 15 hg heard, you can imagine the noise and con- John Young is a former Port Perry area man, hag Ri 2 body shop in bol) Riince Alar and ackst 'or many years before heading out to Congratulations to the members of the Scu- Dallas to make his Stame and fortune" selling Recreational Committee for finally getting cars and boats. Boats in Dallas? Well that's an- Se SS wit LR a ER TR eS