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| a a ii yoor » bas pide Shabba ataddb Lid ac sana oo Li Rated BE ad TTT yee AE ER STE RR RTA RE -- Library asked to trim budget by 4'; Scugog Township council has suggested that the Scugog Library Board make some cuts inits proposed 1990 budget. In a presentation of the budget to councillors Monday afternoon, board chairman Margaret Scott said the pro- posed budget for 1990 is 234,000, an increase of 11 per centover 1989. The Library Board is ask- ing the Township to contribute $176,000 this year, or 13.5 per cent more than the $155,000 from Scugog last year. posed increases in sala- ries and wages and an increase in the book collection are the Scugog Township is going to look into a by-law which des- ignates non-smoking areas in local restaurants. Council has authorized Township administrator Earl Cuddie to examine the by-laws that have been enacted by other municipalities to designate no- smoking areas in restaurants. The move came Monday af- ternoon after council reviewed a letter from a Township resident who complained that Scugog does not have such a by-law on the books. The letter complained that (urn to page 2) two main reasons for the in- crease, said Mrs, Scott. And the library will also need an additional $15,000 this year for repairs to the brick work on the outside of the build- ing on Water Street. Scugog regional councillor Yvonne Christie, who chairs the council's finance committee, suggested during Monday's meeting that the Library Board trim four per cent from its pro- posed budget. And Mayor Howard Hall also suggested that the Board make some cuts, though he didn't say how much he would like trimmed. "My personal feeling is that we should not be cutting (this budget) too much. But perhaps there are some areas where some small cuts can be made," he told the meeting. The budget submission from the Library Board shows that salaries and wages paid to library staff are below what staff earn in other similar size libraries. Over the past five years, the Library has increased its circulation from 73,000 items tojust over 87,000 items. While council suggested some trimming in the 1990 bud- get, Mayor Howard Hall said the $15,000 for the repair of the bricks almost certainly will be covered by the Township this year. That repair must be done, he stated. Vol. 124 No. 13 PORT PERRY. - TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1990 Copy 50¢ 48 Pages A group of parents is guard- edly optimistic that a new Cath- olic elementary schoool could open in Nestleton as early as: this September. The group must first find a minimum of 65 students to at- tend the new school. Terri Wygerde and Mary- Frances Thompson are mem- bers of the parent organizing committee for the new school. Winning Snow Sculpture Port Perry High School held its annual Winter Carnival last Friday, and there were many Interesting events for the students to take been a popular event during Winter Carnival Day, Frult designed by the UB's(University Bound val '90 see Page 22 inside this Issue of the Star. part in. Snow sculptures have always and this year's winner was the Bowl of ) students. For more photos of Winter Carni- - Parents seek Catholic School for They told the Star last week that to date, about 40 stu- dents have indicated they would be willing to attend the school. *- "We need at least 65 (stu- dents) before we take this pro- posal in front of the Durham Separate School Board next month," they said. : Almost all of the 40 stu- dents now attend Separate School in Port Perry or Lindsay. The proposed new school would serve the geographic area known as Scugog Ward 4, or old Cartwright Township, taking in the communities of Nestleton, Blackstock, Caesar- ea, View Lake and Williams Point. According to Mrs. Wygerde and Mrs. Thompson, informal discussion with Separate Board officials have been positive to the idea of a new Catholic School in Nestleton. If the project gets off the ground this September, the school classes will be held in "portapacs" located to the rear of the Nestleton Community Hall. The hall itself would be used for Kindergarten, wash- rooms, and a recreation area, they said. 'Initially, the school would be Kindergarten to grade six (so senior students would not need to transfer in their final year of elementary school) but eventu- ally it will be a full K-8 facility. And they told the Star that negotiations are now underway for a site in Nestleton where a permanent school could be built. Land is being donated to St. Bernadette Parish for a church, and part of the parcel would include a site for a per- (Turn to page 5) No stopping in front of S.A. Cawker School Scugog Township is going to post "no stopping" signs along Simcoe Street in front of Caw- ker School. The "no stopping" on both sides of Simcoe Street in front of the school will be from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM Monday to Friday. The request came from the Durham Region Police in a let- ter dated January 22. The letter says that cars parked along the street waiting to pick up children from school pose a safety threat to other kids walking to the school, as they have to cross the road from between parked vehicles. The signs will be posted in the very near future, as council approved the necessay by-law Monday afternoon. Further delayon 7A plaza construction Scugog Township council is expected to give final approval soon for completion of a plaza now under construction at the intersection of Highway 7A and Water Street in Port Perry. But at least one member of council, Yvonne Christie, said Monday she is "vehemently op- posed" to the plaza because the provincial transportation min- istry has refused at this time to allow traffic access from High- way TA. "The traffic hazards in that area will only get worse," said councillor Christie, stressing the problems were not the mak- ing of Jamie Taylor, who is de- veloping the plaza. Mr. Taylor was at Mon- day's council meeting to bring councillors up to date on his ne- gotiations with MTO officials about access off Highway 7A to line up with Water Street and (Turn to page 2)