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Port Perry Star, 27 Mar 1990, p. 9

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Hands tied says Mayor A sympathetic ear, but not much more. That's about all Scugog councillors could give a Town- ship man who urged council to put pressure on school boards to cut costs. "It's out of our jurisdiction. Our hands are tied," Mayor Ho- ward Hall told Colin Kemp of Nestleton. Mr. Kemp asked council to endorse a resolution calling for integration of bus routes for public and separate students, and that any proposed new school be "for both separate and public systems and have room for expansion." Mr. Kemp even went so far as to say that if school boards don't get together to cut costs, the Township should refuse to issue building permits for any new school. "I am asking the Township to send a strong message to tax- payers, to make some noise that the (duplication) of the school systems is wrong. Let the peo- ple know and let the Ministry of Education know," he said. Mayor Howard Hall said Scugog in the past has ques- tioned the spending by Boards of Education in the Region and Township. But he kept repeating that Scugog does not have the legal authority to hold up a building permit for a new school for these reasons. Mr. Kemp said after the meeting, he will forward his concerns to the Ministry of Edu- cation. He said he was a bit dis- Turn to page 15 (Real Estate section) Fertilizer (From page 8) her car because a neighbour us- ed a chemical lawn spray and she reacted so violently to it she went unconscious. Since she has En- vironmental illness she did not have another safe place to stay except her eight year old car which she had to park in a friend's backyard several miles away. Another family in Australia all have cancer because they have been subjected to constant aerial spraying for years. We must ask ourselves are weeds and insects more impor- tant than humans? We do have a choice. Pam Beadle, Prince Albert To better serve the people of Port Perry and Area HOGAN'S HEARING AID CENTRES -- NOW OPEN -- MONDAY & WEDNESDAY 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM (both days) JACK MERLIN 230 QUEEN STREET, 985-4422 PORT PERRY STAR -- Tuesday, March 27, 1990 -- 9 4x8'x1/2" DRYWALL SE ------------ sheet $5.59 .50¢ Delivery Charge per Sheet In-stock 8' & 10' Assorted = COUNTERTOPS ....« *5.99 jy = INSULATION INSU covers 99.9 sq.ft. .... pey bag $2399 N GARAGE -- FRAMING - PACKAGES 12 x 24' GARAGE FRAMING PACKAGE includes: - 10' stud walls - garage door frame - one pc. steel garage door - 10 year asphalt shingles - all hardware - truss roof *1499% 24 x 24' DELUXE FRAMING PACKAGE includes: - 10' stud walls - garage door frame - one pc. steel garage door - insulated steel entrance door - side sliding windows - truss roof - all hardware - 10 year shingles ¥2849" Vinyl Siding CLEAROUT! In Stock Only! Double 4, 8" Horizontal, Doubles, Vertical 849.93 GREAT BUY! SPRING VALUE! Thakita No. 5007NB, 74" CIRCULAR SAW 154.95 WUA PROD 11 VANEDWARD DRIVE - (OSHAWA ROAD) PORT PERRY - ONTARIO - PHONE 985-7391 Roof Truss Division - Phone 985-9718

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