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-- BEST AVAILABLE COPY Belt tightening must continue ugog Mayor Howard Hall o says 1991 is going to be a "tough year" for the Township. In a year-end interview with the Star last week, the Mayor said the Township has been in a severe belt-tightening for. thelast year or so, and this will have to continue through 1991. ry This past year saw a major decline in construction in Scu- gog (and across Durham Re- gion) with the value of building permits issued dropping by about 50 per cent. ' Volume 125 Number 06 And with the Region and the country in the middle of a re- cession that may get worse, Mayor Hall said the prospects for development in Scugog this year are not promising. - This has squeezed the Township financially in 'a couple of ways. Development levies have dropped off and so has the growth in the tax assessment base. He said his council has is- sued "guidelines" for all munici- pal departments to try to keep their 1991 budget increases at 4.5 per cent. "We are asking them to bite the bullef to keep the (local) tax increase to a minimum." Because of the tough ec oo nomig times, he said the Tow ship will not be doing m road aie J 1991 unless those projects are subsidized by provincial grants. "We will not be spending 100 per cent tax dollars on (road) re-construction this year," he stated. And he was not optimistic tay, ~~ . | that the subsidies paid by the province to Scugog for re- construction and regular road work will be increased this year. Another financial impact n_Scugog will come from the "federal Goods and Services Tax. Just how big that impact will be in 1991 is still being as- sessed by the Treasury depart- ment, he said. But it could add as much as $80,000 in the works " department alone. Commenting on the contro- vergigl'issue of expanded recre- PORT PERRY, ONTARIO - WEDNESDAY, Jan AR 2 1991 Copy 60¢ yor says '91 to be a tough year ation-fdcilities, the Mayor said the council this year hopes tc come up with some kind of time- table for when new facilities can be phased in. This timetable has to be re- alistic and reflect the economic situation. Money (or lack of it) is the major stumbling block to plans for such new facilities like a swimming pool, second ice pad and banquet hall. He said debenturing all or even part of a multi-million rec- Turn to Page 3 32 Pages Rink opening delay a week The official opening of the skating rink of Lake Scugog has been post-poned until Satur- day, January 12. The committee working on this large open air pleasure skating rink had hoped for opening ceremonies this Satur- day (Jan. 5) but the recent mild spell has led to the delays. "The ice is not safe to put equipment on," Lang Cope told the Star Monday morning. Mr. Cope is one of several local business people working to build the open air rink in front of Palmer Park on the Port Perry waterfront. "Safety is our major con- "cern," he added. "We will be cutting holes with a chain saw this week to check the thickness (of theice) If the cold weather that hit Scugog Monday continues, the committee hopes to start put- ting up fences and getting the area ready for scraping and flooding perhaps by this week- end. Although the opening cer- monies have been postponed to Jan. 12 (weather permitting) Scugog residents are encour- aged to bring their Christmas trees to the waterfront this Sat- urday afternoon (Jan. 5) The trees will be placed around the skating area. Looking back on year that was 1990 -- What a year it was! The federal government axed commuter service creat- ing travelling woes for hun- dredsinthisarea. The garbage issue hit hard regionally and more recentl within Township's boundaries." nvironmental awareness grew: as more and more people realized we only have one earth and no second chances will be given to save it. - In local sports, the Mo- Jacks won the Central Onta- rio Junior C division, the Oshawa Generals won the Memorial Cup and a Scugog eo was introduced. An duo raised over $3,000 for 4 Scugo op Shores Mu- seum in the Canoe the Non- quon race. Scugog Township also be- came the focal point i» inanin- tensive search for two miss- ing women -- Elizabeth Bain 9 Scarborough and Julie tanton of Pickering. A recession became evident in Durham Region. Welfare rolls swelled toall-time highs as more and more families be- came reliant on general assis- tance. These are just a handful of the happenings that affected Scugog Township durin 1990. The Port Perry Star's letters to the editor section grew and grew as more and more people voiced their opin- ion on local, regional and fed- eral issues. Star Safir Julia Demp- sey and Kelly Lown have compiled a look back at the year that was. Turn to Page 5 - [] Roe vo conn wn sw oli sh ot ss a i ah i SS hae d TEMES WAT ov WAY NOT BE ALF ET og amr EOE Cag BOY ESTE CREE . © ax PREIS EE aA 7 | Fapry Xk or 2 ranean wu ¥ STHERXE Taba Sr DN GIVEAWAY | rer 45 PARTIR TNS MERCHANTS. Fase of TrpEpF EEE 3 Se Twice Rik Tas pen. Dy Sa Tew IHRE § Spas a od -- The GST Coupon Giveaway was one innovative idea that put a smile on our faces In 1990, and now that the New Year has arrived shoppers can use those coupons until March 31 to pay the GST on their purchases at participating stores and businesses in Port Perry. The idea was that of local businessman Lang Cope, seen above in October photo when the GST coupons first became avallable to shoppers In Port Perry. GP -