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-- Vol. 125 No. 36 PORT PERRY, ONTARIO - TUESDAY, JULY 30, 1991 Copy 65¢ (61¢ +4¢ GST) 52 Pages Local residents wanting a taste of fresh Ontario produce will be happy to know the Farmer's Market is now bursting with a bountiful supply of garden vegetables, as shown here by Glenn Baxter of Lindsay. In addition to juicy carrots, beets, tomatoes etc., the Market also carries crafts, dairy products, and a large variety of fresh home-made breads, ples and assorted baked goods. (See photo feature on page 14) Taxpayers' Coalition urges council to be more accountable By Scott Anderson Council should be more ac- countable to the taxpayers of Scugog, says Colin Kemp, spokesman for the Taxpayers' Coalition of Scugog. Mr. Kemp met head-on with the Township's Council recent- ly to present a number of rec- ommendations on behalf of the Coalition. Among the areas of concern which Mr. Kemp raised was the concern surrounding user pay water and sewer services from general revenue. According to Mr. Kemp, in 1990 the region used $1,392,700 from general reve- nue to support user pay water and sewer services. This, he suggested, forces those who de- pend on private wells and sep- tic systems to pay twice for these services. Mr. Kemp argued that be- cause it was from general-reve- nue, the money should be used for more general items. He urged Council to stop the prac- tise. Mayor Howard Hall criti- cized Mr. Kemp on this point, arguing that "a user pay system is just that." He also accused Mr. Kemp repeatedly of "not wanting to accept the fact that a user pay systemis here." Mr. Kemp also suggested that Council establish a bylaw setting the Councillors' remu- neration by the outgoing Coun- cil prior to each election. He stressed that it did not have to be binding for the next Council members, and suggested that it state, as does Municipal Act Section 238, that it be no more Fair Board upset at council By Scott Anderson In the eyes of Bill Cohoon and Keith Phoenix it seemed so simple. All the members of the Port Perry Agricultural Society were requesting from the Township of Scugog Council was a letter of endorsement to satisfy a requirement in a Gov- ernment of Ontario grant ap- plication. The Agricultural Society was hoping to secure a grant of $12,000 from the Ministry of Tourism and Recreation in or- der to re-construct a single hard ball diamond on the fair- grounds, one in which the whole community could use. The letter was just one more piece of information the gov- ernment needed before process- ing the application, Dr. Co- hoon, vice-president of the Agricultural Society said. In fact, most of the other criteria had already been met. But this request was turned down by Council who felt it was not in the best interests of the township. The Agricultural Society argues that the reconstruction of the baseball diamond on the facility has the support of a great many people. Mayor Ho- ward Hall says he has not heard requests for hardball di- amonds, and in fact says the citizens want softball facilities. Council decided it was not in its best interests or that of the community to endorse such a proposal. Not only was it not in support of the diamond being rebuilt on the fairgrounds, but endorsing a grant for the Agri- cultural Socioty might jeopard- ize any future grant applica- tions which it may submit. Mr. Phoenix, president of the Agricultural Society, could not believe the request was turned down. It was a simple request for endorsement. "We weren't asking for any money." The $35,000 which is needed Turn to Page 8 than a certain amount. "I think it shows good fiscal responsibility on the part of the outgoing Council, by setting one for the incoming Council," Mr. Kemp said. Area 4 Councillor Glenn Mal- colm told Mr. Kemp that new Council always sets the remu- nerations, and that "it wouldn't be legally binding if the old Council setsit." Mr. Kemp retorted that if that was the case any bylaw set by an old Council in not bind- ing. Mr. Kemp also called for the Turn to Page 9 Harvey Graham set for return to politics Former Scugog councillor Harvey Graham says he'll be running for area councillor in this November's election. See page 4 Chamber of Commerce plans party for reunion Local business group will invite all former directors to help celebrate 35 years of service to the community. See page 5 L LJ LJ Local family happy to say goodby to Canada Fed up with Canada's GST and high taxes, a local family moves to Florida and bids a fond farewell to "Brian." See page 10 Big Bass attract large crowds to lakefront More than 150 professional Bass teams converged on Lake Scugog to try their luck in the murky waters. See page 32