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pr TR SR SS EE IEEE e N TTT 1 i RRS a Ee Gal, oils. ui Ld _. Ade de iad 8 "PORT PERRY STAR - Wednesuuy, Seplmbera, 1991) "Scugog's Community Newspaper of Choice', Mother Jackson's disputes allegations To the Editor: I feel compelled to reply to the accusations made at council with respect to the noise test conducted at Mother Jackson's. The infor- mation I have is as reported in the Port Perry Star and the Scugog Citizen. Mrs. Paula Copithorn contends that Mother Jackson's was "tip- ped off' and re-scheduled deliveries and production to pro- duce a quiet day. This allegation is offensive, outrageous and com- pletely without merit. What I find even more offensive is the fact that apparently some councillors were prepared to ac- cept these allegations without making any attempt to determine the truth. I state categorically that the day the test was carried out was a typical production day at Mother Jackson's. We operated two production areas for a double shift and there was no alteration of scheduling or deliveries. I openly invite members of the ad hoc committee to come and visit our plant and get the facts. Yours truly, Thomas Jermyn, President " Letters io the editor Developer should stay with original plans From Page 7 sewer connections as they did not like that many septic beds around town." This is most interesting considering three years ago the developer went to great lengths to explain to the people of Port Perry, the Township Council and the Region of Durham and the Ontario Municipal Board what their plan of subdivision would involve. The re-zoning of the subject land from agricultural to resi- Life's Like That by Julia Dempsey "Don't put off until tomorrow what you can do today." It's Friday afternoon and I'm actually sitting in front of my computer writing my column. Publisher Peter Hvidsten is in his office trying to recover from the shock of it all. "You're starting now? But it's not one hour be- fore deadline. Isn't that when you usually start writing your column....if you start at all." Cutting remarks, but I've earned them. In fact, I've been so lax in writing this bi-weekly column over the last three months, some mem- bers of our staff didn't even know it was part of my responsibilities. "You write a column?" Star editor Scott Ander- son asked me when | plunked the finished copy on his desk more than a few hours after deadline last Monday. "| did not know that. | did not know that." "Ya," | replied. "I'm supposed to write one eve- ry other week, but | haven't knocked one off for three months now. Isn't that about the time you took over the reins as editor? | must be over- worked!" I'll sink to any depth to place the blame on someone else. But if the truth be known, the real reason Life's Like That hasn't appeared here in its usual spot on page 8 -- or any other page for that matter -- is probably because | am the world's greatest procrastinator. In fact, if they gave out ribbons, I'd win hands down. For as long as | can remember my motto in life has been "I'll do it tomorrow." It doesn't just apply to this column: It hits all facets of my life from household chores to return- ing overdue library books. Heck, | even put off getting married. "I'll start planning that wedding tomorrow," | told my honey when he slipped the engagement ring on my finger. We finally faced the preacher three years later. The preparations didn't get underway until about three months prior to THE DAY! My husband calls me lazy, but | prefer to be called a procrastinator. Those extra syllables make it sound like some sort of disease a person has no control over. Although | may be the best in the world, I'm sure I'm not the only one who suffers from the affliction. Perhaps what is needed is a self-help group called Procrastinators Anonymous. It sounds like a great idea, but please don't ask me to get the ball rolling or the organization will never get off the ground. When | started this column at 1 p.m. | prom- ised myself | wouldn't leave for the long holiday weekend until it was done. It's now almost 6 p.m. and | have spent a good portion of the day trying to figure out ways to get out of writing it. | went home to let the dog out for a piddle. | gossiped with my co-workers. | drank a lot of wa- ter so I'd have an excuse to refill my glass. Drink- ing all that water meant a few trips to the facili- ties. (I've found that if | wash my hands real slow | can waste a good five minutes in the wash- room.) And I've called home a bazillion and one times to see if my husband was off work yet. Still no answer -- | just tried again -- so | might as well stay here. If | go home I'll feel obliged to wash the dishes, do the laundry, cook the sup- r, dust the furniture, take out the garbage...you now, all those chores I've been putting off until | felt like doing them, whenever that may be! Anyways, since I've spent so much time writ- ing this column, | won't have time to complete all of my news stories for this week's edition of the Port Perry Star. Here's what you're missing: An indepth inter- view with Mikhail Gorbechev on the situation in, the Soviet Union and how it affects Scugog Township; an exclusive interview with Brian Mul- roney about his party's flailing popularity in the polls and how it affects Scugog Township; and a full length feature on Donald Trump and how it would have affected Scugog Township and the Port Perry Star if he had chosen me over Marla when he had the chance. Those stories will appear in next week's edi- tion of the Port Perry Star if | don't put them off until the next week, or the week after, or the waek after, or .........cccoccvvveeniinnnnnn. dential for 44 homes on septic systems was a major concern of all parties. However the developer satisfied all the requirements of all three lev- els of government and received draft approval to proceed with the development. I have a copy of a memoran- dum written by the Region of Durham Planning Department dated February 11, 1991 which states that Scugog council requested that the Region of Durham consider extending the limit of the sanitary sewer service in Port Perry to include the subdivision of 44 homes. Nowhere in the document does it indicate that Township Council asked the developer to add more homes. The memo- randum goes on to state that the applicant is in the process of preparing a revised draft plan of the subdivision for full municipal services for approx- imately 150 housing units. Mr. Stulen says "the develop- er will at their expense install sewers, waterlines, and roads within the subdivision at no cost to the taxpayers." All developers are responsible for this! but who pays the cost for pedestrian safety beyond the subject land? Who pays the increased property taxes when sidewalks and curbs are installed across ones property frontage? Who pays for possi- ble new traffic lights to accom- modate the increase in traffic trying to access Simcoe Street? My reply to Mr. Stulen's statement (accepted in fun) "that I am not wanting to share the view with the people of the new subdivision" is, what view? The only view that 168 new home owners will see in this proposed subdivision will be roof tops. Mr. Stulen mentions "the developer will supply ample parkland, a place where child- ren can play, to keep them safe and off the road." That is all very well, but is 1.5 acres suf- ficient space for a high density development which according to the Region of Durham will house a population of approx- imately 570 people? And no where in my letter to the edi- tor did I say that the Kent Subdivision, Apple Valley or West Port Estates were shabby parts of town. If the developer really has the best interest of the com- munity at heart as Mr. Stulen suggests, then let the develop- ers prove it to the entire com- munity by developing the sub- ject land with the 44 homes as approved by all three levels of government. To proceed and develop the land with high density housing will radically alter the nature of other future developments in Scugog Township and erode the unique atmosphere of this community. Sincerely Steven Edwards Prince Albert (alias Mr. Stewards) fence. PRESSING MATTERS (Continued from Page 6) months ago, and as the illness grew worse he missed most of the last two month's telecasts to be with her. A couple of weeks back George returned for one telecast, and it was a gem. This was the night Tony Phillips hit a game winning homer with two out in the bottom of the ninth. In the background, you could hear the aging Kaline jump to his feet and shout: "YESSSSS!!" as Kell calmly talked the ball over the Maybe you had to be there, but that dear friends, is Tiger baseball. It's something the '91 Jays don't have, and can't buy. Sooner or later it might surface with the Jays, but not this year. Charlene Kell passed away a few days ago. Nobody knows when - or whether - George will feel up to coming back. IF YOUR AD WAS HERE Over 20,000 people could have read it this week. That's a lot of potential customers for your business. For advertising Made Easy call the PORT PERRY STAR - 985-7383 sSCReeCH!! EMMERSON INSURANCE BROKERS LIMITED 193 QUEEN ST., PORT PERRY, ONT. LOL 1B9 PHONE (416) 985-7306 ALL LINES OF GENERAL INSURANCE » HOMEOWNERS - FARM - AUTO COMMERCIAL * *