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by J. Peter Hvidsten It's hard to believe ten years have past since con- eraician on Scuo0g Snewimcnke batches on Eom) vided room for a court room, town office, police department and hydro office. Street began. After more than a year of planning, ground fey a is Asecond building (centre left), at 208 North Street, was work Hnally got undemway in May 2003, ust north ofthe secured and clerk Earl Cuddie and his staff moved into the 9 p omce, building in October 1989. The township operated out of The blue building (top), which was known as the Tease Knitting Mill before being purchased by the town, was renovated by Lake Scugog Lumber and opened in October 1960. The new Port Perry municipal office pro- these two locations until 2004. Construction on the new township office continued throughout the summer and fall of 2003 and the pictures on these pages show the building in various stages of completion. Photos below show the steel frame of the building in August 2003 and with first section 82 FOCUS - JUNE 2013