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2 - PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, November 10, 1992 » "Scugog's Community Newspaper of Choice" Passenger Association member frustrated By Scott Anderson Port Perry Star There's no chance Scugog will get a commuter train service until at least the year 2020, a member of a local passenger as- sociationsays. According to Dave Lester, ex- ecutive director of the Toronto- Peterborough-Havelock Pas- senger Association, a report by the Ministry of Transportation which outlines the future of transportation in Southern On- tario excludes the Scugog area. Mr. Lester says the docu- ment, "Future of Transporta- tion in Southern Ontario", lim- its growth to the areas around Toronto, then highlights nodal growth in other portions of the Christmas Open oils, si 183 Queen St. province, Port Perry is excluded from any mention of growth. In fact Mr. Lester says Port Perry is only highlighted on the maps. Mr. Lester says the Port Perry area is not getting atten- tion for one reason. "Port Perry has been relegat- ed to an area of no growth or small growth and based on that there's no need for transporta- tion," he said. Mr. Lester says because the government believes the area to be targetted for very little growth it is not economically feasible to provide service to the area. But he says the government is mistaken. H "Port Perry deserves a train. It would pay for itself in a short time," he says. Mr. Lester argues a town can deteriorate if it 18 not given the proper infrastructure. He says many towns serve as bedroom communities for Toronto, and must make themselves "attrac- tive for the job market" in Me- tro. In fact, the lack of available transportation in the area forced Mr. Lester to move out of Port Perry. He moved to New- market earlier this year, frus- trated by the lack of response from the government. "You can only put up with it for so long," he said, referring to ettlement House Sho 1 + ouse + Nov. 13 Wl EER . a » A s . " ) . 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Licensing fee structure for street vendors in the works By Scott Anderson Port Perry Star A licensing fee structure for street vendors is in the works, says the township's clerk. According to Earl Cuddie, Scugog's Clerk/Administrator, the finishing touches are being put on a bylaw which outlines the fees for vendors selling their wares on Scugog streets. The township currently operates from an ambiguous and anti- quated document. Mr. Cuddie says the bylaw will regulate businesses which sell merchandise - from areas other than permanent loca- tions. It is geared primarily to reduce the mobility of vendors. Under the new structure a fee of $100 per year would be as- sessed to merchants currently paying business tax in the town- ship. The fee jumps to $300 for non-resident operators. Mr. Cuddie said there was a need to reduce the mobility of vendors in the township in or- der to protect the permanent merchants. "Alot of people make their liv- ing paying taxes," he said. 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