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Rui da ae ibaa cds. SSL FIC =r By Scott Anderson Port Perry Star The township will have a bigger role in the development of Prince Albert than first antic- ipated. At a meeting with Durham Region planning officials last week, Scugog councillors were told of the availability of 260 ad- ditional sewage units for use in the Prince Albert area. But the region would decide where these units would be placed, Valerie Cranmer, a manager in the regional plan- ning department told them. This dictatorial approach to municipal planning upset mem- bers of Scugog council who claimed the region was infring- ing on their areas of responsibil- ity. The members argued that the region should make the land use decisions, but back off when it came to placement. Council members vowed to fight for their rights in making the ultimate decisions in the subdivision planning. But it appears Mrs. Cran- mer's statement was misunder- stood. Mayor Howard Hall learned that Scugog will be giv- en arolein the planning. "There was a misunderstand- ing," he said. "Scugog will be More than very much involved." Co Mayor Hall says he has\been in discussion with the region's planning department and they have ensured him that the mu- nicipality will play a major role in the decision. A Durham Planning Commit- tee document drafted for an April 6 meeting specifically out- lined this. Mayor Hall says Scugog offi- cials will make the decision "in consultation with the region." "lI was pretty sure this was the way it was tobe," he said. Members of Scugog's Plan- ning Committee will meet on April 5 to discuss the division of these 260 units. Despite winning this fight, Mayor Hall says the debate is far from over. He still has many questions concerning the desig- nation of the 260 units and how the region came up with the numbers. The mayor is questioning how the region arrived at the capaci- ty numbers for the different pro- jects and why different criteria was applied to the different pro- jects. "There are some things that "have to be cleared up," he said. He plans to pursue this mat- ter with regional officials short- ly. 100 huts on ice after deadline By Kelly Lown Port Perry Star Ministry of Natural Resourc- es Conservation Officers laid 194 charges on Lake Scugog this winter under the Motorized Snow Vehicles Act and the On- tario Fisheries Regulations Act. An additional four charges were made under the Criminal Code. Forty-five more charges per- taining to ice huts being left on the lake after the March 15 deadline are also expected to be laid, according to Conservation Officer Wray McQuay, who along with Officer Mitch Phin- ney, were responsible for laying all charges on the lake this win- ter. . "Ice huts being left on the lake was a huge problem this year," Officer McQuay told the Star. More than 100 huts were still on the ice March 16, he added. This is an incredible jump from the eight last year and zero the year before. Although more than 100 were on the ice, officers are expected tolayonly 45 charges. Many of the huts were left on the ice because owners simply could not get them off. Travel- ling to the hut and the condition of the ice are the main factors in the huts being out there after the deadline. "Because of the slush on the lake and the changes in weather over the winter the huts are fro- zen into the lake. We are having an awful time trying to get them out," Officer McQuay said. Many of the huts are frozen into 18 inches of ice which can- not be chiselled away. But, Officer McQuay said, "Even though they put them on the ice, making it their legal re- sponsibility to take them off, we are using quite a bit of lenien- cy," he said. Those owners who made an attempt to take the hut off and Turnto Page 12 Controversial issue hits region By Scott Anderson Port Perry Star Representation by population has been a controversial issue in history, and it appears the de- bate has raised its ugly head once again. This time in Durham Region. Ajax Councillor Roger Ander- son believes some municipali- ties, like Oshawa, have too much representation at the re- gional level at the expense of others. Councillor Anderson argues growing communities such as Ajax, Whitby and Pickering should be given more seats, with Oshawa surrendering some of the power. Regional council is currently made up of 32 members from the eight municipalities. Oshawa, the largest by popula- tion holds 11 seats, Whitby, Pickering and Newcastle hold four seats, Ajax has three seats, while Uxbridge, Scugog and Brock Townships each hold two. The mayors of each munici- pality occupy one of these seats. But Councillor Anderson claims the Bowing municipali- ties are under-represented due to this unbalanced apportion- ment. He would like to see the power shifted to reflect the true figures. Simply adding seats would prove too costly, so he is propos- ing to take some seats away from Oshawa. Oshawa councillors are put- ting up a fight to save their seats, however. Councillor Brian Nicholson says his city has the largest population and Turnto Page 10 Ee i IE a anr cf e: