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= Vol. 127 Copy 65¢ (61+ 4¢GSD 32 Pages He dakefront In Port Perry as , from Port Perry tried his hand at a little fishing | a popular spot on the SCOTT ANDERSON / PORT PERRY STAR weekend as families from of the warm weather and sunny skies. Matthew Al- n Birdseye Park on Sunday. Al . Despite threats region will not cancel Durham's blue box program By Scott Anderson Port Perry Star Despite threats from its chairman, Durham Region will not cancel its recycling pro- gram, Regional Councillor Yvonne Christie says. Last week Chairman Herre- ma said millions of dollars could be saved by eliminating the blue box programin the region. The Region of Durham is seeking ways to slash more than $8 million from its budget after the Ontario government an- nounced it was cutting transfer payments to the municipalities. Chairman Herrema says $6 million could be saved by dis- continuing its bi-weekly blue' : box program. Since its introduction a num- ber of years ago, the program has been a costly venture and Chairman Herrema says there is very little market for the ma- terials which are being recycled. He says it would be cheaper to bury the items in a landfill site than pay for the expensive pro- gram. But Councillor Christie, who serves as vice-chairman of the region's Works Committee, says itis unlikely the program will be dropped. "IT think we have done such a good job in teaching the next generation the 3Rs that it would be impossible to cut out," she said. Councillor Christie said how- ever, regional officials must "re- think" the program to consider alternatives. She said one consideration could be the frequency of collec- tion. Presently the roadside co- lection is conducted on a bi- weekly basis, but Councillor Christie said this could be trimmed back to once a month. Residents would be forced to Question of sewer allocation By Scott Anderson Port Perry Star With a major issue settled, some development could get un- derway this fall. Scugog council cleared aside a major impediment last week when it approved two resolu- tions outlining sewer alloca- tions in the township. All development was frozen until the question of these allot- ments was settled. In a special meeting Thurs- day afternoon, council unani- mously approved two bylaws outlining the allotments and the conditions for development. Five developers had been seeking sewage capacity for var- ious housing developments in the Port Perry and Prince Al- bert areas. Although they were requesting more than 1,110 units, far more than was availa- ble, Mayor Howard Hall said all the developers were satified with their share of the 470 units. The resolutions cleared up a number of concerns and will now clear the path for the start of development. The resolutions, which were drafted by the township in con- sultation with the Region of Durham, not only specified the number of units each developer was given, but attached a series of provisos which must be met as well. These conditions included an agreement which sets aside lands for parks, school sites and storm water management. A timeframe for the start of devel- opment was also outlined. He said great effort was put into the resolutions in the past few months to reach this agree- ment in order to spur some de- velopmentin the area. take excess recyclables to the communal igloos. . Scrapping the roadside collec- tion entirely and replacing it with the igloos is another option which might be considered. Although cancelling the pro- gram may be the easiest way to save money, it creates other problems, most notably the in- creased need for landfill sites. Also, the province has estab- lished a mandate to reduce gar- bage going to landfills by 25 per cent this year and as much as 50 per cent by the year 2000. This will not be achieved if the pro- Cutting the blue box program is one of a number of things re- ional officials are contemplat- ingin an effort to save money. Councillor Christie says a number of areas have beeniden- tified and will be considered when regional council meets during a special session on June "We're looking at alot of alter- natives and some are drastic," she says. Among these is a cut in servic- es such as emergency snow re- moval and the postponement of roads programs. Many of these measures will be so drastic that it will affect the region substantially. But Councillor Christie says it must be done. : "People will have to get used to decreased services," she says. "We simply know that things won't be as wonderful as they used tobe." Although there is still a lot of uncertainties, one thing region- al officials have agreed on is that there will be no increased taxes thiayear. ~ "We will slash and cut, rather than increase," she said point- Turnto Page 3 settled Mayor Hall believes that the planned development will pro- vide a good mix of housing for the township and is excited about the potential growth. "Council has tried to bring on stream a variety of housing in basically three different areas," he said. Although the development is expected to be phased in over a four-year period, Mayor Hall TurntoPage3 Canoe the Nonquon and Triathlon this weekend