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Port Perry Star, 13 Sep 1994, p. 12

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20 pe ---- ER lin ti hom I JN Nip 5 gm IBA 12- PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, Sept. 13, 1994 "Scugog's Community Newspaper of Choice" "PROPANE FIREPLACES SCE CER 0 Scugog Township will approach the Durham Region Board of Education in an effort to combat growing traffic and parking problems around Port Perry High School. Probably the simplest solu- tion to congestion in the area is SD MARWOOD'S =r 3 ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES at 371 Mary St., Port Perry 4 rooms of beautiful antique furniture Open Wednesday to Sunday 12-5 pm. 985-8874 Beautify your home with Marwood's antiques! 3 Be Financially Prepared For The 90's ROBERT J. GOW 434-7156 or 1-800-267-1522 RICHARDSON GREENSHIELDS Ee SH LB LY Investment advisors to Canadian enterprise and enterprising Canadians tr qs? Robert J. Gow 111 Simcoe St. N., Oshawa, Ontario L1G 4S4 Rs to have the board convert land it owns near the high school into a parking lot, Mayor Howard Hall suggested during a meeting of the council in Port Perry Monday afternoon. Residents of Ottawa and Macdonald Streets have been complaining of parking prob- lems, speeders and garbage accumulating in the area. Mayor Hall said Monday the school's custodians will work at keeping the area clean, and police have been called in to ticket drivers who are moving too fast. But the parking problem can only be cleaned up by ticketing illegally parked cars -- that campaign started this week -- and creating new parking spaces, said the mayor. He said the school owns a lot "a very short block away from the school" that would suffice. No parking signs would "just push everything a block away from the school," he added. Councillor Marilyn Pearce (Ward 2) said it's wrong to ticket the students who drive to school. "Harassment of the students with parking tickets is not an answer," she said. "There's a More parking needed at high school: council parking problem down there and a parking lot is the answer. "We've got to work with the school board to alleviate what 18 a major problem with parking out there," added Councillor Pearce. Mayor Hall said angle park- ing may be allowed on Macdonald St. as a more effi- cient means of using space, but angle parking on Ottawa St. would result in a ticket. Administrator to report soon on movie policy for Scugog Scugog councillors will soon have a discussion on adopting a township policy for visiting movie-makers. Administrator Earl Cuddie Manor objections dropped From Page 1 Legion Park Manor, a 40-unit building, will not be so high as originally planned -- to conform to township bylaws -- and a 40- space parking lot has been reconfigured, Mr. Knowles said. The agreement was negotiated during a mediation session convened here by the OMB, a provincial arbitrator in municipal disputes. The mediation process can help disputing parties avoid a full-blown hearing. "This (redrawn plan) has met with the approval of the residents who initially submitted their objection to the OMB," Mr. Knowles told councillors. " Buynowand ./, 72 AY olPA 0 20 Gwen fall & winter outerwear ~ Leathers, Suedes - Faux silk and many more styles * Enquire about our easy 30 day layaway plan. BR@CK'S Service, Quality & Style Since 1881 168 Queen St., Port Perry ~ 985-2521 SEPTEMBER? told the councillors Monday afternoon he's been investigat- ing the issue, and will be giving them a report on it soon. Mayor Howard Hall specu- lated this summer on the neces- sity for a policy -- maybe charg- ing movie companies a fee -- after a television movie shoot starring Margot Kidder tied up Queen St. in Port Perry for more than a week. Mr. Cuddie said he'd been checking with neighboring municipalities on the policies they employ, and hopes to come up with something suitable for Scugog. "We hope to get some guide- lines," he said. aN Not really. on all our kids ski suits, jackets and snow pants Shop early for best selection! 178 Queen St., Port Perry 985-8797

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