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Vol. 129 No. 01 PORT PERRY, ONTARIO - TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1994 Copy 65¢ (61¢ + 4¢GSD 40 Pages Council kills plan for township-wide garbage collection By Jeff Mitchell Port Perry Star A plan to supply roadside pick-up of garbage to all homes in Scugog Township is dead, for now at least. Scugog Township councillors voted 3-1 Monday evening to abandon the plan, which has caused a significant controversy in rural areas, where residents are, according to some politi- cians, vehemently opposed to the concept. The motion to delete a section of a resolution calling for exten- sion of the service to all 7,000 . homes in the township was put forth last night by councillor Ken Carruthers (Ward 1). Councillor Carruthers, who was unsuccessful in his bid for reelection in the municipal elec- tion Nov. 14, originally pushed for township-wide pick-up, and was successful in pushing the plan through in a 3-2 vote dur- ing a council meeting Halloween night. But he has changed his mind, especially after hearing a strong reaction from residents while door-knocking before the vote. Sticking with his support for the plan was Area Councillor Harvey Graham, who has retired and won't be part of the council. when it is sworn in at a ceremony Dec. 5. He was the lone vote in favor of extending the service in last night's vote. "I will still be supporting that position because I think it's right for the municipality," said Mr. Graham. For his part, Councillor Carruthers was following through on a promise to aban- don support for the plan made during the election. But the issue is not dead. Both Mayor Howard Hall and Township Administrator Earl Cuddie predicted discussion on the issue will continue when the new council takes power. Mayor Hall said the council will probably have to deal with - a regional policy that will charge user fees for deposits made at the area's transfer sta- tions. Mayor Hall sets sights on future By Jeff Mitchell Port Perry Star A long hard ride on the cam- paign trail is over, and Scugog Mayor Howard Hall is prepar- ing now for a challenging and exciting three years at the head of Scugog Township council. - In an interview last Thursday evening Mayor Hall, elected to his third consecutive term in this year's municipal election, looked ahead to the coming three years, and pre- dicted that economic issues will be at the forefront as council carries out its business during the coming term. The grinding recession of the early 90's is loosening its grip on the country's economy, and the time may be now to allow the kind of growth that Scugog residents want to see, said the mayor. "I would hope we would con- tinue with what we've been try- ing to do for the past six years, which is to promote the com- munity in any way we can," said Mayor Hall. "The last six years have been very tough; it's been virtually impossible to attract industry. Industries just weren't moving." DOWN TO BUSINESS When the council gets down to business, it will have clear parameters within which to work, dictated by the people of Scugog. A survey circulated early this year by the township's economic development commit- tee shows that people love their rural lifestyle here, and don't want huge factories dotting the landscape. They have indicated a desire to see small, clean industries set up to provide much-needed jobs for the local workforce. That's just fine with Mayor Hall. "I always said I would rather have 10 small companies hiring 10 people than one company Turnto Page 12 "JEFF MITCHELL] PORT PERRY STAR New life for classic sloop Ken Lavalette of Woodwind Yachts in Nestleton proudly displays the Chimaera, a 29-foot Dragon class sloop he has spent the last year and a half restoring after res- cuing the vessel from demolition. The boat was rebulit from the keel up. See tiie story on today's Community page, Inside. Durham Bd. compiles 'wish jist The Durham Board of Education has sent a multi- million dollar "wish list" of cap- ital expenditures which includes several projects at Scugog schools to the province. A new library and music room for Port Perry High School La RE o 4 aT Bis EID .s «3 3, vat. ' v, om IT he ~ ; ' 9,3 Yds rsh 0 SR O08 WA, Ko on OF 04 F300 VT Pro y P Co Re ie oi ry 3 2 eo ' a! "of 77 248 y ' ' - / it © i " SR Cama and a number of other upgrades and improvements at elemen- tary schools are included on the five-year capital forecast approved last Tuesday night by the board and sent to the province for approval, Scugog trustee Bobbie Drew said. Oshawa Centre is open this Friday til 11p.m. Projects included on the five- year list --- it's updated annually -- amount to more than $114 million. Projects for 1994 include 26 improvements and upgrades, and total $39.2 mil- lion. Turnto Page 8 Br AR PPR