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Vol. 129 No. 16 PORT PERRY, ONTARIO - TUESDAY, MARCH 7, 1995 Copy 65¢ (61¢ + 4¢ GST) Can t Get Enough Hockey: sng Matthew Sutherland of Utica visited "his friend: Tyler Martin in Cadsales. last ) Saturday and spent much of the day enjoying the sunshine and honing their skills "with a.game of road hockey. With spring not far away it won't be long until hockey season in Scugog is over, but it doesn't mean real enthusiasts like Matt and Tyler will put away their hockey gear for a little while yet. Council cool to revised plan for housing project By Kelly Lown Port Perry Star About 75 people packed Scu- | gog Township's Council Cham- bers on Wednesday night to find out why the developers of Can- - terbury Common want to scrap a golf course originally proposed inits subdivision plan. Scugog Township councillors seem adamant that they will not allow the development to proceed without the slated golf course, but are willing to hear - developers plans to replace the 9-hole course with a park plan. "Councillors seem pretty ada- mant the golf course must stay. It was a selling point in the plan," Mayor Howard Hall said. The property, slated for the development, is located in Ward 5 Councillor Karen Puckrin's domain, but the councillor had todeclare a conflict of interest in . the talks, as her home is located adjacent to the property in ques- tion. = Promittere scale retirement community on Simcoe Street was accepted by the residents of Kent Estates . due in part to the golf course, told the audience at a planning committee meeting they want the course deleted from the plans for many reasons, with ec- onomic viability leading the way. The subdivision planned for _ the area will see no changes in the type, location or number of homes, but instead will see add- ed green space to replace the proposed golf course, the devel- opers said. The developers told council the backyards would be en- larged and gazebos, trails, trees and park benches would be add- ed to create a park-like environ- ment within the subdivision. A proposed chipping and putting Turnto Page 2 . Management. ft Ltd., whose proposal for an up- Scugog aims for tax freeze By Kelly Lown Port Perry Star Scugog Township Council is striving to bring in a zero per cent increase in its budget: committee proposals - wrappec = up last week. "We can't promise no. in- "crease; but it will be minimal if any," Mayor Howard Hall told the Star. Council heard the remainin "proposals from committees an . boards on Friday and now must get down to the business of crunching numbers, as it pre- pares to bring down its budget. Mayor Hall expects the budget tobe out by mid-March. Mayor Hdll said although many communities are bringing in zero budgets, he claims that is because they are dipping into reserve funds. "I won't do that. Reserves are for capital expenditures that we could not afford otherwise," he Turn to page 4 ' Environment challenge | -MTO 0 will conduct for retirement proposal By Kelly Lown Port Perry Star The biggest hurdle facing the developers of a retirement resi- dence on Perry Street will be storm water management and tting approval from the Min- istry of Natural Resources, said Ward 2 Councillor Marilyn Pearce. Gary Moore, a principle mem- ber of West Shore Development, which is proposing the 65-room full service retirement home and 35-cluster home develop- ment, said they do not want to encroach on the environmental protected area at the rear of the property and they feel the two ponds on the property will help deal with any problems. "We respect that area and have every intention of leaving it in its natural state," Mr. Moore told the Star. There are also two prolific frog ponds on the property which they would also like to see preserved. Mr. Moore said he does not see any problems with receiving Turnto Page 11 The Ministry of Transportation will be "reviewing operations on lich way 7A through ~ Port Perry on the request o Council. - Councillors approached the MTO at a s Good Roads Convention last month requesting a review of the number of traffic issueson Highway 7A, particularly between Old Simcoe Road, through the school zone to Simcoe 5: Street. They cite safety reasons and traffic con estion. nd parents in the area have requested a _ cross walk, which is not allowed under current ministry rules. Traffic regulations in the area need to be updated as there is more development and more traffic, said Ward 2 souncillor Marilyn - Pearce. "tis now residential on 1 both s vides street. It is a different Highway 7A { Scugog Township - used to be," she saidWhile the fawnship ~ asked thie Ministry for such things as traffi figures what the township will getisa 'traffic study on just what i is happening it : operations (of the highway) throu to correct traffic problems at the Carnegie W Street entrance to Highway 7A wher ; visit thes area wi beacons and flashing lights, Councillor Pear way 7A. . It fot time to look at the whole: question of Pere she said. e study will also include a look at ways says the blockage of cars ds i * the township is expotting the MTO 'a vithin the. next couple of weeks. :