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DE ie AEE duit andi dos NEES baa SSR | SERRE EE NI le SE 4- PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, April 4, 1995 "Scugog's Community Newspaper of Choice" Turn-out good for public meetings Committee pitches pick-up plan for Scugog By Jeff Mitchell Port Perry Star No one was adamantly opposed, but there were a num- ber of concerns raised when a public meeting on a proposal for township-wide garbage pick- up was held last week in Blackstock. Fifty or so people turned out for the Wednesday night meet- ing in the hamlet's community hall to hear a presentation from a committee of council investi- gating the issue, and offer com- ments. Primary among their con- cerns was the fate of Cartwright's transfer station, where residents of the rural area now take their recyclables and trash themselves. A num- ber of people said that while they're not opposed to curbside pick-up, they don't want to lose the site, operated by Durham Region. Costs outlined Members of the committee -- chair Doug Moffatt, Councillor for Ward 1, Ward 5 Councillor Karen Puckrin and Joyce Kelly (Ward 4) -- outlined a proposal that would bring pick-up to res- idents in areas currently not serviced. Currently Port Perry, Scugog Island, and surrounding hamlets are in the pick-up area; moving to township-wide pick- up would add about 2,800 stops to the current run, said Councillor Puckrin. She added that a flat rate charge would see Scugog resi- dents paying about $40 a year for the service. A four-bag week- ly limit would be imposed on each household. The issue is a political hot potato. Brought up just before last November's ,municipal election, the proposal to extend pick-up to rural areas was put forth by then-Ward 1 Councillor Ken Carruthers, and passed in a 3-2 vote. Mr. Carruthers a few weeks later withdrew his motion, cit- ing "overwhelming" negative response from people in his ward. Opinions sought The new committee's man- date, Mr. Moffatt said Wednesday night is to gauge the opinion of residents in unserviced areas and make rec- ommendations to council. "There's no fixed agenda," he assured those in attendance. Several speakers brought up a number of points during the course of the meeting: a Rolly Coy worried that the plan would lead to closure of the local transfer station and result in garbage being discard- ed along rural roads. "If they close that transfer station, they'll just turn this whole community into a garbage dump," he said. 0 Colin Kemp pushed for a user-pay system, charging each household according to the amount of garbage they send to the curb each week. He said any other method fails to encourage composting and recy- cling, efforts to cut landfill site- bound waste down. 0 Fred Ford said the system must be well-planned and encourage conservation: "We must consider a solution that is do-able and good for the envi- ronment." 0 David Frew said the cur- rent system, which sees resi- dents taking their own refuse to the transfer sites, doesn't need to be changed . "We're trying to re-invent the wheel here, and I'm not sure what we're trying to make better," he said. "It works fine asitis." Mr. Moffatt said the commit- tee will report to council after its public consultation. Residents will be informed of the meeting before council holds a debate on the issue and holds a vote, he said. * All At Guaranteed Low Prices s, Hwy. 7A East - Port Perry 985-2451 or 985-2157 _= B ALL SHAPES & SIZES B CABANAS, GAZEBOS, WOODEN DECKS @ CONCRETE DECKS, INTERLOCKING STONE B CONCRETE POOL REPAIRS, RETAINING WALLS @ WROUGHT IRON / CUSTOM WOOD FENCING TAYLOR & SON CONSTRUGTION™ INGROUND / ABOVE GROUND / ON GROUND VINYL POOLS & SPAS INSTALLATION SERVICE ° REPAIRS Solar Pool Heating NO SUBCONTRACTING / REFERENCES AVAILABLE Residents fearful of closure Regional council reps will fight to keep transfer stations: Pearce UNITED [|mous 4 CARPET® || Levoir Largest Carpet Selection . In Scugog Township B LIN DS By J Jeff Mitchell & a member of the largest caipet * Verticals ¢ Venetians , . X } Durham's regional councillors and bureaucrats will in Canada. ° : 2 ted Shades Shades have a fight on their hands if they attempt to close transfer stations in Scugog Township, says the area's HOMESTEAD by Ballard & Carnegie new representative. | Regional Councillor Marilyn Pearce said at a public meeting in Blackstock last Wednesday night (March 29) that she and Mayor Howard Hall will give their best effort to prevent closure of the sites, now widely used by residents in Cartwright and the Port Perry area. "Certainly we'll be giving it our best shot at keeping the Cartwright transfer station open," she said, noting, however, that Scugog has just two representatives on the large council. "Remember, there's two of us and 30 of them," she told the 50 or so gathered for a public forum on township-wide trash collection. "We cannot keep it open if the powers that be at the region overrule us." Councillor Pearce was responding to fears expressed during the meeting, called by a committee of council to gauge the community's opinion on a shift to curbside pick-up throughout the township. Currently only Port Perry, Scugog Island, and some hamlets receive the - service. Rik Davie, who lives outside Nestleton, said Durham Region officials will pounce soon after curbside pick-up is implemented and declare the transfer stations -- where residents take their recyclable and throw-away refuse -- a surplus service. "What we're doing is we're handing it to Durham Region on a silver platter to get that site out," he warned. But Scugog's politicians in attendance Thursday night tried to allay those concerns. Committee chair Doug Moffatt, councillor for Ward 1, said the region has spent "several thousand dollars" on an expansion to the Reach St. transfer station. As well, word from the region is that there are no plans to close the Scugog sites, he said. 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