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Vol 130 No: 34 Fs ~ Neighbors urious over plans to build homes on Ash St. By Kelly Lown Port Perry Star A "proposal for four new homes on Ash Street in Port Perry has neighboring property owners furious. Ribcor Holdings is proposing to build the homes on its land on the east side of Ash Street, in an area residents say they were told would remain as a green- belt. j Several residents of Allan Street say they were told by the salesman at the time of pur_ chase that no futher develop ment would take place Ww their homes. They told a public hearing last week that they paid Ty for their homes be- cause of this feature. But, Ribcor president Colin Blig ht showed council a con- Sy which he said was signed at the time of sale by the home- owners in which or waived their right to fight such develop- ment. The homeowners: are now fu- rious, believing they have been led astray, a that they will now lose the enjoyment of the Turnto Page 12 Port businesses will see blue box service By Kelly Lown Port Perry Star Blue Box service will likely be extended to include small busi- nesses in Durham Region later this year. With small businesses gener- ating a large quantity of materi- als suitable for the curbside re- cycling program it is hoped the new service will be added to the existing system by this fall, ac- Plea made for lost dog A Scugog family have made a heartfelt plea for the return of their family dog. In a letter to the editor in today's edition of The Star, the Stevenson family a ppeal to the people who p kod up their mes Russell Terrier, named Spud, last Tuesday. They're asking the pup be robin aad The letter is on Page 7. cording to the Region's manager of waste reduction. To qualify for the service busi- . nesses must already receive curbside municipal garbage col- lection, must be located in an area currently receiving pick- up and must not generate more than two boxes of recyclables per collection. Commercial blue box pick up would be once every two weeks on garbage collection day, and any additions to the program will be scheduled at the begin- ning of amonth. The Region of Durham is cur- rently developing promotional material for the program antici- pating the new service be added by fall. Scugog Township Council agreed with the idea for the in- clusion of small businesses, say- ing it will generate materials and save the local businesss from traveling to the transfer station with materials. Since the removal of recycling igloos from the township park- ing lot last year, there has been nowhere for merchants or oth- ers to dispose of recyclable ma- terial in the downtown core. DON'T MISS OUT ON THIS ATTRACTIVE OFFER If You Thought You Couldn't Afford A 1996 GMC Sierra wthien think again! representative at Camp Blomindon '96, guides from across the country. The Guides organization from Sfound the word, Who Ste alien to 5:30 wickdsss and 1:30. And a out the great ans of our front office. Thanks again on shooting! & Here's a notice to all participants in this year's edition of The Star's photo contest: We're through sorting and shooting your photos, and they're ready to be picked up. Those who entered photos can pick up their pictures at The Star office on Mary St. from 9 ACR