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2- PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, June 2, 1998 "Scugog's Community Newspaper of Choice" NY (HHH Woody Marisa DILLANE HARRELSON TOMEI "One Of The Year's 10 Best!" Pos 54 ie 741d 53° Tung Magarine i AMRAMAX FILMS ag CHANNEL FOUR FILMS reszn DRAGON PICTURES maces "WELCOME 10 SARAJEVO" STEPHEN OHLLANE WOODY HARRELSON MARISA TOME] ENARA USEVIC KERRY FOX GORAN VISHLIC JAMES NESBITT ug EMLY LLOYD sms SIMONE IRELAND « VANESSA PEREIRA. sms se ADRIAN JOHNSTON cans wm JANTY YATES mmr essen MARK GERAGHTY arm TREVOR WAITE sz rer DAF HOBSON seer FRANK COTTRELL ili) a NICHOLSON mmeca GRAHAM BROADBENT: DAMIAN JONES man WINTERBO Bann feo Istubloned b debBeind eniuhaly bn Conde by Moses Ror' J Might Jose *Miamee" wih a tifind *1" design in 1 maghrod indnot o Moon Commionions Coprnion. 0 ights Booed. priapNcE Now Open in Port Perry 68 Water Street 985-8807 (\l=Tpp] eT] gy oJ JOM ...First Rental New releases $2.99 everyday $1.99 Mondays on eveything (except Holiday Mondays) ----- ----- i. a CHRIS HALUPORT PERRY STAR A PERFECT FIT? ...Representatives from the Scugog Fire Department were on hand at Port Perry's Stonemoor Daycare last Thursday to show the children the ins and outs of a fire truck and the equipment. Here, local fire volunteer Ryan Edgar watches on as a little fella tries on some of his gear. Mayor warns additional sewage capacity won't be available Region could sink request by Westshore developers By John B. McClelland Port Perry Star A request by the developers of the Westshore Village for additional units may be academic, a public meeting was told Monday evening. "This whole application (for additional units) is totally dependent on sewage capacity," said Scugog Mayor Doug Moffatt. The mayor said he was informed as recently as last Friday by a top level official in Durham Region's works depart- ment that there is no capacity left in the treatment system, unless allocation is taken from other residential develop- ments in Port Perry. That could spell serious trouble for the already troubled Westshore project. President Neil Hunter told the public meeting that unless the additional units are given to the project, investors will stop work after completing Phase 1. The investors want to increase the number of units in the three-storey Assisted Living Centre (ALC) from 62 to 70, and increase the number of units in the cluster style homes from the pre- sent 31 to 42, for a total of 19 more units. The project on the east side of Simcoe St. at Perry Street, has been plagued by what Mr. Hunter termed "serious cost over-runs" caused by poor building con- ditions. He also cited poor management as a factor, which prompted investors to recently change the management team. Mr. Hunter came on as president of the project in April. The entire project was supposed to be compete two years ago, he said. Several residents who live near the project said at Monday's meeting there already is serious increase in traffic in the area, and they don't want to see the situation worsen by council allowing more units to be built. Mr. Hunter said those people who will reside in the ALC are not vehicle owners, and there have been 31 addi- tional parking spots added. He said if council agrees to the increase in the number of units, the overall appearance or "foot- print" of the develop- ment will not be sig- nificantly changed. The design of the Phase 2 units is virtu- ally the same as those already built, and gaining the extra eight Doug Moffatt units in the main building would be accomplished by making all 70 units for single occupancy only. However, the mayor stressed several times that even if council agrees to the developer's request, the extra units will be turned down by the region because of the lack of sewage capacity. Regional Councillor Ken Gadsden, in an effort to get around this impasse, suggested that the developer go ahead and build the additional units requested, but without a guarantee that sewage treatment capacity would be available. Councillor Gadsden reasoned that by the time the living centre building is fully occupied in 18 to 24 months, Port Perry's sewage treatment system would be expanded and the extra capacity would be easily met. Despite all the problems with delays, Mr. Hunter said in response to a question from the mayor that he still has confi- dence in the project and that it will be fully completed. He told the meeting he himself recent- ly became an investor in Westshore Village. "I may not see an benefits from my investment, but my children will," he said. After listening to the request from Mr. Hunter and technical data from the project's engineer and architect, as well as the concerns from residents who live nearby, Scugog councillors took no action. But because of the urgency of the sit- uation, a decision one way of another is likely in the very near future.