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18- PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, November 24, 1998 "Scugog's Community Newspaper of Choice" Township abandons talks for new municipal building By John B. McClelland Port Perry Star Scugog Township will cease negoti- ations to purchase a building for new township administration offices. The price was just too high, coun- cillors decided at their meeting Monday afternoon. Township staff had been negotiating for the Old Port Marketing building at the corner of Reach St. and Old Simcoe Rd. in Port Perry. It would have cost about $2.5 million to buy the building and do all the nec- essary renovations to convert it into an administrative centre with council chambers. Following council's decision not to continue with plans to buy that build- ing, township CEO Earl Cuddie said the search for a new administrative facility is back to square one. There is a possibility the council may consider renovating the existing building on Perry St. to create new office space where the council cham- bers are now located, and put an addi- tion on for a new chambers for council and committee meetings. Meanwhile, the township finance committee on Monday morning approved a transfer of $100,000 from the municipal reserves into an account designated for financing a new admin- istration building. The $16,000 the township has already spent on its search for a new building will come from that sum. $450,000 transferred from municipal projects reserve to finance a variety of municipal endeavours. Included is $110,000 towards a new fire hall or renovating existing halls; $35,000 for roads equipment, $78,000 to reduce future borrowing; $30,500 for capital purchases for the parks department; $15,000 to help finance the municipal election in two years; and $15,000 to finance street light crossing signs in 1998. The $100,000 was part of about Not all members in favour of project Council votes to continue lake dredging Dredging Lake Scugog around the public boat launch area will continue for another 12 days this fall, at a cost of $24,000. Scugog council voted to pay for the additional work at the meeting Monday afternoon. However, the vote was not unanimous as councillors Dave Dietlein (Ward 4) and Keith Bacon (Ward 1) were opposed. The township has already spent $30,000 for dredging to deepen the channel area from the launch site to the navigation channel. The extra dredging will be in the area where boats "stage" before they are taken from the water. The lake is only about 12 inches deep in this area in some places, and this was causing boaters all kinds of trouble over the summer months. Story ideas? Call T! ' Just where the township is going to get the $24,000 remains a bit of a mystery. Scugog CEO Earl Cuddie pointed out that funds are in extremely short supply he Star first: 985-7383 PR Port Perry location only. Buy Any 12" Classic Sub and Pop ® To at regular price and receive the 2nd Sub of equal or less value for * 1 coupon per customer per visit. Offer cannot be used with any other special offer. Expires December 31, 1998. Valid at this year, and any work under municipal contract carried out in 1998 must be paid from 1998 funds, even if the invoice does not arrive until 1999. Parks and recreation chair Ken Carruthers proposed the additional dredging. He said the work is an absolute to let it go." necessity as Lake Scugog "is just too important for us And Mayor Doug Moffatt noted that if Durham is successful in landing the 2000 Ontario Summer Games, the rowing events will be held on Lake Scugog and dredging will have to be done anyhow. If that happens there could financial help available for the township for such things as dredging. Fees charged at the boat launch ($5 to launch) are to ear-marked for improvements to the launch area. dredging. Classic Subs include: Assorted, Italian Salami, Ham, Meatball, Pizza or Cheese n' Veggie Subs. We Bake Our Own Fresh Bread Daily. 1874 Scugog St., Unit #1, Port Perry ie re ae] 18): § 9685-1090 However, the net revenue collected so far does not match the $54,000 the township will have spent on GO bus service to Toronto arrives in Port Perry Jan. 2 GO Bus service con- necting to trains at the Whitby and Pickering stations will start in Port Perry early in 1999. GO Transit announced that week day bus service will leave Port Perry seven times each day and five times daily on weekends and holidays. The first week day bus departing Port Perry will be at 6:15 a.m., and the last will be at 7:55 p.m. There will be two * stops for the bus in Port Perry -- one at Reach St. and Old Simcoe Rd., and the other downtown at Curts and Water Streets. Scugog councillors were more than pleased that GO bus service is coming to the communi- ty, but several ques- tioned the stop at Curts and -Water Streets because there appears to be a lack of public parking in that immedi- ate area. The new service is due to start Jan. 2 and a one way adult fare from Port Perry to Toronto's Union Station will be $7.55 (subject to approval by the provincial govern- ment). Weekday travel time from Port Perry to Union 1s estimated at about one hour and 20 minutes. 9) [aM (aM IAN LAM MAN CAN CaN MN MN (NN (NL (NL (NL CN Create Your Own Personalized Calendar Bring in your _-- ~~ od APRIL Suna Tuesday Wednesday Thursday favourite photo's (4x6 horizontal) for only /'\ \ (additional copies $24.95) 16 17 Please allow 10 days 19 20 21 22 23 24 Deadline Dec. 16th/98 fextra charge 25 26 27 28 29 30 for photo's not 4x6 size) ¢ ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( 188 Mary St., Port Perry (905) 985-7383 or fax (905) 985-3708 © --