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12 - PORT PERRY STAR - Wednesday, May 23, 2001 "Scugog's Community Newspaper of Choice" ¥ CN, In {J)55 WW, ~ od i o£ be . Ow Lt 314 to 360° Extreme Sports o Water Toys ¢ Tubes * Ropes o Wet Suits * Accessories Full line of Skateboard & Gear! JUNENEEIE PORTS ao ba Said v.14 § gm /) =-- v Residents opposed to Nitsa proposal From Page | She also asked if there was a need to start demolishing houses to create strip malls and parking lots. "Is there justification to turn the area into a commercial sector? Should we tym a whole side street into a parking lot? There has to be a mixture of residential and commer- cial there," said Councillor Pearce. "Why would we go to back lot commercial when there is so much commercial zoned on the 7A corri- dor? I'm not sure we're there yet at this point as a community where we can start tearing down houses and turning them into parking lots." Regional Councillor Ken Carruthers also argued that the stretch along Hwy. 7A near Mr. Nitsa"s properties is already congested. He doesn't think it would be wise to have additional traffic attempting to make turns. During the meeting, four residents in the area who would be affected by the expansion stood before council and publicly opposed the plan. Scugog Mayor Doug Moffatt acknowledged that plenty of work has to be done before Mr. Nitsa gets any approval from the township. "Obviously there's a lot of work to be done before this moves forward. Make sure you pay attention to the neighbours and their concerns," Mayor Moffatt told Mr. Nitsa. "We need to make sure this is workable, and if it's not workable, it's not going to happen. This sort of thing has to be move more smoothly, not faster." Celebrations to get underway Saturday afternoon Epsom Church to mark 125 years By Vera Brown Epsom & Utica News Epsom United Church's 125 Anniversary celebration is this week- end beginning with a pot luck supper on Saturday at 5:30 p.m. followed by a musical evening of entertainment featuring the Pineridge Ladies Chorus (Uxbridge Sweet Adelines). This will be held in Utica Hall and everyone is welcome. Time of the entertainment approximately 7:30 p.m. Co At 11 a.m. on Sunday in Epsom Church, service will be conducted by Michael Bishop, Chaplain of Uxbridge and Port Perry hospitals. This will be followed by a barbecue lunch, a puppet presentation and entertainment by the award winning Epsom School Choir. Please plan to attend any or all events. Bring your family and friends as a good time is guaranteed. Three 'Utica teens, Evan Powell, Josh Sobil and James Stevenson, spent this past week at Queens University in Kingston where they were learning about university and in-residence living which they hope to be doing in a few years. ~ The planting of crops for the Foodgrains Bank is progressing very favourably. The corn which has been planted in the Bailey farm is up and the planting of the soybeans has taken place on the farm land at the corner of Marsh Hill Rd. and the 8th Line. Congratulations to Mitchell Redshaw who was a first place winner in the spelling bee held on Mother's Day. Epsom Public School will be cheering him on in June when he will compete in Oshawa for the finals in his age group. Good luck, Mitchell. There has been a change in the W.I. District meeting which will be held this Thursday, May 24. It will be at Zephyr United~Charch, not. the hall. ' SS " ME RMR. Real Estate® alo] Molli[cliily 5 High St., Port Perry (905) 985-7351 A F]