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WEDNESDAY, MAY 23, 2001 COPY 75¢ 24 Pages (70¢ + 5¢ GST) earohers a with the OVERT Siganization joined k Jocal po a mating senior, She was found near the Port Perry Plaza 'Hunch' leads a" ps to missing 'woman, 87 By. J Davie Port Perry Star An elderly Port Perry woman, who was missing from her retirement home for as long as 20 hours, was found cold and dazed, by two Durham Regional Police detectives Monday. A huge search by members of the Scugog Fire Department, OVERT rescue teams and police officers from as far away as Pickering was launched after the woman went missing, probably on Sunday night. "Mabel Phillips, 87, was noticed missing shortly before noon Monday, according to police. Housekeeping staff at the West Shore Village residence on Perry St. noticed the four-foot, ten-inch, 100-pouind senior was absent from her suite, and told police it appeared she had not slept the night there. Durham Regional Police Inspector Dave Kimmerly noti- i "fied the Ontario Voluntéer Search Team (OVERT), and . ordered asearchthat eventually covered much, of the town of Port Perry, Until OVERT members could respond, Scugog firefight- ' 'ers conducted a search for the elderly lady, who needs - medication and is known to become confused at times. OVERT teams arrived and conducted foot patrols, assisted " by dogs. It was a hunch that led Detectives Tom Andrews and Frank Hammond of the Durham Regional Police to look in a secluded area behind the Canadian Tire Plaza, off Hwy. 7A. That is where Mrs. Phillips was discovered, lying on a foot path that led to the water. le and firefighters Monday in a search for ~ Please turn to page 10 Council chooses to -- on pizzeria plan By Chris Hall Port Perry Star Township officials have put the brakes on an ambitious plan which calls for the demolition of three houses on John St. and the creation of a parking lot there. ~ Scugog councillors were presented with the proposal by restaurant owner Steve Nitsa last week, but opted to delay any decision on the plan until fur- ther studies can be conducted. Mr. Nitsa owns Papa Pepperoni's Pizzeria, located on the north side of PAV IV) Hwy. 7A near John St. He told council he wants to expand that site. He plans on purchasing the home located at the cor- ner of Hwy. 7A and Wilbur St., as well as the two homes north of that. The first phase of his plan calls for the expansion of the parking lot at the pizze- ria. Township laws say the restaurant must have parking for at least 22 vehicles to allow for seating at the eatery. By creating a parking lot on the prop- erty at the corner of Hwy. 7A and John St., PT Cruiser Tailgate Party! a, RYSLER " 'Y Ad Bd SE es CARS alex. Bi S ® BODY SHOP @ PAINT & COLLUSION Mr. Nitsa can create the required parking spaces. The second phase of the plan would involve demolishing the other two homes, allowing for a single-story expan- sion to be added to the pizzeria. That expansion would most likely be used for a barber shop, and another retail outlet. In total, there would probably be three separate businesses on the property, said Bryce Jordan, who represented Mr. Nitsa at the meeting. "Hopefully we can demonstrate that they all can fit together in one package," he told council. But councillors expressed concern over the amount of traffic that would be created by the expansion. Ward 2 Councillor Marilyn Pearce asked if a traffic study had been done on Hwy. 7A along the area in question. She said the road "right now is chaos." Please turn to page 12 located at the corner of a AWA PIPE 3 TVAVARY J: in Manchester 905-985-7354 GK. walgvam R27) () * TRUCKS