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"WEEKEND STAR" FRIDAY, MARCH 23, 2001 - 1 Scugog considers debentures for roads funding From page 1 Mr. Behm said Scugog is in the mess it's currently in because it was penalized by the provincial government more than 20 years ago for having such a great road sys- tem. The province began cutting back its funding to the township in the 80s, giving the money to other needy municipalities, he said. Scugog never recouped that money, leading to the deterioration of the roads in the township, said Mr. Behm. And five . years ago, the province drastically cut was conducted in 1977, Scugog had responsibility for 362 km of roads, and required about $5 million to maintain them. When the last study was done in 1999, the township had about 400 km of roads, which required $54.5 million for upgrading and maintenance. Coulcliff Blvd. in Port Perry was also dis- cussed. Mr. Behm said only $41,000 is needed to widen and resurface the road there; but councillors argued that the cost has been estimated at about $650,000 for their share roads funding to municipalities. When the original roads needs study of the entire project. The township and region have agreed to urbanize the area, installing municipal water and sewage services. Scugog would 'be responsible for rebuilding the road in the lakeside community. But finding funding for the project has proven troublesome. "If we can't find a financial scenario for Coulcliff, it's never going to happen. It's a health issue daily," said Councillor Pearce. "I'd like staff to look into the possibility of debenturing the money for Coulcliff." She suggested that a $1 million deben- ture would be sufficient to finance the Coulcliff Rd. project, as well as repair one of the township's aging bridges. Councillor Pearce suggested that with the money in place, it would be easier to successfully apply for a grant to repair a second bridge. "We could make a dent in our roads needs," she said. "We could never afford Coulcliff Blvd. and to repair our bridges with our present way of financing." Scugog Mayor Doug Moffatt agreed with her suggestion.. "We're never going to get anywhere if we keep stalling. It's not foolish spending... we can't continue to not do things in this municipality," he said. Councillor Pearce noted that debentur- ing $1 million for 10 years would cost the township about $135,000 a\year. Kiev native welcomed to St. John's By Chris Hall Weekend Star St. John's Presbyterian Church in Port Perry has welcomed a new music director into the fold. After spending the past 10 years in Edmonton, Oksana Loutsenko has found a new home here in Durham Region. While she currently calls Pickering home, the 33- year-old native of Kiev, Ukraine, has accepted the position of music director at the Port Perry church. Trained as a concert pianist and accompanist in her homeland, Ms Loutsenko is responsible for coaching the St. John's choir and playing the organ at the Queen St. church. She moved to Pickering late last year, and accepted the job in Port Perry only three ~ weeks ago. "I was looking through newspapers and maga- zines and the yellow and white pages to find out what was going on with music in the area and to get to know people," said Ms Loutsenko. "I was searching and searching and | found an announcement that (St. John's) was looking for a Compton Communications www.compton.net To Subscribe today Call (905) 985-8171 @ TNR argued Astral Tolovaion Noborts hr of Ast ca ic ing pdb iin LI oni ied music director. | phoned them and asked them what the requirements were, and they said they were looking for someone to coach their choir and play the organ. | told them | would come over and see them," said Ms Loutsenko. The Ukraine native grew up in a musical fam- ily, and became quite involved with orchestras and choirs. She contin- ued her work with choirs after immigrating to Canada. Ms Loutsenko hopes to parlay her musical experience into a teach- ing career here in Durham. She hopes to teach classes of all ages and levels each Thursday afternoon at St. John's Presbyterian Church. : TY CLASSIC S15 10ANY OIONY 60 Vanedward Dr., Unit #7 Port Perry ALUMINUM 985-0075 Special Event... Grablitie,.. Join our Boyds One Day WE'RE GONNA MAKE You y Linifed Quantities Available" ' Featuring oun Bearsfone Masterpiece.the final piece in our 2001 Circus Series Put on Your Happy Face ~ (con't have a propah Boyes Circus Display without hin) Available One Day Only! Saturday, March 31, 2001 Aso available, 1 3/4" 'Bearstone pin at 3976 HWY. 7A, kL NESTLETON, ONTARIO LOB ILO i Ty Dealer = Beanie Babies "q0s-98¢c-s¢20 ; Monday to Friday 830 - 600 x Saturday 9:00 - 5:00 Gold Paw Boyds Dedler "Retail Postal Outlet ; 0% OFF 'Mention this "1 coupon to i! receive 10% off your purchase!!! 1 Some exceptions apply