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------EEE | Three charged after assault SRE I ---- Ron Marchildon, recreation and arena director, told the Com- munity Services Group luncheon at Georgian Manor last Tuesday, the Penetang Parks Board would like to see council indulge in "a little bit of blackmail." He said it would like the town to insist a developer do more than just supply park land, as required by the Planning Act. He wants benches, walkways and playgrounds. He said the town could delay a development unless it gets what it wants. According to Mar- childon, they could insist park land be improved to town specifications, not just allotted for parks, in new developments. Developers, he hopes, would have to give in to town requirements or get tied up in a time- consuming Ontario Municipal Board hearing. He admitted, "I don't know whether we can get away with it." The town is getting more and more parkland Paul Daoust of Port McNicoll holds tight after donating blood for the 39th time. Registered Nurse Nancy Bilboe of the Red Cross makes the preparations at the Midland Tight hold action. Civic Center recently. This photo was taken above the Three Tiny Township residents were arrested Monday after two OPP officers were assaulted. The officers responded to a call at 8:40 p.m. regarding a domestic disturbance 'in the township's north end. Charged with two counts of assaulting a police officer, possessing a dangerous weapon and Also, on Sunday John connection with four breach of probation is Francis Wilcox, 33, of break-ins in the Silver Rosa Marie Ferreira, 42. Charged with obstructing police are Patricia Fer- reira, 19, and Luis Fer- Penetang Library otory hour April 5 New fiction at the Penetanguishene library: Chatterton, by Peter Ackroyd; Ship of Gold, by Thomas B. Allen; Athena, by Franklin Bandy; A Trouble of Fools, by Lin- da Barnes; Cavalry Scout, by Dee Brown; The Righteous Rakehell, by Gayle Buck; From a Changeling Star, by Jef- frey A. Carver; Jungle of Steel and Stone, by George C. Chesbro; Profit and Sheen, by James Col- bert; Rock Star, by Jackie Collins; A Different Kind of Christmas, by Alex Haley; A Good Night to Kill, by Lillian O'Donnell; How I Got Him Back, by Valerie Sayers; Gypsies, by Robert Charles Wilson; The Bonfire of the Vanities, by Tom Wolfe. New non-fiction: Delaney Report on RRSPs, by Thomas Delaney; King of the Mob Rocco Perri and the Women Who Ran his Rackets, by James Dubro; Teach Your Baby to Sleep Through the Night, by Charles E. Schaefer; Snoeshowing, by Gene Prater; Medieval England, by Edmund King. French story hour will start April 15 at 10:30 a.m. It will monthly. continue Use it for rec Penetanguishene coun- cil wants a plan for recreational use of the town-owned shoreline. It is setting up an ad hoc committee the Water- front Improvement Com- mittee to study the area and make recommendations. The committee will look at the needs of residents and visitors as well as the environment. They may suggest restrictions on land and water activities affecting Tendering When Penetanguishene councillors opened two bids Monday night on the tender to restore the municipal office building, to their surprise one came in less than one- third as high as the other. Administration and finance chairman coun- cillor Peter Shirriff told council Monday night he didn't know why there was such a big difference. His committee decided the parkland. Council will use the committee recommenda- tions to form a medium term policy for shoreline park development. There's already a line up for the four public places on the committee, according to Mayor Bob Sullivan. Three places will be fill- ed by members from council, arena, parks and recreation and _ the Penetanguishene-Tiny Harbour Committee. profitable to check the credentials of the low bidder, and found Robertson Restora- tion to be "a highly qualified and respected"' firm, which will shortly receive bonding (in- surance to cover unpaid bills of a contractor). Council accepted the $91,555 bid. The town wants to restore the town hall to - make it look as it did decades ago. Barrie was charged with breaking and entering in Birch Beach area of north Tiny Township. as development proceeds, Marchildon said, but he asked where the money can come from to develop the parks. He suggested $1,000 a lot extra would have per- mitted Tannery Cove to develop its park. He feels a beautiful park would be a selling point for the developer. He pointed to the re- cent great increase in residential development in the town. Figures from the Penetang planning department show 587 new dwelling units were created in Penetang from 1982 to 1988. Marchildon noted two new condominium developments have been proposed, one on_ Fox Street at Dutchman's Cove and one across from Bay Moorings. He is concerned about the demand for recrea- _Marchildon wants more than grass tional services he can't provide. Parks don't bring in "a whole lot of money," he observed, and they are expensive to maintain. Ron Marchildon Tax money goes to "hard services" first, like water and sewers, Mar- childon explained, and there's not enough left to cover "'soft services," like parks. No shortage for watchdog group Tiny Township and the Town of Penetanguishene are con- tinuing with plans to form a joint committee to keep an eye on Penetang Bay. And they're having no trouble finding people to help out. The two municipalities have a strategy in place to protect the environment and keep the bay accessi- ble to all. The Penetang Bay Liaison Committee will hold regular public meetings to keep the public in touch with the condition of the bay It will work with Ducks Unlimited and the Severn Sound Remedial Action Plan (RAP), part of a Canada-U.S effort to pro- mote improved water quality in the Great Lakes. RAP has identified Penetang Bay as an area high in algae that forms "unsightly scums and layers of turbid water that discourage recreational uses such as swimming."' There's no shortage of willing participants for the committee, Mayor Bob Sullivan commented. Only three spots are available in each com- munity, plus two more for council members, for a total of 10. Crib whiz Mac McAllen of Midland takes part in a 'games day' held at the Askennonia Seniors Center last Tuesday. Mac was involved in a close-scoring cribbage game. Wednesday, March 29, 1989, Page 3