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PAGE 18, WHITBY FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 18,1990 Phone 668-6111 .1 GREGG BIRD (right) points out the Scugog homeowners living near the site of a paper recycling business to site wiflappear before Scugog council Scugog Townshp residents Peter Fal- next week to oppose a rezoning.appli- laise and Hilary Parker. Whitby and cationi by the company. Residents oppose recycling operation JOHIN GIREENWOOD, songwriter and performer, wil be in concert at Burns Presbyterian Church, Ashburn, on Sunday, April 22,7:30 p.m. Brooklin United Church news Over 160 persans attended the annual pancake breakfast on Palm Sunday morning. The Sociables were responsible for making this such an enjoyable event. Later the sanie morning a plaque was presented ta John Medland in appreciate of 33 years of devoted serv ice as envelope steward. A gift was also made to Camp Quin-Mo-Lac in bis honor 4Y his fiends in the church., This is the last week of the Lenten Bible Study called ' The Prophets Speak.' On Wednesday, April 18, at 7:45 p.m, the group will watch and discuss the UCTV presentation of the prophet Jonah. Tennis, anyone? The Brooklin-Ashburn Tennis Club will hold registration up until Aprýil 30. To register or for more infor- maiocall 655-4514. ITCEL BOTII FOR A L VOUR PRESSURE TREATEDý ,. LUMBER NEEDS ou IN-STOCK SI7zES INCLUDE 2x6 round edge decking) EXTRA52x8-2xC10U2x1 - 4 x - 6x 6 PR OM PA GEi business poses a t1ireat to the environment. But they do not want te take that -chance, fearing a rezoning will lead to further development in the environnientafly sensitive Oak Ridges Moraine. «There'sindustrial land in Port Perry and Whitby sitting empty. Why does he want te put it here?" asked Parker. (Please Save & Recycle Ltd. is owned by Doug Puckrin. He was not available for comment.) "We don't want it rezoned from agrculture because it would set a dangerouis precedent for this kind0of business. <'Once you change the rezon- ina you open the door te other thxngs. If the land is sold it wud have the zoning on it and anybody could inové in. "This is agricultural land and it should stay that way» Even though. Puckrin is seek- ing the rezoning for a paper recycling business, Parker h as her suspicions. «Hle owns 85 acres and from aur calculations he's asking for il acres te be rezoned. If it's just te store a few trucks and sheds why does he need il acres?" Neighbor Gregg Bird, who owns *102 acres te the west of Parker, was more succinct. "What's te say if he gets a littie garbage he won't dunip it? It's being coy te say it's a recy- clinq plant and not a landill site said Bird. Î?either Bird nor Parker have personally inspected the site but noted that a sign out front advertises the business as a transfer station for paper, card- board, glass and tin. "We don't know if he's bringing in mixed garbage. If he is that's something wel ask he Town- ship about," said Parker. (S cugog bylaw enforcement officer BillI Henahaîl told The Free Press he was not aware of anything being kept on site other than the aforementioned itenms. ) Parker said niost members of Scugog council have spoken te the residents, but none have publicly declared their opposition te the proposaI. Area councillor Neil Hunter preferred not te offer an opinion. "Thley've applied for a rezon- ing. ,Attiietiie, wyei,, supposed to be neutral and go ini with a broad mind," said Hunter. «It's a little premature for any comments.» Parker said Puckrin's father proposed a landfill site for the property in 1978 but was turned down by counicil. Since then the land has been used for cattie grazing by local farmers. However, last summer Puckrin cleared some ground and erected a smali building. «We called t he Township and were told he was putting upan agrculture shed," explained Par- ker. "But as tUnie went on hie kept putting in other buildings and garbage bins.» Following further complaints, Puckrin was issued a cease worki order last November and given three months to suspend ope- rations. He subsequently apphied for the rezonig. In addition to the rezoning application Parker said Puckrin is also seeking an officiai plan axnendment from Durham ]Region. T«It'Is a dump, plain and sim- ~esaid htyresident Rc "If he wants to, put in a 1 recy- clint plant, put it in an' indus- trcomplex.» Maeder said bis home is valued at $800,000 and "I want to keep it that way.' Although area homeowners are upset with Puckrin's business, they have learned te live with a gravel pit operation immediately next to the site. "'ve lived beside the pit for seven years and I have no pro- blems with it," said Parker. «It's a dlean, small operation and it maintains its zoning. Once th i is worked out it must be reailitated and puback to grazing land.» Bidsaid residents of the «Ridrs,, are on the "front Une of deve opment.» "We re at the stage where we've matde enough mistakes. Planners should know what we need and how te respond te, it.» I2ND J3ROOKLIN girl guides Natalie Everest and ICathy Sweet recently received their ail-round cords from Donna ]Kahn and Ellie Fowler.