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v;dVkWxV»!*., * ». . I. F - tde g ",fu2 i Stu dents Sketch impressions of Downtown y See Special Section Garbage Levy Pushes Tax Bills Higher by Chris Clark The inclusion of a new common garbage garbage collection levy has increased many Town of Newcastle residents' tax bills beyond the previously announced announced level. In addition to local, regional, and public school board taxes - which amount to a 14.2 percent increase over last year -- each household in the Town of Newcastle has been billed $145 for garbage collection in 1989. Many people, particularly in rural are- CARPET WAREHOUSE# as, previously paid much less or nothing nothing at all for garbage collection. But Town Treasurer Marie Marano said last week that some people paid more than $145 last year as well. "Some areas have increases and some have decreases (in their garbage payment)," she told The Statesman. Mrs. Marano also explained that the cost of garbage disposal has risen since May 1 of this year when the tipping tipping fees at the Brock West landfill site in Pickering rose by 67 percent from $50 per tonne to just over $83 per tonne. Last year, the Town of Newcastle awarded a contract to BFI, a private contractor, to collect the area's garbage. garbage. There was some controversy at the time when council failed to call for tenders before awarding the contract. A sizeable rebate from Metro Toronto Toronto to compensate for the use of the Pickering land at Brock West was not figured into this year's garbage Collection Collection rate. Public Works Director Wal ter Evans explained that "we didn't know if Toronto would give the rebate to the Region, and we didn't know if the Region would pass some of it to us." As a result, Newcastle budgeted for 1989 assuming it would be footing the entire waste disposal bill. However, there will be a rebate and thus, "there will be a surplus in the account." Mrs. Marano explained that the extra extra money garnered from the rebate will go into a separate account which could be used to offset further tax or garbage collection fee increases. But Mr. Evans suggested a more immediate immediate problem which could necessitate dipping into the fund. If Metro Toronto garbage workers vote to strike later this' month, the Brock West site will close and Newcastle Newcastle - along with Oshawa, Whitby, Scu- gog, Ajax, and Pickering - will be without a facility for its garbage. "It might be nice to have a little extra money in the kitty for that," Mr. Evans suggested. The rebate funds, though, cannot be spent without a resolution by council, the treasurer stressed. With the rebate set at $56.73 and town estimates indicating about 1,100 metric tonnes of garbage going to the Pickering site each month, the special account could grow by over $62,000 per month for the rest of the year. EVERYDAY DISCOUNT PRICES 623-3303 Fax 416-623-6161 Wednesday, June 14,1989 Bowmanville, Ontario 36 Pages 135th Year Issue 24 50$ Per Copy [PRESTOri We Move It! 623-4433 Bowmanville HELP - No doubt you've noticed the scaffolding that has been erected at the front of the building building west of the James Publishing entrance on King West. The outside outside of the structure is getting a long overdue cleaning and restoring. restoring. Unfortunately, some of the store entrances are hidden behind behind the plastic covered scaffolds. scaffolds. They are still open so please give them a break and drop in. We and they would appreciate it. EXERCISE - This item is directed directed to all seniors 55 years and over. Marie Morey 623-2987 and Marie Dunlop 623-5281 are interested interested in forming an exercise to music class and asking anyone interested to attend a meeting at the Community Care office, on July 10th at 7 p.m. Give them a call for more information. Sounds like fun! HUNGRY? - Anyone who is wondering wondering what to do with Father that would be nice and make him feel good, might consider the 13th Barbecue and Strawberry supper at Newcastle Community Hall. It's from 5 to 7 June 18. Or,if you don't mind driving, he might like to visit the Ontario Agricultural Museum at Milton. It's Open House and free this Sunday. There are also some super places to eat right here. BIG DAY - We're trying to be quite subtle about it, but making certain the younger members of the family are fully aware that this Sunday is a big day. It's known and well established as Father's Day. Need we say more? Gift lists will be provided for the asking. CONCERT - Next Monday at 7:30 p.m. the Liberty Pentecostal Church at Hwy. 2 and Hwy. 57 is celebrating the end of high school exams. They are bringing in the Paul Scibetta Band, a contemporary contemporary Gospel group, for a free concert. You don't have to be a student to enjoy their music. Join the crowd at the church and relieve the tension, Home Buyers Take Complaints to Public Meeting MEMORIES - Another human interest interest story just came in connected connected with Central School's Centennial Centennial reunion. 90-year-old Mrs. Vivian (Bunner) Maindonald who taught at the school for 31 years, 1928-59, spent an hour and a half touring the school in her wheelchair, wheelchair, and met 11 of her former students plus teachers she knew, before returning to Strathaven Nursing Home. She had a great time. STRAWBERRY FESTIVAL -- The Downtown Bowmanville Strawberry Festival is taking place from June 12tli to June 18th. Throughout the week, you can pick up vouchers for free strawberry shortcake to be served at the Bowmanville Museum on Sunday afternoon, June 18th. Collect Collect five vouchers from participating participating downtown merchants and you're entitled to one serving. serving. Of course, the major feature of the Strawberry Festival will be the Strawberry Princess Pageant which also is being held at the Bowmanville Museum this Sunday. Sunday. While you're at the museum, you can enjoy the display of antique antique cars and performances by the Bowmanville High School bands. See the advertisement in this week's Statesman for further details. details. by Chris Clark Patience, long considered a virtue, is needed if continuing disputes between between a Newcastle Village builder and a group of homeowners are to be resolved. resolved. That was the message last week at a meeting, convened by the Ontario New Home Warranty Program, which drew about 50 people to learn more about the provincial warranty pro- g 'am. Throughout the meeting, eorge Stinson, a regional manager of the Ontario New Home Warranty Program, Program, listened to complaints from homeowners and suggested their best course of action. Several people in attendance made it clear that minor repairs to their homes are proceeding and that' they are very happy with the builder, Absec Homes. But a majority of those gath- îcis of / ered at St. Francis of Assisi CaSiolic Church last Wednesday voiced com- St. John Ambulance Holds Inspection Here Members of the St. John Ambulance Durham Region Corps were out in full force on Saturday, June 10th, during the Annual Inspection held at the new Bowmanville Recreation Complex. Eight brigades and approximately 100 members of the corps were, on parade. For the occasion, the organization introduced introduced its ceremonial mascot, a one-year-old Bouvier called Jenny. She's shown here along with Corps Superintendent Jim Newell, of Peterborough, Jeremia Johnson, a cadet from 409 Division and Buryi Keene, Superintendent Superintendent of Durham Corps. The day concluded with a banquet and awards ceremony ceremony held in the meeting room of the Recreation Complex. plaints ranging from leaking roofs and showers to faulty wiring. The homes in question are all less than one year old and have been the centre of a controversy which has involved involved Absec, two opposing groups of homeowners, the Ontario, New Home Warranty Program, and Newcastle Town Council. Two weeks ago, several homeowners from the Orchard Heights development assured councillors councillors that their homes were quite ac- Council Sets Speed Record If you blinked, you missed it. Monday's Newcastle Town Council meeting lasted all of seven minutes, from 9:30 to 9:37, setting an unofficial record and evoking a few chuckles frojW^:, the ...sparse group which was pi^sent. r ;', v "' l * ,; yr. • **'■<, Acting Maÿor Larry Hannah had no sooner settled into the chair normally occupied by Mayor Marie Hubbard and signalled the official start of the meeting, than he was declaring it adjourned. adjourned. Between his two statements, council council heard no delegations, accepted an overwhelming 11 letters for information information and direction, ratified the actions of last week's committee meeting, and passed a total of six by-laws. By 9:40, the council chamber was clear of councillors, save a couple who lingered to chat with reporters. One councillor who was appreciative appreciative of the spare time was Councillor Hannah. He is filling in for Mayor Hubbard while she leads a town delegation delegation on a trade mission to Hong Kong. Following the meeting, he admitted admitted that he was quite busy and had not realized how many functions the mayor attends during a typical week. "I'm looking forward to the mayor coming coming back," he smiled. ceptable. Earlier that week Mayor Marie Marie Hubbard had received a letter signed by 18 homeowners who reported reported that they were not entirely satisfied with their houses. Mayor Hubbard called the letter "nasty." It urged council council to help redress difficulties the signatories signatories claimed to be having with their homes. At last week's meeting Mr. Stinson and Ed Perryman, also from the Ontario Ontario New Home Warranty Program, outlined the process by which home- owners can get help from the program to get their home fixed. It came as a shock to several people that an original home ownership inspection inspection form which is sent to the Warranty Program does not constitute formal notification of disagreement with the builder. Rather, a separate letter listing all the complaints over workmanship is required within the first year following the closing of the deal. Mr. Perryman said that the Warranty Warranty Program dealt with over 72,000 properties last year. Of those, 4,000 required required a conciliator to mediate between between the homeowner and the builder. The program only warranties certain claims which are best identified by an inspector. Time and again, the two Warranty Program representatives explained explained that they could not judge the validity of a homeowner's complaint without seeing the home. Several homeowners appear to be stuck without the backing of either the Warranty Program or the town building building inspector who is legally required to deal only with items outlined in the building code. Several of the complaints complaints fall under the broad heading of cosmetic items and remain a matter between the builder and the homeown- Lynn David, a vocal critic of Absec, Turn to Page 2 er. n w a \ri f ïOIC ©I IkiCS Further study, as requested by the Town of Newcastle, will continue in Hampton before councillors are prepared prepared to make decisions on the developmental developmental future of the hamlet. However, However, council's specific request for a well contamination survey still has not been approved by Durham Regional Council. In the face of escalating demand for subdivisions and other residential construction construction in x Hampton, councillors recently recently requested the Region of Durham Durham to conduct a preliminary well contamination survey of the area. Council is hoping to avoid situations similar to those in Courtice and Newton Newton ville where development outpaced the available water supply. Documents contained in Monday's council agenda indicated that the Region Region has agreed to conduct an initial "overview of the water supply and tty sewage disposal problems faced by existing existing residents." Only after this first stage is complete complete will regional council vote on whether to press on with a more detailed detailed study. The second phase of the study includes .the well contamination survey. Following Monday's meeting. Councillor Councillor Ken Hooper said, "it is time we took a look at where we are before we allow building to continue. A lot of people want to move into that area. What if you lived in Hampton and we let a big subdivision in beside you and your well dried up?" Councillor Hooper, who also sits on regional council, added that "if my figures figures are right, we're up to 76 percent residential in Newcastle. You can't survive on that. You have to have at least a 60-40 split (for residential and commercial development). Region Reacts to Possible Strike by Metro Workers T A I -- A O.bnminnl enraviner will nlcn Tip n< by Andrea Adair The garbage crisis Durham residents residents have heard about in the. past year is suddenly closer than originally anticipated. Durham Region may be stuck with no place to dispose of its waste if Metro Metro Toronto garbage collectors decide to go on strike this week. A report in today's Regional Council agenda explains that the public service service employees in Metro are in a position position to go on strike on June 16. If that occurs, the Brock West landfill landfill site in Pickering, which is owned and operated by Metro Toronto, will close for the duration of the strike. Most of Durham's waste is sent for disposal at Brock West. Anticipating the worst, the regional works department has developed emergency plans. Those plans include ceasing curb- side collections in municipalities. Trash could also be stored at local garbage garbage transfer stations during the strike. The transfer stations that may be used include those in Oshawa, Scugog and Darlington, Regional Works Commissioner Bill Twelvetrees, in his report said each site would be fenced and staffed with both regional employees and local employees. employees. Chemical spraying will also be used to reduce odors and control pests while the waste is being stored. Regional waste disposal staff would take the waste to the Brock West site for disposal at the end of a strike. Sidewalk Sale In Mid-July Parts of Temperance Street will be briefly closed in July following a motion motion by Newcastle Town Council on Monday. However, the closure is not for construction. The occasion is the annual Bowmanville Business Centre Sidewalk Sale. The line-up of activities planned by the downtown merchants for July .20 to 22 includes a street dance, fashion show, vintage car display, the paving of Temperance Street with gold dollar coins in aid of the hospital building fund, a namc-the-merchant contest, and a pancake breakfast on Saturday, July 22. Temperance Street, below King Street, will closed from 6:00 p.m. on July 19 to 5:00 p.m. on July 22. The northern section of Temperance from King to Church Streets will be closed from 6:00 p.m. on July 21 to 3:00 p.m. on July 22. Fife and Drum Band Keeps Marchers in Step at Tyrone Spirift Day Parade One hundred years of history were celebrated on Sat- drum band of the Orange Lodge. T he members of the col- urday during the Tyrone Spirit Day. This year's theme or party are shown here as they prepare to lead the pa- was 'The Past 100 Years". And various decades from the rade out of the Tyrone Commun'.// Centre and down the 1880s to the present were well-represented by floats and main street. j a other entries. Leading the procession was the life and