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vw '1 PAE AN AS) 1) ] ' a . 1] LE) I YE I Ee Tn EN] Vol. 113 No. 30 Wednesday June 6, 1979 36 Pages ~ Township seeks approval * to borrow up to $700,000 by John B. McClelland Scugog Township is seeking approval from the Ontario Municipal Board to borrow up to $700,000 for construction of a new Works department garage and to help finance a new library and municipal building. A motion to seek OMB approval was passed by Durham Regional council last week, and the $700,000 figure for Scugog is part of a $5.6 million application made by the Region on behalf of six of the eight municipalities that make up Durham. Scugog Township council lL finance committee chairman Reg Rose told the Star last week that while Scugog is asking the OMB for approval to borrow up to that amount, the local council has made no decision to go into debt for part or all of the $700,000. "We are seeking the necessary approval from the OMB to borrow the money," he said. "If the council decides at a later date to go ahead and actually borrow, we want to have access to the capital if we need it." A spokesman for the Durham Region finance department told the Star that before granting municipality permission to borrow money, the OMB takes a" very careful look at that municipality's financial 'position and the ability to carry the loan and pay it back. He said the OMB will likely take about eight weeks before a decision is made on whether or not to grant the permission to borrow. Scugog's application for permission to borrow is broken down into two parts: $200,000 for the new Works - department garage proposed for a piece of Township property near the New Scugog Arena on Regional Road 8; and $500,000 for a Funny Money!!! Sgt. Roy Hobbs [seated] and fraud seminar organizer Dr. Jim Hardy of the Scugog Chamber of Commerce look over samples of counterfeit money that the Durham Regional Police have confiscated throughout the Region. was the guest speaker at a special seminar last Tuesday evening. Sgt. Hobbs new library and municipal building proposed for a two- acre parcel of waterfront property which Scugog purchased six weeks agg! Council has approveed the construction of the Works department garage for this year. Final drawings for this building are now near completion and it is expected that work will get underway this summer. CASH ON HAND Councillor Rose explained that the Township presently has enough cash on hand to pay for the new garage without having to borrow. However, he said that the council is seeking permis- sion to borrow if necessary because 'that cash on hand may have to be used this year for the start of a new library building on the waterfront property. While the location of a new library has been approved in principle by the Library Board, a final decision to . actually start construction this year has not yet been Turn to page 10 ve # Afternoon Delight What better way to cool off on a hot summer night than by eating a big chocolate ice cream cone? At least that's what Sara Graham seemed to be thinking Monday night when Mom and Dad took her to the lakefront park and treated here. But don't worry about her face and clothes....they're both wash and wear!!! a, Shoplifting, NSF cheques problem for businessmen Fraud, shoplifting and NSF cheques were the topics Sergeant Roy Hobbs of the Durham Regional Police spoke about to a handful of Port Perry merchants last Tuesday evening at Scugog Chamber of Commerce seminar held at Railroad- house Motel. Although the turnout for the seminar on fraud was poor, with only eight busi- nesses represented, those who took part in the three hour informal session found the information given by Sgt. Hobbs very informative and felt that they would be able to better handle some of the problems they face as merchants. According to Sgt. Hobbs, the biggest fraud problem within the Region of Durham at this time is the issuing of NSF (non sufficient fund) cheques by the public. "Some of these are honest mistakes by the public', he said, 'but most are fraud." He said that currently there are between 25 - 30 bad cheques wg itten every day within the Region. He suggested that when business people are asked to accept a cheque, they should request three different pieces of identification to verify the purchaser is who they say they are. "Quite often the only ID that is asked for is a drivers licence, and this is one of the poqrest pi of identifica- tion that or get," he said. "For $50 I can get you a false drivers licence in less than a day." One way to help eliviate the problem with bad cheques, Sgt. Hobbs sugges- ted, is to have one person responsible for the authori- zation of all cheques. 'This way if a bad cheque is passed the police have only one (Turn to page 2) Allan Lawrence given dual roll Durham-Northumberland M.P. Allan Lawrence has been handed dual responsi- bilities as solicitor-general and minister for consumer and corporate affairs in the new Progressive Conserva- tive cabinet. Mr. Lawrence was among 30 cabinet ministers who took the oath of allegiance during swearing in ceremon- ies Monday afternoon in Ott- awa. Although there have been instances of one minister holding two cabinet portfol- ios, the move is considered a little unusual, and Mr. law- rence will be among a dozen MP's to make up an "inner committee' of ministers headed by Prime Minister Joe Clark, who officially took over the reins of power on Monday. There had been some spec- ulation during the recent election campaign that Mr. (Turn to page 3) winimisdaduiniant FRASER |B A