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ere We Here | An officially sod-turning ceremon start of construction of the new Scu Street. Township Mayor Jerry Tayl [left] and building committee chair ground. A large number of people a council, the Library Board, worked to raise money for t weeks. y was held Monday morning to mark the gog War Memorial Public Library on Water or, along with Board chairman Chuck Preston man Dr. Jack Cottrell put the spade in the ttended the ceremony including members of the building and finance committees and those who he $325,000 library. Construction should take about 16 ~ Herrema appeals for harmony (From page 1 the continued efforts and constructive approach of all our members of council and staff, I look forward to the remaining 14 months of our term in which hard economic: and social decisions have to be made," said Mr. Herrema. But his glowing words and appeal for more harmony quickly faded when Oshawa councillor Ed Kolodzie got to his feet and said things are not so rosy at the Region. "I hope the Region loses the lot levy battle, as this would be one way to keep down spending. "It would reduce revenues and you can't spend what you don't have," he stated. The reference to lot levies concerns, an appeal by Wimpey Construction to the Ontario Municipal Board challenging the Region's right to charge levies. If Wimpey is successful it JESS SE Sen Sm Sm Sw en. -- -------- -- a -- -- -- SATURDAY -10-5 ) ) PLEASE PHONE: ) ] 986-5096 for appointment. could cost Durham and other municipalities hundreds of thousands of dollars in lost revenues. The hearing before the OMB continues this week in Ajax. Councillor Kolodzie's statements about the hearings obviously upset Mr. Herrema who glared at him for a moment or two and then said "I won't even bother to comnient on those remarks." . As the meeting continued and council waded through a rather light agenda, councillors Kolodzie and John DeHart exchanged pleasantries over statements by DeHart to the press that Durham is facing a budget shortfall. Kolodzie wanted to know why DeHart would make a statement like that when a report to council shows that for 1981 Durham's spending so far is on target. DeHart, who likes to shoot EE EEO EE SEE EOE PAULA LISHMAN announces the RE-OPENING ofher STUDIO Showing a Wide Selection of Knit Furs and Leathers. 62 OLD SCUGOG ROAD inthe village of BLACKSTOCK MONDAY to FRIDAY 10 -4 from the lip when he can get his foot out of the way, replied angrily that he was referring only to the operation of the homes for the aged. And then he said that Regional chairman Herrema told him to make the statements to the press about the possible shortfall because the provincial government is hold back senior citizen home grants. Although the proceedings calmed down slightly when a large group of ladies from the Stouffville-Uxbridge area entered the chambers as observers, Oshawa councillor Margaret Shaw, ripped into DeHart, again for statements he made to the press that young unwed girls should be forced to put their babies up for adoption. Mrs. Shaw) who clashes with DeHart on a routine basis, said she found that kind of 'attitude deplorable, and she called for DeHart to r= --- resign his position as chairman of council's Social Services' committee. DeHart just scoffed at the suggestion and then said he would repeat his statements anytime about unwed teen-agers. That infuriated Mrs. Shaw further and as she tried to continue her attack on DeHart, the Regional chair- man ruled her out of order and told her to sit down. It was a rather typical meeting at Regional council. Hardly one goes by that a few councillors don't take the opportunity to launch personal attacks, sometimes salted with colourful language. The sparring between DeHart, Kolodzie and Shaw came after Whitby coun- cillor Tom Edwards had showered words of praise on the council in general for the way meetings are conducted. He said that when compared to other Regional councils in Ontario, 'Durham conducts its business with dignity." He went on to say he has attended council meetings elsewhere and heard members "threaten to punch out another." What he didn't say is that if members of the tax-paying public heard what goes on at Durham council meetings, they would probably be tempted to punch out a few councillors themselves. Regional councillors are paid about $13,000 a year, and while the vast majority refrain from childish antics and outbursts during the meetings, there are times when the chambers sound like a Kindergarten class. Last Wednesday, Sept- ember 16th, was one of those times. BIRR UA tt EI RE AGE RT a AT : 3 RAR IXY ne) Hi rhs Ak 4 Nil 48 ' SIRS A . Std FR BP J REAR R DIR SS : NOTICE NOTICETO CUSTOMERS New Hours of Business ~ Please take note that effective the first week- end in October, the Port Perry Star office will no longer be open on Friday evenings or Saturdays. This decision has come about after a year of deli- beration and hesitation. We are confident that our reduced hours of business will not inconvenience very many cus- tomers, but for those it does we offer our sincere apologies. Commencing with Friday, October 2 the office will remain open until 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Mon- day through Thursday hours will remain the same being 9:00t05:30p.m- ) : ! x ¥ vw ---- | Big Brothers Association of North Durham i i i I 1 | l) J think big 3 Relfelisal=V; "BIG BROTHER WEEK" SEPTEMBER 20 thru 26, 1981 ~ WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23 BIG BROTHER BASEBALL y Big & Little Brothers 0 VS. Ni Port Perry Business Men yg PALMER PARK - PORT PERRY 7:00P.M. SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 26 "BIG BROTHER" CAR RALLY START: DOMINION ST., UXBRIDGE - 9:00 A.M. FINISH: PORT PERRY - 1:00 P.M. ANNUAL BIG BROTHER DINNER/DANCE MUSICHALL -UXBRIDGE Cocktail Hour: 6:00to 7:00 P.M. Dinner: 7:00 P.M. Dance: 9:00P.M.to 1:00AM. *Everyone Welcome DINNER/DANCE: $8.00 per person DANCE: $5.00 per person FOR TICKETS CALL: 985-3733 or 852-7262. For Information regarding The Big Brother Association of North Durham or "Big Brother Week", please call 985-3733 or 852-7262. Noman stands so straight as when he stoops to help a boy! |