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| Miss Dominion of Canada, Irene Vermeulen had her hands full Saturday morning as she helped serve plates of pancakes at the Golden Griddle breakfast in the Festival Days tent. Irene was on hand all day Saturday assisting with various events. See Caribbean es, photos and stories inside this issue. Caribbean beauty What a terrific weekend it turned out to be! Katie Van Camp was just one of thousands of people who turned out for Port Perry's Caribbean Festival Days, a celebration of hot sun, tropical breezes and warm, ocean currents. For stories and more photos of the most fun this town has ever had, see inside! Vol. 120 No. 33 Residents of Scugog Island are demanding action to correct what they believe is a very dangerous intersection. A petition with 500 names was presented to the Township council Monday afternoon" asking for a "safer" intersection at the corner of Regional Road 7 and Concession 10. The Rev. Brian Robinson, who has lived for the past two years in the Church manse just north of the corner, told councillors there have been half a dozen accidents and near-misses in the past couple of years. He himself was hit from behind while waiting to make a left turn into his driveway. And the petition notes that in ear- ly June, the teen-aged son of an OPP SS Island residents call for ""safer" corner officer was killed in a two car acci- dent at the corner. The petition asks that action be taken to make the corner less hazar- dous. Rev. Robinson suggested stop lights or signs and/or a reduction in the speed zone. 'We'll leave that up to you' (council) he stated. There is no question that the in- tersection is one of the busiest ones on Scugog Island. The Concession Road to the west leads to homes and a popular marina and campground. On the east side of the road is the Community Hall and on the west side of the Regional Road are a home, a yard for truck storage, the church and the church residence. Just to the north of the intersec- tion, the Regional Road takes a turn Tuesday, July 15, 1986 to the left. Sight lines for motorists are difficult when approaching from all directions. Scugog Mayor Jerry Taylor agreed that the intersection is a pro- blem. He called it very tricky for motorists. He said that the Township is now in the process of removing a fence on the property just to the north of Concession Ten West, which should help somewhat. He noted that several years ago, the Township was close to a deal with the homeowner on the corner to move the home to a new lot, but that deal fell through at the last moment. Louncil received the petition, but no further action was taken at the meeting on Monday afternoon. Copy 35¢ 40 Pages Commercial plaza at north Plans for a small commercial plaza on Lilla St. just north of Port Perry have been rejected by Scugog Township council. Township Mayor Jerry Taylor told developer Michael Zygocki Monday afternoon that the council - cannot support the commercial por- tion of the development planned for the former Brooks Farm. Mr. Zygocki has submitted a development proposal for the land which calls for 141 single family homes and a small neighbourhood plaza fronting on the Regional Road. At a public meeting two months ago, many residents of the north end of Port Perry expressed grave con- cerns about the commercial aspect of the development. Although a formal decision on the development proposal has not been made by the council, it was clear at Monday's meeting that councillors will not approve any plans that in- clude the commercial plaza. Mr. Zygocki replied tg the com- ments from Mayor Taylor and other councillors that if the commercial portion of the plans are not approv- ed, he could live with that. However, he said he might try to get the plaza approved in several years time. As for the residential aspect of the development (141 lots gn municipal water and private septic systems) several councillors suggested that the development is too large, and they had reservations about lots fronting onto Lake Scugog. Mr. Zygocki countered by stating the lots along the lake shore are large enough to handle septic systems without danger to the lake, and the overall development would be phased in during a five or six year period. He also said that if reductions were made in the number of lots in the development, this would add to the servicing costs (roads, hydro, water lines) and in turn would in- crease the price of the lots. "I'm trying to provide some affor- end of Port Perry rejected dable housing here," he told council. At the public meeting several weeks ago, fears were raised about the total number of proposed lots and whether the community of Port Perry was ready for such growth in a relatively short period of time. "One issue for this council is how much do we want Port Perry to (Turn to page 12). Important public recreation meeting The first step in the preparation of a Recreation Needs Study for Scugog Township will get underway this week with public meetings in Port Perry and Blackstock. The meetings will be held this Thursday evening (July 17) starting at 8:00 p.m. in the Port Perry Municipal Building and the Blackstock Recreation Centre. The Ottawa-based consulting firm of Sesquaig Incorporated has been hired by Scugog Township to prepare a comprehensive study on the recreational facilities and future needs in the Township. Jim Sevigny and Kim McQuaig are partners in the consulting firm and both will be in Scugog Township this week to attend the meetings. Mr. Sevigny told the Star last week, the purpose of holding the meetings is two-fold: to explain to the public the nature of the rec needs study, the terms of reference and the time frame for completion. And also to explain to the public how individuals or those represen- ting groups or organizations in the community can have specific in-put into the study. He added that he and Mr. McQuaig will field questions on the process the study will take. In hiring this consulting firm, the Township wants all aspects of culture and recreation examined, and specifically the question of arenas, fair boards and banquet facilities within Scugog. Mr. Sevigny said he hopes as many people as possible will attend one of the two meetings this week. He said the meetings will likely last about an hour. Tc ----------,"