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vr 8 Dg I a 18 -- PORT PERRY STAR -- Tuesday, November 25, 1986 Pa omy Tope, by p do Pe Se 7, Brookdn, Ont. LOB 1C0 'Brooklin Profile Brook 8 Area since 1983 ROXANNE REVELER News & Footues Eda Phone 655 3637 or 985-7583 TI -- Meadowcrest Public School was reeling with the sound of acid rock music last week, but it wasn't due to a concert, or even a dance. It was because Tom Coghill was there. Using words and music to which the intermediate students could relate, Coghill spreads the word .... He holds their attention Don't get in- soon. volved with drugs or alcohol. The visit to the Brooklin school was a repeat performance for the young man who originally addressed students two years ago. Since that time, he has visited many schools in the Durham area and hopes to reach the students at Anderson Collegiate again Spring Fair Board strikes an agreement with Town The Town of Whitby and Brooklin Spring Fair Board have reached an agreement through a Letter of In- tent that will assure the Fair will be allowed to operate from Brooklin Memorial Park in the future. Last April, the Fair Board wrote to the Town requesting the possibili- ty of an annual lease for the use of the park each year for the Fair. Although the town was not against such a move, the Parks and Recrea- tion Department felt that a letter of intent would be more appropriate at this time as it would provide more flexibility than a lease due to the proposed 1987 Brooklin Memorial Park study which is part of the Master Recreation Plan being outlined for Whitby. This 1987 study is seen as being ex- tremely beneficial to the Spring Fair Board as determining both for the present and future the inter- relationships of the Board's facility requirements and that of the Town. The Parks and Recreation Depart- ment feel that through a Letter of Intent, the Board would have the flexibility to take advantage of the Study upon its completion and possi- ble implementation. Speaking on behalf of the Fair Board, Jack Woodward stated they were concerned about whether or not they would be able to use Memorial Park for the Fair in the future as the Fair must plan from year to year based on a known loca- tion. This permits the required pro- motion and planning to be under- taken. Woodward also indicated that designating a location through some form of formal arrangement with the Town would permit the Fair Board to apply for provincial grants. Parks and Recreation Director Larry Morrow pointed out that this would not only aid the Fair Board, but might also benefit the town as well. . responsible for Morrow stated that historically, the Brooklin Spring Fair has been located at Brooklin Memorial Park. He said this location is well established with the community and that current planning and promotion is based on those factors. Morrow indicated a lease agreement would give assurance to the Fair Board that this location could be con- sidered for the future and at the same time, sufficient flexibility would be provided to permit both parties to congider the benefit from possible varigtions to the current use of the parkland for the future. Under the terms of the agree- ment, Brooklin Spring Fair Board will be responsible for the additional electrical work at Luther Vipond Memorial Arena, provide daily gar- bage pickup during the duration of the Fair, provide staffing for por- table washrooms, and arrange for additional septic tank pumpouts for the outside washrooms. For their part, the Town will be cutting the Fairground's grass prior to the event, and deliver and pick up snow fencing, picnic tables, and stage risers requiretl by the Fair Board. The Town has stated the Fairgrounds will be available next year from Monday, June 2 for set up "and that the Fair Board can enter the arena on Wednesday, June 4 to begin setting up their displays. The Brooklin Spring Fair Board said they will respectfully request that the carnival not park on the out- . field of the baseball diamond before - Monday, June 2 and to depart no later than Monday, June 9 by 12 noon as the diamonds will be in use other than between those times. The Town and the Fair Board will also be conducting two site inspec- tions, one just prior to the 1987 Fajr, and one immediately following, for assessment of any repairs 'necessary. @ Gettingready for the snow At their last regular meeting, Whitby councillors approved an overexpenditure of $6,000 to make sure the North Ward would have suf- ficient snow fencing to battle the dreaded white stuff this winter. Snow fencing is erected in various areas throughout the municipality to control the amount of drifting on- to the roads, particularily in the more rural areas of the North Ward, and also for crowd control during the summer months such as at the Brooklin Spring Fair. Each year, a percentage of the fencing is damag- ed and must be replaced. Provision for such replacement is generally made each year at budget time. In reviewing the needs for the 1986-87 winter season, the Public Works t has estimated they will require an additional 2,000 metres of snow fencing to complete work on Hamers Road, Thickson Road, Vipond Road, Townline Road and Duffs Road. The fencing on Townline Road and Duffs Road will also incorporate a recommendation made by Steve London, who undertook as a Science Fair Project (which won him honours on the national level) the study and control of snow drifts on these two roads. The Town had previously set up fences on these two roads, but the recommendation was to increase the fencing to a dou- ble row as well as placement in ad- ditional locations. The Works Department wishes to implement these recommendations to ascertain their accuracy and, hopefully, reduce the amount of drifts onto those two roads. London's report also recommended against the use of plastic type fences as they had been proved to be less effective than the conventional wooden slat types. An amount of $4,700 was approv- ed in the 1986 Current Budget for the purchase of snow fencing. The total budget amount for the snow fence and culvert thawing account is $25,500 and to date, the Public Works Department has expended $25,578 and no snow fencing has been pur- chased. The reason for the overex- penditure in the account was said to be due to the amount of culvert thawing necessitated during the ear- ly part of this year. To purchase the 2,000 metres of fencing the Works Department says it requires, it was estimated an additional overexpen- diture of $6,000 would have to be approved. Ex drug addict Tom Coghill was on hand at Meadowcrest Public School last week to tell his story to intermediate students in the hopes of persuading them to steer clear of any forms of drug abuse, to include cigarettes and alcohol. Using acid rock music, and rapid fire slide imagary, he gets his message across. Here he dramatizes his story of how drugs possessed him and almost ruin- ed his life with the assistance of grade eight student Paul Young, who acted as the Grim Reaper who held Coghill in chains for so many of his younger years. fg Tm