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Tne A nee pS SB AN 8 "Decision soon one way or the other", Mayor Scugog Mayor Howard Hall says he wants council to make a decision "soon" on new recreation facilities that are proposed for the Township. "I would hope that there will be something concrete from council by the end of the sum- mer. And by "concrete" I mean a dedlsion one way or another," he said. Vol. 124 No. 29 He made the comments to the Star following a lengthy meeting in the council cham- bers Monday evening in which arguments for and against the pleposed facility were present- ed. "Personally speaking, I don't see any point in keeping (a decision) hanging. I would pre- fer to make it sooner, rather than later," he said. He added however, that be- fore any decision is made, the council is going to have to spend some time studying the lengthy feasibility report by Sesquaig Inc., which recommends that Scugog proceed with new recre- ation facilities at a cost of be- tween $6.5 and $7.5 million. The Mayor said the crucial question is not whether Scugog needs the facilities, but the cost and how to pay for them. The Sesquaig report, com- leted in May, proposes a multi- faceted recreation complex to be built on Township-owned land near the Scugog Arena. It calls for a second pad of ice, an indoor swimming pool, a banquet hall for seating up to PORT PERRY, ONT. - TUESDAY, JUNE 12, 1990 Copy 50¢ 60 Pages Rebekah Bajar, 10, and her brother Joshu Er -- My a, 8, of Greenbank, are certainly mother's little helpers. Not only did Rebekah and Joshua help prepare the home-baked goods, preserves and other goodies avaliable at their Farmer's Market stand, they also helped sell the deli- clous treats. The Farmer's Market opened at the Port Perry Fairgrounds on Saturday. it will be open every Saturday from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the summer. (For more photo, please see Inside.) Still no decision on road to Oak Hills development LY Scugog Township council has put off making a decision on whether to force a developer to construct a second access road into the Oak Hills development and golf course south of Port Perry. For the second time in two weeks, lawyer David Simms ap- eared in front of council to de- iver the same message: the road can't be justified from an economic sense and building it could have a detrimental im- pact on the environment. Mr. Simms represents Ridgeland Developments, a company that has built a nine hole golf course and expensive estate homes on land north of the Chalk Lake Road. Ridgeland wants to con- struct a further nine holes and 12 new estate residential lots. But council wants a second access road constructed along the road allowance between Concessions two and three. The cost of that new road has been estimated to be at least $600,000 and two conser- vation authorities have ex- pressed environmental con- cerns over the construction. Ridgeland has threatened to take the issue in front of the Ontario Municipal Board for a hearing if council sticks with the position that the second ac- cess road must be built. Regional councillor Yvonne Christie and area councillor Don Cochrane have consistent- ly argued the new road is need- ed for safety reasons (second ac- cess for emergency vehicles and to handle increased traffic flows generated by the expansion of the golf course) Turn to Page 13 Scugog recreation facility debated 450 people, and a facility for such fitness activities as squash, aerobics, and weight training. Council set aside two hours Monday evening to hear sub- missions from the public on the consultants report recommen- dations. v There was a large crowd in the chambers for the meeting, but the tone was remarkably low-keyed throughout. Fourteen speakers, many of whom represent current "user groups" outlined reasons why Scugog should proceed with the project. They had each been al- lowed five minutes to make their arguments in front of the ccuncil. The ratepayers group, Citi- zens Against Unjustified Taxes (CAUT) was allowed 20 min- utes to argue why Scugog is not in a financial position to pro- ceed with the project. Turn to Page 11 Ghost Road to get named changed to Ghost Road on Scugog Is- land will soon be no more, in name at least. The stretch of rural road that runs between the 9th and 10th Lines will be re-named of-' ficially Mississauga Lane, in recognition of the Island Indi- ans of the same name. Township council quickly agreed to the request that the road not be officially named Ghost Road after several resi- dents of the area petitioned council Monday afternoon.' "Ghost Road really is a neg- ative name," Island resident Joel Aldred told council. He suggested Mississauga Lane, and it was readily accept- ed by the council. Mr. Aldred said band chief Yvonne Edgar is in favour of naming the road after the Indi- ans who have lived on Scugog Island for at least 150 years. The stretch of road has been known locally as Ghost Road because of a legend that has received wide-spread pub- licityin recent years. Some people claim that at certain times of the night a mys- terious light can be seen on this road, and according to legend, it ~ Mississauga Lane is the light of a motorcycle that crashed years ago, killing the driver. It's a quaint story, and a lot of people drive to the road, espe- cially on weekends, hoping to catch a glimpse of the so-called ghost light. But for residents of the area, it's become a problem. All night parties have become com- mon, there is traffic congestion and noise. And some people, looking for the road, have banged on doors in the middle of the night demanding directions. One resident suggested to the council Monday afternoon that the road should be closed off completely by the Township, because of the late night prob- lems. While council declined to take that step, the road will be officially named after the Indi- ans. The council is now in the process of re-naming numerous roads and streets throughout Scugog in preparation for the new 911 emergency dialing sys- tem that will be put in place Turn to Page 3 Council endorses BIA request for Mini/Max The request for a new "min- max" by-law for the Port Perry Business Improvement Area (BIA) will get support from Township council. Council agreed Monday af- ternoon to prepare the new by- law which will govern the BIA budget for 1991. However, the matter could yet end up in front of the Onta- rio Municipal Board for a final decision. Robert Prentice, who oper- ates Bob's Barber Shop on Queen Street, notified council in writing that his objections to the "min-max" system of collect- ing funds for the BIA still stands. Mr. Prentice sent a copy of his objecting letter to this news- paper, and it is re-printed on the letters page in this issue of the Star. 9 a 2A gf i Apogee. ---- rp ------ _ Ee