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EE oN] Sign surprises, angers councillors By J. Peter Hvidsten Port Perry Star Reaction to a large sign posted at Port Perry Fair over the weekend critical of Scugog councillors was fast and predictable. Members of the Port Perry Fair Board erected a large 4'x8' sign during the fair warning the public the future of the fairground is uncertain. Past President Bill Cohoon told the Port Perry Star, "we wanted to make people aware the fairground is in jeopardy." Wording of the sign said: This Fairground Is In Danger. Lease expires in July 1997. Many councillors do not want to renew our lease. They want to sell this parkland for an undisclosed development. Please help us save it for future generations to enjoy. As might be expected, reaction from Scugog coun- cillors, who have been trying to negotiate a new lease with the fair board for the past five months, ranged from anger and surprise to disappointment. Mayor Howard Hall said he was "extremely disap- pointed the fair board would stoop to this type of tac- tic at the fair." "The statements on the sign are simply untrue," he said. Mayor Hall said there isn't oné member of council who doesn't want to implement a new lease agree- } ah cenit gd PORT PERRY, ONTARIO - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1994 Vol. 128 No. 42 Copy 65¢ 36 Pages Sand pit plans upset residents By Jeff Mitchell Port Perry Star A public meeting will be held in Nestleton Thursday night (Sept. 8) for residents concerned about a possible sand pit oper- ation near the Manvers/Scugog township line. Residents in the area were alarmed early in August to learn the 98-acre site, owned by a Scarborough businessman, was | i - be being tested for suitability for pit operation. The wooded site is Fa - located to the rear of their large lots. | : Dialogue has been estab- kL bre & lished with land owner Eid | Man busted Attia and that's encouraging, but homeowners are frustrated that there appears little they can do if a licence for extraction on the site is granted, said John Rickey, who's forming a com- mittee in the area. "The process is set up so that we have no say in the matter," Mr. Rickey said last week. "There's no hearings or any- thing you can do." Mr. Attia said he has asked for testing of the area --it's a large tract of land with 1,100 feet of frontage on McKee Rd. | that the town line properties back onto -- so he can consider options for the property, which he has held for seven years but has been unable to subdivide for housing. He said housing is his pref- erence. But Ontario agricultur- al land policies prohibit subdi- vision of the parcel. "It's not agricultural at all," Mr. Attia said in a telephone interview. "Something has to be done on the property." The property is an expensive onlslanda 'minor cog' in RCMP probe A man arrested Thursday on traffic charges near Port Perry is a "minor cog" in an ongoing RCMP liquor inves- tigation, a customs officer says. by ®o | Const. Dan- Zavarise of Bowmanville RCMP's cus- | toms and excise section said | Friday the force is releasing little information on the bus for fear of jeopardizing alarg- erinvestigation. ~~ s| Hesaid the Brampton resi- | dent was stopped by RCMP Thursday on Scugog Island, and Durham Régional Police | Serge WADERS CRO Rpg wae vol were called when it was dis- covered he was driving under | suspension from a previous impaired driving conviction. | "There was a quantity of'il- |. , legal liquor in the vehicle," said Const. Zavarise, adding | - | jt SAR KE albatross, said Mr. Attia, costing OBA he ; - him $4,500 a year in taxes. But the Susplct Was not charged _- EERIE SINS EFF ITTCHECUPORT PEF STA he said no firm decision cn | Act onde ape cB 5 | | : toa tablishi it th h he: : | Kate Colmer, 12, and her pal Emmy the Springer Spaniel came in third in the look- been ade. © a pit there 1d The suspect is believed to be "a minor cog in a large wheel," said Const. Zavarise. An investigation contin- ues. "At the moment I have no application or anything; we are just doing some investigation." A Turnto Page 3 alike contest during the pet show at the Port Perry Fair Saturday. Organizers estimate 15,000 people came out this year. We have lots more pictures on page 14 of today's Star. ™~