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2- PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, February 18, 1997 "Scugog's Community Newspaper of Choice" Foes feared being outvoted Disposal charges vote is delayed for another week By Chris Hall Port Perry Star Durham Region resi- dents will have to wait another week before a decision is made on the $2 transfer station fee. Discussions and deci- sions on the controversial fee were put on hold as the issue was tabled by council members at a Feb. 12 meeting held in Whitby. According to Scugog Mayor Howard Hall, those opposing the charge knew they would have lost the vote, so they put off the decision until the next meeting. "Those against the $2 fee saw that they didn't have 17 people so they tabled it for two weeks," said the mayor, explaining that a majority vote of 17 out of 33 would be required to dismiss the fee. "They knew that they would have lost the vote because they didn't have enough supporters to turn the vote around," said the mayor, adding that both he and fellow councillor Marilyn Pearce are both in favor of the new fee. The fee is expected to bring in an additional $570,000 in yearly rev- enue for the region's garbage disposal budget. It was approved by a close 11-10 margin at a Dec. 18, 1996 meeting. While councillors are A ARS » EAL Se expected to vote on the issue at their Feb. 26 meet- ing, Durham's three trans- fer stations are slated to start collecting fees on March 1. Up until that time, res- idents of Durham have been allowed to take up to 220 pounds (100 kg) of household trash to a trans- fer station free of charge. The mayor also men- tioned that a Nes'leton man made an appearance at the Regional Council meeting bearing a petition signed by 500 Scugog Township demanding township-wide garbage collection. According to Mayor Hall, the man stated that he was against the $2 fee and wanted to see the township pick up his garbage. The mayor said that an average house in the area assessed at $3,500 pays only $37.10 a year for garbage collection out of their property taxes, while those who do not get their trash picked up for them may spend close to a hun- dred dollars a year to remove it themselves. He plans to bring the issue of township-wide collection up at Scugog Township council and have a serious look at it. Previous attempts to introduce the service township-wide have failed. A ® ne INSURANCE ASSIGNMENT ACCEPTED BM EVENING APPOINTMENTS AVAILABLE (WE COLLECT FROM INSURANCE COMPANIES) IR DENTISTRY WHILE YOU SLEEP - : WPAYMENT PLANS ARRANGED i B® GENERAL ANESTHESIA AVAILABLE % WI SENIOR CITIZENS DISCOUNT Z NEW PATIENTS WELCOME PERE Reson] 985-8459 462 PAXTON ST. (ACROSS FROM PORT PERRY HOSPITAL) 80 Water Street, Port Perry 985-8448 residents SURF'IN THE NET: Cartwright High School in Blackstock held an open house last Wednesday evening to showcase its new computer lab. The small school is now equipped with 19 Pentium computers with a satellite hook-up for Internet use. Numbers were small at the lab as the weather didn't cooperate, but a few interested people did brave the bad road conditions. Here, Gloria Wood- side, a teacher and Head of Business Studies, shows Phil Harris a little about the system. Cost of replacing Blackstock stands might be too high Board considers The future of the Blackstock grandstand was one issue addressed at a meeting of the Blackstock Fair Board last week. According to Joyce Kelly, a four-member committee was formed at the Feb. 12 meeting to look at the options the club may pursue. The committee will be looking at the viability of replacing the old structure, as well as the cost. The team is expected to report back to the board during their next meeting on March 12. A decision must be made soon to allow work to be new grandstand done before the 1997 Blackstock Fair on Aug. 23. If new stands aren't to be built, temporary seating may have to be used. The grandstand, centre point of the fairgrounds since its construction in the mid-30s, is believed to be the victim of vandals after it burned to the ground during the evening of Dec. 14, 1996. Former Blackstock Fair Board President Lawrence Van Camp estimated that it would cost in excess of $100,000 to replace the old structure. Everyone Welcome |0am Saturday, February 22 Holiday Inn, 1011 Bloor St. E., Oshawa, Ont. NOTE! - This is the Association's Annual Auction Competition, Banquet and Dance. 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