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0 - "WEEKEND STAR" FRIDAY, MARCH 9, 200 Gas bar plan back before township ango can't go without revisions, councillors say By Chris Hall Weekend Star Plans for the renova- tion of the Cango gas sta- tion at The Ridges south of Port Perry have been met with strong opposi- tion from neighbours. The Cango station is located at the intersection of Simcoe St. and Old Simcoe Rd. It now consists of little more than a few gas pumps and a small kiosk. Another building, which was used as a restaurant, was destroyed by a suspicious fire more than a year ago. Another building, used primarily as a maintenance garage, is no longer in use. Darlene wes formerly with No Fills Har salon in Port Perry However, that all could change if Cango gets the okay to make changes from Scugog Council. The company is seeking approval for significant changes to the property. Cango wants to enlarge and move the pump area, and add a lighted canopy over the pumps to protect customers and employ- ees from the elements. Cango also has plans to build a 1,200 square-foot building on the site to house an office, storage, counter space, cooler and a public washroom. Also in the plans is a drive-through donut and coffee shop. ERSTE WELCOME! WELCOME! Welcome Darlene Manns to BARBERICKSTYLIST Haircutting for the whole family! sowarer street, porrrErry 985-1998 The property is cur- rently zoned for commer- cial use (C4-1), but the township wants to pre- clude a motor vehicle repair garage and a single dwelling on the property. Appearing on behalf of Cango were Cy Armstrong and Greg Maddock. They requested the appear- ance to outline the changes made to their plan since a public meet- ing last September. At that time a number of concerns were brought up by council and mem- bers of the public, and Cango was asked to con- sider them. 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PORT PERRY DENT. = INSURANCE ASSIGNMENT ACCEPTED (WE COLLECT FROM INSURANCE COMPANIES) = DENTISTRY WHILE YOU SLEEP ® PAYMENT PLANS ARRANGED They told council that a left-turn lane would be added to Simcoe St. to make it easier for north- bound motorists to tum into the station. A right turn lane would also be added to the southbound lane. Curbing would also be required along the perimeter of the property to stop motorists from cut- ting across the site to gain access to Old Simcoe Rd, and a concrete island would be erected to con- _ trol traffic, they said. A service road, just off of Old Simcoe Rd., would also be reconditioned to allow trucks to deliver (ely aie]= ® GENERAL ANAESTHESIA AVAILABLE 30" 2m 4 NATURAL GAS + PROPANE WOOD FIREPLACES MODEL GD70 The look of sd py | in a gas fireplace. areeemm FIREBRIDGE WAREHOUSE 852-0369 MODEL GD33 The GD33 combines all of the energy effciency and conven- ience you're looking for in a fireplace yet is small enough to fit practically anywhere! OVERRIDGE FIREPLACE WAREHOUSE 985-0715 fuel. When not in use, the roadway would be closed off, restricting public traf- fic. While councillors expressed concerns about traffic safety at the inter- section, acting public works director Terry Carson asked if there would be enough room to handle all the drive- through traffic. He was told that there would be enough room for nine vehicles in the drive- through line, but Mr. Carson asked if that could be increased to maybe a dozen vehicles. "Ten years down the road we have four lanes of traffic on Simcoe St. and that (drive-though) is suc- cessful, are we going to have cars backed up down to Shirley Rd.?" he asked. Council was told that the drive-through setup, and entire station, would be very similar to the Pioneer gas bar at the cor- ner of Simcoe. St. and Hwy. 7A in Port Perry. "It's just going to be coffee, muffins, donuts, and bagels; there'll be no sandwiches or soups," said Mr. Armstrong. "There will be no big time delay." Neighbours are con- cemed about the poten- tial problems created when large transport trucks are. parked on the side of the road while their drivers get a donut and coffee. Ward 2 Councillor Marilyn Pearce suggested the residents elect two or three folks to be their spokespeople, and that a meeting with all the inter- ested parties could be set up in the near future to address their concems. After the meeting, it was decided that further work had to be done between the developers and the region on the road and access. They agreed to appear before council again at a later date. a aac hy