v 905942200 416 7987624 j 1 j fax- 905 2941538 email newsroomeconsuncom f publisher an prolfojooc- t i general manager azwrajbromweiv l rx- su v editor in chief brenda larson director of advertising deora wfefev v vc deputy editor- i classified manager j 3dddrakeks ann campbell iceditorv retail sales manager jim masoht sstephenmathieu production manager inside sales manager t vstaceyallen s business manager v barry black j r u t robert lazurico v w online publishing office manager n jtz manager vtviarfoneil v margaktheming r j r n r r 1c pamnichbls 1 distribution manager- j l fs is litferallrsy aisslihlbcmmy 5 butfofhogwashrf- 5 aj 1 mdurhouseijunkirhail tossed out iinght oak ridgesmp- liorfqf our debt since 199798- f 11 r i the facfis only 15 r j fmarice ministerpaur martins debt traq kibble uer fees would deal with mess left by beachgoers i how the proposed rcivc would be structured has not yet been reached m ore than 12000 people poured into georgina on the longest and hottest weekend of the summer of 2001 z so many people in fact the town couldnt handle the incredible volume of visitors or the associated problems each of its four public parks from willow beach to pefferlaw were jammed with vehicles its beaches bloated with sun- bathers barbecuers and babies exhausted town bylaw officers hand ed out more than 600 25 parking fines for a total of 15000 and collected 30 from each car that passed through the gates of all four parks big deal residents fiom thornhill markham richmond hill newmarket and as far away as scarborough and toronto head- ed to yorks poorest town for a day of fun in the sun outdoor feasts and most of all a dip in ontanossixth largest lake everyone wanted- to slip mto the cooling gentle waves of the regions biggest recreational economic boon for an entire day and everyone wanted to walk along its sandy shores but what was left behind was appalling and downright disrespectful washroom and portable toilets over- flowed forcing visitors to utilize nearby properties to relieve themselves garbage wasthrown in parks into the lake and over fences on peoples lawns noise levels were outof control long jinto tkeevening forcing some cottagers 1tq pack upahd head homer- v 7 j mthetownecognized needrtb tighten certain regulations and has agreed to pass out garbage bags increase parking finestadd gates where heeded and close parks earlier oriiohg s t butmuch more needs to be done jthe town should be tracking how many people head totiie beacheseach week end andusetttiose numbers to veigh against costs to v v tfor instance the town charges each 300 park for the day if five people from each car spend a day on the beacht t 1 lets weigh revenue against costs each of the fivevisitors usesthe washroom facilities and trash recepta- cles several times during the day r by the time georgina residents pay for staff to patrol the beach staff the gates and clean the mess not to meh- a i n m i i 1 jv ne number kj piamemldwety myr newspaper reseryesuwrlt to a wt es3 1 ar ygstoufmtlejnmexpubusreveoursday and saturday oneot the metroland printing publishing and distributing udgnxipjof ricwspapersvyhlcri indudetthe ajavpickeiing news advertiser alliston heraldcourier glbawadvancebafrs bay jhis week bolton enterprise brampton guardian burlington shopptng news buriingtonij jfpostrclty ferentcingoodvvamgjcomrectloneast york mirrorerin advocatecountry routes etoblcokes guarrjiannamboroughlpostgeontown independenvacton fteepress kingston this week undsay this week t t jw mwiandpenetangulshene minor milton canadian champion milton shopping news mississauga news newmarket- i aurora georgi tr j- lhjjii orillla today aurora georgina erabanner nordiumtiertarki newsf north york mirror oakvflle beaver oakvihe shopping newsjv rcawawhltoyclaringtonporti perry this weeka peterborough itwsjweehrichrnondi v2 v what needsto happen is this r drzachshouldbechargedsaolto 0property- anei10wouldbechareedthatsat mere65forafamily of five tosenioy a4 day of fun m ss t vfyouuiirikmatssteeppnceafarruvv xmissmkmmk srteurantentertauimentfeahty 5