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O’Connor in Headline the running DARRYL KNIGHT The Standard
MARK TWAIN COMES TO LIFE: Uxbridge’s annual Huck Finn Day saw a huge tournout on Saturday, April 26. Despite inclement weather, crowds of families turned out dressed in period garb and straw hats. Above, Pat Higgins, Bill McKee, Sparky the Fire Dog, Boomer the Bass and winners of the anBENJAMIN PRIEBE The Standard nual look-alike contest gathered for the official opening ceremony.
UXBRIDGE: The race for Uxbridge council’s top job is officially on, after Mayor Gerri Lynn O’Connor filed nomination papers to seek re-election in October’s municipal election last week. Mayor O’Connor will be seeking her ninth term in office when residents head to the pools on Monday, Oct. 27. O’Connor was first elected to public office as Ward 5 Councillor in 1980, before moving on to the position of Regional Councillor in 1982, and was acclaimed as Mayor in 1985, a position she would hold until 2006, when she took a four-year sabbatical. In 2010, O’Connor returned to office, defeating incumbent Mayor Bob Shepherd, who will once again duke it out with O’Connor this fall. In total, O’Connor is undefeated in 10 municipal elections over her political career. “I feel there’s a lot left to accomplish,” O’Connor told The Standard. “It’s ongoing, and now we’re dealing with more issues where the federal and provincial governments are making the rules and it’s getting more complicated where the municipality doesn’t have much of a say. Uxbridge needs a strong voice who understands the municipal side of it and is willing to fight for their constituents.” Over the past four years, Uxbridge councillors have embarked on several major infrastructure projects, and O’Connor is hopeful to remain on council to see them come to fruition. T U R N TO PAG E 3
Old Mill could see new life and investor input BENJAMIN PRIEBE The Standard
SCUGOG: The future of Port Perry’s Old Mill, a century-old fixture of the waterfront on Water St., will soon be under discussion with a market sounding exercise approved by Scugog Towship Council on Monday, April 28. Following an audit and evaluation of
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the historic structure, it was discovered that the Old Mill is structurally stable, but unfit for occupancy without a hefty price tag of renovations. “The cost of restoring and repurposing the Old Mill could be as much as $4 Million, and the cost of demolition [could be] $500,000,” reads a Township staff report.
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The Steering Committee behind the Waterfront Revitalization Project believes that the opportunities held in the property would be attractive enough for a private sector firm to foot the bill for restoration, re-purposing, or demolition. Once bids are released by Township staff, further updates will be heard at a future Council meeting.
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The next step for Scugog Council will be contracting a market sounding exercise, which brings in potential investors in an attempt to discover interest and proposed uses of the Old Mill. The market sounding was valued at $23,000 by Infrastructure Ontario, but the cost will likely fluctuate since they are no longer a part of the project.
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