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The Acton Free Press Wed May New municipal complex follows existing theme mils spectators ore Hills proposed municipal complex on the Seventh Line will em ploy the best features of the old municipal building which made it a Roy Academy of Art award winner when it was built over a decade ago architect Don says Last Wednesday Mr Hall ford presented floor plans artist sketches and a verbal lour of the new municipal complex to Hills The planned expansion would result in all municipal departments being housed under one roof and the pre sent municipal building growing from 800 square feet to a total of square feet The proposed addition would be square feet Mr who has de signed the expansion design the building and admitted after his talk to council that when he origin ally drew up the plans for the township headquarters he ne ver envisioned an expansion of the magnitude is now considering It is a contemporary styled building that fits in perfectly with the old build ing Ninety to percent or the existing building will be retained although it will be hard for many people to re cognize the old parts once walls are torn down The addition is definitely in the same design theme as the existing building he He lold council the plans he was showing them were the result of meetings with both department heads and the municipal building develop ment committee This building is neither too extravagant or so tight that it can withstand growth after several years Hall ford explained He noted the existing drive way into municipal build ing will disappear and the f in station will be moved There will be a small parking in front of the building and areas behind for staff visitor and works equipment parking The expansion will follow the existing building with two levels one above and one be low ground The building will u FLOOR PLAN of the lower level of the proposed Halton Hills municipal complex be completely air condition He said there would be car peting and the interior would have similar appearances to other modern municipal com wl have matched in the expansion de signs and materials which stood up well over the in this building he pointed out Mr told the loun there is a high sland ard of insulation slated for the municipal complex so ing costs will be kept down He said people coming into the building will be siphoned off quickly to various areas tike finance offices planning and engineering Mr said will be altered and there will be more room for spectators He explained Ihc council lors will face out from the back of the room towards spectators and press Mr noted the present chambers are feet wide while Ihe new council cham will be feet wide and there will be room for people seated comfortably and 100 could be crammed In to the chambers The front of the building facing onto the Seventh Line will be much more pronounc is on Ihe en trance and council chambers with respect lo design Shipping and receiving will be located at the rear and there will be room for bulk storage of items the town reguhrly purchases and the purchasing agent office will in that area Skylights will be used in the drafting arei of the engineer department as well as council ehambers and lie not ed Inert will be gentle steps at Ihe front of Ihe building and people can also be pushed in who are confined to wheel will have own enlranee from Iheir parking We have built up the en trance well so there will be a presentation of the pro perly he explained Councillor Dick like the appearance of parking in Ihe front but was assured by the architect that front parking is geous for short visits to the building noted the pro perty will be landscaped in such way lhat the cars very visible from the road Mr added 12 parking spots won t be much of an eyesore Administrator Doug said the way the building is designed there is lots of room for growth and ifter completion it would be least years before any additions were required at the new complex He said the area the clerks department will be quartered in will provide enough room far not only existing person but there would be space for a by law enforcement of deer a solicitor and two or three secretaries when more staff is needed Councillor Dick said he wanted lo be sure there was enough open space in the building lo accommodate staffing increases when the town s population reaches Prilchord noted there Is en ough space to facilitate a full time secretary for the should that need ever arise Treasurer Raymond King said Ihc plans reflect whal Is needed for department both now and in the future He said centralization of municipal services has ad vantages and benefits and suggested there would be a more efficient splitting up of functions if everyone was un one roof King said the present quarters of the department were ade quate Engineer Robert Austin said he was happy with he saw and noted he could talk all night about the ad vantages of being under one roof but that there was no need since his concerns were well reflected in the complex designs Recreation director Glen Gray too excited about the idea of moving out to Es from the Gordon Memorial Arena and thought his department was more accessible to the public where it was now He admitted inter department nlcations would be improved if everyone was centralized but thought since Georgetown is the population centre of Ihc town lhat where recreation should be located I can support leaving where we are now The co ordinate for wards one and two should stay in and the rest of the department in Georgetown We be removed from wards three and four dray said He add his department must keep Continued on Page 3 ECONOMY CARS kiw from it Low down Tit and Bank Finwv MOTORS LTD Fertilize Your Lawn We have a large selection EVERGREENS SHRUBS FRUIT BUSHES FOR PLANTING GLADIOLI DAHLIAS AND LILIES New staffers at Acton post office Vagstablw Ml Lawn IS the new mail man er mail person er mail carrier er how about letter tamer for Acton post office Her route takes her around the 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