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Don McMillan Jim Watson faces challenge at region The job hasnt been easy but Milton Council has worked well together as a team Regional Councillor Jim Walson told a meeting at Wednesday night While parochialism has been rare at the local level it has been obvious at the level he claimed In spite of paring local budgets to the bone costs have risen Mr Watson said He listed improvements to the parking lot in Campbell ville evidence of planning for recreation at the tennis courts and Lions Club Hall Grant on channel An Ontario grant of for channel improvement work on 1G Mile Creek has been provided to the Hnlton Region Conservation Author ity Natural Resources Leo announced The channelization project Halton s General Welfare will be done on the Middle Assistance branch of Social Branch of the creek up- and Family Services Depart stream or the Scotch Block ment will get a new helper Reservoir at Hills soon If Regional Council Total estimated cost of the endorses a recommendation project is made by its Administration Field crowded among the achievements of the council In the Nassaga area He said it was Imperative to have new industry in town to balance the residential growth taking pi nee Concerned He said the growth had to be brought about in harmony wilh lifestyles Watson said he rea mined concerned about quarry trucks using village roads Former Nassaga weya Councillor told Watson the fire hall would have been better for the people had it been located In Brookville as opposed to He noted that only people within five miles of a fire hall already enjoyed that Milton fire hall enjoyed lower insurance benefit because of their rates and residents of Camp- in relationship to the apply for post A total of applications have been received for the vacant position of Director of Parks and Recreation Jack McGeachie told Milton Council Monday Applications are still being received andhc asked council whether they should be sorted and reduced to a smaller quantity Council had asked the applications be referred to them for the Dec meet log The clerk indicated there were about six with the A certification with or less two local and the balance mainly wilh Bache lor of Arts degrees in physical education or other fields Council authorized the clerk and deputy clerk to re view the applications and present a reduced number to the appropriate committee with the committee to recom mend a group to council for interviews Computer to ease welfare workload Continued from Page 18 I promise you strong and honest representation in council to work for the public interest not my own I have always believed that if elected to public office you serve the people not your self she said Easy to throw out Councillor Brad Clements said that it was easy to say throw regional government out but he cautioned the people when he suggested he t see a return to the old system of government He said council would have to work within it and urged people to elect councillors who would work to make it better He said council Is com mitted to a program of tar and chipping and general up grading of rural roads and suggested It might be to go over and beyond the amount the province will subsidize A fire department would be formed in soon and urged volunteers to become involved he said Favorable trend He spoke of estate type developments as a favorable trend in land use patterns A meeting will be held In the ward Dec to discuss library service he an nounced and invited inter people to attend He said council remained adamant that Spnngbank trucks would not be allowed to send trucks through the village Clements said market value assessment could hit the rural areas hard but acknowledged thai at this time there is an incomplete picture reported on his stewardship and assured his constituents that the council was working together as a cohesive unit and the rural areas for what they got He said he had been funda mental in getting the fire hall in Campbellville and hoped it will be ready for operation by April It will reduce rates for people in the area he claimed Lighted tennis courts with shower rooms and a com room will be an asset to the area he said Plans called for heavier cxpendi tures for gravel on roads in and 1978 Gravel will not be spared he promised Ml belter off I have helped this area as others Times are not easy Leadership was needed I saw the need I led and Ward Three and all of Milton are belter off for it was asked by George Jackson if he felt there was any reason to apologize concerning his occupation I m in investment and real estate I don apologize for these things I make things happen I have an interest in estate development on agricultural land It is no great extravagance I ve purchased property forthetownatnocharge I ve made free trees available at no charge the councillor answered Questions priorities A second questioner noted that was Involved In Investments farming real estate and council work He claimed each one seemed to require a lot of time and wondered where council work stood on his list of priorities acknowledged being late or meetings If he had business commitments but I spend my council time working for you suggested that if the questioner had waited for four years with questions to ask and had never contacted him he wasn l holding up his end of the bargain Where are your priorities he asked scoffed at the question and suggested it was ridiculous Committee The a computer which is to cost to start and per year to operate A memo to the committee Social and Family Services Administra tor Renme Vivian said the computer would rePresent savings of time in the daily routine work of statistics preparation of caseload data monthly pay roll and anions other thing the preparation of subsidy claims The project Is being con ducted as a pilot project with the County of The City of Peterborough and the District of Sudbury Quick check Mr Vivian noted one of the key advantages was that the region could make quick check in municipalities to determine whether or not Services for homes covered by Ont grant of an interest free loan of lo assist the Regional Municipality of in servicing land was announced this week The funds will be provided through the Ontario Housing Action during the next four years They will help to finance sewage works in Burlington Oakville Milton and Hills water works in Burlington Oakville and Milton and flood control work in Milton Minister of Housing John Rhodes ex plained The land servicing will pro vide the capacity for almost housing units in the region The area municipalities are committed to supporting the region in servicing the land said Mr Rhodes Consistent My ministry has worked closely with officials from the region to ensure that ade quate servicing will be made available to meet future housing The provision of Ihc funds is consistent with the provincial policy of assisting municipalities to make land available for affordable housing Since OHAP was activated in 1974 a total of million in interest free loans has been committed to lo assist them in met ling their land servicing require ments assistance had been given and how much Burlington Mayor George Harrington said he hoped the computer could assist in Putting a halt to the dial a cheque scheme lhal has been used in the past Harrington recalled a fraud artist feolng to the department a few months ago to cheque and later bragging to a reporter about how it is to beat the system Move in 78 Region Admin Committee has ap proved in agreement to continue to rent space or its headquarters from I and Associate for another ear The agreement recognizes the possibility of further extensions The region will pay per month with on payment of to be made April The region moved he to the Lush in Burlington in of 1974 after selling the Building on Slceles Ave in Milton A report prepared by regional solicitor Michael Martin indicates the region may move into the new head quarters by April of 197ft A building committee is currently working on design plans with the architect The budget 000 for construction lanuVaping architectural fees and tencies Watson acknowledged the idea had merit and asked it Mr had spoken to body about it He I follow up on hundreds of suggestions but if I don t hear them there isn much I can do he replied Watson defeated former clerk and councillor Don McMillan in the last election and is being challenged by McMillan once again Throughout the campaign McMillan has stressed the need for diligent homework and common sense Common list Decisions that are made in the next two affect your life style and pocket book The tools I will use are diligent homework reason iblc Ideas and plain common sense he told the audience The most pressing items I would like to look into are our fur share of the cost of and our share of at the regional level This can be done and still retain the rcspca of other I have proven before see clean up in the confusion of land use control This confusion has been caused by government duplication of ffitnl plans I believe in i policy of farm coming first that oilier uses must nit create any problems in the future for either themselves or the I not in favor of the not large The Acton Free Press Wed December 1 B19 Another problem is our costs and In turn increase the made that will protect you roads Is serious and no funds available to improve against over paying our one has convinced me thai more base share My experience as you can put a skin top on a Another great concern assessment commissioner for road without a proper base will be the introduction of six years I believe will assist followed by a suitable top in market value assessments me to protect you said subdivisions in the country order reduce maintenance decisions will have to be McMillan ACTON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE DECEMBER MERCHANTS CHRISTMAS SHOPPINC HOURS FOR MOST LOCAL STORES Monday Tuesday Iwedneiday Thursday Friday featurday 6 to pm 9a to 6pm 8 9am to 6pm 9 m to 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