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Councillors reviewing names for rural roads All Halton Hills councillors are being urged to review the Regions plans to name certain rural roads and offer comments Monday Halton Hills works committee received a report from the Region outlining suggested names for a number of regional roads The town is being urged to name its parts of the same roads identically and com on name selections Committee decided all councillors should have the opportunity to comment in writing The possibility of giving address numbers on all roads with names was also dis cussed Engineer Robert Austin noted this would be a costly timeconsuming pro ject but if rural roads were named it would eventually have to be done It was noted by a number of committee members that names are less confusing Hydro increase in offing for 1978 Acton Hydro is planning a rate increase effective either March or In June or July At the Acton Hydro Electric Commission monthly meeting Thursday morning secretary treasurer Audrey explained Ontario Hydro had given the com mis three alternatives con cerning a rate increase The first suggestion was that reduced rates could be given as of January or March l This would mean that whatever Ontario Hydro establishes for operating expenses the regular rate hike the final figure would be Jess a percentage of the ex cess revenue Ontario Hydro made The Anti Inflation Board made Ontario Hydro roll back their increase be cause of high profits made this year The second alternative is to wait until June or July to have an Increase but It would not be less the percentage of excess revenue The third suggestion made was to give each customer a credit on their bills for a few months The commission agreed this was ruled out be cause of the amount of work it would Involve for the local office staff All agreed an in crease was necessary Ontario Hydro will be raising their rates only marginally for rural residents for They apparently made a tlal profit in partly due to the selling of power to the United States during last winter blackouts Chairman said if the Acton rates were not raised the same time as the rural rates the town people would wonder why their increase was more They would not realize they had extra at the pre sent rate he said During the last Increase the local commission had absorbed nine per cent of Ontario Hydro hike of 33 3 per cent Local rates were raised per cent Mrs pointed out If the increase was as of March l it would affect bills for January and February use This hike would be for less than one in June or July but also take in more months Because exact figures are not known at this time Bob McArthur suggested getting projections frorn Ontario Hydro and discussing the In crease at their next meeting In the meantime the com mission is seeking a budget for next hear A resolution was sent to Ontario Hydro requesting approval for the budget Larger water pipe is installed in fire hall Construction is underway to run a two inch water pipe into the renovated fire hall says fire chief Mick Holmes The chief had asked Hills council for larger pipe From a one inch to speed up the process of filling up the water tanks on the Fire trucks He explained that until now the Firefighters hove had to use ordinary water pressure to fill the Fair holds fee line Contrary to a report in a local dally the Fall Fair Board has no intention of doubling its admission fee board secretary John said In a monthly meeting last week The Society has no intention of Increasing the gate fees to Mr said Fees for the gate last fall were for adults and students Children got In For half the adult Fare and senior citizens had a Tree admission Fair board president Russ Murray underlined the hold on the admission price As Far as this board is con the admission won be changed he said tanks taking hours for the process if the tank is almost empty He said the men were wasting precious time when they should be returning to their jobs after a fire call Drain problem Bert would like the town to fix up a drain which has been covered up because of sidewalk work downtown The drain is in the alley be tween s Shoe store and the Bank of Montreal Engineer Robert Austin said he didn think anything was needed but will look into the problem and report back to committee He said the four Inch opening can be re placed than the lot and concession number system presently used in rural Halton Hills An offshoot or Trafalgar Road would be renamed Hornby Road while Five would be Campbell Road if region recom mendatlons are accepted The Region has suggested 17 Sideroad be renamed Maple Avenue and the Ninth Line be named Mounts In view Road from the Wellington Boundary to Steeles Avenue Regional Road from Mountainvlew Road to Peel would become River Drive and Regional Roads and from Main Street through Glen Williams to Peel would become Road Road would be the new name For 10 and Balllnafad Road the name for the Wellington Halton Hills boundary road 15 Sideroad would be known as Road Committee to study VPs The question or tenure or renewable term appoint for Halton pals will be settled by a special Board of cation committee Thursday trustees ap proved a special committee set up to study the question and report back by December 15 Early this year trustees approved an administration plan which would see all future viceprincipal appoint for three year terms because of shrinking career advancement possibilities After the three year term a would return to teaching Tenured vlce- would retain their position Since the plan was ap proved there have been numerous complaints about it from principals pals teachers and some trustees Recently a call by Trustee Elaine which would have seen all principals including those currently tenured placed on renewable three year appointments tabled by the board For the second time this month Trustee Meares tried to reopen the subject by having it studied by a special committee She was successful on the second try She said Halton vice- principals are ones who have worked in two or three differ schools but this will be impossible with three year terms Trustee Don Long said a Is needed to tie together all existing Inform about the viceprincipal question The Acton Free Press Wednesday Nov 3 915 in grants Hills finance com was in a generous mood Monday night and recommended to council that almost the whole balance of the grants budget For this year be given to various groups They approved a grant of to the University Women a Club to help with the cost bringing the Mis Symphony to town Sunday December The committee agreed to the smallest grant a 15 donation for a keeper trophy for the Georgetown Midget Tournament to bo held in January A grant to the North Halton District Council of the Boy Scouts was also looked upon with The District Council who oversee the administration of nil Scout troops In North Halton had to move from Cedarvale when the wing was condemned and set up In Llmehouse hall They are now renovating and insulating the building which is used as an office Recreation Director Glen Gray pointed out the office in Cedarvale had been no larger than a closet and was simply used to lock in equipment The Acton Coffee House being set up by young people recommended that the town in Acton as a dropin centre in pay for the rental of the Acton the building was given Music Hall by Acton 200 by the committee bring fighters Association for two ing the total for the night to annual Functions The leaving in the grant Fighters are unable to use budget their own hall due to renova In addition the committee lions DANCING Every Saturday pm to am at the I Acton Legion NOV 19 MERV WOODS Nov 26 Camilla Show Band Doc 3 Country 10 Carmilla Show Band No Dance 31 NEW YEAR DANCE by Advanced Ticket Only the Lounge cry Night BILLY MIDDLETON REMEMBERS In a lone ceremony in front of the cenotaph Mr remembers friends from the first world war who did not return to Canada with him Mr Middleton raised his Lest We Forget flag at am Friday Novemberll Staff can go to conventions Hills works commit tee going to follow the Region lead and cut staff off from attendance at lions Monday committee ap proved attendance for three members of the works department at conventions early next year ministration committee is being asked to set the money aside In next year budget Department heads are allowed to attend two or seminars each year and all other staff one each year according to town policy Councillor Pat noted the region any attendance a I contentions next year In the hopes of limiting cost in creases next year to per cent Boxed or Indivdual CHRISTMAS CARDS HINTONS ONE OF THIS AREAS LEADING BRIDAL AND FASHION SHOPS IS HAVING THEIR ANNUAL PRICE SALE OF SAMPLE WEDDING CLEARING TO MAKE ROOM FOR OUR SPRING STOCK Leave your name address for our v bridal show January 24 1978 THE SALE OF FUNCTIONAL POTTERY BY Wm Roddy LAKEVIEW CENTRE On Staff Wo pot from BIGELOW VENTURE OZITE CALLAWAY Ha from ARMSTRONG AND Lakeview Centre Mr Lome Doberthein president of Ford Mercury Main St North Acton is pleased to announce that Mr TOLTON has Joined their sales staff brings with him years of automobile sales experience in the Acton Georgetown area GORD extends an tlon to both old and new customers to drop In and see him or phone 2370 or 8774741