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Acton shopping plaza premature planning boar A shopping plaza In Acton East on High way and Churchill Road covering 100 square feet and housing a Zehr a Canadian Tire store and others would ruin the downtown area If built before the large Acton East housing development Is under way Paul Nielsen a merchant in the Acton Business Improvement Area told Hills planning board Tuesday night He made the statement following the pre sentation of a markettlng study by Henry Joseph of the Research and Planning vision of A LcPagc which supported the shopping plaza Landawn Shopping Centre Ltd the developer who is building the plaza next to Gordon Alcott Arena in Georgetown plans to develop this plaza Nielsen said according to a study done a year and a half ago for the Acton with a population of 6 BOO should have 45 square feet of retail space and emphasized the town already has square feet 1 certainly can t see the rationale for another 100 square feet he commented He claimed a study done by the versity of Toronto showed Acton per capita expenditure in town to be higher than in Georgetown or Citing figures Nielsen said in 1951 Acton per capita retail spending was and Georgetown was SI but by 1959 Actons had risen to while George town with a rapidly expanding population had dropped to He claimed the new people brought their shopping habits with them By Nielsen claimed Acton per capita spending was higher than Georgetown Nielsen said a million had been spent upgrading the downtown core which he said Is improving every day He empha sized he would applaud the development of the shopping plaza if the large residential development in Acton East went ahead He admitted a small urban area like Acton could not offer all services We haven a sin strip nor sell exotic furniture nor Persian rugs nor vicuna coats costing j but 1 doubt If the shopping plaza would offer these either Henry Joseph consultant for Shopping Centres Ltd claimed the shopping plaza should proceed whether or not the housing development was built He claimed moderate population growth and more people shopping In town would make the shopping plaza feasible without at fecting the downtown stores greatly Hi admitted the first year after the plaza built a io per cent reduction could be expected in downtown sales particularly in food stores but said the amount would be recovered by 1981 if the stores wen In by 1980 The study forecast a population of 13 by 1906 after a further expansion to the plant It stated existing ritall services are not providing the level of service with a market of this scale and claimed a large number of people shop in George town Guelph and Brampton The report warned the town cannot afford to a see and said there is other areas will expand at the expense of When you do wont some supermarket like may be too late Joseph said a study in the Acton asking the nits ion on supermarket had an 84 per cent response favoring the development and m the rounding strict an additional per cent questioned favored it The survey also indicated per cent of the shop out of town for food and per cent of area residents do the same report concluded by saying the development would the most important addition to the Acton retail base over the next five years The absence of these facilities will produce a deter io ration performance as the communities upgrade their retail facilities at Acton said the report Councillor said he had people ask why the town not favor the immediately and suggested they might not realize the effect on the rest of the town We I ave to look at total public interest He said he had never heard of a second expansion to the sewage plant and had understood a maximum of between 10 and 12 populations was set Councillor George claimed down town Aelon had new vitality since the whs formed two years ago He contended until Acton East Is built up with houses we should leave well enough alone and allow infilling in the downtown area Planning board passed a recommenda saying the shopping plaza was pre mature since the population base in the Acton East area docs not warrant it It added it d d not conform with Official Plan policies and could have a possible impact on the Acton urban commercial area Supporting spokesman Paul Nielsen were Don Don Lindsay and Ed Wood who sat in the gallery One Hundred and Fourth Year No 17 ACTON ONTARIO WEDNESDAY OCTOBER rty Pages F Centj 29 run for 13 seats A total of 29 candidates are running for municipal office in Halton Hills on November Last minute decisions and changes resulted in two newcomers joining the race in Acton and in Ed Wood changing from area candidate to regional candidate Ross Knechtel and Dave are both standing for area seats with former regional councillor Pat McKenzie and incumbent There are two seats open Although Ed Wood had intended run for the area seat he is now seeking the regional post He faces Roy Goodwin and Bill Coats for the single seat Mr Wood says he made the change last Thursday and will have no trouble re arranging his schedule to give the job the full time it requires Two of the candidates have been acclaimed Russell Miller is again regional councillor for Ward Two and Mike Armstrong is regional councillor for Ward Four Hartley Sherk was also again unopposed to give him the Hills seat on the Separate School Board It a straight two man race for the mayor s chair with incumbent Tom Hill and councillor Peter fighting for the top spot Pomeroy is the owner of a sports store in Georgetown is active in sports circles there and is a present councillor He lives in Tom Hill the present mayor lives in Glen Williams and was on Esquesing Council before becoming mayor of the new Halton Hills In Ward Two Esquesing Pat Patterson of well known farmer and former O H A referreeinchief will try to retain his seat as will area councillor George Maltby 2 Acton the production manager at Atlas Alloys Both served on Hills council the past two years 1 Georgetown a heat ing inspector with the town of Mississauga is seeking one of the seats He was defeated last time In Ward Three Georgetown the last minute entry of former Halton Hills councillor Ernie Sykes into the race for regional councillor means a battle with incumbent Roy Booth for that seat The area race has Walter Biehn the only in cumbent and Bill Hunter a 11 year veteran Georgetown councillor Tut Harrison also a veteran member of Georgetown council and John McDonald personnel minager at DGR Stationery and local histornn in the race In Ward Four Georgetown there will be no election for regional council since councillor Mike Armstrong was acclaimed Two women and one man will try for the two seats as Ward Four councillors Incumbent Marilyn Serjeantson faces longtime Georgetown councillor Harry Levy who was defeated for mayor last election and Karen Morris wife of present councillor Peter Morris who has decided to quit politics Two women and one man are also in the race for the one school board seat in Ward One and Two Acton and Incumbent Bert Hmton has been challenged by Pam Sheldon of Speyside area and Betty Fisher of Georgetown For the Georgetown seat Lawyer Monty Hyde and incumbent Barry Shepherd will face off Shepherd has served on the school board since March appointed after Don Long resigned Highway main A sanitary sewer main on Highway from Kingham to Hansom St was approved by Region last Wednesday The cost is fully debentured Sundays slice by Herb Ritchie HERB RITCHIE wields the axe to cut the rope which officially opens the fire hall extension on Bower Ave This ceremony on Sund afternoon is witnessed by Mike Shannon region Pat McKenzie fire chief Mick Holme and building committee chairman Russell Miller Mike dad and grandfather are both fire fighters Dave Shannon and Alf Duby There were tours refreshments on Sunday af Satisfactory condition Woman in hospital hit by car Sat A woman who was struck by a car on Main Street Saturday evening is in satisfactory condition at Georgetown District Memorial Hospital cording to hospital officials The hospital Monday Karen Cooper IS or Main St will remain In its care for a few days She suffered a broken left ankle and cuts to her face scalp Regional Police state the victim has about stitches to the back of her head Miss Cooper was on the sidewalk when she was hit by the car which carried her on its hood for a distance The car turned east along Church Street mounted the north curb and swerved towards street it struck two other parked pick up trucks Reg Police Leslie J Winter age Maria St with criminal negligence in the operation of a vehicle also for not having an opirutor Approve sewer On Wednesday region council passed a by law approving tonstruction of a inch sanitary sewer on Acton Main St from Church St to Agnes St at a cost Of this amount 170 is to be debentured with the Ministry of the grant to Winter In iliut SI to nil I estimate to Peter Ransom St irked pitk up trucks to on the one owned by Stephen Oakley of Consider standards bylaw In order to qualify for low interest loan for the Business Improvement Area of both Georgetown and Acton the town of Halton Hills must first have a Property Main tenance and Minimum Standards bylaw These maintenance and standards would apply to all property residential com industrial In addition the town must have a minimum of people For this reason Acton and Georgetown have joined forces in making the ation Councillor Roy Booth said a property maintenance bylaw had been discussed a few years ago He warned the dangers of trying to find standards that did not In fringe an people s rights He said there could be a case where a neighbor could com plain if someone grass is too long Councillor Walter suggested it could take the next two years discussing such a bylaw If your neigh bor wants to paint his house purple with pink polka dots she should be able to do it The question of a Property Maintenance bylaw was referred to the 179 council Clocks back this weekend Acton and district revert to Standard Time this weekend must be turned HACK one hour at a Sunday Oct when the changeover officially takes place or at bedtime Satur day night If prefer Then you II gel back that or sleep lost when Daylight Saving Time began last spring If you can t remember whether clocks go forward or back think of old adage Spring forward fall back ROCK ROCK one two three that the count Now let do the Cha Harry Bonner right and instructor Tom left get their feet orientated to the beat Dancers age 16450 meet for lessons every Thursday evening at Community Centre More pictures on Rockwood page Whats inside today Who running Page- get letters Shopping survey 7 Legion bazaar Fire hall open ng Wedding sea ion 10 Board dates talk 12 Fluoride on poll 13 Eramosa elections Countryside news 15 Body found 1G Cross country Quarter century club New dental B7 Who Docs It Classified ads start Real section RIB Saturdays snip by Mayor Tom Hill IED RIBBON strung between two gilded fire lose nozzles is cut by Halton Hills mayor Tom Saturday night tocommemorate the opening if the fire hall extension At the ends are fire Dave Shinnon and Don Van Fleet while fire chief Mick Holmes genially supervises The ceremony was part of a speechesanddmner program in the new which was followed by dancing