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Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), October 13, 1982, p. 1

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22 candidates seek 12 posts nominations close Monday With nominations for the ejection opening Thursday and dosing Monday there are declared ca for porta Acton and en win caat for on Nov So far Incumbent mayor Peter is the only ctndldat for the top political pott in Hills Voters to all war rote for this pott the Acton regional race there are three declared candidates for one port Vine Daw whiting incumbent and Ed Wood There are four candidates after two Acton area coundi tents Bruce Cargtfl Row Knechlel Incumbent and Esther Taylor Doug and WUf tinenmbent are squaring off for the one Acton seat on Haltoo Hills Hydro Commission The election or the Acton teat on Helton Board of Education pits Bruce incumbent against Bert There are two candidates vying for the single Hill seat Halloa heperate School Board Irene incumbent and Irene Wood Catholic voters In all four wards cast ballots la this race known yet tf Incumbent region councillor for Run Miller will be acclaimed Hills Tint mayor Tom Hill has announc ed be win be running for an seat but ban decided If be will oppose Miller or run for one of the two area council seats for ward two against Jake Juikea Peter Norton and Pam Sheldon Incumbent Dick Hewitt and Jim have declared for the seat on Haltoo Board of Education Hurt Allison is so far unopposed for the tag seat on Halton Hills Hydro Commission Nominations Tor all posts begin on October 14 and run to October IB Nomination papers may be filed on October 14 and IS from a to 30 at the Hills Municipal Offices on Nominations may also be filed on the Ann day October IS from to Hull fire department has come a way from the days when George- complem of vehicles range from vans to this new aerial track town and Acton these two old trucks The two departments have now teen Rick Appleysrd Georgetown John Ac ion and Itarnlv to form one department with two different Their A Metrotand Community Newspaper One Hundred and Eighth Year Issue Acton Ontario Wednesday October 1982 Pages Th Centx The colored areas are lands which may be men from development until stone and gravel Is extracted Stone School could be sold Acton Stone School could be going on the real estate market soon Thursday evening a Board of meeting saw trustees discussing whether to deem the historical building as surplus property and to identify what land around it would be severed for the sale Superintendent of Business and Finance Barb Moore told the board the school had been rented by the Separate School Board to house the St Josephs Catholic School since However with their new school opening last month the Stone Schoot is now vacant She said she believes the inside this week The is proud of planters See photo on pages Patterson ex plains the Towns purchasing policies on page Sabres played Barrie la a 4 draw Seepage The town hall hear- lags will be December s See pages Three pleaded gvtty to stealing sUns from last week and were con- There a few more people running for of fee In the Weve got stories on fUek Bennett and Vbwe on page Jake on page and Irene- Wood An Acton resident stone The region going charge a Free Itride tar who en at Mare Georgetown trustee Betty Fisher wondered if declaring the building a historical site would in crease the value of it Moore answered that the building has not yet been appraised but that is something to be taken Into consideration Burlington Cam Jackson was concerned about the irregular shape of severance and the re maining parcel of land owned by the school board He questioned if there was any other way of severing it other than suggested that would leave a better chunk of land Teen killed six injured in collision A Rockwood area girl is dead follow a two car crash north of Shelburne Sunday morning Marianne BR was kit led instantly when the car in which she was ding collided with a truck on Highway kilometres Three other people including the driver received major injur and were admitted to Shelburne hospital Shelburne OPP say Timmings was a passenger in the back seat of a car driven by Alan D Ed wards on Highway when ft was In collision with a northbound truck driven by John W Saul of R Slogharopton The left front of the vehicles crashed and the truck rolled over Saul escaped with minimal injuries Lou Ann Gross IS of Gumph sustained major Injuries as did Terry Lynn Roberts also of Sieve Chaey RRI Guelpb and William Hamilton both received minor Injuries police say no p the daughter til Syd and Irene of His sort Mrs of Acton at Shoemaker Funeral Home today Wednesday at Interment was at St Josephs Cemetery Acton Itself was not wanted would a purchaser still buy It for the land and tear down the building Moore pointed out there is no specific figure on the size of land to be severed do not want the balance of the land to be worthless because of the severence she sold The trustees will vote on the matter at their next meeting in November Several Acton groups have expressed interest in acquiring the school for a museum including the Chamber of Commerce and Lea thertown Lost year responding to plea from former Councillor Pat McKenzie for the Town to buy the building Hills council directed staff to let the board know the municipality is interested in the building Also staff was told to keep council up to date on any board actions regarding disposal of the property Fox Run Fundhits 5000 Deadline is October 15 tor turning in pledges 111 MO IS 000 sow sooo 3 2000 People hopping mad over quarries threat Homeowners In and are hopping mad about a proposed land freeze and the threat of more quarries and grave pits in the future and they are demanding answers right from the top About residents mostly from the rural area around Acton Jammed into the Hills coun cil chambers Thursday night to learn about Pro posed Amendment Number Six to the region Of tidal Plan which would freeze about acres of Halton land for possible future segregate min ing They have told region planners Rash Mobtm and Bob White that Minister of Housing and Municipal Affairs Claude Bennett and Minister of Natural Resources Allan Pope should be asked to attend the next public meeting to answer their questions The planners said they would try but guarantee the ministers will come Residents were paxticularily concerned about compensation for landowners but the planners couldn really answer their questions M said he would bring region lawyers to the next meeting to delve into those concerns Also he said night will be answered by the neat meeting Mohammed explained the aggregate industry was going to take the region to the Ontario Municipal Board over what the industry felt was inadequate protection of mineral resources so the Minister of Housing directed the region to sit down and negotiate and try and settle the issue without a hearing Planning staff held 13 meetings with aggregate consultants but haven managed to reach an agreement With the Minister demandi Halton have its proposals back quickly Mohammed ex plained his department came up with an Official Plan policy which they feel will be defendable at the Planner White said they will need to do site specific studies to determine If every piece of land which will be frozen meets the criteria for possible mining there are numerous controls In the Of ficial Plan which would prohibit mining The area frozen is large enough that it represents the re gion fair share of land to be protected for poss ible future mineral extraction The province satisfied with the amount of land the re gion Of ficial Plan originally set aside for mining Another change Is the new amendment make it mandatory to obtain a region Official Plan but a Hills Official Plan amendment would be neces sary One resident observed the make it hard for any other land use to be approved because other uses can t conflict w potent aggregate production White said there are measures which prevent quarries In areas where water supply or He environment would be harmed He noted per cent of is outside the mineral protect on area Mohammed repeatedly expressed lean if doesn t have a position ready for an hearing early next year then a much worse situation Imposed There were a of pleas from homeowners to the region planners to find some way to prevent the proposed land freeze from go ing through as well as prevent more- quarries from being opened in North Several said this plan does become law they be appeal their assessment to have It lowered cost Hills tax dollars Others wanted answers about compensation be sides lower assessment One resident noted people dealing with a specific pit or quarry new pis and quarries might never be opened what tl cy were wrestling with was a situation and the restrlc lions on land use will impact not Just on the frozen property but adjacent properties The planners noted for four years now plan has designated lands where development Incompatible with mining has been discouraged and there baa been no Impact on assessment or property values However as a number of tie tans noted there a big difference in the new Continued on page More stories on the quarries Issue j Another meeting at AHS Oct 19 Another public meeting to air the freezing of land for quarries in the Acton area issue will be held on October 19 at Acton School at pm Only one public meeting held Thursday at the Hills municipal building on Trefoil was originally scheduled However at regional council last Wednesda Councillor Dave Whiting demanded another meet be held In the area which will be most affected Acton He reiterated his call for a second meet at a meeting attended by about residents Thurs day night evening the sslilratlf

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