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Georgetown Acton Wednesday Oct 1982 Councillors blast land freeze quarries and Mil- at council meet land ia atone and gravel pro- protection TUESDAY Ladies Night WEDNESDAY NIGHT Amateur Night THURSDAY NIGHT till 1 Wednesday to Saturday NONSTOP ENTERTAINMENT OPEN FOR BREAKFAST 7 COUNTRT IS BIRO AT THE Ho IN J on regional near the end this being saved to produce should be made no other land us gets In may seek a deferral of month to ask for the a supply for 100 years or for it to be transported ShiJdon added be passing of the con- deferral until the new more If any land is She noted there will be troversuU amendment Niagara Escarpment oxen in the Niagara The aggregate site specific studies number to Official Plan is approved and Plan then doesnt pay hefty of frozen property but Plan which would Irene the province has none should be frozen by taxes like other no mention of studies for large tracts of North aggregate legislation tberegionMUIerstld usuries Miller said the acres of land Halton property for He warned the new The province region warning of a big loss in surrounding sites one and gravel mining Niagara Escarpment planners and aggregate assessment and tax which will also be at- About concerned Plan to be approved industry were trying to revenue Hills homeowners most in next year could freeze hoodwink the public will suffer because land Another flaw of the the rural area around as many as 14000 acres and this plan will cause is frozen and this loss proposal is no mention Acton in and of land and this proposal the north a lot of prob- won t be recovered by of phasing she said Nassagaweya packed to protect aggregate lems we dont deserve new taxes from There should be some the Hills council would freeze another Miller added the region quarries provision for finishing chambers Thursday to 14000 acres for a total planners were supposed The main thing for extraction of aggregate learn about the proposal of nearly frozen to be working for us planners to do was sat In one area before and hear Councillors acres the residents of Halton the people of Pam Sheldon Russ Mil- Only about to not the province or agg not the province She- The whole purpose of ler Ross Knechtel and 1600 acres of regale industry don declared The the provinces moves to Dave Whiting rap the Hills land has been The proposal offered accountability is going protect land for agg- ed in the last years no protection that Hal- the wrong way regale was an exercise Miller predicted Miller said so there is ton Hills will be Development policies in opening up councillors from no need to freeze as sated by the province or are so restrictive in petition in the ind- North Halton will Join much as acres He aggregate industry for the rural area now ustry she declared the pounding theres adequate pro- Sheldon warned the Hills roads will take tec 1 on for the province wants from gravel trucks and reg ate deposits In everything various if this area must supply North Halton The local government and agency plans in place before a new aggregate BUI is brought in this fall which will A legitimize big quarry operations throughout the Metro Toronto area All mention of com In the propos ed amendment goes the wrong way she noted It the amend ment looks at what is compatible with quar ries but not what quar ries are compatible with such as Acton and heavily populated rural Bella MayeRosiellwasfnchargeof Ads Koestag arrange the fruits vegeMblesand Thanksglvlag display at Knox Presbyterian flowers for the Bethel Christian Reformed areas Thank giving service The need for a Hallon 2 ses Chicken Legs 1291b Chicken Breasts 373 169 Chickens 119 b Box Chops 505 259 to Short Rib Roasts 384 kg Tenderloin Tip Roast AIT Beef Patties 179 395 kg Strip A Loin 729 Side Bacon 185 kg Depth Shoulder Cross Skfe channel snow and water to the shoulders for traction Shoulder Lug TieBar and Slot strengthen and statu tie the shoulder area while promoting even tread wear Shoulder Ft On Groove improves wet weather traction and delivers a quiet on as surfaces Lateral SMspronde maximum traction snow and improve tin stability for maximum treed mar Block Tread Elements art sided and irregular shaped which Ml Season traction eliminating the need for winter tirechangeovers AND NOW THE depth design stability tread wear Unbroken Centre provides a comfortable Short SUemaM means steering im proved handing and con- trot on both frontwheel and rearwheel drive cars radius with centre ton flat end shoulder area rounded wider tread thereby increasing contact with all road surfaces Cord Construction plusIs UemiX RADIAL IS DESIGNED AND SELL FROM HARVEYS TIRE CENTRE Main Street North Moore Park Plaza GEORGETOWN 45 51 1 natron Golf Country dab 279 Shop and Save atAIs Meats Quality and service are the best Why not try us and see for yourself Rump fiQ Roast toast fi9 Sliced Side Bacon 483 219 b Round fcfB Bills AC Sausage Fanners Sausage 328 Chapmans lice Cream litre 179 ALL FLAVOURS a CURLING New members can REGISTER UP TO OCT 1282 FOR MORE INFORMATION CALL 8779901 or ROUE OR EVE BRADLEY 8773457 There will be lots of ice time for day ladies business girls men mixed and junior curling CURLING SCHEDULE Starts October Tuesday ft 180 pm Thursdaytajn A 100 Sunday Monday Tuesday fcJOpjn frgJ0pm Thursday M Thursday Friday MO CURL CANADA SUN OCT 24 CURUNG STARTS OCT 181982 Pick up a schedule for this season at the Club Hills Official Plan amendment before a quarry Is opened could easily disappea Shel don warned and then the only control the Town win have will be soiling and and the province will be able to direct the Town to licence the Quarry Hills may not be able to decide If It wants a quarry or not In a particular area Well only be able to decide where haul routes go not if we will have haul routes Hills and Its citizens were getting a snow Job Whiting de clared adding were go ing to end up with all kinds of pits and quar ries He blasted the reverse onus which forces private landown ers to pay for costly studies to prove agg regate cant be mined economically so the land won t be frown Knechtel also critic ized the provision that landowners must hire consultants to prove mineral cant be ex tracted economically He urged the Impact on Halton Hills tax base of this land freeze be stud ied and added the region has protection for all sorts of sensitive land but not people sen sitive areas Quarries Continued from page couraged and there has been impact on assessment or property values However as a number of politicians noted theres a big difference In the new San now land will be sen One resident said It was ridiculous to freeze enough land to supply aggregate needs from Halton for 100 years and warned their property will dive In value when word gets around about what the region has done Mohammed countered the protection area only offers a supply of crushed stone for years and gravel for 50 years Crushed and gravel will never be mined In DO per cent of the protection area Ted Harvey of the Ministry of Natural Resources told the audience The municipality will have flexibility as to where quarries are located Another resident felt it was wrong to freeze land which might turn out to be unsuitable for mineral extraction He said this gives you guys the planners an out If youre wrong Mohammed expla ined all information about mineral deposit comes from the pro vince the region doesnt have the exper tise and a resident sug gested that was the re gions first mistake The same homeowner said this proposed amendment does nothing for people but he suspected It does a lot for the aggregate industry Former councillor Ed Wood who Is seeking a seat or Acton on regional council asked why there was an ex pensive urban boundary study to prove Acton could grow with the additional homes on the east side of town when the mineral protection area comes right up to the present eastern boundary of Acton Mohammed answ ered that as soon as the urban boundary ad justment are passed which should be quite soon the mineral freez ing area will be ad justed eastward Wood said such a method of making changes was a waste of time while the planner said It was only a legal technical ity An east side of Acton landowner said it was stupid to designate land which will be developed for housing and then lift the freeze later He said it was hardlo believe the nen work for the people of Halton It like the tall was wag ging the dog A raste wasnt pnMfang enough from quarries and pits for