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Citizens committee to explore changes for exterior A special comittee of three alliens has been named to come up with facts and figures on how to redecorate the exterior of the Rockwood senior citizen apartment building Ever since multicolored aluminum siding started being put on the huge apartment in May a large proportion of ion has been up in arms in protest The Nonprofit Housing Cor poratton held a special meeting last week to discuss the of the outrageous ex and wound up naming Michele Dawe Mara Reid and Tim to a special committee or the board Mrs said all three citsens have accepted the ask Following is the contents of the letter sent the three residents who have been vocal opponents of the designed size and color scheme of the building by president of the housing board Barry Dry den As a follow up to the public meeting of July this Board of Directors propose to appoint you as a member of a special committee of his board The special committee will be charged with exploring alternative changes that might be possible It gets worse everyday There Is now bile black btiflr two shades green a cream trior beige andbrowniidlngoiitbeRockwoodseaiorcitiiens apartment building to the facade of the senior citizens apart ments To assist you in your research we attach here lo the address of the manufacturer of the aluminum siding and suggest that you find out exactly what methods are required and what materials may be be used to repaint the siding to a different color Also attached Is Ihe name of a design architect whom Schledel Construction Inc used to provide exterior design for some of iheir projects You might wish to get in touch that architect or with some other person specializing In building exteriors We would hope that by September IS could report back to us with as much infor mat ion as you have been able to assemble Vie need to know who might be able to pre pare in adequate proposal and other designs to change the facades of the building and what amounts of design fees would be charged for say three alternative proposals He would need to have some proIiminar cost estimates of the proposed changes you to accept this responsi please let our Secretary know as soon as possible PS to charge the board for car mdeage per kilometer and reasonable tele phone or other expenses If you wish building plans a set can also be supplied The colored siding was the subject of a CBC radio news program last week featuring Mrs Dawe and architect Joe Somfaj said it was rcgretable the com feels Ihe way it does because his went lo a lot of trouble lo design the building shape and color so would reflect Southern Ontario and Ilockwood arch lecture All of the colors on the seniors apartment build ng are resi dential colors now used in Rockwood though not all on the same building he said He said he consult about the design or color scheme with local residents because as a professional h didnt have to and his responsibility was his clients the housing board Reading from housing board minutes Mrs said the architect reportedly diccounted local reaction as being of no concern She and other it it ens were con she said noting the colors used on Ihe building may be on buildings now but all on the same building Somfay countered it will be a great building suggesting not everyone cared for the Eilfel Tower when it was first building either The architect plans to do nothing about the exterior of the building because he cant decisions on changes must be made by his client the housing board He noted he has worked and taught architecture for years and reels he knew what he was doing when he designed building Further Somfay suggested his clients also knew what wew doing when they approved the color scheme and design ttt A COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER One Hundred and Ninth Year Issue 3 ACTON ONTARIO WEDNESDAY JULY 1983 36 Pages Thirty Cents Ajax Engineers is leaving Acton A long time Acton industry Engineers Ltd will close its doors here and move to by midSeptember Harvey Doan vicepresident and general manager of Marley Canadian Ltd owners of Engineers confirmed the com pony a plans lo close lis Acton plant and move in with another subsidiary firm in in an interview Monday Engineers was Incorporated in and acquired by Marley In IMS However before 1935 the firm operated here under the name of Acton Structures and others and Doan believes the firm and plant in Acton dates back the 1930s was the manufacturing arm and Marley the sales branch until the two firms were combined under the name Marley this past April The local operation including equipment will be moved the modern Wyloln Canada Ltd plant on East in which was acquired by the parent Marley company In the United States 3h years ago has operated In for several years By reorganiting feet of excess space in a modern plant which will be over to or Doan said the move to Bramalea will mean more efficient use of space and allocation of machinery would have had to spend a lot of money on upkeep and modernization of its Acton factory In fact a lot had already been spent in recent years noted They hope to sell the Acton plant Not only will and Wylaln share the same plant but there should be other in too although they t really in the same business While makes evaporative cooling towers for power and petrochemical industries as well as small firms Wylain makes pool equipment and inventories and sells cast iron boilers among other things There about square feet of space in the plant The Ajax move to Bramalea partly underway now Doan said and the last piece of equipment should be out of Acton end operating In by September 13 Ajax Is down to a minimum staff of eight office and plant employees though has employed as many as 17 ex plained He added some I aidoff workers might be called back in the future to the plant if they wish lo go The remaining eight employees are planning to move to their jobs at the new factory Besides the cost of maintaining an old building and modernization space restric lions was another factor in the move by out of Acton While the move has been discussed since March it t until recently that final approval was given by the parent firm south of the border A cost study showed this was the wisest course of action for or Marleytrrtake long lime Acton Industry Engineers will be closing their doors here by mid September Cheryl Greenly to Brazil The confirmation papers are still on the way but Cheryl Greenly of R R 1 Acton readily confirm that her lion for a Rotary dub exchange will be Brazil Cheryl expects to be located in a community north of Sao Paulo The 19- yearold Acton High School student is scheduled to leave sometime hi mid to late August She has been waiting for weeks to hear of her official host country but has anticipated Brazil for a while Cheryl admits her first three choices were Prance Italy and Holland but doesnt regret this assignment I dont really care where I go she says I think it great and I really excited She already has an idea of what life to Amazon country will be like The summer get up to l degrees and the winters donl go below Also the festivals down there are fantastic hare them lor any special occasion When she returns home from South America Cheryl expects to apeak fluent Portuguese She bat a set of pins ready to band out and la parting together a slide anew detailing la Acton Ontario and Canada Cheryl I Just hope Im not leaving til the end of August m I can say goodbye to every body the explains Acton Rotary has boated three ex change students sending three local teens abroad And the walls of Jericho came tumbling down Well it may not have been Jericho but the walls of Acton Pharmacy sure did come tumbling down on Monday The building was torn down make way for a spanking new structure Crowds gathered downtown to watch the demolition as Red say of Fred La tog Construction expertly knocked down the building One person obviously from out of town wondered if a bomb had destroyed the building All that remains on the comer of Mill and Main Streets right now is a huge pile of rubble which is currently being hauled a way Town asks NEC Milton to act after roads built at Peace Camp Hills has called on the agaro Escarpment Commission NEC and Milton to take action against the International Peace Camp IPO for building roads on the property Councillor Pam Sheldon said old road across the former Twin Lakes property has been excavated and then gravel put down and a new road has also been built with an entranceexit off the Town Line She said these are major raven lions and both Milton and the NEC have been informed and are sending staff to look things over She added fill was also moved around the IPC property They have proceeded again work without a permit NEC staff feels is a major con travention Sheldon said adding the NEC would like to be backed by a Hills objection Since Milton takes care of the part of the Town Line where the camp is located the IPC should have gotten an access permit from Milton for the second road Milton would also like support from Hills she said Councillor Dave Whiting who sits on NEC said a permit is needed to move fill and be expected the NEC would take action if fill has been moved The Town asked both the NEC and Mi I Ion to take appropriate actions which could include prosecution Council also received a report from planner Ian Keith Monday which said the Town can comment on the IPC plan until much more information is obtained Hills along with Milton and various govern agencies must comment on the IPC plan before the NEC can make a decision Keith a report noted IPC wants to develop a mixeduse recreation facility south or Speyslde on the old Twin Lakes property The IPC development will include up to SOS camp sites picnic areas hiking trails sports and water activity areas a huge amphitheatre swimming and wading pool snackbar washrooms tennis courts parking areas playgrounds and a soccer field The scale of this development proposal is sohnantial and certain aspects of the proposal would not comply with the Intent of the Rural tup of the Esquesing Off Plan An amendment Is therefore required to the Official Plan Hills wants to examine comments of nil agencies to help council decide if on amendment will be allowed or not If council was going to permit an amend then a public meeting would have to be and IPC would have to provide detailed form at Ion about traffic and access pact environment impact agricultural impact fire protection compatibility to surrounding land use methods of servicing no odor impact and other matters such an resource and archaeological Impact IPC has been asked lo obtain information in all these areas of concern for the Town Also IPC has been advised apply for an Official Plan amendment and then put a sign on the properly to advise surrounding landowners and Milton of the development proposal Sheldon said she totally agreed an Official Plan amendment is needed and felt council should also look at its new Hills Off Plan and how it would restrict develop ment on Twin Lakes property It is different and shows our intent not to allow major recreation developments in the rural area She felt ihe list of concerns which IPC must answer was pertinent and com plctc Sheldon suggested all types of tion which are associated with huge crowds should be considered Keith said he hopes IPC responds fully to all of the Town a concerns Region Conservation Authority is also concerned about the IPC development because the headwaters of the watershed Is in the area Their worries include how much water will be taken out for use by people visiting IPC and how sewage will be nan died Councillor Rots Knechtel confirmed the conservation authority Is concerned about severe environmental problems posed by the IPC and will be commenting to the NEC Hills will examine both Milton and Region Conservation Authority con Keith said Miller warned the Town Line is in good shape now and can t handle a lot of traffic so that a concern He added access to the property be from St Helena either IPC hasn been very cooperative and only threatened court action was successful In having a trailer which was on property moved noted Keith said II will take another month or two for staff to prepare a full report for council Inside todays Free Press Today paper contain same In depth reader comment abovi the track controversy See letters on page The Town going to review the purchase of si Turn pages There still no word en a cause of the big Thomas Turn to page A II yearold visitor that lait week Kuigbara was the scene of a high Detail on page A car hit a house on Young St on page There wa an incident of in to decent exposure in Acton week Acton trying to keep cool and It a beating up sale at local tore Ternlopageia Rockwood Conservation Area hi a summer spot that attracting faage crowd Torn to Week Thru the Lens on page for a photo story on Rockwood Area The Legion a pat signs at the entrances to town dee