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Declare Halton Hills nuclear weapons free zoneHAND Hiiboo Hill council may be asked to declare the Town a nuclear weapon free Comfort of the Halton Huts Action for Nuclear Disarmament RAND group attended Friday Acton council and bounced the idea of declaring the Town a nuclear free off new Mayor Miller councillors Dave Whiting and Rick The proposal didnt receive a very en response from these Town fathers Comfort said the Idea had been raised at the last HAND meeting and he was asked to go to dropin to feel out the councillor The group definitely decided yet to ask council to declare Hills a nuclear free pone however he seemed encouraged that councillors would at least examine the proposal if a letter is sent by HAND He said the group will do some more homework before proceeding with tbe request Curator explained if Hills was a nuclear weapon free It would mean there should be no manufacturing button or deployment of nuclear weapons or component within Hills boundaries Knechtel thought It would make more sense and do more good if Hills council passed a resolution encouraging Prime Minister Pierre to continue with his peace initiative Comfort agreed this would be a step noting be has written Just such a message to the and asked If Ksechtal had councillor replied yea However Comfort thought a message to the prune minister shouldnt be a substitute step should be la addUioa to declaring tbe Town a nuclear weapona free zone Two NATO members W1f and Denmark have declared their nations nuclear weapon free noes and some towns in Canada have also taken this step Comfort noted was pointed out MQtoo passed arestuutioo Miller said be supported tbe a referendum on the nuclear arms dUar question In conjunction with the last municipal election but this was another matter The mayor was con about possibility local finna might be Involved in the nuclear weapons industry and such a Town action could cost Jobs Miner was also worried about turning away firms in terested in locating here Just because they make parts for nuclear or missies Unemployment is a severe problem in Halton Hills be observed and nothing should be done which might cost Jobs now or in the future Comfort countered that in terms of era society would he better off with technologies so tbe amount of money needed to create one Job In armament for three Jobs in other fields such as teaching or soda services Knechtel look issue with Comforts comments noting the HAND official wasnt taking Into account supply and demand Miller pointed out con version of armaments Industries to social services would Just cost more tax dollars He could understand the need to prevent nuclear war MHJersaid noting he has our grandchildren At same time be didnt want tbe peace movement to weaken the west to the point where the Russians blow us the face of tbe earth While nobody wants nuclear war said the HAND was suggesting was unenforceable the Town couldnt know which local firms might be making parts for nuclear weapons By passing a bylaw making mils a nuclear weapon free all council would be doing was making themselves feet good look good and be patting ourselves on the back said He explained the Town only has the powers the province gives It and Queens Park has never said municipalities can have anything to do with controlling nuclear weapons Tbe Town would hare no power to prosecute under the bylaw Comfort countered they beard tbe same argument from council for a time when they asked for the referendum on nuclear disarmament that the province wouldnt allow it However that was a red herring which was eventually dismissed The Constitution say municipalities cant be involved in the nuclear weapons issue Knechtel said he couldnt support passing a bylaw just to make himself feel good and such a bylaw would have no teeth In it Passing the bylaw would give the council and cittiens another chance to speak out on the issue and there arent that many chances Comfort stated Whiting asked if there was a standard wording for a nuclear weapons free zone bylaw municipalities were passing and Comfort replied HAND would do further research and find out Whiting predicted when and if HAND sends a letter to council requesting the bylaw it will be referred to the legal department Rather than ban nuclear weapons nations should get rid of conventional weapons Whiting said If there were only nuclear weapons there d be no wars since politicians would die In a nuclear war the same as everyone else He added he isnt concerned about Russians and the Americans having nuclear weapon be worries about weapons being in the bands of unstable third world nations Nuclear weapons are a tremendous cost and there are already enough to destroy the world numerous times Comfort said HAND should be taking their concerns to their MPs and who work at the government levels where something can be done Knechtel said If council passed the bylaw they Just be pitying games and kidding ourselves since it would be meaningless said he agreed completely with Knechtel Com tort ssid hopefully the referendum movement started in 140 Canadian municipalities last year will eventually lead to a national and later global referendum In Hills per cent or voters cast yes ballots the average across Canada where the referendum was held was per cent voting yes Another Canadian municipalities are holding referendums now be added Nowhere In Canada has the yes vote been below per cent a e Lepage REAL ESTATE SERVICES LID REALTOR 170 GUELPH STREET GEORGETOWN GEORGETOWN GMC TRUCKS GEORGETOWN 8770149 One Hundred and Ninth Year Issue 24 ACTON ONTARIO WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 21 44 Pages Thirty Cents Town hall funding be in jeopardy Stone School purchase may councillors plead no dollars Judging by com men Is made by a number of councillors Monday night not only will the Town not be putting any money Into town hall restoration but despite making an offer for the Stone School chances good the municipality will buy it Councillors are pie no money in Heritage Acton asked council to consider giving It the remaining In the old town hall demolition restoration reserve fund While the request will be considered by the budget committee council gave a clear signal that chances are slim the group restoring the hall will receive the money be cause the was removed from the re serve fund and placed In the Town general account bo it can be spent on anything any where in Hills Noting there will be I ttle in the way of a surplus in Town coffers at the end of a rarity for Halton Hills Councillor Harry Levy advised nobody hold their breath waiting for municipal funds for the town hall or the Stone School He predicted money previously earmarked for both projects will wind up In the general account next year A number of councillors noted the old town hall reserve fund was to be spent on the Stone School purchase Councillor Mike Armstrong said he will consider funding for the Stone School pur chase or the town hall not both and urged his fellow councillors to think the same way at budget time Levy noted per cent of Items re ferred to budget committee which is what was done with Heritage Acton request and the Stone School don t get through the bud get process at the committee stage anyway Council will be scratching for dough next year for general funds Armstrong said adding It was necessary to first put the town hall restoration reserve fund back In the general account and then consider both the Heritage Acton funding request and the Stone School purchase when the budget is examined If the town hall funds wim to budget committee Councillor Finn wanted to make sure when the budget comes to council passing the budget t automatically mean Heritage Acton gets the money He was told there be no problem with councillors debating individual items In the proposed budget Armstrong said if later Ted Tyler and Heritage Acton spelled out exactly what the money It wanted would be spent on he might consider giving them the Despite being read by Clerk Administrator Ken Richardson a 1979 mo making the 40 originally set aside for demolition Into a town hall restoration fund several councillors still maintained it was only a demolition fund Councillor Sheldon pushed for the Heritage Acton funding request to be settled that night once and for all She also said the Stone School purchase and town hall funding should be viewed separately However Councillor Ross Knechtel said much more time should be spent consider ing all angles and aspects of the town hall project than council was prepared to do Monday night He warned the budget process may not go smoothly this year there could be a lot of questions raised and considerable debate especially if con items are included in the budget This deserves intensive scrutiny complex issue Citizens presentation is delayed until January 9 A detailed presentation to town council from the Hillswide citizens com probing the Stevens land purchase and municipal complex issue was postponed from Monday night to January Dave Page a Georgetown lawyer and member of the citizens group s research committee told councillors Monday that new Mayor Miller and some other councillors had asked that the presentation be delayed since Monday night agenda was already heavy enough and It was the evening when Miller Jake Kuiken and Peter Norton would be sworn in to their new posts following appointment last week The meet Ing was also adjourned for about 30 minutes while a short reception was held following the swearing in ceremonies Page said the citizens group will make its presentation January and he asked councillors to show some Indulgence and allow them to speak longer than delegations are normally allowed Councillor Marilyn Serjeantson said she was disappointed the citizens weren t their presentation Monday night she been forward to getting It over and done with aar use are Dewy tttaeeiwadassltteMxthUM TED BROWN AaorrwLRMelUfmRJlGeorgewslefLanTtaiBwt BBS Inside todays Free Press The 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