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Esquesing Ratepayers Attack Residential Development Plan A proposed official plan which would maintain the Township status quo limit growth everywhere except in the hamlets of Glen Williams Norval andStewarttown and discourage development around the fringes of the three towns was revealed to the public Thursday night in Stewarttown school Planner Larry Kcddy con for the township said he and the planning board had to decide whether growth should be permitted on the scale of recent years or should be slowed down a good place to live In my opinion there Is no percentage in being big he commented Under this plan a projected population of was shown for 1970 only an increase of over the present population He forecast 11400 by 1081 pointed out slow growth for was also the Intent of the Toronto Centered Region plan section of the plan coming under the heaviest attack by the ratepayers present was the section dealing with residential development explained the residential areas were divided Into two kinds of development the hamlet and estate development Estate Develop meat He described the estate development as very low density with single family dwellings minimum of acres and minimum liveable floor space of ft He also said the density would be two persons per acre He sees the development on a registered plan of sub division bounded by existing roads with Its own Internal roads thus preventing strip development The plan would allow con for areas too small for a plan of subdivision to be coo Individually The minimum lot would be one acre but the floor space would still be IBOOsq ft In hamlets the floor space requirements would be reduced to 1 sq ft Says Selfish Jack Vandermeer contended the plan was selfish by trying to keep the whole area for the present residents Everything has to grow or well end up being annexed by Georgetown when they grow past their boun daries he commented He attacked the BOO foot requirement pointing out that older people dont need big houses and should be allowed to build smaller ones Mrs Bell pointed out that anyone with a lot already bought would have to build a house with ft if It is In a rural area How can the average person afford a house which would cost 000 not Including the cost of the land she demanded Keddy replied that the in tention of estate development was for higher priced homes Prank Mezwick also pointed out people cant afford to build 1 BOO ft houses We will be introducing fine looking homes but where are the young people and the average worker going to live he asked Who do you expect to buy these houses lawyers doctors demanded McGowan The meeting was chaired by lawyer Fred and Cr Dick Howltt a member or the Planning Board is also a lawyer Pears Ghettos Armstrong contended the plan would create ghettos by only allowing the smaller houses In the hamlets You ore discriminating against the people with less money by not letting them live In the country he stated He suggested a minimum assessment amount would be a better way as he urged the planning board to hold up passage of the official plan until a better method was found You would be making something into law which Is foreign to our country he concluded All these speakers were greeted with rounds of applause David Thompson maintained there should be a statement in the plan saying any lots already separated and registered would be exempt from the regulations One township already refuses to recognize lots already separated he observed He asked the chairman directly If the Zoning bylaw yet to be drawn up would recognise existing lots Chairman Fred said be was not sure but would ask Thompson to make a submission on the point Am Coof aslng Monty Hyde criticized the method of presenting the proposed plan He said a plan just designating existing use tells the people nothing The official plan Is supposed to reflect the council and planning boards long range views he remarked Continued on Page Ads That Pay Yon can place an ad In The Heralds Classified pages by phoning Baying or selling The Herald Is where yon win find the results you want GEORGETOWN HERALD The Home Newspaper for Georgetown and District Printing Publishing The Georgetown Herald hat served Georgetown and district as Printers and Publishers far over center ottering to best In floe printing coverage Second Class Mail Registered Number THE GEORGETOWN HERALD THURSDAY AUGUST 1071 Return Pottage Guaranteed per year Single Copy Price Fifteen Cents Blaze Guts Part Of Norval Boat Company A fire of undetermined origin completely gutted the lower storey of the Credit River Boat Co In and did extensive smoke and water damage to the rest of the building Sunday morning Owner Blil Pomeroy had no idea of the amount of his loss following the fire It is partly covered by insurance All his machinery and tools to build and repair the boats were in the bottom part of the building where the fire did the most damage One boat that was almost finished was a complete loss and one boat that was in for repairs was damaged Mr Pomeroy gives credit to the Georgetown Fire Depart Machinery and repair tools were lost In the Sunday fire ment for containing the fire to the lower level and keeping it from spreading to his home and to the home of his brother Peter as both houses were quite close to the flames The fire department arrived very quickly in response to a call from a neighbour Bill a cousin of the owner who discovered the blare PLYING Owner Bill and his friend T McMeekin were at the Brampton Flying Field en- Joying their usual Sunday morning flying when they received the word of the fire They arrived home as quickly as possible to find that Mrs daughters Julie and Sheri and neighbour assisted by many willing helpers who had arrived on the scene In time to lend a hand had removed many of the boats to safety Boats were removed from a storage shed at the back and others that were too close to the building including an aeroplane that Bill was working on Norman Shea and his father Orval Shea who had spotted the flames from their homes arrived with their tractor in time to a In hauling away a good number of the boats from the fire NO TIME The upper Qoor of the building was mainly used a showroom and very little was removed from this area Agarden tractor and a boat or two were saved but there was no time to get out number of Hondas and snowmobiles and these were badly smoke and water damaged along with all the other contents Some of the helpers were dressed In their good clothes as the discovery of the fire coin cided with the end of the com Presbyterian and United Church service held in the United Church SMOKE THICK Some of the men got up on the roof of the owners home and watered it down before the arrival of the fire engine When the firemen started pouring on the water the smoke became so thick that the buildings couldnt be seen The noses were laid across the road to the Credit River Traffic on the town line was blocked for several hours while the firemen fought to control the blaze Mr and Mrs Peter Christine Janice and Jilt were away for the holiday weekend and so were spared an anxious time Bills father Ray started the boat building as a hobby that grew Into a small business He was burned out In 1958 and the present building was built BUI took the boat company over and expanded it into a flourishing business Mr Mrs Ray Pomeroy have retired to Rice Lake where they have house boat Georgetown Hydro Employees Strike Town Leading Campaign To Save Maple Trees Water got to thia craft before It got to the water It was a complete loss Georgetown Hydro employees picket Georgetown Hydro Commission office Water Street Georgetowns concern t dying maple trees should be shared over a much wider are in the opinion of town council Council has asked Department of Transportation and Communications to analyze trees on No highway and give advice on their preservation Council became aware that trees were dying In an unusual way when a pedestrian was injured by a falling limb According to Donna It has been learned that the trees are not affected by a contagious blight like the dutch elm disease Rather it Is a problem of urbanization with Individual trees suffering from Its a problem In southern Ontario said Cr Hyde Were alarmed and we should alarm other municipalities to make a united effort to save maple trees Terming it a serious situation Cr Harry Levy said anyone travelling on Highway awards London can see what devastation is caused by dying elms I hope that we are starting a maple saving campaign which can spread like the concern for pollution he said Someone has to inaugurate such changes Deputy Reeve Arthur Speight said it is too late for the town to submit a resolution for con slderatlon at the Ontario Municipal association con ventlon but that it would be possible to prepare a circular for distribution there But he suggested that council tell its story to county council which in turn could pass it on to a meeting of a county councils association this fall Anew sewer line Is going along Steel Avenue he said which is a potential hazard to stately maples along the route and residents in that area should be alerted he said Province Owes uiton Schools 11 Million Traffic Lights Closer Georgetown council fulfilled Its part of the bargain Thursday with passing of a by law for traffic lights at the Maple Avenue and highway comer The by law has now gone to the Department of Transportation and Communications for action The expenditure is subsidized ninety percent by the department Net cost to the town for the new lights will be A provincial move to keep closer reins on education spending in Ontario is imposing an unfair financial burden on County Municipalities according to the board of education The province still owes the board 1 million for the balance of Its grant James Singleton director of education said last Wednesday night The Ontario Department of Education pays only per cent of Its grant to the board during the calendar year withholding the balance until the boards expenditures are verified the following March budget figures were submitted In time but the balance of the provincial grant Is still being withheld A report strongly criticizing the provinces method of delaying education grants and lagging in grant payme tabled at the Wedne meeting The province does not mo fair share of current ope- expenses the report charged Justified It said the provincial delay forces the Board or the municipalities to borrow significant sums of money at considerable expense Municipalities are com plaining quite vehemently the report notes The point they make Is quite Justified namely that as the department delays its payments of grants and lags through the year the load on the municipalities Is In creased Grant Shrunk In three years the municipalities share of tin- education bill has increased from percent In to percent in while the provincial grant portion has diminished from S3 to 37 percent countys education budget for 1971 is MO million The carrying costs of borrowing more money to compensate for the provinces failure to keep up with current Add to Costs The unnecessary carrying charges also add to the boards cost per pupil and make it even more difficult for the board to remain under the provincial education celling it charged The Halton board strongly recommends the provincial department of education pay too i of Its yearly grant during Georgetown Hydro employees local 1766 International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers office staff and outside workers went out on strike Sunday night Since March list when their contract expired they have been negotiating According to Bob spokesman for the union the Labour Relations Board after conciliation talks Issued a no Board report He explained this as meaning the Board favoured the employees In both cases the office and outside staff Means Legal Graham local Commission manager in terpreted it differently He sale a no board report authorizes a strike and means is a legal strike The union says It waited the mandatory 18 days before taking strike action during which time the Commission made no further offer The strike was endorsed by percent of the employees said the union spokesman Ezard said the office staff were offered percent increase plus some fringe benefits but the union Is seeking 13 percent The outside workers were offered 70 per hour plus benefits for a lineman during the first year and 15 per hour the second year They rejected this offer and are asking per hour plus benefits on a yearly contract They are also seeking a higher rate for the two foremen llPlcketers The Hydro Commission acknowledges the strike Is legal and says they will try to carry on essential services We feel we have made a reasonable offer in comparison with local industries and other hydro commissions the same size Graham commented He claimed a journeyman lineman was offered 13 percent increase the first year and a percent Increase the second year not Including fringe benefits also said Improved fringe benefits in line with the outside workers were offered the female clerical workers The Increase would bring the female office staffs salaries within a range of to the hydro manager maintained Thirteen employees 10 men and 3 women are plcketting the hydro building on Water Street Appoint Architect School Addition Michael J Torsney of ton has been engaged as ar chltect to design an addition to Georgetowns Holy Cross school A gymnasium and conversion of two classrooms Into a library resource centre is being planned The school which has been overcrowded will have an enrolment reduction in Sept ember when the new St of Assist school opens In the east end Appointment of the architect was made at the meeting of the Roman Catholic Separate School board last week the appropriate year It says It is willing to risk In terest charges on- budget overestimates by the board thus assuring strict budgeting New Program Keeps Camp Alive The rumoured closing of Camp the Toronto M C A camp on Georgetown eastern boundary will not take effect for at least two years If at all ac cording to camp director B McKnlght The success of the present five day camp will probably keep the camp In operation for some time Under this scheme to year olds attend camp from Monday to Friday This length of time seems more suitable for the age group Previously the camp operated on a two week schedule and catered to older children Park Lead We can accommodate more children save McKnlght and they can be from any area not just Toronto as he pointed out Georgetowns children would be welcome Georgetown council has shown an Interest In acquiring the land for parkland In line with this thinking McKnlght remarked If and would like to see It retained at parkland