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Wont Trucks Routed to Highway 7 ByPass Plans Fail to Sway Limehouse Residents bypasi routes limchous residents jammed Siewarttown riall Thursday night to hear the proposals for rerouting but remained pressed by the lengthy detailed presentation by the county consultants Del Cuther Alter the presentation they almost unanimously backed a petition presented by John Glynn baying they want the village left the way it is and any new truck route necessary provided on improved and widened Line of from to Highway In the consultants drawings and films no mention had been made the 1th I but had concentrated four on by passes around the village nil requiring a new railroad bridge Russell DcLeuw listed the costs of the various routes showing a bypass well the north costing and very close to the present with only smill by parses around the bridge costing and HA swinging north then crossing the existing and swinging Mr said the consultants favoured AC since it did not cut the village into two There had originally been two other routes called and con hut the committee had rejected them since they both cut through the Con Area and would not have served the quarries will enough to relieve the truck traffic on Side road Don McMillan chairman of the county road committee and deputy of told the ratepayers the committee had come with an mind to hear their ideas He traced the history of the saying the took it over In 1971 and the Depart merit of Transport established a load limit on the bridge He emphasized that the work would not be done before if He introduced the other members of the road committee Warden Jim Itecve Allan of Reeve Tom Hill Reeve Ron Harris Milton and deputy reeve Art Speight of Georgetown I- rank of Acton was sent Russell Barr of began by saying they reminded the group present bridge was built years ago and was insufficient for today traffic The 10 ton limit and the five mile an hour posting had a serious effect on the trucking industries he said Only empty trucks could use It with loaded trucks being forced to use the Ith Line and 17 he remarked He said the committee was concerned about trucks going through the built up area of also and the consultants were asked to look it a replacement site for the bridge trucking problem and the possibility of a by pass to reduce vehicular pedes I rain conflict He said his firm had talked to local people looked at the traffic investigated the affect on the community natural en and the costs of reconstruction Recreation areas schools students safety aesthetic qualities noise ion and design standards had all been considered said the con hums He pointed out the Niagara attracts the ex tractive industries and both and Duff ire in that urea He Raid Indusmin handles four million tons a with by rail he remaining by truck He concluded by surges the Department of Transport should be asked to leave the old bridge as a historic site and for the use of pedestrians and cyclists John Glynn then read a petition signed by 34 residents saying The unique character of I village and the ad jacent area be pre served We do not want a new road but we do want the present maintained in proper condition for the existing traffic through the village We do not want a new railway overpass but we do want the present overpass repaired and maintained We do not want heavy truck traffic through the village If there Is a great need for better truck facilities we suggest ihe Line be Improved from Slderoad to Highway 7 by widening and paving if necessary the Line could also be Improved Cheers and clapping greeted these remarks MIR Reg Brooks of Limehouse said be was very much opposed to any of the roads through or around he claimed prevailing winds would blow the fumes down in to the village Raising his voice he asked Is it fair that the village of Limehouse be put to all this trouble for Quarries and Peel Construction he demanded Why should we have all the pollution and our homes torn apart he added The crowd broke into I nun derous applause Any of these roads would be catering to the extractive in and not to the individual said another voice Max Stevens claimed the old bridge connects the village and the banning of cars from it would cut the village In pieces What is wrong with the 4th Line anyway he asked road is there and needs only some im provement Chairman Don McMillan replied that the Line had not been studied since It is not a county road but a township road BAN TRUCKS Mrs Jessie Glynn said that according to the consultants own report the old bridge was structurally sound bo why can I it bo left for cars and just ban trucks she asked J Duff owner of Duff Sand and Grovel commented The extractive Industry always gets it in neck as he went on to point out everyone uses the products and the need for them He said the provincial govern ment is aware the deposits are becoming scarcer and farther Continued to Page ill WELCOME Tournament BANTAMS GEORGETOWN HERALD Second Mai Registered Number Return Guaranteed The Home Newspaper for Georgetown and District TOWN THURSDAY MARCH IS WELCOME Tournament BANTAMS t per year Single Copy Price Fifteen Cents Something Cathytnspirtng Ask Georgetown Citizens To Name Birthday Party A catchy inspiring Georgetown anniversary celebration will be chosen by the citizens it was decided by the anniversary steering committee at a meeting Thursday in the council chambers The committee elected councillor Harry Levy chair man Pat secretary Denis Hughes treasurer and Dan Wagstaffe public relations officer They discussed possible names and suitable logs for the town birthday party before deciding to make a general plea to the residents to send their suggestions to Anniversary Committee Box George own The birthday party will be held i n the July weekend this year A steering committee formed to coordinate and act as an body includes Karen of alive 72 Pat of the Georgetown Gary Glover of the Concerned Citizens Georgetown Los rosier for he Kinsmen Kindles Dick licataof the Lions Roy Booth of the Moore Pork Recreation Committee Dan of Georgetown Little Theatre and Denis Hughes of the Red Cross subcommit tec of council involved in the celebration Is composed of councillors Harry Levy Ernie Joan Smith and Donna Denison recrcnt ion director The first flood of suggestions for be included in the celebration proposed a fireworks display track and field meet concerts organizational and historical displays dances sporting events a ptradc reunions essay contests for school children pet shows street decorating and a fashion show Remove or Prosecute Warn Sign Offenders With a new by law governing commercial signs still in talking stage councillors have varying opinions on what to allow and what not At a Tuesday meeting of council s general committee some were approved some turned down when the com discussed applications with building inspector Douglas Sargent Last fall Mr Sargent was instructed to survey all existing signs and order removal of those which had never received council approval particularly the sandwich board type prevalent particularly along Highway Vt Mr Sargent said many have complied nut In late December there were still seven which had been ordered removed But since then others seem to reappear times he remarked His suggestion of a final reeistcred notice then prosecution if action was taken was accepted by committee A pylon sign for a new at Sinclair Avenue and the high way was approved but the committee specified that it not be a revolving one is requested and that its leading edge must be at least feet clear of the street allowance NOD Also approved were signs for Canada Trust on Main Street Mama Rosa Pizzeria on the high way and Chamber of Com Requests to continue signs at Moore Park Texaco and Curry Texaco were turned down And a proposed sign for Moore Park Plaza which would feature prominently at the top was denied Committee members were fearful that this could a trend for other plaza stores and agreed hat is on two sides of the new Firestone location should adequately advertise the firm Report on GO Train By May report on extension of GO transit services north and north west of Toronto to Georgetown is expected by May Transport Minister Don told the ns Friday Mr was replying to from Rud Whiting Lib Mr Whiting had asked for a report on the status of talks between the Canadian National Railways the federal provincial governments Mr Jamieson said discussions were well Thee was further comment on whether the services under discussion road or rail services or he local routes being considered Storm Leaves Much of Town Without Power Wet snow ice and freezing rain closed all schools in Georgetown and throughout north Hal ton Tuesday and cut off the power in homes and Industries over a large part of the town School children heard they had a holiday when the Board of announced on many radio stations Road conditions were considered hazardous for school buses Ice on he hydro lines caused a break on d feeder line on way cast of out substations on Mounlalnvtaw Road and Cross Street Only the River Drive substation operand normally The two hour power failure extended over east end of town downtown and Moore Park but left the area around Ewing Street King Street and north Mountain vie unaffected Which Comes First is Sewage System Problem Rev Robert Scrivens Leaving End of June Minister of St John United Church for five years Rev Robert told his congregation Sunday hat tie will terminate his pastorate here the end of June Mr said his relationship with he congregation has been a most happy one and he will be leaving some regrets But he feels time has come for the challenge of a new pastorate He has marie no definite plans in this regard as yet Mr succeeded Rev Homing in Georgetown when Mr went to a Preston church Last year his duties were enlarged when Glen Williams United Church merged with while still retaining two churches He has an assistant Peter Scott a working with Mr and Mrs Scrivens are both graduates of the University of Saskatchewan and he later graduated from Pine Hill Theological College Halifax They spent five years lnKorea where he had a position was later counsellor at Training School Mrs is j public health nurse Has Potentials Needs 5 More to Establish Elks A local branch of Ihe Ontario Iks Association may be formed in town if Ihe efforts of Joseph Scierin IB Marilyn Cres prove successful a member of a Scarborough before he moved here has been working to establish a local lodge and now has members lined up but he still has to go to reach the minimum membership of He has organized two meetings and a social night and feels confident he will reach his goal soon The arc a fraternal service club open to any adult male Canadian regardless ESQUESING HALL JAMMED FOR BY PASS PRESENTATION Limehouse and area residents listen to proposals that may determine the future of their village at a meeting In the Township Hall Thursday night After listening to consultants they presented a petition saying they want the village left as is with trucks to use the Fourth Line of of raceorerccd There are in Canada plus female auxiliary members known as the Royal Purple Women Auxiliary The Canadian operate on a separate charter from their American cousins and all money raised In Canada slays in Canada OODDFtDS deafness detection and its treatment is the national program of the Elks who provide hearing aids and any other equipment necessary Locally they work community sport through projects field days and team sponsorship Opinion Still Split On Motel Apartments Requested re zoning of a high way Industrial acreage for apartments and a motel will be back In council lap At a meeting of council s general committee Monday bylaws which would allow two projects of Al were discussed only briefly The committee Is split on its opinion Cr Em Hyde and Deputy Reeve Arthur Speight favour both Crs Donna and Joan Smith favour the motel but oppose apartments PUT HACK In early January vetoed for apartments on a split 14 vole with one councillor absent A vote on the molel which would appear to be favoured by a majority did not come to a vote at that time Cr Em Hyde a proponent of both plans then asked that it be referred back to committee After a show of hands Ihe committee split on its opinion Monday Hyde said It would now be put back on a council meeting agenda An overloaded sewage disi system looms closer and closer on Georgetown horizon And council seems to be on the horns of a dilemma for a solution A WOO addition to the system is in the offing But despite studies and con with the Ontario Water Resources Commission no firm action has been taken by council to initiate the plan in part or whole A Queen Park announcement last year that Georgetown will be in a slow growth area In the Toronto Centred regional plan has everyone guessing Some councillors want to wait until the town maximum future population is decided before proceeding at nil Others say the possibility of a new regional government system should stall any action until the form this takes is decided None of this really matters was Cr Sykcs speaking at a works committee meeting Monday Procedure is so complicated and takes so long to go through all the proper channels that we can decide on something today still change our plan a year or two from now He reminded the committee that any decision isn final signed and sealed with all the various government agencies He said council knows that at least a partial system estimated to cost MOO is necessary The only doubt is whether to proceed with whole plan suggested by the Cr said loo gallons per day per capita is the criterion used to judge a sewage system s efficiency This means that our present plant Is designed for 15 people he said Town engineer Eric Willis said that If council makes a decision now the only expenditure it commits itself to is design and working drawings which are about tour percent of the final cost Perhaps we would be belter to hold our population as it is until we know more of the answers said Or Phil This is a tremendous cost to slick on INDUSTRY Suppose wc tell Queen Park we don t want to expand said Cr Harry Levy How about the Industrial park still sparsely populated said the engineer If regional government comes perhaps industry will be locating elsewhere said At any rate we re not being Inundated with requests for industrial sewage treatment at present The subject if storm water Infiltration was discussed Mr Willis said there Is cer infiltration which Is gradually being corrected with program of sewer line renewals As proof he said that in a period which showed the town pumped gallons of water in a certain period 56 gallons entered the sewer system The discussion petered out with a decision to refer the whole question to a meeting of council committee of the whole Chapel Street School Closing in June 74 n oldest school Chapel Street Public School Is ealng to be phased out and closed by June 1974 Another old elementary school in North Hal ton the Bruce Street school in Milton will be closed at he end or the current term Until schools arc very old Chapel Street being more than 100 years old and both have declining student populations and need repairs Just pupil use Chapel WAS lth NAME- D Chapel Street school s pupils will be absorbed by Joseph Gibbons and Park public schools Chapel Street Public School as originally Georgetown Public School but was renamed when the town second public school Wrigglesworth opened In arly iJ50s Reached Crucial Stage Ask Public Library Board Reconsider East End Branch The vagaries of local politics con keep the public guessing A few years ago the public library board and council locked horns with council pushing for a cut In their budget estimates This year at least three councillors would have board reconsider a plan which they have dropped as loo expensive At a council committee meeting Monday Cr Donna got support from Deputy Reeve Arthur Speight and Cr Joan Smith in asking the library board to take another at the possibility of a branch library In Georgetown s east end The boord told council recently that a expenditure for rent would receive no support from the province which will approve libraries only in communities over 40 population I feel we have reached a crucial stage said I needs In the cast end ire not being adequately ved She said she would like the board to Include a branch library in Its budget so council could study the possibility She said Brampton nas a branch in a plaza and it Is common In large centres like Toronto and Hamilton I strongly support this said the deputy reeve The time is long past due when east end residents should travel over two miles to a library STUDY Smith wants the board to compile a more detailed study on how a branch could be operated Committee chairman Cr Hyde said he would agree with this but that council should not go so far as to ask Tor a figure In the library board budget This was final decision Birthday Winners at Verdun Lodges annual birthday euchre in the 0 Hall March 1 were Mrs Miller Mrs Doris Chamberlain Mrs June Cook Mrs W Mrs Abble Haley Mrs Kay Mrs Mae and Mrs Collins The birthday flower arrangement were won by Mrs Dick and lucky draw TV trays by Mrs with ticket The birthday cake and lunch were served In the banquet hall The Bay of In New Brunswick Is famous for Its spring tides which rise some GO Police Action Brings In Months Fines Georgetown police in vest i gated four thefts of over value six under one car theft four frauds three break ins and eight other occurrences during February according to figures in the monthly activity report just released The report shows police in vesllgatea local accidents Involving personal Injuries Thirteen of the drivers were charged During the month charges were laid 82 of them under the Highway Traffic Act but under the Criminal Code of Canada and under the Liquor Control Act Criminal and traffic court action here resulted in 123 In fines imposed The February report also shows three arrests and tot summonses Issued Properly checks revealed 32 Insecure properties Complaints Investigated totalled 303