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Economy vs LUXURY 610 Dr LUXURY vs Economy Your Key To Both DATSIW Highway TO North of Brampton 3611376 BRAMPTON TEST DRIVE ONE TODAY Will Try Scarifier Improve Line PAULINES Main St 8774616 8779311 FLOWERS FOR Mothers Day May 13th NO TAX ON LIVE FLOWERS What the People are Saying Recreation Complex Site DON CLAYTON FT1IFI DRAPER BOB This week The Herald took a Should pul it in Cedarvate convenient place ETHEL 20 Normandy poll on where they thought the It Is a central location and lathe who has grandson I near proposed new recreation only area that has the space Robby Perkins approval A lainview and Number High complex should be constructed RON CI Wesley an Main St way There is a lot of in order to get maximum I think it would go nice residential growth and it would Ccdarvale is the most down In RON provide parking facilities with usage CINDY CRAY FI I IS acreage available There is a Ideal CINDY GRAY Tour lane highway with Iran Edith Si spoliation facilities BOB It would be better up in Wilson Milton Delrex Its more central We need one so badly any MRS IVY available area In town is Crescent Why don l you put the grader up there asked Reeve Okay replied Snow but the next you know Ihey II be complaining about dust WORST Deputy Reeve Coxe complained about Ihe condition it the I- Line between No saying it was worst he had seen Tl discussion ended with the road superintendent agreeing lo use the scarifier on the Ninth I to see if it improved the Reeve Tom Hill last week suggested let the air out of Ihe roads by using the scarifier to chew them up a rather than the continual and expensive process of grading The experiment should be tried on the top end or Ihe Ninth Line Let see if works reeve said Road Supenn Bud Snow during he April council meeting The roads superintendent admitted nothing had been done to the Fourth Line since a delegation of ralepayers had appeared before council two weeks ago Once Fire Chief Jack Cunningham Leaves Depa District chief Jack Cun has retired from the Georgetown Volunteer Fire Department The joint fire committee accepted his retirement last week and suggested that a letter be written to thank him and regret his leaving The committee also accepted the application of Bob Mar to fill a vacancy in department The department hired four new members last Wednesday as a toward in creasing he force from men to Fire Chief Ken told The Herald that they still have six positions to fill but only have three applicants The new firemen hired last week are William Peter Hayes Main St William Guclph St Paul Mercer 115 Moore Park Crescent and Jim Payne GEORGETOWN The Home Newspaper For Georgetown and District CI nit Moll Registered Number Return Guaranteed IT per year Single Copy Price Fifteen Centi GFORGFTOWN HERALD THURSDAY MAY 1073 SECOND SECTION Neighbours Find Little Fault With Downtown Apartments JACK CUNNINGHAM These men will be on probation for one year A Minimum Of OFF All Purchases This Thurs Fri Sat May The Specials Advertised Last Week Still On Sale At 20 OFF USE YOUR CHARGEX Youre Sure To Find The Perfect Gift For Mother Here For Her Day MAY 13 ROBERT JOHN Open to a Wed Sat A Fri to ft FASHIONS LTD GEORGETOWNMARKETCENTRE I486 NEXT DOOR TO BANK OF MONTREAL Residents of the Water Street area made little objection a proposed unit apartment complex at a public meeting called by the Planning Board Wednesday night to hear their opinions Paddy Woods Water Street questioned the amount of parking in the McNaily Cone t ruction complex and suggested Street be closed to traffic al the Main and Park Street Intersection so no raffle would be coming down Ihe sharp hill Mr and Mrs Shell Lawr and Mr A Mathews of Water Street agreed with the suggestion Mr Woods said two other residents affected Roger Frost and Sam Mackenzie supported his idea William town plan ning consultant explained the proposal to the audience He pointed out that latest plan revised several times had fewer lhan the plan and six ground shops with underground parking for 209 cars an ad dltlonal IS spaces in front and if necessary another at the rear Nine storey seven storey and five storey buildings now make up the complex The previous plan had the buildings nine six and four storeys but was changed give less land coverage leaving more or parking and landscaping A health club parlor cleaners a convenience store and an outdoor coffee shop also are planned for the complex It would caver land now occupied by the old Kay building and apartment house and lake in the vacant land occupied by Beaver umber Co The Kay plant and the existing apart ment building would be demolished The consultant said his function was lo assure the plan conformed to regulations of the zoning by law and official plan Checking point by point he said indicates the plan now conforms He pointed out area was now zoned commercial but new official plan anticipates a residential zoning Res id en Is in the audience agreed Water Street would be widened 16 feel from the apartment site lo Mill Street on the same side as the proposed complex said the consultant He said ihe open area exceeded requirements Mr Woods said he hoped the road work would Include correcting the situation where water runs down from Main Street between his property and Mathews buildup the back of his property The consultant assured him storm sewers curbs and sidewalks would be Installed A pointed out noone was fussy about sidewalks just a belter road and drainage LAND Phil Slddall raised the question of public ownership of ihe land on other side of creek Docs he still Intend make it public land he asked architect Alex Yes as far as I know Mr said He said he hesitated lo speak for Mr who is vacationing in but pointed out there was a public access planned around the complex over a footbridge to parkland on the other side Gary Drown reminded Ihe architect the was having problems at the sewage disposal plant There a real possibility there will be no development allowed in town he added Our present meeting was lo Iron out all the requirements asked said m WITH and have Cr suggested any approval have to be on an extension to We II have to solve that when we come to it Mr Skourides said I taking one thins at a lime Roy Hill acting chairman since regular chairman Ted declared a conflict of and took no part in the discussion pointed out that parking spaces in front seemed inadequate for visitors He said he realized architect did not want too many cars in front to spoil the appearance but the lown did want the cars on street Ted Planning Board member contended traffic lo the stores would not be similar to other stores since they would mainly serve the PARK1M IOTS Sandy Mackenzie one of Ihe downtown businessmen who signed a pel it Ion on behalf of Ihe complex reminded the board municipal parking lot across ihe street would be empty at the hours mosl visitors would be there The municipal parking lot and the downtown area might disappear sometime in the future so we need the parking with the complex said Gary Brown If the downtown disappears it will be because people or en t allowed o build In the down lown area retorted Ken Mi The chairman ask residents if they objected to it whole side of street in eluding their homes zoned residential instead fthe existing commercial All of us agree to that Mrs Woods said SNOW In reply to a question about if the road were closed al the top of hill Mr Woods said he ploughed for the township and would find no problem of Terra Cotta asked if the Planning Board had ihe building as a whole and its effect on residents who would live in it CORRIDORS Mr Skourides said it would be very uptodate and well over any requirements He pointed to the zlg corridors which would take away the tunnel effect found in many apartment buildings In dividual air conditioning controls for suites land scaped privacy yards outside patios and seating for the public as well as the tenants and a swimming pool were some of Ihe things cited by architect A fairly grand style commented the chairman Planning Board made no decision that night Hill IFF DISPLAY On Saturday May 12 Halton Region Conservation Authority will start a new public ex per program An old barn at he Mountsbcrg Wildlife Centre has been converted into a large fish and wildlife display urea featuring local flora and fauna THE DISTRICT AT A GLANCE Students Start Elk Fund MILTON Thirteen year old Belh Godfrey and her colleagues at Martin St school are determined to do what they can keep elk at the Rattlesnake Point Park compound One elk the third In a year was cut to ground by a bullet about two weeks ago The compound is operated by Ihe Hallon Region Conservation Authority That elk was last bull and left two cows and a calf at the compound Beth stated a proposal had been made to the ithlctic council at the school of which she is a member the student council raise money for Ihe replacement of an elk She said the athletic council will donate and the student council along with whatever Beth collects from public donations Saturday Integrating Retarded Pupils County Board or Education will allcmpl an integration of trainable retarded children in an elementary school The Board approved in principle the philosophy of such integration and moved that such facilities be located at Princess Elizabeth Public School when an addition the building is forthcoming This was passed at the April meeting of the Board on the recommendation of the Advisory Committee for Trainable Retarded Children It was also ap proved lhat the principal of Princess Elizabeth Public School be charged with responsibility for supervision and ad ministration of Duffenn Sunrise School Bill Bisscll Is prin of lhat school Propose Three Parks ECrcation of three large parks two In and one In Hamilton has been proposed in the first draft of the Waterfront Study First public disclosure of the study findings was made at a meeting In Hamilton called by the Save Our Bay group of Hamilton one of several environmentorientated groups in the Hamilton Burlington area thai campaigned for a waterfront study to be done Commissioned last September by the and Wellington conservation authorities the study is being subsidized 50 percent iirovlnclal The other half Is being paid for by member municipalities of the two conservation authorities The study purpose is to survey the between and Grimsby pinpoint public opinion on how It should be used and recommend practical steps to achieve that end Bogus Fives Circulating BRAMPTONBrompton police are urging shop keepers and residents lo be on the lookout for bogus bills which may be circulating in this area Police said one or the phoney bills was found in Brampton April and added more could be on their way A police spokesman said the bills arc of good texture but the Police said there are no plates bearing numbers on the reverse side and the bill located used a over prefix If of bogus bills are found police ask they be notified Immediately Grant Aids Village Library FRIN Erin village and township will receive public library grants more than double those last year from the Ministry of Colleges and Universities The township grant will be as compared last year a 791 The village library will gel as compared with Ontario local county and regional libraries will receive provincial grants totalling ihis year the Honourable Jack Minister of Colleges and Universities said ihis week Basic grants to municipal and county public library boards which arc based on population have been doubled to from cents per capita using the latest published papulation figures for each area Tax Rate Down Four Milts ACTON a result of new provincial grants residential lax payers In Acton will benefit from a four mill cut in taxes Council decided to the to the taxpayers striking a new mill rate of for residential property and 3 for commercial and industrial at a special meeting Wednesday April The new figures represent a saving of and fl mills for residential and commercial respectively over 1972 An average homeowner assessed at 5 will save this year as a result of Ihe mill rale cut The new grants totalling 87 are pari or province lax stabilization plan aimed at holding the line on spending The town also received an additional towards municipal policing cost which Is based on I per capita and applies only to he residential rate explaining difference In J J J