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WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 12 Home Newspaper of Hills IT SO per Single Copy Cent Town region oppose OAAB quarry hearings MARIANNE exhibit strength and grace In I performing a straddle on the beam Now an Intermediate m Marianne a Junior last year was third in the East Haltons third In the Haltons and fourth In the Peel- School The Ontario Municipal Board is facing twoDronned attack from the councils of Halton Hllla and the region of the board prepare for Its March 10 bearing to be held here in Halton Hills The Is scheduled to hear on that lments against me former township of plan Zoning In the official plans prohibits the company from beginning quarry operations on Its property Tbe town la oping to delay the scheduled March 10 meeting while tbe region la now investigating the possibility thai the hearings should not take pLsce at all Latest discussions on Coosolidsted Sand and Gravels objection centred early this week In Burlington where tbe regional planning board was expected Tuesday to meet with its solicitors to investigate whether or not the had Jurisdiction over the Consolidated Sand and Gravel objection The request for the Investigation waa to be presented by HUb councillor Morrow Following a special council meeting called Us Wednesday night to discuss the up coming bearings Councillor Morrow stated that be Intended to take the matter of tbe OMBs Jurisdiction up with the regions lawyers Based on discussions Ive bad at tbe regional level I feel there is a fairly good possibility that the region could take tbe to court on tbe basis that tbe OMB doesnt have jurisdiction In this matter and shouldnt be making any decisions on the case At that Wednesday night meeting Hills council In a unanimous vole agreed to send a special resolution tbe next day to Lieutenant Governor Pauline McGibbon Premier William Davis MPP for Hal ton East Jim Snow and various other cabinet ministers asking that the March 10 hearings be delayed Indefinitely A similar request made by Halton solicitor Terence Balnea before a Little Theatre might find a home Hoping to block actions which had previously taken control of the Chapel Street and Nerval schools away from local residents from throughout former township of Esqueslng last Thursday night gave tentative approval for use of the and Hall by the Georgetown Little Theatre group Over concerned residents representing several groups that use ball during the year attended Thursday meeting to hear of renovation plans for tbe ball The plans were outlined by Doug recreation director for Hills whose department now controls the use of tbe hall Since the purpose of the meeting merely to determine the use of the ball questions of ownership and costs of renovation were not strongly dealt with It was noted by one resident that tbe general feeling was that residents favor tbe town maintaining control of building They did not want a reenactment of the current school Issue in which schools sold by the town for token fees of l each are now Impossible to buy back because of high costs Georgetown Little Theatre since Its beginnings over years ago has been looking ever since for a permanent home one that would provide adequate storage facilities a proper production area complete seating capacity Id order to make tbe ball suitable for production It was revealed Thursday renovations would nave to be carried out to enlarge tbe stage area and to build a much higher ceiling over stage to house lighting end other support materials As yet no study has been undertaken by either the recreation department or Little Theatre to determine whether tbe building could be easily converted That study come after the recommendations made at Thursdays meeting have been discussed at upcoming council meetings We want to keep ball as functional as for all groups that may use It said Collison chairman of the meeting Concern waa expressed by many residents over the facility but since no final use has been determined yet for hall Mr noted that any renovation couJd Include a kitchen Chances to the hall would not reduce the available floor space according to Utile Theatre president Derek Joynes who Controlling snowmobilers In preparation for IWST6 snowmobile season members of tbe towns works committee have begun discussions of the to the bylaw that will cover the whole of HaltonHills As It stands now there are three bylaws for residents to consider when In the areas of Acton and Georgetown Dear All the changes brought about by regional government have even the body that asked for them provincial government slightly confused Chairman of the towns personnel and finance committee Harry Levy pointed out that the provinces slip was snowing In a letter supposedly sent to Halton Hills from Ontario Housing Corporation letter was addressed to tbe treasurer of Hills W Farmer Steele Ave Milton As Councillor Levy pointed out about the only thing right In the address was the fact that It was destined for the treasurer of However right name of the towns treasurer is E Henderson Mr Farmer happens to be tbe treasurer for the region of As for the address Itself Halton Hills treasurers office is located on Main Street Georgetown many a mile from Avenue In Milton Fall fair lists ready now Now Is the time to begin planning your projects for Georgetown Fall Tbe advance prize lists for the ladles section of tbe fall fair are now available Copies may be obtained el from the fairs secretary Mrs Mona Milne or at the Herald office A number of changes have been made In should get a copy and start preparing now list iodides handicrafts domestic sciences flowers tbe junior ladles section and womens Institute categories Tbe curfew of li oclock In the evening will be imposed throughout the municipality with no authorized use until weekdays and 0 a Sunday Councillor Coxe wondered If nine oclock Sunday morning curfew was adequate Some people sleep in late those mornings According to Peter Morris the town engineer most people will be In church at that time Other Items being considered Include mandatory five foot safety antennae bearing flags and a reduced speed limit of IB miles per hour In built up areas and along all streets that can be used for snowmobiling Maple Avenue Guelph Street and Main Taxi owners satisfied Taxi owners from Georgetown and Acton had their opportunity Monday night to ex press their views on the new Hllla comprehensive taxi licensing bylaw Although they bad numerous suggestions on various sections of the new bylaw owners generally agreed they were satisfied with its content particularly In area of new tariffs The owners beaded by Del McMillan of Glen Taxis questioned a section of the bylaw which required taxi firms with more than five licensed vehicles to provide 14hour service seven days a week Don owner of Reliable Taxis noted that when he opera ted a 24hour service during the summer I lost money almost every night I operated Mrs Leah McMillan added If its an emergency we dont mind going out but too many of tbe calls are just nuisance calls Mr McMillan warned that the owners with more than five cars might start ducking under fivecar clause Another point brought out by owners was tbe licensing fee charged by the town A new owner must pay 50O for licence for his first vehicle Any additional vehicles will cost to license According to Councillor Harry Levy the reason behind the increase Is the towns at tempt to encourage new owners while still maintaining control of the overall number of licences issued The personnel and finance committee which with the help of he deputy treasurer Grant Usher had drawn up the taxi bylaw agreed to consider the suggestions made by the owners before passing on final version to town council Street are not to be used by in the Georgetown area Many of the local parka are out of bounds to unless specific trails nave been established through the property leading to other designated areas Members of the works committee will take one more look at the new bylaw before officially accepting it at their next meeting Once the recommendations have been finalized council will then vote on the bylaw and the ministry of transportation and communications will act upon law to make It enforceable on the roads of Halton Hills Lights for Del rex Traffic signals for the Intersection of Maple and will not be available through a ministry of transportation and com munications subsidy Extensive traffic studies at that In tersection did not convince the department of highways that traffic lights are warranted is a serious problem there points out Councillor The volume may not be great but the flow Is If youre trying to turn from onto Maple Councillor Em Hyde thought idea of lights could reduce congestion along traffic routes fed from such as Sin clair Avenue Something must be done said Coun cillor Hyde It was moved that the necessary for the traffic lights be budgeted for In the upcoming Capital Works Budget Ugly scar A ravine between and Metcalfe Court that has become an ugly eroding surface scar littered with garbage may be included In the towns operating budget for the coming year If Councillor Harry Levy has his way Councillor Levy chairman of the towns finance and personnel committee reported to his committee Monday night that the town engineer Peter Morris had requested him to consider the cleaning up of the ravine as part of the budget He noted that a great deal of water Is channelled through the ravine causing un controlled erosion As well people havclbeen throwing garbage Into it creating a very unsightly situation for nearby residents The committee decided to endorse the request for funding and will now pass it on to the towns works committee for their con sideration represented tbe group We Just want to make stage area more suitable for production Members of tbe and Womens Institute and tbe Georgetown Agricultural Society predicted use of hall at two or three times per year by each of their groups while the True Blues estimated monthly use of the hall Utile Theatre organizers estimated for their current schedule they would be using the hall or some part of tbe building about times a year Allowances were made for monthly meetings rehearsals and set con struction which would not tie up main ball If the back area was available The back of the building bouses a garage which would be ideal for set con struction and rehearsals noted Mr Joynes The ball could be kept as free possible that way The report of tbe meeting will be carried to council by the recreation department and from there If council agrees In principal to the sharing of tbe ball a study will be undertaken to determine what renovations can be done to permit fullscale theatrical productions I feel that the Utile Theatre can do a lot forStewarttownand Halton Hills if they bad a proper place to work added Mr Collison He further noted that there waa no lack of meeting halls In the area with new arena Cedarvale schools and churches available to the public Good mews All felines can breathe easier The town of will not be getting into the cat licensing business for the time being at least Responding to a suggestion made by the Ontario Humane Society that tbe municipality adopt a bylaw controlling cats in Hills the towns personnel and finance committee Monday night decided that it would be senseless to attempt to do It The committee has however turned the matter over to the towns canine control officer for his suggestions concerning the control Of cats areas noted Councillor Ruse Miller but It would be Impossible to enforce In rural areas such as If you tried to control all the cots in the rural area youd very shortly be over run with rat and mice Cats he added are a very necessary port of a form That doesnt mean you shouldnt control cats Councillor Ernie Sykes pointed out Cats are one of the greatest carriers of disease there are To that Councillor Pat agreed Well license cats someday because becoming an alarming problem and one which we must become concerned with Councils latest request for the delay was based on five reasons The primary one waa that tbo Master Plan of tbe Niagara presently being drawn up by 1 funded Niagara Escarpment tbe preservation of the Nlagai is finalized At such time the official plan will be amended to bring It Into conformity with provincial policy Commission has not once A atmi nawa finished master plan will take precedent Involved The resolution notes town could run as blah aa for tbe town alone Tbe reason for tbo estimated Ugh costs of tbe proceedings Is simply a result of plan It la not expected to be completed for another six to 13 months With that In mind the resolution states tbe March 10 date la simply premature tod ought to be adjourned pending tbe preparation and adoption of the Niagara Escarpment Master Plan The second reason is based on the provincial governments Initial Support and In fact request for special zoning of certain sections of the Niagara Escarpment to prohibit all development until tbe Niagara Escarpment Plan to finalized The resolution noted that when tbe plan was in its final stages provincial government spokesmen requested an addition to plan designating areas on the escarpment as one of two Special Policy Areas depending whether or not tbe properties were within pits and quarries restrictive zone of the escarpment or simply on the escarpment itself The Consolidated lands were specifically placed within the area designated as lhelU m provincial government and quarries restrictive zone thus prohibiting Abduction assault among crimes three expert witnesses The Niagara Escarpment Commission the Region of and the Speyslde Ratepayers Association are also likely going to be officially represented throughout the hearings The resultant high costs are not justified tbe resolution concludes Councillor Hyde commented that councils request for the delay did not mean that its members were against tbe OMB bearing or ConsoUdateda plans for the quarry Were merely supporting whether we should or should not proceed with this Issue at this time Mayor Tom and deputy clerk French took copies of the resolution Into Queens Park early Thursday morning that tbe provincial government will quickly upon It A Georgetown mother averted an ap parent abduction of her sixyearold son on Police say i dork man about years of The Canadian Imperial Bank Main St waa tbe target of a fraud last week when a Toronto woman cashed a phoney cheque for j sitting In his cor on Main St lice report a youth with long dirty blond hair approached tbe car struck occupant In the face opened the door kicked In the side and the fled on foot A car reported stolen in Toronto on Friday was found stopped en a Georgetown street over the weekend The driver Robert Vincent 20 of St Aurora was arrested for theft and lodged In Milton pending ball hearing Monday large front window of the A A Supermarket on Sinclair Ave waa smashed over tbe weekend The 12foot by 13foot glass at Henrys Clothing store on Main St caus Thursday Bradbury Vending and Mino Co on were broken into Thursday but nothing appears to have been taken But tbe CNR tool abed on Queen St reports several CNR switch keys were taken after thieves broke two window WHAT A WAV to spend a lunch hour Members of tbe a Georgetown volunteer fire department bad then- touches tV It A Interrupted on Thursday when they were called to a home Blvd to a report of from a Bumps and grinds There were no Injuries and only minor damages in the few auto accidents in Georgetown this weekend most ex tensive damage was sustained by an car on Delrex Blvd Sunday when the driver lost control In fresh snow crossed the roadway mounted the boulevard knocking down a small tree and coming to rest after hitting a hydro pole Hubert tbe driver was uninjured A collision resulted in BOO damage to each of the two cars involved when a driver attempted to pull out of a parked position and struck a vehicle on John St on Sunday Tbe cars were owned by Larry M Ireland of John St and Leslie Clark of Williams A chain link fence on Norton Cres sustained damages when a car ap parently hit the fence then left tbe scene Another hit and run driver struck a car belonging to Bryan Harper which was narked outside his home on Prince Charles Drive No sign of signs Somewhere In rural Hills there are 102 new road signs The personnel and finance committee was not too certain of where the new signs arc located or what they state but nevertheless Monday night the gave Its tentative approval to pay M for the signs iiiirjiiniiiiiiiiitfiiriitTiriiriiiiEitiJEHiiiiiiiiinitiiiiittiuiitiiiitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitiMiiHiititiitiitiriiiifftititiiiiiEinriJiiiiTiifiiiiiiTnu The bill for the signs merely stated that they were for the rural area of tbe town However Councillor Miller noted lhat ho had not seen any of the signs He noted that be would get further in formation concerning the signs before tbe accounts are brought before town council