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IM Home of Hills 36 The strip cuts through th of Haltartlills lis from shock proposed Georgetown came propnaiion notices ur papers corridor along the Fifth Line li notice Ontario rt ct to this as the strip Down the middle of the strip Hydro wants lo erect lattice towers of 1 of high about as tall as it build There would be between and of ih towers spaced about a a mile apj rl At the southern end of Hal ton Hills a bird would be four longest of which would be to It a from these extensions to carry power fr Generating Station to At the southern end of Halton Hills trip would Join up with another one carrying twin lines from Mlddleport transformer station then across the Milton According a schedule of released by Ontario Hydro possession expropriated property expected place during dayB between November December next year 15 months from Although the schedule lays the dati tentative it ends every effort made by Ontario Hydro to substantially conform to bis property acquisition schedule This week Ontario Hydro gents and line location technicians Began ailing on property owners on t which encompasses approximately At two days of information week at Community Ontario Hydro laid on a long table photo strip map of expropriated pro Township and met affected owners Abo a dozen Hydro officials attendance to talk with a steady owners most of whom Hydro official came in frowning walked cut smiling after hearing the a public money Hydro was willing to pay Figures for what Ontario Hydro was to pay for land in the Etfini section before power reaches Mi ton Si Station were not available he meelinga although the Yigi used for Erin Township say the age rate paid in 1975 for on acre in ishtpujloarby was ft Average prices per Township Luther Township purchpse a rightof way in sue waJ deeped com pcn by the Envlromcntal Hearing report to minister of energy Dennis when the figure reached 160 included injurious affection of of the remainder of the property ticully 100 acres valued at per percent disturbance rieultural lands and in publicly it lcaslihat the figures used for market ijunous if feet ion is the money for having his land lied the subsequent devaluing of parcel ire not typical or Of the parcels of land Ontario expropriate Hills all but wo casements only Thelcompensation policy for easement is laaed on percent of the market an increasing scale of com for each xoerty minimum per Hydro states Generally peaking there is no injurious affection in an easement for the rightof way p in the case of proximity to listing or where road frontage Is rt ictoofJam development In of casement purchase the on disturbance One property told the aid who sell under the do not have to pay capital they would have to under a straight offer to purchase Georgetown makes it to the Olympics The news out of Thunder Bay this past weekend is that Georgetown will be represented in the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal The northern community was the site over the weekend of the Olympic freestyle wrestling trials for the 1970 summer Games Montreal and Clive has gained a berth on the team in the 151 5 lb weight class Clive won his final which was a best of three affair in two straight matches Ontario had a fine showing the trials as seven of the ten weight classes were won by Ontario wrestlers First come first serve for fences If you were thinking of getting the town to pay half the cost of a fence between your property and town property you might as well forget the whole idea The works committee Monday night tame out in favour of recommending to council that the policy ought to be discontinued In arriving at this position the members of the committee pointed out that the budget for fencing is a year and that already this year almost threequarters of hat is gone and over more art expected especially from Those homeowners who had their applications in before Monday Moy will be put on a fence list on a first come first served basis and when the money runs out they will have to wait until next year or year after or the year after that before getting a portion of the fences cost returned to them Booth in hospital Roy Booth town councillor and well known town merchant In Georgetown Is In the coronary ear unit at Toronto Hospital Mr Booth was taken to the hospital Sunday morning after suffering quite a bit of pain Mrs Booth said In an He looks well now Mrs Booth said referring to a Monday evening visit she had with her husband at the hospital At least he in the right place and having a few She said that Mr Booth is undergoing tests and that a coronary attack is suspected At press time a hospital spokesman said that Mr Booth condition is air and flic he a good kind of Mary woods improving Drilling on Britannia- engineer Austin reported to the works com mlttcc Monday night that work in Meadows is progressing The main thrust now is tot grading he said Concrete repairs are and as soon as they are completed the street will be dug up and the services In attendance at the meeting were a number of residents from M Meadows but not an official delegation When one asked if could get a copy of the engineer report they were old that they could after council approves it next Mo day June 7th A eopy of the report will be sent to Stan Jackson spokesman for the ralcpnycrs Norval water system will proceed after 1977 It may be two years away but the water system is now very close to being a certainty Representatives of he Com Association headed by association president Hugh were present at last week meeting of the regional works committee that preliminary work on he extension of the Georgetown water system to may be underway in the very near future regional council is expected approve this week a recommendation from the works committee thai the engineering rim of Proctor and be hired a cost of to begin he detailed engineering scheme for ihe work Council had been waiting for con flrmation from the province that the ministry of the environment was w llllng to pay all or a large portion of the cost That confirmation came in a recent letter from environment minister Kerr Motoryclist injured in crash A motorcyclist and a motorist were in in two separate accidents this past week in Hills Ronald Hilts Main St Glen Williams was treated and released at Georgetown District Memorial Hospital after he was involved in a collision on lid on May at pm Mary Barclay Mountrey the driver of the car was injured but JOANNE came to the Children Day as a Herald for mare photo turn to page 11 did not go to hospital Damages to the Hills motorcycle amounted to 000 police estimate while the Barclay vehicle sustained in damages mishap May 30at 3d m on about two tenths of a mile west of Fourth Line Valerie Forbes of was taken to Milton District Hospital treated and released after she swerved to miss a dog on the road Damages In the accident were police Damages to a car driven by Harold D Caruso Charles in Georgetown amounted to May at p m when it left the road at St end rolled Into he ditch police estimate Damage to the lawn in the ditch was and the towns works department were informed A car driven by Stephen Brunt 18 In Georgetown was In collision with a car owned by Carl Palusiklewicz outside the residence at on May at 12 Police estimate damages to the and to the Brunt vehicle An unknown driver struck and severed a hydro pole at ground level at the intersection of Sarah St and Durham St In Georgetown sometime during May Police estimate damage to the hydro pole at On May at m a car driven by Patricia 114 Rd was In collision with a car driven by Christine Lane Court Damages in the collision which opposite 11S S were 300 to the vehicle and to the Doucctte vehicle police estimate An unknown driver struck a parked car owned by Gimple Georgetown on May at 30 a m opposite Dawson Crcs Police estimate damages at The parking lot of the Bank of Nova Scotia on St and Mountlanvlew Rd was the of crash when a car driven by Deborah A McGowan IB Normandy was in collision with a car driven by Mildred A Wall Edith St Damages in the accident which hap pened May at 10 IS were 200 to the Wall vehicle but nil to the McGowan vehicle police estimate The driveway of the Gtorgetown Market on was the scene of an accident when a Gray Loach Bus driven by Spurgcon Thompson of Strcetsvllle was In collision with a ear owned by the Oxford Picture Frame Ltd of Toronto and driven MainSt S In Georgetown In the accident which took place May at police estimate damage to the bus at and to Ihe Saxe vehicle from which regional treasurer Don Former concluded that the ministry was willing to reimburse the region I would assume that the forthcoming agreement will provide for ministry participation in the actual con he added My only Farmer said is that the people in Georgetown regard the ex tension into as a completely separate service and for this reason are reluctant to contribute toward it We are recommending that the cost of this engineering be financed by the j this for port of the year I feel that there Is no reason for why we should not proceed with the detailed design work or the trunk wolermain and other services with temporary financing being provided from the in the Georgetown wotcr system Engineering studies will be carried out In the late and early 197B Beyond that Kerr could not stale whether or not the work on the project would follow 1 note that the estimated total cost of the project is and it is Impossible for me at this time to advise you with respect to the availability of funds for the construction of the water works he said in the letter to the region wish to assure you that I am well aware of the need or these works and that this will be taken into consideration when the frequent review of our schedules are carried Looking for new bypass The region public works committee has authorized a engineering report on a possible Highway 7 bypass around Georgetown Philips Planning and Engineering have been selected to find the which would provide an alternative to following Highway through Georgetown The bypass would be the north of the town possibly linking with Highway at the Llmehouse Intersection A report carried out by Philips In and 1073 for the county on the possibility of using from Glen Williams to Highway 7 as part of a bypass has been ruled out although the engineering report will Include recommendations on how that winding road may be Improved Also ruled out were suggestions that anew road be constructed from the Eighth Line south west to Highway where it would link It In the general area of Road That route was originally suggested at time when and Georgetown were developing recreational plans ferine lands that the new road would service However as hose plans were shelved the cost of constructing the new road were mod unwarranted That route the region s engineering staff also noted would have conflicted with the existing road which travels cast to Glen Willians That road is a winding slow speed route and will likely stay that way the report notes One of the recommendations of the Philips report that will likely be Included In the new study will be that the small culvert located at bottom of Sldroad 32 between the Glen and Highway bo replaced with a pipe arch The vertical and horizontal alignment of the road however will not bo changed Tremaine site approved Halton s works committee will mend to regional council today Wednesday that be spent on carrying out drilling on site I- the proposed site near Britannia and Roads for a regional garbage dump At last Wednesday meeting of the works committee held in Hills committee members heard from Wells representing the consulting firm of M M Dillon and Associates that site F once the drilling tests confirm Its physical suitability for a landfill operation could be easily acquired Through unofficial contact with the landowners many of whom do not live in the area Dillon staff report that a block of land in excess of the sue required by the region for massive 20year landfill operation can be Acquired he told the That did not rest II Milton Mayor Anne MncArthur who replied the usual a garbage dump in the relatively flat Britannia Tremaine area will lie very jntica particularly its position just below the Niagara Escarpment Mr Willi stated a visual impact should carried out as soon as possible in to allow landscape an opportun to show how the site may be hidden from the area adjacent to It and from the On the urging of Mayor Dillons consultants will ilso be in in lime for presentation to regional council today how much it would A the present landfill operation in Burlington Residents ask for Haton Hills support against F Residents from near site of a proposed regional waste disposal site op peared before the works committee Monday evening to request support in their struggle to have the garbage site elsewhere Stewart McEadden a farmer In the area said the residents of were in favour of a mull system and not single site or garbage a site to be used for years He heard from Mayor Tom Hill that even though north councillors may be in agreement with Ihe residents of site they were outnumbered at regional eouncll by and Burlington councillors Mr mi were also and asked the M to I I ir regional councillors Hilton Hills lo hive the A BIG MOMENT in Georgetown s history occurred last Wednesday afternoon as the official sod turning ceremony took place at he site of the addition to Georgetown sewage treatment plant George Kerr minister of the environment used a golden ovcl to cut the first sod but it took the combined advice of Councillor Dick and regional Chairman Allan Masson plus the physical assistance of Hills Mayor Tom Hill to finally turn the first sod Downtown businessmen ask for police protection The absolutely appalling and dreadful condition of the heart of downtown Georgetown was cause of complaints voiced a meeting of the Downtown Businessmen Association hut Tuesday The brunt of complaints on the northwest comer of Mill and Main Streets where tan da the Hotel but the comer where there la on empty Bank of Montreal building for sale also was mentioned The merchants attending the meeting Mid people who walk by the Hotel are subject to obscene words scrawled on the walla hotel and uttered by a gang of youths which can be found loitering at the corner all hours of the day and night Six months ago the A sent a letter of complaint to the police and for month the situation improved said Betty Anne Smith secretary of the association but nothing has been done since hen The business men decided to send a letter of complaint to Chief of Police Ken- the region police commission and Mayor Tom Hill They suggested that foot patrols as there used be In Georgetown before the advent regionalism might see the end to the problem Said one merchant who requested anonymity for fear of reprisals Have police no control over this The merchants will also send a letter to the own works committee to see what can be done about Improving the appearance of be empty bank building