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NEC hearing held for area severances An Acton area parent ap pealed to the Niagara Escarpment Commission NEC Monday to grant building permits to her children enabling them to construct homes on the properties she and her husband gave them Representing herself at the hearing Marjorle said This land was bought and paid for by the sweat of our brow these lots were severed lor the express pur pose of building homes for our children we get a real joy from knowing we can con tribute to the quality of their lives apartments arc not suitable or children In 1975 the Ontario Municipal Board lOMBI approved the severances of six parcels of land approximately an acre each from the Kirk- acres near Acton One of the Kirkwoods daughters Lois and her husband Paul Henderson have already built a home on their lot An application for a building permit by another daughter Linda and her husband Herb was turned down Four other children also hold deeds to properties issued last Chief hearing officer David Jamiesonsaid he v ill evaluate the Kirkwood case in a report to he ministry of housing which will make the final Me the Official the Kirkwood property rural which excludes residential development Harvey Kirkwood the father asked why a quarry was permitted to rip up NEC lands when they had so much trouble Belling consent to construct a few homes Mrs Kirkwood pointed out hat the neighbouring In dusmm Credit Valley Conservation Authority ministry of natural rcsounes town of Hills regional health the towns works and have no objections The NEC should act as a watchdog but not have control over an individuals rights said Mrs adding she is a seventh generation Canadian whose ancestors helped build this country And their descendents have so much trouble Irvine to build homes after years of pro gress she said What hap pened to rights of ownership Illustrating the high housing Mrs Kirkwood read newspaper reports concluding that in purchasing single family dwelling has increased from per cent of the average annual income to per cent In she said the average family earned annually enabling them to purchase a home at the average price of in monthly payments of including per over a veor period In today average brings in 111 annually necessitating monthly II per cent interest to buy a house at the average price of In the ratio of in come to price of a home has jumped from I to almost 1 All we want to do is help out our children said Mrs daughter oxe explained M do not want to spoil us or provide all one djj are old well be look after them v looked ifler us the HERALD ACTON NEWS Two accidents no injuries reported You have lliree chances to roll up sleeve and get an shot this year in says Medical Officer of Health J Chamberlain Swine and A of influenza will be Mill Street and Willow was the scene of two minor Occidents last week A car driven John Ed ward Gait Main St brush ed bumpers with a car driven Kim HIM Acton Oct police Vander s On Oct 16 a truck driven by John Hock Town set 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