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Georgetown Herald (Georgetown, ON), November 10, 1976, p. 3

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Fairy Lake fowl fed in foul weather The ducks geese and swans of Actons Fairy Lake will again bo fed and cared or by town workmen but this year will not be permanently in the Prospect Pork try shed if council accepts a committee recommend The committee Monday res ponded to plea of Esther Main Street North by promising to supply the appro ximately 150 birds currently living around the lake with Flooding continues council will not act An Elmore Drive Acton resident may have received some assistance from the town worts crews but council will likely draw the line at helping solve his basement flooding problem David Sale stated tolhewo Monday had tils I in f tec tabled allow New plaza Town planning board last week considered proposal by John Civiero to replace a single building he owns at Acton with a 17 Toot commercial plaza The board recommend to council on the matter was tabled during an in camera Mr explained Hint foot merchandise outlet which he would operate would be among the retail stores in plaa Although he types of stores Included has not yet been decided he said septic tank requirements for the site will prohibit the opening there of taverns or two acre site presently illows parking space for horn The major problem remains however of water seeping into his basement raising the paint from the floor and soaking carpets Mi Sale said Blaming the seepage problem on faulty engineering the Drive resident isked worts committee which allowed the construction to go ahead to take aition on the matter Informed by town engineer Austin that the water seems to originate from an underground stream committee decided to deny any responsibility or the eleven yiar old problem We re getting into a very dangerous situation Coun Hyde agreed This would a type Hi it towns Mult food and water during the winter months Pending approval by Acton Board the fowl may also be given in board poultry tried adjacent to the Acton Arena but will not be confined there as they were last year Miss Taylor who has almost singlehandedly assured a daily feeding during the past four years reported committee that the swim a geese would ween threequarters and half a pound of feed a day while the ks would eat about half that am Corn on the cob she said can be obtained or hundred pounds corn sells for per hundred pounds Information obtained from the Waterfowl Pre serve in Miss T lylor said shows that the feed can be witli duck pellets ducks are fed twice a da enough feed to satisfy their appetites she said How estimated the town total food expenditures for 150 winter d at to 1300 Concerned an ana on the kept ice fret for ducks feeding through could post to local youngsters the discussed alternative means of sheltering fowl possibility of sub at ration pump in a off of the lake when the duck- came under some at council Miss Tijlor explained lb it Committee OKs signs police report sought Works committee Monday night recommended the Police be requested to comment on an Acton resi dent plea for stop signs to be installed at three Churchill intersections The police will also be to determine the feasibility of a fourth way stop sign at the Road Victoria Parking not a problem Town works committee dec Monday that there is little it can do to answer Albans Drive Acton the alleged contravention of that street parking bylaw town engineer Bob tin and Pat McKenne stated they seldom see cars contravening the by parking along both sides of the street Coun Joe Hurst noted that some motorists do park illtgally while visiting the nearby garage during the sup pertimc peak hours Assured by Mr Austin that traffic appears to flow smooth along the street current reconstruction of Mill Street the committee voted to inform Mr that his letter has been duly noted and filed Street intersection is rcqu Pat The recommend it ion prompted by a presentation to council l Peter Homer list week in which the Churchill South resident said police trips done little to deter speeding motor ists rom driving the residential street at miles hour Mr presented a peti signed by his neighbors requesting three wi stop stalls to bt placed at the Hold ind Hold When Ihat Victoria rner be to the list town Hob Austin objected si the would be abusing the idea stop Signs The signs are not aimed simply slowing Dick pointed out that drivers lend to for the slower overall speed icing from one slop sign the next McKcnzie ehallenged Mr three stop signs do little to deter speeders pointing out that the sign posied by Acton hi school is working be luiifully No it not Pit Mr Ails replied The there is just as fist is ever will tint with Hurst agreed that the high school is travelling Msler igun due to Young bloods out on the trying to Ihcy in go predicted it if the committee failed to he hand together to meet council the stop It that District I Polite Floyd Sell v intz recently endorsed slop for In complaints from Choose it at can Charge it TILDEH ANDREW MURRAY MOTORS MEAT SALE HIND OF BEEF 1 SLICED SAUSAGE 75 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