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Georgetown Herald (Georgetown, ON), January 25, 1978, p. 16

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IT WAS A And a jour parttirri Was Ihe during a qunre dancing demonstration at Percy Merry School celebration lost Saturday A group of grade and demonstrated some and parents were then Invited to participate Henry among the exhibitors who demons Ira led their hobbles at Saturday Merry School hosted their third annual which feature Of bobbles and cralti and varlou activities auch as skiing and rides James Gordon entertained an audience of parents and with old folk from Canada Ireland and Scotland at While performing by himself this lime Mr Cordon Isalsoamemberof Sugar which performs Canadian folk longs Weight limit proposed covers all town roads Tilt Wednesday January 1978 Page IS Town engineer notified Hills works committee that engineering staff is preparing bylaw dealing with weight reside Hans on Hilts road and permit system or trucks using 17 although the permits as discussed can t legally be processed Works committee spent more lime at the Monday meeting in still another at tempt straighten out the problems of regulotlng the volume of truck traffic on 17 Ihe Indusmin quarry on the fourth Line Residents along 17 have complained about the number trucks lculng the quarry for Toronto and using 17Sidcrond the volume of traffic causes excessive noise and dust and has aroused concern tor the safety of children in Ihe Mr Austin informed com members that a number of legal opinions concurred saying that the permit system as discussed the town which would issue the permits on the basis of the destination of the truck can legally be processscd since they would be discriminatory car be done Mr Austin said is lo place a weight restriction on the road with permits being lo grant exemptions the restrictions Once the Iruck drivers have a permit however they can travel on any road hey wish use Issuing permits will not force drivers to the Mr mid like them to aid lie also said that permit system will not decrease the number of trucks Works committee chairman W think we though Ihnt the permit system wo- going do so mi thing the stiff us it going to do The Icm with the permit system in policing it Mr Austin lie no extra stiff would be needed to issue ihe permits but policing the system efficiently would in more work Mr Austin slid in three full time bylaw en officers their permit system they are looking for one more Court George pointed out that hi about thirty pits snd J road network be concerned with than does Hilton Hills permit system brings loun money Mr Austin said drivers don 1 permits wllh or can take bonds or eash piy lor lo the rojds The recommendil on which Mr said hi would lo the committee would mem a number of rood I don know if will be one of them would have II ton weight restrictions pi iced on them mianing limit Of tons gross weight for hit road questioned by Mr October deadline for fund raising Oct 1 has been recom personality mended as the date Acton right Town Hall Restoration Committee should come before Hills council with a scheme to finance the reconstruction of old town the hall Finance committee Monday after committee members realned that the municipal will be on Nov 13 and that the present council cannot commit the new council to any financial bur den The new council will take office Dec I Hopefully the new at that time will review the town s financial com Mayor Tom Hill said is a lot of dough The committee was dealing with the progress report of the Acton Town Hull Committee and committee members took exception to remarks in the report signed by George Elliott the chair Most by the report content was Mayor Tom Hill who look exception to Ihe way in which Mr Elliott indicated that Hills should give financial support to the project in conjunction wllh the Heritage and private fund raising I take exception to being call in Insensitive dictator Mayor Hills said referring to the strongly worded conclusion of Mr Elliott report which charged regional government goal is destruction Acton as identifiable and independent ill said thai if II people of id p whits been done in Ward since regional they pay their the thi irks said Mr peak for tin people of Acton his own opinion It in no way reflects the view of more people in Acton 1 concur M Hill the economy oun Morns said Mr ill remarks thit he docs the ill of Coun Morris also said Ihe restoration should Ik made aw ire thai bee tills his designated the town hill in Acton does not mean that the town is in tending to offer financial upporl This eh urn in Wilier said has lo eome to the point of the old town hall Is worthwhile an Use the money If they tan fine ild Rut from Hills point of view pledging financial support might throwing money iw oun Marks sud that if the committee brought i int amount of pledges the new council turning them Council reviews snow clearing of meeting of Hills work Monday Two items on the commit tee s agenda dealt primarily with Ihe problem of pedes I ruins unable or unwilling to use sidewalks because of equate snow removal The pro blem of restricted visibility because of piles of snow at Intersections was also discuss The committee received request from Floyd of Regional Pol ice the consider the hazard created by school child walking on ihe road on ird Eri ward St and Maple Ave At there is no side walk on Ihe north side of and according lo irtmenl memo by Constable Turner stud are liking our and five to yield Town engineer Hob Austin reporled a cost hid been done of thai seeti in of me road last October and that the sidewalk mid been II was recommended that Schwann be informed thai construction of the side walk hat been approved The item regarding Boulevard was dealt with the same lime us a leiter from Mr who ask what council was prepared to do about the problem of students on llic road because haven been cleared Tie two Items prompted scussion of ways means if side walks which sidewalks would cleared by the town Mike said the problem lay in the policing of the It wn governing clearing The problem is in policing the Mr Armstrong said It time we what the hell we re going to do about il He added that It is nut just a matter of school children I senior alliens who might injure them elves in trying ilk on poorly ed Mr that Mr Austin lmk Into the if proper machines from ihe standpoint of side walk snow removal siig tint Schwa nil bo notified that Ihe me the Mr Austin said two ions would to be answer in order lo set restrictions on the study The engineering dep would to know which would be irttl and lime cons this would how many would hive to be purchased Coun brought up problem restricted blllly it intersections because of piles of snow asked Mr to look into the ily of removing top two or three feel of from the piles Intersections to prove visibility trucks carrying crushed road with an 11 ton weight restriction placed on said thai eouncil would have to know what action will be taken regarding trucks on 17 In lime for budget He said that if trucks were lobe allowed on the roid we 11 have lo do re going allow to light like hell spending monej on re building it bee iusc it will just torn Whether or support for thing MINI SUPERMARKET DELICATESSEN MAIN ST SOUTH IN OLD DOWNTOWN GEORGETOWN I SCHNEIDERS Grade A Beef LONG LOINS CUT WRAPPED AND FROZEN SHRIMPS LOBSTER ALASKAN CRAB DRAPERY LTD NOW OPEN AT 45 GUELPH ST GEORGETOWN AND A SPECIAL INTRODUCTORY OFFER OF 897 PER FIN FOOT OF BEAUTIFUL CUSTOM MADE TERGAL SHEERS THIS PRICE INCLUDES CORNELLI HEMS AND TRIPLE FULL PLEATING FOR FREE SHOP AT HOME SERVICE CALL GUELPH ST GEORGETOWN 8770121 OR CALL COLLECT 9 DR WESTON 7425660 J WE OFFER EXCELLENT VALUE ON SATIN OR DAMASK OVERDRAPES AND CARPETING TOO WHY NOT GIVE US A TRY WESTON GEORGETOWN 8770121

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