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Computer problems Tilt IIEIUID November 1OT8 Pages Wary of spending nearly on new computer to and mail out water ills for Acton and Georgetown consumers Ha I ton regions public works committee Is hop ing modifications can be made to Hal ton Hills own computer to convert it to metric rem en Committee members were incredulous last Wednesday to learn that switching from gal Ions to litres in Hills would necessitate the pure hose of new computer billing system to replace over computer located in the Georgetown treasury office Reluctant endorse the recommendation by public works director Bob Moore the committee asked its staff to check with the Burroughs bus in ess machine company which supplied the municipal existing computer to make sure that cannot be concerted at less expense SPEND Councillors Gord Rcade of and Pat McKenzie or Hills questioned the need to spend any money on Hilts billing opera lion until the effects of regional council recent decision to equalize water rates across Halton can be tested They suggested that council should defer a decision on the north billing system until the methods of billing other muni cipalities has been Chief administrative officer Ernie that the region could cither buy the new computer for If ills as recommended or else have Halton Hills handle the billing on its behalf The latter option would cost more money he warned the problem in con verting gallons to litres Coun asked I fail to see why we got buy new equipment They Burroughs tell me it con be done Ken Faulkner of the public works staff res ponded The vendor is naturally going tell you that said trying to sell you a new computer Vc re talking a simple conversion factor here a Mickey Mouse thing to do It Incredible that a minicomputer is so used up we can list it for this I not that excited about It cither committee chairman Jack commented Mr Faulkner reported that TEACHER PREFERENCE GIVEN Board of education includ fug are beginning to give preference in hiring of teachers to people who of school stem board of education was told Thursday John Bolch superintendent Instruction the board the executive committee had done a study of five neighbor lng boards and discovered that while the boards are still inter in hiring the best tenth en all things being equal a local person will be hired lo fill In a time cutbacks and spending limitations there is a tendency towards Introspec lion Mr said The neighboring hoards still want to get Ihe best teachers they can but they still look toward local people and all things being equal the local people are being hired he sold The trend Is toward introspection and that could he dangerous Trustee BUI asked if Mr could Instruct Hal ton principals to took hiring local people for vacancies Thai is our position now and we have asked them ever possible to Interview least one local person for a vacancy Mr said Choose it Irom Canada s rental CM cars and CMC TILDEN ANDREW MURRAY MOTORS the present computer tud room for input from Acton when the region combined the and Georgetown billing ions lust year Mr Moore report on the situation explained thai ret tonal officials approached Hit on Hills staff councils direction of having Hills induct the overall operation Ik reported that Hills is willing to handle the billing but not milling collecting or miter re Mr Moore said Hills will take on the region a lion or a start up of plus j0 cents per bill for actual billing St for change of name or in the billing records These costs would our operating costs by the first and each subsequent year he predict The increased costs the first year arc sufficient write off the purchase cost of lilt new machine in one Mr would be two to three before the region could take over tin billing operation llsclf in ton Hills Fondue The word fondue comes from the French word on which means lo melt RED CROSS EXECUTIVE Members of thctxecutive of the Georgetown and District branch of the Red Cross ore from the left secretary John past president Tina President Margaret Pope 1st vice president and Ross 2nd vicepresident LADIES LOVE LUBE IT chock Crake WE CHANGE TOUR OR Esso HD REPLACE YOUR FILTER From Oil Filter AND LUBRICATE YOUR CHASSIS LUBE IT The Mm Oil Change Centre Armstrong Ava Georgetown 8773383 A MESSAGE FROM MAYOR HILL TO THE HALTON HILLS ELECTORATE I would like to take this opportunity to express my views on some of the key issues lacing the ratepayer of Halton Hills In this election REGIONAL GOVERNMENT The Provincial Government Introduced a new regional form of government in which resulted locally In the creation of the Regional Municipality of Halton Regional Government has provided such local improvements as the construction of a new Fire Hall in Acton reconstruction of local streets In Acton and Georgetown safe water for equalized sewer and water rates throughout the Region and more efficient Police Protection While these Improvements have been considerable benefit locally Regional Government has also resulted in an increased property tax burden on ratepayers throughout the Region It Is my view that the present cost of Regional Government could be substantially reduced by returning the responsibility for the construction and maintenance of hard services sewer and water to local municipalities Considerable additional savings could I believe be achieved by reduction of the staff in several departments em ployed at the Regional level 2 FOCAL PROPERTIES DEVELOPMENTS A great deal of public time and public money has been expended over the past few years on fruitless discussion regarding the development by Focal Properties of the land It now owns In Halton Hills The Town contracted Currle Cooper and Ltd to prepare a feasibility study of such a development This study resulted In a report which was opposed to the proposal Focal Properties had undertaken to prepare a similar study and it s report was strongly in favour of the Focal Properties development After comparing these reports I felt that neither of them was completely unbiased in it approach Until the obvious discrepancies in these two reports are resolved I do not feel it is proper tor me as Mayor to pass udgement on the desirability of the Focal Properties Development 3 THE LIBRARY The Town of Hills needs Improved library facilities now Since the Ontario Municipal Board decision of this year that 00 was to be debentured tor the specific purpose of reconstruction of the existing library it must be impressed upon the Library Board that renovations must be carried out on the existing building The longer this project is delayed the more expensive It will become 4 EQUALIZED WATER AND SEWER RATES What might have been a major issue In the election has been recently resolved as a result of some hard bargaining on my part with the Regional Council We will now having the cost of Installation and upkeep of these services shared by the whole region stand on my record in this Issue as in others to demonstrate my efforts ogive The Town of Halton Hills a strong and effective voice at the Regional Council These are some of the Key Issues in this election Other areas of concern for me are the Metcalfe Ravine which the town must take steps to remedy and to work with Downtown Business Merchants Association to revitaltielhe downtown core area In Acton I have worked with the officials of the Tannery and the Depart of the Environment to attempt to resolve the problems relating to the discharge of the Tannery s effluent Into the sewage treatment plant I shall continue my efforts in this area to finalize this matter to the satisfaction of all concerned I have the experience needed both locally and at the Regional level to deal with the important issues now confronting the Town and I ask for your support on November Thank You TDM HILL VOTE EXPERIENCE VOTE HILL VALUE PRICED MENS WEAR DRESS PANTS ORIGINALLY TO 2Q0O OTHER GROUPS AT 99 AND 19 MENS SOCKS subs 99 100 ACRYLIC TURTLENECK TSHIRT SAVE- 10 ON ALL MENS WINTER OUTERWEAR VAN HEUSEN DRESS AND SPORT SHIRTS 8 MENS CARDIGANS 9 ALL OUR NEW FALL 3 PCE SUITS COMPARE TO