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Mayoralty hopefuls debate 111 IMIH liriitUliff writer With the assistance 1 hand nicked of councillors and town staff members Turn Hill in he will emerge from negotiations with Focal Properties Ltd with one of best development Mills council has ever had the chance inn Hills first and Mil incumbent made the at Ihe Candidates night which was ponsored by the Georgetown I el me pick fue good md im mi and I II come out of Die In with one of Ihe he past mo for i own planning dep who inuring the I M five year Hi the area of Alec this is even hi fore the com the del i lnpmcnl next the ircni nhouses In hind Ihe and oi iccreation rime indusiriil land has tot into strut commercial dcvelopiner precious industrial hind across the busiest thoroughfare in our community creating hazards for the people using Hi i- proposed development by Focal Properties I id would change character the community warned twisting Georgetowns population by OCX and i new firehill llii town would have shell mil St million to extend lit per While growth is inevitable controlled is mandatory said lonn must tough hut fair bargaining position be plated on the of this growih All agreements must be made openly for the full of our community within the jl under the threat of a 27 m II in Mayor who described himself us jusl i country hoy and proud of il Hills sound economic situation in comparison thai of regions area municipalities as a major achievement of his administration Milton presently has a pur capita debenture debt he reported while is and Burlingtons is Hills debenture debt in contrast is only Ml he said Taxes are going up he warned nevertheless Theres no way were going to lie able to stop it as long as we have no control over the school boards spending For my part Ill do my best hoi- down spending In ill my town departments keeping up their services Mayor Hill explained that or an average home based upon assessment towns portion of annual axes amounts SITU compared with in taxes imposed by regional council and nearly WIS designated fur school board purposes Mayor Hill claimed that regional council recently adopted a policy of implementing water rates following quite a battle among councillors Hills regional councillors along with he mayor wan the victory only after they gol and Burlington representatives fighting amongst themselves according to Mayor Hill effect at the beginning of the new year means that an Acton consumer whose water On Page YOUR MORNING SMILE The city has just been informed thai wire had fallen Main Street In a storm He two reporters to the story No one knows whether the wire is live or not the explained So one of you is touch it and the other v rile the the HERALD Home Newspaper of Halton Hills I The big paper with the I big circulation read I first by everyone I J Reaching more than J homes in Halton Hills nun a This Week Miller says town is shafting taxpayers Child abuse report Herald staff writer Maggie takes an ai child abuse Us roots and how to prci in a page Herald Pages 15 IS Acton commencement High School held commencement ceremonies last and a large packed the schools to Ihe class of 78 Page Terra Cotta candidates looks like a tight race in s Ward for the area council seal The Ward includes nearby Term Cotta and a look at candidates can he found in this weeks Herald Pag23 No billiards bagatelle looks like billiards and fans can forget ihnul in town At a closed door session lown council opening of three games rooms in Halloween fun should not cut Jehovahs Witnesses levy were out force last week as were a healthy host of to celebrate Halloween Her ald photographer Ion lor vvasthercforthefun Page 10 Acton beats Georgetown Acton basketball learns did very well in action Georgetown last week The juniors and seniors Tricounty hockey There was plenty of act ion on the hockey front Georgetown teams fared very well in most of the games Tabbies top Rebels Runners win The harriers won in two divisions at the meet in Scarborough over he weekend Junior runner fan Clark won In his division Page 19 I n council is shafting Hills taxpayers by granting a special lot levy concession to the International Bible Students Association of Canada for Its proposed rehg- OH NO NOT SNOW Last weeks Indian summer notwithstanding some are residi fully realize that It wont be long now before the Great Outdoors begins to I very very white Cunningham Holier son figured theyd get si early practice In building snow forts by taking advantage of the piles of stuff dumped outside the Memorial juilmnl who have forgotten how to are invited the far some learned advice Milton mayor says town in a hole over uniform regional water rates No expansion here Hills regional reduction on illors are digging a hole for that are planned their municipality to buried for ihe first in by supporting Haltons fort June Initially switch to equalized ended In make ihe per r hill w of the residenls a correspond iistinee which terming Die to user pa les Ihil have been pointing mill it leisl Dec Cunt linn- provide domestic In response to an appeal by Association spokesman Glen Howe council Monday night voted to adjust its lot levy schedule order to accom- the proposed construe 135room at the mlcnded site of a national headquarters for Jehovahs Witnesses Wlldwood adjac ent lo Moore Park The Associations applicat ion lo build its administration headquarters at the presently vacant site will be weighed objections from neigh boring residents nn Ontario Municipal Board hear ing in Toronto Nov Town council has alreadj endorsed the proposal Mr Howe explained this week hat the recent finahzil- ion of a draft sile agreement has revealed that the lot levies which the town intended to impose for the project are far greater than warranted by the nature and density of the silos hostel style dormilory for em and students According to Mr Howe the town planned to charge the Association per unit based on average occupan cy rale in Hills of persons per apartment Point ing out that the Jehovahs centre dormitory Is intended for density of only 7G persons per unit Mr Howe said the town should actually Ik- charging only per unit The spokesman explained that unlike most apartments the looms will have only sleeping and facilities Us residents will eat meals in a common cafeteria he said After learning that Hills has no lot levy schedule spoeifieillv geared to hostel type living quarters council volod to accept Mr Howes I per it figure leviesare more than a licence to steal Pat Patterson commented as he endorsed the adjustment OPPOSED ACTION Opposition the action was offered by Walter however who calculated that the Associations savings through the adjustment would total about for the entire apartment building Since so much money was at stake he said council should lake time to consider the proposal at length Hoy Booth contended that the principle involved mattered more than the doll ars when a proposal that would not tax towns sewer school water and police serv ices was in question He expr essed weariness at he called councils repealed at tempts to stick the devclop- not Irving slick developers around here Miller retorted We just want lo make sure thai were not slicking the taxpay ers but thats what youll be doing if you pass this tonight Mayor Tom Hill was wary about supporting the motion saying he hopes council is not setting dangerous precedent for low dwellings OPPOSITION SUPPORT Miller was joined in opposing the motion to adjust lot levies for the centre by councillors Marilyn Scrjeanlsion and Pete ro Several concerns expressed last month by homeowners whose properties abut the proposed complex site promp ted the to reject the towns and Associations joint motion to dispense with a full board hearing One of the objecting residents Sid Heller was alarmed this week 10 learn that only two weeks have been allocated for he and his fellow objectors to prepare their case against the proposal Mr Heller told The Herald that us a result he Is appeal ing to the for a postpon ement of the hearing schedul ed to convene at the offices Nov William Ltd has dropped plans for a proposed expansion of Its Georgetown plant In favour of expansion and renovation at its Glad stone Avenue plant in Toronto Company president Don Mc Carthy said Georgetown facility will continue to operate as its national distribution centre and vill not be ted by thedecision to remain in the city Although the fact that most of the companys highly skilled employees live In the city and the company feared It might lose some or even all of them by moving was partly responsible for the decision Mr McCarthy said another factor In their decision was Torontos positive altitude by clear repre sentation to stay In Toronto Mayoralty candidate Pete on hearing of the decision said that his Im mediate reaction was to ques tion why this had happened This is another example or how urgently communication between Industries and the mayors office needed he said An Immediate meeting should be called between Nell- sons and he officials to see if there is any change of reversing this decision Wc need Ihe Jobs thai this expan sion would provide Mayor Hill could not be located to make a comment at press time Sewage treatment capacity for future expansion was Included In the allotments set out In November 1977 during the Ontario Municipal Board hearing Into Focal Pro perties proposed Silver Crk housing development on the Ninth Line Well lake that chance was Hills Mayor Tom Hills unconcerned response last Wednesday regional council voted lo leave Ihe final decision as to means of implemcnliiiR the new rales up to Halloas no council Opponents of councils rec decision to abandon lis four year old system of having Individual municipalities pay for the water and sewer servi ces they receive took op last week to once again challenge the wisdom of the move which is set for implementation Jan At thai lime nations four area muni cipalities will begin paying fur services on a revenue rather than an assessment basis which means that ler urban centres like Acton will be assisted by the rest of in paying for recent extensive improvements to its water and sewer facilities Staff recommendations placed before council Inst week hut referred to the next council for consideration would grant homeowners ac ross 15 per cent for reduclin each Also domestic consumers would rcene a sewer surcharge mi water consumed in excess of gallons during single calendar year lnduslriil and tip portion of their municipal water supply for minufaclur ii ge Ihe s whatever the persoiLillv iporunilv ihe if approved vvmild uilhorie n Carl been one rouges I op lake Town rethinks plaza as developer appeals rojec the RECORD SETTING ADVANCE POLL Over twice us Hills residents voted in advance pulls of this curs municipal election as List time around Halloa Hills clerk administrator Km Figure Indicate total of volrd the advance polls November us lu 15 In I37li The poll recorded 1TH voters while Acton reported ai voters Of eligible v In the election a of 1 per cent The IM of voters this voir names rrxldlng In Ihe municipality us of lobcr are Canadian or British are eligible In vote provided Ihelr name Is on the voters list provided to District Returning Officer on election day and uphold the a ill of local gov eminent is our lasi opportune main fiscally responslhl lie local level by relmniu charge ick sys nrkeilwelhnllallor it has sk to sworn In The polls will be from 1 1 a Monday November P action day ihipii is still and falls to provide any financ ial assurances after lira AI point he predicted will sudor from a huge impact Burlington Major Mary called the motion referring the decision to the Incoming council a Cop out lhal would he unfair lo new council mem bers regional staff and Ihe rnlepicrs themselves She challenged members ho were A dev elopers appeal to have his proposal for a major shopping in Acton reconsidered won town councils approval Monday night but mil before some words exchanged around the council table Jerry kin tin of awn Shopping Centres Ltd persuaded council to defer a planning board decision by which his propsal build a Jit square fool shopping phia on eastern boun dary had been deemed The board made the decision last week after down town Aclon businessmen warned that the plnza milllfy llieir efforts to beautify the central business core Mr and consul tant Henry Joseph who con ducted survey of the Acton retail market for presented the council with a of outlined before planning board lust week and Imme diately challenged by esta blished businessmen COMMITMENT Brandishing a written com mitment by the super market chain to establish outlet at ihe proposed Acton plus Mr ex plained that different methods of interpreting his consultants survey results apparently led the planning board lo conclude that his plaza have rely on a major development proposed for the same area This he said is not Town planning director Mar io that initial appraisal of the com panys survey figures was based on a misunderstanding of surveys terms of refer ence lo reconsider the proposal Mr Vendilti explained that companys Initial present ation of its survey results based Us findings on the assumption that Actons pri mary Iradearea would include all the residents of the propos ed Acton East subdivision a development that many coun cillors agree will not be realiz ed for many years If at all the actual trade urea involves only about to people Mr Vcnditli said or about half the number quoted in the original survey Mr stressed that his companys proposal has not changed The survey results have merely been Mr Joseph confirmed Id like to record as being very much In support of putting this kind of develop ment In East planning Continued On Page