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Police Beat DANCING SNOWFLAKE Karen of the who danced In he first grade dance number at Harrison Public School concert Wednesday afternoon and evening Photo by Maggie Hannah contract draws criticism There were suggestions at last Wednesday regional public works committee meet that problems which have arisen at the Burlington land fill site are merely a hint of what In store for property owners in the vicinity or the rural Milton site slated to become a massive regional Discussion centred on gar control and site rehab Hi problems at the Burling ton site as the committee voted to accept a one year contract from Environmental Quality Handling Ltd for the sites operation during 1979 Concern over garbage and related debris around the en trance to the site was general resolved when it was noted that the new operation con tract requires the company to make daily clean of both the entrance and the surround Ing area collect garbage that is dropped In transit or carried by wind out of the site RECLAIM DUMP Committee chairman Ron remark that he site baa seen no rehabilitative landscaping alter 15 years of operation however prompted Coun Bill Johnson of Milton to scoff at the reg on intention to reclaim the dump Johnson newly elect to regional council after years opposing council attempts to locate Its landfill site on agricultural land in Milton warned the committee that trees will never grow at the Burlington site regardless of flalton attempts to replan the area A much respected environ Coun Johnson ap peared dubious over Coun Planches suggestion that re staff should get working on landscaping plans for the Burlington site which is to be filled to capacity closed by December The public works depart mem s director of operations Dan Morner informed the committee that regional staff began seeding portions of the Oakvillc landfill site last fall after elevation levels reached their final contours Informs lion will be forthcoming he said with regard to the results I he seeding Conservation wins priority Conservation authorities arc In the conservation business not Ihc recreation business and this elates their hopes of acquiring land according to the chairman of the Credit Valley Conservation Author At an executive meeting last week Grant took Issue with a proposed land acquisition policy guideline which would have put lands related to existing ion programs top of the buying list for the authority Mr Clarkson said thai he and other members of authority had been told by the province on several occasions that was not a priority At one time this was of primary importance he said but not any more Buying property for flood control or erosion control is fine but to Increase recreation areas forget It Were not In the recreation business Wore in the conservation business The authority operations manager who drew up the guidelines noted that the out was holding up a lot of land for nothing if It increase existing areas such as the Silver Creek area and the 1 muse Area Other members of the live agreed with Mr Clarkson and shifted tins the bottom of the llsl Recognized natural resource lands in tiding of he Credit River and Its major tributaries and identified env significant and potentially environmentally significant areas now lop list of lands tht CVCA II buy This is followed by areas which are not within flood plain but which will expand and existing ation areas and arc considered vital to the integrity and of existing lands Lands which do not fall in the above categories may be con in certain If hey are deemed releve to the authority program because of and or natural characteristics All land acq t ions arc sub to the approved funding arrangements and the approv of Ministry of Natural Resources The Milton Georgetown and detachments of Halton Police have recorded lowest number of accidents I involving police cruisers in so fur in In a report on accidents involving police cruisers from January lo November of this year District 1 which vers Milton Georgetown a Ac toi had in jiving District 2 which Is had accidents and Districts which is Burlington had The total dollar value of Ihe accidents Is 24 The force has an insurance policy whereby they pay for repairs up to damage Mayor Harry Barred said and each of he accidents involved damage less than that figure Chief Ken said the variance In the numbers be tween ihe district is based on THL HERALD Wednesday December Page number of actors including the number of cars In each district the number of men driving them and the workload of the district said there were less accidents this year than the previous year I m not happy about the picture but 1 m not unhappy about the picture either the chief said because when I look what other chiefs pre racing m pretty happy with the way our boys are opera days youll never forget Sale starts Wednesday 900 am You want savings value and satis faction come to smarts right now Because this one sale you wont stuarts Deal Maker No interest charges for 6 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