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IP THE HERALD Wednesday January Plaza plan meeting is packed Planners review condominium plan Plans for the construction a six storey condominium a building on Hull in George town have been referred to the town pluming for review and a recommend ilion Severn locil builder looked keenly interested last Tuesday as developer outlined the proposal for the planning board in behalf of and I Construction 1 td Part of a larger residential development planned for an area on Hall Road south facing vacant land owned by the Georgetown the apartment building would tea lure 40 twobedroom suites and one bedroom suites the latter averaging GOO square feel in area per unit The upper two would be pent house suites complete with fireplaces Mr explained that final design details have not out for the interiors since the com is jiming for a custom built format lo suit the dual needs and wishes of prospective tenants to whom the units will hopefully be pre sold a result he said the site plan placed before the board has not restricted floor space in the individual apartments fur which live or six differ variations would be avail We want to give the buyer a chance to add onto the basic design lit said Setking municipal approval for a outdoor parking lot and a car indoor lot beneath the building Mr mated that a standard apart in the proposed structure would cost between and US with prices escahlme to for the more or studio suites Town is needed lor number of proposed an outdoor pool is and dij centre idvertised for sale in the neir future Mr eommentcd that Ibeciiiipanv believes thcrL is a grcit demand for e mdomi this Acton YMCA expansion plan Continued from page one mates will not be available for luowecks Mr ballpark estimate of the cost of the addition is to At the annual meeting guest speaker Gord Ramsay vice- president of the financial de partment of the Metro Toronto emphasized the important of the volunteer aspect of the YMCA I think we have to focus a lot more on the fact that we re a volunteer organization he said Mr Ramsay said the which Is a worldwide volunteer organization encourages peo ple to do things for them selves rather than have some one else like government do II for them He said the Y is a preferable alternative to relying on go FORTIETH ANNIVERSARY A former reeve Campbell Sinclair and his wire Ada celebrated their wedding anniversary at a surprise party Id the chouse Hall evening with about 35 relative and former The couple were married from the bride homeoojanuary2l by the Rev Douglas Davidson They operated the family farm on the eastern edge of Georgetown until it wis In and the Georgetown Market now standi on the property The couple then moved the I Ine north of where they farmed until when they took op residence on Church Street In Georgetown The couples ion Carl his wife Cathy and daughter Laura as well as the bride ashler Bird of Toronto were present for the gathering Mr Sinclair was an councillor and reeve In I960 and 1961 A lot of corporate leaders arc concerned about becoming loo dependent on government he si id Mr Ramsay also Year of the Child for 1979 by the United Nations as a worth while and appropriate event the meeting Chris an Acton and district high school announced the Mug which is the house located in the basement of Ihe Murray Memorial building will be open every Saturday until the summer of every other Satur day The Mug will also vary its from strictly folk music to various types such as rock new wave punk rock jazz and even classical But one Saturday a month will be devoted lo folk music since folk music is the traditional bill of fare for the Mug Mr the Mug is a badly needed project and commended the Acton high students involved in the pro ject which is nn excellent contribution to the town The Mug is operated by Acton and district high school students At the meeting Lynda Ruse and Jack were official Ij appointed as new directors of Murray Memorial Other directors ire Gordon Chap man Carol Clark Ken be David Hunter Bill Keith Robbins Sue Tom Carl Helen VanSllcklcr and David Whiting The statement for listed income at 19 and liabilities at Helen Van said one of the highlights of was the registration of the deed the from Hills for the Murray Memorial pro perty Now we do own it 100 per cent she Continued from page one has decided to try and make the proposal more attractive lo the town further rev sing its dimensions If the plaza is approved he said its com mcrcial development would be limited acres with act floor space trimmed by more than 19 square feet That area would instead be landscaped in readiness for poss ible development if and when the Acton East proposal goes ahead he said Acton East is the name given to a massive residential devel proposed for the area but since rejected as being premilure The I plaza was initnlly pn posed as i of that to the mere of downtown Acton Mr offered to pro hibit fashion stores at plaza along with similar out which contended be long downtown The many shoppers who attended week mee ting showed by their reactions to Mr Burnet presentation on behalf of the downtown mcrcliunts hit they do not believe the Land awn plaza will have any serious detrimental effects upon community s downtown business core as Mr contended Asking the board to malntiin its opposition to the plaza scheme Mr cited in creased pirns for down town by the provincial govern ment Provincial funds being allocated lo such cooperative programs as the Business Im provement of which is a part ire indicative of the government belief that the dozens of down town cores falling victim to outlying commercial develop mcnls should be fimncially assisted toward recovery he Mr Burnett contended that the landawn plnza proposal flics In the face of the official plans for the former town of Acton and the former township of The of directors for Acton support the official plan restrict future commercial development to the downtown business section where land is desigmted for commercial eastern boundary Mr Burnett said planning must be done surrounds it whether it Is rural land as is the case now or residential land as was proposed for Acton East Mr Burnett told the board that there is sufficient com space available In downtown Acton to accommo date additional growth and to meet the shopping needs of the puhhc With extensive plans underway for the beautificat ion of the downtown core he said any commercial growth in the areas at this time would sound the death knell signal the ruina lion of Acton downtown Landawn consultants llenry Joseph and Jcryl lengedMr Burnett assertion that the Introduction or out lying commercial develop has already endangered viability of many downtown business cores In Ontario STILL THRIVING While he did not attempt to rebut Mr Burnett remarks concerning the financial trou being encountered by downtown Barrle Mr Jaque claimed that other com muni I mentioned including God and Ttllson burg are If not still thriving at least not expected to collapse Mr Joseph commented that downtown has not packed up and died but has had to adapt its character to new developments Mr Burnett for making serious accusations that are not supported by fact Mr noted that the commercial adequacy of Act on s downtown section to meet consumer needs has not been prove Consumer surveys however have documented the high outflow of cash from Acton to other nearby commu nities that would typically be spent in a smalt community Mr Joseph estimated that million worth of business is leaving Acton and going lo Georgetown In the form Acton shoppers looking else where for mcrchan they cannot find in their home community In his own brief Mr man predicted that the plaza would attract snoopers Acton from other unities every weekend to benefit of downtown merchants as well as the plaza merchants The plaza proposal was re ferred to the town planning department for further with a report due for release at the Feb 14 board meeting in Acton DISCOUNT 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