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IS THE HERALD JaneZ7 Conditional approval Apartments get green light despite appeals The partially conflicting con cents of neighboring ners have failed to change the town a opinion about a propos al to develop a apart building and single family houses on Hall Road In Georgetown Council upheld a planning board recommendation lost Tuesday night which will allow O and Construction Ltd to proceed with development plans for Its site In Georgetown a east end sub ject to several conditions being The approval was strongly opposed by two llall Road area residents who outlined cone on behalf of more than 100 neighbor COUNCIL John Winter reminded ell he had collected about signatures on a petition which helped convince of the development firm to with draw plans for the apartment building A revised proposal involved single family A further revision which saw the apartment building was prompted by her petition containing more than 150 signatures of who formed what Mr Winter called an hysterical group vironmental concerns raised Mr ire Doug introduced himself as spokesman for the hysterical group to which Mr Winter referred better known as the Save the Hall Road Ravine Committee Mr In the year and a half since the committee was formed to mon and ruction project the numerous cone cms raised by various ing agencies been left unresolved while the project has grown in scale The spokesman who served as Hills first ion director asked council to postpone its approval of the project until concerns involv the Hie servicing drain age road pattern traffic imp act potential for erosion and park and open spaces have been resolved While explaining that many or the residents concerns are well on their way toward solution town planning direct or Mario Venditti admitted that the disposition of open space and parkland is an issue yet to be addressed The development firm has promis to dedicate per cent of the total site aria to town for use as parkland Mr Venditti said although only five per cent is required by law VACANT LANDS The fact that many Hall road homeowners purchased their houses in the belief that vacant lands to the rear of the street would remain open space however creates a dilemma for council the planning director explained For the town to maintain open space in the neighborhood he sold private property would have to be bought by the town at fairly expensive prices Otherwise Mr Venditti all other concerns raised over the project can be with the granting of approval The impact of additional traffic or Hall Road and at the nearby levared Highway Intersect ion will be assessed in a routine study he said Mr added that the Credit Valley Conservation Authority has approval rights on the site drainage design a fact which will guard the site against future erosion The kind of problems which have plagued MtlcalfL Court ravine he assured residents ill not occur on Hall Road as long as the Authority is Hoy Booth said cil conditional approval is necessary if Hit developer lo pay for the required studies Further support was offered by Pat Patterson Mr Mayor this town Is not going anywhere he said There development everywhere you go these diys but not here for River Run the ion on River Drivel and that Major Ptte warn councillors and residents that there is an absolute chance of on Ontario Munlci pal Hoard appeal on the pro ject if council turns down approvals Conditional appro val would require the develop er to find answers to the technical problems fa the protect he said We should try not to be parochial though we re all of it Harry said about the project slated for development in his home ward But right now I going to implore council members not to do this to my ward I just not that these problems can be have some nice homes on Hall Road feel we should encourage pirtments there Coun Levy asked council defer its decision on the pro ject until municipal staff can investigate his suggestion that there may be townowned londs elsewhere in George town which could be traded to developer to save Hall Road Coun Miller counter though that it would be unfair to the town to trade off a parkland dedication on a quarter mill ion dollar piece of land and then try to find appropriate uses for open space tableland Levy was joined by Coun Marilyn Serjeantson also representing Ward in opposing the project SHOWTIME Amanda De Forest In a sailor costume for a top solo she performed at Showtime In Acton High School Saturday night Amino take tap ballet and acrobatics with Joyce Carpenter More than 30 of Mrs Carpenter students were Involved with Saturday I production Herald photo Hearing slated for Doris Jones Doris Jones will appear In Milton Provincial Court Aug ust 1 for a preliminary hearing on two charges of first degree murder in connection with a fire outside Acton Easter wee kend Mrs Jones was charged following the discovery of two bodies In the ruins of a burned out farmhouse on Highway south of Acton The bodies were later Identified as those of her son Brian Jones and her mother in law Jones Mrs Jones has been under going psychiotne observation and examination since her Meanwhile Metro Toronto Police have Identified the body of a man found in a Ford van In Toronto as that of David Will lam Jones of Acton husb and of the accused Mr Jones had been missing since shortly after the fire He visited his wife at Home wood Sanitarium and then Mr Jones body was dlscov June 14 near an abandon rail spur off Parliament Street Police said his head was covered with a plastic bag and a spray can of auto starter fluid was round nearby Police arc treating the death as a suicide WE VE ALWAYS BEEN GOOD NOW WE HE S3 SUPERIOR ANNOUNCING ft NEW SERVICE AT S3 RICHS SERVICE CENTRE 7 East of SALES SERVICE 0 RENTALS WATER CONDITIONERS 8282255 HOT WATER FREE ESTIMATES GEORGETOWN SERVICE INSTALLATION REPAIR SERVICE ROTATOR GENES ANTENNA SERVICE ill Work FARM HOME CENTRE 8 CEDAR PANEL1ING A SHEET QUALITY 8778822 B B WOODWORKING mrl GEN 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