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J I the IONS Home Newspaper of Halton Hills ThoiopprwlmtfiQ circulation Covtrlns Georgetown J A ft Surround no WEDNESDAY APRIL ltM Attem to spur regional strate Hornby area industrial park approved RIVER RATS GRAPPLE WITH WATERY FATE Inner tube impended from the Main Street bridge In Glen Willi mi played their trick on Boaters attempting to finish Saturday race In a dignified manner Those who managed to remain dry along the fivemile course Invariably got a dunking at the end when they fought the river current while hanging from the tubes Herald photo by Tim pages 11 Regions deficit may boost current tax bills By RICHARD riter Hal Ion region taxpayers could find themselves paying for an almost deficit In the sewer budget on their tax bills this year Regional council will be vol on a recommendation this afternoon Wednesday that would Increase the average tax bill payable in locovera deficit In the 1979 sewer budget The proposal to shift the burden of the deficit onto the tax bill rather than increasing sewer charges came from last week pubt works commit tec meeting The problem was Introduced as extra business by commit tee chairman Ron PlanchcofBurHngton after he discovered that the regions chief administrative officer Ernie had made a of recommendations to the region a administration and fi nee com mi I tec on the deficit which affected his committee The CAO has arbitrarily token it the deficit to the finance committee an angry Coun Planche said contend ing that the deficit problem should be dealt with by works committee Mr Re id was summoned to appear before the committee to his actions and the recommendations he was ma king He said that be brought to the finance and administration committee because they had asked for a report on recom mended changes the 1980 operating budget INHESLRVE Mr Re Id recommended that all capital expenditures out of revenue be deleted from the sewer system budget In both of Ibc years 1980 and and that any essential capital ex be funded either by capital contributions develop ment agencies or debenture Wayside pit trucking problems resolved following meeting The dispute over trucking hours on 17 Sideroad pitting area residents who d like the hours to remain as they are against those who use the road for business purposes and would like to see no time restrictions at all seems to be resolved Town council passed a re commendation Monday short trie hours prohibiting truck on IT Sideroad from Trafalgar Road to the Fourth Line from the present to a limit from p m to a The recommendation came as a result of a two- hour meeting last Thursday be tween representatives from the town resi Ltd and the truckers who haul limestone along 17 from the nearby Indusmln quarry Mayor Pete said the Thursday meeting resulted in a general agreement that the starting time is in conflict with the realities of the business prac tices In the construction indus try which uses the limestone from the quarry The residents according to Mayor Pomeroy did not want to cause hardship to the truck and Indusmln but did want some assurances that the new hours would be enforced The recommendation passed on Monday included an that Halton police will provide an increased level of enforcement Miller said the town should send out letters to oil the trucking who use the road inform them of the new hours so they will have no excuse for not complying While the new hours have appeased the truckers and Indusmln Mayor ad milled the residents were not totally happy with the change Residents thank council Tony Harborow representing the Sixth line reel dent group thanked town council Monday for Its efforts in bringing about the satisfactory resolution of the problem of the Sixth Line pits Harborow said he believed the solution Is equitable for all parties Involved I trust that as a result of experience gained on all aides that dealings with the ministry of transportation and communications will be more planned and more straightforward in future Mr said Girl and boyfriend nab burglary suspects Two burglary suspects were apprehended Sunday thanks to the efforts of an Acton girl and boyfriend An Acton man and a juvenile have been charged In connec tion with Ihe breakin No one was home Sunday at the residence of Mr and Mrs A Brain on Acton Boulevard in Acton When Miss Brain their daughter returned borne with her boyfriend Greg they let themselves into the house by the front door and observed someone in the living room Mr apprehended the man In the living room and held him Until the police amv The two suspects have been charged with break and enter with Intent By RICHARD Herald SUfUrlter Hills council is giving approval to a acre industrial development in the Hornby area in an attempt to spur region into acting on a longdelayed industrial strategy for the re Highway corridor I passed a Monday indicating general agreement with the proposal and is requesting that region include it and all others along the corridor In an Industrial category in region plan subject to appropriate studies being carried out by the town and the region What that means Is the town thinks the industrial development near Avenue and the Sixth Line is a good Idea but an overall strategy for the MI corridor la still needed before anything can go ahead When the proposal by Investments Ltd was presented to the town board last week staff recommended that it be rejected premature at this time because no Industrial strategy has yet been mapped out for the area Mayor Pete said that the proposal should not be given an outright rejection and suggested Instead that it be given general approval with the added provisions of the completion of the industrial strategy MILLION GALLONS According to Joe Shaw one of the developers Involved In the proposed project there is some one million gallons of water there In the area to service industrial develop- Bill Marshall the region a business development officer so d the Highway corridor Is a prime asset not only to Hills but the ent re region and It Is important that It be utilized properly Coun Harry Levy however felt the town Is acting too cautiously tor the planner to come back w a recommendation that the proposal Is premature is ludicrous I hope someone buries the word premature Mr Shaw said noting that his group has been trying to develop some thing on the property for 13 Mr Shaw suggested that if he had to wait much longer his costs would be the same as for a similar project in Mississauga We re Just looking for some help he said Mayor Pomeroy assured him that the recommendation means his project will have approval when the industrial Is completed Odeon buys Cinemas The sale of Georgetown Cinemas Three was confirmed recently by a representative of the new owners Robert vice president and general ma nag of Canadian Thea tres said his company closed the sale and took over the facility Friday Mr said will be name change or other alterations to the bust and personnel will simply work for his company rather than the private Investors who built and opened theatres last March 1 Curly Posun one of the owners trained his staff pret well and the theatre has been well kept he said They ve done that little bit extra to look after the place and they should be commend far it We re quite pleased with the operation Mr said the op portunity to buy the theatres by chance rather than by design Someone suggested that the investors behind Three might bo Interest in selling It and was able to come to satisfactory It fits In nicely with our other theatres and Its a good market area he said With the price of transportation ris as It is the closer the patrons have a theatre the better It Is Although customers will see no visible connection with the chain they may notice the Georgetown theatres are showing new movies sooner than would have been the case in the past It will depend on how many prints of a film are available whether a new movie opens in Georgetown the same time that it does In Toronto Movielovers may also find Georgetown movies listed in the Toronto dally papers along with the other listings En future he said We ail that He also recommended that some that is presently be held in reserve for Lai expenditures that have not started or will not start this year be viewed as revenue over the twoyear period The proposals presented by Mr met a hostile recep tion from Burlington Coun Joan All Ing ham who said they are just cooking the books and a form of political tunnel vision Coun Plancnc said the re commendations are as tasteful as hell and complain ed that was not gelling good advice here Regional chairman Jack Rat lis who sat in for the meeting said The credibility of the advice comes into doubt when you come up with magic referring to the shift and ng of he deficit rman suggested that there only two ways to deal with the problem and that to cut spend and in crease sewer rates for reve- new user pays sewer rate system introduced Jan uary Is based on an expected in tin ins sewer bud get rcg treasurer Don Former d According to the moat recent provided by Mr Far mer the deficit Is wheh means that the region is not going to get as much revenue as it needs in 1980 You to cut expend to the bane Mr Farm rsald After further debate com passed the that the mill rate be increased by to cover the rejecting an increase In the sewer rales due to a commitment the region made last fall that it would not Increase rales in 1900 Halton Hills Is desperately In need of industrial land Coun Levy contended We I be rejecting the proposal to wait Tor the region study we should approve It and force the region to go ahead with the study Coun Roy Booth said he is completely and utterly frustrated by the inaction on industrial development In the corridor area At the time region was formed In 1B74 we recommended to the province that the Hills border extend to Highway Coun Booth said We had to have access to the 401 because that would be our chance for industrial development Honest Thief release postponed Georgetown would be movie stars will have to wait until next fall or winter to find out whether they made the final cut of Never Trust an Honest Thief or wound up on the cutting room floor according to the film Toronto publicists A spokesman for Stephen Associates told The Herald lost week that the movies original projected release date this spring has been moved back to late 1980 She was unaware of the reasons Tor the delay Toronto Star entertain ment editor Adilman reported recently however that Honest Thief underwent extensive re shooting in Atlanta Georgia although he did not elaborate further It was also noted in a separate report lhat movie rights had been sold to Paramount Productions which made the film in Georgetown and Toronto for producer Magder predicted a spring release upon completion of local shooting early last September Filming here saw thousands of area residents line Main Street for an elaborate parade scene In which Honest Thief star Orson Welles made a brief but effective appearance Dozens of other local fans were recruited as extras for various scenes MARKING A MILESTONE of Acton Seniors Residence celebrated her birthday Sunday with a party at the home of her daughter Mabel Kamlosky of Main Street North Georgetown Mrs bora April ltM In the township of She of children and the lad surviving member of family She lived her life fan area until of years ago to live with Mrs Kaahuky She moved to Acton in She bad IB nine f whom are living at well grandchildren and greatgrandchildren She has been a widow Photo by Maggie Hannah