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Two of the former minister of Maple Avenue Baptist Church came for a visit Friday evening or Night as the church celebrated its anniversary Rev Bruce Woods and Brace Penney Joined Rev Edwin Mitchell In reminiscing about the growth of the church Its Inception MAPLE AVENUE BAPTISTS HAVE 25TH CELEBRATION Maple Avenue Baptist Church celebrated its anniversary last week with special activities every night The week was launched Tuesday by the annual mis si banquet andconlin Wednesday night with a Missions Night The guest speakers for the two nights Included Sharon and Dave Gast who are on furlough from the missionary station In Ecuador Rev BUI Phil lips George Bell and Tim Starr Thursday was youth night andDr general secretary of the Fellowship of Evangelical Baptist ches In Canada was the guest speaker Friday evening waa Nos talgia Night when past members and friends of the church came from far and wide to renew old and reminisce about the church history Dr John Balyo came from Florida to be the guest speak at the church for the special ice Sunday Total offerings by the end of the day Sunday totalled over 17 with one third going to the Church mission fund onethird to mortgage retire ment and onethird to al expenses Bill Phillips Quebec to talk to members of the congregation of Maple Avenue Baptist Church as part of the church anniversary Laura Is one or two Georgetown girl who are going to Quebec to work in the SWIFT program where young people work with local churches Election Year concerns THE HERALD May Buck passing on assessment ByMAGGIFIIANNAH Herald Special Attempts by Ha I ton region assessment commissioner to paint an attractive picture of market value assessment fell flat Monday and Ha Hon Hills general committee decided to tell the provincial government It wants no part of reform to property taxes Robert Beach regional as commissioner for IlaltonPeel appeared before committee to provide request information on the new Section of the Assessment Act He explained that the pro vincial government set up the Idea of market value assess ment in an attempt to equalize assessments on properties of varying The base year for market values on which the assessments are set Is 1973 he After setting up the turc the provincial govern ment decided not to Implement the reform at the provincial level and has left It up to the municipality to request the conversion to market value assessment on an individual basis he said In his area only the town of Milton has decided to make the conversion If Halton Hills wanted to make the change Inspections of all the proper- tics in the town would soon begin in order to have them completed for the fall This would enable the new system to be in place In time for the distribution of 1931 assessment notices Peter Branch a Nerval area farmer pointed out that Mr Beach Inability to give ex of how market value assess would affect area taxes until after the program was set up is unacceptable In proposing a rocommenda lion that council tell the pro vincial government Halton Hills wants no part of Section this time Mayor Pete Pomeroy said he believes in makework programs but he has his- doubts about using the taxpayer s money for updating records that won t be used until the municipality requesta their use Mayor and Couti Miller both suggested that if the government wants the system changed It should Implement change at the pro vincial level ralher than try to pass the buck to the municipality a sentiment also shared by Coun Roy Booth Coun Pat Patterson said he hoped council could delay im piemen tat ion of the new sys tem by five to 10 years whi Mike Armstrong admit led he in possession of all the facts but knew he wanted no part of this even though he assumed the govern ment would eventually foist It on the municipality Only Coun Ross was not firmly opposed to the change saving he felt he vote for It when be still had unanswered lionsaboul It but neither could he vote against it He recom mended that a committee com councillors townstaff and citizens be set up to learn more about be Section program and report back to council in eight months might not be back In January and it seemed foolish to set up inch a committee now Ho suggested that such a commit lee be put together after the November municipal election NEW INDUSTRY Coun pointed out that he wanted to know bow Section would affect the attracting of new industry to the area Residents gather damaging proof Eighth Line residents ore busy preparing their case against the golf driving range planned for development near their Hornby area homes by gathering evidence of the range anticipated Impact at operating sites nearby Dan Matthews who collect signatures on a point petition ready for presentation to town council told The Herald last week he has visited existing golf driving ranges on Highways and ID to take photographs and interview neighbors about possible dangers The visits he said have confirmed fears shared by the Eighth Line residents who arc protesting the planned development of a 250fool driv range off Avenue by Joe Shaw As well as the annoying effect of brilliant floodlights illuminating the ranges at night Mr Matthews said landowners near operating sites displayed evidence or damage caused by golfballs driven too far down the course or too wide Mobile homes were dented windows were broken an industrial noted damages worth more than in a year and one beleaguered collected some balls in his backyard during another oneyear period Mr Matthews said Town councillors arc faced with the decision to either side with the petitioners and veto the Eighth Line proposal rescinding a bylaw passed last December or else reaffirm their support for the driving see the matter taken before the Ontario Municipal Board Halton Regional Police appoint new deputy chief police commission approved the appointment of Robert Mlddaugh 37 to the position of deputychief in charge of operations at a meeting last week Inspector Mlddaugh will begin his duties Monday He Is presently an Inspector with Peel Regional Police in charge of the Criminal Investigation Bureau at Division in The new deputychief join the Toronto Township police force in 1967 This force later became part of the Mlsslssauga police force and eventually the Peel Regional Police force Inspector Mlddaugh and his wife Judy live in Brampton with their two children a son 12 and a daughter 15 They anticipate a move to In the near future of Prtfessiontii Dog Grooming Services toe Mill St of I Main St Downtown Georgetown Call 8778742 STEAK AND SEAFOOD PWGSENTS SOUNDS OF Sullivan OSullivan THURS SAT 9 AM TOWN Of HILLS Ttn Corporation of Town of Halton NOTICE To widen and reconstruct Street from Hall Road westerly to soma metres west of Bouirvard Notice Is hereby pursuant to Section and of The Municipal Act Ming Chapter of The Revised Statutes of Ontario 1970 that the Council of the Town or Halton Hills at its meeting to be held In the Council Chamber Municipal Administration Building Trafalgar Road at on Monday June consider the enactment to pasting a by law for me widening and reconstruction Gutiph Street from Hall Road westerly to tome to metres west of A Plan showing this project and trie proposed by law may be seen In the Engineering Department Road during office hours Any Inquiries should be directed to the Engineering Department The Town Halton Hills The Council will hear in person or by Counsel any person who claims that his lands wiiLbe pre iudically at fee ted by the said by law and who applies to be heard Persons wlsning too heard should not the office of the undersigned DATED at the Town of Halton Hills day of May K R AM T CLERK ADMINISTRATOR TOWN OF HILLS SOUTH HALTON HILLS ONTARIO LTO AIR CONDITIONERS T5 Model AC 501 This Btv unit cools up to 2500 ft and comes with a 5 year warranty Durhg the frit five years after the date of the original purchase repot or replace any parts which become defective h normal use free of charge to 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