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I EXCELLENCE AWARD IN CUSTOMER RELATIONS I DOWNTOWN GEORGETOWN Home of WEDNESDAY MAY 1981 ESTABLISHED No need roam ils right here at home the stops and There are good reasons to shop Georgetown FREE PARKINGi New cop shop has open house The Georgetown police station will have its official opening May at 1 m Include a tour of the facilities special commemorative speeches and a trailer with information about crime prevention The building will open for the public at Other highlights of Police Week MaylltolO include an awards night where local civilians will receive citations May at p in the Burlington Council Chambers police will at Barber Shop In Acton May to 16 and at shopping malls in Burlington and Milton Police Week plans Ha It on regional police have announced plans for participattnp in Police Week May to 16 In a proclamation endorsed by council Monday night the force will hold number of displays and throughout the region including the official opening of the Georgetown headquarters May at 1 A display will be on view at the Georgetown station from May 14 to and in Acton at Pete Barber Shop from May lo Reid trial May 11 Brian Held accused of second degree murder in the February death of George town- resident Wild will be tried by jury at Milton Provincial Court May li Mr Reid has pleaded guilty lo manslaughter and other charges TOPS Approximately SO to 100 women have been given approval to hold a walkathon through Georgetown a northeastern end May 23 The TOPS Take Pounds Off Sensibly Club will host the event scheduled to start from St Andrew Church on Mounlalnview Road at a m winding Us way north lo John and Ontario Streets along Highway 7 to Trafalgar down to Maple Avenue around Boulevard and finally back to the church Town council endorsed the event along townowned streets Weve been converted Full metric conversion will be implemented In Halton region excluding Burlington by February 1982 town council learned at Monday meeting After this date Brampton Georgetown John said in a letter to count i it will be illegal for business and Industry to use Imperial of measurement when selling commodities Fluoride survey Members of s public works committee and department will be Inspecting water treatment facilities throughout the region this month to check flour storage equipment for any flaws Officials are optimistic that Hills recently upgraded plants will not have the same problems as Burlington where Inadequate storage may prompt a temporary ban on use In that city a move expected to receive council approval today Wednesday Burlington 46year old treatment plant was found last week to have potentially hazardous flouride storage conditions necessitating the tanks draining while repairs Fix Mountainview Craft wood Construction Ltd of Toronto has been awarded the contract to reconstruct Mountainview Road North from the River Drive intersection to John Street In Georgetown Although the tender awaits regional council approval this afternoon Wednesday the admin la trail on and finance committee last week opted for the Craftwood quote of about cheaper than Its nearest competitor Sanitary sewers wilt also be laid on John Street Road and River Drive West during the construction project at a cost of 169 as well as new May extract another million tons Province looks to us for lots more gravel PLACE YOUR BETS HI of Casino Entertainments Ltd demonstrates his stuff while setting up for I Monte Carlo Night the Acton arena About tickets at apiece we sold for the event helping lo raise money for Acton I promotion businesses chipped In variety of fine prltes the dealers and were all professionals and the evenings outstanding success will long be remembered In the Herald photo Casino Night hits jackpot in same area a cost of J Womens Place annual Judge James Fuller will be the speaker at Women I lace s third annual meeting May at in Ballon regional headquarters on Highway at the Queen f- Way The Milton emergency hostel for abused women and their children Is In need of financial and lolunteer assistance and interested member of the public are urged attend the meeting Herald Special The Monte Carlo night sponsored by the Acton Chamber of Commerce to raise funds for the Leather town promotion was success ful although organizers say it will be several days before they know exactly how much money they cleared It went over very well said Chamber president John Allinson I sure we turn a profit although I can say exactly how much of a one until we get all the bills in The gambling tables were swamped all long and everyone seemed happy Although no count of ticket sales was available at press time Mr estimated attend at j00 people and quite a few of those present were from out of town Having how success ful the event tan be members Just might want to make it annual fund raising event Mr said although that has not yet been discus BLOOD DONOR CLINIC Monday at Holy Cross church READY TO ROLL Marilyn of the civic committee which brought special van to transport the cully handicap ped presented an award Monday night Doug Grit 1 In Street the vehicle Actian will be lly 1 this m ml Wednesday at 10 Herald photo by the Chamber More than loo were won by ticket holders and the 10 major ones wcnl lu Hans llahr rip to Vetas Marl lyn Scrjenntson leather chair Johnson tele vision Ho Charlebois rug Gary Mitchell backgammon table Taillefer stereo John Ahcarn side of beef J set of tires Mom set of lirts By CHRIS AAGAARD Herald Writer If the provincial transport ministry wants to take gravel out of Ihe Casey Boss property located about three quarters of a mile west of Limchouse It will have to use Regional Road and Highway to do It town council decided Monday night The town was faced with a notice from the ministry seek a wayside gravel permit for the Boss property and another seeking to list three other pits for construction projects along Highways and Councillors cautious agreed to use the Regional Road 43 route rather than have aggregate trucks wind their way southward along the Fourth Line westward along Slderoad and south on Trafalgar Road However a decision on what pits will be listed and what route the contractor will take to supply the Highway project was deferred for two weeks Disappointed with pita and quarries chairman Miller a recommendation to use the Regional Road Highway route Coun Sheldon said that the highway already handles more than enough truck traffic and suggested that Increases in volume or heavy vehicles should be stemmed while the road Is widened I feel very strongly that we cannot accommodate any further truck traffic on High way until it is upgraded Sheldon told council adding that if the MTC wants the gravel on the Boss proper they should be prepared to make extensive road repairs on Slderoad 17 However Court Miller point out that poor road 1 on and Tra Road as well as poss iblc objections from nearby homeowners at the Increased truck traffic on the narrow rou make the Highway route more favorable But a rough hilly section near the Regional Road Highway intersection will have to be corrected before trucks can rely pass he said At one point In the road the pavement narrows to 12 feet making it almost Impossible for two trucks to pass each Mayor Pete and Coun Roy Booth agreed that truck traffic from pits should be kept on provincial roads as much as possible ensuring that the province picks up all costs for road repair Asked to comment on the proposed routes town Bob Austin said he didn think it makes one bit of difference noting that the ministry would likely be approachable for road repairs along either route before the extraction begins While he said Regional Road is a less than desirable truck route because of narrow zones using Highway would prove less of a headache for town and regional officials wrestling with the for road upgrading Supplying projects along Highways 401 and the MTC may consider getting all of gravef needs 100 tons worth from pits located in Hills The Caaey Boss property the Highway 403 work has been particularly singled out to provide 32C tons of topquality granular A gravel and tons of hot mix aggregates For the Highway project the mini Is looking for tana of granular A 60 tons of three quarter Inch stone 165 Ions of hot mix aggre gates and tons of low grade granular C possibly coming from quarries located in the Acton area and a further 183 000 tons of granular A will be needed for Highway 427 later this summer Council s resolution Monday night giving Its consent to have the Boss property listed as a possible source of material for the Highway 403 project ensured that the ministry will have to do the necessary road reconstruction before the contract is awarded and that the road and pit meet the town engineer safety standards A plan to rehabilitate the pit once the contract ended will also have to be submitted to the town for approval Wont push panic button teachers head The district president of the Ontario Secondary School Teacher Federation has modified bis earlier comments concerning the possibility of strike action by high school teachers Ron Ness told The Herald he Is now uncomfortable with the word strike as quoted In last Wednesday Herald In which Mr Ness sold Ihe Board of Education has until June 15 satisfy the teachers expectations Increases retirement gratuities and staffing Increases At one point June 15 made tense as a target date he explained But because the training session for board negotiations has been pushed back to next weekend It no longer does Three or four weeks Is not enough lime for negotiations to finish long as problems ore being solved we won push the panic button We should know by June 15 haw the process Is working for both parties ELECTIVES DAY TREATS These privileged students made their way into the staff room at Public School during Electlves Day Thursday bake chocolatecovered strawberries and nuts under supervision of Mrs Small wood The goodie to the staff and reporters during the afternoon recess Thanks girls It was all part Week see Inside for more photos Herald photo Residents developer worried over pro Subdivision draws concerns Bus for the disabled hits the road today About 15 Ann Street rcsi dints and representatives from Beacon Developments Ltd of Toronto have expressed concern that an home sub division proposed for George towns northwest end could traffic and drainage problems and even affect the character of the area Speaking al a public meeting on Ihe proposal last Tuesday Ann Street homeowners complained that the small lot size envisioned in the plan won t blend well with lhehrc rinch style frontag found In ihe neighborhood acres Developments Ltd of for on to proposal culls for single dwelling homes lo be developed largely on 50foot lols or 5 square feet of property The development would be bordered by Ann Street to the north CNR tracks to the cast a block of homes forming part of the Ontario lace subdivision to the south and the westerly running Ontario Street Ann Street resident Tom McFaddcn argued that the four smaller lots In the new which front onto Ann would break up the continuity of the neigh which already featur cs lots 150 feet wide by feet deep He argued that the subdivision was conceived without keeping tho character of Ann Street in mind Deputy town planner Bruce MocLean told councillors and member of the public that the proposed homes are com pat iblc with the area Road patterns in Ihe subdivision might have been more difficult to design If the lots were larger ho added Other Ann Street and Beacon Hill residents were concerned that traffic in the area would triple along Ann and Ontario Streets boosting the number of road accidents However Mr explained thai town engineer Bob Austin unable to attend Tuesday a meeting foresees no problem with the traffic flow Meanwhile construction vehicles which could begin working at the site this year if council approves the proposal will have to use Ontario Street to get In and out of the property Solicitor Christopher representing Beacon Developments the builders of a nearby subdivision said that the Bay shore proposal could cause traffic problems In the Beacon Hill area and ned that his clients had been unable to get enough Hon from the own to make Intelligent comments Mr Tzckas added that the houses planned for the Bay shore property arc not compatible with the Beacon Hill subdivision and he ted his clients neighboring subdivision would carry a great weight of the down slope drainage from the project Beacon wants more information on what share of the costs for roads and drainage the new development will handle One resident said that her property in the Beacon Hill neighborhood located south west of the project already requires steady use of a sumppump and she hoped that children will not be endangered by mud in the area churned up by construction The town s long range cop It budget forecast has listed road reconstruction along Ann Street in 1983 Mr MacLcan assured residents and there will likely be sewer and water servicing in the area in the near future Under the development agreement Bayshore has been asked to precnglnccr Ann Street for future servicing Disappointed at the engineer absence some homeowners unsuccessfully asked the board to call another public meeting when more information on the project was available People wishing to make additional comments on the proposal should write to the town office before May Brownie Cub litterchasers show they love Georgetown too Local packs have climbed aboard I Love George lown campaign with a great deal of teal and enthusiasm according to organ lie of the community beautlflcatlon and appreciation drive launched last month The young have accepted the campaign a challenge to clean up Georgetown by undertaking a erica of litter chases In selected area The Sixth Brownie pack spent pari of Monday collecting litter around St John a United Church on while Fourth Brownies were cleaning up around Knox Presbyterian Church on Main Street Tuesday afternoon First Brownies were busy around Joseph Gibbons School In the Moore Park area April The Fourteenth Brownie pack will clean up high school area along Street this Saturday morning Cuba are also participating The Fourth A Georgetown pack was trolling for Utter around the Mounlalnview Avenue areas last week and their fellow Cabs from Fifth A will pick up garbage around Joseph Gibbons Park on Boulevard Saturday I very proud of what these youngsters are doing youth activities Brian Bush commented They are so enthusiastic The I Love Georgetown programme Is giving us all a chance to show that we have pride In our community