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Actons old town hall rises again Ottawa provides stay of execution with job creation offer By MAGGIE HANNAH Herald Special A surprise witness at a hearing on whether the old Acton to n hail should be preserved may have provided the solution council and hall tion supporters have sought for five years Anne Campisi a pro ject officer with Employ and Immigration Canada testified last Wednesday thai an cat ton the town hail restoration committee and the grant under the fedci recently announced NEED Job creation pro gram has been approved subject to conditions The sponsors must gel legal ownership of he building and they must meet federal criteria on an ongoing basis Ms Campisi said The hearing results which committer ihairman Ted Tucsda morning ruomn ended that he on n not v he Mr who said his feels decision added will lo convince council shortly to legally make them the sponsors of he building The board decision is not binding on the municipality decide to lear down the building The monej is available under the governments special response feature program she said and will create jobs for 10 people for up to a ear In addition lo per week manager salary work era will receive per week and an additional CO per week per employ is provided which can be used for employee benefits and overhead costs That per week can be used supply materials the employees will use on the project she said although he program main aim is to of set wages of employ Ms said the project begin by Feb meet the guidelines but don supporters hope o begin work Feb l Since the government wants Jobs created quick ly and set such a short time frame to apply for the grants the govern has had react quickly to grant lions The hall lion was processed and received federal approval in nine days she said Ms Campisi said the project sponsors must provide MB or their own money toward the The joint committees already have and have plans to raise the remaining sum she said her the next year they Continued an page -877-5213- RmI Inc Eft Home Newspaper of Halton Hills Established 1866 WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 15 FORD SALES LTD 8776928 BEST DEAL to A CAPITAL DEAL J ABOUT THE HILLSJ Over descend on school board to prom renewed contract talks Three sentenced Thrci been plated in wo itlnn for a pellet gun cars in Mill in Douglas Latimer aba ordered the of whom lues in Acton the rs mar to J JO in restitution alcohol pus and each and to perform 100 hours of community work Tin had out a number of car hi dlights and a house window damaged car door locks Thel cento of the car they were drivinj wis noted repi rled lo police Indecent act A was charged with an act Wednesday and Is scheduled to provincial Jan 10 The man was following young female shoppers in lilt Georgetown Market Place store security tiffin spotted the man called police as result of his unions while the girls CBC custodian of the Georgetown public library Coffee Books and Con vcr satlon invites one and all to a special pre Christ mas gel together is Friday the library The every Friday casual club won be meeting Dec or 31 so try and drop by or some seasonal greetings this week Joins library board Deborah was a led Thursday night to year form en thjj public horary board fie resident holds a degree In nglish and libriry science recently she four year stint as head librarian at Oakville public libriry Prior In that held several librarian positions in business and education with he consulting engineering firm of Handel Palmer and in London ihcn as at the Ontario Institute for Studies in and also with Ihe East York public The position is Jon 1 Each year the school board appoints a member for a Ihrecytar term to nth public library board in the A Christmas treat for you Inside todays issue The Herald has a special Christmas treat in store Tor its readers boon to become a regular feature The Heralds Family Section makes its debut featuring Legion Lines Community News ser vice club news special features and much much more Call it a little Christmas gift from us to you SIGNING ON Halloa Hills John McDonald right officially attained regional council duties for Georgetown Hard tail Wednesday He was sworn Into of fit by court Judge John Root moo and Ihr newest of the Halloa If tils region tram which Mayor Pete Armstrong Ran Miller and Date Whiting loon McDonald formerly local rep for Ward replaces retired Roy Booth Herald photo Halton teachers grow impatient SEASONAL SURPRISE Six old Julie Robertson left and Emily Hanson of Ihe Georgetown Brownie pack found a nice In he children library Saturday they Ihe Little Theatre and Peel Panto Placers Hickory Dlchory Dock upstair Who be wailing to hear their Christmas wishes but San la himself enthroned downstairs at he public lihrar hanks to he Club and Gary Klrkpatrlck or he Georgetown Squash Club will be here this Saturday from 10 it a noon and o in In case you want to gel some last minute Idcns to him Mas Hickory Dock wit not the traditional Christmas pantomime finished a successful run alter a series of performances at he Lester Pearson and John Elllolt Theatres EIrrald photo by Paul Sidestreets tvill have to wait Economic crunch forces snow clearance cutbacks CUIUS Herald Writer Hills residents will have put up v a decrease In snow clearing by town as the public works struggles to keep costs In a report adopted by mem Monday night own engineer Bob Austin said levels of sen ice respect and snow removal be etched In stone and ad vised committee mem hers lo use the report as a measure of what dents can expect his What must come of this is an understanding of service to be provid Mr report Due lo the climate I suggest It is necessary decease ice in portions of the Winter maintenance budgets have risen from in to Rate hike to cost you more Despite strong opposlt ion voiced durinRn hour debate Thursday Halton regional council has to approve a water sewer and garbage disposal program that will In crease local water and sewer bills axes Miltonlans will pay about twice thai much when the lax collector comes looking Tor funds designated solely for maintaining same of sen Icing as in Councillors balked at approving an addition SI 1 million expend lure thai would have up graded maintenance pro grams al some utilities Council debate center on the need to upgrade water and sewage plants across the region after staff presented an overall budget totalling mill ion Of that lota council was lold about per cent represents fixed costs like debenture payments and hydro charges that cannot be reduced in 1982 although because of Inst year heavy snow falls actual cost to was by the end of last Traditionally snow plows start rolling on major arteries when the accumulation reaches two inches and side streets are cleared at three inches In order down on overtime costs the de partment will end shifts at regular limes depend on snowfall once all the main Ihoroughfares have been cleared Mr Austin acknowledged thai some of the residential side- streets may have to wait for service but added Dial this policy is flexible allowing man to call for over time work If conditions prove especially hazard A reversible snow plow will see service for the first time this year on residential de sacs pushing ihe snow to the centre of he road Lost year Mr Austin changed a long standing policy which had on cul-de- sacs driving against fie in order to move snow to the median When plows started clearing pushing snow into driveways sac residents complained to council Other and clearing policies stale lhal snow removal after the pious have been through will take place In Ihe Acton and on age Herald Staff Writer The parking lol was packed giving the first clue that something spec I was up at the Thurs day night Halton board of education meeting Inside the hallway and the Burlington board chambers were crowded with over men and women sporting black and white Negotiate Now buttons Teachers t will ing keep We ro getting tired of doing lhat on and on while the board continues to stall and not come forward to the table Ontario Secondary School Teachers a tion president Joe complained Thursday night Teach are becoming bitter and angry Negotiations between the board and its teachers began last spring A fact finder was appointed and his report released Dec 1 According to fact finder Doug Belch report the board wants a twoyear contract and has offered salary Increases of eight and a half per cent Teachers want a 12 per cent increase and a ore- contract Mr Belch has mended a oneyear con tract a nine per cent Increase for teachers principals viceprincipals and coordinators Mr Hnrwood accused the board of deliberotely stalling and said that if the no meetings between the two groups are con teachers will pro test in their own way He declined comment on how teachers would protest but did say ho expected they would be far less polite after Christmas I deliberately asked my people lo remain quiet and if there another demonstration there won be any rules for their conduct Mr warned Teachers want to hove an agreement before the end of the year he said Usually teachers con are con eluded by September The board has blamed this year s delays on the November election which brought seven new truste es on Ihe board and to the provincial government Bill 179 The new bill proposes wage Increases of nine and five and la not yet law It expected the board will bo meeting with teachers representatives this week following the striking up of board com Thursday night Only slight alterations in recount There will be no change In Ward George town representation on local council as a remit Thursday vote recount County court Judge James who ruled Ihr re weeks ago that a recount was justified on the bails of candidate Jim arguments that there confusion when were tabulated presided at the recount held at the own Trafalgar Road offices The count which started In morning stretched Into the afternoon and when ll was over Judge had found 15 not tabulated Phil Carney the candidate who edged Mr Akers for one or the two council In the ward lost voles In recount dawn to 1 from 1 Coun I- Inn picked up eight votes bringing his total from 1 originally lo 1 OS Mr dropped one vote from 1 IIS Jim Young a former George lown local clan picked up the most In the recount moving up lo from Dave Ml votes were unchanged Earlier Mr that he was calling Tor a recount not so much to gain as assure constituents that the count was conducted properly Problems in he counting he In bis petition to county court arose from about what constitutes a spoiled ballot YULETIDE BARGAINS wool hat the eye of Herald correspondent Winifred Smith left Tuesday afternoon while she browsing among the goods at a joint bring held by the Georgetown Cancer and the Blur Triangle Club Showing off Mr and Mrs Snowman for Interested shopper Durham Street seniors residrnce said she made the wo figure from all Juice cans and balling Held at he V ball on MottnUIavlew Road South tutsan brought out a good turnout of Christmas shopper who also stayed or lea and Herald by tour