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Would welcome town hall BIA By CHRIS Herald Downtown Georgetown businessmen feci snubbed and betrayed that a completed study on a future office space needs for Hal ton Hilts municipal administration suggests the downtown area Is not an appropriate sllefor a larger town hall They held a public mee ting at the John Elliott Theatre Tuesday night to express concerns with some of studys The businessmen members of the George town Business Improve ment Area BIA say they feel the location of the municipal centre could affect the survival of their businesses In the years A Walker Wright Handknit pink mohair sweaUr matte by Evelyn Getting a closer teak kelp at Johns United Church Women Shirley left was Georgetowns Batty MadlU The nt of several P Saturday or a and Associates study Tor the Acton and Georgetown a year and a half ago urged council to locate a centre and super downtown Georgetown as a means of drawing business Into the area The BIA has suffered from the recent recession and the tenden cy of residents to shop In plazas and malls in Georgetown and nearby Brampton But the Walker firm along with Robbie Archi tects and Planners colls bora led on the space needs study which doesn favor the BIA as the location for a new muni clpal centre That ISOdegree about face has Georgetown members confused and embittered BIA treasurer George Markou old the meeting totally unbeliev able thai the same firm can reverse a decision like thai he toldapprox 30 people who turned up for the meeting K questions the valid ty of the consultants doing some of these reports NOT COMMITTED While BIA chairman David Page said that the BlAs concerns could be presented to town council in writing councillors addressed the issue at the meeting Ward Georgetown Coun Finn chairman of he commit tee looking Into the town administrate that the Robbie report adopted by council Is not an out right commit I men to He said the committee would look at all possible sites and hat the report doesnt weigh heavily on Ihe minds of committee But Coun reminded the audience that council has to think of alt own residents when It finally decides whether or not It will build a new municipal centre and where it will be located The chosen location he suggested will be the one most convenient and cMsible a large numb er of people while at Ihe same time keeping It an efficient administrative operation Another study comple ted about two years ago had suggested that Georgetowns Highway Street corridor would also be a suitable place for a municipal However members pointed out that other businessmen in town arent paying off i loan the prov incial government a loan one merchant at the mee ting said was drawn larg ely on the basis of the Walker core area studies Acton and Georgetown took out the loans for downtown Improve ments under a provincial program They each have pa able over period of en years LOAN Merchants like Betty Monchamp want know how the Robbie report into towns com ml Continued on Page FAMILY AFFAIR The Georgetown 8 pack swelled their leadership ranks when Inveited a Mother and Son Into the Boy Seoul Movement Here ACM Irene and Cab Joe congratulate each other on their Initiation held recta Uy Photo by Jean Layman Who Will Win The Guelph Street Treasure It could be youl The paftlclpallng Guelph Street Merchants are giving away everything from Food Voucher to a Shower Massage The Plumbing Store to a Pocket Calculator GSS Office Sup plies The list goea on over worth of give- a ways and discounts But you cant win you enter Fill In the coupon below and It to any of following merchants THE CARPET BARN 26 ACADIAN POOLS St I A FOOD STORE STATE FARM INSURANCE HAH VIDEO G ZELLERS G THE PLUMBWG NIKKTS BROWNS FURNITURE GEO TIRE SALES HALT0N THRUWAY MUFFLER OFFICE SUPPLIES THE CHATEAU 160 SL St Market Plan Place St 330 SI 334 Guelph St 345 347 St St 367 SI Be sure to enter BEFORE SAT MAY 14th 1983 All will then be collected and a winner drawn on May 1 The winner will be notified by phone and announced In next weeks Herald along with a complete list of his or her prizes All gifts and vouchers must be claimed within one week of Issue Drop your completed ballot off today and SHOP LOCALLY SHOP ST 77777777777777777777777777777777777777 Tills Is your ticket to a possible 275 in Gifts and Vouchers from THE ST TREASURE Clip fill In and bring to any participating Strew Merchant No Nncasaary