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NEWS Former MP I Ward candidate Page A3 SPORTS Playoff win when most needed FEATURES Dedicated loyal IODE service Home Newspaper of Halton Hills Established WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 1985 Georgetown Gemini Brian Dane uses an opened their season this weekend splitting two In acrobatic move here to stop the puck from going Into he net this game with Barrio he lost but won Friday 108 in Georgetown detenceman Don Zubyk meanwhile makes sure a Milton For further details ice story and photo on Bl Barrle Colt player doesnt have a chance at he rebound The r Herald photo by Dan Ralph Housing south of Silver Creek Plan opponents hire lawyer Herald Staff About 38 Mountain- view Road and area residents have retained a lawyer to represent their concerns over the proposed residential development south of Silver Creek Valley to SideroadlO Theyre talking about taking the town to the Ontario Municipal Board over the way It s handled be proposed develop ment Its a situation that can be diffused If handl ed properly Brampton lawyer Doug Edwards told town councillors Monday night He advised councillors to sit down with the residents and deal with their concerns They don t under stand he planning process the way you do Mr Edwards said If they have serious con Its only reason able to give them the opportunity to make those concerns known He said residents are serious and If they need to go to the Ontario Municipal Board to get a good hearing they are ready to spend he money for it In addition to being laughed out of the counc II chamber residents are angry they arent getting of our concerns time to respond to town He pointed out the documents and propos a Is the lawyer said In this situation I see a significant document produced virtually on the evenings report had only been available to him that afternoon whereas councillors had it prior to the weekend stories see Page Cant stop servicing spade in the ground opponents to the Stiver Creek development in Georgetown South were told Monday night Even without draft approval from the town Property Corporation can start putting in water and sewer services on its acre property to SIderoad 10 The difficulty with not getting towns blessing for such work is that the services could be in the wrong location town planning director Ian Keith said However the corporation cant put up any buildings on the land which is anted agricultural according to the old zoning but designated residential in both the Georgetown and Hills Official Plaits Without building permits no buildings can up Mr KeithexplalnedandnopermlUcanbe Issued by the town until the is changed from agricultural to residential eve of a decision being taken Mr Edwards said painting to the application to rezone the property under question and the draft plan of subdivision for It being on the towns general committee agenda that night Road South resident Brian Steinback Eden Place resident Peter and Boulevard resident Betty Fisher have sent a letter of protest to the province Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing Wed like to sit down with the planning staff with a view to a ling an end to those problems In recognition there are some probl ems Mr said Weve had quite a frustrating time in Wishing the legitimacy Mountalnview Road residents have until tomorrow Thursday at to make writt en submissions to the town on its report on Property Corpo ration in Silver Creek Intends to develop the land south of Silver Creek Valley Into single family homes and apartment units Monday night the towns general commit tee members decided to accept written submis sions from area rest dents concerned about the draft plant appro val conditions in the towns report Town staff are to pre pare a response to any written submissions received for councils Sept meeting If Ihe public response is great however the town will call a special council meeting Oct 7 allow more time to prepare a response to the public submissions irrespective of whats being said tonight weve bent over backwards to give than residents more time Coun Harry Levy said The lawyer for the newly formed Mountain- view Road Ratepayers Association Doug Edw ards asked council for a two week deferral on their decision making over the Enterac draft plan of subdivision Im concerned that the public comments should be restricted to this draft plan approval and not for looking at the process of subdivision Coun Ross Knechtel said This council should no longer look at those comments that say our method of approving a subdivision Is wrong Weather watchers If you want to be a volunteer weather obs erver Environment Ca nada is ready to outfit you for the Job Steven Hardaker of Environment Canada said he needs Hills volunteers espeel ally in the Acton area For more Information contact Steven at Armstrong makes his bid for mayor Herald Staff Mike Armstrong made the big jump Monday announcing he will contest Miller for the Hills mayor s seat Its tough to run an election against someone you known that length of time Its not personal he said about his decision to run Mr Armstrong has been a regional councillor for nine town councillor for 13 years The next years will be very important for the future or Halton Hills said the Lynden Circle resident Georgetown is on the threshold of develop ment it t seen In IT years but development has to be carefully monitored he said Mr Armstrong said he recognizes that in Hills there are three distinct communities Acton and Georgetown Water problems are still not solved in Acton and they are a priority along with looking seriously at an energy from waste plant he said In Esquesing it will be important to make sure it doesn lose its rural character he said MIKE ARMSTRONG Miller welcomes a challenger Herald Staff Mayor Rum Miller said be welcome opposition in his bid to retain the mayors seat Monday night The 53yearold Eighth Line resident said although Its nice to be acclaimed its alao nice to know you have a mandate from the people you represent Monday regional Coun Mike Armstrong announced decision to challenge Mayor Miller at the polls Nov 11 This will be ihe mayors first campaign for the mayors seat having been appointed mayor two years ago when Mayor Peter became regional chairman Mayor Miller has been In local politics since when he was elected to the School Board He sat board five years as chairman for two years and vicechairman for one year In 1960 the father of four ran for council He served as a councillor then as a deputy reeve An attempt for reeve in a former mayor of Georgetown Within a year Miller was on the hustings winning a town council seat for Ward 2 He served for three yean In that capacity until running for regional councillor which he was until appointed mayor in Im very responsive to the needs of the people Mayor Miller said I always make myself very accessible with on open mind on every subject I always run on the belief that I promise nothing than my best The mayor is a member of the Georgetown Optimists Club and the Freemasons He chaired Ihe regions solid waste management committee for five years and has been a member of the Agricultural Advisory Committee for seven years RUSS MILLER iK v GLT season opens with birthday bash Herald Staff In Just another month the season of the Georgetown Little Theatre will be under way Already rehearsals have begun for Move Over Mrs on English comedy lost staged in 1973 by the Little Theatre back then you may be amused to find the male cast has remained the same for the 1BBS production Neville Worsnop Derek Joynes Ron Hill Ron Hunt are playing the very same roles they played 10 years ago silver anniversary is featuring other Little Theatre favorites in the past by Agatha Christie How the Other Half Loves by Alan Ayckboum and Bungaloosa a dlon musical farce It all starts off with a big bosh Oct one thats been In the organ zing for over two years Called Spotlight lee the Saturday bash begins at 9 with champagne cocktails at the gallery of the Halton Hills Library and Centre The opening perform once of Move Over Mrs over the evening doesnt end but continues with a dinner and dancing at Holy Cross Church Hall The gala occasion costs per person and Includes the roast beef dinner wine celebration cakes and champagne toasts as well as the performance To recognize the anniversary of this teur group the town has officially declared Oct to Nov Georgetown Little Theatre Week The theatre company ass- WhS M Over y NEVILLE Markham then takes Mrs Markham was first staged It was as a benefit for the George town Memorial Hospital a new hospital in the building for the town Today the hospital Is an accepted resource in the community and Just recently opened a nurs ing home wing And today the Georgetown Little Theatre performs in a real theatre after years of performances in the Georgetown District High School Howard Public School and Little Theahe mem bcrs worked hard to establish a theatre in town managing to raise over toward the cost of seats In the attractive and modem new theatre called the John Elliott Theatre The theatre opened In 10B1 as part of the Hills Library and Cultu ral Centre In George town Now is the time to subscribe for the 1W586 season a season that promises to be sparkl ing for the Georgetown Utile Theatre Dont miss out on the Oct 2fl anniversary gala either For tickets and more information call 3700 or come to the John Elliott Theatre box office Wednesday evenings from 30 to 7 30 Three other plays The Mousetrap a melodrama by Agatha Christie will be directed by Ron Hunt This play begins Feb and continues for four nights closing March The last play of the season is entitled How the Other Half Loves Its a comedy by Alan and Is directed by Vera Macdonald The candidate will stress his background experience energy and full time commitment that he would give to the Job My intention to to make Hills overall a better place to live he said His twin brother Paul will be his campaign manager Mr Armstrong was born and raised in Georgetown and he attended high school in town He has a variety of employment experi ence having worked as a finance manager and car sales manager He is currently working as an independent insurance broker The Ward councillor has three daughters and one grandchild He admits to being brought up on politics because of the influence of his father Jock who was mayor of Georgetown from 1052 59 Mr Armstrong sold he wouldnt be hiding behind any apron strings over development south of Georgetown on Mountainvlew Road South After chairing boundary studies sewage studies and a member of secondary and official plan committees it would be hypocritical to do so be said Mr Armstrong is a member of the Association of Municipalities of Ontario a member of the Canadian House Rental Organiza tion Halton Housing Advisory Committee and on the board of the Credit Valley Conservation Authority Fall peanut campaign Now that summer is over the Georgetown and District Chapter of the Kidney Foundation is also going into action again Thinking ahead to Halloween they are launching their annual Peanut Campaign large bags containing IB small packages of Planters peanuts ore sold for each They make healthy Halloween treats lunchbox additions or protein rich snacks Help fight kidney disease If you would like to support very necessary research and buy some nutritious snacks please phone or after Sharing hand crafts A support group that works on projects helping people in the Third World will be holding a lawncraft sale Oct in Terra Cotta Starting at 12 noon Sharing Hands a member of SHARE Agricultural Foundation will sponsor the sale All proceeds will go towards a development project In the famine area of Africa Featured will be handcrafted Christmas gifts home baking white elephants records stamps dried grasses and arrangements plus hand quilted baby covers and cushions For more information call B77 Help United Way It is happening in Hills The United Way Committee has established subcommittees and an action plan But that needs help creativity and lnnovativeness to moke the United Way of Halton Kills a reality Call for mora information at 8771211 or The United Way Is a nonprofit organization established and governed by volunteers It la a vehicle for financing community service agencies acting as a catalyst by bringing people together to serve the common need of the community Fact finding in Russia New members are Invited to the Oct l meeting of the University Womens Club at Centennial Public School The topic for the evening will be The survival group a fact finding mission to Russia Themeetlngbeginaat7 followed by the presentation For more information call Dtone at Everyones welcome Apple Day Its the annual apple days for the Acton Cubs and Scouts this Friday and Saturday The boys will be selling apples about town so please stop and give them your support Acton water meeting Thursday night from to regional councillors will be answering your questions on Actons water shortage problems Theyll be at the Acton Legion ready to teD you where your drinking water comes from now and where theyre looking to supply It in the future announces Jake Kuiken made up his mind to run for town councillor In Ward The Ward regional councillor said be found the regional seat too heavy to bear a businessman a seat to which he was appointed two years ago when Miller became town mayor It is time consuming to attend necessary meetings and study the materia I fed it has hurt my