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Report reveals A Wednesday September a 1885 Page Opponents to plan Critical need for emergency housing EDITORS NOTE The following letter was filed with The Herald for public Hon The Honourable Bernard Minister or Municipal Affairs and Housing Floor Bay Street Toronto Ontario MSG Dear Mr Grandmaitre This letter Is to record our oppo sition to the process that is being followed in the adoption of the George town South and West Secondary Flans These bate been submitted for approval to your office as Amend ments and S to the Town of Halton Hills Official Plan and are currently being reviewed by your staff In particular we perceive that Town Council Is acting without due process in their intention to give Enterac Limited Draft Plan Approval for the first phase of Ihe development before the Second Plan has obtained final Ministerial approval As residents we are following the proper channels as we perceive them we have expressed our concerns at the local level will shortly do so at the Regional level and are currently preparing a case seeking referral to the Ontario Municipal Board The proposed first phase of the develop ment lies entirely within the area of the Georgetown South Secondary Plan and as such any approval of a proposed Plan of Subdivision by Council at this time is a circumvention of the public right to proper consideration of their concerns at all three levels of govern men We seek the assurance of the Government of Ontario that ground will not be broken on the said property until such time as the due process required by the Planning Act Is fulfilled The following points have led us to believe that Council la acting prematurely In doing so they are negating our well attempts to open channels of communication so that the whole Issue can be resolved at the local level 1 A report from the Town of Hills Planning Department dated 1985- Report 8557 page IB item 1 which was released to Council September 1965 contains the follow summation of one of Halton Region concerns They line Region advocate and Town staff endorse the adaption of the secondary plans prior to the consideration of this draft plan of subdivision Although they cite a Mini letter that concludes the Is premature until the Secondary Plan has obtained final approval senior Ministry staff advise that the Town may Ignore that observation and indicate a revised letter is being finalized and forwarded We have been advised that Figures for bikes not right Dear Sir Your article in the Sept 11 edition of your newspaper concerning motorcycle accident sties quotes the old saying Figures don lie Unfortunately those used by your reporter do lie because they are not the correct ones as published last week by the Ministry of Trans porta and Commu nidations The official statistics indicate that while the number of motorcycles on Ontario roads increased per cent between 1982 and from to 146 the number of fatalities increased only 7 1 per cent from 126 to 135 In the same period Motorcycle fatalities in were 11 per cent 135 out of 1132 of the total road accident deaths per cent of the motorcycle drivers who died had consumed alcohol before he dent 49 per cent of all drivers killed who were tested were either legally impaired or had been drinking These last figures hat the criticism of the vehicle type as unsafe be It automobile or motorcycle or what ever Is unwarranted It Is the drunken driver who is the cause of his own and too many others misery sincerely Allan F Johnson Georgetown EDITORS NOTE Of course Mr Johnson correct abort Ihe type of vehicle as being porta nt where alcohol abuse by a driver Is concerned Neverthe less a summer publi cation by the Ministry of Transportation and Communications entitl ed Ontario Traffic Safe ty indicates that In 1184 motorcyclists killed la IBM this figure was fatalities Police beat A Bulck Skylark was hit by a red car which left the scene Saturday night The scene was Prince Charles Drive and damage was done to the Skylark Council intends to accept the above noted contradictory verbal advice of the senior Ministry staff and give approval to the Draft Plan of Sub division at their committee meeting September 23 1985 and formally at the Council Meeting of September completely Ignoring the Ministry original letter which clearly states that subdivision is premature until the Secondary Plan has obtained final approval 3 The Council and the lawyer for the developer are acutely aware that residents are preparing submissions thai if push comes to shove will establish a case for referral of Amend ments 3 A and of the Official Plan to the Ontario Municipal Board please refer to letter of August 18 1983 to the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing from W We endorse the original view expressed in the Ministry letter that it is entirely premature for the Town Council to consider approval of the Draft Plan before the Minister has approved the governing Secondary Plan To ignore this and proceed with the Draft Plan Approval of the Subdivision at this time prejudges the decision of the Minister and negates any opportunity of successful lions between The Council of the Town of Hills and the people that they represent It is too late to nego tiate once the shovels are in the ground The public input process as outlined In the Planning Act is nowhere near completion It is inconceivable to us that the only recourse should be an appeal to the Ontario Municipal Board a recourse which Is a very costly and time consuming exercise for all parties concerned Local problems should be solved at the local level We respectfully request that the Minister and his Staff Intercede in this Issue and give direction to the Council of the Town of Halton Hills and its Staff to prevent the subversion of the normal planning process We specifically request that no Subdivision Plan be awarded Implied legitimacy through any degree of formal approval by Town or Regional Council until the Minister approves Secondary Plan or refers it to the Ontario Municipal Board for a full hearing We further request that at your earliest convenience you and your officials receive a delegation to further discuss this matter Yours sincerely Peter W Eng 11 Eden Place Brian J 180 Mountain view Betty shelter is a critical need In the region of Halton that must be addressed The Halton Social Planning Council recent released a report Emergency Shelter In Who Needs If that documents requests for shelter made by dents of Halton and prov Ides a profile of the individuals making the requests A total of requests for emergency shelter up to two weeks were documented made to 36 agencies and 160 to hostels in neigh bourlng communities Shelter was provided to only percent of these individuals Film about escarpment By Kay Wilton Herald correspondent Woman Insti tute met at the home of president Mrs Amy Burke on Thursday Sept 12 at p m Following the opening exercises secretary Mrs Hunter read the minutes and roll call was answered by a spec happening this pas summer Herald of the Niagara Escarpment showed film on the escarpment which ends from the states up to Island sanne was presented with a bouquet of Four members appointed to the Guelph area convention at St Agatha on October 17 and IB including the president and secretary Mrs Jean May and Mrs Gladys Chester Plans were also made Tor two members to ser ve lunch for Heritage Day at the Bennett Esta te on October Lunch was served by the hostess assisted by Margurite Hunter Whilst most or percent of the people requesting shelter out side the Region received shelter only 36 per cent of those requesting assistance from agencies were most by Hal ton Women Place Not counting the emergency shelter provided by Hal ton Women Place only 12 people received shell er assistance in Halton compared to 174 outside the Region In addition to the em shelter requests there were document requests for short lerm shelter two weeks lo three months and for long term over three months Of these 270 were made to agencies short term 225 long term and to agencies outside the Re gion 9 short term 17 long term Once again Ihe majority 63 per cent of those requesting shelter outside the Reg ion received assistance while only 9 percent of the requests to agencies were accom be a common denomina tor in most of the docum requests as need by the high inclden ce of singles youth employed students a bled and seniors req uesllng shelter All of these groups traditional have had limited lnc and experienced financial difficulties in meeting their basic needs While the study provi valuable Information about the documented requests no information Is available regarding res den Is may have requested she lter from agencies made tern arrangements wilh a variety of friends or acquaintances or who sleep in parks stairwells laundromats and similar places in the community The Social Planning Council tabllshed local commit tees In Burlington Oak ville and North to develop plans to meet the needs identified in the study For further Ion please contact Elaine Eastman at Hills Arts Council few exceptions Ihe profile of the resld whose shelter needs were documented in this study are similar throughout the municip alities In this Region For the most part seeking em erg ency and long term were under years of age single had no dependents and were either unemployed or students Hills and nonspecifled munlc fpalltles showed some difference with a greater proportion of requests coming from residents over years and marri with dependents They also documented several requests from seniors and disabled In some ways I feel more encouraged about the arts and education after talking last week to Mr JackRcdmile chairman of Ihe Creative Arts for the Board of Education To begin with although the education ministry has changed the secondary school diploma to four years Instead of five in Ihe arts Grade 13 is still available as an advanced level course if needed for university on an independent study basis Another positive thing about the new ministry guidelines called OSIS is that every student must take an art or music course In high school contrary to the previous choice of either one arts or one physical education According to Mr thisshouldgivcthearts the shot in Ihe arm that has been needed It will also be a real challenge to art and music teachers to provide Grade and 10 courses that are stinulaling Interesting and productive In order to encourage the students to want to take more arts courses in the future Those who enjoy the arts but feel they are wanting In talent will bo relieved to know Needless to say having heard so much optimism about the arts in Ihe schools I look forward to talking to the teachers principals and children to find out their opinions on the topic each class is now approached at three different levels basic general and advanced working on the same basis as the one room school house where each level helps the others This three level system is particularly good in the music classes or most don get Involved the difficult operation of Instruments in the earlier grades ItlsabHirefreshingtoknowthat according to Mr findings most schools from kindergarten to Grade eight often exceed the minimal numbers of hours suggested by the ministry for the teaching of the arts In the case of the visual arts this Is perhaps the result of a terrific curriculum booklet that explains thoroughly with detailed diagrams a multitude of art projects stating each one a aims and objectives instructions learning potential and more TOWN OF HALTON HILLS SUBJECT PROPERTY The Council for the Town Hills will conduct a Public Meeting to discuss and examine proposed Amendment to Zoning By Law 51 Halton Hills This Amendment involves the of a acre property described as Part Lot 27 Concession which Is located at the tion of Mill Street and CobWehlll Road In the community of Acton to permit the develop ment the property or single famly dwellmgs