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THE HERALD OUTLOOK Saturday February 11 IBM- en Haltoi Hills Residents against kennel plan Committee members named Barking dags from a proposed kennel on the 10th Line in Georgetown will upset nearby homeowners residents say Nancy wants to ex her veterinary services located on the east side of the loth Line north of Regional Road 23 to include a kennel Complaints of possible noise from the kennel can be alleviated by placing soundproof material on the walls of the dog runs behind the kennel and a roof over top said Dr Monday And there is at least half a kilometre between the kennel and the nearest bouses she said There will be no dogs on the site permanently and the dogs will only be allowed outside in the enclosed runs behind the kennel for three hours a day said Bert Arnold a lawyer representing Dr But neighboring residents sub mitted a 22name petition asking that the kennel not be approved The Hills Official Plan designates the area as rural but the land is currently zoned light in dustrial which allows many smaller industrial purposes such as truck repairs said deputy plan ner Bruce MacLean Erin township the municipality immediately north of the area re quires a minimum of acres of land to run a kennel residents say why are we so different in Georgetown we have invested substantial finances in our proper ties yet we are not consulted in a situation where we will have to tolerate the noise pollution of a kennel the fouling of our area oc curring from animal excrement and the property depreciation which will occur from being cent to a kennel and an industrially zoned property the petition says But said the runs behind the kennels are washed down after each use and the excre ment is taken away from the site by a disposal service And her lawyer Mr Arnold sub mitted a petition which was signed by surrounding residents and several more customers who favor the kennel The kennel would cause much less disturbance to residents than some light in dustries legally allowed to operate on the property under the current zoning said Mr Arnold Al Shepherd who live just north of the property said there is not space between his property and the kennel Noise from the ken nel will prompt other dogs in the neighborhood to bark he said Another nearby resident Al Irv asked if the town had a noise bylaw which could be enforced if the noise from the kennels gets too loud The town does have a noise bylaw said Mr MacLean But he could not elaborate on its regula tions Town staff will prepare a report on the application and report back to council with a recommendation Halton Hills councillors were ap pointed to six committees covering a variety of areas Monday Councillors Gerald Ronnie and Bowman will sit on The towns Acti Van Advisory Committee Coun Rennie will also sit with the Acton Business Area group Councillors Anne Currie and Pat McCarthy will sit on the Georgetown BIA for a threeyear term Councillors Al Cook and Norm Elliott will sit on the Local Ar chitectural Conservation Authority Committee for a three- year term Pour councillors will sit on the Seniors Advisory Committee Remjie will chair the com which also consists of Cook Johnston and Robert Heaton Finally Norm Elliott and Bowman will sit on the Community School Administration Committee That committee deals with any school board Issues which out of board p owned Hills GEORGETOWN GENERAL STORE Main Street South 8778284 Crosswalks under scrutiny Hills engineers are work on ways to make crossing the street in Acton safer The town decided Monday to ask the Ministry of Transportation to lower the speed limit on Highway 7 east of Lakevlew Avenue from kilometres per hour to 50 kilometres Town engineers also want to upgrade a pedestrian crosswalk at Highway 7 and School Lane near Robert Little School A recent survey showed that pedestrian traffic signals are not needed at the intersection because pedestrian traffic isn heavy enough town operations engineer Ted Drewio said But in one eight hour study period conducted at the end of January seven cars did not stop at the intersection while a pedestrian was waiting to cross the road All of the cars could have stopped safely said Mr Drewio In those instances cars dldnt stop because they couldn t see the pedestrian standing at the side of the road said Mr Cars parked too close to the crosswalk blocked motorists sightlines he said That is the biggest reason and the most crucial reason why this pedestrian crosswalk is perceived not to be safe No stopping anytime signs will soon be posted near the pedestrian crosswalk to clear motorists sightlines be said And warning signs will be upgraded Older faded signs will be replaced and the crosswalk signs on the west side of the street will be moved closer to the highway Along with other sign im provements in the area a flashing amber light may be added if the hydro connection is possible All of the pedestrian crosswalks in Acton were upgraded last year but the new signs and lower speed 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