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J THE HERALD OUTLOOK Saturday July 22 1M- Residents oppose housing proposal Michael Beck star of the filmed downtown Georgetown were used in the Canadian movie entitled The Reckoning Is queried by made movie Right a Baypoint police man dashes reporters left during a scene from the movie out of his car Herald photos Wednesday The steps or the old post office and Halton to spend more on AIDS Hallon Regions health depart ment is hoping to spend on its AIDS program over the next year if funding is received from the Ontario Ministry of Health AIDS Acquired Immune Syndrome has spread quickly in the Region over the past year Of cases reported since cases were discovered over the past year The ministry gave Halton full funding for an AIDS program in The one case in Halton was a female who moved out of the Region the health department reported in March The Regional health department also said eight people in Hills have the Human Immunodeficiency Virus the virus which leads to AIDS An increased budget will allow to increase AIDS program salaries add rental and utility bills of annually and purchase a computer for to assist with the management of the AIDS education resources references and programrelated data says a Regional report released last week STORE HOURS m 6 Thursday Friday 30 a 9 CttyStyu 211Guelph Street Georgetown 8777361 NORTHVIEW CENTRE The computer is considered a onetime cost Funding from the Ministry of Health first arrived when the Region began an AIDS program in 1987 Prom then until March the Region has employed a health educator and a public health nurse The objective of the AIDS program is lo prevent the spread of the disease to provide information on AIDS and the HIV and to support those affected by AIDS The Regions health department says there has been a continued need for counselling for both test patients and those who have AIDS or the HIV virus The Regional health department hopes to add the equivalent of a full time staff member to its AIDS program for at a cost of Costs would be 12000 for a clerical worker and 17150 for a counsellor Benefits between the two salaried workers would cost Travel costs would be In its first year of operation in AIDS program pro vided educational programs for high risk groups health care pro fessionals employee groups and the general public says a Regional health report There has also been education targeted at the cent age group Halton has a reported two per cent of all the AIDS cases m On since records were kept in Of 71 per cent of patients were in the Greater Toronto Area The Regions health dppartment will first need approval from Regional council before the ministry for funds or this years AIDS program By DONNA Herald Staff In what has been described as a low key battle to retain nearly seven acres of property near Hall Road for recreational use a Georgetown couple is replying to developer Piluttis claims that the land is used by only a few peo ple and is covered in excrement Don and Linda Jackson of Wilson Court a Georgetown street that backs onto the ravine of land now zoned for residential use wrote to the town recently saying that the Hills official plan points to a shortage in green space Developer Al wants to build houses on the land The say that a report published in 1979 says Hills parkland represents a ratio of on ly hectares acres per residents Most urban On centres contain in the order of eight to 10 acres of parkland for every residents As a looselydefined group of residents we try to have a rational look at things said Mr Jackson who organized a meeting for area residents at his home last spring Some development in the town is good but as a piece of property this has value to the town Area residents showed strong support for keeping the property recreational when they recently submitted an over peti to the town But the idea is not to bully the developer said Mr Jackson Were not painting Mr Pilutti as a monster Hes a businessman Im sure hes doing what is right for Mr PilutU Theres a lot of people at risk Thatswhat were saying The developer appeared before toyn council this spring saying that the- property is used as a place for walking dogs and is covered in dog excrement He owned the land over 10 years ago and proposed to build houses at that time Mr sold the property to the town several years ago Now he wants to buy back the land Then as now area residents were opposed to the development Residents in the Court Drive and Fagan Drive areas who signed the current peti tion however are not shouting too loudly until they appear as a town delegation in the near future Mr Jackson said Were basically trying to fight the sale of the land out were try ing to keep it low key There is presently a con dominium project on Hall Road that is nearly completed Mr says a tract of land formerly owned by the was sold and houses will be built there The recreational space near Hall Road would serve new and present area residents he said With Halton Hills town coun cillors meeting less frequently in the summer the delegation date for the Jacksons and their neighbors asking that the land be rezoned as recreational property from its present residential zoning could be pushed back into September Mr Jackson said he and his wife are waiting to be contacted by the town DENTURE THERAPY CLINIC TRENTON 18 CHURCH STPEET GEORGETOWN ACROSS FROM LIBRARY AND CULTURAL CENTRE Components of AVAILABLE AT LEADING EYECARE PROFESSIONALS PLEASE TAKE CARE OF YOUR SIGHT WITH A REGULAR EYE EXAMINATION OBILopKcal