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Calls for official plan review sparked by building applications THE 1IEKAI D OUTLOOK Saturday Septembers 1989 Page By DONNA I Herald Starr Three applications for commercial buildings in Ha I ton Hills have sparked a call to review Halton Regional planning commissioner Rash Mohammed said last week there are two applications on at Halton Region and a third ap plication being reviewed All three applications are for larger buildings than allowed in rural areas The Region is holding an tion for a 10 ft fruit market in and a ft hardware store m and is reviewing an application for a 32 ft car dealership north of Georgetown Rural clusters and hamlets have a limit on building space The max space for a commercial building is 990 sq ft An amend ment to the Regional plan two years ago allows a car dealership to a maximum of 12800 sq ft The application for Park Lincoln Mercury on Highway near 22 is for a building per cent larger than the plan allows Regional staff say Park Lincoln Mercury owner Walt Dixon recently filed an ap plication with the Town of Halton to build a new car dealership across the road from its present site The 32000sq ft dealership would contain a showroom a and office space It would be constructed two phases The first building would measure 22 ft the second building would be 10000 ft This application the three plications actually brought to a head the issue of commercial space in rural areas Mr med said Growth is a problem in rural areas I have only applications for Halton Hills right now but Im ex pecting that more will come Its a trend The planning department sup ports the first phase of Mr Dixons proposal But the second phase at 10000 sq ft will be put on hold if Regional councillors agree with the staff s recommendation Presently the Regional plan for rural areas states that a commer cial building within a rural cluster should be on a minor scale should retain the rural character and should serye local people The proposed scale of this com mercial use Park Lincoln Mer cury at 32 sq ft of floor area is not in the opinion of Regional staff a minor commercial opera nor could it be construed as serving primarily the local residents a staff report says Regional staff say approving the Dixon application for a large car dealership in a rural cluster of Hendersons Corners could be precedent setting Regional staff are concerned that both the size and the market area represented by the Dixon amendment to the Town of Halton Hills official plan could be used as a norm in establishing commercial uses in rural clusters ind hamlets The planning staff report tions against ad hoc planning We re going to ask the question of how were going to handle the impending demands for cial space Mr Mohammed said We saw the rise of demand for rural estates now were seeing the impact of growth terms of people trying to get commercial space The Region wants planning and control over growth Mr Mohammed said We want growth we can manage The planning staff will review the Region s policy on rural com space as soon as council says go ahead Mr Mohammed said Regional council is scheduled to vote on the car dealership today Wednesday Music exams Peel Panto Players is now in its 16th season and this year s pro will be Little Red Riding Hood Auditions are being held for cast and chorus all parts are open to anyone 16 years or older Dates are Sept 5 and at a p m at Bramsteele Road Unit 24 located in the same complex as Jake at the back of these units For more information please contact Paul at or at Albert Cormiers Holsteins luce the most milk ByBENDUMMETT character to be a good milk pro- Herald Staff A Georgetown dairy farmers Cormier moved to herd produced on average- Georgetown from Prince Edward the highest amount of milk per cow eonH tm wnrM in the province last year the On tario Dairy Herd Improvement Corporation says Each of Albert Cormiers cows produced on average 10 137 kilograms of milk during the lactation year The lactation year is the ten month period when cows can be milked Mr Cormier owner of Farms Inc on Trafalgar Road in Georgetown says cows produce at their maximum only if they are fed correctly Every cow is different so it is important that the feed is mixed to meet each cows needs he explained Mr Cormier has been using a combination of hay and commercial supplement However he is now replacing the haylage with highmoisture corn to in crease the energy level of the feed But regardless of what a cow is fed unless cow has the tial to produce a high quantity of milk he isnt interested in the animal And what is a high quantity of milk Mr Cormier says There is too much milk Mr Cormier examines genetics when selecting a cow A cow is like a race horse he says If a cow comes from a long line of producers its probable it will also be a highmilk producer But genetics will only get a dairy farmer so far he said Success also depends on having good instincts in determining whether a cow has the Island in 1971 He first worked with an export company and in 1981 bought the farm in partnership with Bruno Since the beginning of last month he has been the farms sole owner He also runs a Georgetown export company Mr Cormier exports Holsteins cattle and Holstem embryos througnOUt he world The farm supplements the export business he said People might think it ironic that the farm is not his primary business interest but that its so successful But the success of each business depends on the success of both businesses be said The farm acts as a showcase for the exporting business People are interested in buying cows that are proven milk producers And it would appear that most like what they see Mr Cormier says he has sold a cow for as much as In 1985 he sold Hols terns for an average price of each If Ontario dairy farmers want to compete in domestic and interna tional markets Mr Cormier says they will have to concentrate their efforts on feeding and breeding Academic Year PlannersDiaries August Augmt 1990 I 1050 j Now in stock at- ID OXBOW BOOKS 877 102 Mam SIS OOWNTOWN In the hills Weber Drive This is the associations first fund raising effort Auditions Norval walk The Historical Society invites the public to an historical walk in Norval on Wednesday Sept 13 The meeting place is at St Paul Church The walk leaves promptly at 7 p m Conversation and refreshments will be held after the walk Parents meeting The Bishop Reding Parents Association will start off the year with a meeting Monday Sept 111 at the high school in Milton Ther meeting will begin at 7 Please join in for coffee and dessert Naturalists meet The first full meeting of the Halton and Peel Naturalists Club will be held on Sept 12 at p in Harrison Public School 59 Rex way Dm Dr Spencer Inch and Helen Inch will give a slide presentation on the flowers and geography of the Bruce Trail and tell of their expenences walking the com length of the trail The public is invited Seniors association The Georgetown Seniors Association will be at the Georgetown Fair on Sept and 10 A campaign drive and bake sale will be held on Saturday Sept from noon to m and on Sunday from noon to m Baking is requested from members of the association For pick up or information call Ross and Margaret Bethel at 877 or Kay Robertson at Food maj be dropped off after 1 pm on Sept 8 and before 10 am Sept Prince Charles Drie 20 CleaehoIm Drive or 21 Peel Panto Players is now in its 16th season and this years pro duction will be Little Red Riding Hood Auditions are being held for cast and chorus all parts are open to anyone years or older Dates are Sept and at 8 m at Road Unit located in the same complex as Jake s at the back of these units For more information please contact Paul at or at 2315 Fashion shows The Terra Cotta Inn will be the host location for two fall fashion shows in September On Friday Sept the Room of Orangeville will pre sent their new fall line beginning at 12 30 m On Friday Sept 29 Ports In from Square One shopping centre 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