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THE HERALD Wednesday September 1989 Window smashed Halton Police say a 37yearold Brampton man allegedly smashed the rear window of a Guelph Street area residence in Norval causing damage Thursday night The man used two twobyfourinch planks to smash the window police say He allegedly smashed the window after leaving a near by tavern while intoxicated Charges of being intoxicated in a public place were laid in connec tion with the incident A court date has yet to be set Midway scuffle Police broke up a fight between tvo men in the Acton Fall Fair midway in Prospect Park Sunday morning Charges of causing a disturbance and breach of proba tion were laid following the inci dent An Acton man 18 and a Markdale man are scheduled to appear in court Oct 16 in Acton Saturday night An Oct court date has been scheduled in connection with the charge Woman punched Police say a 33yearold Acton man of no fixed address allegedly punched a 25yearold Halton Hills woman several times when she visited the man at a Highway motel room in Halton Hills late last week The woman received no serious injuries police say Charges of assault and breach of probation were laid in connection with the incident The Acton man at a bail hearing last Friday Smokes snagged Police have laid charges of theft under after a 31-year- old Arthur man was allegedly found in possession of a carton of marked cigarettes last Tues day Police say the owner of a Queen Street variety store in Ac ton suspected a delivery man was stealing from the store The owner marked a cartoon of cigarettes After a delivery man left the store last Tuesday the cigarettes were gone and the police were phoned The Arthur man is scheduled to appear in court Oct 16 in connection with the incident Impaired charge Car scratched Stolen purse Police laid charges of theft under after a 36yearolH Rexdale man was stopped for allegedly stealing a womans purse from the Olde Hide House A 26yearold Norval man was charged with impaired driving after police saw a man driving a car in a suspicious manner at Road South and Sargent Road in Georgetown ear ly Friday morning The man is scheduled to appear in court Oct 16 in connection with the incident Plywood stolen Police say someone stole two bundles of plywood and two types of insulation with a total value of from a building at Sideroad east of Highway 25 overnight Sept An investigation is Halton examines taxes I I think youre opening one heck of a can of worms she said I think the presentation should be made when youve got the informa tion on whether taxes would in crease or decrease in Oakville The Oakville mayor said she wanted representative equity not just economic equity The elderly in who are living in older homes would be heavily- impacted by Regionwide taxation Milton Councillor Brad Clements said he approves the new taxation scheme because Milton paid a 10- percent tax increase last year while the Regional increase was only seven per cent How can you explain that a taxpayer I think thats impossi ble he said Therein lies another reason why I want to see this type of study go ahead Halton Hills town treasurer Ray King attended the twohour tax session at Wednesdays finance committee meeting along with several other Halton municipal treasurers But Mr King said until figures are in from the Ministry study which will be completed jointly with municipal treasurers he can not comment on the impact of Regionwide tax on Halton Hills Finance Minister Joe warned that if the tax impact study was not approved soon Halton could be on the back burner for five or six years waiting for a study Regional Chairman Peter Pomeroy said provincial funding for the tax impact study could be cut off to municipalities in the next months The cost would shift to the local tax base he said That message was v clear during some discussions between the province and myself some time ago Mr Pomeroy persuaded Regional councillors to approve the tax impact study for more equitable system Taxation isnt fair no matter how you slice it but this is a fairer system than the one that was in place before Police say someone used a sharp object to scratch the rear passenger door of a vehicle park ed on Park Street in Georgetown last Wednesday morning Police report 100 in damage Cars demolished Police say a 17yearold Glen Williams man allegedly fell asleep at the wheel of a Hon da that was travelling north bound on Boulevard before colliding with a parked Chevrolet Saturday morn ing The teenagers parents took him to the Georgetown and District Memorial Hospital where he was treated for minimal injuries Both vehicles were demolished Charges of careless driving have been laid in connection with the incident Stolen plates Police laid charges of possess ing stolen property after a 39- yearold Acton man was alleged ly found in possession of stolen license plates last Thursday at an Acton address Someone com plained to police that they receiv ed two parking tickets but this person doesnt own a car The person however owned license plates until they were stolen The Acton man appeared in court at a bail hearing last Friday St Georgetown 8779896 Mens Wear ITS COMING SOON to REMcCALL Mens Wear 211 Street Georgetown NORTHVIEW CENTRE ACCIDENTS and or TRAFFIC TICKETS Protect Your insurance Rales and Demerit POINTS Former Officer defend you in court FfWQ 8731898 DENTURE THERAPY CLINIC TRENTON 18 CHURCH STREET GEORGETOWN ACROSS FROM LIBRARY ISS CULTURAL CENTRE 8772359 J HUGE CLEAROUT ALL 89s at Great Savings NOW OPEN SA TURD A YS COME ON DOWN TO MILTON Were South of on NORTH END NISSAN l flSp 610 MARTIN ST MILTON NISSAN Police lay drugrelated charges Two drugrelated charges were laid over the weekend one of which occurred after an incident at the Acton Fall Fair Friday night An 18yearold man of no fixed address allegedly sold an illegal substance to an undercover police officer Halton Regional Police say Police subsequently laid charges of trafficking a restricted drug The drug is suspected to be police say The man was an employee of Robertson Amusements He ap peared at a bail hearing Monday Police also laid charges of possession of a substance suspected to be hashish after fin ding a 23yearold Georgetown man in possession of a substance at a Maple Avenue and Trafalgar Road area residence sometime Saturday The man is scheduled to appear in court Oct 23 in connection with the charge Halton police investigate two fires Halton Regional Police the Burlington Fire Department and the Fire Marshalls Office are ap pealing for the assistance to solve two separate arsons that destroyed five newly constructed homes valued at ap proximately million The first fire was discovered at am on Sept 2 This fire in volved a single family Home located on Lot Lantern Lane Burlington The home was near completion with an estimated property value of The second fire took place on Sept at am Four residen tial homes under construction on the north end of Deerhurst Drive were completely destroyed Estimated property damage for these homes has been given as CRIME STOPPERS OF HALTON All of the fires have been deter mined to be arsons by the Fire Marshalls office Their in vestigation indicates the use of an accelerant in the origin of some of the fires Investigators are attempting to ascertain whether the fires are linked Crime Stoppers will pay up to for Information that leads to an arrest in this case or any other case Callers are not re quired to reveal their identities or testify In court The Crime Stop pers toll free number Is Learn to Drive and Survive WITH Young Drivers Canada NEXT CLASS TO START WED OCT Wed Thurs Evenings 700 1008 for Weeks 16 Rd S Georgetown FOR BRAMPTON OR BRAMALEA CALL YOUNG DRIVERS PROGRAM ISN0T AVAILABLE THROUGH ANY 8770751 OVER 300000 GRADUATES RECOMMEND YOUNG DRIVERS OF CANADA