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Page 8 THE HERALD Wednesday September 27 LETTERS Taxi drivers want safety Midland Air Cadets at Georgetown High School compiling history Dear Sir complete return address Dear Sir We are writing this letter in con with the traffic problems front of the Georgetown District High School between the hours of 8 am Sam The reason for our concern is as taxi drivers we are responsible for transporting students safely to and from the high school every day and must go through the headache of getting in and out of the school Some of our complaints are as follows The entrance and exit is set up backwards therefore the students must open their door into traffic leaving the school passenger door opens into driveway instead of school entrance Most students are in a hurry and don always look plus we also transport nan students who must walk around the car 2 Most parents just stop in the middle of Highway 7 to drop students off without indicating their intentions to do so This causes a chain reaction of hard breaking for everyone caught in this traffic jam We feel that the able bodied students should be dropped off on Maple Avenue This would relieve a lot of traffic con gestion on Highway after all this is a highway and is well travelled in the times mentioned above Cars parked in front of the school that block the entrance for drop off and pick up for students Parking in this driveway should not be allowed unless in marked parking areas Students who take a taxi should be prompt and waiting out front not call hen go to their locker This way we are not park ed out front and blocking the dnveway We would appreciate if you would relay our concerns to your student body and their parents and perhaps we could solve the traffic problem in front of GDHS Yours sincerely The Drivers of Halton Hills Taxi Sherry L Larry Searle Lisa Anne Richardson Thomas Harlow Cindy Gray S Murphy Lou Egerton Beverly Campbell Reader worried about safety at crosswalk near school Dear Sir The 724 Midland Lions Royal Canadian Air Cadet Squadron has undertaken the task of compiling a full and history of the Squadron The history spans its 26 successful training years its conception in Octobtr 1963 under J Sabourn Commanding Of and John T Burke President of the Midland Lions Club The Squadron is asking all past Commanding Officers Officers staff members cadets parents of cadets Lions Club members and anyone associated with the Squadron over the years for in formation Anyone with mforma ion i e dates names photographs news articles etc to please send them the address below If you wish any original material returned please make surt to indicate this and include a complete return address Wt would also like to hear from any cadets who have gone into activi service or who feel Iheir past training has played an important part in their present career Let us know what has developed since you Onto again we wish to stress that we must have your assistance in order to bring this project to a sue conclusion The Squadron extends its ap and thanks in advance for your support If after reading this message you feel you may know of someone who may not have seen our request please pass the message on Please send all material to 2Lt T Malcolmson Public Relations Officer RC Air CS Box 145 Midland Ontario L4R4K6 Panel discusses education Dear Sir I am writing to express a con I have over the crosswalk at Mountainview Road South and Sinclair Avenue here Georgetown My six yearold goes to St Fran cis of School and as we live on Rofid South he must cross at this intersection This worries me The traffic using South has increased and as there are no stop signs or lights between Campbell Gate and Delrex Boulevard cars speed Also the number of trucks using this portion of Mountainview has increased The crosswalk itself is in a poor spot There is a large tree with low hanging branches that obstruct visibility for both cars and cross children There are usually vehicles parked close to the road on the boulevard land sometimes there are parked cars on the road itself just a few feet from the white lines of the crosswalk Yes there is a crossing guard and yes my son does use the 26 St Georgetown Ont 8779896 VITEX 15198554795 SPECIAL Olivetti M1 5 Laptop Drives 512KB RAM CaHBIDFournleratVltex Specializing in affordable PCs Software and Peripherals for home and use DENTURE THERAPY CLINIC TH Denture Therapist 72 MHI Si Georgetown 8778974 102 East Dr CmerBaouiMM 7912314 crosswalk properly But I have seen cars driving through the crosswalk when the guard was out there stop sign hand I have seen cars come to a screeching stop inches from the white lines and I have seen children not using the properly All of these factors point to a potential accident and I do not want the victim to be my son All I ask is to have someone in vestigate this situation and to look carefully at this intersection I believe we need lights or a stop sign at Mountainview and Sinclair My concern is that a child will be 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