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Council Briefs- Property recommended for redesignation Halton Hills General Commit tee recommended Monday that parts of the Upper Canada pro perty In Nerval off Highway 7 be redesignated from Major Open Space to Urban Area pertaining to those parts of the property within the Georgetown urban area As well the committee recommended the land designated Major Open Space located east of the Credit River be changed to Rural Area designation and the area designated at the easterly and westerly portions of the property be deleted The committees recommenda will go to Town Council this Monday for final consideration The General Committee is com prised of Town councillors Pioneer Days exemption Town General Committee directed staff Monday to write a staff report on whether the Georgetown Central Business Improvement Area should be ex from paying the fee to hold the BIA a 1991 Pioneer Days Committee members gave the direction after hearing from BIA General Manager Margaret Vint argue the fee should be waived because the BIA membership already pays business tax and the BIA levy Ms Vint stressed only ven dors are involved in the celebra tion with the exception of some local nonprofit Town Council will consider the report Monday Protective clothing Town General Committee recommended Monday the Hills Fire Department be permitted to purchase necessary protective dotting at a cost of The recommen dation will go before council Hon day for final approval MOT application pending Town Engineering staff was directed Monday by General Committee members to apply to the province s Ministry of Transportation for approximate ly to fund area road con struction Community Halton Hills Mayor Miller visited the Cobble Hills Homes Coop site in Acton to present the group with their building permit on Saturday The to signify the start of construction of the project which will include units a centre for meetings laundry facilities and two wheelchair cessible apartments Pictured above are back row left to right board members Bonnie Ball Greg Ball and Graeme Dondale Front row left to right are members Betty Cole Tammy and CecUe Trembtay Mayor Miller contractor Enio Mini and architects Steve Underwood and Wilfrid Acton is still in need of affordable housing ByBENDUMMETT The Herald A new nonprofit Acton housing project slated to open in six to- elght months doesn t end the community s need for similar type housing said North MPP Noel Friday Under the provinces Homes Now Program construction of the Cobblehill Homes Cooperative has been permitted to go ahead on Cook Street Mr an nounced Thursday on behalf of Ontario Housing Minister Dave Cooke Halton Hills Mayor Miller along with the Coop board par in a ceremony Saturday to mark the start of construction on the 36 unit housing project However Mr Duignan said the amount of information being sent to his community office in Milton concerning geared rental housing indicates more is needed I plan to do my utmost to encourage people to come for Noel ward with proposals for cooperative housing he added There are currently two groups in North Halton applying to the provinces Homes Now Program for funding to build cooperative housing in the area said Mr Duignan He wouldn t reveal the groups names saying to do so would be premature at this time Mr Duignan said it is expected 25 of the housing units will have rents geared to tenants income The remaining will be made available at the market rental rate Homes Now is the provinces largest ever non profit housing initiative It will create 30 000 homes accommodating 90 people during the next few years he said The 9 million capital cost of the Cobblehill Coop project said Mr is being met with a 195 year mortgage loan from On tario Housing Corporation which obtains the funds for Homes Now from the Canada Pension Plan He said the total annual operating subsidy for this development is estimated at more than Council will consider the recommendation Monday Public meeting recommended General Committee members learned Monday that Monarch Resource Recovery and Transfer Limited want to amend the area zoning at 309 Armstrong Avenue in Georgetown to permit a range of uses for their outside storage and recycling materials Committee members recom mended a public meeting be held in connection with the applica tion Town council will consider the recommendation Monday for final approval The committee members also recommended public meetings be held In connection with a building proposal on Trafalgar Road south of 15 and an Acton development proposal to be located on the west side of Main Street north of the National Railway Line THE HERALD Wednesday Page Watch For KNECHTELS Weekly Specials on Page 7 then drop in to Georgetown Food Market Moore Park Plaza Georgetown Money Saving Coupons Available On Page 9 Under This Weeks InStore Specials THE NEW SPRING LINEUP HAS ARRIVED AT FLETCHERS SHOES The beautiful dress and casual shoes of the Connie Collection have arrived and 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