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THE WEEKEND OUTLOOK Friday March 1991 Page Council Briefs Acton residents concerned over development Acton residents neighboring a proposed industrial subdivision site at Part 30 and Concession 2 Tuesday at a public meeting ex pressed concern that the develop ment if approved would cause traffic problems and hinder the view of residents living opposite the complex The development application calls for the construction of 15 in dustrial lots on the west side of Main Street north of the Cana dian National Railway Line But before construction can proceed the area zoning must be amended to an Industrial Light Special Zone according to a staff report Town Planning staff will now prepare a report on the projects viability accounting for residents comments and once completed present it to council for consideration Good corporate citizen Fred Harrison representative for the Georgetown con dominium The Sands commend ed Monarch Resources Recovery and Transfer Limited for being a good corporate citizen during a public meeting Tuesday at the Hills Civic Centre Mr Harrison was referring to the companys revised plan to con struct a waste recovery facility north of Guelph Street on Arm strong Avenue in Georgetown The Sands overlooks the proper ty Residents in the condominium opposed the original application because outside storage was in cluded as part of the application Under the new proposal the whole operation will be done in two buildings according to the staff report Staff will now consider com ments made during the public meeting to decide if construction should be recommended The recommendation will then go before council for final approval No objection to horse stable Halton Hills General Commit tee stated Tuesday that it has no objection to the establishment a horse stable located at the southeast corner of 15 and the Third Line in Hills The General Committee is comprised of Town councillors If council approves the recommen dation this Monday it will be for warded to the Niagara Escarp ment Commission The Commis sion makes the final decision It has already rejected the proposal but that decision is being appeal ed to Niagara Escarpment Hear ing Office nixed Town General Committee recommended Tuesday that four not be permitted to be constructed at Church Street East in Acton Commit tees decision is contrary to that of Town staff Committee is com prised of Town councillors Committee followed the lead of the Acton councillors and residents that oppose the development in making their recommendation Those in op position argued the property was too small to accommodate four condominiums and the develop ment as presented would not fit in with the surrounding neighborhood Council will vote on the recom mendation this Monday Job opportunity outlook is bleak Brampton area employers foresee few job opportunities for the coming spring months ac cording to results of the latest Employment Outlook Survey released today by Manpower Temporary Services the worlds largest temporary help service Of area employers polled about second quarter hiring plans 7 intended to hire more workers during the April May and June period while 11 expected to reduce staff and 78 foresee no change in workforce levels The remaining were unsure of hir ing plans The current outlook shows some seasonal improvement over last quarter when of the employers surveyed planned to add staff and 15 predicted reductions said Joyce Sasso local Manpower spokesperson But it is also down somewhat from a year ago when ex pected increases and job market looks most pro mising in nondurable goods manufacturing and transporta tionpublic utilities Less hiring activity is expected in construc tion durable goods manufactur ing and public administration Nationally the results repre sent an improvement from the dismal outlook of three months Road reconstruction making waves Contd from Page collected to justify the selection of one design over another The report is then submitted to the Town Clerks office at which time the public has an opportunity to comment on the report If there is no objection the report then goes to the province for final approval Ms King said a recent Ontario Municipal Board ruling in Lind say involving the same process indicates councils should endorse the final report before it goes to the Clerks office If municipal council rejects the reports fin dings a new alternative must be found said Ms King No one could be contacted at the provinces Ministry of En vironments Environmental Assessment Branch to confirm which version of the process is correct at press time The assessment branch is- the provincial arm that ultimately determines if the preferred reconstruction of Main Street South is a suitable option Gail Rutherford of the ratepayers group Residents Ac tive in Development Decisions RAI told committee reconsideration should be given to the plan in light of the Regions vision for in the future Referring to a recently issued Regional draft planning docu ment Ms Rutherford said the reconstruction proposal as is may reflect a planning attitude of a bygone era an era in which it was thought engineering could tame the land flatten it straighten it shift it and pave over it to suit our immediate The Regions planning vision now is one in which Healthy Communities is the theme that advocate less reliance on per sonal cars and a greater em phasis on stress reduction by keeping environments as natural as possible said Ms Rutherford 126 MILL ST GEORGETOWN ONT 8778097 COUPON Create SPIRAL PERMS COUPON PERMS ill 50 ago but remain below the usual spring recovery levels A total of 19 of over companies in terviewed indicated intentions for higher employment levels while 16 indicated they would reduce the rolls Another 61 ex pect to continue at present levels and are not yet certain Optimism exists in the Mining Public Administration and Transportation and Public Utilities sectors but the impor tant Manufacturing industries re main extremely cautious MINING The volatile mining industry with a seasonally expected in crease in hiring leads the nation in the second quarter as plan to add to employment and 10 foresee declines CONSTRUCTION The warm weather of 1991 does not seem destined to bring ag gressive construction activity as employment intentions fall substantially below any previous second quarter in the surveys 14- year history Only 25 anticipate they will hire additional workers while will trim down MANUFACTURING DURABLE AND NONDURABLE GOODS Manufacturing jobs should be scarce among producers of both durable and nondurable goods Results from both groups show figures at or near seasonal depths for the consecutive quarter Among durable goods makers 18 predict additional but are reducing their workforce The results for non durable goods fabricators show increasing employment and 15 decreasing TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC UTILITIES Although one of the strongest outlooks in this quarter lies in the transportation and public utilities firms it is still slightly behind the second quarter of last year and substantially behind usual seasonal expectations Twenty- five per cent of firms will seek ad ditional workers while 13 are cutting down WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TRADE Leaving behind a dismal first quarter wholesale and retail firms are not optimistic They an ticipate barely holding the line as will recruit new staff while another 18 will reduce employ ment levels FINANCE INSURANCE AND REAL ESTATE For the third consecutive quarter of finance In surance and real estate employers will seek new staff However a like 10 anticipate they will reduce employment Never before has the overall outlook for this sector been other than positive in the second quarter Steamer will return next week SAME DAY TAX RETURNS 101 Si Georgetown 8772217 INCREDIBLE SAVINGS ON BRAND NAME FURNISHINGS AT WHOLESALE PRICES Ontario Chesterfield Wholesalers Behind Auto Mall Guelph FOR ASSISTANCE WITH ALL TYPES OF MORTGAGE FINANCING RESIDENTIAL 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