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Rash of weekend accidents leaves one dead By LISA The Herald A rash of car accidents in Hills this weekend has left one woman dead and at least two other people injured Halton Regional Police report six serious traffic accidents took place in Hills between Fri day and Sunday including one at the intersection of 32 Sideroad and Line where an Orton woman was seriously injured and later died The- victim 51yearold Norris was rushed to Georgetown and District Memorial Hospital where she died of her injuries a short time later Police say the accident oc curred at approximately pm when Ms driving a 1969 Chevrolet northbound on Line failed to obey a stop sign and was struck by- an oncom ing Volkswagen that was eastbound on 32 Sideroad The driver and passenger of the Volkswagen were transported to Georgetown Hospital by am bulance where they were treated for injuries and released This weekends fatality is the fourth motor vehicle accident fatality so far this year said Sergeant Ken Bonham of the Regional Police Traffic Bureau Thats two less than last year in the same time period he said statistics indicate six people were killed in four fatal collisions last year Altogether 16 people died in motor vehicle collisions last year The general pattern throughout the province is that fatalities are down said Sergeant I think its because theres an overall awareness of the new fine struc ture that came into effect last year and of police programs Hes in charge of the investiga tion surrounding the death of Ms Police officers are also in vestigating five other collisions that resulted in two people being injured and several cars being severely damaged The first one took place at Road and Sinclair Avenue Friday morning at 730 am when a 1988 Chevrolet driven by a Georgetown man rearended a Dodge Shadow driven by a Georgetown woman SERVING HALTON HILLS SINCE 1866 125th YEAR NO 36 PAGES SINGLE COPY GST HALTON HILLS ONTARIO WEDNESDAY JULY 1 1991 Fun with a sponge Keeping as much water in the sponge as possible was the name of the game but participants left to right Erin LeBannister Adcock and Jessie Banks seemed more worried about keeping their clothes dry than keeping The sponge wet The three girls were among others who took part in the Crazy Olympics organized by the Recreation and Parks Department of The Town of Hills at Cedarvale Park in Georgetown Friday Herald photo Local development goes before By STEVEN The Herald A fourday Ontario Municipal Board OMB meeting regarding an appeal over the Ktngsmill development project in the River Drue area of Georgetown began Monday at the Halton Hills Civic Centre with an analysis of the project by Planning Consultant Peter Smith who spoke on behalf of the projects developer Larry Law Mr Smith who represents planning consulting company John and Associates explained the project is desirable because it will allow for af fordable housing All of the houses are recognized as on Page Both cars were moderately damaged and there were no in juries The Georgetown man was charged with following too close ly Two hours police were called to Guelph Street west of Windsor Road where a Georgetown womans Dodge was struck in the rear by a 1979 Ford driven by a Toronto man She sustained minor injuries and her vehicle was severely damag ed The mans car was moderate ly damaged Police charged him with careless driving Last Friday afternoon a 1984 Ford Mustang owned by a Georgetown man was totalled by a train after the man failed to stop for warning lights and his vehicle was struck on the railway tracks Police say the car was empty when the train hit it but the driver was charged under the highway traffic act On Saturday police am bulance and firefighters were all called to an accident on Guelph Street east of Sinclair Avenue at 130 pm Police say a Oldsmobtle was struck from behind while turning west on Guelph Street from a parking lot The which was driven by a man was demolished while the car that hit it a 1988 Ford Tempo owned by a Stratford man was severely damaged Police charg ed the Stratford man with not giv ing the rightofway Ambulance attendants took a passenger from the to the hospital but police have no in dication as to the extent of the persons injuries Lastly on Saturday a 20-year- old Georgetown girl received minor injuries when she swerved to avoid a raccoon on Line near 15 Sideroad and lost control of the car striking a hydro pole and rolling the car No charges were laid The 1990 Ford Temp she was driving was demolished Housing report afloat but rough water ahead By LISA The Herald A Halton Hills Municipal Hous ing Statement that Town plan ners are calling a rudder for council to steer its future did not smoothly sail past two local citizens at Monday nights coun cil meeting Gail Rutherford chairperson of Residents Active in Develop ment Decisions and Ken Thorn representing the Maple Avenue Committee said they had difficulties accepting the statement because it contain ed arithmetic errors supported a fundamental change in the nature of the community and lacked indications of how the character of the Town could be preserved Nowhere in this report is the Towns character considered said Ms Rutherford at the meeting In this report the Towns character is being an nihilated by statistical informa tion Wendy Knott who was speak ing for Walker Wright and Young Association Ltd the plan ning consultants who drafted the statement explained to council that this statement is not a detail ed plan for housing in Halton Hills This statement provides a broad policy framework to guide residential development in the Town she said It should be us ed as a guideline for council when theyre considering develop ment She said the information in this statement will aid the consultants in completing the Town of Halton Hills Urban Study currently underway which would then work toward implementation of the Provincial Land Use Plann ing for Housing policy statement policies that would clearly outline how the town should proceed with development This housing statement comes to no conclusions about inten sification said Ms Knott Its premature to suggest the report is supportive of that Bill Hyde president of Hayden Blake Incorporated a Georgetown business consultant form stated in a letter to Coun cillor Barry Chairman of the Housing Committee for Region that this housing statement along with other Housing studies look like intergovernment network ing bureaucratic chat a lot of sound and fury signifying nothing pointing nowhere There are no actionable points emerging from the reports as presented except more platitudes he concluded This stance was supported by Town Councillor Joe Hewitt The question of arithmetic er rors contained in the report was addressed by Mr Thorn who also stated he believed the population projections noted In the state ment were incorrect Ms Knott said she believed the figures were correct but would appreciate more time to compare her source of population figures to another source Coun At Cook also expressed concern over the population figures quoted in the report According to the municipal housing statement the Towns projected population is in Halton Hills by 2011 consisting of 37400 residents in Georgetown 10090 in Acton and an estimated residents in the hamlets and rural areas This represents an increase of approximately 9000 new households in the Town over the next 20 years said Ms Knott who suggested Georgetown and Acton be recognized as the primary residential communities in Halton Hills These projections and others contained in the report will be reviewed by councillors during the next two weeks until the report is brought back to council chambers for discussion Council voted to defer the pass ing of the report given the con cerns raised by taxpayers and councillors Its Snap To buy quality Name Brand Furnishings at Wholesale Prices Ontario ChestofieWWhoiesates We Know You Care Send us your questions See Page 1 0 the 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