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ns bra en thon for the North Halton A An award ceremony concluded the pore ~— Hills Bike-a- Pennsyl award at 5-years-old. Handicapped at the Civic Center in Gonrnenewe last Sunday. Pictured above from left is, Jacinta Synnott from Pittsburgh, receiving the ‘coming the furthest to ride award’, Ron the highest pledge award for rais- ing $320, Carson Ray, receiving the oldest rider award at 64 years, and standing at front, Gord Carlton, receiving the youngest rider hoto by Simon Wilson/HHTW By Oksana Buhel Residents of Halton Hills, along with residential and commercial developers, met Monday: evening with Town of Halton Hills council- lors, town staff and Wendy Nott, consultant with Walker, Nott and Dragecivic, to discuss amendments Study the Residential Implementation Study for the Acton Area. Nott presented the amendments; the result of town-council’s Feb. 26 endorsement of both studies, with modifications. Nott briefly listed the 15 areas which would be affected by the amendments; general residential policies for Acton/Georgetown; general commercial policies for As an-example, he mentioned plans for constructing a public school which, because of the population, “was just not necessary at this point.” Petch admitted his company did not agree with each modifica- tion, but for the most part, agreed with the plan. Doug Annand, representing Charlie MacLean of Dominion Garden, agreed with staff’s proposal to designate the area in question as a mixed use node for two reasons; to retain money in the community and to attract people to the commu- nity. He did, however, express con- cern regarding the flexibility of the amendments, and whether a farm- ers’ market would be allowed on the premises. Nott assured him that it would. on/Georgetown, downtown poli- Residents followed Annand with cies, community improvement poli- concerns about the site. cies, Mill S resident, Paul Memorial Arena, special mixed use. Robinson, was worried the develop- node, Georgetown We West - residen- tial, end seh South - residential, ment of the Dominion Garden site babe bard a great impact on traf- fic. ion also extended ay deplindent phasing, Acton to see proposed widening of, Main | Draft Official Plan amendments aired in Georgetown which, Robinson rh “would harm the pedestri- an-friendly nature of this town.” Robinson proposed decisions tegarding the.downtown core be deferred until the public is made aware of the impact on tran: tion. Main St. resident Linda Walton addressed council about the same coricern. Georgetown resident Peter Berry supported Robinson, stating devel- opment of propetes ae as Domini be post- poned until acrsrn sn such as transportation, heritage, history and character of Georgetown be addressed. “You shouldn’t put the cart before the horse,” Berry said. cerns were noted by council- lors, who will meet in a general committee meeting this Monday evening to discuss other areas of concer, including the Acton East Master Drainage Plan andthe Acton Arena site. Councillors will meet again Tuesday evening to make a decision on the Official Plan Amendments. Wan ‘Acton/Stone School, Acto- Mon II, Cosean Commercial Acton, and Freure Commercial Acton. Afterwards, members of the public were invited for comment. Gordon Petch, representing Coscan Development, said his con- cern was the pre-registration and pre-servicing of plans which should not be implemented until the popu- lation of Acton surpassed 10,000. p-m. ie noumnk to register your activit have fun’ 24 pages % 232 Guelph St., Georgetown 873-2254 Shooting in Cedarvale Police are looking for a youth who shot a Brampton man in the head witha pellet gun Saturday around 6:30 p.m. at-Cedarvale Park in Georgetown. The 21-year-old- Brampton man was playing frisbee with his friends in the east end of the park, near the k, when he felt an impact on his forehead. According to police, the man saw a youth fleeing and gave chase, but gave up when he felt blood pouring down his forehead. The man was treated at Georgetown and District Memorial Hospital, where a 1/4 inch pellet was extracted from his forehead. The pel- let had not penetrated the skull. Police are looking for a youth, 12 to 14-years of age, 5’4”, slim build, weighing ee hipetarene 100 Ibs. skin. and short black hair. He was wearing a red T-shirt, bluish . vale jeans and carrying a blue gym a witnesses in the Eight Line area, in the vicinity of the park, are asked to call Halton Region Police Service Sergeant Mike Kingston at 878-5511. Big Chill Dance warms up summer The Big Chill Dance Saturday will be celebrating our World Series Champs the Toronto Blue Jays! ‘Wear your favorite Blue Jay T-shirts to the dance, Again this year, a shuttle bus ser- ice wil ided free of charge. The buses will be departing Saturday 9-6 Memorial Arena every half hour from 12 midnight to 2 a.m. The route is as follows! Memorial Arena to laple Avenue to Delrex acca we et le, wee ‘ghting concerns! yxy) 245 Gi St. getown 873-2996 McDonald Restaurant store acti ‘Your independent voice in Halton Hills’ The Georgetown Lions Club was on hand assisting with the registration of participants at the Georgetown First North American Children’s Pow Wow held at Gordon Alcott Arena Pictured above, back row, from left; Doug Welden, Vic Bristow, Georgetown Lions Club Vice-president, Vi Haines, Pow Wow Committee Chairperson, Dorothy Hunt, Pow Wow Committee Secretary, Elsie Faulhafer, 50 cents includes G.S.T. last weekend. Earl Merrill, Georgetown Lions Club member. In front, from left; native children dancers Amanda Lions Club Chairman, photo by Simon Wilson/HHTW DECORATIVE FLUORESCENTS Bulbs extra. with White Acrylic Diffuser «9G G8 erent We reserve the ‘Values in effect until June 2693 lp hehe intities. Solid Oak Frame sarees “) Tas witha Whe Doon Dish Acrylic 0 Wat abe