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parks board critical of dredging operations acton board of park manaaement baa criticized the handling of fairy lab dredging operation in fatter lent this week to acton council and the credit valley conservation authority parka board pasted a resolution endorsing the opinions expressed lit a letter to council expressing cusappolnlment with the conservation authority and council over the failure to reclaim the proposed parkland located north and emit of tha arena aa agreed to prior to the start of dredging operations in fairy lake included in both letter were tugsjestions and observations of the pills board including the opinion that all private land which was to have been- reclaimed by dumping of tilt should have been purchased by the conservation authority prior to start of dredging and held as public conservation parkland this the board avers would have avoided the possibility of improving private land at public expense and eliminated the possibility of land speculation the board also thought all silt not used for the reclaiming of public land should have been sold or banked and later told with the proceeds returned to the public purse to defray cost of the project finally the board deplored the apparent lack of communication between the conservation authority and acton council and what they called the neglect of acton council to include parks board in any council meetings with live authority prior to and during dredging operations recommendations to the credit valley conservation authority for the future success of tl mi lar projects were i all private lands which are to be reclaimed should be purchased if possible by the conservation authority prior to tlie commencement of dredging and held as public conservation parkland or told after reclaiming this money and revenue received from the telling of land and excess silt could be used to defray the cost of the dredging operation 2 all publicly owned lands should be given first priority wltcn areas of reclaiming are being designated 3 local parks boards as well astown councils should be consulted to auist in planning the proposed dredging operations 4 agreement in writing should be signed between conservation authority and contractor as to the dumping location of dredged sift the bond acknowledged their appreciation lo the conservation authority for selecting fairy lake as the location for the pilot project dredging operation observing it would heip the acton recreation program however the letter suggested future projects would show a greater return for tlie tax dollars and develop more park and conservation areas if their recommendations were given serious consideration copies of the letter to tlie authority were sent to tlie hon george kerr minister of energy and resource all municipal councils in tlie credit valley area ontario liberal chief robert nixon ontario n d p leader d mcdonald and live press present at tlie special meeting which bailed the resolutions weie chairmait brendan alieme w duval jr ii dodds r laughlenand p mccmtall nlriryrith year no 1 1 acton ontario wednesday september 10 194 btktri ftjrt fiftttn ckfih rev stanley gammon accepts thombury call rev stanley gammon pastor at acton baptist church for the iait seven yean announced this week he would be leaving aclon to accept a call to thombury mr gammons announcement made after the sunday morning service was a surprise to ihe acton congregation he will leave acton at the end of september and take over the ministry of first baptist church thombury sunday october s the thombury charge is about the time site as the aclon congregation mr gammon preached there at the request of church officials to help out during the summer vacation then the thombury church extended a call to the popular acton minister which wis accepted mr gammon said he has stjoyed his stay in acton especially the association and fellowship with tlie other ministers in town both he and mrs gammon have made many friends during their slay in aclon both in their own congregation and among people of other persuasions well miss them but felt ihe time had come to make a change the quiet spoken minuter old the free press this is mr gammons second charge since he was ordained in 1960 his first pastorate was at two rural churches in norfolk county which he alto served when he was studying for the minlttty at mcmastet university mr gammons decision lo enter the ministry was nude after 30 years in industry he went back to school in l5h lo heed the call graduating in i960 he feels the 30 years service in industry was valuable experience and gave him an insight into peoples problems which lie might never nave gut otherwise during his stay in acton mr gammon was secretarytreasurer decks nearly cleared for ohc housing or the acton ministerial association for three years it a past president of the baptist ministerial of guelph association and in 1968 was moderator of ihe guelph association he has been a director of camp hermou corp and it sull a director of the baptist ministers of ontario credit union in addition to his tegular pattoral duties mr gammon alio was viuting chaplain for ihe baptist convention of the guelph association at ihe ontario reformatory guelph although there wont be any comparable duties in thombury he looks on the years at the reformatory at additional aid lo his ministry in conjunction with the chaplaincy mr gammon look a course in pastoral psychology at ihe ontario training school in bramplon along with other ministers and priests the gammons will be leaving aclon at the end of septembet with ihe best wishes of their congregation and many acton and district friends who wish them well in their new surroundings mayor wont answer letters to editor mayor let duby informed council he had no intention of answering letters lo the editor in the press ill answer telephone conversations when anyone has a rroblem and try to be polite but dont answer letters lo ihe editor he declared at tuesdays council meeting he told council lo beware of the implications of one recent letter which would try to stop trains whistling citing ihe case of richmond hill where ratepayers had tried to do the time thing the mayor lo his remarks alto twotar ttttiit at ado sm pew two cars were involved in in accident last thursday at the comer of acton blvd and peel st a car driven 1by alfredo lucarelll peel st wai westbound on peel and received 150 damages police estimate the other car was driven by allan grant macdonald blvd and damage was estimated at 300 he was proceeding south on acton blvd said he was disturbed lo tind the new crosswalk signs deliberately mutilated and felt it was a pour reflection on ihe own when cast nan pipe had to be used to reinstall signs so it wouldnt happen again zm ggjsj the long delayed senior citizen and gcaredtoincome housing projects in acton may be started late this tall if there are no more obstacles encountered by contractors for the 24 units headway corporation limited of toronto final title to the property on cobble hill was acquired from mrs jane brown by headway corporation this week and company representatives arc anxious to get going on the project the property must still be rezoned from r2 to rm to permit terminate the talc of land construction however federal approval of niia loans to ontario homing corporation for conilruction of the two acton housing project wat received on monday august 25 but the final deal to between headway and mrs brown was not signed until last week construction of the 1 2 unit semidetached family housing as well us the 1 2 tin it senior citizen accommodation will cost a total of s32s086 and share a common me north of cobble ill road in the southwest section of acton the family housing will con us t of four twobedroom six threebedroom and two four bedroom dwellings accommodation for senior citizens will consist of a two storey apartment building containing 12 onebedroom apartment units the ontario housing corporation is responsible for construction and administration of ihe projects which is financed largely through federal loans which look alter 0 per cent of delegation asks abouf ohc housing a concerned delegation from the golden age club was assured that council would do everything in us power to hurry along the proposed senior citizens housing mrs g fryer mrs j creosey mrs c winn and robert wame appeared before council tuesday to ask what was holding the project up they were told the story up to dale but council could not answer how long it would be before the project is started whats holding il up asked mrs fryer it was supposed to go through three years ago mayor lei duby agreed thais whats so frustrating about councils work wed like to resurtace lakevicw streets tlie contractor is ready to go but we must go through the proper procedures and were at the mercy of the provincial departmenfs wed like to have given a bulletin each week on the project but theres u hangup on everything we do from the provincial government clerk joe hurst lold ihe delegation that headway construction had consummated purchase ol ihe land on cobble hill but since the zoning by law is suspended the town must await approval ol amendments this depends on ihe oflnial plan being updated as soon as this is received an application must be made lo hie ontario municipal board to rezone the property from r3 to rm and there may be an omb hearing the clerk said we are very conscious of ihe delay ihe mayor assured ihe delegation thats the story of our life were at the mercy of the provincial government asked by mrs winn if any thought had been given to getting mail and the transportation from cobble hill the mayor replied that the experience of other municipalities showed there was no problem occupants of senior citizen housing shored the duties of getting mail and groceries in other places and this created no burden council told the delegation the choice of a site had been a difficult task and ohc representatives had to lei developers find one when they failed council also took steps lo use other townowned lands further distant in the event the first deal fell through we ii move ahead as quickly as possible and if there are further requirements we have room set aside now the mayor said we thought wed belter ask mrs fryer concluded so many people kepi coming and asking when it was going to start the cost tlie province of ontario through the ohc will provide the remaining 10 percent operating losses if any will be half borne by the federal government and the ohc will bear 4 2m per cent the municipality will bear ihe remaining ti per cent of losses ohc family and senior citizen housing is leased on a rent geared toincome basis the tenants monthly income not the size of the dwelling determines the amount of rent paid rents may be as low as s32 a month for persons whose incomes are up lo sl2 per month if income exceeds 560 monthly the rent is a straight 30 percent of income federal loans were also approved for projects in arthur fergus stratford sutton and woodstock mr boyd of headway construction told the free press that ihe company hopes to get going on the acton projects late this fall depending on the weather municipal officials here fear thai rezoning the land for the projects may take a long time if delays on other projects contemplated are any yardstick lo measure the speed of government departments an amendment lo the zoning by law must go before ihe ontario municipal hoard for approval before construction can start vandals bend signs town officials and many citizens were upset whan tha nawly installed crosswalk lions on the mill willow st corners were bant and attempts made to crumple them police said this latest outbreak of vandalism occurred alter a disturbance alonfl ihe business section ol town mayor les duby was particularly incensed at the irresponsible acts and advocated stronger police protection to curb vandalism following a similar suggestion by councillor marks it tuesdays council meeting the mayor said the police ire doing a good job but need more help ii they are to patrol effectively town workman reinstalled the signs in cast iron pipe tuesday to ensure there would be no repeat performance staff photot police avert burglary by prompt action two men acting suspiciously were promptly reported to acton police last wednesday afternoon and as a result one was charged on three counts and zs ggagjaft council jdstfn by parks board letter despite the contention of councillor peter marks that ihey were taking the wrong impression from a letter addressed to them from the board of parks management council took a dim view of suggestions in ihe letter concerning dredging on fairy lake parks board said they were disappointed thai council and the credit valley conservation authority failed lo reclaim the proposed parkland north and cast of the arena as agreed to prior to start of dredging operations the board also deplored the lack of communication between council c v c a and themselves im sorry the chairman ol the board saw fit lo press ihe issues on this the mayor said they are illinformed on this council sv r irr levelling and grading the ansa alongside elizabeth drive is going on dally under tha sponsorship of acton lions club and directed by parks board several construction companies have donated two days labor and machinery to tha liona to improve the area around fairy lake a road is being built to cross the former swamp and the school creek flows into the lake through a cuherttstah photo of the day was well informed on what was happening so was parks board injected the deputy reeve we understood completely that the only way we could qualify for the project was under the water storage program no recreation was to enter the picture ai all although we knew we would bene 111 by it tlie mayor recalled i suggested ihe people who voted tor this letter were misinformed said mr tyler how could they deplore the communication between the c vc a and council did they have access to our file asked councillor mckenzie the mayor answered that the town office was available for people who wanted to look for information deputyreeve tyler recalling when the dredging project was first initiated said actons representative on ihe authority r r parker went over plans in great detail with himself and the new parks chairman brendan aherne why does ihe man speak this way if he hasnt got anything to go on asked councillor greer overlook the undiplomatic presentation pleaded councillor marks one of two council members on parks board the board has a point to make and we should consider the main objective the one area behind ihe arena it not done the other suggestions are constructive and designed to improve future dredging operations the board is aware of the water reservoir program they are jutl asking why publiclyowned land couldn i have benefitted from the fill mr marks went on lo say that he went through the correspondence on tlie mailer and never taw where council was invited to particular meetings although he realized a lot of unofficial talk took place on ihe telephone he said he did not support the charge of lack of communication the deputyreeve the letter doesnt read that way it condemns us and everyone connected with the dredging the project was so prolonged it did seem there was a lack of communication councillor masales observed maybe we shouldnt have been consulted councillor mckenzie said its a private lake and the agreement was with the conservation authority they didnt really negotiate with the municipality and council at no time was in a position to negotiate with parka board the mayor asserted the contractor made concessions to us which werent a burglary was likely averted when bert llinton and clerks became suspicious oft man who had been strolling all over the store and tried a lock on door police were informed cons bruce macarlhur and cons roy wood went over and saw the two men trying doors at the back of the store and the neighboring house in their car parked illegally on mill st they found what they attumed to be stolen goods dozen pairs of ladies panties however the goods didn t come from millions apparently nothing was stolen there the men were both front hamilton one of them hu been charged with possession of stolen goods possession of burglars tools and petty trespass hamilton police were unable to determine who rightly owns the underwear which the acton police have in custody we urge the public again to tell us about anything suspicious police officers said this week rail fair daze coming several acton merchants will is talssjiailrtej acton fam mr w san uvltmo tats cotbnud m poo 3 this years theme la real fair due and next seeake aetna free press im b anyloa advrtlsmnta froaa participating mstrehanta mituronattietrratfeeane than sssln b no apectsj straw or fimrnldta kite ssuln for fair ooare to acton by