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THE GEORGETOWN GEMINI WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1996 Heavy trucks leave residents fuming BY FRANCES NIBLOCK The Georgetown Gemini The owners of large trucks, which are causing headaches for people living on Sinclair Avenue, will be given a chance to respond to the citi- zens' and Town councillors' concerns before any action is taken. Ward 4 Councillor Ron Chatten said residents are upset that the truck fumes are seeping into the townhouses on Sinclair when the trucks are stopped at the intersec- tion at Duncan Drive and that there have been complaints that trucks from Neilsons are using Sinclair Avenue as a short cut to get to Mountain- view Road. "It's the big heavy trucks at night that pull up to the stop and sit that are causing the problems," Chatten said as he suggested some type of restriction, like a heavy truck ban after 9 pm, would solve the problem. Town Engineer Bob Aus- tin said he was not aware of the specific problem with the fumes and that he had an an- swer to the traffic problem but he didn't think the resi- dents would like it because it would be to remove the stop sign at Duncan Drive. Austin said he was not in favour of banning trucks on Sinclair because it was built with the idea of being uti- lized by trucks and that he would raise the problems on Sinclair at the next meting of the Mountainview Public Li- aison meeting. Councillor Moya Johnson also asked if a night-time truck ban would be appropri- ate. "Tt's our road. There's no need for them to be on that road at night," Johnson said. "It's not far to go up to Guelph Street and turn at the traffic light, which is much safer for everybody con- cerned." We owe it to the people on that street not to have heavy trucks go by all night." Johnson said. Ward 2 Councillor Kevin Kuiack asked for a little time before any action was taken. "Before I would act on this I would like to give the com- panies involved with the heavy trucks an opportunity to hear the concerns and per- haps they can alleviate the problem before we have to deal with a heavy truck ban," Kuiack suggested. Downtown core suggestions flooding in There's still time for George- townresidents and merchants to have a say in what they would like-to see happen in the downtown core area. Due to aheavy response to his initial questionnaire, Ward 3 Councillor John Day has extended the deadline for responses to Oct. 11. Day is asking people to list the three things they think are important to revitalize the downtown core area. He plans to tabulate the responses and bring back a report to Council asking that staff un- dertake a master plan for the area. "T've had a number of re- No Waterproof 41 MAIN ST. S. DOWNTOWN GEORGETOWN sponses from people who would like the see the park- ing meters removed," Day explained, recently. "I've also had a large number of people say they would like a public meeting called to discuss the future plans and I think it's great that people want to become involved and have a say in what happens in the core." Survey suggestions so far have included uniform store hours in the downtown area, removal of the parking me- ters, installing new sidewalks, maintaining the history and culture of the area, banning all but local delivery trucks Maintenance Free Shoes Available in black & wine/wide range of sizes $1 Q.% off all regular in-stock Florsheim's I coupon good until October 31/96 I ee ee | Walk in th rain. Run through mud and slush. Drop your hot dog and spill your beer. But don't worry about your shoes. These super comfortable waterproof shoes simply wipe clean with a cloth to keep looking good. 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Police are unsure if this crime is connected to a case of vandalism to a vehicle on Guelph Street near Mill Street. Sometime between the late evening of Sept. 28, and the early morning hours of Sept. 29, someone smashed the rear window of a 1990 Dodge Caravan, causing about $175 damage. NEWSSHORTS Two charged in assault Police have charged a Wylie Circle couple with domestic assault on each other. A 43-year-old woman was charged after she allegedly bit a 40-year-old man during an argu- ment, Sept. 27. Police charged the man after the woman complained that he slapped her. Both residents are due in court Nov. 4. Charges dropped Halton Regional Police have dropped charges against an Irwin Crescent man as a result of a case of mistaken identity. As reported in last week's Gemini, a 36-year-old man had faced several charges in connection with an assault on a pizza delivery driver. 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