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10 By FRANCES NIBLOCK The New Tanner --_--_--_--_--_--_------ A group of Sixth Line residents. who live north of Highway 7 ,convinced budget committee members that their road is so unsafe that $115,000 initially re- moved from the capital budget by Town staff. should be added back in this year's spending plan. Although Treasurer Andy Koopmans cautioned the budget committee that any- thing if they added anything to the $4.5 million capital budget they should be pre- pared to make equal cuts from other projects. That's not what happened at last week's capital budget meet- ing.. In an earlier budget report Koopmans said that fore- casted capital spending would have to be reduced to avoid over-committing the capital reserve financing fund. The proposed 10-year capital forecast will have to be spread over 15 years and staff had to cut $700,000 from their preliminary capi- tal spending plans for this year. At last Thursday's budget meeting councillors put $115,000 for Sixth Line im- provements back in the budget and rejected a request from the mayor for $42,000 for a sidewalk on Main Street @ aoe! ri = Building) * No $2 Copay (for eligible ODB) ° Free medication advice everyday \ Se MEDICAL PHARMACY (In the Medical ¢ Asthma Care Centre ¢ Diabetes Care Centre ¢ 10% Seniors discount Summer is coming! Time to think about your Open 9-5:30 Monday to Friday 93 Mill St. E., Acton 853- 7 Terri Portelli, Pharmacist Manager suncare needs 5780 Cie iit, COMPLETE CAR & TRUCK DETAILING Come down and see Troy! We Stats Above the Competition 49 Main St. S. Acton, Ont. Gift Certific Was _ » 8 es are available 53-5059 (h) THE NEW TANNER South in Georgetown. Coun- cillors also, added $1.200 to provide water to Remem- brance Park in Georgetown and cut $5,000 earmarked to improve the sound system at the Council Chambers. The proposed capital budget includes 74 indi- vidual projects with the lion's share of $3 million for engi- neering and public works projects. The proposed $275,000 reconstruction of Poplar Avenue and Crescent Street was removed from the preliminary budget by staff along with $17,000 to recon- dition the deck floor at the Acton Indoor Pool. Acton councilor Norm Elliott took his annual run at spending for computer equipment when he ques- tioned a proposed $100,000 software package, a corpo- Budget committee tackles capital cuts rate project that will be used by four different depart- ments. "This (computer spend- ing) is really starting to irri- tate me." Elliott said, argu- ing that computers are sup- posed to make staff more ef- ficient, yet there are requests for more staff every year. Councillors asked staff to come back with more infor- mation about the proposed software purchase before a final decision is made. Budget debates continued Wednesday night. As the op- erating budget now stands an Acton resident with an aver- age assessment will pay $28.34 cents more in munici- pal property taxes this year. The final total tax bill won't be known until the school board and Halton Region strike their budgets. ACTON SENIORS' IRECREATION CENTRE By DOT REDEKOP euEeEeQCQu0V0207--------_ Our snack box program is going fairly well. It is our fundraiser and a service to the community. It is an hon- our system but some folks are forgetting to put their money in when they take a snack. A lot of our members put their time into this project. Betty and Barb have a trip on April 16, Celebration of Spring 1998 at the Centre in the Square in Kitchener. Phone the Centre at 853- should be able to sit on the 5951 for more information. The travel people are there Monday mornings and Fri- day afternoons. Anyone want to play crib, euchre, bid euchre, darts, car- pet bowling, crafts? Give the Centre a call for dates and times of events. Our blinds were put up last week so it is looking a little more pleasant. Soon we patio and have our coffee. See you at the Centre. £ It seems like only yesterday! Have a great birthday Paige! With all our love, Mum, Dad & Ashley Receiving a municipal award, as a member of the Provincial Minor Atom championship hockey team is especially sweet for 12- year-old Mark Boycott of Acton -- he scored the win- ning goal in the OMHA fi- nal in Richmond Hill. The team picked up their municipal awards at Monday night's council meeting. They missed last month's awards ceremony because of a game. Boycott, who has played for the Georgetown Minor will have a display and sale of gold jewellery, diamond & gemstone rings at Acton Photo (beside the beer store) Thurs, Fri, & Sat -- April 2-4 - Fantastic Prices - Fully Guaranteed - Free Advice Can't make it? Please call Bob at 878-4572 | Gold Jewellery Sale| in Acton THIS WEEKEND Bob Fleming's Gold By the Gram (Of Milton) AA Raiders for five years, Heart Disease and Stroke! Support the Ileart and Stroke . | Foundation. THURSDAY, APRIL 2, 1998 MARK BOYCOTT Acton player gets Town award said he was thrilled to receive his award from the mayor. "I'm really proud to have achieved this. It really was a team win," Boycott said. Funding ... Continued from Page 10 that means there are no spe- cifics yet from which to work out budgets and programs. Halton spent $6,000 per por: under the previous udget but that included things like transportation costs broken down per pupil. "From what I see we' re all in the same bind," she said, referring to various public boards across the province. "We're up in some categories and down in others. We need to know specifically what the board is responsible for in each area. A lot of the grant envelopes can't be moved." The only bright spot Gardiner sees is the fact these figures will be in place for the next three years. "Tt's still unclear what our numbers will be, but we know when we finally get those figures, they'll be in place for the next three years." Gardiner said the Halton public system is also grow- ing with significant increases in north Oakville and north Burlington. "And if they get that pipeline to Milton that will start growing, too."