JETLINK Door to Door Tyler Transport Ltd 379 Queen St. E. Acton 853-1550 Simon Sharples shut out Joe's Lakers 6-0 as McKenzie-Smith Bennett Mustangs won the 'A' division champi- onship at the inter- school hockey tourna- ment last Thursday. Story and photos on Page 10. Es. Pe Ever had a bolt through your tongue? First one at Acton High School is proudly dis- played in photo on Page Si McKenzie-Smith Bennett Mustang volleyballers cruised to an easy win in the main event of a tournament Tuesday. See Page 10. dent Alex Henninger compares life in Acton to his hometown _ of Heidelberg in Germany. See Page 12. HUGH HILL a ere! eee eee BUNNY BONANZA: Mrs. Wright's morning kindergarten class at Robert Little school got into the Easter Blame province for $133 ta Te spirit last Thursday by making and then wearing bunny ears. The bunnies stopped hopping just long enough to pose for this picture. Front, left to right: Kevin Hamilton, Francois Dionne, Billy Burgan and Rachel Pollard. Middle: Zachary Duncan, Tyler Townsley, Jessie Pond, Lauren Vermeullen and Emmy Atherton. Back: Michelle Thompson, Caitlin Dagleish, Samantha Savage, Heather McIsaac, Shelaine Adams, Iain Wright and Dylan Jubinville. -- Frances Niblock photo Old arena valve failure could cause problems for 1998 Fair By FRANCES NIBLOCK The New Tanner The failure of a main sprinkler dry valve at the closed Prospect Park arena may mean that the Acton Agricultural Society won't be able to use the facility for September's fall fair. The valve failure could also be a major, expensive stumbling block to the Acton Agricul- tural Society's attempts to save the aging facility from planned demolition. At the Society's request, Town council agreed to de- lay the demolition until after the fair to give the fair board time to come up with a vi- able plan for uses for the building, ifa structural report indicates that it can be re- paired at an affordable cost. The Society has agreed to pay for the $1,800 engineer's study, but rejected a council request to share the current ongoing operating costs, pegged at $12,203 so far this year, until they determine if they will proceed with their Citizen of Year dinner May 15 The Acton Citizen of the Year dinner will be held at Acton Legion hall on Friday, May 15 at 6 p.m. Winners this year of the annual award, sponsored by Acton Rotary Club, are members of the Legion Terrace building committee. Tickets for the dinner must be purchased in advance. They are available at Halton Hills Furniture, Lakeview Flooring and Kitchens and at the Legion. Cost is $25. plans. Paul Stover, the Town's Manager of Facilities said last Wednesday it would cost * $7,000 to attempt to repair the broken valve and $15,000 to $17,000 to replace it. " T haven't had a chance to speak with the Fire Chief, but it's our understanding that this (the sprinkler sys- tem repairs) may be a re- quirement to be done for it (the building) to be used for the fair," Stover said. Town staff have a stack of inspection reports indicating that the building requires See FAIR, Page 2 + Standard oil change * 11 point inspection + New wiper inserts + Brake, power steering and washer fluids check 357 Queen Street "1°)853-0200 Halton Hills (Acton) °°) 453-8965 + Anti-freeze check x hike Average home pays $2,684 By FRANCES NIBLOCK ._ The New Tanner The average urban Acton homeowner with an assessed value of $185,000 can expect to pay $2,684 in property taxes this year. That's a 5.2 per cent increase -- or $133 -- more than last year. Almost all of the increase is due to increased costs to cover costs downloaded to municipalities by the Proy- ince. At last Wednesday's final budget committee meeting councillors approved both the $19.4 million operating and $4.6 million capital tax impact won't be known until June when Halton Re- gion finalizes its tax policies. The recent reassessment must also be factored in to 0 c DV ' D Da aX Although staff had been instructed to come back to committee with a budget re- flecting no more than 2 per cent increase for Town pur- poses, Treasurer And Koopmans made a frank ad- mission to the budget com- mittee that he'd forgotten to factor in assessment growth and that the actual tax rate increase required this year for Town purposes is zero per cent. The budget committee made some last minute changes to both the operat- ing and capital budgets in- cluding adding $5,385 to in- crease insurance on the Pros- pect Park arena, adding $42,000 for a Georgetown sidewalk and removing a parking lot re-paying project for the same amount. 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