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16 THE NEW TANNER THURSDAY, JUNE 25, 1998 Hang in there, Fair Board -- you are right! To the Editor: Thank you Hartley Coles for your observations with respect to the obviously in- flated costs presented to the Fair Board with respect to the NEW TO YOUR COMMUNITY ? s be sure to call ie ig. sinc Phone Call Betty Ann 853-1944 Our hostess will bring gifts and greetings, along with helpful community information. ACTON DENTURE CLINIC (6) 16 Mill St. B., Acton Prospect Park Arena. Many people understood that this study was to determine the cost of rendering the facility safe for other uses, not to re- juvenate it in one sweeping step to new condition. The engineering firm report would have been responsive to a mandate provided by lo- cal self-interested bureau- crats whose primary goal is to see the facility eliminated and any possible contra-proof to the vindication of deci- sions to demolish the struc- ture washed away. The admission by senior bureaucrats that the building had been band-aided for years in anticipation of a new facility obviates the bureau- crats' long term hidden agenda for a new facility ir- respective of the wants and needs of local residents in the majority or prudent fiscal management. : Allowing the building to deteriorate at a rate beyond normal by "band-aiding" it was ultimately a key element in the self-fulfilling es of the bureaucrats that the old arena had to be replaced due to its deterioration. One has to seriously question whether the concept of fiduciary re-- sponsibility applies at all to local as well as provincial and federal bureaucrats. 853-0079 eo 3 Removal of a supposedly defective transformer is a questionable new element to the puzzle, however where senior bureaucrats would have been "politically astute" enough to have a number of reports and studies from vari- ous lower level bureaucrats in varying departments to sup- port its' condition, all butts will be covered. The question is, when did the transformer start to malfunction and for how long while the facility was in use was it not "safe" or "suitable" or "sufficiently functional"? To the fire dept.: when did the sprinkler system become so decrepit that the water had to be shut off and for what period of time was the sys- tem "unsafe" while the bulding was being used? Don't give up Fair Board; you have a lot more support than you may think. It seems to me that $200,000 will be plenty of money to render the facility usable and safe, ifnot pristine. By all means, be wary of the broad-sides that will come your way from every department imaginable VLE Ph DENTURE SPECIALIST E. JUREVICIUS D.D. Construction & Fittings of New Dentures + Same Day Repairs & Relines + Free Consultations * Seniors Discount * Specializing in Problem Lower Dentures in the town, region and prov- ince. Every bureaucrat and government paid decision- maker you run into will be rallying around their fellow bureaucrats in the ivory tower of officialdom and every conceivable obstacle will be placed in your path. Please persevere! Fight for what the majority of the citi- zens of Acton want, and don't let paid government administrators formalize and implement their own long- term hidden agenda. This building is only 50 years old, is useful, is cen- trally located and is a part of "Acton's" history. It can be used for the fair, lacrosse, indoor soccer, roller blading, flea markets, pet shows and other income generating pur- poses. As for the administra- tors' request for a business plan, they would only use it~ to argue every idea raised and challenge every number to destroy its credibility. The business plan would be totally hypothetical with proposed time-lines and pro- jected revenues and ex- penses, all of which the bu- Appointments Available Now (FRESHIPICKSS STRAWBERRIES RASPBERRIES, PEAS, BEETS, DILL HERB & SPANISH ONIONS PICK YOUR OWN at "The Farm" -- De Paoli Ready Picked Available (Please Call Ahead) Southwest of Georgetown, 1 km west of Trafalgar Rd. 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Mr. Bonnette and Mr. Elliott; if you were not aware that the facilities were being inadequatley maintained, find out who perpetuated this fraud on you and have their head. Find out where the money was allocated which should have maintained this corporate asset, and have it as well as the $120,000 allo- cated for demolition provided to the fair board, not to reju- venate it, but to catch up on maintenance. If you were aware of the mis-allocation of maintenance moneys, then where is your fiduciary re- sponsibility? The engineer's report is bureaucracy's continuation of doing whatever is neces- sary to meet its own agenda. Soccer They work for us and report to our councillors and it's high time they helped the citizens and the fair board accomplish goals devised by the residents of Acton rather than work against saving a useful facility which would cost millions of dollars to replicate and whose destruc- tion will lead to the loss of other activities and opportu- nities for Prospect Park. One last point! The engi- neer's report suggests that less than $1 million could have added all of the rooms and offices (filled with em- ployees) that are in the new arena. Why is a multi-million dollar capital expenditure preferred by administrators - spending our money to a much lesser cost of properly caring for existing assets. We now have a new arena and a very useful facility standing empty. Let's optimize and enjoy the benefit of both.. Mr. Bonnette and Mr. Elliott-let's support this with the same energy you used to raise $200,000 of additional taxpayer money to properly equip the new arena, Fair Board -- hang in there -- you're right. Dave Watson, Acton ; Friolet boots winner GIRLS Under-9 Melissa Friolet scored the lone goal in Royal Jug City's 1- 0 win over Halton Credit Union last Wednesday at McKenzie Smith Bennett. Grace Turner is credited with an assist and Ve- ronica Edwards earned the shut- out. Both Jessica Dunn and Kimberly Galvin made some good saves for Credit Union. BOYES PLUMBING Water Softener Rentals BOYS Under-9 * Acton's Joshua Essiembre booted both goals for Clarke's Newfoundland Store's 2-2 draw with Rockwood Fire Fighters last Tuesday night. David Bingeman, Nils Olav Stockinger and Brydon Pole had great games for Acton. Kevin Jadesku had Rockwood's goal. Under-11 Acton Building Contractors drew a 3-3 tie with MacMillan's last Wednesday at MSB. Dan- iel Nikic, Paul Sharples and Jor- dan LaRose scored for ABC; LaRose also had two assists. xe Brandon Ceccotti scored four goals as Town & Country Win- dow Cleaning handed MacMillan's a 7-2 loss on Mon- day night. Brian Moore, Davin Pole and Sebastian Mena Diaz had singles in a game that was evenly matched until the second half when Town & Country came on strong. Horticultural Society presents STRAWBERRIES At the Charles Greig Farm Bob & Mabel Devolin Sat 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. Closed Sundays icked berries available at Take Highway 25 South from Acton. Turn LEFT onto 15 Sideroad at Speyside. 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