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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1999 THE NEW TANNER YELLOW RULES: Members of the Yellow team prepare to take part in the school's Terry Fox Run event on Monday. -- Frances Niblock photo Leisure Centre location opposed October's Fire Prevention Month October is fire prevention -- - month in Halton Hills. Normally only one week : gets special attention, says fire chief Brian Ellesworth, and local fire fighters are joining the province-wide fire safety campaign October 3 to 9. However, given their ever- widening sphere of responsi- bilities, Halton Hills fire fight- ers are emphasizing the whole month and including lifesyle messages in coopera- tion with assorted accident and injury prevention organi- zations. by all three Acton councillors By FRANCES NIBLOCK The New Tanner The three Acton council- lors who argued against lo- cating the Town's new $6.3 leisure centre in Georgetown South hope they are proven wrong, but still-have con- cems with the decision not to build the recreation centre at a central location on one of two sites near the Civic Cen- tre. Town staff and the con- sultant rank the Georgetown South Community Park site higher than a site at Maple Avenue and Princess Anne Drive, based on a lower cost and nine other factors includ- ing close proximity to a large population, pedestrian and cycling access and it's an area slated for major growth. Acton Councillor Rick Bonnette said locating the facility in Georgetown South was not the best business decision Council could have made because it could "alien- ate one-third of the popula- tion, everybody west of Tra- falgar Road." "J think they missed the boat on a business decision . -when you're looking at the fundraising that will be nec- essary, and you're looking at trying to include the whole community," Bonnette said, adding he's received calls from people in the old part of Georgetown who don't feel that this will be their building. Councillor Norm Elliott said the decision to locate in Georgetown South, the most remote location from Acton that could have been chosen, was wrong. "The decision to put it in the south of Georgetown is not necessarily a bad one. From the Acton perspective, it would have been better if it had been more central," Elliott said, adding he hopes fundraising efforts in Acton for the facility will not be hurt by a sour grape attitude over the location. Councillor Clark Somerville said he was "dis- appointed" with the decision to locate in Georgetown South. "Tf you're going to build it, build it where it's most ac- cessible to the rural area and the people of Acton, who I hope, will drive that distance, as opposed to going to the Milton leisure centre," Somerville said, adding in the week after the vote on the lo- cation, he received phone calls and e-mail messages from Georgetown residents, including some Georgetown South, saying the facility should be built closer to the downtown. in. (between Rockwood & Guelph) _ Somerville said the deci- sion "came down to dollars" since the consultant said it would cost approximately $750,000 less to build in Georgetown south than at the Civic Centre location. Ballinafad resident Lois Fraser, who sat on the Town's master parks committee, said she didn't want Council to make a decision based on - dollars. "My head says that its wonderful we are getting the facility, but my heart says it should be built right smack dabin the middle of town be- cause putting it in Georgetown South is not fair to Acton residents who will have to drive that much fur- Licenced under LLBO THANKSGIVING DAY MOHOAY ROAST TURKEY DINHER Don't forget our Thanksgiving Turkey Sunday Oct. 10th, Brunch opens at 10:30 am Our upper level facilities are available for your meeting, party, or other special occasions For reservations call 763-9129 ther," Fraser said. "I think the Council missed a chance to make a statement and tie the community to- gether by making the acces- sible to more people." Along with the decision to build the leisure centre/pool facility in Georgetown South, Council also approved spending $3.7 million to twin the Gordon Alcott arena. Over half of the total $10 million Continued from Page 3 BOYES PLUMBING Water Softener ; Rentals Water Pump 3 Service As part of their efforts to promote use of home fire ex- tinguishers, Ellesworth said, they will be at Home Hard- ware in Acton on Oct. 16 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m, While a cou- ple of fire fighters are avail- able in the store to answer customer questions and con- cerns, a couple of others will be outside prepared to show the fire truck and equipment to young and old with inter- est in their operation. The public is also invited to attend the Bear Hug Band Musical Safety Concert on Oct. 6 at 7 pm. in Georgetown's St. Francis of Assisi School. The show in- cludes music and audience participation on numerous safety issues, Ellesworth said. Donated proceeds will help the Risk Watch Injury Pre- vention Program for Halton Hills children. Correction The Rotary Club of Acton made a profit of al- most $5,000 from its annual beef draw during the fall fair. 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