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APPLEBY Hours: Monday - Friday 9-5; Saturday 11-4; Appointments available after hours upon request Guelph St. (#7) Appleby M a p le N KFC APPLEBY905-877-8990 118 Guelph St. Georgetown (at Maple) FIREPLACE, HEATING & AIR CONDITIONING CONTRACTORS *See store for further details **OAC SYSTEMS Proud to b e serving t he Halton Com munity for 40 years! DONT PAY FOR 6 MONTHS! 24 HOUR EMERGENCY SERVICE QUALIFIED MECHANICS QUALITY WORKMANSHIP New Modulating Furnace adjusts in 1% increments for perfect comfort and economy. PURCHASE A FURNACE AND AIR CONDITIONER* AND RECEIVE why wait any longerCALL NOW! and and and $100000 Coleman Rebate $125000 Govt Rebate $75000 Cool Savings Rebate FREE Heavy Duty Air Conditioner Cover Rebates END Mar. 31st Store Hours Mon - Wed 10-6 Thurs - Fri 10 -8 Sat 10 - 5 Sunday, April 20th Gellert Community Centre Register at: Feet In Motion or On-Line at: www.onlineregistrations.ca 5 km Road Race & 1 km Kids Fun Run Funds raised will support the Halton Womens Place. The Annual General Meeting of the Friends of the Old Seed House Garden will take place at The Gellert Centre - Board Room Tuesday March 25, 2008 1:20 pm Focus on the Future All Welcome - Refreshments SPRING REGISTRATION To advertise in this special please call Amy at 905-873-0301 THURSDAY MARCH 20TH Acton/Georgetown, Friday, March 14, 2008 5 A proposed private elementary school in the rural area that previously met with strong opposition from area residents will be on the Town of Halton Hills Council agenda Monday. A report on the Keswick Sutherland School proposed for a 95.6-acre property on Eighth Line between 27 and 32 Sideroads will be up for council consideration that night. The approximate time the report is expected to be dealt with is 6:30 p.m. The report includes a recommendation that the Town has no objection to the Regional Official Plan Amendment required to permit the JK to Grade 8 school. The Towns comments are to be forwarded to Halton Region. Planning staff are of the opinion that the application has merit and represents good plan- ning, said Curtis Marshall, Planner Develop- ment Review, in the report. Planning staff is of the opinion that the proposed private school with associated equestrian centre is a compati- ble rural land use which is appropriately locat- ed in the rural area. The application calls for a two-storey 10,000 sq. ft. school and daycare that would serve about 150 students and an equestrian centre for up to 40 horses. Public meetings held in 2006 on the applica- tion that was filed back in 2005 sparked a lot of objections and concerns from residents who live near the proposed school site. At the time, a petition signed by 115 area residents opposed to the school was presented to Halton Region. Increased traffic, safety, and impact on water in the area were main concerns raised. In the Town report engineering staff said they were satisfied that traffic volume and safe- ty issues had been adequately addressed by reports submitted by the applicant. Engineering staff have made recommenda- tions to increase safety including: Relocating the main access to the school seven metres south of the existing barn lane access Painting a new yellow directional dividing line through the Eighth Line from 32 Sideroad to 27 Sideroad Reducing the posted speed limit in the area from 70 km/h to 60 km/h Posting school area signs On the water supply issue, the report states that regarding the monitoring, location, groundwater quality and the proposed water taking at the school Credit Valley Conservation indicated they are satisfied the hydro geological component of the application has been addressed. The application requires a development per- mit from the Niagara Escarpment Commission, however, the Town staff report recommends the Niagara Escarpment Commission defer its decision on the development permit for the school and the application be held in abeyance pending the establishment of zoning on the property and removal of the NEC Development Control permit regulation. It also recommends the NEC remove the Development Control per- mit regulation as it applies to the land once the Town has approved a zoning bylaw. Halton Regions Director of Planning and Transportation Mary Lou Tanner said the com- ments from the Town are the last the Region has been awaiting and are considered to be pretty important in terms of providing a local perspective. Tanner said Region staff expects to report to Planning and Public Works committee on the application by June. Private school on councils agenda LISA TALLYN Staff Writer