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fat Members of Acton Planning Board unanimously endorsed a resolution in principle for a proposed town bouse development on the Campbell farm Main St S contingent on rezoning The project 103 town houses would also Include five six for a total of 133 housing units Maximum price of the town houses would be while the six will be low rental units An enthused Mayor Duby told Planning Board that in his estimation the project would be on ideal development It Is the first indication we have hod that someone could build homes within the price range or our people Realtor Alec Johnson appeared before the Board Thursday evening with A C Berry and Sehmitz directors of Construction Ltd who will develop the Campbell farm which Is situated below the municipal work yard on Main St S The property would hove to be from to the proposed new zone to allow con of the development Mayor said the lack of rental in Acton as well as houses in the price range people could afford reflected when industries looked at a town Tor possible location If there is no accommodation available in a community you can be sure they won spend much time investigating the other advantages the mayor commented He felt the lack of medium priced housing In Acton has already been a factor in losing possible industry for the town If we get started soon on this project even the town houses will be beyond the price Acton people can pay he said The builders agreed forecasting an in crease in housing prices in the near future Mr Johnson also spoke of the need for accommodation in Acton The two new apartment buildings on Churchill S are all full he said despite dire predictions from some pessimists that vacancies would out number leases A new apartment building with 36 suites in the same location presently under con already has 22 suites rented he said Restrictions on the upper floors being rented to families with children hove slowed down rentals he said but he expects vacancies won t last until the building is completed The Campbell development would have one access road off Highway and another to townowned land on Cobblehill Rd and Mill St Mayor told the Free Press later that the project was partly the result of determination on the part of council to get something done There is no way we can get industry if there no housing It Is the old chicken and egg business He cited instances from personal knowledge where families must live in inadequate housing where cramped quarters and lack of amenities destroyed of well being He felt the new units should be available to Acton people first before they arc on the market for others but admitted he knew of no way in which this could be done at this point The developers anticipated there would be per cent mortgages available for the town houses which mean the required down payment for the maximum amount would be SI They would like to get started on the development as soon as possible They expected to spread the program of building over three years Planning Board chairman Sid Saitz said he was sure the board was on the right track with zoning and it would have the support of the members Secretary Grant Usher confirmed that only one application to the Ontario Municipal Board would be needed to rezone and make needed amendments to the zoning by law Mr Johnson also asked why Planning Board had not considered the and Johnson properties in annexation proposals in order lo control the land around Fairy Lake Esqueslng could build a factory there and ruin the lake area he told the board Mr Saitzsaid that because there were no concrete proposals for development In the area annexation would be extremely fieult The mayor also stressed the high cost of trunk sewers for that area He foresaw growth extending to the east The Board also approved the attendance of member Vic Br i stow at a regional development meeting in Toronto August Zone two of the Toronto centred region which includes Acton will be the subject for considerable discussion at the meeting Mr acknowledged The board also approved amendment No to the Official Plan of the Becker Milk property on Queen St to be re zoned as lood commercial No ACTON ONTARIO WEDNESDAY AUGUST 5 1970 STATION HOTEL COACH Mel Sheppard accepted the West Memorial trophy from Pete sponsor of last year champs Pete s Barber Shop as Gas feeder line breaks Tuesday A gas line was dentally broken by construction workers using on Mill Street in front of Meat Market yesterday morning A service crew was summoned from Georgetown to plug the leak immediately however Although a potential danger existed there was no other damage with the exception of on odor created by the break Charge laid Police were called to in vestigate an alleged noisy party Saturday evening and It led to a charge for one partygoer He slammed the door of the police cruiser shut as he went past The car window broke He has been charged Judges in the Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association Better Newspaper competitions awarded two first to the Acton Free Press it vas announced this week The Acton paper took first place for best all round newspaper winning the Gertrude A Dunning memorial trophy and also took first prize for the best front page in its own circulation class and the David Scott award The 100 Mile House Free Press from British Columbia was runnerup in both classes with the Squamish Howe Sound Times of B C third for best allround and the Beausejour Manitoba Beaver third in the front page competition Publisher David Dills is in Winnipeg this week at the annual convention of the C where he will accept the awards Also attending will be Milton Canadian Champion publisher Jim Dills who will accept three awards won by the Free Press sister paper The Champion placed second behind the Aurora Banner in the best allround competition tied for third with the Melville Advance In the best editorial page judging and took another second for best front page behind the North News Optimist The Bramalea Guardian and the Fergus News Record were other newspapers from this district to win awards The Bramalea paper owned and published by the Toronto Telegram took a first for its sports page while the Fergus News Record got an honorable mention in the best front page competition in Class The Mississauga News took first place for best allround newspapers with circulation over and the new Toronto Advertiser won a first for its editorial page in the same category The Free Press has been a consistent winner In the national better newspaper competitions but this is the first tune the Acton paper has won the best allround and front page awards in the present category Increasing circulation boosted the Free Press Into the new category last year and it promptly won first for the best editorial page and third in the best allround class The new awards will join two others the Free Press won in the Ontario competitions this year for general excellence and also for the best front page among all Ontario weeklies j Say a a h please See inside for story OP P report ace Chick Milne looks on Station won the trophy by finishing first in the Industrial league Staff Photo Plan big Labor day Officials of the Chamber of Commerce and Acton three service clubs the Lions Rotary and s Men are preparing for the mammoth Labor Day weekend celebrations in Acton Plans are being made to hold a dance at the arena on the Saturday night in conjunction with a dance marathon The popular Acton dance band The Shaynes have been booked Also being planned are helicopter rides on the Sunday The Ontario Municipal Board notified town officials Thursday that the long standing proposed senior citizens and geared to income housing development may proceed on the Cobblehill Road site There was no other comment from the O B Council must however pass a special by law to allow erection of suites which does not require a hearing or notification of nearby residents The by law Is simply a formality to allow construction to proceed Headway Corporation of Toronto will build the senior citizens apartment with 12 units and the semi detached geared to Income houses on a de sac on Road between Victoria Ave and the existing houses on Cook St Residents of the area objected to the Cobblehill site for the O H C housing project protesting that it was not suitable for senior citizens The objections were heard at an OMB hearing in the council chambers June where the town also stated its case The decision was deferred Thursday deputy clerk Grant Usher was notified that the town had won Its case and construction could proceed as soon as the necessary by law was passed Headway Corporation told the Free Press they would like to proceed with construction as soon as approvals arrived Both federal and provincial government ap provals were received several months ago Busy week for police Delegation upset by drag way noise What constitutes disturbing the peace in this township David Craig of the Fourth Line asked Esq ue sing reeve George Curnc at Monday night s council meeting Admitting it was the first time he had been asked the question during his 10 years service on council the rteve replied I afraid I can t answer that However in answer to a request later in the from another resident of the Fourth Line John Reeve Currie promised to contact the township solicitor to investigate the possibility of a by law con disturbing the peace Mr Croig and Mr Zions were two of a deputation of seven Fourth Line residents who ap peared at the meeting to com plain about noise being produced by cars at the Golden Horseshoe between the Fifth and Sixth Lines Mr Craig reminded council his children were unable to sleep on account of the noise and claimed cars were racing on the strip after the deadline set down in the township by law Although he assured council he had nothing against drag racing Brian Smith said noise from the prevented him from sleeping until after racing was over at nights Appearing at the meeting to answer questions posed council dragway owner Carl said cars have never raced up until midnight and emphasized racing had closed at 30 Saturday night leaving a lot of unhappy racers unable to compete for trophies In answer to a question from councillor Wilfrid Leslie Mr said high powered cars would not be racing at the strip every night Cars racing this past weekend were brought in for a special holiday event he ex plained Mr Bristow also said runs for noisier cars are scheduled earlier in the day than for others New forms for drugs police in Acton have discovered another form of LSD which they suspect is being sold in town nee paper impregnated with LSD The dissoluble nee paper was part of a cache of drugs they discovered early in July which was turned over to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Acton O P has photographs of the new drug wrinkle asked if noise from dragway loudspeaker could be toned down and Mr assured him it could Mr Bristow told council lights on only two of the many standards remained on until am one morning because workmen were making necessary repairs He said he t think lights from two standards would disturb anyone A Complaint about dust on the Fifth Line had also been rectified last week by the application of a double dose of calcium Mr added Mr Smith s wife Dorothy and Nina also complained to council about the noise The noise is not just loud it frig t Mrs claimed You don know when to expect it she added Both invited councillors to visit their property and listen to the Reeve Currie concluded by telling the deputation council had asked Mr to cooperate Mr Bristow promised lo do everything he could to improve conditions The Acton detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police reports a fairly busy week In all aspects of police work during the week of July to August General occurrences were two of malicious damage in which one charge was laid and two domestic complaints in which warnings were issued A disturbance was invest in which three youths were charged with causing a banco under the criminal code Const Krcssler is still investigating a reported Break Enter and Thift at Acton Wood Products Ltd Traffic accidents were in the amount I like to report None at all This being the third accident free week for the town Five drivers were issued traffic citations for offences under the Highway Traffic Act while seven were given warnings Four youths were charged with the theft of an auto which was later recovered burned One of the youths will face several counts of Break and Enter which cured in the town during the past year A former Acton man was returned from Toronto on a warrant charging him with Break and Enter and several more charges are expected to be laid as a result of this in vesication Provincial Court in Milton proceeded on Monday morning and nine people were convicted of various offences and payed in fines Even as I write this report the total of people killed on our roads during this civic holiday weekend goes up and up There are thousands of motorists who drive for a lifetime without so much as a scratched fender They are those who know that the moment you exceed the speed limit or ignore the danger and warning signs you are overruling the judgement of the engineers who built the road traffic experts who have tested it Tor safety and the police who have seen people die on it So remember when you drive drive like your life depends on it because it does Constable Roy Wood Area mishap sends three to hospital Three Acton youths were ad Driver of the car was Douglas mitted to Georgetown Distnct George Fitzner 17 of 301 Main Hospital following a mishap street North Passengers in the involving a car and a tree bet vehicle were Molly Mc In tyre 14 ween the Fifth and Sixth Lines of and George Edward Nurse Esquesing at the both of the same address town line Saturday morning IRENE AND ROMAN of Rambert Crescent Toronto look for each other In a game of blind mans buff played by children from the Ukrainian camp on the Fourth Line at Acton park last week Children from the camp carry on many activities In the town and district Staff