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Council scrap centennial project back Lions pool Acton council unanimously endorsed a resolution dissolving the project half of the recently formed two part centennial committee and threw their weight behind Acton Lion Club swimming pool as a worthy project Councillors discussed centennial at the regular meeting Tuesday after receiving a letter from the centennial committee favoring the scrapping of a separate centennial project and throwing support behind the Club swimming pool The committee pointed out there was a proliferation of other centennial protect such as a new Legion nail tennis courts and swimming pool which would be sufficient burden for taxpayers without adding another Committee members recommended dissolving the project committee and restructuring It into one committee to arrange a suitable centennial program Deputy Reeve Peter Marks and Councillor Norm Elliott prepared a resolution en dorsing the recommendations which later passed However councillors decided support for the Lions project would be restricted to grants and other available money which would not change the present tax structure This because of the new form of regional government Councillor Bill Coats said the Hills council could veto any financial aid the present council tried to make or could provide more financial aid as they saw fit but their hands were tied now The mayor suggested council should do everything In Its power to help the Lions but It should be tied down so as many grants were available could be procured Clerk Grant Usher reminded that the town had applied for a project approval for the community centre the original con tcnnlal project which the province had approved and sent on to Ottawa for federal approval He said the request could be Intercepted and switched to provide funds for a swimming pool while It was In transition Council had applied for the maximum grant which would look after cent of labor costs under the winter works inject which could amount as much as In fortunate cases It Is a possible grant to be considered said Councillor I- llllott questioned by Councillor Orv Chapman about the possibility of Acton residents having to help pay for the Town of Georgetown now sports complex Mayor said it hod been laid down by the province that only the benefitting municipality must pay if present councils F roved such projects the new Halton Hills council s decisions was another matter ana he refrained from comment Councillor Coats suggested that council endorse the Lions Club swimming pool by making It the Town lennlalproject but Councillor cautioned against proceeding too ar It their project no Bald and they might object to making It the town project By the same token they want help from every source said the deputy reeve Peter Marks Council minutes revealed a delegation of Lions consisting or Lion Chief Tom Fountain and Art Gordon discussed the proposed swimming pool adjacent to Acton high school with the administration committee tho previous Tuesday Art Gordon said cost of the 23 metre pool would be In the neighborhood of complete with sauna baths The Lions Intend to canvass Jetton the town and area for funds they will contribute out of their funds and asked the town to a sum as well The clerk was asked to investigate grants available through the Community Centres Act and the Winter Capital Works Project fund Members of the centennial committee which like its predecessor the centennial commission has been running smack Into disinterest other drawbacks met In closed session with council prior to Tuesday meeting NINETY NINTH YEAH NO 15 ACTON ONTARIO WEDNESDAY OCTOBER Fourteen Cents Georgetown motion clears ballot recount Georgetown council the gun last week to en Acton deputy rece Peter Marks a recount of votes in the Ward One Ac ton regional councillor race Tuesday night they had to repeal the previous motion and pass an identical one in order to conform with Provincial Election Act which states any request must wait until after noon of October The three day de lay is to allow the return officer to check the count of each poll Marks and G Pot McKemlc of Acton were only two votes opart In the October election with polling votes and Marks Georgetown council had to take the necessary recount action despite the fact was an Acton candidate who made the request because clerk of Georgetown Doug chard served as returning of fleer for the election The motion stated that In council s opinion a recount would be In the public Interest and the judge or the district court should be advised Mayor Bill Smith said the motion had to be pas that night so the recount could be made before the Oct in inaugural cere monies No date for the recount had been set at time of going to press but Monday October was mentioned as a likely date Students plan chariothon to aid March of Dimes fund Acton main street will temporarily be turned Into the Via Friday October day the Acton High students council has set aside Tor a to raise money for the March of Dimes A parade of makeshift Roman chariots down Mill St will precede the big event which will get underway at the park track at 15 p A operates much like a or walkathon with sponsors paying entrants so much Up except that sponsors may Chariots may be con out of almost anything The only regulations are that they must have two to four wheels and be drawn by human horses who fast walk not run This allows younger students from the MZ Bennett and Robert Little schools to compete on an equal basis Old wine barrels bathtubs wagons etc have been trans formed Into chariots for previous held at area high schools In the students council raised for the March of Dimes One en terprlsing young man allowed friends to write their names on his chariot for five cents apiece and ended up with which he turned over to the worthy cause Issues badges The students council plans to Issue ID badges to students canvassing for sponsorship A group of AHS students all members of the Acton Band has offered to provide marching musir for the pre parade down Mill St This year students council slate of officers In eludes president vicepresident Rick Bonnette secretary Susan Kamal and treasurer Susan McPhail The March of Dimes Disability Fund aids hand capped adults in Ontario In living a reasonably normal life 12900 to repave Acton Council accepted the tender of Graham Bros for the paving of Acton Boulevard at a meeting Tuesday Work Is to start mediately on the street which has had extensive recon during the summer months Mayor Les Duby said the town was fortunate to get a paver at such a late date An estimated 945 37 has been spent resurfacing Acton streets during the past few weeks and council decided to initiate a three program recommended the town engineer to obtain longer road life The program Includes cleaning storm sewers checking ana ditches and half load limits on roads in the spring 10000 Acton councillors got two separate dollar bouquets Tuesday night which brought delighted grins Clerk Grant Usher In formed them the they thought had been overspent was only He explained one 000 entry had slipped through the machine twice causing the error The clerk added gravy by advising Councillor Inscoe that the town had been granted for renov done on the arena over the past three years Hills lead 189 An error In the advance poll reduced Georgetown mayor Bill Smiths totals by 00 votes In last week s election The count now stands at for mayorelect Tom Hill and for Smith giving Hill votes more than his closest pursuer The error occurred when the advance poll was reported as six and then corrected to seven by crossing out the six However both numbers remained on the board and were added as 67 votes In stead of six and seven Traffic 5 stopper TEAMWORK PAID OFF for the Acton Rotary Club as they staged a very successful Thanks giving fowl supper at the M Bennett school day night It was the second in a series of four community dinners the club has planned Veteran restaurateur Tom Watson top and Rotanan Fred watch the vegetables boil in the kit Rotanan Dave Manes supplies a bowl of spuds to one of waitresses bottom left Karen Manes top right gets ready to serve pumpkin and apple pie to a tableful of hungry customers Dig in bottom right the Neeley family Dave Donna and son Donald appeared to be enjoying themselves The club is planning a spaghetti and pizza night for January Gibbons photos A Blow up of Highway traffic south of Acton on Saturday afternoon led lo general consternation or several drivers who assumed that apple picking popularity was stretching further afield than usual very thing was soon under control however motorists learned that the lam was confined to only a few dozen cars which were held up just outside of Acton due to a terrified turtle toiling towards the centre of the highway causing a terrific traffic tie up The motorist in front of the lineup had seen the turtle stoppedhisvehlcle and taken the time to transport the Testudlnata to the safety of the adjacent f eld Approximately in cash and sliver was reported missing after a break and entry at the drivein Coats takes Marks Free Press to task Councillor Bill Coats said deputy reeve Marks and the Free Press had been misrepresenting council regarding approvals to housing developments which allegedly could put a strain on the towns water poll ut on control plant Speaking in a discussion about zoning in Ihe th rd phase of the Hows Acton Meadows development on the former Seynuck farm Coats both Marks and the Free Press had made it appear as if councillors were just random about approving in town when actually they followed a long study in which professional planners and engineers played large part He pointed out plans of subdivison were appraised planning board professorial engineers and additional professional advice before council gave them their seal of approval from a layman viewpoint He said council had also been critical of developers plans and often sent them back for changes but the deputy reeve and the ree Press made it appear as if It was a haphazard guess Coats charges were aired when the deputy reeve said he intended to vote against a council decision to go ahead th a blocK of land to in phase three of the Acton Meadows subdivision deapte five letters of ob jection citing high density and devaluation of property Councillors dismissed the objections but Marks said he was still concerned about the effect on the sewage plant and he supported the deputy reeve said council frowned on developers who came along and nted out where they wanted parcels Individual citizens on the other hand must prove why it can be done The double standard also extended to where the developer said It was within the capacity of the town when they should be compelled to prove their point You should have been hollering about six months ago not now Councillor Earl retorted noting negotiations were now well advanced and had been going on for months I did claimed Marks He said Coats was misrepresenting what he and the Free Press said which In essence was Let stop and take a look He told council previous professional advice from paid consultants had Present awards safety record Acton a twi year fatality free accident record was recognized with three presentations at Tuesday nights meeting of council Corporal Bob Arbour of the Acton detachment was present to accept one safety award on behalf of the police another went lo the Acton Free Press and a plaque was accepted by the mayor on behalf of the town Councillors Chapman police committee chairman and Councillor Earl Masales roads chairman made the presentations awards were made by the Hamilton Automobile Club on behalf of the Canadian Automobile Association at a luncheon in Hamilton attended by Reeve G McKeniie Corporal Arbour much of the credit for the enviable safety record should go to crossing guards been faulty such as figuring gallons in US instead of Imperial measure and It was councils duty to probe and steps bevond consultanU who now had taken the town to a situation which the province thought excessive Let pass by said Councillor Chapman The election over it time we did some work Later council passed a resolution not agreeing to objections with Marks and Councillor Inscoe opposed but not before Councillor Elliott another exponent of developmental brakes explained why he favored King ahead He said the ivia development had been approved in principle earlier than development already completed at Estates and it t be fair to try and stop It now still convinced there should be a moratorium on land not approved he said Were all of the same mind the mayor concluded Oppose relocating Third Line West CRACKING THE WHIP Acton High students council president Angelo Albano started his horses working this week in preparation for the ins Chariothon the students council will stage Friday October in the park to raise money for the March of Dimes Following a parade from the school down Mill St chariot competitions will be held on the track in the park Sponsors may purchase advertising on the sides of makeshift chariots which may be constructed out of almost anything or offer so much a lap to competitors Students from M Z Bennett and Rob ert Little schools will also take part Horses back to front are Keith Forty Bill McCane Glen Lee and Bob Vinski D Gibbons photo Residents of the Third Line nude It clear to council last week they violently opposed Quarries plan to relocate on the Third Line farther west In lengthy brief pre sented to council by William McArthur the residents said they distrusted the company on past performance They cited hour noise blasting destruction of foliage pot boles and traffic on local roads loss of water supply failure to rehabilitate land and weed infestation on farm holdings Objection Residents claimed reloca lion of the Third Line would be primarily for the use of gravel trucks and cause rest dents to travel farther The trees would be denuded and property values lowered con tlnued the brief The list of objections included safety as pects lack of adequate road bed which would add to tax payers cost and the tion of a direct northsouth route It would result in a saving to Indusmln and no advantage the people and warned ihe relocation could set a prece dent where any company holds large tracts of land In defence of the present locatlonorthe Third Line the brief stated present route Is most natural for people In the area present Third Line ads as a noise baffle provides a direct north south route eliminates further curves In roads maintains tree and cover belt for wild lire eliminates added road ex and prevents erosion of road per Pits and Quarry Act Two tongueincheek com menu questioned the reloca tion when the company claims it would not benefit them A second said the panoramic view of the proposed lakes and park land when the rehabuJtatkn takes place would be seen much better from the present Third Line location A final argument stated deification could establish a precedent for the benefit of a USA owned company to the disadvantage of The petition concluded by asking council to ensure Kroner grades are main lined on the Third Line trees and folia are main tained for ever made to post a bond guaran teeing It water supply to be maintained at Indusmln ex If supply is ad versely affected by quarry workings Its an excellent brief commented Couo