Halton Hills Newspapers

Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), August 10, 1977, p. 1

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Housing development for 500 proposed A IBSunit development housing an estimated 500 people on 12 acres bounded by Wallace St Highway and the CNR tracks was presented to Haiton Hills planning board Tuesday night Mick Pestill planner for North Real Estate Owned by Paul Nielsen and explained the plan called for town houses on five acres 13 semi detached homes or units on acres and condominium apartments on two acres A park would cover one acre in the centre of the development and both Wallace St and Highway 23 would be widened He said there would be a setback of feet from the CNR tracks with earth and landscaping to create sound barriers Mr Nielsen said the semidetached and town houses would probably be developed first He said the area tentatively planned for condominiums is nego tiable He pointed out the BO apartments cover only 25 per cent of the two acre parcel Planner Mario Venditti said he felt the mixture of types of homes was suitable to an area abutting an in dustrial section Councillor Peter Marks contended that the density was too high He said he supported the land being de signated as residential but favored a lower density Councillor Duby claimed residential development next to an industrial area could be an advantage for industries that might locate there Councillor George Maltby favored the plan claiming It filled the needs of the area Both councillors Miller and Roy Booth stated they felt the density was too high Planning board referred the proposal to the planner for a report and for lation to all departments One Hundred and Third YearNo 6 ACTON ONTARIO WEDNESDAY AUGUST Eighteen PagesFifteen Cents Speyside resident fights proposed police tower Therearebcllerlocatlonsin Sankcy a five year resident Hearing officer Ihe Spey side area for a police who is a successful architect Dave Jamieson said his report communications I wer than appealed the Commission will be submitted lo Minister the selected site behind the decision to allow of Housing John Rhodes in school resident Lioyd Sankey Regional Police to put up about three weeks told a Niagara tscarpment foot tower on land to be Sankey said other sites for leased from Board of the tower would be more suit Finance Acton fire half without debentures RAIN RAIN GO AWAY After only days of August we have already had more than per cent of the ram which normally falls in the whole month Friday s sudden shower caught these people without umbrellas so they waited it out under the protecting canopy More of the wet stuff is expected No debentures should be issued for the to fire hall Hills finance administration committee recommended night llic committee e imi up with method of finmcing tint sill involve no debt charges Mill from town levies proceeds from of Hud from the reserve fund from the Municipal Incentive and the remaining from the town con tinjPncy fund The recommend it ion after long debate with Hoy Booth and Ituss Miller stating they were opposed to further suggestion by Booth that KM now in the bank and irked for new lihnry I used i library fininci lot levies from four deve lopments almost ready to go is withdrawn when the other solution was accepted Ray King said any of the money allo cated for a library would damage town credibility in the eyes of the OMB Booth made it clear he would support addition to fire hall all the way if no is necessary Booth said he was happy to wilhdnw his to use allocated library funds So people won I think I m just out to scupper the library I just v inl no debentures their debt charges When you debenture with the interest you re paying Highway 25 claims another life Saturday Keith Andrews of Mason was killed Saturday night in a single car accident on Highway south of side Mr Andrews was north bound on the highway when the car he was driving left the road clipped several guide posts and landed in the ditch after striking a tree Milton say The accident occurred at m according to police A south bound car driven by Gross of Florida was struck by one of the posts snapped off by the Andrews vehicle No one was injured in the second car Mr Andrews was well known in the area as a player in the Marx orchestra a group which he helped form He was also an associate member of the Royal dlan Legion Branch 197 He was an employee of Rockwell international in Milton He is survived by his wife daughter Lisa and his parents Mr and Mrs J Harold brother of sisters Fay Mrs of Acton Donna Mrs of and his grand mother Mrs Laura Jordan service was held today Wednesday at Shoe- Home with the Rev Beaton Interment is it hair view Cemetery Pallbearers were Boh Doyle Gerald Bernard Steve Strath and Merle f lower bearers were Murray and Matheson come em to ijjcllive reaction the Land L worried I ind I Siles Acton has notice to the Hilton Hills that the business is considering pressing a for loss of resulting from the closure of the street The letter from solicitor Humans of Humans Brewster and was received and filed at lust weeks council meeting Mike made the recommendition that it be received filed Councillor Peter Marks felt the letter should have some reply Clerk administrator Doug noted that the town has If they arc held liable Mr Marks said the letter should go to the tor for report Councillor George added am opposed We bent over backwards for this gentleman If we entertain this there are some busi on Mill St confronted with the same situation Main has been blocked for three weeks now Lack of ample evidence earns Hydro a separation Regional Land Division ridars are planned to meet a The committee the tion on the Fifth Line south of lo Randy Con on lands struction Company Ltd and Robert Kowai Investments Seek parking for firemen I- ngmeer Robert will look into what cm be done to provide Acton vol firefighters with park Monday Councillor I is Duby told Hills works committee that parking space is desperately needed for the firefighters He observed traffic has increased greatly since reeoaslruction started on Main Street North said since the work started fire fighters can t find parking in the Bower Avenue Willow Street area We need parking for them during normal stances declared George noted the firefighters have been for parking for some time Councillor Pat McKenzlo said the firefighters have understandably been forced to park on both sides of Bower and this is creating problems Mayor Tom Hill suggested the matter be referred to the engineer for a report Hill said in all likelihood not much can be done until con suiting engineer Allan produces drawings for the refurbished fire hall Until then we will just have to make do Hill said Ltd Tuesday because there was not enough argument against the proposal There isn t sufficient dencc to deny the proposal committee chairman Fletcher said The acres is part of the south west hair of Lot 15 in what used to be Trafalgar but what is lumped with Hills Hydro wanted acres The Official Plan or which denied utilities rights into that town ship Was not mentioned as applying to the application From Hills planning department the committee heard that an by law permits utility corridors so Ontario Hydro intended Use for the property appeared to conform s planning bylaws and official plan applied to Trafalgar Town ship Resolution of the applies tion was postponed from a meeting last month because of a lack of staff reports and also because notices an Continued on Page able since using the 3 acres behind the school would take up much needed recreation land He also thought the lower would present a safety hazard to children and dam age the aesthetics of the area Sankey charged the only reason poJtce chose the school site over others they Inspected was because was cheap only rent a year He said he fully supports the police and their need for better communications but thought the tower should go elsewhere Sankey presented 1G signed copies of a petition he sent lo approximately 100 Speyside residents Board of Education representative for Esquesing Bert also objected to the tower going on school pro perty but admitted his opinion wnsn that of the majority of board members Inspector Waller Southward of the Regional Police said numerous sites in Spey side were inspected and the school site was the only one available to the force which would work He explained the tower is desperately needed for communications to of fleers In Georgetown Milton and Acton Southward emphasized residents and officers ore depending on tower so police can do a job in the north He noted since the force as formed in 1974 there have been continual i cat ion problems especially In Acton He said officers in Acton are afraid to take calls since com implications are bad and some have been assaulted when communications problem pre vented them from calling for help agreed commun need to be improved and he supports a site just not at the school He added he shares Southward s view of policing in Acton stating per capita Acton is one worst communitiesin Canada He said he won t let his children on the streets of Acton at night Southward said If the side tower is turned down the police will have real pro blems He explained three transmitters would then be needed and the force can t get three more frequencies This is the only site we have found that will get a signal into Milton George town and Acton on one fre quency Southward declared Cops nab drug suspect City Police arrested a Royal City resident as a suspect In a drug theft from a town doctor office According to police the doctor left his bag containing drugs and other items unattended in his walling room for a few minutes When he returned the bag was missing Milton woman dies in crash A Milton mother of two died late Monday afternoon in an automobile accident on High way North at the corner of Campbellville Sideroad Nichols of Joyce in Milton was travelling southbound on Highway when the car she was in collided with a 1977 International Tractor Trailer driven by Barry of Ont Ontario Provincial Police report an estimated dnnngc to the Nichols AND FOHD Sales has given notice to the town that the firm could claim damages for loss TRAFFIC SNAKES down River St awaiting the of business to the closing of Main during road opportunity to cross the bridge via the single construction Jane Mam St reconstruction has been going on vehicle a 1977 Honda Civic and damage to the Stoughton vehicle Mrs Nichols was pro nounced dead on arrival at Milton District Hospital She is survived by husband John and two children Mrs Nichols was a part of the new mental health clinic which served all of North She was returning to Milton after making a call in Acton when the accident A registered nurse she worked previously in St Josephs Hospital Hamilton on the liaison unit for logy and Drug Alcohol Detoxification While at St Joseph she rotated to work in the hospitals inpatient psychiatric unit as well She just recently became a part of the new mental health clinic a two year pilot project supported by the Ministry of Health and operating under the sponsorship of the Health Unit Development officer hired The town s newest em Rod Kruger was plucked from the ranks of the region staff who has lived on Elmore Drive In Acton for seven years started work in Hills Monday This Is the third govern ment body In Haiton he has workedfor Krugerwasatthe region for twoand a half years and spent an equal amount of time working for before that He will supervise all aspects of development Including subdivisions In the town and did similar work at about a month causing awkward detours Heavy both the region and highway traffic faces particular problems at the Hills first corners of residential streets development officer

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