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Peter Pomerov says Should sell Acton on benefits of Ha ton Hills The Acton Free Press Wednesday Sept 7 1977 5 by Gord Murray Halton Hills councillors should be out selling Acton ians on the benefits of staying in Hills Ward Coun Peter says in a recent interview This was just one of the ideas posed toy the freshman councillor who lives in Nerval and runs North Sports on Main Street Georgetown jumped into the political ring for the first time last December He tasted success right away grabbing the second spot in the Tour man race for the two Ward seats on council He picked up 1 votes fewer than another political newcomer Walter Biehn who led the pack Pomeroy handily de feated former Georgetown mayor and a veteran Em Hyde who was votes behind and another rookie Dan Timmons who picked up votes I don want Acton to leave Hills he declares He sees no reason why Acton can t be part of Hills and still retain its identity A good step in that direction would be to stop referring to the former town as Ward One and call it Acton he says The same would apply to Esquesing and Georgetown which arc called Wards and thinks council should work as a team and sell the idea of Hills to Acton residents since atnal gam at ion can be a benefit to them Regional government helps small urban areas finance major rood and service improvements He docsn think Acton needs to be sold on future promises since there is ample evidence such as the major road improvements carried Councillor Peter Pomeroy out there over the past months to make membership in Hills attractive When he announced he was running for council he said one aim was lo try and im prove the efficiency of council Some thought this was a naive notion he admits met with little success bid to Improve council meetings has failed he going to give up He thinks council must look at its conduct and procedures since rotepajers are starting to complain This year s council has been maintaining a much higher profile becoming em broiled in number of sticky issues which drawn large crowds to council JIMMY AND DOUGLAS were so anxious to get back to school they did some investigating yesterday Tuesday at Bennett school Douglas is entering grade one at the same school but Jimmy will be in grade 7 at middle school ACTON FAIR PARADE ENTRY FORM SATURDAY SEPT 17th PARADE TO START AT 12 NOON NOVELTY COMMERCIAL BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS No Entry Fee PRIZES 1st Prize 40 2nd Prize 20 3rd Prize Ma I Entfics Acton cultural Soc Box fig Acton Onor before Wednesday Sept 14th Small children with buggies bicycles tic will be on a float from Tin Acton High School ALL ENTRIES MUST BE AT ACTON HIGH SCHOOL BY 11 A NAME OF ORGANIZATION chambers In addition the number of residents coming out to regular meetings has increased dramatically so it crucial council clean up its act or else prepares for more flak He has brought up the subject of council inefficiency several times but can seen to get his ideas across to council He suggests a number of ways proceedings could be improved including simply following the rules of procedure instance Pomeroy would like to see councillors who object to committee decisions be required lo propose an alternative and the item then sent back lo committee for further con sideration this would make committee work councillors himself included should be doing a lot more homework before meetings to cut down on the time devoted to un necessary questions notes the rules of procedure state a llor can speak just once on each item but this rule is flagrantly abused Another rule fre quently broken is Lhe one requiring councillors to present resolutions to be read by the clerk before debate lakes place Following two rules would save an hour a meeting he believes allowing council to properly deal with by laws and other important matters scheduled for the end of lhe agenda which he Ihinks are too hastily brushed over Pomeroy agrees with fellow newcomer Peter Morris that it is just about time lhe entire operation of the town was reviewed in eluding the way meetings are conducted He support Morris when lhe subject of a review was brought to council since it was obvious council wasn prepared to follow a consul tant recommendations to the letter Including ones which alluded to council shortcomings rejected the review he says because if it followed it would be a waste of money He added if he wasn so sure it would be defeated hed put forth a motion calling for a review the recommendations binding on council He says he is concerned about the manner In which planning is carried out since it is the one area of town action where mistakes must be lived with forever While his own attendance at planning board meetings has been fairly good he is con about high absentee ism among colleagues believes In the interest of new home buyers many delays in the planning process must be eliminated He d like to see red tape cut down too but doesn know how this could be as long as so many government agencies are involved He suggests when a plan Is brought to planning board the planning department should be expected to report back to councillors on the develop ment right away and a deci sion made immediately by the politicians whether or not they want the develop ment This would cut down on delays which add to the cost of homes noted there are projects on the books which have been delayed three or four says he is also concerned about meetings which ho believes have been allowed to get out of hand this year especially when there art large delegations present He notes he has heard many threats from meeting chair men but seen little action directed towards order As a Ward representative he has found himself on the hot seat over the library question Pomeroy admitted the library issue has been the toughest he has faced He realizes his pro library stand isn popular with many of his constituents but feels it would be a benefit to the whole town He believe the present facility Is adequate and doesn think anyone will be able to get residents to support a high tax dollar expenditure without a lot of explaining While he voted for the new library Is opposed to the Cedarvale site and selection needs a lot more review He has suggested lhe mayor set up a special commit lee involving citizens library board and councillors in the hope of settling the issue before the Ontario Municipal Board hearing Nothing has come of his suggestionyet Since he can see any way of changing the majority of council opinion the library should be Cedar vale he is now counting on the OMB to back up council s decision and he will then request a site review In the event the OMB rejects the town plan he hopes the present library is refurbished not expanded and a branch library opened in a closed store in lhe east end of town stands by his campaign stance a municipal complex until there is evidence of a rial need He he has seen lots of reports say ng a municipal complex is needed but no hard evidence Pomero has been active as a member of new trial development committed and is well known around town hall for the hours he hai put in on the Paper deal He thinks the ng of regional industrial develop ment officer Is a big step towards bringing much needed industry to Hilton Hills but also believes trading industry here nil be a tough job since the town has never been too active in the field and is hiving to learn techniques from scroti h thinks Hills must gain the dence of the region Industrial officer so he will point in dustry to the town especially since both Gcorg town and Acton should be viewed as prime industrial targets He thinks industry is a top priority if the town is to remain healthy and grow says it is important industry be brought to the area so long time residents will be able to remain Industry must be brought to town and houses built after wards he thinks This will be especially important for planning of municipal vices since the town would then know what kind of assessment there is With development proposals being brought forward continuously and nobody knowing when they will start yielding assessment the town is working in the dark He thinks the campaign for industry because the town is now being forced to gather important data which can be used in the future views his role in the process as challenging On the subject of lhe pay raise early in the term hi admitted he was one of the few new councillors who supported it He says if he is to be to devote lot of turn to job he wants to be paid for it I dldn feel the raise was he says Other councillors make more than those in Hills and the last raise was for two years Ho will oppose any suggestion of a raise next year This is the second of a series of articles on municipal councillors and school trustees serving their terms Attn Social Clubs CAMILLA Accepting engagements for the forthcoming season steve 8783726 GOT EM Honda Civic IMMEDIATE DELIVERY LESS P Cha ft a No Down Payment Bank Plan LLOYD Joins the Gulf Team 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