Halton Hills Newspapers

Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), August 30, 1978, p. 3

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Board wants voice in library hiring Hills I Board accepted recommendations of the policy committee on luring procedures overdue book recovery summer holidays with one amendment to the first mentioned A personnel policy manual Mill to nil stiff members outlining policy and I Bets explained there will also be manual for board members and another manual for stuff Ho members present were concerned ibout hiring procedures fur new staff without consultation with the lint recommend ilion w is so senior would heir told the could ill if ford to have my positions She said if any full time employee quits she would pursue her cool lining a profession librarian would continue to pursue thai policy less of what Mrs i otcd tint If In mil tin the practicality of closing the library on the Saturday prior to Dominion Day Civic day and Labor so staff could enjoy Hit holidays Members it was feasible s no different than the rest of the municipality does Dick stated to fair library employees Member Norm noted Acton used lo be closed two weeks In sumuie and seemed lo three day- wis reisoiiable rilhcr Minn two solid weeks Outline chairmans position The Acton Press Wednesday Aug 30 3 Flower shop glass broken Hal ton Regional Police Street near Main Street last have a suspect in mind In con with the breaking of the front window of Robert Police put the value of the sons Flower on Mill at FIRE CHIEF Mick Holmes estimates in damages to a vehicle owned by E Scene St after fire started under the hood He blames a malfunction in the wiring for the Wednesday fire it us j m her of icmber Ken he f nine iff consult it ions lice he fill is issue is well Mrs A bo I LIBRARY BOARD MEMBER NORM Elliott complained to the board last Wednesday about the overgrown state of the weeds in School Creek Some of them were four feet high he said Mr Elliott called for a per manent solution to the annual problem days iter town men cut down many of the weeds Midsummer mess at library mars beauty of its location it me is of job ihs ik tor 111 Hit firs ippouitci en Ik outline In job is be sees il will tr Remove easement Ml of i property Until wns In Hilton Hills works ruiuirid by tin linger Debris edrbife four foot weeds in front of Acton library drew the of Hilton Hills library Board member at meetine of the board list Wednesday Its a problem slid suRestinL find some of clearing the upon i permanent basis In August summer it looks like hell he told members of the board The school creek is low with very little flow the weeds arc high and throws debris into the creek bed creating an unsightly mess which disco urigt c fforts of library bo be I link the It potulti l I like I it chirked other milium be ilso me lout lelint the Credit illi memliers felt would be up Ike or witer and turn it alio somethme worthwhile He referred to stretch of the Speed which runs m nclph as in indicator of he chrcd would brine pen f tilt few public now lie he ling asking for ippnucli town engineer lytic it needs i rtfjuost from us to bill rolllrii said ebair m in Dick who sin be would to bun it the first opportunity irbt the the ir problem be because of low weeds town work mm wen it the librir whickuidown creek lied weeds mil mini up debris Talks hope to ease police snags Police Com and the Police Assoei iimn will be t more often to each other but some problems between the sides arc unsolved according to i police issocntion officnl Not all of the problems have been ironed out but bodies arc aware of pro llalton Regional Police Association President Al Both sides met behind closed doors for six hours to discuss police fit report for last The controversial report slammed police com mission for Its policies lack of promotions poor buildings Recently the ist one member of police commission The association used to meet the chief but without com mission members present The commission ind issue ire to Council to help solve some problems torn mission will be presenting a budget with priority items peril ips five budget sud Two of the beefs the itioii report concerned buildings personnel items seem to be the for remedies according to to take i strong r ind with mil iceurite rejmrt ttlien isked if hi region v is mil eettiiij suib reports hi fore lindens implied council ignored reports theyre NEW Buster TOWN WORKMAN SAM tuts grass in front of the library I board member Norm Elliott called upon the board to tome up with a permanent solution to the yearly problem One of the the nip cheap equipment lack of service raining and It relciscd in June iincc relations be the sides hive been cool The commission en forced strict procedural rules the association Both sides however emerged from Wednesday meetings with words of derslindmg for other body We see eye to eye each other and there no strain or problem is i result of the brief ind its menditions commission opened with Burlington about buying the old I Street court house and lur mill it tin city only police building Two now in use would be closed Also here ire talks the police bead quarters building in rinding money to more men is something the region is have to do cording to Last year police operating budget was more than million mostly in We got to have in hiring of per report on he si of promotions In starting his fill When why m mil the is not i sooner settle the Until lions problem sud he did not know why I wis willing to sit ill the be I hi re were my oilier thine s llolul ivs have contributed to tin del he commission A chairman William rtglna sa will have fiee that said the association president I think Police Commission will have WEDNESDAY AUG 5 30 The Bible 00 Photography Today Contest 6 30 Ontario Outdoors Knife Making Saturday September 9 Acton Curling Club 9 pm to am bv TICKETS SO PER COUPLE AVAILABLE AT THE DOOR fiSBSV corns TAILPIPES LIFETIME MUFFLERS Mumcs mufflercentre 701 MAIN STE SBt Milton 8788819 HALTON HILLS FURNITURE AND APPLIANCES LAST WEEK FOR OUR INVENTORY SALE Your Choice HEX or COCKTAIL TABLES 69 95 HEXAGON TABLE COCKTAIL TABLE COCKTAIL L TABLE Ik OPEN BOOKCASE BOOKCASE WITH DROPLEAF BOOKCASE WITH DOORS SALE ENDS SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 2nd hut 7000 plrftouuUiuted 50 Ok NOTE PROVINCIAL SALES TAX GOES UP TO 7 ON OCTOBER 8 1978 Buy Now And So veil HALTON HILLS QUEEN STREET EAST ACTON

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