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Village growth rate debate rages on at public meeting byllarbviynneck eg I den Is and village residents aired their views after Planner Don Given of Marshall Macklin and walked the crowd through alternate development concepts for the village or Rock wood The concepts presented included no growth with Hock wood remaining as It is The that some home- own have already ser viced severed and put In fill lots up for sale indicate that growth will take place The Planning firm from their work up to date has assessed that most villagers wish moderate growth In a mod erate period of lime ig to Mr Given will accept a sewage capacity from 1770 people and the well can service population The firm has judged present papulation lo be 1 There are possible lots to be infilled Harris St has the largest number of in fill lots available According to council policy capacity in the sewage system will be reserved for two industrial hectares senior housing units with residents and 15 low rise apartment unils Service reserve available for residential subdivision is 34 units Areas a liable for possible subdivision development include the opening of Queen St in the north east corner of the village the land for Browns farm near the academy on area north of Highway across from he academy the area in the middle of the village between the two rivers formerly the PriceStrange estate According to the planners the Queen St area be the most easily developed It is readily serviceable has good access he land is work able and close to community facilities The area between the two rivers has poor access and servicing is because of the land elevations Development would be costly due to tin terrain The areas behind and across from the academy ire removed from the old and arc a distance from community ficihties lions are also factors record development there Village resident Hob Mitchell spoke indiintmc Hi it he favored no but if develop took place he felt the logical area would the opening of Queen St Vilhj Trustees Hetty I ir Audrey Hilton went on i d lo say ent should take place In the aire idy zoned namely Queen Si Many of the over GO interested villagers in attend nice nodded Ihclr heads in with this representative for the business community asked if petition hod been con sidered which stated that population mere to Planner Dm Given that yes the petition id been con but there was not it water supply to service lint population to do so Hob Mitchell a for I Id identified himself as a resident who represented development company is submitted pi in of for their I parcel lociteel near the representative questioned whether the sewage lines to could handle additional capacity Planner Given pointed out that the Sewage Treatment Plant will now accept only a I capacity from and that the well water supply would have to be incrcused to handle a treat population A villager stated his view that he moved to because it was a village and he did not wish to see it developed into another a Farmer Harry Bonner said that in his opinion the business community is because people who live here do not shop here He feels lhat a population in crease would improve business Other residents aired their views saying that they shopped elsewhere because they got better service One resident suggested that if the business community specialized and had products that could be purchased only in customers would come He said that he knows many customers who come from out of town to the bakery The next step Is for the planners to assess the in formation they received at the open house and submit a plan to council Saw null gets okay A building to house a port able saw mill may be erected on Tomllnson Harris St property council has de cided Root will operate the mill on the property which he has leased from Don An agreement with the township will be signed indicating that the saw mill site will be cleaned up and the building removed when the lease expires and that lease is not renewed Acton Free Press Oct TEACHER JACK hoists 1 neu ig at Centennial School assisted tcathu Biker Grant left supervises the operation Higher impost tax is suggested by council Sewer water hookup cost villager over 2000 byHarbVtjnncck council well seek advice from the secondary planning firm of and is to whether impost lax on severed lots should be r from the present fee Planning Board suggested to council that the rite Ins been static for over 10 and that it is higher in boring communities Some residents who own a lot land parcel have severed the middle lot thus ere Hint three separate lots e bin Councillor John Mel cod nut tint tins is in of hit news 1 He feels that the should nil lechinicd owner will idd be sum I lot pnci I t prices in Mid an ilrndv mil arc nil Holm in it If there is i need to the it bee if en ised id ministration eosls it used councillor John Met rod shted it in his it w be in irresponsible com decision lo increase lot Jny sever ire not eiusuij ilion costs to llic p Barb resident Coulter St presented township council with a summary of the problems she encountered while installing wnier and sewers to her house at a cost o her over 000 Shi was one of the first lo hook up munieipil this summer The contractor met solid rock it a 30Inch he rock continued the length of her drivewiy Her protest is he contractor or the township had supplied no information to her so that she lould mike rational de cision on how deal with he rock tlicy were iwire that rock would be a in the inst ill She feels that a comparative cost list should have been ivailablcof how to deal with the rock in the most effective least expensive At her home the trench was jack hammered hen the pipe The in sulation costs according to Mrs Coulter In later village installations controlled blast dynamili he supervision of qualified village resident Gordon and methods of pipe in suhlion were found be cheaper way of doing the job Mrs CoultLr stated she felt that other residents gained experience from her situation and she wondered about a cost sharing settle ment with the township Mrs Hided tint whin her modi washing machine wis firs used with tin wittr upplv it blew ihe in Jar th it the pressure ihi wood is ho ponds pan Id mictions ii pounds He fill tint r table and well to run no thir suit tin mid I tin in Sin Ihi In limit in lH In begin hivinc with I ro fixed CHKI urn il will write to the mstiv f the Mis miters bchilf lie St llu situition of Mil I the i Nov 13 election inst ill itii I be to drill i will it to of SI HKI 1 1 wroti u tin Hit the the in bid Rezoning needed before extraction Two toss hats in ring three still undecided by A zone change from agricultural to one extractive industry is necessary before a gravil may be opened Ladislnv Knstof of ft It t Rockwood was advised by Council to appear before Planning Board discuss his proposal to level a gravel hill on his farm which will involve zone change Mr Kristof polntid out thai the hill Is his farm roil arable land has no Is located away from bors He stated that the gravel from his farm his been used in the fir municipal roads lo Mr Knstof the gravel is of runs ip- deep Mr Knstof wishes in sill the under lieu ie then invert the area Or his own agricultural or re creation use David Mr that council s policy has been 1 ire Hi my further pits saying then ire em ugh pits in Hit now Mr d sagreul with lountil s pobc Hi that hi could supply a high iuahly gravel to Hit local at price and hi saw this as being of a fret enterprise Neighbors complain of tractor- trailer noise by Barb Neighbors of M Hwy pre sented a signed petition to Council com plaining of the noise from tractor trailers which hey suggest are stored viced In a fool by ft bam on his property The neighbors soy they see Mr as operating i commercial business in an agricultural rone and that the noise Is Intolerable Seven days a week Chester It had drawn council s attention to the situation earlier in by enforcement officer in vestigated the and found it not be a com rem J that Mr very recently to trimose Planning requesting i zone linnet town hip I Mi Ontario Municipal hearing regarding one is slated for 10 am October at Township Office Clerk Lloyd will in and advise Mr tht neighbors if a solicitor is required in order they be heard it that meeting In the meantime by law enforcement John Salmon will Investigate he situation and report his findings back to council Congratulations to Chris who took the Lad Singles title over Hudson on the cold tennis court Oct Tht final wrap up of the tennis season will be a dunce Nov Itockamosa Centre the date open The Block Parent nigra in is in independent effort organized In vill ith irj I own shend will lit fin inn illy backed the I rnmoii I loin Hie first open house feitunng tin film Where to Run will bi held lilt Ccnltniinl School ni Licet ion in township and candidates are declaring themselves for posts Hill is in the race for seeking a second term as reeve for sure Bill has councillor on Nov 16 11 years as a munlc Nominations open at the ipul polititon and has been Township Office Oct IG and tin reevi of Town finish Oct at p s decided if he will again be a for the D p it lttive Henry George Day intends to seek reelection to the Wellington County Board of Education He was first elected ALLISON MORGAN trots Pacha for the judge at Erin horse show Monday Allison and Pacha are residents Saw mill gets okay Newsletter to be sent to all village residents by Plumbing Inspector Carl Meadows will draft a for the nexl township council met ting which ill 1 sent to homeowners Hum of problems which may be encountered with hook up to he mumcip r sewer system A certificate of Inspection will issued to inch home owner and a record of the hook up lit it township office The monthly water and sewerage eh will lie fhlrili of to clerk Lloyd The homeowner will be responsible or the charge from the d itc they hooked up The registered letter advising it they have nine months to hook Into system in be expected in November Rockwood bowling Team standings at the end of the fourth week of bowling Properly Finance Mian Burnett is giving Transportation Committee consideration running as and current chairman of the councillor again AH in has Hoard Negotiating Com alrcidyscrvedlwo terms in a millee with the Canadian council soil Union of Public Employees David not yet George says have the time made up bis mind whether he available to carry out the will seek a third term as responsibilities of the trustee councillor David served which at the present time in I den Mills trustee before with declining enrolments elected to council and economic restraints are J Mel will be so critical A building to house a port mill may be erected on Harris St property council boa de cided he has leased from Don An agreement with the township will be signed Indicating that the taw mil site will be cleaned up the building removed Hemic Hoot will operate expires and the mill on property which lease Is renewed Kay Feeds 19 points ia points 3 and Jerks 15 Carney 15 14 Hovers 14 a Four Corners Good Timers 12 10 Gang and Countrymen over for Tues day Oct 3 Ivy 60S Erko Van CM Joanne Verna Blair Alice Johnson Nellie Stockman Sue gale Nlnl Leila Peart Somer vlllc Vivienne linen Joy Men over GOO for Tuesday Oct Dune McPhedran Jim Dales Fred Van dcrvalk Gary Parks Gordon Ostrander Sam Roy Nightingale Results of games bowled Oct Four Cor ners points two highest bowlers Nellie Stockman Tony Stockman