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The Acton Free Press Wednesday Oct 3 3 By election Small group meets candidates Monday Only a handful of people turned out for the Chamber of Commerce Meet the Candidate Night Monday evening forcing organizers to improvise and create a Coffee with the Candidate night The Informal meeting gave the candidates for next week municipal by Terry Grubbe and Dave Whiting a chance to speak their minds to answer quest Ions from concerned liens and to get to know those who attended Dave Whiting the group of he felt Acton was being lost on council and needed a strong voice to moke Ihe lown fathers aware of the community to the west Wilh each item done by the lown Acton loses more and more of its identity lie said Hills keeps eroding the com and he wants to stop that He figures the best way to do this Is to sit on council and stand has found out People are up for the area also unaware of the local Tirry admitted of government thai since her declarallon People also fee there is to run for the empty not enough voice In Act council seat many yet she wondered who people have asked her to blame for lhat why bother After she cited the sulphur Ihe question con currently under thought she construction as ex said she realized she was ample People com running because she car plained because they about Acton Alter Iwo were unaware of it going and a half years as blamed the towr ector of the Community f no anyone Services Centre she has know Yet afler checking had the opportunity to through Acton free listen to a lot of peoples problems and help them covered there was a story solve them paper before Through her door construction began knocking campaign Mrs The people she has said she realizes been meet on the the issues which ore campaign trail express a to average desire for more shopping person Total confusion and a for Ihe loss of regional government identity Others worry Terry director of the Community Services Centre Is hopeful of election In next Tuesday by election their personal and work lives around the pub lic life Mrs explained that she is the type of person who has to be In volved and council would be her top priority Mr Whiting told the group he is totally com muted to the council He said he had already made arrangements in his of flee Real Estate that if a meeting should conflict his work someone in the of would tend to his dut His schedule was very flexible For a goodly portion of the meeting the cand idates found themselves defending the local ice and explaining how Ihe department is run Mr Whiting explained Ihe police force Is run from the top and the men at the top are policemen not businessmen He ex plained that no matter how many facts and fig or the lack of Irans- presented to the for the hand public about needed men or senior actual bodies the liens Police statistics can always be and industry ore also t0 read the concerns the people have wonts l0 she said councillor Pat sat down with one tax payer who was com plaining about the exact problem andwereshown the figures for the Ihe candidates are con cerned the poor turnout homes The tax payer she said left sal as to why taxes at the meeting could be were higher an Indication of what the With the election turnout will be proaching next Tuesday Doth hope for the best Arthritis patients arc the most likely targets for quacks promoting fad diets cures useless medicines and copper bracelets according to The Arthritis Society There is unfortunately no cure for arthritis but doctor can help you control It it you seek treatment early enough Dave Whiting a salesman for Real t has his lights on the vacant council hopes to meet bis challenge next Tuesday during Ihe by election the beat late at night Sht which makes it difficult also learned how it is fas for thoofficers lo in tor for someone to call one town She noted the main dispatcher than four officers living and Terry herself very concerned about the lack or communication be tween Ihc council and the town residents If elec ted she said she would like to plan monthly meetings with Ihe public to tell them what has been done a I council or hear what they would like to be done A Concerned Citizens group could be formed she suggested to meet with her Louis pointed out to the two candidates the time in volved in the job of asked the two to call the Acton office She explained someone in One member of the In- the Acton office had to formal group was con- place the same calls as over Ihe possible the public closure of the local pre- Mr Whiting explained unci office Mrs Grubbe that since the invention of the group of a meet the car the police have transfer she she attended in July had the same questioned the meeting working in Acton very community nded belonging to various vice groups flouc they all are going t transferred bothers a lol of people she about the tax rather than walking on taken up Hcalsopoitl out a policeman walk CBS wins battle sponsored by the Cham asked why stay in cars with Staff Sergeant why not walk Ihe beaf John Barrett as guest From experience he She encouraged future said he knows a police meetings such as that one officer can respond fas- of everything ter in the car He ex she learned plained if a policeman is At that meeting pub- walking he beat and is at in the Acton Free one end of the main Press Mrs street and his cor is par- said those attending ked at Ihe other end if an learned how it is actually emergency arises and cheaper for the men to Whiting- said here work out of their cars a lot of precious time la- waft a dafiniU in the but explained fc midnight beat by himself is a walking lar tqxes when they pur officers will know all areas and can be brought in in an or If someone is ill Mrs Stella lold the candidates people had approached Wf about why house in tAase three of is sub division would have taxes than In its battle with the Community Telephone Service in Erin ihc Com for Better Service CBS has won many victories but Is stalemated at an ended area service for comparable rales with surrounding areas Since December the CBS has been organized to demand and sec a belter telephone service for the Erin area The privately owned Community Service Company serving many rural communities in Ontario Is a subsidiary of Continental Telephone System in New York Community Tel has been under fire from township residents for many years for service residents feel docs not compare wilh neighbor ing townships served by Bell Telephone In a meeting between CBS representatives and officials from Com Tel and the par ent company Monday at Ihe subject of pro posed rates for area service was given much discussion President of Com Tel Greg produced fig urea thai indicate cost to customers of an extended calling range to Georgetown Guclph and It was pointed out by Jcanclte Co chairman of the meeting and CBS representative that such costs would put rates up more than double some cases comparable rates for Aclon residents A private line in Acton costs the consumer a month while projected cos I of Erin extended service would put the rates up to from a month A two party line in Acton costs BO under Erin EAS 10 50 Much discussion took place as to how these costs and rales were dec ided Frank Trotter CBS enumerated revenue decreases from loll calling and additional capital expenditures incurred by Community Tel while extending the calling area from Ihe existing limited toll free area of Erin and Hills Mr exp lained the sources of toll revenue for Community Tel saying the in dependent company saw only a small portion of Ihc customer charge dividing the revenue with Bell Representative for the Ontario Telephone Ser vice Commission Bob Footu said he felt the rate increase was representative of the costs would be in curred by Community Tel in providing calling area The committee rejected the additional costs and appealed Foote for direction He fell the fault was with government policy In not requiring rates across country and subsidizing smaller Independent companies so they could provide comparable service to Bell said the committee should go to the federal government asking for policy change and direction Other requests made by the CBS have been and arc in the process of being met by Community Telephone Schramek listed the recent improvements In community service There were now extra lines between Erin and to take care of peak periods he said adding there would be more in The hum on lines causing customer complaint had been mated there was now no emergency charge for operator service at pay phones and I he re was less service breakdown he slated Changes In the new were argued Agnes Hyatt general manager of Community Tel told Ihe CBS the new directory would have Erin and Continued on Page lo walk the same beat thus doubling the costs Mr Whiting noteo some people are con police do not live in the com He pointed out that in Metro Toronto the commission said all officers had to live in the city This could never be enforced he said be cause policemen also have rights to live where- ever they wanl He told the group however that the force is one of the most efficient forces he has ever seen and ex plained It is better than Peel region and Toronto and he has worked for all Ihree Mrs pointed out Ihe police work on a three month rotating schedule After this time they are trans lo another precinct any other part of town and compare A member of small audience ex plained that former REDUCES HEAT LOSS Up to 20 arid helps prevent blistering and peeling of exterior paint Sale Price GALLON SMOOTH SCRUBBABLE Semi Gloss Enamel for kitchen and bathroom walls ceilings and trim Sale Price SALE SEPT to OCT 14 126 MAIN STREET NORTH ACTON 8531190 SALE OF GROWN CEDARS LARGE SELECTION OF HOUSE PLANTS BULBS NOW IN STOCK Am from Evaty Oaf E Sunday LAST WEEK TO SAVE ON Roxton Sofa Suites SAVE UP TO ON ANY 2 PIECE ROXTON SOFA SUITE SPECIAL OFFER ENDS SATURDAY OCTOBER 1979 Halton Hills and QUEEN ST EAST ACTON AIR CANADA LONDON WITHOUT CASH November 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