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Methane dump report coming from town A town staff report Is expected to be presented Boon concerning potential leaks of explosive met gas from the closed Acton dump Halton Hills Sneering staff have con ducted some monitoring of the dump on Churchill Road and discussions have been held with tho provincial ministry of the environment concerning further action The province tested the site in October and deter mined that there were no leaks However further Now what do I do with It Geoff of surveys the pine water tests were bed he won at Stone Road Mall recent sixth anniversary celebrations Presenting recommended him with the bed in pieces for packaging Is Ruin of Mall Management a former resident The bed donated by House of Pine was part of the jJui GueiphmalUSprtogSparklepromotlon S5kSn ifiSJ Cops tried in false arrest doned dump and the three apartment build ings Gas travelling tow ards the buildings can be detected In winter frost traps gas underground If the gas shifts it is horii It could aim for Farmer by end Former treasurer Don Farmer who resigned last sum mcr after the first of a series of horror stories about regional deficits was made public wont be working for the region A Hills trucker and ex Miiton police officer testified yesterday he was struck with a billy club by a Milton police officer during an alleged unlawful arrest at Fifth Wheel Truck Stop Connor of First Line Acton a selfemployed haulage operator Is Halton Regional Police and three members of Its department for false arrest claiming damage as a result of in Junes suffered in the incident nearly two years ago The case which is being heard in Milton Court by Judge Thomas began Monday with testimony from Mr Connor He told the court and jury of six that on June at approximately a he was forced into a police cruiser following an argument with gas attendants at Fifth Wheel gas Mr Connor said he was never told he was under or rest or why he was being taken by police officers but Golf course part of plan Continued from page servicing allocations per acre and house about within an expanded people urban area boundary to The developer wants to include Lots 28 and of see both the first and Concession Four East second phase serviced by lie site Ihe municipal water and The phasing of sewer system development provides a The last phase 131 flexible approach for acres la behind and Actons growth and takes beside Acton High School into account a variety of and stretches all the way factors including to the Fourth Con- vicing capacity and cession to the north and financing the study over to the Fourth line concludes on the east The density The document states would be three people per toe development plan acre and house an prepared people as Input for the Phase three would be urban servicing boun serviced by piped water study and septic tanks Three parkettes as PAR fl inHpri well as a larger park and a five acre Junior school Halton Region has site arc Included in the agreed to fund the proposal In addition fronting Highway Is a one told you get in here you son of a bitch by Con stable Arnold who was also swinging a billy at him I knew Vanclief had the billy something hap pened and all of a sudden I was In the car were the notes he made following the incident He later wrote I knew I was hit on tho head with a billy The arrest was apparently made despite the fact Mr Connor told officers the disagreement involving a wrongful billing with the gas attendant had been straightened out a satisfaction Police charges against Mr Connor for causing a disturbance and assaulting police were later dls missed in court A medical report by Donald of Mil ton revealed Mr Connor suffered bruises on his arm and pain in his left shoulder Mr Connor also complained of pain in his neck all attributed to bis arrest by Constables Vanclief Rod Plant and Vlnce Burnett Mr Burnett i3 no longer a member of the Halton Regional Police Force Mr Connor apparently was given pain killers which he took until August of Testimony supporting Mr Connors claim of injury was made by his wife a teacher at Holy School In Milton on Monday Estate plan dead A proposal for an estate residential development north of Acton Is dead Last week deputy Planner Bruce McLean told Halton Hills planning board an application for a zoning amendment for the project has been dropped LaBt June the owner Green asked for a postponement of council making a decision on the zoning amendment so he could have an engineering study done However since then the study hasnt been done and In October the property at Lot Concession 3 was sold The file has now been closed the apartments In summer gas can es cape through the soil into the air Concentrations of trap ped gas can be explosive according to the en ministry ex gone of year by the end of the year Farmer who earns 43 has been working as acting deputy treas urer since he resigned from the hot seat In Aug Ust after a deficit of bet ween and was discovered in the regions 1979 operating budget Since then auditors have un covered deficits in other areas such as water and sewers for both and 1B80 Ac Ion regional councillors says Farmer will be retained for balance of the year as a consultant to help phase In numerous changes In the treasury department However Farmer Is looking for a new Job and could be leaving earlier The Acton Free Press Wednesday Apr 8 1981 Balloon Fiesta in Acton area The skies around Acton will be dotted with hot air Easter weekend April IB and the Canadian Balloon Associa will hold a Balloon Fiesta at Blue Springs Scout reserve Local organizer Al Russell will have his three hot air balloons on hand for the event and eight other balloons will be Joining in the three day celebration of the sport Flights arc planned for morning and late after noon on Friday and Saturday as well as Sunday morning A week for volunteers April to May will be declared Volunteer Week in by Regional Council Councillors have agreed to the proclama and It will be ad vertised by the Social Planning Council Childrens Aid Society to per cent of the provincial budget that study says the close proximity of downtown Acton and existing strip plazas on Highway to the west of the site suggests there Is no need for any more commercial development to serve this project This is an In terestlng observation since there is a proposal for a large plaza in the area but to the south of Highway plaza plan was rejected by the municipality and is expected to be the sub ject of an Ontario Municipal Board hearing The study says per cent of the site Is vacant land a large part heavily This plan would be compatible with existing residential development on three of the four boundaries of the development There are about 360 people living in 77 homes on Churchill North the north side of Highway and the Fourth Line It is submitted that the Acton Heights Development Plan provides for a logical extension and desirable rounding out of the Acton urban area and should form the basis of future CORRECTION Due to an error the part Beaver Lumber our insert in Today Paper was Incorrect Pagel Spacemaker storage shed shows an incorrect size of 8 It should read size approximately Model Page Window wells are manufactured from galvanized steel not aluminum as stated They are available In 36 42 widths annual a Front Wheel Drive Luxury a price you like GEORGETOWN HONDA video stereo I Sate off its kind in Toronto STARTS FRIDAY APRIL NT- 12 am DOWNTOWN TORONTO ILL SUES FmU Bawl via eaPSBTfOFB Huge Selection Bargains on Everything HOME STEREO I VIDEO CM STEREO Avas own and Manufacturers Warehouse Clearance of Overstocked Merchandise SONY ZENITH RCA HITACHI TOSHIBA Fntatlit KENWOOD PIONEER MMMfluRggii ESS- EPI DUAL DBX IDC CLOsEDOoodFi He may not be running the campaign this year While la still busy with the cancer fund raising drive He was one of many out selling daffodils this week RACEWAY HARNESSRACING Post Time Thursday Sunday Evening Afternoon 8pm ALL NEW Cashing 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