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GeorgetownActon Wednesday April 3 and participated In Maureen or Robert Link and Lorelei Kidds VIZ Bennett lace on their skates No cut in Nor Halton Park site limitations Hills council deckled not to trim the campsites limit from to at Nor Halton Park Monday night When owner Barber went lo seek permission to expand recreation build ing be discovered be needed an amendment to a new Town bylaw passed in 1981 to help council control rural recreation centres like the Yugoslav and Croat ion camps He worked with the planning department on an amendment allowing expansion limiting the number of serviced campsites and controlling future development of his property through site plan approval However the Town received a number of objections from neighbors to the amend ment They expressed concerns about noise water supply and septic system adequacy the scale or number of sites in the camp ground destruction of fences and trespass ing problems inadequate size of the camp ground for the number of people camping there inappropriate location and features and need for a buffer zone Neighbors were also worried there could be year round camping in the future at Nor Park Planning staff suggested the bylaw amendment be modified before it is sent to Ihe Ontario Municipal Board In the hopes of satisfying the objections of neighbors and so the number of sites for tents and trailers be reduced from to 175 Staff felt this would still permit future expansion Staff also recommended beefing up the language defining campground so it would be clear It means seasonal Barber told councillors he was satis if with the original amendment the Town adopted he felt he could live with those restrictions Hedidn the modified bylaw covering seasonal camping only but was against seeing the number of sites cut from to 175 He said he need the sites now but felt sites would cover aUhls needs lor the next three to five years Barber said every winter he seems to be working with council and staff on one regulatory bylaw or another He said he might as well sell his business if council continued being so restrictive and noted other campgrounds in with of land or even less are allowed more campsites than he wanted Planner Ian Keith said the planning department t been able to satisfy cither side Staff wanted to proceed to send the amendment to the OMB but continue mediating in the hopes of settling the matter before hearing was held Barber said he currently has 100 serviced sites as well as 30 or other sites He noted he wanted to expand the rec hall to give campers a place to go in poor weather and also reduce noise for the neighbors Barber said he and his campers have been blamed for noise in the past which has come from homes down road but his neighbors assume it comes from Nor Park A neighbor warned sites translates into about 1 campers She complained the neighbors seem to have no rights despite the fact they pay high Uses and receive few services She said people come to the camp from the city to relax but where docitiiens go tn relax when they are bothered by noise all day The camp bad now the neighbor said but she feared the future if there are more sites allowed She recalled there was no camp there when they bought In 1967 nor when they built their home in 1972 However councillors and staff pointed out the campground was app roved by Esquesing back in 1962 Deputy planner Bruce McLean said the Town was on the horns of a ddema Staff was proposing the changes to the amend ment so it could be defended more easily at the He said sites were sufficient for now noting neighbors do have some rights Mayor Peter said Barber as caught in a web The Town was trying to prevent future camps like the Yugoslav and Croat ion centres and in the process hurt Barber too whose business was legal for about years He said the Towns mistake had frozen Barber Keith countered it t a mistake the original bylaw was designed to give council some control over recreation centres and regulate the number of camp sites The mayor said he appreciated the nigh bors concerns but Barber was caught in a trap before the 1962 he could have expanded as much as he wanted He said staff was proposing a reduced number of sites with no guarantee that would satisfy objectors Councillor Dave Whiting complained the Town encouraging tourism and then restricting too much a tourist facility How could the Town want tourists to come to Actonandthenllmitwheretheycanstay he asked He said neighbors should have checked out zoning before they bought land He said reducing the sites would be a kcik InlhebchindtotheNorthHalton Tourism Association Sheldon disagreed that Barber was caught in a trap since he t have found he was restricted If he didn t want to expand his hall Any expansion of facilities should be open to public scrutiny and Barber would have to put up with coming back to council for approvals on many things just like anyone else Blocks tracks Two youths who placed two large of wood across the train tracks Wednesday evening hove been charged with mischief Regional police report According to reports the two youths from aged and were observed putting the wood on the CNR tracks at and Trafalgar Road atabout6 30pm One of the pieces of wood Has a large sign police say A short time later a passenger train was forced to stop because of the wood on the tracks A freight train was also delayed eight minutes due to the prank Both youths were arrested by police Meander in by Mabel Bar km an 1 think the delight in gardening is enhanced if one tries something new every year One year 1 grew peanuts and although I get many peanuts I found out how beautiful the leaves were that pretty yellow flowers were produced and that you had to Another year 1 tried soybeans and found that the rabbits loved the glossy green leaves This year I intend lo try the vegetable spaghetti squash Apparently when you open the squash the inside is full of strings like spaghetti and you can even bake them in Ihe shell put in your favorite tomato sauce and the result will be very like or dinary spaghetti I think I better serve a few meatballs on the side to entice my husband to this new dish GEORGETOWN DISTRICT CHRISTIAN SCHOOL Christian School News Our schools have the task of preparing students for life this world but they also have the duty to improve life In this world For further information contact us at RR1 Georgetown Trafalgar Road 8774221 Sen Roxton Roxton Roxton Roxton Roxton FURNITURE LIQUIDATION AT HALTON HILLS FURNITURE APPLIANCES THE PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION AND HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENT ACT COMPLETION OF A HIGHWAY STUDY The of Transports on and Commun cations has completed a study will result in the reconstruction of Highway from km south of ng Rood Northerly Acton south lim W P 97 77 02 D sir ct The study has followed a planning process approved under The Assessment Act As required by this approval an Study Report has been fled the Environments Assessment Branch of the Ministry of the 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