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So far so good fire the It I night a I bout lib burgh responded a Morrison Wed jrni just north west lire departments darner injuria in the fire It i- tubs Mil II I mi No Acton water shortage as yet Despite five weeks of predominate weather the regions water department is delighted to report there still no hint of rationing in Acton on the horizon jet In fact the threat of rationing looks to be a long way off even if this extremely hot and dry weather persists For the second car in a row the region works deparment warned early in the spring an extremely hot and dry sum mer could produce some rationing because Acton have quite enough water cap acity equipment could break down leaving a shortfall must beheld In reserve for any big fires manager of plant operations for said Tuesday we seem to be in prett good shape He noted a couple of weeks ago despite the dry weather there was ample water to Tight the Thomas Video blaze In fact lighting the dropped the resenoira few inches noted I don t know if they re rationing water themselves up there Morrier said of the pleasantly surprising situation in Ac Ion He said region has noticed that while water consumption is up substantially in recent weeks throughout the region con sumption been quite as high as staff expected Consumption is up but not alarmingly suggested aware ness and the cost of water means people using as much water as experts anticipated throughout the region For example they have noticed people using their lawn sprinklers as much as they have In past dry spells lawns as green as thes might be Morrier said the constant conservation awareness is causing people not to put as high a priority on having as picture perfect lawn as they might want The region main concern is an on A COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER One Hundred and Ninth ACTON ONTARIO WEDNESDAY JULY 20 Thirty Pages Thirty Cents apartments controversy Colored siding war rages on residents were shocked and angry when unexpectedly members of the Profit Housing Corporation board and Ernmosa Township councillors got up and left a public meeting called discuss tin multicolored siding and of the new senior citizens apart building in village an hour members of the housing corporation board- had been saying they would hold a meeting lo dis what they had heard from the crowd of about people Thursday night at the town hall also seemed to be agreeing with the call for a further public meeting with citizens to report back on what they had do All night the audience pressed the board and councilors to back them in raising money or seeking further government funding so he exterior of the building could be made to look more acceptable In the community Mai content with board chairman Dryden pledge to hold a board meeting and then report back to citizens a dents polled members of the board and found little support for taking sleps to change exterior after the building is finished Completion of the Inside A was down bv a hit and rundrherlastwrtk Seepages We have three letters today on There will be a brand Turn lo page A boy was attack In by a group of mole See page Halloa has an official in lion now Id nuclear Photo and story on page apartment is expected by mid August Also citizens wanted to know when the board would unci and when mother meeting would be held Reeve Murray Cox who sits on the housing board said he wanted residents w sec what the building looks like when it is completed before contemplating exterior changes Another board member Deputy Heave Gordon- Baldwin said ho liked the look of the building and suggested he find it that bad but he w as no jurist of color and notice it if he lived across rood Betty Marshall who was visibly exasperated by the evening was the first to get up and Icive snid she wasn I totally in favor of the color scheme and thought changes might be considered after Ihe building is completed There is one on the housing board repeatedly citizens were urged to apply to council for post so someone from Rockwood would has voice on the Various colors of siding starting going up the building this spring Currently there arc blue green a creamy yellow beige brown and i rust red Residents kept telling the board members they don want the project stopped favored work halting on the or but the interior could be com pitted and the building occupied How ever they were told unless the outside was completed the architect and contractor release the apartment develop occupanc permits be issued Citizens agreed there was a need for a senior s apartment building end It was located in a good spot brief noted the board has been plagued personnel changes there are two original members left They complained their worries have been met like you get used to it or Rise it a the board Robert King recalled the board saw five pljns two were for just two but had to go for three storey design after hearing eloquent for an elevator TW gives Jly table la loyal on shore tot Hills tee m t and furious action like this attracted a big crowd to Park Just west of Acton on Motocross track controversy Owners say sport great for kids neighbors petition for Milton action The businessmen who established a track in North west of Acton say area residents who ore complaining t being fair But spokesman for some neighbors said that while they have concerns about noise raff etc their main worry is that operation of the track is a possible and Milton council t doing much about it Ihweser a spokesman for the track operators neighbors have lost sight of Ihe purpose of the project providing some constructive activity for a large number of souths and their families some local youngsters arc earning some extra money working at the track at races a dozen residents who live In the area of Mansell Nellis acre propcrts between the Town Line Ltneot attended the Jul 11 Milton council meeting and presented a petition by about GO homeowners and approximately another 100 trailer home owners in the Acton area Most of the signatures on petition were 1 Acton residents with a few from RR2 and Milton Also a lew citizens from urban Acton such as residents on Storey Kd Guclph St Division St Berry St and Churchill signed petition The trailer who signed the petition were predominantly from the Metro Toronto Spokesman for the owners of the track Lome Doberthicn told council the petl does not represent the truth of the situation and is not representative of the people In the area The petition says the people who signed it feel the track will have a detrimental impact on wildlife property values farm animals the Blue Springs creek and peace and quiet of the neighbors Spokesman for the petitioners Greg Jones 1 Acton told Milton council they are also concerned about fire pro on the wooded property traffic congestion the Sixth Line and noise told council they reject suggestions that this is biggest moto cross track in North America and that since the property has been closed to use years trucks there is less pollution not more He said they done thing possible to keep noise a minimum and the track course covering about five 10 acres is in the middle of the huge parcel of land A large was built at start of course to fleet muse upwards Other than for races and practices only neighboring bikers and people riding horses can go on the land now The proper v is restricted to not en dura riding which would see people biking all over land cross involves only an hour of hard practice and racei last 10 to minutes The Blue Springs Creek l near the track said even conscrva and environmentalists agree the track I close enough to damage the creek The only wildlife near the track Is a den of foxes and he said the first race this year dldn bother the animals To our knowledge property values have not been adversely affected by such a track especially one you don sec or hear He charged the instigators of the petition cant hear ihe track and added traffic a problem because riders arrive and leave at different times Riders come to track anytime from hours before a race and leave at different times as they lose and are disqualified Jones said he had been told by the Mil ton planning department that a zoning change is necessary to accommodate the motocross track but con tended they hate two separate legal opinions from different firms saying they do conform to Milton has referred the milter lo Its wn people as well third out s legal expert The dispute is over interpretation of old zoning bylaws and the question if that legislation is in effect in Official Plan which t been given final approval yet notes they ire willing to get a zoning amendment We are sou people Milton council in enforce the Jones said his nt hesitate to sue the wn if municipal falls to enforce the iw Major Cordon Krantz hold the case boils down lo interpretation and the courts will ultimately decide ihot inter prelation In a later Jones explained the big concern is a zonine law is possibly being broken al least a letter they have from Milton Mayor Kraniz says zoning bylaw is being broken Th Is a bigger prohlem than just the mnlocross trick loo it a I ig problem for ever one in Jones observed The wnj zoning bylaw is written we re under fire now but where will this kind of thing happen next He explained the zoning allows any open air recreation use so there seem to be anything stopping someone from starting a or formula race track The businessmen who started club I have to seek a change or get any permit to operate Jones stated Until last month few neigh bors really knew what was being developed they had thought it was Just going to be a small track for local youths The weakness of the zoning and Ihe failure of Milton to act has left residents angry and scared Many have made major investments in their property Jones noted and he wondered who would buy a house a dirt track up the