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I Citizens brief I Hospital land not Town problem The citizens concerned about the Stevens property are not opposed in any way to benefitting Georgetown hospital David Page spokesman for the group told Hills council He dismissed the idea the hospital has only one entrance pointing out there is one in front of the hospital and another by the medical centre In he 19 page brief where the hospital Stevens property is necessary lor the discussed on only one page it is sug hospital but only a route could be acquired if at a much lower cost than the WOO Ihe Town paid for the adjacent Stevens property The proposed road would go through his land Page contended an cess could be obtained without the acquis Hon of the Stevens land He maintained the desire by the Hospital Foundation develop ihe 18 of surplus hospital land is their problem not the Towns We see no evidence ihe Borrow 3 million Pass bylaw but may not use it A bylaw authorizing Ihe borrowing up to million was passed by Hills Monday night but does not of it will be borrowed A borrowing by law is frequently passed to ensure Ihe Town can meet all expenses until the first instalment of taxes is collected Years ago a borrowing bylaw every January but in recenl years Hills has not had lo borrow from outside financial institutions borrowing ins It ad from their own reserve funds This year Treasurer Roy King pointed out the Town hopes to continue do his but feels with the level of the reserve funds down it would be have the borrowing bylaw remarks on the hospital conclude by commenting The hospital is not the only landowner between Maple and Highway whose land cannot be developed at the pre sent time for lack of servicing Tennant a member of Georgetown hospital board commented I don t care who develops the Stevens land as long as the hospital can get serviced land to sell to help- pay some of the costs of the nursing home Ik said he want the hospital to pay the cost of the whole road down to Maple I wantotherstopay ashare if the Town does it all developers all the way Trafalgar to Highway would contribute so the hospital wouldn pay the whole shot explained over sued sewers and water have already been installed for the nursing home and pointed out the existing sewers on Princess Anne are not big now so could not carry the extra load It mikes a lot of sense to go down the road it also opens up the land so we can sell it Constable Lin Paul off white and blue vehicle operated by regional police The along make Ibe cars more visible to motorist Library Board council communication gap Ladies Fair Board Elect Commenting on the statement there are already two accesses to the hospital Ten nant said the congestion there now would make it difficult for a fire truck to manoeuvre Asked why the hospital put a road whether or not the Town owned the Stevens land Tennant said they probably could but that solve the sewage cost He emphasized it is the only way to get sewage out of the area Then all the deve lopers owning land all Ihe way up to High way 7 w contribute The hospital could not do it on its own urged Town to service the land and favor itlWO get their money out by before LI building anything We art not getting one red cent from the government to build the nursing home stated He said there would be a mortgage and the hospital foundation needs money from development of the 18 surplus acres to help pay it off He noted they do not have approval as yet for chronic care beds where capital grants are available According to a spokesperson for the Ministry of Health nursing home buildings are not funded by the province but chronic care beds are to some degree She explained the province only pays per diem rates toward nursing home care The province pays month as their share of the cost of care The resident pays for standard ward for semi private and for private Councillor Harry Levy was not too happy to have council receive Hills Library Board Minutes for August until November at Monday night meeting Levy pointed out in the minutes one sentence said council foiled to understand the library board position Levy said it was not much wonder when the minutes are four to five months late Armstrong claimed there is a lack of communication between council and the library board and zeroed in on a suggestion In the library board minutes that the s representative be paid to facilitate better liaisonbetween council and board Councillor Sheldon who represents the mayor on the library board said she lainly did not feel the council representative should be paid when the library board itself it not paid She claimed the library board is having the same problems as council in try lo maintain a high level of service with financial restraints Insisting Armstrong asked if she knew why the suggestion or being paid was in the minutes and asked If she thought it had something to do with attendance at meet ings Sheldon replied she did not know what it meant and suggested he ask Doug Mngwood who made the suggestion You re making mountains out of molehills she commented Sheldon explained a meeting is being held January when council library board and municipal staff can get together in formally in an attempt to bridge any communication gap Ten Days set for Feb 313 The first meeting of the Ladies Fair Board for was held the home of Marilyn Murray on January 5 The members present elected as iheir new executive president Nancy Cook first vice president Grace Robertson second vice president Leslie Johnston secretary surer All the ladies ire asked lo remember the annual meeting which is to he held on January Presbyterian Church 10 A good attendance would be Also we are to keep In mind the Ladles Night Dance eoming up on February The regular February meeting will be held on at the home of Jan Marshall New members are always The Acton Committee for Ten Days for World Development met last week to final lie plans for the Ten Days of February to February 13 1984 Keeping in mind that Ten Days Is a program designed to educate and raise Amend bylaw A zoning bylaw will be amended to permit an man to hive an auto repair shop in his garage Peter Forbes made Ihe application to Township council which was okayed a recent meeting Cars towed away Three Acton area drivers have found their cars towed away because they failed to obey a Halton Hills bylaw that prohibits parking on residential streets during winter months Hills police said they had vehicles lowed away at the owner expense because they were hindering snofuxumsimAgms St public war en ess about development issues arrangements were made for coverage In the Aclon Free Press and local Cable TV and distribution of pamphlets in local churches Plans were made for a letter writing bee be held at Trinity United Church the even of February 12 The letters will be to the Secretary or State for External Affairs the Prime Minister and leaders of the opposition parties and to local Parliament members The purpose of these letters will be to acquaint our government leaders with our concerns regarding Central American issues and the need for Cnnoda to express an independent foreign polky An invilation will be sent lo local MP Otto Jelinek giving him an to one of the Ten Days events and show an interest in development and international concerns Special guesl speaker Ihis year will be rather Robert Stark a young Caiholic priest who has spent three years id a rural parish in Stork toured Western Canada during Ten Days last February GeorgetownActon Wednesday Jan 3 Police beat A tbelt at a Crescent St residence has netted thieves worth of jewellery The said the Iheft occurred sometime between December and and no suspects have been found yet A 29yearold Rockw man w as charged with impaired driving Monday when he w as stopped along Highway west of the Fifth Two car collision two car collision on the Milton Saturday evening resulted in to both report police A pickup dm en by Ian Corson of Lot Concession had a estimated A vehicle driven William Ham of Richmond Hill had estimated damage Churchill Iva Knechtel guest speaker b Itartii raw ford The January meeting of Ihe wis held at the home of Mrs Marie Anderson with Mrs a Kerr presiding Mrs Mary group with worship followed by secretary s report given by Mrs Thompson The ircasurer report was given by Mrs Thompson welcomed two new mem tiers to the group Alter brief meeting Mrs Join who was in charge of the program introduced Mrs Iva a member of the Georgetown Horticultural We were illthrlUedtonew her numerous slides of flowers gardens birds and scenes which were iccompanicd appropriate music Asocial time followed with delicious refreshments by our hostess The Annuo Meeting of the i will be held on January Congratulations David and of on the birth of their son Christopher on January The proud grandmother is Mrs Joan Waldie Meanderings t til man Here a nice little project for some dull afternoon Make a cake for the birds You hive the around the I found i 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