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Public meeting set on cemetery plans The Town will hold a public meeting July to discuss various plans Tor Acton a Fair view Cemetery and invile new gestions Town engineer Bob Austin Monday nlghl unveiled two concepts for cemetery prepared by Cos burn Giberson Consult ants of for lown councillors One suggests replacement of he cemetery pond with a gazebo as focal point for Ihe proposed landscaping while the other would see Ihe pond area expanded Austin that while alterations at the cemetery will take year to com pi etc decisions are needed soon as to their direction The existing stand of mature spruce la in its second or third year of deterioration and decisions have to be made relative to the culling of trees within the stand he said in a report Thoughts also have to be addressed to as the replacement of trees within Ihis area requiring resolution Austin said is the extent of landscaping as It relates me gradual of plots and the future of the pond The engineer told councillors that about I plots are currently available at the cemetery or about individual He estimated that that number will suffice until the year or Development of a master plan in the magnitude of either Concept A or Concept B as presented by the consultants will allow the availability of plots to the year or without any major works taking place in the western Austin reported Concept A Involving the dumping of about no 000 worth of fill materia In the pond and the construction of the would cost about Austin said That figure la roughly more than cost of Concept B but features a lower development cost for plots since would yield more than Concept B The Town general committee endorsed Austin recommendation that a public meeting be held at the Acton Public Admitting thai any alternative Is still unsatisfactory Councillor Ross Knechtel expressed reservations about holding a public meeting in July when a number of interested citizens may be out of town on holiday I guess there no proper time for a public meeting Austin responded 1 like lo get on with it REAL ESTATE SERVCES LTD REALTOR 170 GUELPH STREET GEORGETOWN GEORGETOWN BUH OK TRUCKS ST 8770148 One Hundred and Year Issue ACTON ONTARIO WEDNESDAY JUNE Fifty Eight Pages Thirty Cent- Capita forecast 146 million over 4 years A total of 67 million be spent on capital projects in the years from to according to the Capital Forecast for Halton Hills In 1385 04 million is estimated in 1986 4 12 million in 1987 9 mil lion and 1988 3 million Finance chairman Ross Knechtel points out any project listed is ten tative and may be changed deferred or deleted before the actual time but the forecast is intended as a guideline over the next four years Again as in lost forecast a dtben lure of SI million is included for a municipal administration building Roads In 19ft storm sewers in the King area arc expected to tost drainage in Edward Street area and as phi It overlay on from Sargent RoadtoJessop275 Other larege items slated for include for 17 Sideroad Fourth Line area for storm sewers on Armstrong Avenue Recreation Planned for 1385 Is a J 12 addition to the recreation office creative play grounds at Grecnore and Kingham Acton for a ball diamond at Prospect Park Acton for lights at Gibbons Park for lights at Park and for phase two of the park area at Elizabeth Drive Acton is scheduled for an ice surface at Georgetown Fairgrounds Park for John Street pork to up grade picnic facilities at Prospect Park Ac ton and for improvements at Glen Williams park In plans call for renovations to the Stone School in Acton estimated at and for a computer aided dispatch service for the fire department Continuing the work on Street area GOO has been allocated In for construction and 237 for phase three of road construction in subdivision Ac ton Improvements at the Tenth Line and are expected to cost 23 and at Mill and Cobblehil Ac I on for recons I ruction of Wild wood Road is estimated at A dome to hold winter sand Will cost and equipment replacement is put at Among the major in 1986 are new dressing rooms at Acton Arena at 50 renovate seating at Acton arena and replacing the ice surface at A long talked about second ice surface at Gordon Arena is estimated at millioninthe forecast 000 has been allocated in 1987 for land for a new fire station in Acton and training facilities as well as money toward the com aided dispatch system million has been set aside for the actual con of some of the roads engineered in previous years In the tennis courts at Prospect Park may be resurfaced at a cost of and tennis courts are slated far Nor vol and Glen Williams at each has been allocated for Moto Cross development 20 for a footbridge at BovlsPark Acton and to replace light poles at Prospect Park In the same year the ice surface at Georgetown Memorial Arena may be replaced a cost of 29 A large erosion and flood control program costing is also slated for An additional will be put toward the fire department computer aided dis patch service and land for a new fire station in Acton and on additional 1 49 million toward the completion of road works started in previous years Chris Van Dam Billy Andrew Gareth James and Derek Martin the rack at the Z Bennett track and field competitions on Friday Student job placement up 117 percent in May According lo Deborah ordinal or of Student Manpower in Hills the placement of students into sum mer Jobs in May is up 1 17 per cent over Ihe same lime last year who supervised the opening of the Acton Student Manpower office at the Acton Social Services building last dry noledthai full and temporary Job last month With Hire a Student week coming up on June 18 the Job placement could get even better this month also said there was a SO per cent increase employer visits last month which is a much greater response than the student manpower office anticipated The Acton office is open to students of all ages and business hours are from I to 30 every Wednesday until August Colorful Croatian costumes made folk dancing a delight Thousands enjoy festive day Thousands of Croatians from this area and Metro Toronto converged on Ihe Croatian Cultural Centre Sunday honor Croatia Patron Saint Anthony and of ficially open activities on the 160acres at the comer of Winston Churchill Boulevard and Five Sideroad Politicians of predominantly Tory stripe were there to join the celebration and participate in the opening ceremonies with welcoming speeches Shadow cabinet member Michael Wilson was ihe guest speaker It was a festive mood for the thousands who Joined in the activities which included folk dancing soccer family picnics the celebration of mass and a community meal fueled by the 150 pigs and lambs roasted on spits and chicken broiled over live coals The traditional dress of the Croatian people mingled with the casual dress of picnickers and the long brown robes worn by the Franciscan priests who operate the cultural Father is organizer or event which usually held on the Sunday preceding the Feast of St Anthony a 13th Century Franciscan who devoted his life to feeding the poor Focus of he gaiety and political talk was the stage set in a copse well back from perimeters of the land so the festivities would nol bother the neighbors Steve Cosic the genial master of cere monies who handled his duties both In Croatian and English noted the stage had been relocated and music was played inside so neighbors would not be affected Bringing greetings from their respective communities and ridings were Marilyn Serjeantsan from Halton HJls MP Otto who thrilled the crowd by speaking some sentences in Croatian MP Don Blenkairn Brampton Mayor Ken Whillans Mlsslssauga Mayor Hazel Call Ion and Brampton Georgetown MI John Mc Derm id Regional Chairman and Mayor Russell Miller arrived later Also attending were Coun Mike Armstrong Dave Whiting and Rick Guest speaker Michael Wilson paid tribute to the participation of Croatian a in all walks of life in a politically partisan speech noting two people who came with explorers In were Croatians He said hi parly supported the Croatian cause and the location or a Canadian consulate In Zagreb One already exists in Belgrade Mr Wilson represented PC leader Brian and his wife Milo unable to attend because of previous commitment II Mrs Mulroncy is of Serbian descent and a friend of Croatia The heat and humidity of the day hamper Ihe festivities which ended with twilight No objections to high school homes Plans lo build 13 single family homes in front of Acton High School endured a public meeting unscathed Monday night There was neither opposition to nor sup port for Cedar Road Developments tion for a zoning bylaw amendment to allow homes to be built along west side of twin culdesacs spreading north and south from Cedar ltd which services the high school from Churchill North Subject approval of the Credit Valley Conservation Authority a 13th home would be developed at the northernmost end of an area to be designated open space Concerned citizens have until June to comment in writing to the plan Town planning director Ian Keith told councillors and members of the public that Homes replace apartments A public meeting will be held on plans to demolish the singlestorey apartment building at Mill St and Park Ave and replace it with four semidetached homes A date is still to be set for the meeting on application for a zoning bylaw amendment involving the demolition of ihe threeunit apartment building which town staff describe as being rather dated and in a poor state of repair Singlefamily homes surround the building Town staff have already made necessary alterations to the proposed lot to resolve concerns about onsite parking and the relocation of problematic features of the Park Ave boulevard itself to be done at the applicant expense Severances will be needed to create the two semidetached structures planned comprising four separate units Hire student week The week of June to 22 has been proclaimed Hire a Student Week by Hills council The request for Ihe proclamation came from the local Canada Employment Centre for Students the subdivision is considered minor Infilling and meets the conditions of Halton Hills Official Plan The lown is awaiting provincial approval for the necessary Official Plan amendment for the subdivision as well as regional for provisions to ensure adequate water supply Kcilh said the homes the sacs would occupy 50foot lots CN work crewt are buy the are replacing old and rotten tie on le tracks running from to Gads over ike five weeks photo the first of a this week Presentations highlight the Jane meeting or the Legion Ladies See Page 3 Homing starts in have dropped See Page 3 The cygnet have hatched and Dr David van Beats camera cauhl them See the editorial page Nassagaweyas Fair Saturday win honor the former townships pioneers Pages a Day means he get to da what be after he done what bet told