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Editors Comment In Camera Meetings Must Be Stopped Now Behind the issue of a fire chief or fire chiefs for Hills lies the Important question of open council meetings Should a council sit in a closed session to debate a point and then report a decision to a public We would say no and In this regard we are in agreement with the efforts and alms of Coun Hie Morrow to have as much council business as conducted in open forum The controversy surrounding the selection of a Halton Hills fire chief probably never would have developed if council had not met In camera before it had formally taken office and prepared a recommendation Coun Morrow disagreed with the selection and said so and also disagreed with the manner in which it was made and said so We would ask Hills Council to be very selective about closed meetings Theprivilege of closed session Is provided for In provincial legislation but it Is a privilege that can lead to abuse if applied liberally and with excuse rather than reason For it should be recognized that a closed session of council docs not protect the matter or individual at hand so much as it does the councillors Involved It is easier to reach an arbitrary decision in secret than it is in public At his election last fall Mayor Tom Hill spoke out in favor of open council And just last week Coun Ern Hyde remarked in a newspaper letter that during the year hundreds of motions are passed and arc handled in what we hope Is an honest and democratic manner Coun Hyde has made the point Democracy applies to little government as well as big government It must Involve the people Groups Should Work Together Regional government in The local have Hills will not mean the a great deal of input as to how end of local rural recreation he facilities should be used Region Didnt Listen Salary Approved committee authority v Oct thai set the new from the alien motion council ill a pay raise to last week without even mentioning money and in spite Included among the of a short shouting match with resolutions passed while the protesting chairman of a council elect still held citizens Leo Habcr chairman Burlington regional in vcstlgalion arrived at he building bearing a name petition but because his hat meeting the regional organization did not contact the I was established county enough to appear aid sharp increase above the on the meetings he was annual stipend mode to in of county councillors in from Oakville The approval was Carl who proposed a made in spite of an attempt motion to allow q hearing of the He councillors ho new stinks of Watergate Mr The motion was made Mr lliiucr shouted but the new following on council salary became official made at when councillors approved by council its regular meeting law A bylaw to confirm to regional council lo reconsider hi proposed The delegation from Hills voted against the he lost of Mr I- a to discuss salaries motion were overturned separately Morrow indicated 1 would not increose In the RPffUP reconsider and tint It would pus I was absent from the to speak Mr exceptions to the rule unless favor of the proposal to were approved by the discuss the new salary rates region were McLean Anderson Mayor Harry Barrett Arch BRING Carl Erikson Terry think ingoing to come Manncll and Bill Mason all of for each council down here with my calendar for Marjorie llaber then that recorded on he motion to consider separjtelv from the included in meeting they lames V of missed Tin exceptions Milton proposed follow the Ins allowed would be advincc he soft vole thai councillors on record during a month annual the increase should not which would have to Mr Hill observed he was the it He went as far as hi reported in senior member of the regional the slips of the through illness and through That n lost of dissident councillors should hecked sec if ii moniv iunctlo NOT Mill It UK ThisiMoidemocrj shouted at i approved which with the the lrted ctmg added Since J to this building missed one committee is the final mi lion lir id tin in told of rci council could be Milton and J Mary hanging meetings one day In and Vcrn Connefl Against the discussion were Hills councillors G W Coie Ernest Sykcs and Mayor Tom Hill Burlington councillors David coons Patrick McLaughlin Paul Preston Ted Tom Sutherland and Mayor George Harrington and Milton councillors James Watson and Mayor Anne Mac Arthur and from Gordon Brown Bui lie added I not going to be c locked If I have an import in local meeting flint to Mr motion lost on a vote The councillors who voted in The Herald Home Newspaper of Hills Second Class Mail It eg lite red Number nil- lititun iu i III PustaKi organizations Doug Collison recreation director wants to draw the groups into the over all municipal recreation structure The rural committees he i concerned about arc primarily located in the old explained if be up me to go in mediate Moat hamlets already have existing committees he said In the few thai do not committees should be formed he suggested The administration township he said scattered committee agreed to advertise through nine hamlets there for potential members urging There are committees them to contact Mr Collison already established there he from the areas that presently told the Hills ad lack an organized committee ministration committee last The function of the com night We could work with miltees would vary according those for starts to what facilities have Mr Collison suggested the available Mr said local groups be given powers of From council point of view their own to organize local hey would be com functions and at the same time mitlees to council working serve as a community liason through the recreation with the recreation depart department They would also be rcsponsibli Halton Councillor Pay Scale Second Highest In Region Local councillors will now run Best collected larger pay checks than in Si while his councillors any other municipality were paid it rale or per of meeting they ment If they want to programs they can do it he said If we want to run town wide programs we can do it Ih rough Ihem OWN Burlington The new local rates established earlier this week will give Major Tom Hill in nnual salary ihe councillors will receive programming In Those rates particular area Mr broke down the According lo Mr what program suggestions would have a large operate degree of authority over local facilities and would be responsible for scheduling their use for local sports operated establish fees to break even basis get In however Harry Barrett collects only Councillors there receive Thit council leaders and pay for fees supplies and equipment week to preserve the old rale iles in Hilton Hills jump sharply upw from given to municipal here last veir in Georgetown The highest rait p lid in was in Georgetown lo the mayor lo ouncillors In the lowest rite applied Hill collected as while councillors MX Pa wis lusher in Us Dont Change Address least for ihe time being and collected wo but councillors sponsored a move to bring there collected down salary rules the The new local rates arc in regional level The attempt addition to the money Mayor was unsuccessful Hill four regional In Milton Ma or collect for their duties on nil cnoiwU The- nave changed as a result of Ihe the newly formed regions the while councilors there receive region I council confirmed formation the four new old address will locate a person rate is a marked m km regional munlcipa Hire on Jan equally as well as he new one increase over paid lo to county tt Milton councillors Ministry of Transportation and regional governments went into l l Communications of those effect in Ontario namely Peel changes at this time Halton Durham and Hamilton t j the same time Changes will be made in the boundary changes have been Ministry records when new made lhe Counties of If an organization warns lo the vmous local driver licences and new motor Peterborough Nor money from Hills lown municipalities and council it will have to be Hirrv Levy isked thai Justified report be drawn up to show This is the core of a what grant requests nave been mendatlon the finance and receivedbycouncil Levy personnel committee of pointed out that one of the grant Hills made to council following requests was from a Monday evening meeting Olympic that all previous athletic grants Money Must Be Justified vehicle permits are issued In the meanlime spokesman for Victoria NEWS IN BRIEF meeting will also include he election of chamber officers for creation RED CROSS Family Health and Home Nursing courses begin on Wed Feb al 30 The week course to be held at St John United Church Georgetown will include home safety tips as well as artificial respiration the administering of medications and the care of bedridden family members THE FINANCE and Personnel Committee of Hills Council will recommend o council that a fund of for public relations be to mayor Tom Hill for public relation purposes The recommendation followed discussion by com mittee members whether the mayor should have a fund for public relations or simply use council public relations fund The recommendation will go before town council at its next meeting on Feb statement names of officers Councillor noted hat number of members regional government members residing in wis considering grants from Hills and whether other both regional and municipal grants have been applied for levels provided that both levels This recommendation are iw ire of the other grants followed three requests for He added that uniform grands which appeared on the justification of he committee agenda grant were bolh essential Coun Ernie suggested discussion on what lhat council should wait for the requirements were necessary regional policy eon for rant application grants before making i followed resulting in the decision He noted that recnmmendition to go before directed the regioml Hills councillors government might be directed Mnndav Strong winds which struck the over lhe weekend caused damage throughout Hilton Hills limbs from trees were torn off as winds through the to miles WIND STRIKES AREA per hour Morelte general superintendent public works said cleanup crews spent more lhan seven hours removing and cutting up tree- In a fallen tree blocked Main North until the work crews arrived at a m he sud Mr Morelte noted as well telephone poles were down on the eighth line between Sidcroads and 15 Commission also reported problems resulting from the winds A power failure there blacked out half lhe lown for iwo hours on Sunday morning It is believed the failure originated In March 1 Likely Interim Tax Date It appears that March will lie advised of our predicament here a grant we gel be the earliest possible date for interim tax billing in Hallon IlillS Town treasurer Lloyd told members of the finance and personnel com that due to lhe slowness of provincial assessment office interim tax billing would be out before March Mr FOUR TEENS KILLED limited funds and lhal conditional we should have interim MILLION grants The letter also stated hat the j minister expected paments to Ernie Sykes added nvon Ha would com increase 4 million this lhe slowness year while pament to The announcement was Hilts will double in by a letter to council Sykes said the John White Minister of ministers teller did not include Peterson noted that it had been Treasury Economics and council had asked for hoped that lhe interim billing Intergovernmental Affairs Weaskedforstartupgrants would be out by Feb 19 concerning Hills e consolidation of The discussion request for start up grants for three municipalities into one Harry Levy to ask that the municipality He asked if Hills the committee provide The scaled thai grants for pari of the SI Hills council with a recom were provided on an un million to the region mcndation thai in view of the conditional basis and not on Clerk administrator Doug caused Lhe assessment individual priorities replied lhal the department that the minister Mr Peterson remarked distribution of regional monies was laid out by formula Fire Chief Has New Office Srzi t ire Chief Mick Holmes and a Mr McKenzie said the room monies recreation director lor the could be used as a local office rep that this had Acton area will be provided or Mayor Tom Hill and for been abandoned space in the former Acton special occasions As well he i haven had word on municipal building on Mill said could be provided one any kind of a grant Street or day a week to the Levy voiced hia Hie building mil also be usee lo feelings on the subject when he by the regional social and Are we to go into debt department J suggest the ourselves Idrens room be used a local meeting place for ward one councillors Mr Petersons reply was No Then Queen Park inefficiency is costing us money Coun Levy stated Mr then lold of the March 1 interim lax date Developer Plans Seniors Housing For Acton Area An unidentified local developer plans to construct senior citizen units within the shopping area of Acton according to Lea Duby said however the project will be delayed until Hills officially applies to lhe Ontario Housing Cor poralion for senior citizen accommodation within Aclon need study that would be carried out by the housing corporation would determine lhe number of units to be constructed Coun would not Identify lhe developer and would not specify the area the units are to He explained publicity l to a previous lo purchase for a senior citizen development resulted In fluctuating land costs that eventually soared higher than lhe was willing pay The problem facing the now however Is a lack of an application from the community As far as I was concerned said coun Duby and my council was concerned we had a standing application before the housing corporation He reported however that the does not share that The land negotiations are no problem he noted If the gels in a lelter of need Quarter Million Assists The federal minister of industry trade and com merce Gillespie has announced approval of a million loan from the federal governments winter capital project fund for a recreation complex in George lown Loans from the winter capital project fund carry an incentive feature all direct onsite labor costs incurred during the winter months are per cent forgiven Onsite labor costs incurred during summer months are So per cent forgiven They are paid for by the federal govern ment and subtracted from the amount of the loan Mr Gillespie noted that this facility will Improve the community recreation program in Georgetown Georgetown has an active minor hockey and figure skating program with more lhan I children taking part The present arena la more than years old with a small ce surface thai cannot adequately accommodate the present demand Construction for which this loan is lo be used Is expected be completed In the fall of 1974 family and by lhe children socle I v If council approves We have to ask ourselves Four teenagers died In the wreckage of this late model Mustang when it collided with an Ontario Hydro truck on Highway 7 about one mile east of last Wed Dead are two town others Leonard and Stephen Yeo Harry Christie and Donna of Bramalea Another passenger in the car Cathy was rushed to Peel Memorial Hospital where ah is listed in satisfactory condition According to Snelgrove OPP the Hydro truck was turning left from Die Fifth Line onto Highway 7 when the crash occurred The Impact lore lhe top half of the Mustang right off and sent pieces of the car hurtling as far as 100 yards away The three boys were going to look for a Job Brampton as the had all been laid off the week before Bolh girls who were attended Bramalea Secondare School SIS SWtSC he said Mr rcpHcd that The committer based its Mr said locating Hills was currently proposal on a lelter from Acton Mr Holmes in the municipal using Georgetown surplus Garnet McKenn who recommended the former clerk office be utilized to ivpists serve lavks vice building would provide him th telephone service and w that it could Levy inquired INSIDE iPSL BIB PUPILS AT Public School raised money for a bird sanctuary in Streetsvllle SeepfcturetandstoiyPkge THESECONDoflheweeUy How to series snows now your socks are manufactured See Page SECTION Feature Sports Classified s ft pg SFCTION Special Editorials PS