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The Home Newspaper of Hills Second CUm Mall Registered Number J THE HERALD WEDNESDAY MAY IS IBM Return Postage Guaranteed IT per year Single Copy Price Fifteen Cent Finance Committee Seeks Government Aid Halton Hills finance com mittee is seeking provincial government subsidies until the next Interim tax levy Finance chairman Coun G MacKenzle said at a com mittee meeting Monday night that the province has indicated grants may be available The government did say we may get grants to tide us over he said We have now paid out more to the school board and region than we took in on the interim levy and our interim levy was at maximum According to town treasurer Lloyd Peterson grants are calculated on a percentage of the net levy Seven per cent of the net levy may be realized as a general support grant he explained In his report to the com Mr Peterson noted a resources equalization grant is also available which Is calculated on the 1973 equalization assessment figures which are obtained from the Ministry of Revenue Assessment Branch He added that the treasury department Is seeking direction from the ministry to finance current expenditures with No Mail Monday Area letter carriers have the day off this Monday Victoria Day May 20 and there will be no home delivery service that day There will be the normal street letter boxes on the holiday but there will be no such service on Sunday Regular mall service will resume on Tuesday either an additional tax levy or provincial tideover grants Mr Peterson described the difficulties he is having trying to contact the ministry I phoned the subsidiary branch today Monday and I couldn get through to them They dont seen to know where they are he added Mr Peterson Is trying to arrange a meeting with the branch this week If I can get a commitment from them no said we can get the grants Town May Have Brochures If recreation director Doug Colllson can get his brochures outlining summer programmes in Hills printed and mailed for under the general administration com mittee believes he should be allowed to do it The committee Monday night reviewed Mr Collisons second request for the brochures The the estimated was too high Roy Booth chairman of the committee however explained Monday night that to run ads in the three local newspapers for two weeks would cost somewhere around Mr Collison has looked into the total cost of printing and mailing and believes it can be done for under Coun Booth Bald He also said that if It was turned down this would Happiness is a ride on a be the first time in eight years goround for four year that Georgetown has not sent out the brochures Conciliation Talks Fail Union Calls Strike Vote They also want higher student rates better uniform allowances and an improved health plan We went to Toronto last week expecting to move on some things and have the town move on some Mr Robinson added But they didnt and now Im definitely calling for a vote The union could strike legally 16 days after receiving a letter from the labor board outlying the results of the conciliation talks Councillor W a council representative and chairman of the finance committee says The next move Is up to the union unless something happens to bring us back together He believes the town of a fair proposal to the union We improved our offer to cents an hour he said We also offered better vacations improved benefits and an eyeglass plan which Included the whole family He said the town would have to wait for the labor boards letter before deciding the next step The door isnt closed for more talks he added exceeded the limits council gave us to reach an agreement but last week council confirmed our stand They felt we were very fair CARNIVAL DAZE Williams The carnival rides were set up at Georgetown Market SCOUTS LOSE WAY Estate Homes Proposed For Esquesing Coun Dick Howitt voted in favor of a resolution to have a proposed sub division for referred to the planning advisory sub committee for further study The dragstrip has already mutilated the land and I have to agree that we have to go to residential development he commented The Halton Hills general administration committee had a brief onsen ted Monday night by Walter So pink a of the Medallion Aire Estates Ltd regarding the land between fifth and sixth line west of highway seven The land is now the site of Toronto International Dragway and the principal owners Robert Cooper and Tom Reed want area rezoned for residential use Right now the owners have three options said Mr Soplnka They can continue to run the track or they can lease It to someone else or they can change the use of the land Mr Soplnka noted that leasing was a very serious contention of the owners He added that It was almost im possible to return the land for agriculture use He pointed out that many of the neighbors complained about the track but his clients had spent a great deal of money on the property The estate development would not only be advantageous to my clients but to the com munity as a whole he ex plained The is not conforming to the zoning by law and by its very existence is noisey and creates increased traffic flow There are only two ways for the owners to get a return on their money either they con tinue the dragwoy or set up residential zoning Hills planner Mario Vendittl noted that estate development seemed very logical for the location but added that We dont really have a policy on estate development and I think we should look at other com Approximately homes are proposed with a minimum of two acres or each lot The homes will be on a septic tank system with well water Roy Booth chairman of the committee pointed out that Many of these homes would cost somewhere around probably and Just how do we police the area Mayor Tom Hill explained that The police commission will phase out the OPP in the area In the next three years and well have our Hills detachment of the regional police for the whole area The resolution was to the planning advisory sub committee for further study Nature Walk For May Federation of Ontario Naturalists is a provincial profit organization concerned with the awareness and con of our natural heritage A Federation cor slating of more than 45 natural history clubs and organizations across Ontario aim Is to instill a worthwhile knowledge and subsequent understanding of our environment To encourage a better awareness of your natural surroundings people in the Community are invited to Join members of the Georgetown and District Naturalist Club on the Ontario Nature Walk Saturday May Walk will be held in areas of local natural significance NEWS IN BRIEF TED ARTS HOME at 115 Blvd Georgetown was broken Into at 1 m on May 10 The home was entered and one guitar valued at approximately was stolen THERE WAS A TWO CAR collision at and Drive resulting In an estimated damages A car driven by William Chard 14 Elizabeth Street Georgetown had damages and a car driven by Catherine 117 Rexway Drive Georgetown had an estimated damage The ac cident at 11 p m Saturday May 11 ACTON OPP EXECUTED a search warrant at 13 Church St in Acton and seized a small amount of marijuana Monday night Edward 20 of 13 Church St will appear In court July THERE WAS ONLY ONE fire all week in Hills A car caught fire on the Corners on Thursday May at 11 a m Two men were using a cutting torch to install new shock absorbers when the car caught fire Halton Hills Fire Depart ment put the fire out in minutes MAYOR TOM HILL was requested by resolution last Tuesday night to proclaim this week May to IB as Police Week in the town of Hills COUNCILLORS AGREED last Tuesday night to pay BOO to Dorothy Stone to cover her professional services to the town by designing a coat of arms They also requested that Miss Stone continue with the registering of the arms in Scotland and with the patents office In Canada ACTON HIGH SCHOOL is holding an open house to help celebrate the centennial year In Acton The theme of Wednesday evening which runs from until 10 p m is Yesterday Today and Tomorrow There will be displays and exhibitions of various clubs and classroom activities A RESOLUTION was passed at the council meeting here last Tuesday night to have Mayor Tom Hill schedule a meeting with representatives of the area service clubs and community groups to discuss ideas for a fund raising campaign to support the proposed Georgetown Arena Local of the Canadian Employees Union was scheduled to meet last night and In an interview last week union president Kent Robinson said a strike of outside workers may be right around the corner It looks like an early strike to me he commented after conciliation talks with Halton Hills town representatives Im calling a membership meeting on Tuesday last night and theres no way the union committee is recommending the towns offer Mr Robinson described the talks as a waste of time He pointed out that town negotiators only offered another two cents per hour which would raise the new rate a total of cents per hour for a laborer They also left nine other articles The outside workers including garbage collectors grave diggers and parks and road maintenance men have been asking for a 45 cents per hour wage increase since the talks began two months ago Committee Supports Hockey Resolution The general administration paragraphs seven and eight commttee agreed to a We resolution recommending that Evince agree to pari a regarding the O HA Junior B protest to the Ontario Hockey Association concerning B Blues and the violence in junior hockey Hamilton Red Wings and Coun Roy Booth chairman vlo in hockey in of the committee read a that we deplore the resolution from the city of 0HA Brampton and the Peel Regional Munlcpality con ccrning the aspects of violence In hockey and especially a game played between the Blues and the Hamilton Red Wings Junior Teams We have to decide whether this resolution is aimed at doing An application to reione Three types of homes would town houses and the Canadian a good job for sports in Ontario industrial land to residential be Included on the acres of National Railway tracks he or is It something they want to land in Acton was referred to land continued Mr Ward He said hang on Hamilton said Coun the planning advisory com- added that part of the sub- I know that a number Booth I dont agree with the by the Halton Hills division would be single family land owners In the area are Whole resolution but I General Administration detached homes part single interested support some type of policing at Committee last Monday night family semidetached homes becoming residential rather The resolution called for munlcpality to Protest the apparent lack of control and physical violence allowed at the Ontario Hockey Association Junior B final game between the Bramaiea Blues and the Hamilton Red Wings It also noted that the should hold a special league and take the However Mr the Acton to stoo violence and Mr Civlero would elopers rather than onto Mr Ward believed that the P like subdivision of thsidcZd developmentcouldallowforthe If we delete portions of the would add a buffer between the change recommendation it would be all right with me added Coun Booth Just paragraphs seven and eight put the linger on Hamilton Coun LesDuby added that he agreed with Coun Booth There Is a general to these things happening but I agree to the principle of the resolution John Nesset and David leave the Police Station Sunday af ternoon where they were taken after spending the night on Caledon Mountain In a lightning storm The boys had been separated from other scouts during a 20 mile hike over the weekend Acton Residents Propose Land Zoning Change The resolution came after a and the rest would be town than industrial he told the presentation to the committee houses committee This survey will from Alon Ward president of Well stress small block compliment the residents that who represented units of town houses with eight are living on land surrounding two Halton Hills residents Paul homes per block he added It and Gino Civiero Each block will have a central Roy Booth chairman At park at the rear of it and a of the committee noted that The property is bordered by park Is set aside to serve Georgetown had a stipulation Main Street to the North and survey that no more than six the CNR tracks to the south and Mr Wflrd j could be built in a Is currently zoned industrial e this may carry over to Ward However Mr a Two busloads carrying more than 100 area senior citizens left for a tour of the Toronto SENIORS TOUR ISLANDS Islands Saturday morning The day was arranged and sponsored by Georgetown Lions and the buses departed from the Legion Hall at 10 Municipalities Cut Region Budget Townhouses Proposed For Ontario Street A 1B0 unit town house sub- development of Ontario Committee asked if It would be division proposed for Ontario Street he added Also we possible to put a price control Street in Georgetown was havent hampered any possible on the selling of the homes in LJlx LI referred to the planning ad development of Ann Street to the development so the average IS subcommittee the the north family could afford one Hills general ad He added that due to the It would be a unique minlstratlcn committee rolling topography of the land situation for a developer to be Monday night many of the town houses would told by the municipality what be hidden from view by other he could sell his homes for Council agreed last Tuesday A brief was presented to the persons Only the homes answered Mr This night to present a completed committee by Orest Ontario Street will be Is something new to me but I capital forecast to the regional manager of Alliance Building ne wont reject It we try to council and also decided to Corp Ltd who are the Coun Booth request the Ontario Municipal developers of the four phase Administration vicinity can afford Board to withdraw two project Free Car Safety Check They a A total of million was cut from the capital budgets of the area municipalities in Halton Region reducing he total capital budget by 28 percent for the region The budget stands at IB 3 million down from an original million requested by the municipalities However these budgets were returned by regional treasurer Don Far mer who noted that a budget over million would impair future borrowing by the region He asked the area municipalities to lower their budgets by by at least per cent Burlington made the largest cut in the budgets lowering theirs by to a total of The lowest reduction was from Ookvllle who dropped the budget by to The Halton Hills council lowered their budget by more than million to while Miltons new capital budget was for Regional council will receive a recommendation from the administration and Finance Committee to send the capital budget for deventure quotas bv the Ontario Municipal Board homes per acre he remarked With existing bylaws Alliance could build a concerning the safety of your maximum of units on the car during next week you can totalling 565 000 are the library expansion Hydro Roads water sanitation sewers treatment expansion million and recrea on me feruuiiu The council also decided to noted that the lanes at Georgetown Market aHimDlv waVrdiu drivers company was willing finish tatagto get unsafe Accident Claims Act Should any car prove properly but were get lately check tor tree 1 till In the Mining Regional Police Force rammed the land ore operating traffic OMB on two projects the in he development of paved cars off the road door pool in Acton and the roads storm sewers sanitation Drivers can volunteer or may arena theatre complex in sewers and water mains in the be asked to stop and have their Georgetown The pool is of the develop- cars submitted to a point scheduled to be built with funds safety check The drivers from the Acton Lions Club fund Were willing to finance the license and motor vehicle raising campaign and from whale project iui we area in permit will also be checked as noon and 1 to 30 p reserve money order to get going on the will the Insurance and Friday a m to noon not be aware of The checks will be held on Tuesday May 21 from 1 00 to 4 Wednesday and Thursday HUP TWO THREE FOUR CMON MEN MOVE YOUR TAILS ENEMY TANKS APPROACHING SARGE AINT GONNA LIKE THIS QUICKCLOSE YOUR EYES AND PRETEND YOU DONT SEE IT SO FAR SO GOOD WHEN I SAY THE WORD WADDLE FOR ALL YOURE WORTH Herald Photo