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Regional Councillors Censured Hal ton Regional Councillors agreed that two members of the council should be censured for their actions in dealing with a confidential report which was released to the press and vent to Queens Park At their meeting Wednesday the councillors were told that a report prepared by the department heads was released to the press by Coun Jack chairman of the works committee and sent to Queens Park by regional chairman Allan Masson The report requested by the administration and finance committee and the public works committee discussed the reasons why five contracts for water and sewer projects were allowed lo expire In the region Regional solicitor Noel Bates and regional director of public works Bob Bailie prepared the report noting that the main reason was poor llason between the region and the municipalities However he report was released to three members of the press during the works committee meeting last Wednesday Coun ex plained that he felt the truth should be reported I didnt feel that anything In the report was confidential said while ex plaining his actions The press were present when Mr Bates waB questioned about the report and so I felt it would be better if they had the whole report and could write the facts During the works committee meeting he told the press that contract could cost tax payers an additional It million for the work Many of the councillors at the meeting yesterday were upset because of the report Mayor Anne MacArthur of Milton one of the areas affected explained that we heard a two minute report by Mr Bates at the works meeting yet newspapers carried a full report before we even had a chance to see a copy Parts of this report are simply not true she added Were In the process of a document now In ilton and I say that you should hire a better Sherlock Holmes Mayor MacArthur was peaking about four projects In Milton Forest Grove Sewers Beaver Sewers Kelso Park and sewers for Miltons Main Street One other con tract had expired Bronte Creek Park water and sewers for Burlington Mayor Harry Barrett of Oak- vllle was very upset by the report and claimed It tried to shift responsibility for what will cost the tax payers an additional million How long are the areas going to bang their heads against the wall he asked Im bitterly disappointed If this is what the staff does Its a disgusting attempt to shift the blame for a job they didnt do Mayor Barrett added that it was time to tell the regional staff whos running the region we councillors have a responsibility to run It We want the cooperation of the staff he said Burlington Mayor George asked regional chairman Allan Masson what he planned to do about the report But Mr said that he had no recom mendations as vet I had hoped today that you would have said something said Mayor Herring ton Either to demote discharge or some fashion of punish ment Coun Pat McLaughlin and Ernie Sykea admitted that a mistake was made but the problem was not who made the mistake but how It could be remedied in the shortest possible time The report criticizes the regional staff the area staff and the council explained Coun McLaughlin Lets accept the criticism and stop this petty fighting and get back to running the region T regional chairman should censured for releasing the report before council discussed It Mr Masson admitted to sending the report to Queens Park The motion was made by Coun Terry Mannell who noted that its just a light rap on the knuckles but the important thing now Is how do we get the contracts underway and how do we net this region operating again The Herald Home Newspaper of Hills Second Clais Mall Registered Number THE HERALD WEDNESDAY JUNE 12 Postage Guaranteed per year Single Copy Price Fifteen Cents Economy Is Strong Says Turner Finance minister John JwWents yesterday duringa This is the strongest growth Turner believes that Canadas meeting in that is real growth and not economic future la improving J growth of an economy but would improve more if the projections for of any country In the world he Liberal budget adopted growth In this explained There will be at Mr Turner speaking to country of five to five and a half least 300000 new Jobs In the percent country this year FINANCE MINISTER John Turner centre accepts a gift of appreciation from Miss Elizabeth President of Halton and East Liberal Association after a speech delivered at St Georges Anglican Church on Guclph Morrow Criticizes Road Budget Grants Two ministry of councillors told the works committee Monday that tbelr budget for road repairs was parochial and unfair Coun Morrow prepared a letter for presentation to the committee Monday He noted that Georgetown residents paid approximately per cent of the bill but received less than 30 per cent of the work I submit that this budget is a ripoff of the former Georgetown residents he commented If we are con cerned about being fair then this budget must be drastically revised The letter was presented in a special meeting of the general administration and works committees Roy Booth presented It In Coun Morrows absence and noted that he supported it However Coun Len Coxe chairman of the works com mittee felt that the budget was for the benefit of Hills and not individual wards The budget la not parochial he said Its silly to have four wards sharing a budget equally when one ward might have only miles of roads to service and another have 125 miles he said quoting Ballpark figures A copy of the letter la printed below To The Mayor and Members of Council Gentlemen For some time now we have been attempting to prepare budgets for Halton Hills and In doing so we have always made strong reference to the budgets of former municipalities in 1973 There has always been a concerted effort to do that which is fair I believe that the proposed capital works projects follow none of these principles and Is grossly unfair to the residents of former Georgetown Explanation is as follows Total Major Capital Works Sargeant Road Storm Sewers Stew a rttow n Road 7200 3 Acton Boulevard 26000 Line Line Church Street Storm Sewers 25200 Guelph Street Georgetown WelllngtonStreetStormScwera Line 10 Line 15000 When we consider that former Georgetown pays ap proximately per cent of the bill and will receive less than 30 per cent of the work and even much less when we consider that the tor Guelph Street Is per cent paid for by the Province then I submit that this budget is a ripoff nothing more and nothing less of the former Georgetown residents This will be according to the budget the first year in many years that no major road reconstruction will be taking place in former Georgetown There are many streets such as Ray lawn Rexway and Just to name a few which sorely need reconstruction and the residents of these streets have been patiently waiting with the knowledge that the Town has a has He added that the real problem began in 1973 when problem in terms of limiting many of the major countries in the capacity is a problem of the world were expanding and shortages a shortage of had a greater demand than Mr Turner said that the the roof he explained doubled the price of wool cotton tin and most of the metals and foods like coffee tea and sugar Continuing Mr Turner pointed out that the oil coun tries quadrupled the price of oil from 2 to a barrel and except for Germany and the Netherlands everyone In the world Is suffering worse than Now its up to the govern ment to balance the two forces of supply and demand he added To do this we are trying to Increase our productivity In reviewing the past year Mr Turner explained that the government eliminated the capital gains tax on farm lands to keep people on the farm hoping to Increase productivity For industrial increases he noted that the manufacturing and processing taxes were decreased For the first time there were 110000 new manufacturing jobs available Canada is the largest trading nation on a basis in the world Mr Turner explained There is noway we can put up barriers of any type or we deprive ourselves of the available markets Mr Turner wondered how the conservative government would control the price of imports About onethird of what we consume is Imported so how do we control the prices he asked Speaking about the freeze Mr Turner noted hat no definitions were used to describe the type of freeze Theyre calling it a flexible freeze which will be retroactive he said I stuck to my guns about Industry Incentives no major union Is against these incentives because they know its their jobs against the American jobs he said In a short note to Mayor Tom Hill who welcomed the Finance Minister by com plaining about the lack of provincial and federal funds for municipalities Mr Turner said municipalities are the responsibility of the federal government Out of the billion Im responsible for well transfer billion to the provinces he explained Thats one quarter of the taxpayers dollar and its up to the province to fulfill a need Other benefits of the budget Included Incentives or the small businessman and im provements for people on fixed Street yesterday Halton Liberal candidate Dr Frank Is pictured at left CAMPAIGN TRAIL LIBERAL BLAKELOCK HIGH SCHOOL IN was the site last Saturday evening of a Liberal rally complete with balloons fanfare and speeches by canaaidatc Dr Frank and prime minister Pierre Trudeau who explained the new Liberal housing policy Candidate visited Georgetown last week to attend the blood donor clinic the racquet club meeting the Rotary club auction and the luncheon for federal finance minister John Turner Dr Phllbrook was busy last week throughout Halton region canvassing main tree ting and visiting door-to- door He will be in Milton and Oakville tomorrow Oakville on Friday Acton on Saturday and back to Oakville until Tuesday NDP CANDIDATE ARCHIE BROWN filed his official nomination with the returning officer last Monday He kicked off his campaign by taping a program at cable television station Wednesday candidate Brown held an informal discussion with the life skills class at Sheridan College Thursday Mr Brown will be at the Milton high school speaking to students and answering questions and Friday General Wolfe high school in will be the arena for residents of the area to raise questions about the election CONSERVATIVE CANDIDATE Terry OConnor stated in last Monday that the principal Issues of the election were in flation strikes in essential services and the unemployment Insurance commission OConnor spent last week doorknocking polling and meeting residents in Oakville and Milton He dropped in a wedding anniversary in Acton a horse show in Erin and at a Portugese celebration in Oakville Mr OConnor will be travelling throughout this week and will be available for questions at the all- candidate meetings NOTES An all candidates meeting will be held at 100 pm Thursday June 13 at Milton high school at am Friday June at General Wolfe school In Oakville at the Oakville Rotary Club at pm Monday June 17 and at the Robert Utile school auditorium In Acton on Tuesday June IB Committee Fights Land Use Policy The general administration committee Monday criticized the Ontario Governments land use policy in the Toronto Centre region plan Coun rue Morrow questioned two ministry of housing representatives whether the was still In effect or had been changed He noted that Hills was designated for a persons a low growth centre Are we going to develop homes or not In this area he asked If we are then well have to use the agricultural land surrounding Georgetown Coun Morrow told the representatives that be un derstood that the TCR plan was changed for Hills making the area a high growth area We need to know where we stand he continued If you would have left us alone we would have satisfied the needs and provided an adequate amount of developed land Other councillors in the committee agreed with the complaints Coun Dick Howitt felt that some emphasis lost for preserving agricultural land In the plan When the plan was set up there was a heavy emphasis on preserving agricultural land he added Now the thing la up in the air and we need answers The two representatives Peter Martin and Bob Holmes attended the meeting to explain the ministrys new program of financial assistance for housing projects based on the con clusions of a special task force Mr Martin explained that the TCR was released prematurely It never took into account the idea of new serviced land for development he ex plained Whats happening at the moment Is a reevaluation of It However Coun pointed out that the official plan of the former Township of Esqueslng was based on the TCR plan You know that the province made it clear that the TC the basis for the plan he continued Now Im confused Is Esqueslng to remain rural agricultural greenbelt with only four or five estatetype developments he asked We have at least developers right now that can begin con struction of estatetype If you want homes Mr Martin explained thai estate housing was not Included in the provinces program for financial aid This pertains only to serviced land and estate developments are beyond the scope of the program he added Mr Holmes noted that Halton Hills has the ball in your court and now you can do something about it Trudeau At Oakville Rally Two ministry of housing representatives began a series of meetings with Halton area municipalities Monday In Hills to explain the new program for financing Peter Martin and Bob Holmes explained to the general administration com mittee that the plan Included cooperation among the province developer and municipalities The ministry of housing felt that hey must speak for housing In the province commented Mr Martin There is a great need for housing affordable housing And depending on the type of dwelling the province will supply grants for between 450 and 600 per unit to the municipality Mr Martin noted that the fund is titled the Housing Action Facilitating Fund The target is to provide homes for income groups not for one type of people he explained The provinces role is primarily financial tided and an unfair portion of their tax dollar Is being directed to other areas If we are in fact concerned about being fair then this budget must be drastically revised to reflect to a greater degree an objective distribution of the tax dollar Morrow Councillor NEWS IN BRIEF ACTON OPP WERE involved In a high speed chase along high way south of 17 sideroad Police report that the chase began at 125 Monday and ended soon after when the car they chased landed In a ditch beside the road Wayne Paul MR will appear In court July THERE WAS A two car collision on Weber Drive last Friday June 7 The accident occurred on the south bend of Weber Drive and Duncan Drive The car driven by Mrs Claire Road South Georgetown received damage and the ear driven by Carl 21 Rosefleld Drive received damage SIMON SON OF Mr and Mrs Derek Joynes of Georgetown and a student of Milton High School placed Ihird In the 1500 metre race for juniors at Centennial Stadium In Etoblcoke Friday His time was four minutes a seconds Simon has just been named athlete of the year at the Milton school HILLS council agreed to a resolution last Tuesday to hire two summer students for work in town offices The students will work in the and clerks offices for two months beginning on July 1074 They will earn per week Till- WEEK of June will be proclaimed senior citizens Acton Canoeist week in he town of Halton Hills flic council agreed their WIWM meeting last Tuesday to issue the Residents of Halton Region got a chance Saturday night to hear first hand a new Liberal housing policy which was In troduced last week by Prime Minister Trudeau Speaking at a packed ville high school auditorium Mr said his party Is telling Canadians not to pur chase homes right now but rather wait for the next two years until the market comes down If his party retains lis control of Parliament he said the Liberals will pass legislation allowing Canadians to set aside 10000 from salaries tax free if it is to be used for purchasing a home If you cant wait well ensure available money for a low down payment if you are buying a moderately priced home he said Mr appeared at the rally In support of Liberal hopeful Frank Phllbrook HOUSING PLAN The housing plan will make mortgage money available for Canadians to 15000 annually Mr Trudeau also promised to direct builders and contractors to construct more moderately priced homes For every person earning per year were saying you will nave a monthly in terest reducing grant he said To undo the effect of the per cent federal sales tax on building materials will cost the federal treasury million However the prime minister noted that Is a good average per family and were giving it back to people who are buying for time a moderately priced home This does help a great many Canadians but the houses dont spring up like mushrooms he Mr Trudeau saved some of Us speech for an attack on the Conservative wage and price controls promoted by PC Leader Robert OCONNOR OPENS ACTON OFFICE P Terry OConnor opened a campaign office in Acton last Thursday at Mill St If people require election In formation they can contact him at the office at Mr OConnor wishes to remind Acton residents that the town Is classified as an urban polling centre this year so therefore persons must have their names on the voters lists to be eligible to vole If you want to check to see If your name Is on the list Mr OConnor suggests you phone his office THE TREASURER was instructed by a resolution from council Inst Tuesday to issue a cheque for to the Regional tandfiH for lhe A RECEPTION IS BEING HELD on Saturday June at Robert Little School Acton for Mrs Jane Gamble retiring from the school after 23 years service Students former students parents bleachers and friends invited to come to the resource centre and enjoy a cup of len visit with Mrs Gamble and sign the guest TERRY OCONNOR for sent the following telegram to the Governor General Jules at Government House The people Halton Hills sincerely wish you a speedy and complete recovery We look forward to your resuming your much appreciated service on our behalf On 6Day Trip About persona left Acton High School Tuesday for a six day canoe trip covering about miles in Park Three staff members joined the students of the en vironmental science course in outdoor education on the trip The trip Includes a two mile portage with the students and completed a study unit on the area dealing with park legislation Tney will return late Monday Have they told you how its going to work he asked of the policy Ask them how they will keen the price of food down he said Either there Is no lid on the price or control of food or If there Is a freeze how will they avoid the American when It doesnt pay to produce food LIBERAL POLICY Continuing on inflation the prime minister said his party doesnt have the perfect answer but the policy is to help those who need help the moat He also told the crowd that Liberal policies Increased both the agricultural and Industrial FOUR FIRES The Georgetown Fire Department reported four fires laslweek At Friday June there was a bush fire on tracks behind Moore Park On the same day at am there was another grass fire this time at the 15 Sideroad on the Eighth Line Towards midnight on Friday a car caught fire at Sims Gate at The fourth fire was at pm Monday A brush fire was reported in the ravine behind Georgetown and District High School The Fire Department had little difficulty putting these ires out productivity and created new Jobs last year We increased production our economy is increasing eight per cent per year were producing more Mr told the audience that Liberal are beginning to work explained that family allowances were Increased along with old age pensions and guaranteed annual incomes Have the PCs told you how price and wage controls would keep down one thlrdof the goods we Import from other coun tries He asked Theres one third of the cost of living He explained that nobody is asking for perfect solutions It Is the ability of Canadians to understand that there are conflicting interests he added We must have faith that Canadians will compromise and make concessions Prime Minister referred to Liberal candidate Dr Frank as a true Canadian He called him a candidate with faith of humanity a lust for life and someone who gets involved SPLIT PROPOSED region may become a threeway split in provincial elections If recommendations by the Ontario electoral boundaries commission are accepted The commission proposed that the riding which Is split Into East and Halton Westbe redivided Into Burlington and Halton and a total of three seats With other recommendations Including two new ridings in Peel and three in metro Toronto the number of teats In the Ontario legislation increases to 123 from 117 One major problem produced by the recommendation is a split In Burlington The southern section of the city will belong to the Burlington riding while the north will be part of Both Halton West MPP George Kerr and Halton East Jim Snow are opposed to the recommendation labelling It silly They would rather see Burlington as a single riding