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Tilt June Page 3 Acton wants out of region citing loss of identity of Acton will be pretexting a petition to Queen Park to review regional government in light of dissatisfaction with the form of government imposed in Peter chairman of the Actonlans for Acton committee which last week released a brief outlining a number of dissatisfactions the group found said Monday thai the petition has received a very good reaction from Deadline for signatures on the petition la July and a home tohouse canvass Is being considered he said The petition will likely be prcsen to Queen Park the fall The brief presented last Wednesday to Milton Mayor Don Gordon who is chairman of he regional Bill 151 review committee has three major regional government In Hat ton Hills One the main prerequisites of a successful system Is for community interest to develop between amalgamated parties and in Hills this has failed to happen says the brief Experience over the past three and one half years indicated widening disparity between the former towns of Acton and Georgetown says the brier We believe this has been caused by a feeling In the Former town of Acton of a gradual demoralizing loss of identity The identity issue has had a great effect in Hills unlike the urban anas of Oak Burlington and Milton which all retained antonomy their area councils the brief says Acton no longer has a town office or council chambers the works and administrative departments personnel have btcn transferred out of town CWL supper held most boards have been dissolved and control of local iier and sewer concerns is I perry with vastly Inferior 5nuwlcdge and experience with local requirements has treated much bad feeling in Acton the brief says The town of Acton previously had nine elected officials to municipal governments whereas now it has only three who yet earn three times the salary of the former and are spread too thin We feel it is almost possible for three people to satisfactorily look the day to day needs of the town of Acton in the areas of town govirnminl in Hills and regionally In has become too costly to maintain at its current rate or growth in taxes the brief Litis In support it cites an ibe in the numbers of icipal employees with the Increased costs of salaries benefits and pen The brief recommends that as it is virtually impossible for the average to un the financial operations of regional government an auditor general reporting direct to the tint payers be established Drastic revisions in the structure of Hills are required the brief says If Region was poor vi- Poplllon chairman C Leatherland poll input from Acton alliens secretary Malcolm B and detrimental to the future of the Aclonlnns ft Bonne tte Shoemaker M Smith Acton and should fur committee arc A D Dills and The ladies of Holy Cross Catholic Worn ens League their annual Pot Luck supper in the church halt Monday evening with members in attendance The short business meeting consisted of for the anniversary Tea to be held Sunday Sept A motion was to a local Religious program channel 1 Church Today donat on