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Ontorlo g still available your House f Improvement Time Wail Before making those badly needed home repairs the town of Helton Hills and the province housing mini have something which might be of some help Under the Ontario Home Repairs Program the town was given MO last summer to disperse among homeowners meeting OH HP requirements Bui so far the program hasn attracted much If your family total income from all sources doesn exceed 15 and you own and live in your own home you could be eligible or up to under OHRP repayable at low interest There haven I been that many people taking age of It town deputy clerk trench Bald Friday noting that only three applications for the program were received in 1980 and one so far in 1981 While the loan isn I offered or new rec rooms or kitchen cupboards Is available Tor bringing homes up lo muni ci pa I standards by correct ing faulty foundations plumbing heating and trical problems and may be used add insulation the homeowner applies for loan Mr trench explained his house Is inspected by a town build ing Inspector to determine what repairs arc necessary to bring It up to Ihe town s bylaws lit making your for a loan determine that your adjusted family income is less than a year by deducting from the principle wageearners gross income any or all or the Following spouse earnings up to Si BOO for each dependent child the first earned by a one parent family principle wage- earner living out and travelling expenses where not covered the employer excluding veiling ex pens lo and from work self employment expenses rclat to earning income or otherwise allowed as by Ihe Income Tax Up or the loan is meaning that for each year the homeowner lives in his house the province will consider repaid The balance of ihe loan is repayable over a yean at moderate interest rates although Include the forgive- able amount if they move before the province considers it paid Once the loan Is approved he homeowner may go ahead and tractors to do job or he may do the work himself The proposed construction must be with a municipal building Inspector In addition to helping homeowners with necessary repairs to relatively new buildings may also be used lo repair homes of historic value The OHRP brochure is available at the town office l EXCELLENCE AWARD IN CUSTOMER RELATIONS 1 the HERALD Home Newspaper of Halton Hills Wednesday January Committees positions revamped Council agrees to streamline region DANCERS CHOICE square dancers from all southern Ontario travelled to Georgetown and District High School night in dosl do at the Pine alley iquarcs Hit local Businesses chipped in to make the event a success Ceramics Georgetown Stove and little Theatre and The Weavers wide cross section of occupations these square dancers have trained for some time to coordinate dnncr pattern Thrt were I alley caller Hex McCarthy and professional Jim I Creek Meanwhile the Georgetown I did some style Herald Closely following recom mendations made In on on going management study regional council has approved wide ranging re forms for its treasury depart men and committee system There has been insufficient willingness among council lore to pursue a common goal of improving governance of the region an executive structure report prepared by Hickhng Johnston Consultants of Toronto says Instead the report some appear Ically to hold hope that the region would disappear or shrink In role and import In the first of the study handed down to council during a special five- hour meeting Wednesday Johnston council to trim its present committee system to committees and one coordinating commit tec The move blends smaller committees sewer rates and solid waste manage ment into a larger body called the planning and public works committee while health and social services would remain an ind policy forming The rd smaller decision maker would retain similar functions to the existing fin and administration committee overseeing ate planning forming flnan policy and handling per issues within the differ regional departments By combining the existing committees Johnston spokesman Larry Hall told council regional policy planning should prove since services in differ Although the study favors more council representation on the two policy committees with 10 members each while keeping the administration committee to seven represent regional councillors opted to equalize all three committees with eight sen tali each And councillors agreed to Solicitor named new chief administrator Regional solid lor Dennis has been appoint Halton region a new chief administrate officer marking the beginning of a major rcorga filiation with he regions political and supervisory bodies last Wednesday Mr replaces Ernie who resigned last July amid revelations that badly planned budgeting had left a shortfall in the region operating budget In addition to the appoint ment made after two hours of closed door debate regional councillors have decided to change a number of administrative positions in treasury depart as recommended In an ongoing P5 manage ment study parts of which were presented to council during a special meeting last Wednesday morning Acting regional treasurer James Stewart will assume Ihc position or budget and finance manager once a new treasurer is found Johnston Consultants Ltd he firm which Is conducting the management study says to have singled out a candidate for the treasurer job in February or March The post was vacated by Don Farmer who stepped down to take a lesser role within he department following the announcement of budget deficit Meanwhile two other treasury department staff members will take on new titles as s treasury department undergoes a significant facelift The changes are expected to prevent the breakdown in overwork which Hickling Johnston blame for Halton deficit Accounting manager Page has been named the region senior accountant for a 12 month probationary period joining Peter Taylor the department financial services manager who now becomes capital budgets and debt management analyst Heritage Council rewards James 35 years service change at hist some of membership in each commit tec every yet relaln of represent to prevent self made from Raining too decisions The regional chairmanship the chief administrative officers position have alio been strengthened in accordance with suggestions in minaLemcnl study Under the new committee the lead is particularly stressed both for the staff and members high school teacher Keith Black and hi wife are pictured here with tome of residents turned up at tail week board of education mrellng to help defend his job Mr Black conviction for theft board official threatened to pull teaching a social studies department but decided that circumstances certifies It as head of Ihe crime warrant a dismissal Acton teacher reinstated Photo by lort Taylor School board dazzled by support for Black Hud James has won the Georgetown Hockey award for 10N1 It announced night Mr James has contributed to hockey since his Involvement with a Legion team In 1945 He has also managed the Georgetown Haider through three comecutlve champion See for details Kcilh lilnck is back in the classroom at Aclon High School this week after an unprecedented show of community support saved touch job from nation the some fate already suffered by his 155- year old family homestead Delighting a crowd of friends colleagues students and relatives of Mr Black who jammed lis chambers last Wednesday night board of education ruled that the year old social studies department head could keep his job at Acton high despite his Dec conviction for theft over Suspended from teaching since Jan Mr Black final ly got to meet the who were deciding his future during informal discussions which preceded the board meeting Confident throughout that his contract would remain intact he nevertheless praised with relief the power of the peoplc a loud threeweek long cry of support from his beautiful fans in Acton which had rescued his ycar old career Among Mr Block riasons For vowing even before the board ruling to contribute even more Acton and com muni ly and thus assure his supporters they make mistake a petition signed by some 600 high students urg the board to reinstate a popular teacher who according one petitioner makes learning attendance at a prelim I nary Jan 15 board meeting by some ZOO supporters who ended up chartering buses Tor the trek en masse to receipt by Wellington County Court Judge J Sutherland who heard Mr Black case of Borne letters unanimously commending his character work and community efforts the Judge said he d never seen anything like it before personal testimony before the school board by I wo prominent the Reverends Charles Beaton John Robertson as to Mr Black moral character and popularity amont students and parents public and private praise from the citizens of Acton who know Mr Black Their worth support convinced a Hamilton Spectator reporter that the reason for such an emotional outpouring of devotion and defence has to do with the of Aeton as a community and the nature of Keith Black Keith Black of course had no idea his conviction for selling cattle which he did not technically own pay for feed so the remaining live stock would n starve would provide such a focal point for Acton lingering independence and ty identity Forsomecltiiens who commented publicly on Ihc cose before board Acton for one or its own also ed frustration over the the community feels from its agencies of govern Mr Black has long run a Continued on page of council lie is not only the regions chief public spokes mm the study notes but his highlighted leadership makes him more accountable for decisions made at the commit tec level and then in council THRU- The CAOs office should grow by three members the study suggests Including an executive assistant and a clerk While Johnston suggest the CAO had often been bypassed by com in search of from departments the office with that or the chairman will act the chief liaison between staff Approximately five different executive structures in use in major North cities were stud by Johnston Mr Halt said These arc by far the best recommendations of the options looked ftt by- lhj group Mr Hall said Don let immizt what the costs will be Meanwhile some councillors expressed recom in the second part of the study dealing with problems within the region treasury department could mean will be paying for an expanded bureaucracy rather than Calling or no ridical until the 1981 open ling I has be en passed nun Gordon irgued that the public in the region likely lo be by in the regions committee structure or by a Johnston re commendation add five more full time administrators to the treasury department lit Pilot findings of the force studying region s treasury described by regional chair man Jack Raft is- a depart on page Lions Club banquet Feb 22 Hospital choral sports work make Vi Haines top citizen Herald Slafr Writer Haines Is Georgetown first Citlicn of he Year to come from Glen Williams Lion Sean Callahan chair man of he clubs Citizen of he Year Committee announced the decision this weekend Mrs Haines will be honored al a banquet the Lions Hall Isn this something I still cant believe was Mrs Haines when by The Herald Monday It was the furthest thing from my mind Mrs If celebrated her wedding anniversary last fall and her husband Tom have three children Joy smallwood and sons John and Bud ten grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren I veatwaya been active in the community guess in the homecoming after the war in Ccnlennni year things like that she said Mrs Haines has a long list of community involvement She has attended SI Anglican Church and has Albans Guild for years She has been Inlhcchoir for years and has been a member of ll parish council for several years She has just com plcled a peoples warden and taught Sunday School for umber of yearn for several years Mrs Haines his been a member of Ihc executive of the George town District Memorial Auxiliary and is halfway through a twoyear as president She lias been a member of Georgetown Choral Society serving one year as president and several years on the executive Mr and Mrs Haines have both been active with various groups In the Glen Including hockey and la Mrs Haines served as president of the County Ball League for one year During the Second World War Mrs Haines worked with Red Cross robing funds sending parcels over seas She has since worked with Ihe Red Cross Disaster Unit For 12 years Mrs Haines wasa member of Rotary Club serving a term as president of the Rotary She was also invoK with Ihe support groups of Brownies Guides Cubs and Scouts She has been a member of the Glen cmetery Board and lis secretary treasurer for a number of years It just me really said re just doing what you want to do and you never have something like this in your mind I had hate somebody at home to put up w me 1 was these things Mrs Haines of her Tom Us been quite a year with our anniversary and th too Icr hobbies Mrs Haines lists rug hooking cook baking Intel grow ing plants where I was needed or if I could help somewhere if I ve been ask I Mrs Haines said There are lots of people done more things than I hue hut it a thrill be chosen she Vi Haines shown here celebrating la it year Glen Williams Canada Day Festival with couple of young has been named of Year by the Georgetown Club Mrs Haines the first resident of Ihe Glen win the award which will be presented during a special Llont banquet Feb photo