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ajte SECTION A THE April 8 About the Hills Garage accident burns man A resident of Margaret Street Georgetown was art aflame Saturday when the lacquer and thinner be was mixing clothes on fire The electric mixer the man used to combine tic chemicals set off sparks which canard them to When the man rushed outside his garage neighbor tackled him to subdue flame The man unidentified In a fire department report Is In Intensive care in a romp Ion hospital Arts centre forum Hills Arts Council Is holding an open meeting next Wednesday April IS at Centennial Public School In Georgetown which will provide a forum for residents or Ha I Ion Hills to ash about the I Cultural Centre Mayor Pete Keith Wag and Rex chairman of the Fund raising Committee and Betsy Cornwcil Chief Librarian will be part ici pan Is of a special pane available to answer questions and present a progress report on the building of the complex The meeting will be chaired by Fran This is an excellent opportunity for anyone who has any burning queries or doubts about certain aspects of the complex lo receive some answers It will also give you a chance put forth any personal points of view Silver Creek store Town planning board has approved a proposal to build a convenience store in Silver Creek Located above the Highway Road junction the store would serve people outside the area mainly residents living in a relatively dense rural selling In approving Ihe proposal the planning deportment noted that there were no other similar stores in the area Expand land use An application to broaden the uses of industrial land which Cherry Tree Developments of Toronto is readying along Street has been tentative approval by the town planning board While Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and local ratepayer association have strongly opposed even limited commercial use of the nine acre property situated south of the board decided the land is suitable for such enterprises as private gyms and clubs manufacturing re ail warehousing clubs and restaurants The chamber and ratepayers say board numbers should adhere to policies suggested in the recentlycompleted Highway corridor study preserving he towns limited industrial property for manufacturing Both groups suggest that some of the proposed uses require more definition Moral support from region and Acton Business Improvement is Hi received regional council support for I I ins to bolster the commercial viability of their downtown tores Studies of the areas funded partially by the town of Hills with the remainder coming from government will eventually enable the town lo or government assistance to enhance the Acton and Georgetown business cores Council ponied director Raj Mohammed and newly posit business development director Matthew Fischer to is representor on studies steering Bright BIA idea Continuing with plans to revitalize the community a downtown business section the Georgetown Business Improvement Area board of management has been given permission to install decorative street lighting along The eight new lights styled like century lamps will be located along both sides or the street between In addition the will go ahead with plans to erect fourcolor display banners on street lamps located along Main Street at the James Mill and Church Streets intersections The banners will promote the downtown shopping area and each is about two feet wide by seven feet long Social planners meet The North Social Planning Council will be holding Its first annual meeting at pm April at Church on Trafalgar Road All interested members of special service agencies organizations arc Invited to attend The evening programme will include a summary of the group activities since its Inauguration November a presentation of current projects In the area and a keynote speaker Refreshments will be served Plan to attend this Informative meeting South Halton clinics Supporting family planning clinics in and i inn rejoin I council has also approved venereal clinic or the two tides if the provincial ministry of he loots hi bill Us regular meeting last Wednesday a motion calling for the clinics lo be slit when government funding arrives in Id his also given tentative approval to r full time counsellor if it gels pcrcenl funding from heallh ministry British Club plans pub The Club of George town will be getting In the swing of things with a pub night May The evening entertainment will Include songs and comedy by Pearly Queen a dart competition spot dancing door prizes and an excellent buffet al a cost of Hi per couple Call Barbara at to reserve tickets Members paying in advance get a discount The annual family bowling night will take place this Saturday April 11 at p m al Georgetown Bowl On Monday club president John will be presenting slides of his recent trip in Glen Williams Town Hall Group members will Inspect Ihe wine vats of Winona St Catharines April Andre a Winery has produced some of the most exquisite Mosels and Bordeaux In exist ence A group bus will leave ZellcrscarparkatO at For reservation call Joan Hayes For more information about of these events contact THE EASTER BIMNYS LITTLE HELPERS Preparing for the Easter or It II the Easier beagle these joungslert at the Llmeboose Public School whipped up a or chocolate eggs and other goodies last Wednesday Pausing from their candy miking are left to right Anne Brian Wheeler Marry Jane Hill and A I Inda Hill conducted the kids efforts Province should have taught public about regional governmentMorrow from page were supposed to be turned over to the region and the municipal staff members would presumably have shifted with them thatdldnt happen Municipalities hung onto iheir staff and the region had to hire additional people to fill spots existing staff were expected to fill when the region was first envisaged A study by former Milton mayor Don Gordon proved thai lo be the biggest reason for higher costs a result of regional government back in Mr Morrow said MISTAKE In hindsight probably the biggest the government made when regional government was instituted was not spending money to educate Ihe people on the need Tor the new Mr Morrow started as a Georgetown councillor In 1969 then spent three years as reeve before becoming a regional councillor In and regional chairman in 1977 During that lime he saw what was happening lo the 100yearold county system Georgetown needed new landfill site desperately but Township lei Georgetown dump Its garbage there In end the now closed site on Armstrong Avenue overlooking Ihe Credit River had to be approved whether really was environmental ly safe or not We had an environmental hearing of sorts he recalls but Ihe board knew before we started that we had keep the dump within the boundaries of Georgetown and that was the only vacant land we had What choice did they have about approving If Conversely there a move among Georgetown councillors at one point to bar youngsters from town recreational facilities because they were being heavily used by rural people but the town received COO or some equally small grant as the township a supposed share of its cost The old system was virtu ally forcing the township to permit indiscriminate strip development because that was Us only means of sing assessment and keeping taxes down Wiih no services available industry I locate In the lownship and residential development was the only for increasing tax base The county system was literally breaking down around council cars at the time regional government was set up he said Another example was the need for water pollution untrol plants They are expensive to build and require highly skilled expensive operators A number of such personnel may be requlr for each plant but only for a brief period each day in any one plant While each municipality operated pendcntly such people were only bo hired forgone plant Under the region such people rotate between of the plants and one salary meets Ihe needs of several municipalities Prior regional govern province was send in Its Btaff to do more and more things which were really municipal concerns but the municipality afford to look after them With provincial staff came provincial control and less and local authority over what happened locally As the county system broke down local citizens didn sec what was happen ing Even local councillors t aware of the problems in many cases because only the reeve and deputy reeve of each muni cipallty sal on county council Money spent on educating people about need for change would have paid dends because although no one likes change it Is much to accept If you know reason for it The province cote people and if local poll had tried do It residents wouldn t have believed than They have fell it was being done o further the politicians Mr Morrow hopes some one will and agree with him on what should be done s vast rural area makes it different from its more urban neighbors and perhaps that is one of the biggest reasons why things haven 1 gone as smoothly here as in Peel and Ha mil ton ttentworth regions Bui urban development all around is going to cross its boundaries In near future thai growth will come an even greater reliance on the regional The system was built for modern society lo give local councils the opportunity to solve local problems without going hat In hand to Ihe province for help he soys In a few yean people will look back and wonder how the old system worked as well as It did for as long as it did Section 86 scuttled by council deadlock Continued from page system he added Councillors Armstrong and Booth expressed concern that the older residential areas would suffer most under equalized assessment as taxes there rise substantially to share a comparable level with newer developments A councillor in Georgetown modern commuteroriented east end Armstrong said lax rates In his ward would not likely change much under equalized assessment However he warned some senior citizens living in older sections may be forced from their homes as tax levels rise aespitea500ieniors tax grant from the province and a further subsidy from the municipality Where will ihe majority or Increases take place In blder homes Coun Booth Who owns those homes Senior citizens the segment of society who you re going lo slick with the highest tax bill Commending the efforts of the special Section H commit tee Mayor thai it had only skimmed the surface of Ihe equalized assessment proposal It can be very Inequitable in Its own respect he is Id adding that he would rather subsidize townhousc owners who pay more taxes for less services under the present tax system than switch to assessment Grub be applauded equalized assessment as a giant property tax reform In the province and both councillors Whiting and agreed thai while it may hurt some residents appeared ihe fairer choice over the current system The Association of Muni of Ontario supports Section Coun Levy said It urges Implementation as the first lowards compre hensive tax reform It not necessarily a popular move we got lo have the guts to do It Councillors have blamed the government own assessment offices of adding to the confusion Involved in studying proposals to switch lo Section Although Miller fear equalized assess would harmfully raise farm taxes he shared equalized assessment supporter Scrjcontson a disappointment about lack of information from the assess office If Section Is so good why can t we get infor motion Miller commented Meanwhile Seclion s defeat may not be final There is tome speculation that dls grunt led Acton residents who attended Monday session will ask councillors to reconsider their decision HOME POOL SERVICE SERVICE SALES Pool equipment chemicals Suppliers of Marsat Chemicals Pool Openings Maintenance Programs tor service satisfaction call Robert LIMEHOUSE SOFTBALL REGISTRATION SAT 11th 10 00 200 LIMEHOUSE HALL REGISTRATION FEES 1500 per player per family for T BALL OPEN HOUSE LITTLE CHERUB NURSERY SCHOOL In Mapto Avo Baptist Church across from post us roar entrance A CHRISTIAN SCHOOL BASED ON CHRISTIAN PRINCIPLES THURSDAY APRIL 9 7 PM 9 PM for registration for Sept 1981 qualified staff government licensed FOR INFORMATION CALL 8778435 FORD BROTHERS FEED MILL LAWN FERTILIZER SALE FRI APRIL 10th SAT APRIL 11th SALE 75 1 25 CRN Reg SALE 5 SO 5 SALE4 Special Lawn Mix Regisoib saleM 8772008 NOW OPEN SUPERIOR SHOE REPAIR GEORGETOWN MARKET PLACE NEXT TO THE BARBERSHOP the Hills Reid faces jury trial Mushroom plant will go on trial before a Jury In the Supreme Court of Ontario a Milton provincial court Judge decided last week Mr Held appeared before the court for a brief hearing Thursday at which defence counsel John Smith requested and was granted a ban on publication of the trial proceedings Mr Smith agreed to let the evidence be publicized after the trial begins once the Jury is familiar It Crown prosecutor Anthony Vale said tbe trial referred to Ihe Supreme Court by Judge Latimer may be as far at five months away became of the court scheduling Chapel St houses proceed Town council appears ready endorse bylaw outlining an agreement Chateau Developments or Georgetown to build homes on the Chapel Street school property Under the proposal Belair will build ID single- family homes contribute to Ibe reconstruction or adjacent Drive and has given a square foot chunk of the old school property to the town to use as parkland Fundraising starts Various community groups are embarking on spring fund raising campaigns Council at lis Monday night session gave permission to the Hills Jills gymnastic club to sell lottery tickets supporting gymnastics In Ontario The North Association for the Mentally Retarded will begins week of canvassing to raise money for the menially handicapped May and the own recognized May 10 lo 10 as National Week for the Mentally Retarded Legionnaires In Georgetown will beout selling tags April 30 May land this year and the town has officially proclaimed April to May as Volunteer Week In Hills Plant propagation Go forlh and multiply the Bible says all living ires were told but some plants seem to hove a time propagating Ray Halevwd of Hamilton Royal Botanical Gardens presents a free clinic on plants at the Georgetown public library April between 7 and p Outside Library temporary era In Square the will park lis mobile greenhouscbctween2and8 Everyone Is welcome to watch the demonstration inside and tour the greenhouse outside TOWN OF HILLS COACHING LEVEL 1 THEORY An Introductory Level coaching course open to all coaches in various sports Openings are still available WHEN Sundays April May TIME LOCATION Acton Library FEE Register at either Recreation Off ice or call 877 5185 62 or 19 HALTON GOSPEL TEMPLE 1 Mlta Waal of on Highway 7 PASTOR ANGUS J NICHOLSON 1 a m Christian Education Hour NooOaRde MomnQWofshp Indoor Cnmp Moot ng WORSHIP IN AN EXCITING ATMOSPHERE MEET PEOPLE MAKE FRIENDS JESUS HES THE ANSWER Come to Church GEORGETOWN ALLIANCE CHURCH Sunday April Sunday School Mom ing Worship a end Make Our Chinch Your Church Everyone Welcome RALPH MAPLE AVENUE BAPTIST CHURCH PASTOR EDWIN MITCHELL Sunday Aprl 12 1951 Sunday bio School Horn Bblcal Pro so and Boys Grls Clubs Youth Advil Lad Hour on Prayer Mod Monthly Sonlora Fellowship si tore Always 25 and Growing ST GEORGES CHURCH AriQUCAM Sunday April 12 Bam HOLY EUCHARIST Church Nursery Horn HOLY EUCHARIST fun nurd A BundaylJ IMMANUEL LUTHERAN CHURCH Windsor Rood Carols St PASTOR REV J M DR1CKAHER Sunday 1931 8 Church SorvKo a Sunday School 11am Church Sorvtca Church of in Lutheran