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THE HERALD May Pomero addresses Georgetown Chamber of Commerce Dont blame us for higher taxes I told a Chamber of limine mcilii Thursday if tir noon Ihil or the lihnr f r higher municipal Us squarely on the of Iht federal Hi argued during a luncheon it the Golf and unlry Club thai unless dramatic change In Hit and spending foil by senior then appears to Ih ItlllL of relief in Hit future or the has been a sin ft pay for pro- back the municipal Miyor said because federal and inclnl governments won change spending habits The or obi begins with I he federal government transfer of payments scheme lo he provinces he explained Pro gram cuts been a lull j with reductions in transfer payments and event unlly the province must turn to lie municipalities keep EYES STRAIGHT Georgetown army were honored last night with a visit from 1 1 Col of the Lome Scot who ins per led troop during a ceremony at the In Fairgrounds Park The evening I events Included awards to Georgetown top cadet and was followed by first aid and other dem on rations Inside the armory building Herald phoioby Chris Penrice heads Chamber for second term of Beaumont Knitting Mills in Glen Williams has been elected lo a second term as president of the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce His bid for office unopposed at a Chamber directors meeting Thursday Also in this year executive arc Slsnett first vice president Whiting second vice president Marg Tanas secretary and Walter Blehn treasurer Mr announced that he Chamber Is continuing to work with the transportation ministry and the town towards at the northern and approaches to on Trafalgar Roadsigns welcoming visitors to he con and show what service clubs are active 1992 memberships have not completely been received Walter said that there are new Chamber members this year However the Chamber expects to lose about eight to ten members from last year total of bringing the net gain to about eleven the Hills Have you seen the saucer After reading The Herald story last week about an unidentified flying object experience shared by a local woman and her son while driving through Glen Williams recently one caller her own mysterious She said she was travelling west along Highway Thursday night when she heard a loud humming white passing the Intersection The nolle she said appeared to be very close and was loud enough during Its brief duration be She said she saw nothing and the rest of her tripcontinueduneventfully In lost week story and her son reported they were bothered by a large roar while parked near the Eighth and Intersection and their car was shaken Neither passenger or driver saw anything No condo opposition Few objections were raised about two condominium proposals for the John and Streets area In Georgetown adjacent to Mountain view Road North Both proposals will be built by same company Properties Ltd although one plan of subdivision calls for lownhouses and another envisions new homes There were some concerns about drainage from the new developments and local developer wanted some assurance from the town that land he owns nearby would not be adversely affected by rain runoff from the developments Residents also expressed concern about type of fencing which will be used to divide the developments from the rest of the neighborhood and were told the Issue would be settled In the final subdivision agreement Peterson in Milton Ontario Liberal leader David Peterson will be the guest of MPP Julian Reed and the Burlington Provincial Liberal Association this Friday at the Milton Optimist Club Tickets arc per person for students and seniors and admit you to cocktails ate 30 p m dinner at 7 Mr Petersons address at and dancing and entertainment from on Call the Association at Winners circle Rich the Brampton based leather craftsman who recently donated one of his large leather pa in lings to the Hills Library Cultural Centre has come up with a real winner With the endorsement of a patron In Texas he has arranged to render the likeness of Kentycky Derby winner Del Sol in leather Mr Borghammer will deliver two original leather paintings of Ihe former long shot lo ltd Parts Kentucky owners by end of July creating his intricate threedimensional painting from a United Press photo Hell then also deliver 12 reproductions of Ihe original Sot started 19th In field at the May derby a 1 long shot and amazed everyone by winning ihe world prestigious horse race German classes On demand the board of education will offer German classes for elementary school children In Georgetown through the Heritage Language programme Classes designed for pupils with no or little knowledge of the German language would start next September and be held Saturday mornings from 9 a to noon Anyone interested please call or Hospital open house Georgetown District Memorial Hospital celebrates Hospital Day today Wednesday with open houses his afternoon and evening Drop by facility and get to know more about the services and staff they be happy to greet you Legal clinic meeting The Hills Community Legal Aid Clinic holds annual meeting tonight Wednesday at in its Wesley an Street Georgetown offices Teacher resigns Centennial Public School staff member Alec Dick tons resignation was accepted by the board of education April to be effective June Merchants question urban review staging Had toll workli the town pi in I tlobt prcpired the vn Urban new Hurt might lev i Mr propose r thee mmunit Mij r I lit Pomtroy said flcspondu liiijerii Chamber of Co has about the portion of lit Pomcroj tint he con pkttl pr Toronto Planning Consultant I is good as mun expected lumber committee last Hi concluded the urban study should I not I been carried out before Iht I wns plan is completed Proposed boundaries in cluck land by Mascan Ltd formerly Properties Lid and oilier developers south of Crock in Georgetown sewerage portion of lit urban toncluded tint Georgetown sewage In Hungry Hollow can modified to trcit wastes generated by efficiently land of silver Creek could liiuse as maiy as 11 additional people The Chamber has suggested that the official plan for the town should be approved before further studies and develop ment plans are undertaken for southeast Georgetown Mayor Pomeroy argued Dial tl town has not put Ihe carl before the horse by completing the review first Before we could complete the official plan we had o know how many more people we could put in place he said Mayor added that the Chamber Incorrect ly believes that the new urban boundaries will add 1 acres of Industrial land on page AS Iff RCA COLOR XL RCA COLOR TRACK CONSOLE IN CONVERTER RCA COLOR flCA COLOR REMOTE CONTROL SPECIAL price SPECIAL 114 SPECIALS ON VIDEO CASSETTE flECOROERS COLOR TV STANDS 22 The Time To Buy programs afloat Mayor Pomeroy suggested that mare and more federal and provincial money Is being used to meet high Interest rates on funds the two levels of government have borrowed lo start programs Funding Mayor said whether it comes from income tax payments or id pal taxes all comes out of the same pocket Last year he recalled the federal government withdrew from a program in which It paid 20 per cent of the costs of municipal sewer and water projects region which handles major sower and water needs for Hills Milton Oak 111 and Burling ton was suddenly left without anticipated federal support throwing the region sewer and water program behind by as many as five years mayor added Provincial grants to board of education were also cut by about five per cent contributing to the board large operating budget in crease this year which will draw heavily from region tax All that Is putting pressure on you and I Mayor said While senior governments financial management pears to be faltering order he noted The antl regionalism which followed Halton region formation In 1974 and height during the ion s budget fiasco of 1980 may well have been Justified May or Pomeroy maintained Now we have our act together a little bit better he said although we still n t tackled the problem of borrowing money During the past year Mayor said has hired a number of lopnotch administrators manyofwhom work in the treasury depart Administrative procedures have been lightened he said Criticism lias been levelled at the region for being slow to apply for grants and some times not applying for them at all Prior lo the recent shake up billing for local improvements pro jects was four years behind It a cost us all a tot of money and people trying lo get this focus Mayor said adding You can run a million corporation described deficits as not region without the proper significant considering the procedures money which the region works In 1080 incurred a with every year One reason deficit in its general for the shortfall in sewer and budget and a further water revenues was a shortfall in its sewer and water ion In water consumption that account but Mavor Pomeroy year by regional residents GIVING GENEROUSLY Herald photos by high school Kevin Mac Dona Id teen In photo left turned IK years old Monday and celebrated with a little generosity at the Croat blood donor clinic In Holy auditorium Toronto Red nurse Jan Ritchie and her colleaguei collected blood from a total attendance of people Including SO first timers Shirley Wilkinson of George town above was making her ninth donation while year old ion Brent watch and a strong pergonal effort by Dan Scarborough who donated his pint the sponsoring Kinsmen Club won the clinics Bucket of Blood competition Tor ice clubs clink la Aug MOTHERS YOUR CHILDRENS FEET DESERVE THE BEST With Eyes like these who cares about their feet WE DO We care because we specialize in fitting children shoes We care enough to take a per sonal interest in property fit ting every child who comes in to our store for shoes As an independent shoe store we depend on your repeat business for our success And since only satisfied customers will return to a store we do our best to ensure that our shoes give complete 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