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Complaints not shared by exec Armstrong By Herald Town planning board chairman Mike Arm strong as challenged made last week by Georgetown Area Rate Payers Association dent Brian Bush about the process leading up to council approval two ago of the llalton Hills official plan In a Herald interview Mr Bush expressed his group a disappointment in the plan com men ting that there seems to be a total lack of rationality and no logical process it But Coun Armstrong told The Herald that be doubts Mr views are shared by all members of executive committee I hate nothing against Armstrong said I m strongly supp ortive of any group want ing to Involve Itself in community issues But Brians comments last week were strictly his and nobody else Council and its commit tee formed to the town a urban boundary re- Town responsive to ratepayers concerns planning chairman says views made every effort to keep the ratepayers group Informed Coun Armstrong said denying Mr Bush accusation that queries about the Georgetown urban review and the official plan were never addressed URBAN AREA When GARA raised questions about George town proposed urban area in June at a public meeting the region a courier was sent to Mr Bush Georgetown home eight times Arm strong said each time finding no one home Efforts to Bush of another public meeting In August when the urban area review was dated into an amendment to the region official plan were equally unsuccessful be added If hes frustrated he has no one to blame but himself The guy was out of the country for three months Mr Bush was away on business Georgetown new urb an boundaries taking In a large area southeast of Silver Creek have been endorsed by regional cillors They now await approval by the housing and municipal affairs ministry During the two and half years that the urban review committee met eventually establishing through studies that Georgetown s population and industrial and commercial community to people serviced by a modified sewage treatment plant Coun Armstrong says GARA received minutes of the meetings and the com was in constant contact with rep Roy SEEK RESPONSE The region Coun Arm strong explained was asked to respond to GARAs concerns about among other things the population figure arrived at through the studies and was told to respond direct ly to Mr Bush To his knowledge Coun Arm strong said he unaware of any attempt by the group to find out during Mr Bush absence what happened to the responses it requested Our committee had to deal with the Hills planning board staff and members of the public he said We about to go looking for questions from people their responsibility to comment They had their opportunities he added also failed to comment when the official plan was pre sented at public meetings in Stewart town Acton and Georgetown lost month We have no record of any submission from whatsoever Coun Armstrong said re jecting Mr Bush a charge that special Interest groups seemed to receive considerable attention from council and the Continued on page AS l EXCELLENCE AWARD in CUSTOMER RELATIONS FOBERT RaaJEatatalnc m ft Home Newspaper of Halton Hills Established 1 866 WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 1982 FORD SALES LTD 36iGuotphst 8776928 Hig Georgetown BEST DEAL la A CAPITAL Seek support on aggregate issue TAKING TIME FOR TEA Nothing bo refreshing at a Sunday afternoon tea with the girls Fit new in label of the Georgetown Zela Phi and the Acton Phi sororities were treated to a preferential tea Nibbling and are left to right Lynn Jennings Carol Gayle Wauon Delta Beta president Louise Griffin and Sharon The tea was held in the gallery or the Cultural Centre I Herald photo No promises from candidates Herald Election candidates drew about area rcsi dents to bear their plat forms on a variety of Issues at an meeting last Wednesday Promises were notice able by their absence in prepared addresses by the candidates who attend hydro commission dale Doug Mason was unable to attend due to a previous commttt t and a idler was read on his behalf by a member of Hie Acton Chamber of Commerce which spoils the nesting The question of prom lies was touched on by three candidates all of them seeking the regional council sea for Ward 1 Incumbent Dave Whit contended that the Acton councillors drop- In needstobeneldwcckly so that people with a problem will hive some forum where they can be heard At least once a month those meetings should be held at night to give those with daytlmo Jobs an opp ortunity pate In them he said Former councillor Ed Wood said he would rent an office in the downtown and have their problems dealt with rapidly When he wosn in the office himself he Mould hire someone for the job Those expenses would come from his salary as a regional councillor he Newcomer Vlnce an said his firm Is ed to give him a leave of absence If he Is elected and that would enable him to also be a full time representative for Acton The most widely cussed Issue raised by spectators was the quest Ion of encouraging new business in Acton Norm Elliott suggested the town needs more bus I as well as Indus t rles and new stores for shoppers were more 1m riant than parking for shoppers who arrive to find they have fewer and fewer stores at which to shop Incumbent local council lor Ross Knochtel said the purchase parking bis was pari of a long range scheme to Improve the town s ability to draw customers and also new merchants That advice was received from a con the council and business improvement area of managers were Just canning on with the plan they had begun before the economy be came so soft I dale chairman Wood Hie money would only be involved in the towns share of the land purchase Construct ion paving and future maintenance of the park ing lot at the corner of Church and W How Streets will all come from levies on members The Is spending half Continued on page Some extra sleep It thai time again This Sunday at a move to standard time when the day grows shorter your clocks hack one hour before retiring Saturday night Herald Stall Writer Mayor Pete opes to muster support at the Association of Mum of Ontario over concerns the region and Hills share over the amount of land the pro vince wonts to protect Tor the aggregate The author of last Wed ncsday unanimously approved resolution in which regional council withheld approval or new aggregate policies until the Niagara Escarpment Plan has been completed Mayor said that backing could help the region s case before the provincial ministries of housing and municipal affairs and natural re sources The aggregate concerns could be presented to the of which Mike Armstrong is an executive member in about two weeks Mayor Pomeroy said While council deferred approval of the aggregate policies it also called on s four mayors regional chairman Jack and planning and public works committee chairman Bill Johnson to meet with ministry repre sentatives to get approval for the In addition the dele gation will also argue that the amount of land pro tected by the for aggregate extraction is excessive Land for aggre gate use may also be available In the Escarp- mint plan At recent public meet In Acton and George town councillors main lamed that land currently I censed for aggregate use is already enough to meet southern Ontario needs well Into the next tury the ministries refuse to reconsider their posi tion on aggregate lands Mayor Pomeroy said he hopes the region will take a very strong stand My mind t he said We will still have to produce aggregate One dead in car crash A Georgetown man coped with major Injuries Oct 20 following a car accident in which the driver died Douglas Brown of Danrldgc Cres cent is listed In fair condition at Hamilton General Hospital lies said to be In good spin Is though stiff and sore There were no en tones but Mr Browns left hand was scratched in the accident and Is still sore Foster Hewitt of Waubaushene died at the scene Driver for some unknown reason left the roadway of Halton Road 9 near Highway and travelled Into the north ditch There the vehicle struck a tree Halton regional police reported no skid marks at the scene and said the apparent vehicle had defects The fire department were called to cut the victims loose from the car There was is dam age to the Chevrolet The crash took place at 12 30 Our man in the Mideast not expecting any trouble YIPES How would you like to look like and Mrs Bill Nipper of Georgetown Saturday night when yon make round A virtually professional Job of Productions woo Mr Nippers award easy la whj lobe ii more of sane Saturday from to la at Shoppers Drug Mart to the Marketplace pa la ling elaborate of for only Remember that facial makeapt far lhan wearing a maik which tends face painters got tome coaching in the craft recently daring a special training workshop ByANIPEDERIAN Herald Writer After nine years in the Canadian Armed Forces Stephen Weaver IS of Georgetown is being sent abroad as part of the United Nations peace keeping force in Syria Along with 290 men In the Canadian contingent Mr Weaver left Thurs day night for Germany He leaves there Saturday for Damascus Syria Overseas Mr Weaver said he a been told to keep to himself and not get involved He be driving Cans than military vehicles in Damascus mainly to transport supplies Mr Weaver has a military The son of George town s Ellen Napier Mr Weaver has been station ed Canadian Forces Base Chilllwack In British Columbia for three yean He said he quit school at 15 and joined the army at age 17 This will be Mr Weav first lime outside of Canada with the military He had a chance to go to Cyprus as part of ihe peacekeeping force a few years ago but missed out because of Illness Flying very lightMr Weaver said he II be ed equipment In Syria A weapon won 1 even be part of hit uniform he said Mr Weaver and the other Canadian army men arc being flown in as replacements for return Canadians TheCana forces camp at which they be stationed Is feet below the snow line Mr Weaver sold Expecting tempera of to in degrees Fahrenheit he taken shots for thinning the blood After three months hell be eligible for a twoweek leave at which time be meet his wife of one and a half years Linda in Germany The government will be flying her out to Join him there Mr Weaver said The six month stint in Syria brings Mr Weaver back April I could stay longer but my wife would kill me he said for the province But tl question Is how much land they really need decision to delay the new aggregate policies and risk a con frontatlon with the pro vince makes a lot of sense Mayor said suggesting that It should be prepared to lake the ministries to court to secure fairer arrange menta for landowners and municipalities Because of last weeks deferral a discussion of s aggregate is not expected at today Wednesday planning and public works committee meeting At a public meeting In Acton last week Acton regional Dave Writing suggested that the meet be held in his nlty Parklands future concerns Julian Halton Burlington MPP Julian Reed has asked natural resources mlnisl Allan Pope to convene as soon as possible a conference on the future of Ontario parkland In a statement issued last week Mr Reed ox pressed concern over con interests In the maintenance and further development of public lei sure areas Some individuals and groups are primarily con with the question of Crown lands some with recreational Untitles some with tlaL Industrial and opportunities the MPP said All have one thing in common a desire to ensure that our parks fulfill their potent ial as a source of riches aesthetic botanical or financial Our operative and ongoing consideration must be stewardship of the people of today of thehcrltageofthepast of the inheritance of the future A conference aimed at bringing together people and groups who represent a wide divergence of views and objectives will be a major step in that Ontario parks continue be a source of enjoyment environment a I protection and product Ivliy KING OF ROCK TV ROLL When Elton John was Marching for a stage name under which to launch his career hit old mentor Long John BaMry came to mind The Elton came from a American but the John came from Salary A true rock legend In his own time fat been acknowledged by the Rolling Stone and Rod Stewart a a major Influence on their style Having adopted Canada as hU home tome four years ago lours leeoail here several month of year Hi latest bring him to Georgetown where be headline the too first anniversary celebrations for the Itllla LibraryCultural Centre for hi concert at the Elliott Theatre Nov are valla Me through Ihe town recreation department extern Ion to tome see the Kin of Rhythm and Bine live onstage A full birthday week programme appears Inside submitted