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Repeat run for play Last years highly acclaimed musical production His Last Days Is returning Holy Cross Parish Com munity will once again mount the Easter pageant with performances March 3 at Holy Cross Church Artistic director Joe Del Guldlce who directed last years production sold the response from audiences was so good parishioners decided to do It again this year The production brought together the talents and expertise of more then 150 parishioners or all ages singing acting and behind the The story chronicles the last days I of Jesus Christ on earth I culminating in His crucifixion and I resurrection I Mr Del says although the I production will be substantially the same as last year some changes planned Fred Marks Is again taking on the producers role and Winston Robin I son and Paul McDougall arc I musical directors Last years production was a sell I out and organizers ore predicting I the same for this year Tickets are BACK ON Final Days the days of Jesus before he v be obtained by culling Georgetown by popular crucified Photo submitted demand play li about or Acton west gets 20 acres approved for expansion By BRIAN acres I can Isolate Canada SECTION A THE HERALD Wednesday February IMSPage By BRIAN MacLEOD Herald Staff The Towns General Committee has approved a expansion west of he Acton urban boundary despite a ISOname petition opposing the expansion Lawyers representing Acton west landowner Martin Goose and three companies Holdings Keamork Ltd and came to an agreement on the expan sion before the start of the Ontario Municipal Board Hearing Feb 1 John Parkinson representing the Region of told the Board of the deal and his request for an ad Journment of the hearings until tomorrow Feb was granted by Chairman Doug Col bourn Mr Parkinson wanted to wait and see if town council and possibly Regional council endorsed the com promise before the hearings pro ceeded Town council must reaffirm the decision at the Feb meeting After a lengthy debate most of which took place behind closed doors council endorsed the agree ment Councillor Rick Bonnet te who called for the General Committees version of a recorded vote was the only councillor to oppose the expan sion Councillors Norm Elliott and Gerald declared a conflict of interest because they or their relatives hold land bordering on the proposed Acton expansion the agreement leaves only Canada Packers and possibly some residents opposed to the extension of the Acton East boundary Lawyers for both sides were can did in discussing their reasons or the settlement before council GE Petch who represents the three companies who want extension of Actons boundary to the east said the reasons were quite greedy and quite simple The hearings ore slated for at least ten days and could become ex tremely expensive said the lawyer who took over his client a case just a week a go Also Acton residents have been waiting for expansion east Tor many years now and the settlement removes one small hurdle he said But most importantly Mr wonts to isolate Canada Packers with no allies In opposing extension of Acton East Canada Packers which owns the closed Beard more Tannery lands has 300 acres In the Acton urban area and they want to put that land on town services said Mr If Canada Packers were suc cessful In blocking expansion east and west then a future proposal to service their land would become probable he said For acres can Isolate Canada Packers and theyve got a rotten case he said Of the acres approved by the town to be Included In the urban boundary were initially supposed to be included under the provisions of Hattons Official Finn passed in 1983 said Mr Giving up the acres means lawyer Stanley Stein who represents Mr Goose is an ally of expansion In Acton East said Mr Pelcb It seems a very reasonable ac commodation to moke he said For his part Mr Stein said most of he lands were already designated urban by the Regions Official Plan and his client is nappy with having at least acres to develop Mr Goose could put as many as too houses in a subdivision there he sold He expects that the acres will be developed and that the agreement and towns ensuing endorsement isntjustagame Mayor Miller asked Mr If the possibility now exists that urban development in Acton could go north or south if the OMB decides the agricultural land to he east should nolle developed Thats real risk replied Mr In a lengthy address to council In the open session of Mondays debate Coun vehemently opposed he settlement He presented the 180 name petition to councillors listing six reasons for their objection to expansion in Acton West The land is for housing because its swampy or sandy and development near Fairy Lake would endanger lake water because con taminants from storm runoff would He also noted that Actons schools are generally located on the east side of town Resident of Elizabeth Street which would be used as the major access route to the new subdivision are complaining because expansion west would dramatically Increase traffic on the road said Bon nette WW selections The Mayor of Brampton returns as the of the Credit Valley Conservation Authority Ken Whlllans In his second term as chairman was elected to the 1983 executive committee last week Coun Peter Norton of Halton Hills is on the water management advisory board while Marilyn Serjeantson was selected as chairman of the Conservation services advisory board Norton joins Chairmon Serjeant son as a committee member Serjeantson is also a member at large on the CVCAs ex ecutlve committee REGULAR 1 TIME CLEANING SILVER POLISHING CLOSETS CUPBOARDS LAUNDRY WINDOWS ETC REFERENCES We Tailor Our Services To Suit Your Needs QIFTCERTmCATES FREE ESTIMATES BONDED 8771724 He also argued that he would destroy a unique ecological area Coun asked his col leagues not to endorse the settle ment because they hod no fair chance for public meetings Although the public will have input Into the hearing Monday after noon If the town Region en dorse the settlement before that their arguments will be like throw trig dust in the wind said Bonnette Coun Sheldon assured him that residents will have he chance to attend public meetings because any development of the land requires the developer go through the subdivision process which calls for public meetings Firefighters quiet It was all quiet on the fire front this past week save for a malicious false alarm A report of a kitchen fire sent the fire department to Duncan Drive In Georgetown When firefighters arrived they found nothing and no one was CORRECTION In our flyer effective Monday February o Saturday February 6 Heinz Dipping Sauce Is tfeed at SI and Tomato Juice Is at These prices were reversed and should read Heinz Dipping Sauce Heinz Tomato Juice 149 Loolaws apologizes or any Inconvenience this may have caused lis customers Town council working to solve affordable housing problems By DONNA KELL Herald Special A shortage of lowcost housing in Hills has caused Mayor Miller and Region coun cillors to form committees to review and solve he problem We want to see what we can do as a council to assist In affordable hous ing said the mayor In an interview last week The mayor and four coun clllors In Hills will meet in February housing co ordinator Stan Mary Housing Manager of the Halton Housing Authority provided statistics to demonstrate the problem In the Hills area said Mrs we have nine families hree of whom are high priority seniors of whom are high priority and two physically handicapped people all of whom are wafting for housing High priority describes people who have greater need she said Mayor Miller and town coun cil arc also concerned about housing the needy including improved hous ing for seniors Affordable homes within the Halton Hills area will in clude granny suites modular homes and seniors homes said Mayor Miller Mayor Miller and his councillors have formed a task force to deal with all aspects of housing he said Ward Cook has been ap pointed chairman of the ask force while Mayor Miller Is of the whole committee The committee will hold hopeful two meetings a month said Mayor Miller The committee he explained will review the housing situation and decide If amendments should be ap plied for he federal and provin cial governments We will be dealing with both the federal and provincial levels to provide zoning for lower cost hous ing said Mr Miller We must apply to the Ministry of Housing to get funding outlined Wilson of the Nonprofit Housing Association adding hat the association receives different levels of approval from the Ministry For were not eligible to build anything In Hills The approval process starts In May the committee Is In Its Infancy he said Housing Authority statistics demonstrate a marked over July of last year Lest summer people In Halton Region were on the waiting list Tor lowcost housing Figures provided by Housing Manager Mary Garbes for December 1887 show he list has been reduced to potential renters down almost per cent In six months What happened between August and December said Mrs Is that people have either relocated or are no longer looking The number of people looking for lowcost rental Is unusually Tow stated the Housing Authority Manager Hon quiring lowcost come such as government assistance mothers allowance and alimony payments would also be considered Mrs Garbes said Applicants ore chosen on a point system with the greatest need be ing considered she said Higher points are given to the handicapped or disadvantaged icceptance by means of 10day lot The letters said Mrs allow the Housing Authority to up date the list of rental seekers We ask them applicants to respond within ten days to find out If hey an A family earning only a year would definitely be con sidered she said The NonProfit Municipal Housing Association of has in corporated with he local planning department to increase low rent housing said Wilson The housing association does not deal 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