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MS Residents air their concerns Plan for 106 homes west of Moore Park Herald A group of rii dents crowded Into council chambers Monday to air their con over a proposed subdivision to be built adjacent to their street Holdings Ltd hat made an application to amend zoning bylaws to Lot Concession a located on the south side of In the expanded urban area Of Georgetown west of the Moore Park Area comprises KS acres The developer wants to subdivide and rexonc the area with the intent of building single family homes which will be broken Into and foot lots formation and help with questions about the site To allow the work to go ahead on the subdivision three changes to the current bylaw would be needed The first zone would create a se cond density residential tone to allow for the foot lots to be built The second zone change would create a sixth density residential lone to allow for lots with foot frontages The zone change would create a conservation special to allow for a block of land which con tains a water drainage course to be maintained as open space Mary from the law firm Goodman and Can- gave in formation and answered questions from approximately GO citizens The solicitor explained how the subdivision would maintain privacy between the existing and the proposed one well as how the noise from the highway and Cans National Railway would be solved A seven to nine foot privacy fence would be built on the property line on lots backing onto Highway which would act as a barrier for fie Rubber pads would be built into the foundations of homes built to deal with the vibration of trains roll Ing along the CN railway Mrs Guglletti recognized that there is an existing wood lot and the developer worked out the best way to preserve It The proposed subdivision would touch as little as possible of he Gordon Allen asked whether or not the developer was aware of a water well which was not currently In use on the property He wondered If this well would In t erf ere with anyone else well Deputy Planning Director Bruce Keith said all well sites are the pro- of Hnlton Region and the well One woman asked when the developer planned to start building on the site Mrs said the building is still two to three years down the road A sewage plant needs to be built or the existing plant expanded to be able to handle a new population of 4O0OO As well plans to expand the cur rent sewage plant will be completed by the mid to end of Banting Road resident Mike Booth asked whether or not the road was to be extended and link up with Highway He also wanted to know if sidewalks would be built That small detail means a lot to us he said Mr Maclean assured residents that a sidewalk must be built on at least one side of the road Ann Booth wonted a guarantee that new home owners she said would not knock the trees down straightaway The solicitor said that once the property has been sold the developer no longer has control over what the new owner does with the property Bob Morrow asked about the parkland most subdivisions are re quired to have Mrs said that a five per cent cash rebate In lieu of Kb r la and be granted to new Plus she added there Is still the open space which although it is be ing used for storm drainage will be developed as an area to be used by the Inhabitants of the subdivisions Crescent resident Des mond said 1 really do believe there should be parkland controlled by the parks and Hon department Georgetown needs more parks the area needs the trees and ecology he said Another Crescent real dent said he often walked bis dog In the fields and during these walks had a chance to see neighbors The quality or life we know today will be gone he said Joycelyn Crescent resident Stephen Buck ton asked how earth movers supplies and material would be brought onto the site Mr Maclean said the logical en trance to the site would be off Highway Another resident asked about commercial expansion With so many people coming into the area he wondered about retail stores or gas stations possibly being built on Highway Trafalgar Road Head for the hills during tornado week Progressive Conservative MPs from the area were at Ox Club Here from left John Sinclair the inaugural meeting of the Hilton Peel federal answer question from Tory association Friday evening at the North Golf and lhe OUo In next election PCs predict smaller majority Political pundits with an admitted bios commented Friday on the chances of Canada having a minor government after the next federal election Progressive Conservative party members gathered Friday at the North Golf and Country Club to ready themselves for the coming election In Halton Peel Klaas Hammings said the pro spects for PCs look a little belter than they did a couple of weeks ago He was referring to a recent poll showing the Liberals In third place among the NDPand Conservatives But Mr said lies not happy with the abortion issue and the Sunday opening laws believing there too much secular and not enough principle In current politics He Is retired and living in the ActonSpeyside area Rob Van thinks the PC for tunes will good I don t see any difficulty in ing It just a question of the ty it could only be by a couple of scats and that could be good In the long run sold the earold Brampton resident Because of a buoyant economy and the way the Progressive vatlves are managing the govern Chris McHale thinks the Mulroney team will be returned The number of seats the Conser vatlves have will diminish but not that much he said Tom Kilmer said he was very con about the local tiding and he considers it one of the most The Peel Conser have good organization and a substantial chest lie said The new riding association presl dent Al Froser said there are ex good possibilities in Peel for the PCs One of the things he fears Is that people will take the election for granted and Conservative voters wont turn out In the numbers needed He predicts the people of wilt be more involved in the election this time and they won feel left out on the fringes of a border riding When asked about a minority government for the Conservatives Mr Frascr said In the world of politics today a real He predicted however a maloiity government but a smaller majority for the PCs Acton PC organ izer Ted Hilton says the support in Hnlton Peel will be strong if the right candidate can be found with the right organization behind him I think there will be a majority government but not like the one the provincial Liberals got Caledon vote to be a factor By DONNA Herald Special When a federal election is called Caledon will be voting alongside residents from Milton Georgetown and Acton But what of this strange far off community north and east of Georgetown How will our voting partners from Peel affect the final vote in the new riding of peel Caledon residents have a choice to make In the forthcoming federal election possibly painting the town red instead of blue Caledon a town of over 000 peo ple Is largely rural and is ethnically homogenous according to a study compiled by the Planning Department The riding has been Conser vative for many years There was always a Conservative member said Deputy Town Clerk Pellet In 1974 Caledon East Bolton Chinguacousy Albion and the township of Caledon became a town in the Region of Peel In 1088 federal riding will be altered to fit lhe Hal tonPeel area The former York Peel riding wan represented by deeply Learning computers Computers and Learning Disabilities Is the topic of the Association for Children and Adults With Learning Disabilities The date Is April 11 at m at the Dick Middle School 3S1 Highslde Drive Milton The speaker is Hugh McCully a com software consultant for the Board of Education For more Information call euchre In Optl Mrs euchre pink cords Eve won high hand while Mable received he low hand Betty Baker bad moat lone hands For white cards the high hand was Mae Tost while Gary Banks got low band and Mar tha Richardson received the most lone hand She won the mystery The club thanks Smoke Shop Dominion Seed House and Horn Hardware for dona entrenched lory Sinclair Stevens whose home Is near Aurora On tario York is on the eastern border of Caledon Several years ago the provincial riding was changed giving the checkered flag to Liberal incumbent Mavis Wilson said Citizen editor Bill is described as a bedroom community for the city of Toronto It will be interesting to sec if the federal election goes the way the Provincial one did said Mrs sees the recent pressure for development as a symptom of Toronto s urban sprawl We re the most rural area of Peel We have the largest acreage of the three muni ties Bramp ton Mlsslssauga and Caledon There Is nof a strong unionist sen In Caledon Farmers and Bolton business and industry arc the bulk of the working sector So far the Tory parly has come forth with a candidate to represent Peel riding Conservative Carlo Testa announced his can last week The Liberals have Currie as a candidate The party has not yet named a candidate said Bill of the Citizen The Liberals had an organization meeting they dldn t tell the Caledon Citizen about and the NDP arc usually the lost ones to decide said Mr Rea Since its Inception as a town voted for the Conscr vative party in federal elections Since Sinclair Stevens has been Caledon Tory leader boundaries are Bramp ton In the south Orangevllle Highway 9 In the north York in the last and In the west Its small businesses are mainly grouped Into hamlets with an In dustrlnl park located south of Bolton said deputy town clerk Mrs What would you do If you saw a tornado touch down in Hills That question will brought to mind on March Tornado Awareness Day In Hills It may seem a remote but our town councillors went along with a request last week from the Ministry or the Solicitor General to declare the special day Some councillors found the whole thing rather amusing and some took it quite seriously And how do Georgetown residents feel about tornadoes Well some take them seriously and some don So what would Georgetown residents do If they saw tornado heading down their street Almost the entire population would be In their basements It Take Jeremiah of Mill Street run under my base ment and hide there until it left Derek Parsons of Gardiner Drive wouldn stick around If he survived a tornado He move to Toronto I guess Georgetown would be total Most people sold they t know what the right course of action is nevertheless Pat English would join the rest of the Georgetown get downstairs Without a doubt there is a tender to give the great outdoors a miss when a tornado heads their way Polk manager of Main Mart on Main Street shed stay Inside What can I do I d go to the back of the store not going logo outside anyway of Chclvin Drive who works downtown Georgetown was about as fatalistic If 1 m at work I d here I not going to run anywhere a soles clerk downtown Georgetown seen the devastating effects of twisters first hand Her school helped clean up for two days after the Barrio tornado If lngrid looked down the street and saw a twister cross her path she would go downstairs and try to keep as low as you can GEORGETOWN SPA FITNESS CENTRE Advertising helps you make a choice Leah Wash bourne of Roy lawn Crescent figures pretty safe I move I live in a base ment apartment There no doubt about it Tor leave some people In awe of their destructive powers And some consider them just plain ugly Said Orion of Drive If I heard the noise I would be In the basement I wouldn t want to look at it that for sure Bui Councillor gels the tip of the hat for the most original response What do you do on tornado awareness day asked one councillor Head for the hills replied Coun Bonnettc Toastmaster competition compete in three categories of speaking and listening skills The event will take place In Georgetown District High School Guelph Street Georgetown at on March 31 N GEORGETOWN CUSTOM CAR SOUND THE MR STEREO SINCLAIR AVE DENTURE THERAPY 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