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Plumbing business would be second largest in town Hills planning staff are recommending town council ap prove what could be the second largest business in Hills second only to company Ltd in Georgetown The proposed plumbing and manufacturing distribution centre would employ people and will be housed by a 29 000 square metre industrial park The park would be located on acres of farmland in a small community in the southwest corner of Halton Hills north of Milton Residents in that community are opposed iu what they say is a huge building that could rob the surrounding area of water sup plies and could overburden Sideroad where the Industrial Park is to be located In a letter to the Town of Halton Hills Sideroad resident Dave Kiddle said he opposes the propos ed plumbing site because it is class A farmland It is well drained with a southerly exposure and is suitable for any crop grown in this area Mr Kiddle also said the ed property is bounded on sides by land that is being farm ed The property is presently rural but the town s planning depart ment is recommending a new in special zoning within a one mile radius of the pro posed 25 site I share the concern for the water especially in the past year with the drought Mr Crawford said the new plant would take substantial amounts But residents are also concerned of water with water supply At a public But the town planning depart meeting held in town council ment is recommending that the chambers April a group of con manufacturing be for dry in cerned citizens asked for use A spokesman for the reassurance that their water supp- Industrial Park said ly would not be depleted the new company is really an Sideroad resident Jack assembly plant and warehouse Crawford said wells have run dry The town planning department says the industrial park if approv should have an on site sewer system and should testdrill before wells are used Town planners say there will be no immediate problem with Sideroad traffic and there will be no rebuilding at this time But the company will be required to obtain an entrance permit for trucks entering the industrial park Residents object to the recom mendation saying the company will eventually force Sideroad 5 to undergo reconstruction Continued on Page OPEN DAILY Florists ATTENTION ALL BOSSES Don Forget Secretaries Day April 26 2UGuelphSL Georgetown CENTRE OSUT New Tourist Village planned for Dominion Seed House lands FREE DISTRIBUTION SATURDAY APRIL 22nd 28 PAGES By DONNA KELL Herald Staff The owners of the Dominion Seed House in Georgetown have an a plan to construct a tourist village to the Olde Hide House in Acton Dominion Seed House executives held a press conference in the North Golf and Country Club Thursday to quell rumors that their lands located in a triangular 55 acre chunk between Maple Avenue Mountainview Road and Highway were up for sale We wanted to avoid the rumor mill said executive vice president Charles MacLean after speaking to a room full of Hills town councillors and a hand ful of businessmen politicians and reporters We wanted people to be aware of what our intentions are Dominion Seed House president Margaret Harding said the family will retain ownership of the land but will lease parcels to chosen candidates The planning process for the pro posed village which will do for Georgetown what the Olde Hide House has done for Acton is in its preliminary stages From to 30 acres are being considered at this time for retail uses currently not available in the town and will include an ex panded garden centre restaurants offices a hotel and specialty stores that will offer upscale products at reduced rates according to information released by the Dominion Seed House The Dominion Seed House whatever else happens is going to be here and the front gardens will remain Mr MacLean said Mayor Miller addressed the crowd gathered at the golf course saying he was very ex cited about the Hardings and plans which will take from four to five years to imple ment I m very pleased that you re going to develop it yourselves said the mayor You re doing ex actly what I thought you would do the long run The Dominion Seed House has been Georgetown for years and was opened by Margaret Har ding father William Bradley originally in 1928 It is a successful retail plant and seed sale centre as well as a mail order store Mr says there is a clear link between the Olde Hide House and the future development of the Dominion Seed House pro perty which will be a regional destination facility He said the Dominion Seed House will be like the Olde Hide House that clearly draws people in from all areas Asthma program cancelled Due to insufficient registration The Lung Association Region has cancelled the spring session of the Family Asthma Program This program made possible through donations to Christmas Seals has been help ing families in Hills and Milton to cope with asthma for the past 12 years The Lung Association regrets closing the program and will reopen it in the fall Tourist Village Dominion Seed House released this artist con ception of planned development of its lands cent the building located on Highway on Dominion Seed House plans to a tourisl along the lines of the Olde Hide House in Acton Seed House owners say they want to quell rumors that the land is for sale Frog watchers should bring boots Bring your rubber boots and a flashlight for an evening of song during Mountsberg Wildlife Cen tre s annual s Hike on Friday April 28 from The Spring Peeper will be out to serenade you in their aquatic en vironment This is the time of year when visitors will hear mating calls of the Spring Peeper Inter prefers will identify and explain the characteristics of these resi dent amphibians with a slide presentation and hike to the pond The presentation begins at the In terpretlve Centre On Friday April there will also be a draw for the winner of the John Seerey Lester limited edition print Snowy Watch Great Gray Owl All proceeds raised from the sale of the tickets will go towards various projects at the Wildlife Centre including birds of prey rehabilitation bird banding research wood duck and tree swallow box projects educa programs the Wildlife Walkway maintenance of the bison and elk herds and habitat creation projects Tickets are available at the Mountsberg Wildlife Centre or the Administra tion Office of the Halton Region Authority For further information please call the Administration Office at 3361158 weekdays or the Mount Wildlife Centre at 8542276 weekends Mountsberg is located on Milborough Line south of Hwy and five kilometres west of RASPERS OPENING SOON CLASSIC CORNER OF ST MOUNTAINVIEW S GEORGETOWN 8772416 BANQUET AVAILABLE rtiZI Realty of Distinction Inc Realtor MEMBER BROKER 112 Main St S Georgetown Comer Church Main 8731881 J