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Page THE HERALD OUTLOOK Saturday May 6 BEST AVAILABLE COPY Men charged Regional Police charg ed two Mississauga men and years old respectively with possession of a small quantity of a substance appearing to be marijuana during the early of May 2 in the Moore Park Plaza parking lot in Georgetown Police report the two were ar rested after they were seen behaving in an Intoxicated man in the parking lot A court date has been scheduled for June Men arrested An Acton youth and man were charged with theft after a 1985 Ford which went missing from outside an apartment building at 311 Queen St in Acton sometime dunng the early morning of May was demolished at Third Line in Erin Township north of Halton Erin Town Line Police say the car keys were stolen from the apartment sometime that morning Guelph police made the Car damaged police say someone tore off the rear air foil and severely dented the rear left fender of a 1988 Pon tiac parked outside the bank of Main St sometime between the evening of April and the morning of May 3 causing worth of damage The Pontiac was part of a promotional cam put on by the bank Money stolen Fifteen dollars of Canadian Tire money was stolen from a vehicle parked on Byron St Georgetown sometime during the early morning of April Police say the automobile was unlocked at the time of the inci dent Tools stolen Police report someone stole 900 worth of auto repair tools from a tool cabinet in the Georgetown District High Schools auto shop sometime bet ween noon April and 2pm the next day Toilets missing Four toilet bowls and four toilet tanks valued at were stolen from Alice St Acton where Hills Hydro is doing construction sometime during May Plywood stolen Police say someone stole worth of plywood from a con struction site at the end of Hall Road in Georgetown sometime between the evening of May 26 and early the next morning Six charges Impaired driving was just one of six charges police laid against a 27 yearold woman after her 1988 Ford left the road at 15 and Fourth Line and struck a fence dunng the afternoon of April 29 Other charges include failure to pro duce a drivers licence failure to have proof of ownership driving with no insurance and invalid licence plates Police say the woman failed to slow down as she turned onto Fourth Line Charges laid Charges of making an im proper turn were laid after a yearold Georgetown man driv a Chevrolet was severely damaged as a result of a collision with a Chevrolet on Guelph Street at Maple Avenue in Georgetown during the early morning of Apnl Police say the 1986 Chevrolet was travelling westbound on Guelph Street when the 1985 Chevrolet pulled in front of it Liberals emphasize education in recent throne speech By DOUGLAS ARMOUR Thomson News Service The Liberal governments throne speech Tuesday placed a heavy emphasis on education while also focusing on social assistance reform health tougher environmental laws the economy and community security Opposition leaders criticized the speech saying it lacked substance and ignored crucial issues such as bousing agriculture municipal af fairs and natural resources New Democratic Party Leader Bob Rae said the throne speech was tall on rhetoric and platitudes but short on details Progressive Conservative in tenm leader Andy Brandt said the speech was stale piein thesky rhetoric Both leaders suggested that in evitably the Liberals will blame federal government spending cut backs and increased federal taxes for a failure to carry through with their promises In fact the throne speech cau tions that many provincial govern ment initiatives could be threaten ed by a lack of federal commit ment The Liberals promised in the speech that school boards will be required to offer halfday junior Kindergarten for four yearolds as well as half day senior Kindergarten for fiveyearolds Also promised was that funding for fullday senior Kindergarten programs will be provided where classroom space permits Curricula in Grades to will be revitalized with a focus on develop ment literacy and analytical and communications skills Grade 8 and 9 will contain the core curriculum emphasizing basic skills and progressive pro blem solving Streaming will be eliminated in Grade and Grades and 12 will be developed as years of specialization Premier David Peterson acknowledged that the educational changes will be costly However he gave no details about what fun ding arrangements will be made between the province and school boards that are already short of funds teachers and pupil spaces The government also promised to remove barriers that serve as disincentives to working increase shelter support payments for peo ple on social assistance and in crease childrens benefits On health issues a promise was made to place more emphasis on health promotion and disease prevention and address specialty care needs in areas such as cancer emergency services AIDS and cardiovascular services On the subject of the environ ment the Liberals said they would create a new provincial lottery to help pay for en vironmental protection projects Calling it a Mr complained that the lottery means people will have to pay for a cleaner Ontario New legislation also will be enacted to reduce automobile pollution and programs aimed at developing pollution abatement equipment and encourage the dent use of water will be launched In the area of economics the government said they would em phasize skills training help ex export markets and develop entrepreneurial talent and also develop adjustment programs for workers Following on the of a policerace relations report the government said it would provide a race relations training for police forces and pro mote racial equality in police employment Also promised was an expansion of drug enforcement units and drug treatment and education pro grams Watch Tower neighbors want a green belt Local residents sent signature petition to the Town of Halton Hills asking for a buffer zone between their homes and the Watch Tower site on Guelph Street The Eighth Line residents were reacting to a proposal by the Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society to expand building on their 172acre lot Delegations living Average urban resident will pay 1600 Tax assessment now in the mail on their way to Halton Hills residents will show an increase of an average over last year over half of which will fund educa tion costs Urban residents in Hills will pay an average in taxes this year an increase of per cent over last year Rural residents who do not have municipal garbage pick up will pay an 8 6 per cent increase over last year The bulk of these tax levies will go to education costs Both urban and rural residents will pay an average to both education boards in the Region Education costs will take an average 56 per cent of rural tax levies and 60 per cent of urban tax levies to pay the 93 million in education costs in Halton Hills The big contributor to education taxes will be residents and farm owners who will pay nearly per cent for a total of million Commerce and industry will kick in pec cent of the needed total at 2 million Business will contribute seven per cent for a million total The Board of Education will receive million from the Town of Hills The Halton Roman Catholic Separate School Board will get the remaining 10 million collected In addition to education tax Hills residents will pay an average annually with an ex tra charged to urban residents Rural residents will pay 26 per cent of their tax levy to the town urban residents will pay 31 per cent of their tax levy to the town The remaining per cent of col lected taxes goes to the Region of which will take For operation in the Town of Hills will collect 7 million This years budget includes 3 4 million budgeted for street light projects in Glen Williams million Norval 750000 Stewarttown 660000 and BaUmafad The town collects taxes four times a year including the next two payments which are due in June and September Taxes for the following year will be assessed on last years mill rate the system used to determine taxes and will be paid in February and May The difference once an increase is add ed in 1990 will be paid on the next tax bills near the Trafalgar RoadHighway 7 location spoke at a recent town council meeting both in support and against the Watch Tower ex Although we have no objection m principle to the request of the ap plicant we have some concerns pertaining to the details of the pro posed and future development says a letter that was sent to town councillors with the Eighth Line petition The letter says that although Watch Tower has assured area residents the project would have no impact on the view from Highway 7 this planning has greatly increased the effect on the existing residential areas to the north and east In the petition residents ask for a dense green belt between Watch Tower facilities and the surrounding residential areas The town also received a letter from John and Gabnelle Voros who live on a property adjoining the Watch Tower site The Voroses say there is feet of adjoining property Our peace and quiet is gone says the letter Noise can be heard every day even on holidays The Voroses say they fear the value of their house will go down if there is no substantial separating their property from the Watch Tower buildings The Town of Halton Hills delayed a recommendation on the proposed Watch Tower expansion until water complaints against the pro perty made by a local resident can be reviewed fi TILE KING 354 Guelph St Unit 23 Georgetown Ontario 8732588 DENTURE THERAPY CLINIC TH Denture Therapist 72 Mil St Georgetown 8778974 102EMtDrBrtmalea CmvDtaulnM I Enter 7912314 ANNUAL BICYCLE R0ADE0 Saturday May 6 1989 900 until 100 pm Georgetown Memorial Arena Great Prizes Including a Free Draw tor a Bike Sponsored by Georgetown Klwanls Club and Georgetown Optimist Club The 10th Anniversary of the Georgetown and District Y Gala Art Auction Holy Cross Church Auditorium Maple Ave Georgetown Presented by Beaux Arts International Ltd Graphics Oils Watercolours Sculptures Preview pm Auction 800 pm Meet the featured Artist Shirley Deavllle Admission 700 in advance at the door Door Prizes Patrons Door Prize Refreshments For Tickets Call the at 8776163 or Also available at- Oxbow Books Christiana Hairstyles Boutique Georgetown Fabrics Whimsys Georgetown Yarn Crafts ALL PROCEEDS TO PROGRAMS IN HILLS SUPPORT WILL BE APPRECIATED