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Council approves water allocation the Herald Halton Hills council approved Monday to grant Toronto based Law Development Group water allocation to service an housing units to be located east of Road between the N R railway line and River Drive in Georgetown Law Development Group is behind the Kingsmill develop ment project slated for the River Drive area A total of townhouses are to be built Coun cil had already granted water allocation for half the units Council only gave approval after receiving assurances from the developer Larry Law that he intended to build the proposed as well as help finance the Georgetown voir The reservoir which is scheduled to be completed late this year or in early will be located at Sideroad 22 and Highway 7 If the developer doesn t pay his approximate 500 share towards the reservoir s construe tion council can prevent con structton of the Kingsmill pro ject The reservoir will cost a total of 1 million of which Georgetown south developers Halton Hills Village Homes In is also expected to pay 000 The remaining amount will be paid by Region Budget Director Dave Birkett told council members Regional council has already ap proved its share of the reservoir financing Town planner Bruce Maclean told council planning staff is con vinced the development company will carry out construction and meet its financial obligations con cerning the reservoir He refer red to a letter the developer had sent to the Region saying Mr Law will pay the Region the once he receives the ex tra water allocation Furthermore Mr Maclean in dicated the company has sold 175 of the townhouses and wants to start marketing the next 175 townhouses this February Councillor Manlyn Serjeanston raised concerns the developer could not complete construction Less fortunate to suffer Community- THE HERALD Wednesday January It Page Marilyn Serjeanston of the first units by Nov as Mr Law had previously in dicated Mr Maclean echoed the concern stating we ve planning staff expressed reser vations that the work can be completed on time He qualified his statements saying a slowdown in construe activity means Mr Law could push his trades people to finish the job quickly since there is little work available Coun Serjeanston said she was the people who have con bought the first units will have no place to live come November if the units built Mr Law however pointed to other developments he has done in Oakville and that were completed either on time or ahead of schedule as proof of his reliability He also said several Georgetown trades people have contacted him eager to work because business is slow I can assure you council 10 months from now everybody will be hap py Mr Law added Several councillors also ex pressed concern there may be in sufficient water to service the first 175 townhouses if they are completed before the reservoir However Mr Birkett said the two test wells being drilled in the area and 22 could be used to supplement the existing water supply if the new reservoir t completed by November from Page I Ms Ewnrt It a small amount but the program helped families last year said Ms A child care worker position was also cut from the budget said Ms Two other positions both slated for Halton Centennial Manor m Milton were eliminated The positions were for an tional Health Nurse and an Ac creditidation coordinator that would have ensured improved standards at the manor The social service grant budget was also reduced by 7 said Ms This budget is used to finance various communityagen cies opera ling throughout she explained The Regional Hostel Program was also reduced said Ms Ewart The program finances hostels in to provide shelter for poor people Ms Ewart is hopeful some of the proposed cuts will not be ap proved by Regional Council in March The proposals go before the region s budget review committee in February at which time the proposed cuts will be considered in context with the programs of other regional government departments The 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