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FLEET MANAGEMENT INFORMATION Perfect For Fleets Under Vehicles COST EFFICIENT INNOVATIVE UPTODATE TECHNIQUES The Halton Hills HERALD Florists THBEASTHI WEEKEND HOP ON OVER FOR A FRESH BOUQUET OF FLOWERS ST GEORGETOWN CENTRE 87769Q1 J 14500 DISTRIBUTION 28 PAGES FRIDAY MARCH Home Newspaper of Halton Hills Established 1866 IN STORES 25 Milton expansion could affect Halton Hills By BEN The Herald The planned expansion of Milton could result in Hills growing beyond its capacity of people Regional Planning and Public Works Committee recom mended Wednesday a million study be commissioned to determine if Miltons existing stream and wellbased servicing system could be expanded tem porarily to accommodate further growth in Milton The recommendation will go before Regional Council this Wednesday for final approval Any temporary expansion of Miltons existing water services would be accompanied by addi tional water being supplied to Milton by a pipe from Lake On tario said Director of Policy Research Ho Wong following the meeting Mr Wong said once the pipe is extended to Milton which could happen within 10 to 15 years the open space in Hills bordering Milton just north of Hwy could be transformed into an industrial park with full urban services Mr Wong said the servicing needed to support an industrial park in this area could be in place five years after the pipe is ex tended to Milton The possibility of growth in Hills however doesnt stop here Existing water and sewage ser vices in Hills means urban areas of Georgetown and Acton now have the potential to grow from the current total population of approximately 33000 people to people But if the pipe was extended to Milton it wouldnt be unrealistic for future councils to extend the pipe northward per mitting Halton Hills to grow beyond its current capacity said Mr Wong He stressed however that would be a political decision that wont need to be made for at least years Using his crystal ball to look to 100 years into the future Mr Wong said there is speculation especially at the provincial level that Acton and Georgetown may have no choice but to accept the pipe being extended to this area Mr Wong explained provincial studies show at some point the global warming effect could dry up Halton Hills existing water supply If that happens Halton Hills would need the pipe just to provide water to the existing community he said Continued on Page Symphony Orchestra summer home put on hold By BEN DUMMETT The Herald It wilt be a long time if every before the sounds of Mozart or BAch fill the summer air over Scotsdale Farm located near Ballinafad A decision on whether Scotsdale Farm will be shortlisted as one of six locations to be considered as the Toronto Symphony Orchestras summer home has been delayed more than six months confirmed TSO Summer Home Project Manager Marion Hart Tuesday The TSO was to have whittled down the original 17 possible locations to a shortlist by this past September The Orchestra administration decided to put the entire project on hold recently for six months explained Ms Hart The delay is due to tough economic times she com mented The TSO plans to reassess the project after another six months said Ms Hart She wouldnt speculate if the pro jects shelving would be con sidered during the reassessment Torontobased consultants Marshall Macklin Limited were hired last summer to conduct a market study to determine which six sites of the would consistently draw the most people The consultants were to have made recommenda- ContinuedonPage2 Prizes galore available at Lifestyles show While at the Lifestyles of Halton Hills show April at Georgetown and District High School one of the many activities to participate in is By participating in this fun competition visitors will have the op portunity to win one of many prizes A grand prize that is a package of family recreation activities that includes membership passes to conservation areas passes to use Halton Hills pools and a recreation program activity certificate will be awarded There will be hourly Blue Jay tickets tickets Georgetown Globe Productions tickets cook books certificates to dine out sportswear sporting goods and more As visitors enter the high school they will be asked if they want to participate in the Health Safari Participants will be given a guide to the Safari that instructs them to visit various locations in the school and answer questions from displays or get involved in demonstrations After meandering around the school and completing the Health Safari participants can deposit their guide in the draw box at reception and wait with great anticipation to hear their name called as a prize winner Spring fashion show The Acton Unit of the Canadian Cancer Society was the beneficiary of funds raised at the Spring Fling fashion show staged Tuesday even ing at Acton Legion Elizabeths Fashions Bridal Boutique and Vic toria Lane Childrens Wear presented the spring and summer ladies and fashions to a very enthusiastic and appreciative au dience In the picture above Sylvia left and Bonnie model hot items in this years swim wear More pictures on Page 9 Herald photo by Lisa Boons toppelPot OMB hearing proposed Halton Region Planning and Public Works Committee recom mended Wednesday that an ap plication to build a mixed com mercial and residential complex at Acton Boulevard and Queen Street in Acton be referred to an Ontario Municipal Board Hear ing The recommendation will go before Regional Council this Wednesday for final approval According to a Regional staff report the referral is being done on behalf of residents neighbor ing the property who object to the application The development application calls for a commercial space of square feet to be built on the ground floor with three or four apartments on the second floor The property is the former site of the Restaurant the report states Planner Rash Moham med the reports author ex plains the residents concerns centre on the construction of se cond floor apartments Those concerns include increased densi ty traffic and a devaluation of surrounding properties if the- ap plication is approved said Mr Mohammed As well the residents also argue the existing parking facilities are inadequate to accommodate the increased number of cars and trucks traffic that would result if the complex is built be commented According to the Hills Official Plan the property is cur rently designated Highway com mercial which means construc tion could only happen if the of ficial plan was amended and there was a zoning change Mr Mohammed said Halton Hills planning staff have in dicated the development pro posal would have no adverse im pact on the surrounding area In fact the local planning staff says the project would help rejuvenate the area according to Mr Mohammeds report He indicates the Regional plan ning staffs only concern is the availability of water and sewage facilities to service the develop ment However the Region is obligated to refer development applications to the OMB upon re quest as long as the request isnt deemed frivolous or vexatious or is made only for the purpose of delay Although the Region doesnt ob ject to the development proposal Mr Mohammed said be doesnt believe the residents request for an OMB hearing is either frivolous vexatious or a stall tac tic Development charges back on agenda If you thought changes to the Regions development charges had been finalized think again According to a Regional staff report released Wednesday staff is recommending charge developers per square foot for nonresidential buildings charges developers a fee for nonresidential construc tion to help pay for services such as roads and sewage systems that need to accompany any new development project Developers are currently charged cents per square foot for commercial and industrial buildings If the fee is increased as recommended the collected fee from developers would cover 39 per cent of the cost to pay for accompanying services The re maining per cent of the cost for servicing would be collected through the genera tax rate the reports author and Treasurer Joe said Earlier this year Regional staff recommended the develop ment charge be increased to per square foot Local developers balked saying the increase would drive them out of the Region If approval was given for the fee to increase to 280 a square foot then no general tax money would be required to help finance projects accompanying develop ment projects explained Mr Rinaldo The most recent recommended development charge increase comes after a variety of other op tions were considered including keeping the charge at 85 cents per square foot for at least two years The 110 per square foot recommendation will be presented during a public meeting Tuesday at the Regions administration building in Oakville April starting at 930 Education budget approved Board of Education trustees approved the 1991 budget of ah increase of million over expenditures at a special meeting Wednesday night Local education taxes are ex pected to increase by mills or 56 on a residence with an assess ed value of 8500 bringing the total education taxtyll toii64 See next Wednesdays Herald for full details on the budget An Inside Look