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Page 2 the Herald Town Buyer Sunday October 1991 News at a Glance Region Chairman downplays multiunit police probe By BEN DUMMETT The Herald Halton Region Chairman Peter questions the possibility of a link between the Arbor Valley Estate property in Georgetown and the ongoing police investigation in to possible wrongdoings by elected and nonelected officials I think they the two issues are coincidental said Chairman Pomeroy At a Regional Council meeting two weeks ago the Arbor Valley Estate property formed the basis of a claim that developers have been pressuring Regional staff to find water to service Georgetowns growth During that meeting Oak- ville Regional Councillor John Graham said he was told the Arbor Valley Estate property was bought only after promises that servicing would be in place for development to start in 1993 Greg Speam VicePresident of Torontobased company Limited owner of the Arbor Estate Valley property denies his com pany received any promises con cerning servicing The ongoing police investigation involves a special unit comprised of officers from Ontario Provincial Police York Region Police and Metropolitan Toronto Police Part of the units work deals with development issues Chairman Pomeroy said he heard about the investigation from a ratepayer more than two weeks ago reveal the per sons name He also said he hasnt been- con- Pete tacted by police nor has he heard of any Halton polftican or staff being contacted Meanwhile representatives from Bramalea Limited are scheduled to meet with Arbor Valley Estates Ltd representatives next week to discuss the outstanding mortgage on the Arbor Valley Estate proper ty- The need for the meeting results from the poor housing market situation said Mr Spearn According to land registry documents Ontario numbered com pany 846611 Limited a company bought the proper ty for million from Arbor Valley Estates Ltd June 30 1989 Alexander Chelak is indicated in the documents as Arbor Valley Estates Ltd President and Richard Morrow is identified as the companys SecretaryTreasurer The agreement called for the numbered company to pay Arbor Valtey Estates Limited million The numbered company took out a million mortgage with Arbor Valley Estates Ltd to cover the remaining portion of the purchase price Asked if next weeks meeting will centre on Bramalea walking away from the million mortgage Mr Spearn replied I dont want to comment on a legal question He did say a development ap plication that had been filed with the Town of Halton Hills for the property has been withdrawn and the company has told Hills Planning staff to dose the Arbor Valley Estate file Were rethinking the project said Mr Speam Occupied with occupational therapy Hazel an occupational therapist at Georgetown District Memorial Hospital con centrates on hooking up a biofeedback machine to patient Harmony Bulls arm Miss Bull of Georgetown was Involved in a tragic motor vehicle accident last year which left her left side paralyzed But thanks In part to therapy she Is regaining the use of her left arm and adapting to Its reduced function Her success Is highlighting this years Occupational Therapy week from Oct The occupational therapy office at Georgetown District Memorial Hospital will be hosting an open house Oct from 30 am to pm to highlight Therapy Week Herald Photo New school for Georgetown Georgetown may be getting a new kindergarten to Grade 8 school ac cording to the Halton Board of Educations capital expenditure forecast for According to the forecast which lists capital projects to be funded by reserves or debentures in ad dition to requests for Ministry fun ding one of the proposed projects is a school in Georgetown slated to be built in The Georgetown school is one of 14 new schools listed as proposed projects with the majority of new schools nine to be built in Oak- ville Estimated cost for the Georgetown school is and the board has estimated the local cost share at 8700000 For the complete story on the projected school read next Wed nesdays edition of the Hills Herald Golf cart mystery is solved Two Georgetown youths aged 15 and have been charged with two Foot clinic The Victorian Order of Nurses Halton Branch will hold a Foot Care Clinic at the following loca tion The cost is For further information and appointment please call ami Georgetown and District Memorial Hospital Emergency Department Georgetown On tario pm November Sand November 19 counts of theft over and one count of possession over in connection with the theft of five golf carts from North Golf and Country Club between Oct and Police say the thefts began in the middle of the night Oct 14 when two youths used a to start up a golf cart and drove it around the golf course This cart was retur ned but at the same time two more carts were started up and driven off the course One was later found abandoned in a farmers field near Trafalgar and Side road The other eventually broke down and was abandoned in Cedarvale Park Later the same night police believe the same youths returned and stole two more carts and hid them The culprits later returned and began joy- riding them down Maple Avenue near 15 Side road where they were seen by a passing motorist who called police Police responded and ap prehended two youths who were still wheeling the carts down the road Two golf carts valued at 9000 were recovered and the youths taken to Regional Police station in Georgetown and charged One of the youths was also charged with breach of probation Hyde adamant despite miscue Hills Regional Councillor candidate Bill Hyde has no in tention of withdrawing from he municipal election race despite a request he do so during Mondays Town Council meeting In response to campaign literature distributed by Mr Hyde in which he claims the Towns tax increase was 16 l per cent in stead of 52 per cent as purported by Town council and staff Acton Coun cillor Gerald Renni said Mr Hyde should withdraw his candidacy from the election Referring to Mr Hydes thinking as muddled and dishonest Conn Rennie said Mr Hyde would be serving the public interest if he withdrew from the race Mr Hyde referred to Mr Ren- nies request as rubbish during an interview following the meeting After Rennie made his comments Mr Hyde apologized to Council acknowledging his calculation of the 1990 municipal tax increase was incorrect A shouting match between Acton Coun Norm Elliott and Mr Hyde then ensued concerning further claims made by Mr Hyde con cerning the towns tax rate Mr Hyde claimed the municipal avaerage tax rate increased per cent between 1985 and However Town documents ob tained by the Herald indicate the average increase was nine per cent Town Mayor Miller described the encounter between Mr Hyde and Coun Elliott as something he had never seen before during his 27year political career In the end Council passed a resolution calling for an af firmation of councillors confidence in Town Treasurer Ray King as well as for the Towns budget report to be reaudited Proposal deferred Town Council decided to defer ruling on an application to con struct a garden centre at Tenth Line and Regional 23 in Hills until late November Council made its decision after Paul Robinson a representative of the property owner said the proposal for a farm implement dealership has been dropped from the application A minority of councillors in cluding Joe Hewitt Marilyn Ser- jeantson Al Cook and Rick opposed the application outright regardless of the proposed revisions Hewitt represented the minority viewpoint saying he op poses further commercialization at the corner of Tenth Line and Regional Road 23 Proclamations issued Monday Halton Hills Council proclaimed the week of Oct 20 to Oct 25 as the Week of the Child in Town Councillors also proclaimed Nov 25 to 29 as Youth Appreciation Week in the Town of Hills during the same meeting Strategy required Town Council directed staff Mon day to contact Halton Hills Village Homes Inc to find out when the development companys industrial lands in Georgetown South will be developed Councillor Marilyn Serjeantson stressed an industrial strategy must be developed for the lands in question She also raised concerns about the protection of a woodlot in the development area in light of ongoing residential construction in the area and the garbage that con tinues to litter Mountainview Road South bordering the development Staff assured the councillor the matters raised would be further in vestigated Letter questioned Commenting on a letter sent to the Town by Ontario Premier Bob Rae Acton Coun Gerald said Monday it appears the Premier Is contradicting himself regarding the Acton dump proposal Rennie pointed out in one part of the letter Premier Rae writes the province is not con sidering Halton as a possible host Region for a Greater Toronto Area landfill However in another part of the letter the Premier states the Ac ton Dump proposal is expected to go before a provincial board hearing to determine if the landfill should be permitted The letter doesnt make sense said Coun Third Line update Town Planner Prasad told Council Monday a court action against the Town filed with the Supreme Court of Ontario in concerning the closure of the Third Line near Highway 25 was settled out of court in The court action centred around whether the Town had the right to permit the closure of the Third Line in order to permit the Acton quarry to be established Mr Prasad told Council the lawsuit was eventually dropped No costs were awarded in wake of the lawsuit being abandoned Mr Prasad provided this in formation to Council because area residents had previously requested the information regarding the lawsuit be made public Candidates meeting The Hickory Falls Association is hosting a municipal election rural area allcandidates meeting Oct 23 at the Community Hall starting at 8 The debate will centre on rural sues said association member Shropshall Rural candidates invited include Alf Spence Rob Heaton Kathy Gastle Bill Joe Hewitt Marilyn Serjeantson Linda Walton and Pilutti Both mayoralty can didates incumbent Miller and Rob Barlow have also been invited Ms Shropshall said as of last Tuesday Mayor Miller and Ms Ser jeantson had declined the invitation due to prior engagements