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Bonnette noted that the highway could take more than a decade to complete, citing the fact that the 407 highway took decades before it was completed. "If this is taking place, it is completely out of context from climate change," Coun. Jane Fogal said. "It seems like a horrible waste of taxpayer money that should be go- ing into transit." 2. HALTON HILLS PURCHASES A NEW PUMPER - Council approved the purchase of a 2020 Spartan Metro Star, a tanker-pumper, for the replacement of a 1999 tanker-pumper. Purchased from Camions Carl Thibeault Inc. in Pierreville, Quebec, the vehicle will cost the Town $743,230, which is $68,230 above the approved budget. Contributing to the increased price was changes in the ex- change rate between the Canadian and American dollar, as roughly 60 per cent of materials used in construction are manu- factured outside of Canada. 3. SOLS IS BACK ON In April, the province halved the South- ern Ontario Library Services (SOLS) bud- get resulting in the cancellation of the In- terlibrary Loan Service, a service that al- lowed Ontario libraries to lend out resourc- es to other Ontario libraries. In 2018, nearly 419,000 items were lent through the service, with Halton Hills lending 2,424 items and borrowing 2,046. While the service has been resumed, the courier service has been abandoned in favour of sending items via Canada Post at a discounted rate. Libraries will now receive a partial provincial subsi- dy for materials shipped through Canada Post. 4. ALCOHOL ADS IN HALTON HILLS BALLPARKS The council was split on a decision to allow alcohol to be advertised at ball diamonds in town ball diamonds. Presented with three options, the town could prohibit advertis- ing of alcohol at diamonds, seek public in- put on the advertising, or essentially test the practice until 2021. Council voted for the latter option, though the decision came from a 6-5 vote to amend an earlier Commu- nity and Corporate Affairs Committee de- cision to seek public input. In 2018, Georgetown SloPitch League and Halton Hills Minor Baseball Associa- tion received permission from the town to sell banner advertising on the outfield fenc- es of town baseball diamonds. Through sales, the associations raised and donated $5,200 from banner sales for the town's spe- cial account for baseball operations. How- ever, an ad sponsored by Molson Coors Light would have brought an additional $6,000 to the fundraising. Councillors who opposed the advertising expressed concern over the precedent set for advertising alco- hol in public spaces. 5. TOWN SEEKS PARTNERS IN RAINBOW CROSS- WALK INSTALL With an estimated cost of $4,000 to install a rainbow crosswalk near the Halton Hills Public Library's Georgetown Branch, the town is seeking interested community partners to support the project. NEWS FIVE THINGS THAT HAPPENED AT TOWN COUNCIL BRYAN MYERS bmyers@metroland.com