Halton Hills Newspapers

Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), December 10, 1969, p. 3

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indytype speedway drag strip proposed for esquesing farms th acton fre prats wednesday december 10 lotw 3 plana for a mammoth international speedway bet en the third and fourth of eeonesing iat north of highway 401 wen wmesed at a special meeting of faquesing donndf monday nlghi- detuseil 30 and 40 residents of that area of f aoulh of fhw sideroad kmmid the totvaship council chamber monday night el promoter finally appeared to reveal plana for a car raceway in the area last week reaideut of a northern end of the townahip had appeared to voice their opposition to a drag atrip tinder conairuciion between the fifth and sixth line north of highway 7 after tposogirinai for hi eouts delay in prraentingplen fore council lawyer e a goodman went on to explain hi diente own 240 acre of land and propoie to build a one and threequarter mile oval raceway and itandi that will accommodate approximately 20000 spectator the southern half of the oval which would run almost parallel to highway earth movers haim bean ttorund deny en tha former matthew erm on tha fifth una of eaqueelno north of h t lr separation for tha construction of a 3800 foot drag atrip whbh owner carl brlttow propvm rletldsfttt of tha area hm ftocked to maatiris of etcjuetlno council twice to pretest the us of tha land for a drag dlpsuf1 photo ta far pmhhkd township accuses axler of putting cart before horse eiquatuc council accused joe aider of axlermmer of putting the cart before the at the regular meeting tuesday night acton council approved an increaae of s6sf6l in the budget of manning board to offset the 1969 deficit approved an increaae of 5609 in the budget of the committee of adjustment to look after a deficit in that amount attributed to the number of application dealt with during the year registered no objection to severance of part of lot 22 han 1098 in the nutter of an application by william flnley whkh wul require a committee of adjustment hearing approved in principle the proposed plan of subdivision of revenue properties on churchill road south provided 17 feet be i for widening the road and irian walk be deleted marks waa opposed mcoinmand- that eta a i hs ygy horse monday night and buialsd he reverie the tituation before they put their itarap of approval on the firm proposed housing tubdiwslofu on the eighth lint jutt east of suvercteek mr axler had hardly begun to explain plana for the subdivisions when reeve george currie atked if the county health unit had approved the sewage system when mr axler indicated that he had not yet received auch approval reeve currie mapped back well im afraid were going to be through with you very ihortly the reeve inaiited mr axler coiuult with tha health unit first mr axler told council he had presented plan to the township punning board lair march 19 he agreed that the plan would have to be approved by the health unit but atked that council flrtt give their approval to the project ao that he could have further studies undertaken were prepared to make sllvercreek a nice place to live mr axler continued he claimed his subdivisions would cater to a large variety of need tine the 367 lot were of aeveral different ttfea how will you supply water reeve currie asked we intend to supply water from a central well but whatever meant 1 satisfactory to each and every lot mr axle replied he alto mentioned that there i an exiitlng reservoir belonging to the town of georgetown near nighway 7 councillor ken marshall favored aeeking further planning advice im in tympathy with this because one or the big needi today fa homing but id like to see thia council get aome uptodate planning advice referring to the drag atrip presently under construction between the fifth and sixth line north of highway 7 councillor rutaeu miller atked 10 you think people would want to build next to a drag atript mr axler pointed out that the drag atrip would be quite a distance away and that racing wouldnt likely be taking place seven day a week anyway deputyreeve tom hill aiked that council give mr axler tentative approval providing he agreed to consult with the health unit but the reeve did not waver from his original position i want this man to come here with the health unit approval first he said you can phone the health unit tomorrow and theyll come right up he added do you want me to get every single lot approved he asked the reeve now this is a lot of work when mr axler told council the homes would be in the 19500 to 50000 price range deputyreeve hill contended theres iso working man in this area can afford those houses maybe people dont want 260 houses shoved up there councillor miller added councillor marahall maintained that council couldnt give approval until they talked with punning board obviously wearied by the lengthy discussion the reeve cracked i dont know why 1 didnt bring a bottle of whisky tonight finally councillor marthall moved that council consult with planning board before giving their content to the project the motion patted but deputyreeve hill opposed it 401 would be extended to alto ssrve a a drag strip 3000 feet in length main feature of the raceway would be two or possibly three urge event for open wheel racing car sanger to those used at the indienapou speedway there events would drew crowd of between 20000 and 30x100 three or four amaler event would attract crowd of dost to 12000 in addition 10 to is drag strip racing event tome with professional driver and other open to the public would beheld allowing for one or two day warmup for the main events mr goodman estimated the raceway would be in ue about 4 day a year the eventa thetnaetve would be held on weekends and holiday only from may until september mr goodman said the raceway would be completely fenced in to meet international lacing standards but did not deny that people living in the eight homes adjacent to the raceway would experience the inconvenience of noise on the days events were held however patrol treat safety patreuertal 80 of tbcbtwu enjoy a c evening together toraotrow fllairadey in the legion hag with dinner fanis and a ahart program- service club donation wu provide the treat for the boys and girl who guide their tcbool mate safely tcrott the streets etch day safety office roy wood la arranging the event and school prtacw wffl have head table reservation reeve orders movie camera out of chamber reeve oaorge curt te ordered a cameraman from a nearby television station to take hie movie camera and lighting aouiomant out of tha council olianajsr i monday night at a special matting of counts tha cameraman had lust begun to assemble hi lighting atjulomant in preparation for taking pictures of tha urge delegation that had coma to hear plana f or a 2 million dollar raceway in tha southern and of the town revealed whan tha reave popped to his feet and shouted at reave of this townahip i object now gat it out th cameraman packed up his erjulprnent and left tsuietjy last week tha reeve refuted ftaa prise ptosaetphetsbortr denis gibbon permission to pnaagraph a similar delegation that had come to vole their opposition to a proposed drag strip between tha fifth and sixth line north of highway 7 no vote of council wet taken in either ease he want on to say that hi clients were prepared to spend ten of thousands of dollars on landscaping in an effort to motile the sound we are prepared to meet collectively or individually with there eight mr coodman promised the raceway site was chosen because of its proximity to exits and entrance to highways 401 and 25 and because of the rising interest in auto racing in this part of the province mr goodman said hi clients were prepared to assist the municipality financially with any problems the raceway would crest on township roads mr goodman said his clients could either provide their own sewage in accordance with department of health regulations or were prepared to stand the cost of hooking up with miltons sewage system water he hoped could be either brought in by truck or purchased from the town of milton this is a good type of assessment for council to have mr goodman concluded lie estimated the project would cost in the neighborhood of 2 million in answer to a question from deputyreeve tom hill mr goodman said he wasnt certain if any members of his group were among those who previously tried to locate in chlnguacousy township but admitted some of his clients were interested in the lakeslioie raceway in toronto prospective manager of the new raceway reg booth presently part owner of edmonton international speedway park was also at the meeting to answer questions are lliete can bigger than at motport deputyreeve hill wanted to know mr booth replied that the indy type cars have more horsepower but dont perform at well how many cars do you start m a race asked councillor russell miller the most weve started in edmonton is 24 mr booth answered he went on to say that a normal 200 mile race would consul of 80 laps of the track and that cars would average 105 miles per hour for the 200 miles mr booth explained that some dragsters develop up to 1400 horsepower and race 1 320 feet in 6v4 seconds mr goodman pointed out that the city of edmonton had found that having the track added to safety on highways since people no longer raced along highways at high speeds when mr booth offered to fly any representative of council to edmonton to see the track in voumeet the best of people at the station r captvre chrtsthas on him kodak iimstamatic 124 color outfit with gadget bag 2195 flash cubes pro of 3 179 times running out hurry to lous for that used car before christmas ious used cars rockwood sc4235 fissash bulbs polaroid m2238 films black ft white color 108- 595 107- 299 mm torn nuts mu rot dimorm i massme check our large selection of christmas wrap bows card hloattiss acton pharmacy plans for a s2 million dollar international speedway slmlur to the edmonton international spsdwv were unveiled by promoter at a special meeting of esquesing township council monday night promoters have purchased 240 terse of land near ml hon between the third and fourth line hist north of highway 401 and plan to construct a 134 mile oval track at vreu a brsrdtunrj that wkl accommodate 30000 spectators tha raceway will be in uss approximately 46 daya a year for both indiantpoll type racing and drag racing events tha picture above was taken five minute before this year canam race in edmonton operation reeve george currie replied i dont think weie interested in what they ve got in edmonton i was in bdmonton and i might as well tell you ive been in better places roy henry a resident of the fourth line complained thit he had moved all the way back from montreal to live in lite townihip he said he chose the area because he expected to have peace and quiet on weekends i value my weekends he said this thing is not going to give me any rest another resident william lawson asked mr goodman what he thought the raceway would do to the value of adlolning property mr goodman admitted that until the raceway was established property values would probably oo down but predicted that alter two years values would tend to increase again he added that the two or three large events each year would likely attract 10000 cart but that he didnt think three days traffic depreciates properly a stewartlown resident eric edie spoke in favor of the establishment of the raceway i believe we hive a greater need for a racetrack lucre than in edmonton mr edie contended its 70 miles to the nearest drag strip now he pointed out there is no place in tlie aica to use highpowered cars and that the problem of street racing has resulted from this i think if this race track saved one life it would be worth it mr edie opined discussion among ratepayers continued for a few moments before reeve currie told the delegation council would vacate the chambers and finish their business in another room so that mr goodmans group could meet 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