Halton Hills Newspapers

Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), December 10, 1969, p. 4

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indytype speedway drag strip proposed for esquesing farms the acton f pre wednesday dacembf 10 1969 j plane for a mammoth international speedway bat the third and fourth line of eeqoesing jurt north of highway 401 were onveled at a pedal meeting of fsnjsesmg coaad monday night pa 30 and 40 resident or that ana of eequeamg south of fhm sideroad jammed the towaihlp council chambera monday night aa peomoter flnaly appeared to reveal plana or a car raceway in the area laet sseek residents of a northern end of the township bad appeared to voice their oppoettion to a drag atrip under construction between the fifth and sixth linee north of highway 7 after apologizing for kb soups delay in presentingplans fore council lawyer e a goodman went on to explain his duenia own 240 acre of land and propose to build a one and threequarter mile oval raceway and standi that will accommodate approximately 20 000 spectators the southern half of the oval which would run almost parallel to highway earth movers have bean working dally on the former matthew term en the fifth line of escjuaelng north of imahssay 7 in preparation for the construction of a 3800 foot drag strip which owner carl brlstow propose retldentaof the area have flocked to meetings of esouesing council twice to protest the us of the land for a drag strlpstm photo m7 hi iwwfrtt township accuses axler of putting cart before horse eamietlng council accused jo axler of axurfamter of putting the cart before the at the regular meeting tuesday night actoo council approved in increue of 6w 61 in the budget of planning board to offset the l969sufldt approved in increase of 15609 in the budget of the committee of adjustment to look after a deficit in that mount attributed to the number of application dealt with during the year registered no objection to severance of put of lot 22 han 1098 in the nutter of in application by william flfllay which will require i committee of adjustment hairing approved in principle the proposed plan of subdivision of revenue properties on churchill road south provided 17 feet be given for widening the road and a pedestrian walk be deleted councillor maria wu opposed approved g tscommend- ition bomno 3 cosnmitte that council present a christmas turkey to town employ at a cost not to exceed s10 each ha oaks and councillor grr oppoted the motion a subsequent motion that th acton dstachmant of th of j abo be given turkey we d councillor chapman and mark voud forth motion councillor jack grr prailded for a snappy coraanittee of the whol sssalou fa oeat of the shortest heating of th yen councillor eavflfc god mj wm ttoi horse monday night and insisted he reverse the situation before they put their stamp of approval oh the firm proposed housing subdivisions on the eighth line just east or silver cteek mr axler hid hardly begun to explain plan for the tubdlvitioni when reeve george currie atked if the county health unit had approved the sewage system when its axler indicated that he had not yet received such approval reeve currie trapped back well im afraid were going to be through with you very shortly the reeve insisted mr axler consult with the health unit first mr axler told council he had presented plan to the township planning board hut march 19 he agreed that the plan would have to be approved by the health unit but liked that council first give their approval to the project so that he could hive further studies undertaken were prepared to make silvercreek nice place to live mr axler continued he claimed hi subdivision would cater to a lug variety of needs since the 267 iota were of several different stee 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 axler replied he alio mentioned that there i an existing reservoir belonging to the town of georgetown near nlghway 7 councillor ken marshall favored seeking further planning advice im in sympathy with this because one of the big needs today i housing but id like to lee this council get some uptodate planning advice referring to the drag atrip e latently under construction ttween the fifth and sixth line north of highway 7 councillor rutted miller asked do you think people would want to build next to a drag strip mr axler pointed out that the drag strip would be quite a distance away and that racing wouldnt likely be taking place seven day a week anyway deputyreeve tom hill atked 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 1 want this man to come here with the health unit approval first he slid you can phone the health unit tomorrow and theyll come right up he added do you want me to get every tingle lot epproved he asked the reeve now this u a lot of work when mr axler told council the homes would be in the 1 9500 to 50000 price range deputyreeve hill contended there no working man in thla area can afford those houtei maybe people dont want 260 house shoved up there councillor miller added councillor marshall maintained that council couldnt give approval until they talked with planning board obviously wearied by the lengthy discuulon the reeve cricked i dont know why 1 didnt bring a bottle of whisky tonight finally count llor marshall moved that council consult with planning board before giving their content to the project the motion passed but deputyreeve hill opposed it 401 would be extended to also serve aa a drag atrip 3 000 feet in length main feature of the raceway would be two or possibly three huge event for open wheel racing car similar to those used at the indianapou speedway these events would draw crowd or between 20000 and 30000 three or four smaller event would attract crowds of close to 12000 in addition 10 to is drag strip racing events some with professional driver and other open to the public would beheld allowing for one or two days warmup for the main events mr goodman estimated the raceway would be in use about 4 day a year the event themselves would be held on weekends and holidays only from may until september mr goodman said the raceway would be completely fenced in to meet international racing standard but did not deny that people living in the eight homer adjacent to the raceway would experience the inconvenience of noae on the days event i were held however patrol treat safety pttolieral 80 of menswu enjoy a cfths evening together tomorrow thursday la the legion hast with dune fams and a abort program service dub donariecu wu provide the treat for the boy and gu who guide tbdr school mate smy acios the street each day safety office roy wood b ajraogmg the event and school principals wal have head table ksctvatlotu reeve orders movie camera out of chamber reeve oaorg currie ordered a cameramen from a nearby television station to take hie movie camera and lighting ejpmat out of th council chamber monday night at a special nuetlag o council th cameraman had just begun to aisemhli hi lighting acxilpmaat in preparation for taking picture of th large delegation that had coma to hear plan for a 92 mlnlon dollar raceway in th southern and of th township rawialid whan th reeve popped to hi feet and shouted a raw of this township i object now feet it out the camerame packed up hi equipment and left nuletly laet weak th reave refused free free photoyaphartepohar denis qibbona permission to photograph a similar htligellon that had earn to vole their opposition to a proposed drag atrip betwee th fifth and sbrth lin north of highway 7 no vote of council we taken in either case he went on to say that his clients were prepared to spend tens of thousands of dollar on landscaping in an effort to muffle the sound we are prepared to meet couectrvely or individually with these eight mr goodman promised the raceway site wal chosen because or it proximity to exit and entrance to highway 401 and 25 and because of the rising interest in auto racing in this part or the province mr goodman siid hit client were prepared to aniit the municipality financially with any problems the raceway would create on township roads mr goodman uid his clients could either provide their own sewage in accordance with department of heelth regulation or were prepared to stand the cost of hooking up with miltons sewage system wster he hoped could be either brought in by truck or purchased from the town of milton thia is good type ol assessment for council to have mr goodman concluded he estimated the project would cost in the neighborhood or s2 million in answer to a question from deputyreeve tom hill mr goodman uid he wasnt certain if any members or hit group were among thou who previously tried to locate in chinguacouty township but admitted tome or his client were interfiled in the lakeihore raceway in toronto protpective manager or the new raceway reg booth presently part owner of edmonton international speedway park was alio at the meeting to answer quetlioni are these care bigger than at mosporl deputyreeve hill wanted to know mr booth replied that the indy type cart have more horsepower but dont perform as well how many cut do you itart in a race aiked councillor ruuell miller the moit weve started in edmonton u 24 mr booth answered he went on to say that a normal 200 mile race would consist ol 80 laps of the track and that can would average 105 miles per hour lor the 200 miles mr booth explained that tome dragsters develop up to 1 500 horsepower and race 1 320 feet in 6m seconds mr goodman pointed out that the city of edmonton had found that having the track added to safety on highway since people no longer raced along highways at high speeds when mr booth offered to fly any representative or council to edmonton to see the track in you meet the best of people at the station mwwme times running out hurry to lous for that used car before christmas lous used cars main st kockwooo sst4235 capture christmas oh nm kodak instamatk 2195 124 color outfit with gadget bag flash cubes pko of 3 flashbulbs films black white polaroid 179 195 pko 238 color 108- 595 07- 299 urn you urns mu rot ptmorm i nmassmc check our large selection of chrisms wrap bows card twmaksae acton plans for a 2 million dollar international speedway similar to the edmonton international speedway wr unveiled by promoter at a special meeting of esquesino township council monday night promoters hav purchased 240 acre of land near milton between the third and fourth uiws just north of highway 401 and plan to construct a 1 34 mile oval track a we a grandstand thet will accommodate 30000 spectators th raceway will be in us approximately 46 days year for both indianapoli type racing and drag racing event th picture above we taken five minute before this years canam re in edmonton operation reeve george currie replied i dont think were interested in whit they ve got in edmonton i wai in ldmonton and i might well tell you ive been in better pucet roy henry resident of the fourth line complained that he had moved all the way back from montreal to live in the township he uid he chose the area because he expected to have peace and quiet on weekends i value my weekends lie uid this thing is not going to give me any rest another resident william lawion asked mr goodman whit he thought the raceway would do to the value of adjoining property mr goodman admitted that until the raceway wai eitablitlied property values would probably go down but predicted that after two years values would tend to increase again he added that the two or three large eventi each year would likely attract 10000 can but that he didnt think three dayi traffic depreciates property a slewarttown resident eric edie spoke in favor or the ettaltithmenl or the raceway i betteve we have a greater need for a racetrack here than in edmonton mr edie contended its 70 miles to the neareit drag strip now he pointed out there is no place in tli area to use highpowered cars and that the problem of street racing hat resulted from this i think if this race track saved one life it would be worth it mr edie opined discussion among ratepayer continued for a few moments before reeve currie told the delegation council would vacate the chambers and finish their busineu in another room so that mr goodmans group could meet privately with the residents concerned iiiiiiiiii o n professional nursing care in your home nursing car for medical and surgical patients our tee it adjusted to suit your financial circumstances atk your doctor or call for more information victorian order of nurses 4168449561 santa rama j win 100 weekly from now until christmas when you shop at the following merchants paul nielsen clothing gordon hardware ltd the holland shop hie family store sports corner lga food store last weeks winneflg t at odtabeeh aden glo 3 mnheeewslractensjm 3y garden aetang30 4 swthsvsreniacssngt6 6 carol aemsm acton gto manning electrie cameo 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