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THE NEW TANNER Tax meeting postponed - MPP a no-show By FRANCES NIBLOCK The New Tanner --aeeeeeenieeeesiieaaeemntnies A Town meeting designed to whip up public opposition to Provincial down loading plans has been postponed because the intended hot seat guest -- Halton North MPP Ted Chudleigh -- says it's pees: The meeting to outline the impact of Queen's Park's plans to transfer fi- nancial responsibilities to municipalities -- gees known as the "Who Does What" (WDW) initiatives - was scheduled for Fi 16, but at Monday night's general committee meeting Mayor Marilyn Serjeantson informed councillors that Chudleigh had indicated that "he ly doesn't want to at- tend that meeting." "He (Chudleigh) would LY YY 418 be be rather attend the meeting once the Province has com- pleted its (financial) an- ppb os o March ee erjeantson said, adding that that would put the local meet- ing into April. At their first budget brief- ing last week councillors were told that the latest WDW initiatives would add $125 to the tax bill of an av- erage house Meetings like the planned in town were designed for Staff and councillors to ask the public whether they would prefer service cuts or a tax increase to cover the increased municipal costs of the Provincial changes. At last week's budget ses- sion Acton Councillor Norm Elliott was concerned that a separate meeting for Acton was not being considered. ee eek eS ee ed ed i STUDENT SPECIAL P-16 MX * Pentium P-166 MMX Intel Processor * 512 Cache Vx Pipeline Burst * 16MB EDO RAM * 2.1 GB Hard Drive * 1 MB PCI Video Card * 1.44 Floppy Drive * Mini Mid Tower * 24X CD ROM * 16 Bit PnP Sound Card * 80 Watt Speakers * Win 95 Keyboard * Mouse/Pad * 33.6 D/F Modem * 14". 28 DPI Colour Monitor COLOUR ata INCLUDED "Leasing Available ng * 24x CD Rom Drive Intel P-200 MMX * Pentium 200MMx Processor * 512 KB Cache * Mini Mid Tower Case 230 Watt Ps aU Keyboard & Mouse/Pad eoltort Ns a INCLUDED & 80 Watt Speakers * Creative Lab Sound Blaster 16 * 33.6 Intemal Voice FaxModem Only "Leasing Available P11-233 MMX * Pentium P11-233 MMxX Intel Processor 3 * Asus LX~440 Motherboard * 32 MBSDRAM * 2.6GB Hard Drive * 2 MB Video Card * 1.44 Floppy Drive * ATX Case * 24X CD ROM © 16 Bit S. Card * 80 Watt Speakers * Win 95 Keyboard * Mouse/Pad * 33.6 D/F Modem * 15" 28 DPI Colour Monitor 10 Mountainview Rd. South ieorgetown ADVANCE SPECIAL (oyna "If we're trying to whip up public input, and this room (Council Chambers) is limited in the number of the public that can be here, are we going to get real feel for what the public wants?" Elliott asked, suggesting that meetings be held in the high schools in Acton and Georgetown. Town Acting Administra- tor Janet Lunn Stewart said that the intent of the pro- sed meeting was to en- ance public awareness of the actual implications of the Provincial down loading. "The $64,000 question really is just that. What are the final and definite impli- cations?" Lunn Stewart said. Town Treasurer Andy Koopmans had warned not to expect new information be- fore the March 31 date. "The role for Town or Regional staff is to take what the Province presents in terms of overall provincial numbers and take that back and say what does it mean to the Town of Halton Hills?" Koopmans queried, adding that they need to get on with their budget process even though they don't have firm numbers. vu Say CLL 7 OL ,; Lasou liz 3a eae Windows 95 CD & Manual, Lotus Spreadsheet, Lotus Word Pro, Lotus Approach Data Base, Lotus : Freelance Graphics, Lotus Organizer, Lotus Screen Card, Best of E Entertainment, 1 Month Free Internet fF] a UPGRADE SPECIALS P-133 - $348 MMX READY MOTHERBOARD « 1 MB VIDEO CD CARD « 16 MB RAM « CPU, FAN « MIDTOWER « INSTALLATION P-166 MIMX INTEL- MMX READY MOTHERBOARD « 1 MB VIDEO CD CARD « 16 MB RAM « CPU, FAN « MIDTOWER + INSTALLATION $398 (tax included) Call 853-0051 orc rop i t MMX READY MOTHERBOARD « 1 MB VIDEO CD CARD * 16 MB RAM « CPU, FANe MIDTOWER « INSTALLATION GSHTEO Eu Fax: 905-877-8412 Steve! THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1998 Acton Citizens' Band, as usual, of the official opening. contributed much to the solemnity and enjoyment Recreation Director Joy Thompson points out recognition in bronze to Mr. and Mrs. Roger Beaman of the Thomson, Rogers law firm. The firm donated over $5,000 to the new facility. - Eve Martin photo illow St. during business hours - deadline is Feb. 1 Memberships for Acton Seniors group were available at the seniors' centre Sun- day. One new member signs up. - Eve Martin photo "HIGE Seegh SCE O Fe eR eS EOS AECL EY 9STOEUCORUTR CTS C SS 000-010 0 0.09050 FN SESS O08 900 604664064 be nwc Send a Valentine's message with Love in the Feb. 12 issue of The New Tanner! Be My Valentine, Cash or cheque only - all ads prepaid 3 oO oa ®w