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Says Kingham Rd. parking still a concern for residents To the Editor, Town Coun- cil, Kingham Road residents. Having spent hours speaking with various Town departments about the pa- thetic parking situation, a workable solution or proposal has been attained for Kingham Road. Removal and recessing the curb nine feet back for the top of Greenore Crescent to the town pumping station, in- creasing street lighting and opening it up to the 12 hour parking would meet the need and criteria necessary as per Bob Butrym. (As submitted to The New Tanner last week.) Parking on the corner as is, on this under-width eight- metre road is hazardous. Two buses negotiating the curve at the same time could spell Well Make You Smile/! disaster. As I suggested a couple of years ago, the whole road should be widened due to safety concerns and loss of road due to snow accumula- tion. Last winter, tape meas- ure in hand, 14 feet of usable road was all that existed. The Town responded by issuing a letter to every household to switch their vehicles to the other side of Kingham for a night to gain back road width, THE NEW TANNER THURSDAY, MARCH 23, 2000 Board chair urges Acton to get behind saving land Dear Editor, I would like to provide a bit of background around the possible disposition of ap- proximately three acres of property at McKenzie-Smith Bennett Public School, and assure the people of Acton plc snow was plowed and that I will work as hard as I \ n away. sible can to protect the me samge DENTURE SPECIALIST | As our children age and Poms ty sh oregon Son E. JUREVICIUS D.D. new residents arrive the typi- --__Ontario School Boards are A : cal two car family has been tied toa funding model which onstruction & Fittings of New Denturesy 'eplacedwith threeandfour. --_jeaves much to be desired in | + Same Oey Resin Remi Green space for parking and many areas; one of those be- ' * Free Consuitesbne skacian Discount -- -- So ing accommodation. 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CN Watson and Associates Ltd., an inde- pendent consulting firm has prepared for the Halton Dis- trict School Board such a plan. It recognizes that the population of Halton will nearly double in the next 20 years and that we will need 33 new elementary schools and eight new secondary schools to deal with that growth. The plan calls for the closure of schools with sur- plus capacity, the introduc- tion of Junior Kindergarten centres. and the disposition of surplus board property, among other things. Rest as- sured that I did not bring the sell of the McKenzie-Smith Bennett property to the Board; it was simply part of that report. The linking of the two schools in 1995 has caused these schools to now be con- sidered as one school. The funding formula also sets out the size of sites for schools: im Medical Pharmacy (in the Medical Building) 93 Mill St. E. Acton 853-5780 - * No $2 copay (for eligible ODB) * Free Medication Advice ¢ Free Local Delivery * 10% Seniors Discount EVERY DAY thus McKenzie-Smith Bennett is now considered to havea larger site than it needs to accommodate a play area for the children who attend that school. It is required by law that our Board provide adequate accommodation for all stu- dents in Halton. While it is not the responsibility of the Board to provide community recreational facilities any more than it is the town's re- sponsibility to build schools, I think we have a shared re- y ecg 'g ys here to the chil- of Acton. there is every indication that the town and the Board will work together to try and address your con- cerns. Iam pleased that the peo- ple of Acton are making their voices heard. I would suggest that you: + lobby the town as well as the Halton District School Board petitions are every- where in Acton - sign one. delegate the Board and town council. (Board meetings are the first and third Wednesday of each month. Written requests for delegations should be sub- mitted to the Director's Office. Call Gail Gortmaker at 878- 8451 for more information.) write letters to me. asking that they be distrib- uted to all trustees. I will be happy to do that. * please assure your children that their playground is not going to disappear. If the worst happens and the three acres are removed from the 15.4 acres, there will still be room to play. Let's not worry the children. In the meantime, I have been collecting information - I have met with the Board staff, the mayor and town staff, and I will continue to work toward a solution. At this time, the disposition of this property is not a "done deal". Board approval is re- quired for every school to close. and every property for sale. The timelines for this process are at present not determined. However, I look forward to having the two bus loads of people from Acton arrive at a Board meeting to present your petition. Good for you! Yours truly. Ethel Gardiner, Chair of the Board UPHOLSTERY xx Earl Jensen Serving Acton & Rockwood Area Recovering Furniture - Antique & Modern. Please call for a FREE estimate in your home } or visit our FABRIC SHOWROOM at ¥ 303 Victoria Rd. N. GUELPH (comer of speadvale Or call 824-0533 (local call) Free pickup and delivery