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Fund-raising dance set for Feb. 17 to aid former resident's infant son who is still in hospital, friends and The past few months have family are holding a fund-raising been difficult for former dance and silent auction Friday, Georgetown resident Craig Feb. 17, 7 p.m., at Waterdown Moore and his wife Debbie as their Legion Hall. nine-month-old son has battled one Tickets for the dance are $15 per complication after another followperson and can be purchased at the ing heart surgery last November. door or by contacting Tracy Cary at The couple's son, Jacob, under905-877-8704 or Angela Damaia at went the surgery to repair a hole in 905-667-1234. There will be a deehis heart and tightened pulmonary JACOB jay, raffles, a silent auction, 50/50 valve at Toronto's Hospital for Sick MOORE draw, games and light buffet Children. He was expected to only served at 11 p.m. spend a couple of weeks in hospital, Damaia has also set up a special "Jacob's but that turned into more than 12 weeks as Fight" account at CIBC bank in he struggled through setback after setback. In an effort to help the couple cope with Waterdown. Donations can be made to the the costs associated with travel, accommo- account number 88-55935 and transit numdation and meals while visiting their son, ber 01762. Acton residents oppose development bout a dozen Acton residents registered their opposition to a proposed Churchill Rd. S. housing development at a public meeting in the Halton Hills Civic Centre recently. Acton East Housing Corporation (AEHC) wants to build 16 single detached homes on a parcel of land, between Churchill Rd. S. and the railway tracks. This represents phase three of the development of Acton east, south of Hwy. 7. The land is currently vacant brushland. AEHC representative Bruce Donaldson noted while the lots will be narrow in width, each will have about a 150 ft. depth, bigger than previous lots built on Rachlin Dr. The homes will front onto Churchill Rd. Jennifer Morris, of Rachlin Dr., was one of the residents who spoke against the proposal, citing a number of issues: lack of Town water, fire risk to homes from passing trains, impact on future Town budgets resulting from additional residents, lost view and lost trees. Morris, who said she has begun circulating a petition opposing the development, said the land should be zoned parkland. The land is currently designated in the Official Plan for housing. Other residents spoke about lower home values for existing new homes resulting from the proposed homes backing onto railway tracks, construction damage and increased traffic on Churchill Rd. S. Town Director of Planning Bruce MacLean said the residents' concerns will be addressed in a planning report to be presented to council at a future date. He added the developer will be responsible for repairing Churchill Rd. if damaged during the construction. The Town's Engineering and Recreation and Parks departments had no objection, pending the fulfillment of conditions. The Region of Halton reported the development is premature as there is no water capacity in Acton available for it. The deadline for written comments to the Planning Department on the proposal is Friday, Feb. 24. --By Cynthia Gamble, staff writer