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Contact Information: Mr. Kevin Chalmers, C.E.T. Supervisor of Inspection 905-873-2601 ext. 2303 Present Acton library Library neighbours concerned about the impact on their homes By Frances Niblock Not everyone is totally thrilled with the plan to re- place the aging River Street branch of the Halton Hills library. A t l a s t M o n d a y s Council meeting, library neighbours Ian and Su- san Angell detailed their concerns about potential impact the 9,000-square- foot facility will have on their heritage home on the corner of Main Street and Old School Lane. Susan Angell said since 1983 the heavy traffic noise from Main Street has been mitigated by the parkland beside the library and the small staff parking area. It is clear from the pro- posed plan that the serenity is about to be drastically impacted, Angell said, ac- knowledging the need for a new library and the im- portant role it plays in the community. Angell said they are worried that the heavy ma- chinery needed to construct a new library will harm the brittle mortar between the limestone blocks of their house, built in 1847, and could affect the major sup- port beams of their house, which are nothing more than large tree trunks. She said the land within 50 feet to the south and Angell said, adding any additional planting would not make up for what it there now. Angell said they are also concerned about the po- tential impact that the new facility and parking lot will have on the value of their home and asked that they be involved in all site studies, geotechnical, soil and traf- fic studies. She also asked for written assurances that the project will have no ad- verse impact on their land or house, and asked for fi- nancial reimbursement for any adverse affect or per- sonal injury should their house be impacted. Library manager Jane Diamanti said they wel- come feedback f rom stakeholders, like the neighbours. 100 feet to the east of their house has been virtually undisturbed since the li- brary was built in 1967. I truly cannot believe that such disruption and construction on the adja- cent lands wont impact the foundation of a herit- age structure, Angell said, adding they are also con- cerned that once some of the trees are removed and a foundation built for a new library, their property could be affected by flood- ing because it is on a lower elevation. Chaos on Lane Angell said there is al- ready traffic chaos on school lane with the school buses from Robert Little School, traffic from three private residences in the area, the Scout Hall and a variety store. The proposed plan calls for a 25 to 30 space parking lot with ac- cess to School Lane and she estimated additional 1,000 additional weekly library users a plan Angell called a recipe for disaster. Another major con- cern is the destruction of approximately 27, 60 to 120-foot, healthy mature trees. It states in the facility study development options that the exiting landscaping and mature trees would be retained to the maximum extent possible. However, having had an opportun- ity to review the site plan, it appears that there is not adequate room for any of these trees to remain, Scuff splash pad More than a dozen safe- ty complaints by parents worried their kids were slipping on the slick sur- face at the Dominion Gardens splash pad in Georgetown prompted Town staff to have the surface roughed up by re- moving a sealant designed to hold the paint in the col- oured concrete surface. Town staff caution all users that they should run on the splash pad surface and said they would mon- itor the facility to see if removing the surface has made the pad less slip- pery Where should library go?.... Continued fron page 1 They are concerned con- struction could adversely impact their property. It may not be a bad thing for us to keep Option A and B on the table for the next cycle of council so that more information can be brought forward and were more comfortable with one or the other, Hurst said. Library director Jane Diamanti said there are concerns about whxere the current branch sits with re- gard to the flood plain and until that is determined, it would be hard to decide on the best possible siting. Option C would have built a new library to the east of the existing facility and kept the existing library to be converted for use by a future suitable owner of tenant. Option D involved building a 5,400-square- foot expansion to the existing library. The library project is possible years ahead of schedule thanks to feder- al/provincial infrastructure initiative funding which requires the Town to pay $1.2-million, or one-third of the $3.5-million price tag. The Acton project represents 41 per cent of the infrastructure funding approved in the Wellington- Halton Hills riding. Town staff said it will cost the Town $150,000 each year for 10 years to pay off the debt. relocation of the library materials for public use during construction. Acton Councillor Jon Hurst said he didnt want to end up with an inferior library to save the price of a temporary relocation if they rebuilt on the same site. He also said that some of the beautiful trees on the site might not have to be impacted if the new facility was built on the footprint of the old library, a siting that would also have less impact on the people who live in a century house to the north of the library.