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50 cents (+GST) Vol. 130 No. 36 Wednesday, November 21, 2007 52 Pages Circulation 21,220 www.independentfreepress.com Globe presents Singin in the Rain Page 14 Norval hosts Montgomery Christmas Page 12 Holiday Gift Guide special section 8-pages inside Raiders earn weekend split Page 15 INSIDE Editorial 6 Gary Carr 8 Sports 15, 16 Calendar 18, 20 Classifieds 21-23 Local mixed martial artist Stjepan (Steve) Vujnovic puts his 4-0 won-loss record on the line Saturday in Ed- monton. For preview see Fridays Independent & Free Press. FRIDAY... REFINANCING? PURCHASING? BOB WOODS Mortgage Specialist (905) 877-1490 *Rate subject to change 360 Guelph St., Georgetown 1.95% Variable PRIME GEORGETOWN VOTED #1 FOR CUSTOMER SERVICE 2007 KIA SPECTRA FINANCE0% CALL THE GEORGETOWN HEADQUARTERS 1-866-364-0697 or 905-877-7818 33 MOUNTAINVIEW RD. N., GEORGETOWN 905-877-6944 - $0 Down - $0 Security Deposit - $0 First Payment* FIRST PAYMENT ON US PROGRAM GEORGETOWN CHEVROLET Finance or Smart Lease *Up to $500 tax inclusive2007 Optra 2007Cobalt For breaking news go to: www.independentfreepress.com Halton Hills award-winning newspaper Local artist Shirley Deaville of rural Georgetown, dis- plays the original copy of her painting Holiday Ice, which has been used as part of a Canada Lung Association fund raiser in partnership with the Canadian Hockey League. The limited edition, signed print is available online through the Lung Assoc- iation, and can be personal- ized with any team from the Canadian Hockey League. See story page 3. Photo by Ted Brown Holiday On Ice The demolition of Dick Licata Pool and the rehabilitation of the bridge on Main St. in Glen Williams are just two items on a long list of 2008 capital projects approved by the Towns budget committee Monday night. After going through the budget item by item, committee (all council members and the mayor) approved a $10.8 million capital bud- get and $111.5 million 2009 to 2017 capital forecast, both of which were up only slightly from the totals originally recommended by Town Finance Director Ed DeSousa at the beginning of the evening. DeSousa was calling for a $9.97 million cap- ital budget and a $111 million capital forecast. The key reasons for the increases that were approved by committee were decisions to move forward with three items from Councils Strategic Plan including the Towns Green Plan at a cost of $75,000, and 401/407 Corridor Expansion study at an overall cost of $400,000. Committee also gave the green light to refur- bishing and replacing equipment at Georgetown Library and the Cultural Centre Gallery at a total cost of $175,000. Seven projects represent 54 per cent of the 2008 capital budget. They are: $1.65 million, pavement managed on vari- ous roads in Acton including Kingham Rd., Storey Ave., Church St. and Acton Blvd. $950,000, Glen bridge rehabilitation $630,000, Dominion Gardens phase 2 $618,000, Dominion Gardens splash pad $605,000, 10 Sideroad boulevard and streetlights $561,000, Acton Community Sports Park, phase 2 $391,000, public works equipment replacement One of the capital items that generated some lengthy discussion around the council table was $35,000 to install new sliding automatic doors in Acton Arena as part of the Towns 2007 Municipal Accessibility Plan. Councillor Clark Somerville questioned why they should have to pay $35,000 for accessibili- ty items in a building that when it went up only 10 years ago had accessibility features built into it. With it being done in the late 90s I would have thought we had a lot of these things put in, said Somerville. He asked what the annual operating costs would be for sliding doors. Paul Stover, the Towns Manager of Facilities, didnt have those costs readily avail- able, but said there would be a maintenance contract. He also said the doors in the arena need attention and some need to be replaced. Capital budget clears first hurdle LISA TALLYN Staff Writer See COUNCILLORS, pg. 3