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The Acton Free Press Wednesday March 31 Scond CI Mail FOR the Acton Figure Skating affair An afternoon performance at 2 m Clubs annual carnival Ice Review are will be followed by an evening show at 8 hi to r Robin Marshall Kathy Marilyn centre Guegt and Diane Baginski Club members skater is Rachel Amelia of the Chatham have been practicing all week for the Figure Skating Club Staff Photo Warden opposes change in voting structure If Oakvllle end Burlington elected officials are going to present a private members bill to have voting power re structured at Halton County Council they should make a presentation to county council I think It is in bad taste for than OakviUe and Burlington representatives to go ahead with a private members bill without going to council first Warden F told this paper No presentation He said there had been no presentation to council and he didnt think it was fair to proceed until council had heard the pre sentation There has been a lot of lobby talk and newspaper talk and Just plain gossip but there has been nothing brought to council It is all unofficial and the way it Is being done is in bad taste if it la being done he said The Warden said he felt the change was not needed because the south had even power with the north on a recorded vote and they had that power when they needed it The presence of more bodies on council will do nothing to Suggests cleaning up school creek The per capita subsidy available to municipalities for extraordinary works was the subject of a brief council discussion at the most recent Although the mayor observed there were so man ramifications be hesitated to take advantage of any subsidies be suggested to there were things to be done m town and they couldnt use the town works force they could possibly Number one on the mayors list was the school creek from Main a to the school bridge at the bottom of Willow Street He suggested the creek could be drained dug out and stone or built John Brooks PR manager for Ford Co The Ford Motor Company of Canada Limited announced the appointment of John E A Brooks to the new position of public relations manager sales knsion He baa been succeeded as public information manager in the public affaire office by Anthony J John Brooks is the son of Canon A Brooks who was rector of St Albans Anglican Church Acton and St Johns in Rock- wood from 1837 to 1941 Born In Hamilton he moved to Acton with his parents and lived here for seven years Was editor Brooks S3 has been with Ford of Canada since A graduate This is seen by everybody whp arrives or is leaving town the maor said and is a difficult place to maintain at present I cant agree more The area around the library should be a showplace observed Councillor Norm Elliott He said he had noted a similar project in Guelph and was struck by the beauty of the grounds Hand In hand This is one area where the Chamber of Commerce and the town could work hand in hand he suggested The discussion ended when councillor Greer noted Milton had been ordered to stop burning at thetr dump He acknowledged several people asked why Milton could burn Christmas trees while Acton could not He saw this as the answer The mayor agreed since he had been tackled on the subject himself Prosperity has described as buying things we dont want with money we have to impress people we dont like strengthen It the Warden claimed Old problem The problem of changing representation on county council Is not a new one The problem became evident last year when Burlington pressed for change in the voting that would reflect greater strength with the two southern towns The Burlington representatives argue Burlington and Oakvllle taxpayers pay per cent of the county bill When the matter came up last year Oakvllle county representatives wanted no part of the plan Oakville Reeve and at that time Warden Allan Day and Deputy Reeve BUI Gillies reasoned that the southern municipalities had lost nothing because of a north south struggle They felt the move would only aggravate northsouth relations and tend to fragment the county As it now stands there are 14 members on county council two each for the five towns and two townships On a recorded vote the Voting is weighted has eight votes Burlington and the five remaining northern have between them Have power If the four southern repre sentatives voted the same way on a recorded vote they would be assured of a tie vote and if they swayed just one of the other members they would have a majority According to published reports a resolution has been drafted and will be presented to the Ontario Legislature as a private members bill If passed this resolution would make provisions for extra voting power for the two southern towns Both representatives from last year were defeated in the December elections This years council Is supporting the restructuring of the voting system JOHN BROOKS of Ridley College St Catharines and the University of Toronto he was with the Hamilton Spectator for eight years becoming editor joining Ford He la married with two of Niagara Falls left the of executive editor of the Niagara Falls Review to Join Ford He fa married with five TIME ri CAHY ON look ft J HALLS OF ANGER CALVIN 8 9 IP Matin JULTLnj-U-U-U-U-