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Not zoned fa7 to close deal on town land After considerable discussion at special meetings Monday and Tuesday evenings Acton council took no action on a request from Alteo Construction for a three month extension in the agreement of purchase and sale of town owned land joining Fairview cemetery which Acton annexed from Esquesing township As a result the deal has not been closed Council decided they had carried out their obligations on the sale and a three month extension was not warranted The 16 acres of land was sold to Alteo Construction for housing In October for after a series of special meetings and negotiations Under the terms of the offer to purchase 5000 was deposited with the agent 000 was to be paid at the closing of the sale March and the municipality agreed to carry a first mortgage on the property for one year on the balance of 000 at eight per cent Apply for amendment The town has applied for amendment to the Official Plan to rezone the land for residential use but the application has been held up at Queens Park The developer feels he cannot go ahead until he is assured most of the land will be zoned residential There are rumblings from Queens Park that almost 24 of the acres could be zoned for conservation At the second special meeting Tuesday council passed a by law authorizing signatures on the deed In the event the developer decided to sign the closing papers Sale of the land was negotiated through realtor Alec Johnson There were four other bidders The administration committee of council recommended that council grant a three month extension on financial terms only after they received a report from the solicitor But the developer wants some assurance he is receiving more than half the acreage on which he intends to build housing Applications for amendments to the official plan of the town are passed around to various departments at Queens Park for objections In his case the conservation branch of the Department of Municipal Affairs felt at press time there was some confusion about whether a deal could be re negotiated but there seems to be no doubt the land is once again back in the hands of the town I nety S Year No ACTON ONTARIO WEDNESDAY APRIL 1971 Pages F Cents Mobile home park proposed on Hwy 7 COMELY ENGINEER at the controls of the Chatanooga Choo Choo at Saturday Ice revue presented by The Acton Figure Skating Club is Robin Marshall The self propelled engine and coach was made by Jim Gibson for the show Staff Photo The possibility of a mobile home site on an IBacre parcel of land on the south side of Highway Seven west of Acton was ad vanced to Council Monday night Council referred Johnston to the township trailer by law and suggested he present his ideas Mr Johnston told council he was considering the mobile home park in conjunction with a service station and restaurant on land adjacent to Caroline Garden Centre He told members mobile trailer parks in the U S were a way of life with at If there are not too many obstacles I would like to apply for reioning Reeve A torn members that last year she had been adamant in her opposition but in further reading she was prepared to think more about the possibilities Mr Johnston agreed to present his ideas in more concrete form Expect building boom Mild spring like weather could Mayor Duby they will have projects on Road The touch off one of the biggest representatives in town to company 13 anxious to get going building booms Acton has ever discuss an early start on the long but there are a few details to seen delayed and senior citizens and clean up before construction can Headway Construction told geared to income housing start Seek secretary for Y With enthusiastic group on the C A board of directors a renewal of program in the budding is shaping up this spring On the advice of Bob Smith of the national council of the M C A the board will again hire a paid general secretary to Implement and coordinate the programs This could possibly be a parttime job of 10 to 12 hours a week the board thinks The Y has been less and less used since there has not been a general secretary despite the efforts of volunteers Summer program Peter Marks of the recreation committee has also met with the board to explain the summer program which will make use of the building This program will have paid supervision at all times The Swap Shop is now operating well in the building bringing people in each Tuesday Class revived A weight lifting class has begun again as part of the Y function Its participants will be members They began their Monday A group of young boys under Roy Wood is setting up a club room where they can meet twfee a week too will be members ana the Y will help co ordinate their efforts for basketball and trips This group needs furnishings and particularly a pool table Onboard Present Y board members are chairman David Swetman vice- chairman Pat treasurer John Last secretary Marie Tremills board members Don Perry Pat McKenzie Allan Allan Jake van dcr and Shirley Broostad homes Heritage Homes will start soon on their home project on Churchill Road S They are Just waiting for ground to dry up so excavations for basements can begin Prices of houses In this subdivision are expected to be in the range Five model homes will start the ball rolling on Wallace St and building on the Seynuck farm will follow as homes are sold The Hulad company is expecting to complete a block of from 25 to homes this year Over homes The Campbell farm on Main St is also slated for housing this year The developer is endeavor to get all necessary approvals so he can go ahead there with the first stage of the subdivision which will see over homes constructed There are also apartment projects planned including the two on Church St on the old Beverley House property and another on Ransom St Lucky Lou lands present Home from an 18 day Mediterranean cruise only four days an Acton salesman Lou 126 Main St found himself with a gigantic homecoming present a shiny new fire engine red Plymouth Duster night Lou won the car In a lottery sponsored by Fergus Legion to raise funds for renovations The lottery was similar to the local Club except that the Fergus club had only 300 members and offered one weekly prize of instead of five prizes Price of the ticket was the same 1 per week for 26 weeks April Fool We were visiting friends Friday night and reminiscing about the cruise when my son Rick called to say bethought someone was trying to play a late April Fool Joke on us by phoning Boy tossed from bike When his bicycle hit a parked car yearold Donald Coats was thrown to the sidewalk Saturday He lay unconscious on the sidewalk attended by a nurse who lives in the area and van Bent and was taken to Guelph General Hospital He is recovering well at home Donald is the son of Mr and Mrs Bill Coats Young St Cons Bruce Kressler investigated the accident to say I won a car Lou explained When Rick asked me if I remembered buying a ticket in Fergus I knew it must have been true Seller of the ticket was Alan Hewlett of Fergus who had also purchased a Club ticket from Lou Lou picked the car up for the first time Monday night This t the first time Lucky Lou has hit the jackpot Two years ago he won a color TV in a draw and before that he won a transistor radio In a minor hockey draw A salesman for Lambton Lumber of Toronto Lou been driving a ambassador station wagon a company car His wife Madeleine owns a 1963 Riviera Not too many It s not as though the Bonnettes are going to find themselves with so many cars they don t know what to do with them though as Lou is quick to point out Eldest son Bob a student at York University will probably be able to put the car to good use in his summer job as a census taker and daughter Diane who plans to attend Sheridan College next is already eyeing her means of transportation Believe it or not Lou was also one of lucky persons out of the who won weekly cash prizes Although he has held two tickets the Acton club for two years Lou has yet to win even a cash prize CLIMAX OF skating carnival was a sparkling number The back row pro Mrs Nancy Skuce Sharon Barber Patti Age of Aquarius The two club pros joined the girls for this Dunne Susan Anne Mane Luty pro Mrs Sally production number Front row left to right Colleen DeBruyn Photo Diane Charette Debbie Kim Gerda Tractor cruiser in night chase Three charges were laid against the driver of a tractor after Cons Roy Wood chased it two miles out of town last Thursday morning at 12 a m A district farmer was lodged in Milton Jail charged with unpaired driving failing the breath test and driving while his license was under suspension Police were called to invest tate a disturbance in town setoff the chose The tractor was being driven north out of town without lights in an erratic manner The driver refused to stop and tried to force the cruiser off the road Cons Wood radioed for another cruiser and Cons Joyce of the Milton detachment came to his assistance Cons Wood cowboy style mounted the tractor and after a the driver was sub- Cons Wood required stitches for leg cuts suffered when the two men fell off the tractor when It went out of control Man charged Police said one Acton man has been charged with a sex offense against an under age girl following an incident along a district road last week However neither Acton O P or their North counter parts would release any more information to the press about the offense Choraliers audition Acton Legion Choraliers are Thursday evening in Kitchener for a possible appearance at Ontario Place Ontario Place auditions are being held in 17 centres across the province to aid in the selec tion of talented performers who will be given the opportunity to appear at Ontario Place In Toronto after it opens May The auditions started on April and arc being held In Thunder Bay Sault St Marie Sudbury North Bay Windsor London Kitchener Ottawa Kingston Cornwall Peterborough Hamilton Barrle and St Catharines Auditions will be held in Toronto early in May Already applications for auditions have been received May need second hearing for Esquesing bylaw LOU shows off the shiny new Plymouth Duster he won in the Fergus Legion 300 Club lottery Friday night Staff Photo Ontario Municipal Board approval or disapproval of Esquesing township controversial agricultural holding by law will be delayed further township council learned Monday night A letter from the board informed council lawyer Walter had written to say he is unable to locate notice of the OMB hearing which was held in the township council chamber February Mr Sopinka represents owners of the Golden Horseshoe who were among objectors to the by law The OMB letter hinted strongly another hearing may have to be held Was advertised Clerk treasurer French told council notices of the hearing were not required to be sent registered mall so he has no proof Mr Sopinka received the notice At the same time he said notice of the hearing ad vertised in all local newspapers Mr French reported township solicitor Terrance Balnea will write the board to find out what further action may be necessary This could be another cost deputy reeve Russell Miller moaned In reference to the possibility of another hearing Close enough Reeve Tom Hill felt Mr Sopinka law firm Is close enough to the area to have known about the hearing The firm s offices are located in Georgetown Two accidents cars damaged Two accidents in town were investigated by the police during the past week On Tuesday March at Cons Brown investigated the accident at the comer of Main and Church St Drivers involved were Kenneth Milne Church W whose car received an estimated damage and Patricia Jackson R Acton who was driving a pickup truck which had estimated damage On Friday April at 4 20 p Cons Kressler investigated an accident at Mill St W and the driveway Both cars involved had damage to the rear fender to the car driven by Helen Osborne Queen St and to the car driven by Clifford Storey 1 Acton Mr Storey had a cut knee which was treated by Dr Hutchison Chimney fire Acton Firefighters extinguished a chimney lire at the borne of James McCufloch last night Tuesday shortly before 9