The Free Press Wednesday I Meeting discusses WHO DOES IT future of Acton Acton need chunk of Esquesing Annexation Picture your and a fine lot and then all of a sudden your neighbor a chunk of It and captured the Idea annexation John Goy as he chaired one segment of laat Wednesday a open of the Development commission Once a vehicle for the municipality to flex Its muscles annexation is not so popular now that municipal boundaries aro not so Important But sometimes ft la necessary to avoid uncon situations on your borders Take the ideas und then think whether It would bo practical for the town to annex or ID square miles of said former mayor Extend to Fourth According to present mayor it would be feasible for Acton to extend to the Fourth line doubling the present size with another acres but councillor Peter Marks see it He felt Acton a area was large enough to accommodate another to 30 per cent more population without extending borders there the spectre of regional government looming in the not too distant At an open meet or called by Acton Development future development of Acton was by about interested citizens In the library tart tree carried four news articles from the meeting but two had to be if ft out due to lark of space These two rtorlcs are published today Develop downtown shopping core ACCOUNTING FRANK GRAY Develop the downtown business and shopping area or turn to a topic which generated much discussion at Wednesday a Development future which Mr Marks felt would take care of nil present boundaries Acton Is serious about expanding said Councillor Greer because of the necessity of added Commission meeting assessment to pay for the Development Increased capacity of the water number red presented pollution control plant designed a brief to the meeting which now to serve people outlined the alternatives if downtown business section was APPRAISING and INSURANCE F WRIGHT Wilbur it Ad Out I Iiimii mil AUTOMOBILE BODY REPAIRING Beg not developed touching on Speyside Auto Body IM parking He quoted excerpts Collision Service Claims inlli of on 8531370 bom traffic control engineer s r report the gist of which contended the general taxpayer should not subsidize parking Mr Light men began work cutting declared tho downtown down dead elm trees in I jqueiing needed more parking township Monday morning facilities but it up to the under the provincial municipal community to pick up the tab employment incentive program Problems BEAUTY SALON roads superintendent C ft wns admitted there were Bud Snow told council Monday in the downtown area Wit not the least at which Is the fact tlleon Beauty men working on the two highways pass through tho M South lino south of Sidoroad section Councillor styling the I feel they did a day told the mooting council work Mr Snow reported Mr m gone slowly on parking Cut ting Tints Snow said tho crew had cleaned problems and would have given it Open Friday Noon up along a longlhy portion of the more this year if the mill rate had not been so road felled 16 trees and ait si of them up the first day lot Mr Msaics said the parking Beauty Salon at the United Church was 16 MAIN SI nilinn in PENTECOSTAL TABERNACLE Churchill Road Rev M Potior Rev Rouikv Internal colored films of Don mis- this scr ies of ftlms SUNDAY MAY Sunday School 1 1 Morning Worship 7 Set vice Janus at si met- 7 ft 122 1 I when unto int Lot us no Into the house of the Lord THE CHURCH OP ST AlBAN THE MARTYR Comer Willow St St Albnn Dr J Dim son SUNDAY 9ih 1971 m Church School ii ACTON BAPTIST CHURCH Mill Street Founded Pastor Re Frank Byrne Parsonage Cheltenham 4164K3063 Office Choir prattiec pm SUNDAY MAY 1971 a m Morning Worship Tin of a 1 Sunday School A Cordial Invitation To All MAPLE AVENUE BAPTIST CHURCH Maple Ave Georgetown Pastor Re Robert C Here is our sincere invitation to whole family to attend church SUNDAY MAY 9th 1971 am Sunday School All ages 1100 Morning Service 700 Evening Evangel Georgetown BETH EL CHRISTIAN REFORMED CHURCH Minister Rev A Acton Ontario SUNDAY MAY 9th 1D00 am Morning Worship Service and pre school Sunday School 11 am Sunday School Afternoon Wor ship Service Meet hi the church Tucstln 10 p Catechism Come worship us to be better equipped to God and men Everyone Welcome CHURCHILL COMMUNITY CHURCH Churchill North Minister A Walter BA BD SUNDU MAY 1971 1100 Jl Wftship Church Sirmini sublet Behold Your Mother arc Welcome at oil Church Gatherings at the Church on the Hill PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH IN CANADA KNOX CHURCH ACTON Rev Andrew BA Minister Mr A Hinsen and Choir Master SUNDAY MAY 1971 94S i Church Sthool from through Gride i Ministers Church Class for Teen igtrs 1100 Christian mills Junior Choir Sermon for nit with You i Most Welcome TRINITY UNITED CHURCH Minister The Rev Gordon B Turner BD Director of Musk George Elliott MA PhD SUNDAY MAI 9th 1000 am Morning Worship 1000 a Church School to Grade 1 1 00 a Church School Grade We Welcome You and Your Family to Take Part in the Life and Worship of Trinity being used more frequently but indicated side streets were not used as much as they llr could bo There was also a problem with the of cross walks He contended the public was not educated properly In their use Lars arc also parking too close to crosswalks declared Harold Speaker loitering by crosswalks compounded the problems said Mild ml stvUd anil In till till in 853 0551 BRICK WORK and MASONRY TREVAIL MASONRY CONTRACTOR Clilmncvs Repairs Free Estimates TREVAIL TELEPHONE 1565 BRICK LAYING BLOCK WORK REPLACES CHIMNEYS Repair Work A Specialty HERAAAN KAPPERT Mr Mr Tyler said he favored developing the downtown core rather than developing plazas but more was needed Many advantages Mrs Betty Fa at wood plazas had many advantages for Brick St Block Work and they would go where parking and convenience went hand in hand Russell saw that part of the problem for downtown was the lack of space to window shop You must get people out of cars to shop he declared Cut out parking too lose to intersections He suggested taking cars oft Mill St and widening sidewalks to ac commodate more window shoppers As far as education at cross walks Mr Patterson said there was much more courtesy at crosswalks in Acton than In Toronto where people were supposed to be educated to their existence and use Ted Tyler was a willing ally of Mr Patterson recalling persjinl attempts while on council to try out a Mill St mall and the opposition he from some merchants He still advocated the idea feeling it presented Collision Work merchants with real sales potential Why do people go out of town to shop Lack of variety for one thing declared Mr Tyler inner Mayor said many of these comments were relevant but he asked the meeting to never lose sight of what we inherit Many of the problems were passed on such as Main Street being much wider than Mill St He suggested early planners didn have the foresight like they had in ville which boasts a wide broad way for the business section Other suggestions Take the highways around town install parking meters to keep traffic Burlington Reeve Jim moving and think about parking Swanborough was re elected behind downtown stores president of the West As far as John Secord to Progressive Conservative concerned council should also Association at the annual ve serious consideration to meeting in Burlington recently limiting the size and number of other officers elected were shopping are an evil Enc cult he contended Andrews of John Secord thought one way second vicepresident Leonard out of the dilemma would be to Saltmarsh secretary and Andrew initiate a parking authority Frame treasurer composed of councillors merchants and citizens and get spealter teeth into the law He suggested Nathan national the town should buy up existing President of the Progressive rouses and turn the property into Conservative Association was COLLIS SERVICE ALLANS COLLISION SERVICE At Ctvwsou Comers ins Alignment Glass inn Light Tou Trucks DAYS NIGHTS Fred Allan Prop President elected again parking lots John one of three guest speaker at the annual banquet He spoke on the likelihood of a Conservative CHIROPRACTIC RICHARD DC 39 St Aclon Will I noons and EVANS CHIROPRACTIC CLINIC tu Shift ilnlnient merchants attending the meeting suggested Acton people Section were not receptive to advertising He claimed there is an urgent need for a national identity He said the convention did that Interest your children In party harm and the resignation of bowling It will get them off the pointed out trouble streets and into the alleys Liberal party DEAD STOCK ARM ANIMA1 SERVICE lip Hi fin lYcsh dead ills hi hones lop pikes In nil GUI I Ill 1 I ins I6n tf PACONI Dead Stock Removal iMiiin id or Ill mi 416 6924421 No I6n it DENTAL DR LEONARD Denial Surgeon No Itlulim 111 In I7A Mill St I At t in Out i ENGRAVING TROPHIES Attention dub Secrol irlui in appointment for lixplucs GEORGETOWN CYCLE SPORTS Street DRY CLEANERS mo- pi inntttd dry MILTON PIAZA Milton 878 2972 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