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No moral obligation to sell land to Marks Dear Sir I would like to offer several comments on the Town of Actons proposed sale of land to Construction Co Ltd I was encouraged to read your recent editorial on the subject as It represented a constructive opinion on the transaction and because you do not disagree that the land value could be in excess of what ratepayers are receiving for it Further you consider the proposal of trying to stop speculation and inflation on property to have some merit My purpose in prolonging the Issue is to question the sense of security that your editorial could have developed In some rate payers who were questioning the emphasis council is placing on our moral obligations relating to this land sale Your concern for a condominium housing development at prices can afford is very evident and you are to be commended for It With Information available to you your conclusions are very sound and if I thought we could Insure this development by subsidizing land costs I would also endorse councils action However the report from the town engineer submitted prior to the agreement indicated that he did not recommend high density development condominiums on this land due to sewage handling problems Regardless of this fact the proposed agreement will not in any way ensure development for years and in fact could impede development if the cost to the purchaser is sufficiently low enough to Justify holding it thereby encouraging speculation The criteria being used to Justify this moral obligation which could be costing Acton taxpayers thousands of dollars should be clarified It Is Imperative all Intentions and reasons for the prospective buyer receiving the subject land for be understood The purchaser and Council realized that a portion of the land would be designated Conservation I agree that the Conservation Authority appear over cautious In claiming approximately 30 per cent The purchaser and Council were aware that zoning of this land to residential was OUR READERS WRITE Town should cut down dead trees Dear Sir There seems to be a lot of letters In your paper recently concerning beautiful trees being cut down It Is too bad the town wouldnt start on dead trees first A year ago Nov part of a dead tree town property came down bringing with it our phone and electric wires tearing them off the side of our house The were put up the following day but the tree was cleaned up ourselves The wires from town property to our our bouse lay on the ground until the spring waiting for one of the towns electricians to take a little of his time to make repairs they were phoned a number of times poor service email job This November the rest of the same dead tree came down taking with It our as well as the top of a pine tree much to our displeasure mess of dead wood still lies around It helps beautify the scrub around it that could do with a cleaning up I have phoned the town office and gone to In person but too busy with shade trees I guess Hydro split people of township 2 Rockwood Dear Sir I am one of those people who didnt get heard at the meeting between the Ontario Hydro and the people of Nassagaweya and there were many I waited giving those people who were directly concerned a chance to be heard but the time flew and it was announced that only two more questions could be asked In my opinion many questions were left unanswered ac cusations that should have been denounced were left In limbo The very presence of the Hon George Kerr should have prompted Council members to ask why it took Mr Kerr five months to reply to Councils questions on this Hydro question After all we In are his constituents and we arc entitled to a swifter response than that TheopeningstatementofMr Ontario Hydro should have been clarified The statement was that Ontario Hydro had asked for this public meeting Ontario Hydro had in fact asked for a private meeting It was to the credit of our Reeve and Council that they flatly refused a private teteatete on this very Important matter At this meeting there was no mention of Hydro s Mr Gather cole Last year when Council pointed out to the Provincial Government that this Hydro line should be contained In the much publicised unicorrider designed to carry all utllltes Premier Charles and McKcough agreed and Mr referred the matter to Hydros chairman Mr for a full report I was astounded that Allan was castigated publicly and so vchemenentl Our Reeve Mrs MacArthur and Mr Patrick Redgrave appointed Allan Ackman to the subcommittee to study alternate routes for the Hydro line John Hitching was chairman so In fact the is the Hitching route and not the route If my memory serves me right John Hitching was chosen because of his knowledge of the area his experience on Planning Board and the fact that he was a lull time farmer and understood a farmers problems Allan Ackman was chosen because of his knowledge of aerial photo graphy and ability to Interpret and equate photographs maps surveys etc Mr Don Smith was appointed an expert In Finance and Land Values and the route as an alternative was agreed upon by the Planning Board the Council and Ontario Hydro Over the last few years has spent In excess of on a Zoning By- low and Official Plan This Bylaw was accepted by the Ontario Government and is law and Irrefutable and when our Council sits down and considers any Hydro route they must act within the bounds of our zoning by law They have no alternative About three years ago a study was made on our area by the Provincial Government Had the results of that study been accepted would have been split at the 25th iideroad Nassagnwegans were roused petitions were circulated and per cent the people signed a petition against such a split Ontario Hydro managed to split the people of by a simple act of when they asked for alternate routes The Provincial politicians talked about utility corridors This corridor was much publicised at cost to the people of Ontario After the election the utility corridor was for Rotten To our credit it was the tiniest township of all affected that drew the largest protest but dont count us out yet not quite William A Johnson the discretion of Queens Park and that a zoning decision was not required to complete the towns obligations in the offer Council in fact refused an offer for because It was conditional on zoning In spite of the fact our broker and lawyer clearly indicated to council and the purchaser that the original offer was not conditional and that because the purchaser did not close the offer on the specified date I am not suggesting that this indicates that he did not make the original offer In good faith However It does suggest to me that he has been labouring under a gross misunder standing and this to me does not justify an obligation on behalf of our town to complete this transaction under the legally outdated terms Please understand that I respect the purchaser business ethics and am only questioning councils business procedure Possibly the land is not worth more than no one in Acton can be that we are receiving maximum returns on our investments until it Is offered for sale under existing market conditions Similar land within the town Is reportedly selling at much higher prices per acre than we are about to receive I regrettably cannot predict sufficient public opinion on this issue to alter councils decision and realize the public do not want me to present a literary expression of my views on all subjects however I feel tax payers are entitled to complete information on an issue having such significant conseq uences Benevolence Is beautiful if the cause is Just charitable donations to the developers or speculators Is bad business I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate the Acton Free Press for their Interest shown in local municipal government and the impartial and objective policies used in reporting and editing P Marks Councillor Town of Acton Wecinochy Novt mlier DAY CARE CENTRE The Council of the Town of Acton is presently investigating the need for and feasibility of setting up a municipally owned Day Care Centre for children of working persons and for uses of an emergent nature Interested persons are urged to call the undersigned or write to Box 644 Acton immediately to list their needs or submit opinions on this proposal DO IT NOW T Hurst Clerk Administrator town of Acton NEW BROWNIE Rhonda Parsons earnestly repents her promises for Commissioner Mrs Rose Hall at the scout hall Friday Brown Owl of the Third Pack Mrs Shirley Scott watches There were 29 Tweenies enrolled as Brownies as parents watched photo Talks safety to children Constable James of Milton OPP has been conducting safety talks with area school children The accident prevention officer visited Lime- house and Campbellvilie Public Schools and Georgetown District Christian School during the past week to talk to the school children about safety tips and precautions Members of Miltons Cub groups took a tour of the Milton OPP office recently to see first hand how a police force works Police have also addressed members of the and Club about traffic safety Leisure Time Activities for Fall and Winter Strictly for the birds A series of lectures and 2 field trips having as its goal the Introduction o the fascinating hobby of Birdwatching Skill upgrading for bird identification is also included The course meets Wednesday at 15 p m Fee is Introduction to horsemanship week course The course meets at Stables on Tuesday or Thursday from and covers basic skills in the handling bridling and riding The fee for the course is per hour For Further Information Please Call CONTINUING EDUCATION DIVISION AT Oakville Burlington Toronto Not where but whether To the Editor The meeting at School in the Township of last evening Nov 16 to discuss the location of the new Great Hydro Line across the Township was a tragic farce Playing upon the divergent interests of the landowners involved the Township was split Into rival factions so that the most minimal and vague generalizations were given Hydro in answer to pertinent questions put by unbiased homeowners It would be interesting to know WHO is splitting our township In half so that while our backs are turned to engage in personal differences someone can slip in the question of which location that should be decided the decision should be NO LINE AT Nnssagaweyans this is no time to be quarrelling amongst ourselves this is a time to stand shoulder to shoulder to present a united front to the invader So Nassagaweya is the size of a mouse as compared to the great projects on the drawing boards of Hydro at least let us then be known as THE MOUSE THAT ROARED Why should that Giant Power Ontario Hydro be permitted to stomp across our or any other township in his Pylon Jack Boots in the name of Progress Too many sins are committed under the protection of the banner of Progress todn You have to look at the malignant bite taken out of our escarpment without let or hindrance by the extractive industry to know what looters and vandals fl the of Progress and what a victory for Progress can mean We are told that the Interests of the few must be disregarded for the good of the many How often too many of the few are sacrificed for too few of the many Must ever utility service leave its own particular scar across our countryside Why cant Hydro if It must stay above ground use the in the many places now unused railway lines right of way These were given to the railways In the first place and should be cheap to acquire Ontario Hydro has viable alternatives and it could use them There isnt a thinking man or woman in this magnificent province of ours who wouldnt be happy aye proud to pay a little more for his Hydro power to be underground so that our land could stay unspoiled for future generations You cannot balance good economy against bad ecology We are paying too heavily today for those kind of past imbalances which could well tip the scales against our survival in years to come Line must follow lot lines Dear Sir The people of have won a real victory When the Ontario Hydro representatives revealedatthemeetingonNov vtlle School that they are now prepared to hydro route follow the lot and lines through our township as the are doing on most of their new power line grid in Ontario agreed with the position that had been taken by the Planning Board of 1969 all members of last yew Council and Planning Board the Planning Association and the Grand River Conservation Authoritj that a hydro line must follow the Lot and Concession lines It is in fact the only position permitted b the Official Plan and Zoning Bylaws of both of whiLh have been approved b the ratepayers of the Township and the Ontario Board and have been enforced Council and Committee of Adjustment since April 3 I personam am in agreement with last year Council and Planning Board that we would prefer the Hydro to follow the Utility Corridor Parkway Belt System and not come through at all but in view of the fact that the Cabinet of the Government of Ontario have decided that it must come through and the Ontario Hydro has recognized our Official Plan and Township Bylaws the Nassagaweya Council therefore has no alternative but they too must follow our Official Plan and approve the Hydro route following township lot and concession lines Gordon E Chairman Planning Board Hydro line damaging to Nassagaweya Dear Sir As I am deeply concerned as well as possibly greatly affected by the passing of the Hydro Line through our township I feel I must make some comments The decision made by the Ontd Government to permit a Hydro line througrT our township is a damaging blow to if this decision can be reversed our Council must bend ever effort to do so Last week Ontario backed down from their prcv insistence for a diagonal route and agreed with the Planning Boards and Council of the past two years to follow the fabric of as Hydro is doing elsewhere on their route If our Council cannot stop this line from going through they must do everything to reduce the damage approving the route that follows the concession and road patterns of our township Your truly Mrs Elizabeth Elm Tree Farm IGA Salmon ML 65 red or blue brand beef SIRLOIN PORTERHOUSE WING OR ROUND STEAKSROASTS utmost FOUR RAISINS IGA Cake Mixes IGA Swift Prem 43 an in TREAT RED OR WHITE V Grapefruit IU TURNIPS FLORIDA ORANGES- ONIONS or CARROTS Coca Cola CASE OF TINS HoipiUtlty Loaf BREAD 5 1