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Slash County roads budget County Roads Committee slashed budget estimates for almost three hours Thursday afternoon and Anally cut about from an estimated budget of The committee slashed the budget by taking here and there and sometimes deferring entire projects for over But they still needed to cut over a quarter of a million dollars to receive provincial subsidy on all Jobs Tighten belts The province put a celling of 1004000 on their subsidy which meant the county had to tighten its belt and bring their share of the cost to within that celling or pay per cent for everything over Warden Jim pointed to Miltons Main St reconstruction job valued at as a logical place to cut He said that program had only been put Into the five year because the committee It there would be a subsidy for it Hb argued other projects were in the program first and should be treated first Milton Reeve Ron Karris a nonvoting of the committee argue the project should go the town would have to do the work themselves and had no say In the recent county takeover of the road He said it was essential the project go ahead County engineer Jack Corbett suggested the program would cost the town close to over and above the the countywouldpay He said the Job was due to have tenders let In April and construction underway in May The major cuts saw a Kb at boundary at In Township deleted from this years budget The money was allocated towards design and construction of a storm sewer A SIM project on No in was halved The first port of that project will be cut and the second done early In CotSteelesAvt A to widen Ave from Ontario to Harrop Dr in Milton was all but cut from the budget About was left In the budget to keep the project on the books The committee will also recommend to council that the new county garage be deferred for one year and the construction at near Acton be deferred unless the county Is successful in getting a supple mentary subsidy from the province Together the two projects will ease the county roads committee needs by over 9200000 While the committee was insistent that the county pressure the province for additional money department of highways Bruce It would be like trying to blood out of a rock While be entirely rule out the possibility he left little hope for additional funds Name committee heads Chairmen of committees for 1972 were named at the February meeting of County Fire Prevention Bureau by Glenn Stringer of Milton chairman Chief Douglas of Oak vllle returns as chairman of the literature committee and Chief A Clement of Milton was named to chair the public relations committee with Roy Downs of Milton as his assistant Ivan Clarridge of Milton will be in charge of posters and trophies this year Capt Harold Coulaon Milton was named chairman of the Christmas program while four chiefs J Wilson of vllle J Cunningham of Georgetown A Clement of Milton and M Holmes of Acton were named to chair a program committee The auditors will be Fowler and Mclntyre of Acton Plan programs Chairman Stringer vice- chairman Jim of Milton secretary Peter Campbell of and treasurer Doug Harley of Georgetown had been elected at the groups January meeting District Deputy Chief Jim of BnrUngtoa is past chairman The Bureau members meet monthly to plan fire prevention programs and campaigns that are carried out countywide basis by the five member fire departments Sin pi in Acton Free Pre Wednesday March 1972 HANDYMAN 5 HEADQUARTERS BUILDING CONSTRUCTION DOITYOURSELF and SAVE ROOTS HAVE Quality Products Reasonable Prices Knowledgeable People to Advise Quantity Discounts Available ASK ABOUT OUR CREDIT ARRANGEMENTS tools tools ROPE APPLIANCES REFRIGERATORS STOVES WASHING MACHINES DRYERS FLOOR COVERING FURNITURE AVAILABLE ON SPECIAL ORDER AT REAL SAVINGS PRESSURE PUMPS PVC PIPE FITTINGS FOR PRESSURE OR DRAIN GALVANIZED PIPE FITTINGS WATER HEATERS BATHTUBS VANITIES WATER CLOSETS STAINLESS SINKS TAPS TRAPS LOCKS J GLASS Furnaces Custom Wade Duct Work Registers Pipe Fittings Eavestroughi LAWN GARDEN MOWERS SEEDS jJL- Electrical Wire all Sizes Service Entrance Equipment Boxes J Plugs Switches Light Fixtures REMEMDER MORE and MORE PEOPLE ARE SAYING YOU CAN GET IT AT ROOTS