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NinetySeventh Year No ACTON ONTARIO WEDNESDAY JUNE Second Section No consensus on infernal or make u Boundaries seen greatest concern HALTON COUNCILLORS about of them Everyone got a chance to give their opinions gathered at Centennial Manor in and the Report was referred to s seven Milton Saturday for an allday debate on the municipal councils for comments Report that was released last week Photo by J Dills If north wants to grow give it to Peel Roberts If Acton and Georgetown are to experience any great growth they should become a part of Peel County planner Robbie Roberts of Burlington told a group of municipal councillors from towns and townships Saturday at a meeting held to discuss regional government In Halton Roberts said his subcommittee on planning had recommended to TFCO that Acton Georgetown and the North Cast section of should be included in a Halton region because no great growth was predicted for the POLLOCK AND CAMPBELL Manufacturers HI oh Grade Memorial Engraving Telephone Ml GALT Water St North Based on the fact Georgetovn and Acton and the north eastern part of are situated in the Credit Valley watershed and that servicing could be a problem if the area was allowed to grow Roberta indicated It would be better served from Peel Limited Growth However he Indicated the Toronto Centred plan called for limited growth in that area and he felt servicing for limited growth wouldn be a problem Acton Reeve G said he was dissatisfied to think Georgetown and Acton had been lumped together We don t want them and they don want us and I fail to see a reason for the change I m still dissatisfied Acton neglected Acton Mayor said he and his council t planned to appear parochial but Acton was the urban centre that was neglected Thank God we met today There was no referendum when the province adopted the Toronto Centred region Plan Milton councillor Colin Smillie had earlier indicated a plebiscite was needed to gauge the feelings of the people about regional tovtrnment Queen Park will be asked to make a policy decision favoring a only region of government this summer A majority of the councillors from County endorsed a resolution to that effect Saturday at an allday session In Milton called to discuss a report drafted by the TECO Technical Coordinating Committee The resolution came after almost six hours of discussion on the report on regional government The meeting was held at the Centennial Manor Saturday to discuss the report was released last week The report represents five months of work by clerks and treasurers in the county Aug 31 deadline The two part motion moved by Phil of Georgetown called for the report to be accepted and sent back to the municipalities for consideration at the local level A period up until Aug 31 would be allowed for comments and briefs on the report from the councils While the report did not receive unanimous approval the document was regarded by many as a good place to start towards a blueprint for regional government Siddall a motion to have the Conflicting views expected Sam chairman of the Niagara Escarpment Task Force said today that the Task report accepted and referred back was accepted only after a number of resolutions were defeated on the floor A motion by north Oakville councillor Rick Day to have the report rejected TECO disbanded and replaced by a committee of elected officials with three councillors from each council was defeated Other motions suggested the report be referred back until I June and have continue viewpoints on how the escarpment a study on finances and in the meantime press the province ACTON CENTENNIAL FUND RAISING DANCE ACTON COMMUNITY CENTRE Sat June 830 pm 100 am 3 Bands Bar Refreshments Tickets Tickets Available- Clothing Community Tyler Transport Centre Toronto Dominion Bank Bank Montreal Acton Free Press should be used The Task Force is holding a public meeting next Wednesday June at 30 p at the Milton District High School to get local advice on escarpment land use controls Mr Clasky said On one hand Councillor Bill Coats does some figuring of his own dec ted over and above the members Several questioned the validity of form In a new community on the west by expanding the external boundary on basis of a watershed Several argued no consideration had been given to community interests of the orientation of people Don cut north off Art Gibson of Nassogaweyn said he lived in the northern part of Nassagawcya that would be lopped oft and given to Wellington if the plan was adopted He opposed such action and outlined difficulties in such a move He said children in that area to Acton schools of which attend secondary school Because Acton High School is on a semester system It would make the switch a difficult one for those students he said He predicted would be responsible for an additional i school children He feared Ills area if given to Wellington would receive poor education service poor roads and high He said he would like to have a chance to consult the people concerned and to see if Wellington was even prepared to accept he additional area of the Georgetown representatives who spoke expressed a desire to withhold any approval of the report until that hod the opportunity to consider a consultant report on In the Georgetown area which the council had commissioned and received recently rural cat that agrees with him At that the Burlington Mayor rose from his seat nearby to give the reeve a kiss on the cheek The reeve warned fellow politicians that anyone reaching out to grab the honey from might get stung Nassagawcya deputy reeve Don McMillan cautioned the meeting about dropping the top portion of Nassagawcya He said the area had one of the purest water supplies In the country and a largo source of grave should retain that area to control roads In and out of the quarries if and when they become operative He disagreed with internal boundaries outlined councillor In thercportand suggested that if Coxe listens to comment It made sense to include Milton and in one region it made sense to include Georgetown Acton and In the same region Oppose boundaries Acton Reeve Frank Oakes Objects to inclusion Norm Elliott of Acton objected Mrs MaeArthur referred to to the Inclusion of East Harrington speech and that land area and said she was pleased nolcurrently a part of Halton He he realized there was a the northern sector of difference between the rural cot proposed to be and urbin cat to Wellington should stay If Mayor Harrington really o secede meant what he said this is one defeat what he termed a cancerous growth on the communities He said people elected to regional council become so unporochJol they also opposed internal boundaries and become unreachable distributed county maps showing Nassagaweya Reeve Anne being into five opposed the northern communities as by a portion of Nassagawcya being reeves committee In At the dropped from Halton She said tone the report was opposed by she felt the committee had been Under that scheme Acton would take In most of and part of Georgetown would include the largest portion of Reputed as one of the county east most outspoken political officials p misinformed by a delegation representing a minority In the urea Two different cats for a policy decision on regional government for the area between Hamilton and Toronto Withdraw motion Burlington Mayor George Harrington sponsored three motions and withdrew each in with internal conserving a large part of the boundaries His suggestion would escarpment tor recreation and have included EastFlamborough scenic values However some and Waterdown wim only business interests flgre His boundary would have using the escarpment for its reduced important economic and urban fl3 amm P four with a proposed region on Belongs to people the west being divided between Mr emphasized that the Milton the final decisions will not be community and Burlington easy to make We are setting up Under the TECO report public meetings because these Burlington would have been split decisions cannot be made with forming one community In the just the maps and statistics The southern east section and the choices must be made by the balance being lumped with East people themselves because In and part of West the larger sense the escarpment belongs to them While the entire report was We will need to balance off subjected to criticism by some various competing interests but and praise by others internal the relative weight of one over boundaries seemed to be one of the other must be determined by the greatest concerns He queried lumping Milton and In one unit Milton Is at the southern extremity and would administer the community from there He pointed out per cent of the community would be in cone two with Milton in rone one under the Toronto Centred Region concept Basically zone one Is considered on area expected to grow while limited growth Is anticipated for area in zone two Opposes regional gov t Ojkville councillor Bob Hooper opposed regional government in any form He said the problem that was forcing regional government was growth He suggested the formation of a city between Toronto and Kingston to spread out the population and free this area of growth problems He called on councillors Marks meditates on TECO present to join with him and Milton would be increased to Include part of and the adjacent areas now part of Burlington and While Oakville Mayor McLean Anderson was unable to attend the meeting he gave personal endorse lion of the concept outlined in the TECO report Hill listens to debate its importance to the public The rewarding art of Self Defence Tin protective Self is the against job secret of You vt got already lot to for work dtftnsively and life your brain work sure way to safety SelfDefence on the job Your Workmens Compensation Board and The Safety Associations Ontario Deputy Reeve Harry Barrett suggested three rather than five regions be formed He based his three regions on a north east and west community within the region That system of division is used by the Halton County Board of Education He suggested each of the three communities would have seven representatives on regional council and a chairman would be Best opposes adoption any way shape or form LIAVEST Car Leasing Pinto LTD 3 Woolwich St 0350 I don want this report adopted at Queen Park in any way shape or form Milton Mayor Brian Best said immediate after an allday meeting discussing the Technical Co Ordinating Committee report on proposed regional government for Halton Mayor Best voted in favor of a recommendation to reject the report when he and others were unable to get clear committment from Warden Jim that the report would not be forwarded to the Municipal While the Milton Mayor was not as outspoken as some against the he feared the report would reich Queens Park and unless second report was sent officials there miht feci the report is as close as Halton politicians can come to a and might implement assembly had to ask for a regional with the policy decision from the report as a guideline provincial government Not best interest North Oakville Councillor Rick It represent the best Day said he was disappointed the interests of Milton and Isn t even group rejected the report indicative of the feeling It am still be accepted now If it expressed here today stormed is 1 can see the rural area just the mayor disappearing Asked to comment after the of the speakers had an meeting Warden opportunity to speak on the staff said the report had been released report Speakers were taken in to the press and was public alphabetical order Councillor knowledge Why can the DMA Pel Walters of Oakville left Department of Municipal fairs have if He Best concern but felt the provincial government implement the report told reporters he was pleased with the meeting but had hoped some parts of the report could have been adopted He said he was pleased the before the meeting was over He would have been the last speaker of day and when he stomped out at noon hour he said it would take another 12h hours before he would be able to speak His turn although he t there to take it came up shortly after 3pm resolution hiring Mr and Mrs Allan Smith as caretakers for the township of ficcs and keeping the grounds at a salary of per month Decided to ask for more information about a tree planting program on township road allowances before making any decision to replace dead elms which dot the countryside Council received a letter from Mrs Fred Johnston suggesting the township make use of a subsidized program Decided to ask Insurance company representatives for some explanation for a proposed percent hike in weekly indemnity premiums Reeve Hill said the township had made only two claims under the scheme and he could not fathom why the company needed to raise rates Heard a suggestion from Councillor Dick that rural polling subdivisions follow lot lines instead of roads so people on opposite sides of the road could vote in the same place Council decided to leave polling boundaries alone however noting voters were Just getting used to the present system Authorized payment of to all members of council and the or attending the all day TECO meeting in Milton Saturday was the only municipality with all members of council present- TICKLE BOX by Ted I PUBLIC NOTICE The Department of Secretary of State is pleajed to announce that as of June 1972 a court Canadian Citizenship will be opened In the town hall committee room second floor Milton Ontario A Citizenship officer will be in attendance to supply Information about Canadian Citizenship and to take applications for Canadian Citizenship The Office will be open Fridays June and and alternate Fridays thereafter from 8 m Lunch hour 12