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Parks board lions to meet on station issue Commission paints bleak picture of role in regional government Although members of Acton Into Acton Parks and Recreation gone to council Councillor Committee will arrange a Barry said meeting with the Acton lions Committee member Gil Club to discuss further the lions Malcolm said he thought a lot of proposal to move the CNR confusion about the pro could station to parkland on the have been avoided If the club had view side of Fairy Lake if they released information about their are successful in obtaining the Intended use of the building building Residents were In the dark as The committee has received a to what was behind it he tetter of objection to the proposed suggested location and a petition signed by Coaldntseeft Councillor Orv Chapman said he see the building being to Acton council last ta the suggested location nw in the Brat place The proposed l on P south W of SKJ EH between the are taxpayers In this town they intersections with Tyler and have the proper Avenues Diane on parkland was misleading She said the building was not shown In the exact location proposed Lou and recreation member thought the building would flt In better on the other side of the lake but added If they get the building we sure as hell find a place to put It a building materials salesman estimated It would cost at least between and to construct a building of similar area now Agreeing that there are too many questions about the project left unanswered members decided to have copies of questions ready for both parties before the proposed meeting parks members are concerned about Include services land scaping fencing outside lighting Insurance routine maintenance parking legal ownership heating renovations and swimming area development It is believed the club would suggest the building be used as a change room for swimmers and headquarters for boaters during the summer and a change room for skaters during the wtnt vast profit making Hydro Commission were pleased commercial enterprise con with recently released In trolled by the Government formation from Premier William Commlsulon chairman Wilt Davis that It was not the Ontario McEachern and Bob MacArthur Government s Intention to and superintendent Doug Mason dissolve local hydro commissions attended the convention from when Ontario Hydro Is turned Acton and the premier Intoa crown corporation some of speak the commissioners viewed the The premier said It was his situation on a sour note At a personal desire to see the meeting Thursday they reviewed of and stronger the premier s remarks municipal utilities He foresaw the larger distribution units Mr Davis told delegates to the Proposed corresponding the convention of the Ontario ncw Commenting on the possibility Electric SL the net result smaller per SKShimKiSS Electric Utilities of would Areas of responsibility which maintain don want it because we can afford It 1 sure council would down it too because what we have to maintain they have to Hope to begin arena work Phase of the Acton arena re construction which will Include as deputy clerk treasurer and him SLSJJiSL begin Monday April If Acton council approves the budget sub mitted by Acton parks and recreation committee this week Arena manager Harold have got should have come to us first then howeTerargrf Acton What council did At the regular meeting Tuesday night Acton council Passed by laws appointing clerk administrator Grant Usher as tax collector treasurer zoning administrator and giving him signing power for financial and other documents Also passed a by law appointing deputy clerk Hugh Patterson as deputy clerk treasurer and assigning signing power for the period March 17 25 in the absence of the clerk Passed a by law appointing Marks as building inspector for the town with a new remuneration schedule Mr Marks will receive per cent of the permit fees and the town received per cent of the permit fees DeputyReeve Peter Marks declared a conflict of Interest and did not participate in the discussion or passage of the bylaw Endorsed without comment an resolution to 1 the Government and local advising concern about the proposed garbage disposal site at the Quarries and expressing the desire to be consulted before any decision is Bui of R 2 placed second In Ms Senior Reserve Grand effects on the environment by such a project teRuBS Showat accepted the recommendaUon of the committee and appointed Alf Duby town works superintendent as weed this show and were placed In inspector for the town The position carries no remuneration their to exhibit their animal before the audience Passed a by law for the issuance of debentures of for the town line water main construction Retiring clerk Joe Hurst explained was approved by the provincial and showmen federal governments and there was a forgiveness of 8 15 Bill was chosen decided to accept the recom mendatlon to redesignate Hydrt been suggested of turning Hydro like the work to begin as soon after Ice goes out as possible Acton Figure Skating Club carnival la scheduled for April and the Acton Centennial Com mission plana a for Sunday Aprils Mr Townsley estimated work men be any longer than five weeks at the Job He said he Halton competitors Beef Horses and Sheep for both and experienced for labor The town then must apply to the province for one Champion Beef Judge and then debenture at per cent Interest for the balance of the with the champions in expenditure 496 He said the original estimate of three divisions ending for the job was only oneway or the other Approved progress payments to Construction of 251 30 for construction of the Town line water mains and 827 to Kleenway Construction for Highway six inch main a sum returnable Passed a resolution applying for a year debenture of at 85 per cent interest from the Ontario Municipal Improvement Corporation for the new water pump house on the Town line Mr Hurst explained me expenditure was set up in the same construction by law as the water mains but the period was cut In half from 20 to 10 years Approved progress payment of 26 to construction for work on the Wallace St culvert After some discussion approved proceeding with work on a 10 x5 x66 long culvert and use of tons of dear stone for the extension of Wallace St Into the Industrial Park Estimated cost of the project is Mayor presided for the two hour meeting which wasfollowed by a budget session All councillors were present Spare farms Family farms that will remain in agriculture should be spared any Interference that may result from the construction of hydro corridors through Halton County the Halton Federation of Agriculture said In a letter to the Commission on hydro transmission lines Halton County s Ad ministration Committee recommended county council endorse the Federation St as Reserve Grand Champion is just completing his second year of the diploma course lioyd Stokes Ft Campbell Dairy Heifer Jeff Nurse 2 Georgetown a former winner In the dairy section at the OAC College Royal and Grand Champion Showman at the KemptvLlle College of Agricultural Tech nology was the dairy judge Keith Aiken of Acton a former Acton club member and a fourth year student at the University was In charge of the livestock division of the College Royal This annual event features not only a livestock show bu open houses in nearly all of the buildings COUNTRY LOOK Charming white muslin curtains wide per pair s long long pair plus handling charge Cheque or money order please Also available In gingham Write or phone tor brochure COTTAGE R R Acton Chit sit CfrooMfr i Canaan nicks TILDEN ANDREW MURRAY MOTORS MovMainvttw Road N Kitchen Suite Special 5piece Suite HALTON FURNITURE APPLIANCES I believe Mr Davis said that the recommendations of Hydro rather than doing away with the concept of utilities are designed lo update and strengthen that concept Commissioner MatArthur said the premier also the utilities would not likely be controlled at he higher tier but at the lower tier but this cut no with Mayor Duby who declared there likely t be tower tier that the Government hoped to have only one tier in the region The Acton commission had Government to bleed Hydro and the dissent but could foresee the took all the power away from the day when Hydro and regional people And thats why local government positions would be commissions were set up In the available to only about five per first place the mayor recalled cent of the population able to The commission endorsed a spare the tune They cut holes In Woodstock resolution In January the regional arguments which opposed designating It fa going to be more Ontario Hydro as a crown expensive declared Ted Tyler corporation or the transfer of See what regional councillors assets to It The resolution also will draw In And posed entrusting control of mats cheaper he said ydro to appointed rather than Cheaper for whom elected officials on argument By and large the ordinary which Mr Davis said the Govern wont be able to par has accepted ticipate the mayor felt certain While the tradition of election only who could compete for of commissioners will be left un Ihe positions changed a means would be Tyler felt County devised to allow for the appoint council had caught the scent of of commissioners If this Is more money as well County felt by the municipality to be salaries are up he noted They more appropriate in light of Its wont one more kick at the cat own circumstances the before they dissolved He premier told the convention saw the whole Acton Commissioners were picture bleakly comparing pro- willing to grant Government to the restructuring of the had made some concessions to school boards Acton Froo Press Wednesday March Id with arena floor activities Celling of the building is also scheduled to receive a coat of lightcolored paint to help criticized Task Force Hydro brighten place up Five new proposal at the January meeting basins will be installed In tho with vicechairman 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