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Four adjacent owners purchase lakefront lot Four property owners abutting a large lakeside building lot at the foot of Flmorc In Lake- lew e bought the property In common to preserve It as a green belt efforts to have the town pur chase the property for an of a belt of park land along Fairy take did not bear fruit so Mr ami Mrs J fray Mr and Mrs Klaus Sehroeder and Mr and Mrs A Vadcika Drive and Mr and Mrs A nor Drive decided they would purchase he property in on the A narrow walkway still con nects Drive the parkland that extends parallel with Drive along airy Our first Interest was to pre serve the land for public use said spokesman Joe we were happy with the support wc received from Ihel Ions Club porkB board the shown by other How ever to preserve the land for a green belt got nowhere pile appeals to Terry Connor and the Minister of the Fjivlronment lames Aulri Mr It ray said he pleased with the response he got from both Con nor and Aula and the Ice they gave Our second interest wns to see the properly was not built on Mr said hence we pro posed purchase It ourselves to avoid sale of the property to someone who Intended to build Mr said they were for to pick up the property The deal closed August He said it was unfortunate lhat money was available the Niagara scrpment but no provision made for saving lakeside properties such as the one purchased The four property owners intend to tm provetheproperty levelling It off and seeding it to present further erosion The property ned bv Joe a former Alton resident now residing In Montreal who proposed to establish two from Ihc lakeside lot and had for a minor variance severance from the com miltec or adjustment to building The were original owners of ihc subdivision and had reserved the lot for their own use plans which were changed when the family They then proposed to sell ll as two lots of the area objected and Acton council suggested that the application be changed so as to create two building lots and leave 17 fool walkway along the loki which would be deeded lo ihe lown Nearby residents fell the lown should purchase the pro- preserve the logical of the approximate HO fool ribbon of green belt which follows the contours of The case was further dredging of Ihc lose original shape of pro perty had been much like a tips on the lake The had been filled In with dredging The Jany family felt thcv much of Ihe new land by squatters rlghis I owners of thi contested the Jany description of property The Iwo parties agreed to saw off w out the lot v Ihe company IB feet wide Ihe narrow point along the lake The town I reposed i further foot I on to The went before committee of adjustment who deferred decision to give rcsl dents i to consider council I roposnls of Iwo sofool lots walkway room but decided act Ihem stives whin It appeared they would pet no support from the municipality or pro In time preserve it llnppcirs however that funds ire avail from sources and conservation author ihc Information The information was to Ihe lily in the event similar arises in Ihe future Mi the four new an with urvhise and have access lo the lake Urges permanent agricultuiezones The Acton Free Press Wednesday August B7 HALTON BOW Then Is a rcsl need for agricultural zoning on per basis loll Councils administration committee it meeting Thursdav Stanley said Iherc should be land designated as permanent agriculture rather than holding until a higher use such as recreation or high rise along Hi said he had recently travelled from New It runs lo Thunder Bay and witnessed farmers trying to grow crops carry on a farm operation under very poor conditions Time now I feel and of the far in this area feel it is blooming near time was done have top quality land here and we have an ideal soil for produce Hi said he felt plots or about acres should be set aside and zoned permanent agriculture Stanley pressed tht fear of farmers in the who have watched what is happen with tht Belt Ihe N Plan want to know f they should paint their barn or put in draining tile for Iheir acreage Thcv van some in the planning Will it he housing recreation or farming the foreseeable future he asked Both Warden A I Mai and Deputy Marjory commended Stanley and the farmers for their interest in 1iKKlsupplv Iherc more mutter of lll for farmers stake Ihere is a mailer of food supply forthi population Mrs Ontario wis of two provinces in without the sort of cultural Mr Stanley spoke of ATTENTION Former Maritime Residents living In the Georgetown- Acton area who are Interested In forming or belonging to a MARITIME SOCIAL CLUB PLEASE WRITE PO BOX 202 MMftL ONTARIO or PHONE Of HOME ENTEiTA