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Parking study shows no major problem here Acton Free Continued from ait Experts from Acton parking study cut off last lack of space arc continued in today a Free Press The study made at Acton council request is being forwarded to Hills council Accumulation Parked tars A total of vehicles was counted on Thursday 1146 on Friday On Thursday there arc two major peaks one at 11 a and ho highest at pm with 133 recorded On Saturday then- is one major peak with vehicles parked On Thursday the parking Soak accumulation occurs uring the peak hour of street traffic and can be used In the effects of park prohibitions on the resolu Hon of operational dif ficulties On Friday tho parking peak accumulation occurs somewhat earlier than the peak hour of street traffic but this difference Is not significant Space In assessing the adequacy of available space some allowance must be made for the need of manoeuvring space for short peaks within tho peak period analyzed It is suggested that 80 percent occupancy should be used as a good standard of avail ability and that any area oc cupied to a higher level be considered overloaded On Thursday i can be seen that parking spaces were overloaded only in one area This overload condition is caused by one vehicle and therefore cannot be con critical It should be explained that the figure which the percent utilization on Mill Street indicates that five vehicles were parked while there were only four legal spaces available One car was there fore parked in an illegal space On Friday one block shows an overload condition of percent Again this was by one v chicle and cannot be considered critical Consequently no action to ward the provision of add tlonal parking space could be warranted by existing tions Parking Duration The parking durations have been summarized Short term and Long term short meaning two hours or less and long meaning over two hours This was intended to separate the shopping from the businessman and employed The most most notable result is that only 7 percent on Thursday and 6 I percent on Friday arc long term par These are low tages and indicate that many businessmen and employees walk to work or park off street Of those who drive to work the majority park cither off It Is interesting to note that 45 on Thursday on day of the long term are parked basically in the However these long term parkers in the commercial core comprise only percent on Thursday of the total parked vehicles in thai area Only on day and on Friday parked in spaces with hour tions Even this small misuse of the most valuable space would probably not have happened had there been an effective enforce ment of the twohour limits Illegal Parking Illegal parking consists of parking in specifically areas including clear ances across driveways and at lire hydrants It appears that such park problems as now exist arc related to the lack of enforce ment There is sufficient space for every parked car in every block but mately drivers on day and 114 drivers on Friday chose to park illegally rather than walk a short distance from a legal parking space to their destination ChurchOwned Parking Lots Less detailed observations were made of the use of exist ing church owned parking lots Lot locations and capacities arc Knox Presbyterian Church on Knox Street west of Main Street vehicles St Alban s Anglican Church on the northwest cor of St Drive and Willow Street vehicles Tnnily United Church on the southwest corner of Mill Street and Elgin Street vehicles Both the tots at Knox Presbyterian Church and St Anglican Church are used by long term presumably businessmen and employees who then walk to work The numbers arc and 4 respectively The Trinity United Church lot was examined in some- number of cars in the lot was counted every 20 minutes This lot was used by both long term and short term Recommendations The Intersections of Queen Street and Acton vard Mend vale Road and Queen Street and Churchill Road were investigated No operational faults can be found with either Hon The parking analysis no deficiencies in the area Therefore no recommendation is made to acquire additional off street parking However If the property were acquired could provide mately additional off street spaces Main and Mill Intersection It Is recommended that pedestrian signal head be installed to control the south bound pedestrian flow in cost walk Repaint of the south bound left turn storage lane on Main Street In accordance with standards is recommended Main Street South A number of accidents has occurred in the area of chill Road because of limited sight distance due to hilly terrain It Is thircforc recommended that hidden intersection be erected on the northbound to Kingham Street lion Street and Cobbl eh I Road Traffic By Law The Town has been sup plied with a separate report entitled Suggested Form and Content of a Municipal By Law It Is recommended that a new Traffic By Law should be prepared with this document as its model Pavement Markings All pavement markings now used should be repalnted at least twice each year in the spring and fall Traffic Signs A number of existing regulatory signs should be re placed Immediately All tic signs should be Inspected annually washed recoated or replaced as necessary Traffic Enforcement Enforcement appears ade quate In all areas except parking It Is recommended that twice weekly live enforcement of parking by laws be conducted If proves to be beyond the ity of the present Police detachment a part time deputized by law enforce officer might be used ACTON 1874 I9T4 HAPPY BIRTHDAY NEW YEAR S Day sunshine lit up a birthday card for the whole town as ittteimg was placed for the first time on the four new signs placed at town entrances by the development commission MAYOR Ted Tyler tries a piece of centennial cake ladled out at the curling club New Yt by Brian Robertson Wall hanging wins for Limehouse WI Youth bowling BANTAMS Shift The Call aro no They the If it place Oclopui by itamrt It alio moved Mo fourth place tic The have to linn in the Today one point deficit of first plan Don KOI of to a quick trot rung the In i but managed lo outpace Oclopui by winning JJJ CHANGES ARE coming but not yet Town of Acton municipal offices look just the same New Year morning but most of the staff will soon be moving out to Halton Hills headquarters in Georgetown A staff of two will remain to assist Acton division Centennial flags also proclaim the significance of the date Tuesday hind hooked by Mrs of I s Institute won top spot in I and north and south Wellington is now in Toronto to he judged in the i rial widt compel limn Winning of the contest will then Ik senl lo ustrnllii for world w tonlt si open lo Women Institutes Associated Women of the World The of Womtn fili countries including and Africa will hold Its In convention in Australia this yenr Mrs Nell Anderson Jean h is only started rug hooking three years ago but has hewing to 4 club members for many years The winning wall hanging is a Chinese scene nlscent of the Blue symbol of good luck predominant I Women Institute was founded over ago and at one time so many members it was split with Women Institute being formed to take some of the members INAUGURAL MEETING TOWN of HALTON HILLS All residents and ratepayers in the area comprising the new municipality of the town of Hills are invited to attend the inaugural meeting of the council of the town of Halton Hills to be held at the ESQUESING MUNICIPAL BUILDING on THURSDAY JANUARY 3rd commencing at clock in the afternoon G D it chard Clark Administrator Kennedy sieve There Svnnolt USD Hob 1 Heather Ray Green AB SUPERMARKET tram a US double ftxoflloailoir Hart loiun their dm game to the But they poured on the to win the and the The Teddy Boar but the Sea are only lour behind place The who are In MRS JEAN ANDERSON of shows some of her hand hooked wall hangings One is patterned after a Blue Willow plate and the other is in monochromatic tones MILL ST ACTON Today STANDING Jinny Raided An Ml its IL1 Heather HIT Floyd STANDINGS tin I thin Octopus Don J I eat Snail Rabbit Shift kangaroo It Sea Teddy letrr Hurdle ISO Peter MM Fddie IB 111 I at IM IIS Ke n tlTI Gary SI Hilary Mickey Phillip preferably a V n win of the and tbe lop fun Joyed by and Gary Walker Sarah Homer Allan and John n and Debbie Graded eggs Time was when couldn I be sure of the quality of an egg until taken it home and cracked the shell Today this problem has been eliminated by the govern s highly developed or egg inspection The Canada Grades C Crack are lo eggs of all sizes both white and Drown and refer not only to the interior condition of the egg but to the cleanliness shape and soundness of the ft doesnt take a fun out of winter see The best egg has a small spread when broken out The white is thick the small round maintaining its position in the centre of the I op winner for thli week were Turkoli and Connie with SO plat over their aver at Sharon Archibald with Peter Hurdle with pin ever The pe Outa are total In their division won two game and total from the Sunn Tbompion bowled an excellent triple lead her team to victory The trampled over the Slow and they place la the Iokei In league The Hot their came to the Trailer but came back to win the Iwonimti Steve Blanch of the Hot bawled a vary continent triple or LEAGUE STANDINGS wipe is Hot Stampede Slow P IT TOP TEN Small Thompson TI2 JOT Peter M ITS Dave Laurie THE GAS MONEY SAVER SAVE Sal Now On y BAZ MOTORS LTD A VOLKSWAGEN Meat Department Specials Canada No LOIN PORK CHOPS 109 CENTRE CUT CHOPS FAST FRY CHOPS Town Club No 1 SIDE BACON 119 Schneider lb RED HOTS 95 SPECIALS see your SKHKHI dealer now Murt Allison Equipment SALES SERVICE R GEORGETOWN PEACH HALVES 389 CMADItN CHEESE SLICES Box 285 Salad TEA BA 69 8530650 or Pkg Sava46 CHOCOLATE CHIPITS SPAGHETTI 59 DEEP BUTTERED CORN FRUIT DRINKS BSBY DILL PICKLES FRESH PRODUCE DAILY LETTUCE 29 No 1 COOKING ONIONS 3 lb Bag 39