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The Acton Free Press Wed Feb 5 1975 Hill accepted Southern goodwill inlo Hal IIIIIn ilmmliei I Mitym I loytl i Noi Hi lluuh ami Unit lianihir if I loin Hill Willi it plum and a tit pin lnyii III III if 11 dining win im hanged visits with Hit iiiuyiu of lieorgt own smith liHidwiiilliHMiiitliiil Myrtle In i ml mi Am days Hill THE ACTON FREE PRESS at Clan Mall Rug 1 Ira I Ion Number III it muni lliya tin tuiii InMyrtlt I lilt vim Am from Munli Mi I Ilea led in llri of In In mi until in flu llu iKIilil in I itnuiil STUDENTS TOOK turns measuring each other at the high school metric seminar Tuesday of last week Robert Key and Smnllwood were bolh centimetres in height but LeeAnn Key measured in at just centimetres Students also measured desktops and paper clips Give them an inch and theyll take a centimetre INSTRUCTOR ALLAN Eastwood instructs a class of adults at the high school on three successive Tuesday nights on the timely topic Think Metric Here ho talks to Mr and Mrs Mel Mitchell Theres no for this special course and about interested pcopleattcnd Challenge forecasts of population The credibility of rmpulatlon forecasts for nit on municipal was attacked by member of Planning during meeting Tuesday The figures used applied to the urban centres and not the entire municipalities cording to planning Director He noted the figure were needed as basis lo form priorities in a capital budget forecast He said the figures were to be considered as a guide for public works and not as a control mechanism lis figures showed Acton with a population growing from in 1974 to R In lOflO That calculation allows for a growth of about EM In 187S and 10711 about In and about for the following three years The chart shows growing from 18 to tOflO allowing for an average growth rate of about OOO per jt According to the projee lions the urban portion of Milton will grow just over 1045inl97 Just overt in and and about 400 in in 1979 and 1 in 1980 That growth would see Milton move from an urban core with 444 people In a centre of 17G95 people he forecast tor Burlington shows the urban section growing from SB Ml to 711 ImHO That figure is based Housing Ait Ion Program lo at peoplt under that program would set tin town at about In lOBO providing development north Upper Middle and in the and Oaks districts gins Without those developments the town would grow to about Hills rtpnsen lalives figures for both Georgetown mid Acton areas Mi hemic said Ministry of the hail reientlv told the local council that the growth potential was Hurt and the control plant could bo developed more growth Mr Mihmzlt to tlu growth rale of about people per year Hi ex pressed a fear that If lit accepted the then would come a day when the figures would be used as growth control someont would say Hills had agreed to it Morrow called for mon figures He projictcd populallon of by lJflu rather than predicted by staff Mr Morrow ftll Ihi only limitation town face extending pollution control plant wan limitation of I ho ground water i he report and lit figured wire rofirrtd hack staff for a look and rs wire nalructcd lo lonstili with area in the pn of the rt port must go of ii I Billiards win mil hints In sunt kind of m lutn in lint Building permits 205760 A IM KM permit rial lor la art I limn mil mid rib Nil iiliibylilltngtH iithiri In an mid i uiidlun in i inn I tn Iho lloyal Gut St tint miliary building permit total to a alow month for only two permit a totaling in Halt in IllllH two Hydro hi Id up by I In Ik i mis tin y i intra tin bylaw will now Ik built Irmlla vnliiLit wt d for bit 10 on mid Lou flu lotah this and lust yi ar wire tins to Ik amount with only a ago hit Hut nun is l an iu nil with In ml muyiir mi I lot d Why Bodnar voted against pay hike FOR ALL OF CANADAS MACKENZIE 3272 878 3208 Gun thru Thuri p m 00 and 00 I1IUCMHIIV IIAIIIIV ItTURINIE SI MM KOI M Class of The Life and Timet of GRIZZLY ADAMS Rndnnr Georgetown of the Halloa Board of voted against I he pay Increase members of the board voted themselves Thursday night He said he is strongly op posed almost full time sal for a job which should pari He claimed numbers tend justifv iheir larger salaries becoming involved in administrative jobs for which are qualified This against ihe system and Ihc people hired I members should be polic makers who arc working in ther In lit claimed members can not see tin effect of their on It thtj are too wrapped up in details Mr warned of ihi danger of becoming too on the sajlng members are more to pressure gr tips if they need the montv If vou don l need it are mon indent mil Hi a rihi from a month to a month was hike We re not there to itch salaries with others whose salaries arc going up he imphaslied He said hi felt money should be considered some thing extra miybe helping the number to pay for belli tar since lot of Involved In for the family l make up for time away from them but should no more Mr admitted he hull d to vote against it know if l carried he would gel Ihc ral 1 not being righteous I II still take It Hunting gun bylaws given two readings Consolidated hearing continues March 12 By laws regulating the discharge of guns or firearms and a law designating a area to permit hunting in the lown of Milton received first and second readings during a meeting of Milton Council Monday night The by laws came before council Monday after hosts of deputations and hoards of input from hunters farmers and other land owners Jim of the Fnvlron mtntal Protection Association asked council lo rethink Its position by law Hi asked council to set the bylaws over and give them more consideration before passing what he felt was and stop gap legislation for ban Two letters one from Fritz and and one from the Ontario Harness Horsemen a Association both asked that hunting be banned In the Nassagaweya township urea The com their pond Both letters out the great of in the area and feared the possible danger the horses would be in if hunting Is allowed Mayor Anne told council she hud received many calls from horse owners during the past two weeks She noted Mohawk Raceway was the backbone of the township and not only were horses kept at the track but the presence of the track had caused many people to go into the horse business in the vicinity Councillor Jim Watson proposed that the by law be amended so that hunters must have written permission an owner of block of land no less than 1ZS acres The amendment was defeated licence but no acreage requirement is stipulated Councillor Clements felt the fee for licences should be upped from the present for residents and for residents to respectively His motion to have these prices included in the by law was defeated but council agreed to petition the ministry to have provincial regulations changed lo commodate Ihe higher fee The by law as it stands has had second reading and will goon to the Ministry of Natural for approval before town council can give ihe bill a third and final reading Both bills have been con and been before council for months now the make getting licence more stringent plus increasing the distince hunters must stay Pleads guilty to 17 charges An Acton man was remanded in custody in Georgetown after pleading guilty to 17 charges in court yesterday He awaits a presentence in Georgetown The charges facing the man arc possession of two prohibited weapons five restricted weapons and eight charges under the new wiretap legislatioa from homes from to feet and reinforcing a lot made in existing Hunting is allowed In Ward Three or the former township of and part of North Burlington and no hunting is allowed in the balance of the town The legislation permits people In wards one and two to tire guns on their own property only if it is necessary to protect them selves from rodent damage An Municipal Board hearing Into Con Sand and Gravel for a quarry operation near will continue 12 The was adjourned Nov The board has set two weeks aside for the hearing The company proposed lo operate a quarry on acres of land at St Helena ltd off The proposal is being ob jected to by Hilton Hills Council ind Milton Council as well is a number of residents possibly the Niagara Commission Milton concerns centre irnund the abundance of truck traffic that would be Benefited is well is concern for Milton residents whose properly abuts properly held the firm Milton Council has solicitor to appear at the thehcarings That liny will deal a series of notices of motion that have been forwarded to the 1MB At thul point the town will decide whether or to have legal representation through out the hearing Clerk Jack told Council could cost or 000 to be represented ILVERS WINTER CLEARANCE PRICE All remaining ladies and childrens Winter Coats and Jackets Snow Suits Pant Suits and Dresses BINGO Lie No 137S63 Every Monday Night at 8 pm AT THE CREDIT VALLEY CLUB FORMERLY RIVIERA GAMES 1000 JACKPOT No NO ADMISSION CHARCI Cards 3 for BUS SERVICE Sponsored By Georgetown Elks Lodge No 540 Toyota Community Calendar Whats doing In the North Halton Aroal MEET YOUR COUNCIL Wednesday February at at Acton Meadows Golf Course Sponsored by the Acton Chamber Commerce SCOUT SERVICE Special Scout and Guide Church Service and parade Sunday February St Church See how much cor your money will buy at Drtltlon si Truck fatal tf 8784365 8262931 Just North of WALLPAPER SALE CONTINUES OFF REG PRICE OUR LARGE VARIETY OF SUNWORTHY PATTERNS PAILS plastic GARBAGE BAGS Economy Weight 1079 DUST MOP lOOpc DINNER SERVICE FOR 8 2987 OR