Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), July 9, 1975, p. 1

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STUDYING EVERY aspect of planning in problems and future with councillor Joe Hurst Halton Hills this summer are Bill left centre Tuesday A report is expected to be and Philip Wood right They talk over Actons done by the end of September Planning survey has fall goal for report Where Is Acton going How la Acton growing What ahead for business industry subdivisions The all will bring answers to many questions about the future otter the planning department of Halton Hills has completed Its survey which is underway Two student planners have been assessing all of Hills and are at work In Acton right now Bill of Toronto Is a student in planning at and Philip Wood Toronto is a planning student at the University of Toronto They re going over every square Inch of town and they wilt assemble all the details and facts they amass for a report to Hills planner Mario Vendltti residents and council In September The two young men have also studied Georgetown and the rural areas of Hills Mr Vendltti says however they are spending more in Acton and the country since fewer studies arc already available of these areas Meetings Meetings in Acton and the district are planned so local residents may hear of the planning department conclusions and proposals when the study is over Input from Is important to Mr Vendltti Then the presentations go to council to sec the reaction there winter will be busy commented Mr VenditU Tuesday He foresees proposals coming forth from September right through to December The people and council will hove to decide how to proceed and discuss costs which will be surely entailed in any plans for Improvement An official plan will be the final result of months of study and discussions The two student planners in Acton are taking a close look at land use Downtown They are contacting businessmen and expect to have recommendations relating to the downtown core Roods stores parking and lighting will all be considered In a proposal for downtown Improvements They are also checking out all the Industrial areas with view to the future Planner Mario Vendltti thinks the time is coming soon when Acton will be the chosen location for Industry Much of the prime locations near Toronto none Industries will lit searching for new homes mid the Toronto boom will extend out to Milton Georgetown and Of he odds of labor Is mother factor Industrialists will be taking Into consideration Other lownn like Acton have ellscovered thai families move new subdivisions tht breadwinner still drives many miles to his former Job In soy loronto liowevir when industries open in his own nroi he is very willing to change Jobs and be employed at home Residential expercdon will alio lomi under the trained eyes of the two vomit men hey an minting up the different kinds of units avail houses duplexes apartments Parks rale another part of study They art looking over all previous planning documents related to the town including a University of Toronto study done in However in effect they are starting from scratch by outlining everything in their studies The two men come under the supervision of Mr Twenty per cent of the cost Is paid by the town and per cent under a government program Involvement in Municipal Administration They have had talks with councillors 1 W and Joe Hurst who are eminently knowledgeable about the town and arc the three representatives on the new conned Quest Ion mi Ires letters and questionnaires have gone out to industries and commercial places in the work The planners we re meeting Tuesihy with a group of Hornby ratepayers to talk over their ideas for their own community There will be nothing definite rcidy before the end of September according to Mr Vendltti He had hoped originally to have doortodoor surveys made in Acton but this proved impossible There was not enough time for the two students to undertake such a time- consuming project However Mr Vendltti would still like to it done sometime ACTON ONTARIO WEDNESDAY JULV Twontyfoir 300000 request for administration site The town of Hills will ask fie to approve J debentures fnr of land for a administration building a fen Utility I tidy necessary The original ea budge of was through men immunity mauls the use if funds and funds for oilier projiels Tin inum was for an acrid lire fighting unit at an addition to tin amtiulimu and municipal study at thru win replaced by the J amount laud a municipal building I mink up with a plan reshuffling present dip irtintnts with the works yard rill nlj on Seventh line and the Maple Avenue works yard hemming In for the fin iiepurtmcni He elalmu tin present street fin hull eoiild accommodate tin service anil the hull could In converted to a house and Mild wild the money toward tin walks van expulsion on Seventh I ine Ik tin important of a works wing this in should ho solved he fore any si ml Ion bull line Hi Id the am should not be until the whole location is si tile Couiitlllor Harry I aerial ladder premature but said he study of the needs for a new municipal building location w is needed Hyde suggesteel the town could omi up with the land needs mi sia of building themselves makinc a study unnecessary Hi reminded council the building com mittoc reinstated 1 in suggesting mi for moncv to acquire land Councillor Dick agreed siymg In would be prepared to forget the other Playgrounds weekly themes til ton Hills summer playgrounds for began on Monday giving more than vacationing Acton school children an answer to the 1 ve got nothing to do blues playgrounds totalling 13 throughout the town are under the supervision of Marti Walker for George town and area and Rich Mother for Acton and area The two have been working together training leaders planning programs registering children and taking Inventory of available playground equipment There ore playgrounds located at Robert Little school M Bennett school and Park in Acton Kennedy school Harrison school Centennial school Joseph Gibbons school and Park school in Georgetown Ijmchouse Glen Williams and Pine view in the rural areas Weekly the playground has two leaders who keep the children occupied with games such as arts ana craft and active games such as leap frog horses and etc There is also one continuing theme a week which the children concentrate on work their games around This weeks themes are a Gold Rush Week at Prospect Park Indian Week at Robert Utile Pirate Week at Z Bennett Space Week at litnchouse and a en week at both and Speyside Each group prepares for a special day which each theme high lighted For instance with the Pirate Week Captain Hook is going to visit the children who will be dressed up In pirate outfits on week the themes change bringing in new ones which the children have thought up themselves Abo planned for the coming weeks are a contest and weekly trips to such places as the new Toronto zoo Kelso Conservation Area Dundum Castle and Botanical Gardens in Hamilton and Ontario Place The company which makes is supplying three free discs playground The children will choose one day during the summer to have a throwing competition within each playground Only six at playground Poor attendance at the Lime house summer play ground has disappointed the Acton and area playground supervisor Rick Approximately sue children attended this week with no encouragement as to whether more would Join Leaders plan to go knock tag en door in nope of a bet to- response They do not want to have to cancel the program Mr Tears if very many of the group drop out the playground would have to be closed altogether At the present time how ever the playground will con tinue but parents are urged their youngsters out to the school me lining be aerial r and the extension to building v in Id la fill the town hitler of inadequate and eounul saul request to the was they were going elo limped in the thing about it SUM KM He said IIil present something Tor of Sum e J OF THE Loyal Orange Lodge of mes reads while Jack Campbell Holmes Acton placed a wreath at the cenotaph on Mill St Roy Bill Carnochan and Mrs and took part in the July Orange Day Browne prepare for the presentation lion parade in Saturday George Hoi Kerr rejoins Ontario cabinet Wist MIT Kerr Is ixpcclcel lore Join Ontario ibluet as im nil follow in an 300 calls made by Premier William Mo ml Mr Kerr had resigned his Had be me set up at loe itus week nut list to delect speeders Illness strikes youths at camp BUBBLE BUBBLE toil and trouble as Audrey De Vries stirs the girl guides lunch for Saturday noon Miss De Vries was working on her Can ada Cord the highest award in guiding along with Judy Pink of the itilht imp lb 1 ourth I me Mills still to rile I In investic itmj of tin lit on I niton why III youths were sent to Me spit live the weekend A food poisoninc sc in which w is reported by r idio stations southern Ontario which pi rents to ill the imp for inform id deemed filse rector IH youths win wen sent to I lining of crimps wen from of ittwidiriL Cut out one council meet The number of llalton Hills council meetings will cut in half unless it is ibsolutely Council has been meeting Monday Tuesday niRhLs other week but now have decided to limit their meetings to the night unless the business is not finished In they will continue on Councillor I at Mckenzie pointed out delegations were used to coming on chairman Hyde point out delegations would now be heird Monday night it the beginning of the meeting Councillor Miller was to the change saying be ill muddled up back to the first svs cm wc hod Councillor Harry Levy ad milled it was i return to the oki system but claimed the change to two nights in a row was by the work load He said business was now running more smoothly and could be hand led at one meeting We fin our meetings the last few wccksatB then met the next night That is ridiculous and imbalances took the District llispilnl Milton ind I provided the cruisers I 11 Moore of Acton it the Mr I sud it wis not food poisoning it ill said that he is still the report from luthorilici ilinc officer of Ihe Itcgional lleallh Unit con firmed it wis not food the youths suffered Irom is first ihouht ihe imliil of wen hose if f poisoning The cabinet post last I when testimony at prelim the Hamilton dredging suggested hut Ion had I tec to in return for support I he trial ended In Hamilton week and Mr Justice suited there was no evidence Mr Kerr was involved in iny impropriety Former Hamilton harbor commissioner Kenneth and business consul Lint Reginald Usher were found guilty on 10 fraud conspiracy and when the trial con eluded Premier hid resinnit last o reappoint him win Mr ivis promising win his mi Mr Kerr bus through difficult person but he has been tamed th rough it by tin complete in tin innocenci th of ulerl and by t of to youths may have felt the hut ill Ixen releised from ind are well the 1H youths who were five held for observation Police did not release hut said ill were lo to IH vi old ind that of from Metro three Two additional scholars named i from hood samples have been sent iwiy for testing to a Toronto labor Two more Ontario scholars have been added to last week announce lists Barbara Wolfe daugh ter of Mr and Mrs I canard Wolfe 103 Elizabeth Drive received per cent Svelte daughter of Mr and Mrs It It reeeived 80 per To be an Scholar grade student have in average 80 per or Milton Guelph hookup July will be no need to dial 1 before a Guelph number or before a Milton number Changes are being made in switching centre on Church St in preparation for the extension Area manager Lloyd ex plains the basic monthly rate for Acton callers will increase At a later date Campbell ville will also be included in this calling area Mr says Acton telephone customers will be able to dial Milton and Guelph without toll charges in 10 more days Bell Canada introduces the new extended calling area here on Saturday July is Acton presently has twoway calling with Georgetown Now Milton and will be Included as local calls After July there

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