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The Acton Free Wed August Need GeorgetownActon links Halton Hills under pressure to grow student planners Rotary Governor here for annual visit Hills is under severe pressure to grow and resisting growth could be the town greatest challenge in the years to come to two planning students who are working for the town this summer The GO train nnd the close proximity to Toronto present very severe growth pressures for the town second Masters planning student Philip Wood said a recent interview He predicted more growth pressures will be exerted on the town If a proposed industrial north of Milton The decision to grow or not is a political decision which I will have to make Both Georgetown can grow Georgetown has more en pa it and potential to grow Hood Both students were reluctant to if thought Hilton Hills should alio growth Both he his partner Bill Gault urban planning student suggested that the problem of could help the town resist growth if that is what 1 wants How nor thu thought hit if a proposed special servicing system is ever built for Peel and growth pressures would increase In Hills because servicing would no longer be a big obstacle They described the special servicing system as being a super sewer system Hills appears to be lucky because it is a fairly wealth community this can help discourage growth If town has money and can keep taxis down the battle against growth Is a lot easier When people start wanting Toronto level services like new arenas but still want low taxes councils arc very templed to allow growth so they can increase revenues the budding planners ex plained Thc noted planners don formulate policy hut are really Just technicians the council with raw datn and alternatives for tht future design municipality On the topic of regional government the student planners thought of Georgetown and Acton has ireitcd tremendous rivalry between the two urban areas The warned that because of the rivalry methods must found to Increase the linkages between Acton and Georgetown Acton has always associated with and Georgetown with Toronto They haven con sldered themselves con to each other and they will have to learn they are and that they are one town coming here In May the two students have been working on land use surveys In Acton and Georgetown the official plan for Acton land use in the rural areas of Hills rezoning ap plications and severance applications They observed that there Is a high standard of planning In Georgetown but not much planning has been done in Acton or There is a much longer history of planning In Georgetown and the stun are high Acton hasnt dont very much planning and not very many background studies have been done Planning in the rural areas have also been rather limited Standards ore poor in both areas Wood said Wood noted rurnl planning Is something new and people arc going to have to get used to it He pointed out that they have been talking to farmers URBAN PLANNING students Philip Wood and Bill look over a land use map for ward one in Halton Hills The two students are working for the town s planning department this summer and are handling a number of different planning studies within the town in Fsqualng and he farmers think the region interim pi inning policies are restrictive but he thinks this Is all part of getting used to rural planning Rural planning is a new idea and involves many problems Planners will simply have to educate rural residents about what planning Is and why it Is needed he suggested They said most of their work has surrounded developing background banning studies One thing they have done is a mailing and personal in commercial survey with merchants in both the urban areas and Ihcy arc disappointed they haven t received as much feed back from businessmen as they thought they would They were surprised to find some of the people they contacted during their commercial study l feel planning was that important The two hope they will get some more input from businessmen in the com munity for this report before they return to school the third week of September Wood began his Masters in planning at the University of Toronto after completing an honors Bachelor of Arts in urban geography Before starting on his Masters he worked for the Canadian Council on Rural Development and says he is very interested in rural planning A native of Toronto is entering his third year of urban planning at Ryerson Institute Toronto Acton Hots Hans were hosts to the annual visit of the District Rotary Inter national Governor Geoffrey King early last week at the Royal Canadian Legion Building Mr King address to stressed Rotary membership is decreasing in the western world and this concerns Rotary Inter notional He said the club must reach the younger generation with their alms Hits vehicle A minor hit and run on Place was investigated by Acton P 16 Thi A vehicle owned by ma Service Georgetown was parked when it was struck by an unknown car There was an estimated damage to the left front of the vehicle Confusion Continued from page said he t been aware of the announcement earlier Tuesday A great time to announce it he said but would offer no further comment until he had an purpose and goals Rotary club membership in the cant however is improving an etuis are new and members arc eager Ik spoke on Rotary International International Ihcme of Dignifying the Human Being respecting his culture rights achievements and his work King immigrated to Canada and Is a life Insurance agent with Canada I Assurance Company He was a regular officer In the Royal Air I with in the western desert I emin Iraq India and Ihe United Kingdom The district with which Acton is associated consists of clubs from and to and Belleville He is number of the Scarborough Rotary Club DR LA LAUGHREN OPTOMETRIST Wishes To Announce The Opening Of His Office At 310 MAIN ST E TRAFALGAR SQUARE BUILDING MILTON ONTARI0 TELEPHONE 878 7625 Toyota Community Calendar Whats doing in the North Halton Area BUS TRIP Leg J 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