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Free Press Wed March 3 Morrow urges freeze across I Tali In Haton Hills YOUNGSTERS GATHER around as Acton volunteer firefighters made sure all the flames were out in a bed at the home of Mr and Mrs Richard Jones on Sunday morning No one was injured Senior municipal staffers in Hal ton could find themselves up against a brick wall when they advance pleas for add ilional staff people year Hills Councillor Morrow mad known during a meeting of the Regional planning Commit tee last week that he would support across the board freezes on staff hiring at both the regional and local level Planning director Ed Cum hud that six people be to his depart Nib request was tut two by Chief Administrative Officer Held but neither of those two positions were recommended by the Request for planner and a planning assistant were stashed from the budget Mr Morrow the short age of staff could very well ilclaj the plan pre urgency for the plan to be prepared We are making respon sibte planning decisions and the region Is not going to fall apart if we don t have a plan I m not trying to delay it out see no burning need to hire staff when we face the costs that we have this year Chairman Allan reminder that the region was of six mills or per cent would be realized No support Public Works Chairman Jack made it clear weeks ago that the only way he d support increases in the public works forces was by way of transfer from the area staff There has been an ongoing feud between the areas and Winter ignores costs snow bills up 35000 Someone forgot to Inform old man winter this is sup posed to be a year of belt lightening for Hills so much snow on the town in December and January that winter mainten costs went up over year Willi the an lhc I lo thwart Councillor Pat McKenzie reports Dulles duties than one who a full The duties of Regional In Hills Councillor ire varied and sin for the past two years he most of the meetings are Council has worked through held in other parts the a and therefore not us basis ible to the residents of At Ion arranges his holidays to suit it is for people lo ask his responsibility committees eosls m line If he proposed budgets for Many rush for stickers Several hundred people were taught in the lost minute rusn to purchase 1976 license stickers for their cars on and Saturday I he deadline was midnight Saturday saw 568 people visit Watson Music Store where the stickers could be pur chased Saturday saw close to the same amount Area councils argued they no people to spare and the region insisted it needed more people because of greater responsibilities Mr like others has consistently said that bet ween the two levels there is no more work being done and lhc staffs should not have to be increased Two cars in collision A Iwo car collision in Era mosa township caused total of SI damage on according lo Guclph Pro vincial Police Cars driven by Jessie Dennis and Down both of Acton were in col on Highway Seven at the junction of County lid Neither party received in juries police say yet but they will be down considerably from the two previous months A total of 377 was spent by the town in December on snow removal plowing sanding and salting opera lions Plowing cost while snow removal cost Engineer Robert Austin and sailing bill said the works department is In the neighbor The next month the town hood of for snow re- SHOW and the moval plowing salting and biggest decrease was in the sanding and the small budget rca sanding and salting increase is due to inflation where only was spent Total winter maintenance Snow removal cost in budget which lakes care of January and plowing cost that month While his winter has been expensive and hard on both works staff and equipment Austin is still optimistic the winter improve ment will continue so costs cm be kept down He said if the rest of the winter isn too severe the start of next winter bad en he town costs could end up In line with the budget despite the fact December and January were costly In mber 1974 and January the town spent HO on keeping streets ircd and safe to drive while in December 1975 and I January the hill for the same operations was 198 I he town finance department docsn I have February fig The first month of this year snow cost the lown including for plowing and for removal Sand ing and salting bills totalled NORTH HALTON 1211 Public Notice Closed to the General Public March Tuts Wed Eve to 9 FOR OUR FIRST ANNUAL VIP SALE Although the responsibilit its ire item indmg at times every day brings i new thall I thoroughly en joj I I will never too to try help i problem that requires Elections ACTON VOLUNTEER firefighters doused flames in a bed at the home of Mr and Mrs Richard Jones 14 Kingham Sunday morn Fire chief Mick Holmes said there was in damage to the bed rug and blackened wall of the bedroom What ire your duties councillor Hit 1 am invoked in Keg ion 1 serve on the Finance and Personnel committee I ira chair mm of Hit local Planning the help of Regional I represent Hills on the Phnning Committee the Hilton only it his four regular committees and I serve on of them I strvt on the ouncil special Building Committee for Hills represent Hill on the 1 ibnry Hoard In I I and special meetings When you consider the spent it meetings in trans portation in preparation for meetings irge envelopes each Friday and local con on a busy An early rttirtmtnt from the of permits me to spend more time on council establish be be If the and it w is brought home to councillors when bylaw was pissed Clerk Doug said Hit number of polling suhdiis ions had to lie doubled in both I squtsinf art is and two added George a FOR ALL OCCASIONS Hockey Bowling Swimming Etc 1 SOI Till mom Plan to see us for all your trophy requirements WALLPAPER SALE LATEX Home Hardware gal More Than Off SAW SEMIGLOSS Home Hardware PricaSn Gal More thin Off 20 OFF REG PRICE COME IN AND SEE OUR LARGE VARIETY OF SUNWORTHY PATTERNS GET READY FOR SPRING PLANTING NOW See our selection of 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