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New manager is assigned to bank Being promoted to the s position of the of Nova Scotia here In Acton marks the Dost in ten years for Rick Devlin On March 15 Mr Devlin was sent here to fill Grant shoes who has been iransferred to London Mr last post was that of assistant manager in Chatham In the past ten years tht new manager has been everywhere from North Bay to Windsor He is originally from Welland His first week was spent going to the various bus messes in town getting acq with people He plans to move here in the near future his wife and two daughters ages three years ana nine months Region gives nod to budget Hal ton Region will to the Ontario Municipal Board tor debenture quotas in the of 17 That figure includes all of the borrowing that will be done to cover costs of capital projects for the region and the four area municipalities Under the regional govern system all capital borrowing is done through the region both for regional and area projects Of the 770 applied for 154 303 is for regional projects for the city Burlington Tor the of for the town of Milton and It 147 for the town of Hills Down from The capital budget of to SIB 000 compares with spending last year of close to Treasurer Don Farmer noted the five year forecast 19761980 calls for spending of 58G If all of that work is at done the region debt compared to assessment will jump from just over four per cent to a point close to six per cent Ontario Municipal Board guides suggest Midi that percentage should not exceed per cent There ire two projects in the 1976 forecast that are in conflict with OMB issued earlier An arts and crafts centre at in Burlington and an addition to the municipal centre in Hills at 660 ap pear to be in conflict with lrt earlier guidelines Those guides urge municipalities to spending on soft services and keep all pro jections tint t absolutely necessary to a minimum Can ford It While Mr Farmer an donated there could be some problem with approvals on those projects he advised the Administration Committee the overall budget within the ratepayers ability to pay Councillors reviewing the budget reluctantly approved it Councillor of Oakville said he felt the 17 770 wis too high he interest is staggering 1 agree soft services have been eul and sometimes are more important than hard services 1 think there ire some hard services that we do without he said That seemed to be the general feeling of the com but review of the budget chopped two items from the estimates One of the two items was land for the third sew plant in Thai controversial point for several weeks now and has been inserted in the budget to be removed the Administration Lorn or Council Rescind motion The Acton Free Press Wed March 1976 3 Halton Hills administration committee made it clear Monday night they want council to rescind the motion passed the week before which voted down the hiring of a recreation program Councillor Roy Booth who voted against the at council emphasized he was not op posing the person but the position He suggested addi clerical staff to take the paper work off the present staff He said the Job Is being done well now and said stead of high priced staff clerical help might fill the bill Booth claimed one program for the whole town might prove a unifying force instead of having two operating in Acton and Georgetown areas Recreation Director Glen Gray said he and Acton urea John could not do any more elaimed he was working to hours a week He said the are not high priced to other areas Councillor Hie Morrow termed the actions of council irresponsible He said council approved the position because they realized one person could not handle the whole town He claimed the town had not kept with Mr Gray He had not reason to think the vacancy would not be filled since council ap proved it He said he was damned mad Wards three and four don have a recreation director Councillor George Maltby said council had passed the motion to hire and ad advertised and inter viewed applicants and then had reneged on the lion Chairman Les said he had never been as in his life at the council rejection after Glen Gray had been authorized to hire and Snow removal The town will take under consideration concerns ex pressed in a letter sent to Hills works committee Monday by A Reynolds Terrace about the need for snow removal on the sidewalk leading to M Bennett School Acton The eul booster ind the budget was is i mended Regional Council it its meeting afternoon Delivery problem being looked into The problem of Acton par eels dropped off by bus it bus depots either Georgetown or Guelph with the intended recipient not knowing where they are is being looked into by GO transit spokesmm Tom Henry When by this newspaper on Monday Mr Henry said he was not aware of the problem and was going to look into it immediately Mr Henry said one place would have to be chosen for parcels lo be delivered until gets its own bus depot He left at a place in Georgetown rather than The buses are run by Gray GO transit Mr Henry said bus depot in Acton is still being sought the Gra Coach lines since Watsons Restaurant stopped selling liekets and taking packages The bus m be flagged down alonL highway for those wanting rides RICK DEVLIN is the new manager at the Bank of Nova Scotia He will soon be moving his family from Chatham to make a home here in Acton Roads challenge works crews Hie works dt if Hills ind t mi ship verv little il all with bee lusc of flooding ind ik up result me from tin sudden iw However residtnls of both townships hive different slones to tell those who reside in the block north of bom 4 and Hilton I if hive Side rend wis bee of washi at lin whiehe dam to it least I resident while llnrd 1 me Hills south of wis virtually impassible I itt Tutsdiv id were still i bringing roads up to d ACTON COMMUNITY SERVICES CENTRE AT THE Y 8533310 COLOUR TECHNICIAN will be at BEAUTY SALON Main St S Acton on FRIDAY APRIL 9th jef to help you select the correct colour for your hair Dont miss this excellent opportunity ENJOY THE STRETCH DRIVE CATCH AN EXPRESS BUS TO GREENWOOD March 27 to May 1 Every Saturday Also Good Friday April 16 LEAVE ACTON 1055 am Direct to the Track Return Fare Includes Admission Return Buses Start Loading After Last Race ON THIS BEAUTIFUL TOUSSAINT Bedroom Suite Guelph Bus Terminal GrayCoach Georgetown West on Triple Dresser -A- Mirror -A- 4 Drawer Chest 5460 Headboard For all your FURNITURE and APPLIANCE Needs SHOP AND SAVE at HILLS 352 Quttn St E Ho Acton 8530211 interview applicants He claimed it was Impossible for one to cover the whole town I sorry you re Busted retortea Booth but this was a council decision Morrow pointed out the decision to hire the recreation was made in December and suggested there had been ample time to bring It up again without waiting until all the hiring had been and the applicant told the position was hers It is one of the worst business practices The committee passed a recommendation to have 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