The Acton Free Press Wednesday March 30 1977 Works committee lets weather solve flooding Weather will have the final word concerning Ihe drainage problems of townhouse units in Kingham Hill Acton Members of Hal ton Con dominium Corporation Number 24 took their com plaints to Ha lion Hills works committee Monday The committee passed a general recommendation to council which would direct the town engineer to contact the developer and M Con sultants in regard to the bit uational hand and bee if there is some kind of work to be done to reduce the present problem until such time as landscaping is complete The ratepayers about 100 claim that flooding in their homes is the result of construction of some semi detached homes which abut Ihe townhouse property for feet Three days The committee recom mendalion three days after the town engineer Robert Austin had met the developer I met the developer and he II go in and and the decloper of the semi do it as soon as he can Mr detached homes as It is the Austin told the meeting If instrument through which there a flash flood and no some points may be re- frost dressed in the ground he said If swale there frost we can do it Mr Austin confirmed that he added ihe subdivision agreement According to Acton lawyer contains provision for an Ron Henry who represents swale a slight ratepayers flooding was or valley a lot going on while the committee grading plan and a retaining talked about the problem wall Mr Henry came to the I saw it and Oil developer meeting for two things to has shown good intent to find out what the town could supply a swale councillor do about the immediate lcs said We should problem of flooding and to ourselves lo the find some way of preventing future and present he ad further occurrences Wt do think the town has some responsibility to the he by no means was people to sec it doesn the developer for nil happen Mr Henry the problem said that it was said quite obvious that land I met the developer scaping t completed To Irv lo do inything brought now equipment wist would attention of the make it worse engineer concerns of thi people Mr Austin told tht meeting said When ihe sub- Health budget up 75 per cent THEACTGN FREE PRESS Author Second am Mail Registration Numbcr0515 I teg ion s Board of Health budget of was approved by the Region Community and Social vices a meeting last week A general health depart budget of 1 had Registered Nursing positions to Public Health Nursing positions are paid about a year more than Registered nurses are graduates of community programs while CHAMBER OF COMMERCE president Louis Charlebois centre along with Chamber Directors Kevin Conroy left and Marlene Steckley peruse their new business directory and map of Acton the directory will be mailed to eacn household to be kept for future reference approved last public health nurses are ear but the committee was university or the asked to vole on new pro- equivalent including family Tht Regional Health planning home care Department has PHN North now and Seven of mental health care i 18 would be changed by Hie rtcomnundalions attrition and not by out right must now go to provincial firing of the seven nurses ministry The province pays per of the general health budget jnd loo per lot cent of tin tost the Committees attention focused on the subdivision between the town Regon police all Milton Beginning April i Regional Police force will assume the policing responsi of ihe entire region of excluding the provtn cial highways This means ihey will lake over from the O the policing of nearby township part of the town of Milton Prom the Rock wood Guelph exchange Nassagi weja area residents can call the regional police by dialing This number gives a loll free call lo police head division is completed Ihcrt be dLfined sodded course he said Mr traced of the problem back lo of last The drain problem tame lo a on J Mr Henry said hen then was tonsiderible rnnfdll lountillors Pit thurmin Mike people in Ihe Camp- Armstrong pressed for to reach the problt Sewer on if developer pays eloper Street proposed three fur sulxii to pick up Hit ib towns works committee II litem Hills works lit with engineer re lit rut Austin a storm Ik e Hilton regions shun of total cost for will up from last budget rise is per cent of W 14J w is ipprovctl for spraying of started last yeir this iht pays percent of in costs but mutiitip must I Included in budget is IKK ch seven Unknown persons started a tar owned by Rudolf Kessler of Rock wood and drove il into mother car which was also parked in Beard more parking lot sometime on March Police estimate that 100 damage was done to lach tar DANCING Every Saturday pm to 1 am at Acton Legion APR 2 MYSTICS 9 Camilla Show Band 16 B J Wtflht Country D 30 Guardsmen Admission 4 per couple ENTERTAINMENT IN LOUNGE EVERY FRIDAY NIGHT 1 AM for the immidhtc police ore switched back lo the local precincts The police may be reached hours day Hit district of the extended area is lendent Schwann whose is at Mill St Georgetown The precinct billion is in Acton at Willow Si during normal business hours llirdship There hardship ihert tint we should our to If 1 hung llien I wouldn l It councillor said will just Atather I ept ill eiists To call police Milton residents in the former township of will be policed by Halton Regional Police beginning April To avoid tolls these are the numbers to call to reach the police Rock wood and Guelph exchange 853 Campbellville and Acton exchange Windland rep is no show people have wait for Mr hope for drought for April before in gel at it he said The mil in after ill Us business to igun up the question what iht town ma do about tht but no recom resulted from it delegation from the lown attended council nice ling lasl whin they were redirected the night lommillee Hid to hi ins ill i hiding incurred the town ind of ition I i lion Mil ItiiismnSlriil 1 tit propositi sul lii ii w hi Unit Hit wist side of Main strut in lints works I tin it iht Even though Associates Engineering Com is most anxious lo fill in portions of Fairy Lake Mike a representative of firm failed to show up at weeks Credit Valley Conservation Authority executive meeting We turned him down twice this is the third lime around grumbled Authority Chairman Grant Clarkson Owning property south of Drive and company wish to cut and fill the north easterly section of the lake in order to provide more building room Application has appeared the CVL twice before rejection each time Authority executive agreed filling any part of the lake violates the pur pose behind dredging done Lions Club on pool sign for Ik registered until the iti problim is fixed Be h is ixpcnincuJ Iht problem for Mr k Mid thil in mil 1 ire is needed I iki of iter tlon Indoor corner of a reading it thi Boulevard I lie Water up 60 changed include tht of ions Club who helped riisc money for the wis it meeting of Advisory and endorsed by Hills finance administration com mil tec Monday night REPAIRING Elissa Shoes yean shoe you BOVSGIR15 PLAN TO DROP IN AND SEE WHAT HAPPENING AT THE COMMUNITY Mill St Continued from Page winter was exceptionally cold Because of the cold winter there was an exceptional number of frozen services and broken mains thai will cost the region an additional SI 15 Broken down to the various urban areas Acton s share of Ihe 15 would be about Georgetown s share would be WO share would tie about Burlington s share would be about ZOO share would be about The Action Spot For Kids Busy little bodies and busier mothers are our special people We give them comfy worry free styles dress or playfuls And always easy care fabrics OUR SPRING AND SUMMER WEAR IS ARRIVING DAILY A Special Thank You to everyone who helped to make our Fashion Musical Show a huge success ACTON DOWNTOWN fertilizer II Halton Progressive Conservative Association Notice of FOUNDING MEETING to Constitute the New Federal filing of Halton the New Constitution Elect the and Delegates SPECIAL 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