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Tho Acton Free Press Wednesday April 1977 OUR READERS WRITE Riled by regional news Acton April 7 1977 Dear Editor Gosh it makes a person feel riled when read News in the papers- thank the Good Lord above for reporters who are not afraid to tell It Like It Is Pardon the language but I was glad to sec lhat bum SYSTLM CHEAP ll seems to me thai since Regional Government was crammed down our throats Acton has been on the short end the slick at all limes Maybe we will come out on lopof the heap some day but It might not be in my time Just who and what is the Hoi ton Public Works Committee to say that Acton is in such poor Acton as It has been quoted is to be kept to a population of to eighteen thousand in future years how come this committee to spend thousands of dollars on a new will and pump In our park We arc not without water here and I presume we never will be there has never been a serious water shortage in Acton oh long as can remember and I am not exactly spring chicken This committee to be going out of its way to upend the taxpayers money It and when Ihty ahead with this will and pump what does the propose to do with surplus ihty going to it to Georgetown is thin a walur shortage down thtrt It is jusl more thing that the Region could take away from As for our being makes person if the old Irk I and Irue mtlhotls and products considered no good by the new powers that be might Ik considered III was costly it few years ago that Is where l he word tonus in Ihe products and Vvorkmanshit being turned out today much to be desired and elmm good durability knows that things cannot last forever and Mr I ask you in all sincerity to give where Credit is due and not the ageold Brickbats if things are as drastic in as you claim how come we never had many serious problems to cope wllh such as those you speak of Who said our water rates have never been raised maybe not in the last few years but good heavens we paid off our sewage debentures in Acton by an I for every dollars worth of water we used Our council saw fit to raise money by everyone paying it and nol just the lax payers and the debt was wiped out long ago I might add that we are paying the extra dollars and the Region Is gelling it don t make any squawk about that do you We did object too much to that but to slap a per cent hike at us this year and again next year is unpardonable especially when we do not need Regional Govt can work miracles and we got without before and we can again it is loo bad ever created Mr is right when he slules that we did not ask for Govt none the voters ever the privilege of using franchise either for or against it I we certainly arc getting il crammed down our throats right left and centre whether we want it or I understand lhal the BIG BLUE MACHINE and Dear plainly told TAKE IT OR DO WITHOUT YOUR GRANTS Mr do you suppose if some were to go to and lake a good look around that we could come up with any honest criticism on prior council projects there Constructional criticism has never hurt anyone but please lake all things into consideration before making remarks about our town Is iherc any community big or small in ihis region or any other lhal has never had mistakes made by their town fathers At least give ihem A for effort we don all have money to throw around like Region docs At one time was a NAPPY town but we are certainly I- Alt from it now Not one of you call your work cheap when grab mother raise and expect the poor taxpayer to lake the tab for you Hire a few more people complain about how much you have to do in such cramped quarters youve never had it so good I d like to suggest thai you look around thoroughly first these high cost projects do have to be done all at once Spread them out important ones first and on down Ihe line instead of socking it lo us remember ROME was not built In a day It is too bad that the A I B only hits certain types or people and industry maybe regional spending should be looked into thousands of dollars going down the drain needlessly spending thai can be done without Oh well one man loss is another man s gain and poor old gets in the neck Thanks to you Dear Editor if you print this lengthy letter lhal if more people would object and voice honest opinions and feelings we would stand a better chance in Acton and maybe just maybe we could gel our identity back An Irate mm HOLMES CO CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS Bus 924 COOPER DAWS COST ACCOUNTANTS J37U or 853 lift TODD ASSOCIATES SALES and SERVICE OLYMPIC SERVICE CONDITIONING ft HEATING LET US TAKE CARE Of YOUR HEATING AIR CONDITIONING MANUFACTURERS AGENTb OAKVILLE M MM With U For comfort ant efficiency rely on for new Gas or Oil Furnaces We ate special sis in home Healing anil air con WE PROMISE THE BEST SERVICE IN TOWN HOME GEORGETOWN JOHN 2828 ROY GALLOWAY Is GERRY WARD 103 J Nielsen Cusiom Carpentry World phone CONCRETE PRODUCTS ACTON PRECAST CONCRETE El SUPPLIES W Trios Products 1529 Richard Telford Chimneys Cleaned TOWN AND 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