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People power 2 ThB Acton Free Press Wednesday 1977 fa PICKET LINES were set up at Disston Canada Monday Union official Brian McDonald says they are prepared for a lengthy strike Makes room for Dept The cramped planning department will expand to the upstairs committee room of the Seventh Line tion Building if council agrees with a recom Finance administration committee recommended the planning department use percent of the committee room and the rest will still be used for committee meetings This means the raised installed in the former council chambers two years before regional government will be removed Planner Mario Vend it ti said his department needs approximately to square feet in a location accessible to the public and central to other town depart ments with storage area for documents and maps He said the Ideal solution was an addition to the municipal building but com mented wryly That seem to be imminent He listed alternatives in eluding rental space use or the former ambulance build renovations to the down stairs of the Seventh Line building and use of the com room Councillor Koy Booth main tained the only solution cost Dig little without separating the department was the use of the committee room Councillor Walter agreed and painted out the ambulance garage should not be rented to anyone until is known lown not need it for storage pur poses Clerk Administrator Doug Pntcnard pointed out there would be five permanent staff members and two students working in the small space He claimed the committee room is cold in the winter because of high open cell ing He said the town must accommodate the Assess Review Court the Land Division Committee and the Councillor Peter Morris claimed the clerk ad minis office was loo big and could be cut down The clerk administrator pointed out the office was also used to house a duplicating machine the vault filing and storage cabinets is used as and lunch room Councillor Miller the board and com could use halls and Booth suggested the meet ng times be rescheduled so there not conflict with council use Continued from pace 1 support it from public sub scription Grants come from the taxpayers too retorted Miller Councillor Pat Patterson Insisted the fanners cannot afford any more spending He stated The farmers are castigated by everyone in cluding the provincial government If this keeps up we will quit farming and let the lie Idle Dr Elliott said they had not had time to finalize the dollars and cents Councillor Pat McKenzie said it would be easy for him agree with Elliott but said he had to look at the money He said the town hall had been sitting there for years He said the firefighters must gel first consideration said if no tax dollars are involved he would reconsider but pointed out the stage might be in the way Councillor George said he had attended a meet of the residents and decided they wanted to restore the building them selves for themselves and wanted to be a truly Acton building not a Hills building Loud applause from the gallery greeted this remark urged at least a months delay In making a decision Councillor Les Bald he had supported the committee recommendation to demolish the town hall but had insisted there be a delay to enable to know what was suggested So I made sure of this public meeting Again loud applause broke out Councillor Hoy Booth said he was averse to rushing things through after the experience with the library Councillor Peter Marks said he was impressed with New building Commerce Ct A factory warehouse will be constructed on Com Court by Elobicoke builder G Work has ready commenced on the structure which will be for rent The 18 square foot building will be constructed of block and brick Mr says he tenants yet Seniors subsidy election hopeful Johnson may lose job William A Johnson the NDP candidate In the Halton Burlington provincial tion campaign may have to list his occupation as unemployed when he files his official nomination papers The stationary engineer presently employed in the heating and ventilating department at Canada Centre for Inland Waters in Burlington has discovered that as a federal civil servant he is not supposed to engage in any provincial political activities I am on very thin ice he told this newspaper I have Paving speeded Paving of Main St from Church to Mill should be done by the end of this week or ready for paving depending on the weather Contacted by concerned merchants PC candidate George Gray traced the necessary approvals which had been delivered to the Ministry May He said the approvals had three of the six signatures necessary and would be expedited as soon as possible Highway paving Tenders will be called in a few weeks for the paving of Highway between Acton and PC candidate George Gray informed the Free Press by phone this week He said many people have been asking him when the work will be done and he expects It will be completed this summer The part of the highway be tween and cannot be done until the new sewer line is installed from the village to Seek more nominations The Chamber of Commerce is hoping to receive more nominations suggesting the person who should be chosen as this year a Citizen of the Year The deadline Is May Nominations may be sent to the Chamber of Commerce at Box Acton The Citizen of the Year dinner will be Friday May Porcepic does Press of Erin will publish last year winner of the GovernorGeneral Award for poetry committed a Tetany Johnson was nominated the NDP candidate in the riding last year while he was still employed at the paper plant in Georgetown But It closed and he got a new job with in Burlington earlier this year When he applied for the job Johnson said he told the in terviewers about his political activities But when he ap plied for a three week leave of absence from the job last week he found out the rules of Environment Canada say an employee must head office permission BEFORE entering any political field of endeavor In his case he was in politics before taking the government Job But he not sure whether his leave will come through or not it might be a pink slip instead I am going to run as the NDP he assured Ihb newspaper I will quit if they don say okay He could easily be fired for the bureaucratic faux pas he said as he is still on probationary staff with the Canada Centre Halton Regional Council will be asked to approve an agreement with the Acton Rest Home that would see the region provide financial assistance for people who require it to cover the costs of domiciliary care Social and Family Services Administrator Vivian told the Community and Social Services Committee he t anticipate a lot of people being Involved and noted means tests would be used to determine the of the people The rate of subsidy is not to exceed per day the presentation which not only stated a cause but gave possible solutions When this many people show they core a politician has to sit back and be educated Marks presented a similar to one presented by Duby but withdrawn in favor of Marks to authorize Allan Associates to draft detailed specifications lor the second storey to embody the needs of the fire men and to blend in with the present structure Secondly the motion said a committee of citizens be appointed to investigate the fund raising for the restoration and to authorize the Parking Authority to investigate park requirements McKenzie said he would go along with the motion as long as the firemen were looked after Miller said he would agree if the phrase the stage be removed if necessary wa added The motion was passed unanimously Councillor Walter commented he had hoped same kind of support would have been found in George town for the library Ted Tyler spoke to council briefly pointing out if the hall was torn down new quarters would have to be found for the police probably at a minimum on He said he was a member of council when the town offices were moved simply because council know where they were going because of imminent regional government Mr Tyler holding his hands up in the air said he looked over Find a running mate building and saw the beams arc that thick and that wide Our firemen are second to none he commented and urged the purchase of the Price house He claimed parking spaces could be ob tained and said the parking area could be extended through John St Replying to Councillor Pattersons comments on higher taxes he said Acton has never asked for to at cost If you don like it give Acton back to the citizens Loud applause greeted Tyler remarks Mayor Tom Hill com mented If you go with me to Queens Park we II try to get Halton Hills set up the way It used to be This brought more loud applause SUMMERCOUNTRY CLOTHES FOR KIDS Calling All Kids Here s the place to get all the fun styles you like to wear and Mom likes to buy In neat durable easy care fabrics y WE HAVE THE PERFECT GIFT ACTON Mil DOWNTOWN ACTON OPEN HOUSE HONEY POT NURSERY SCHOOL Thursday May 19th 7 00PM GLENLEA PLAZA Since II be 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