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Fairy Lake Student power to clean up lake Student power will be used to clean up around Fairy Lake Acton Calling their Clean Up the Environment Lindsay Shaw one of the spokespersons told Halton Hills finance ad ministration committee Monday night they wanted to put their summer to good use She said Acton has a beautiful lake and they don t want to see it become littered and polluted Garbage is for cans and not to be thrown In the water she commented Lindsay explained the group Is volunteering to work and on a pledge basis will use money for community pro jects She said they wanted council endorsement She said they need garbage bags and a designated area to pile garbage so it can be trucked away The young girl pointed out they would canvass door to door In Acton in the evenings this month Brian Jenkins the other In North spokesman for CUTE asked if the town could help In clearing seaweed from the swimming area He noted the lake is owned by Beardmore but said he felt they would get their permission Stuart Shaw father of Lindsay said the algae along the shore line tends to put people off He wondered if a along the edges might help clean it up He felt back in the swimming area would be sufficient Councillor Peter Morris termed it refreshing to see a group wanting to do something worthwhile He said he felt doing something useful like this was much superior to raising money by or The committee agreed to support the group efforts if Beardmore have no tions suggested some method of removing seaweed from the swimming area be investigated Jan to June crime up157 l he Acton nee Press Wednesday July 13 3 BIA improvements hinge on parking Continued from Page 1 board and members But I don think you realize the amount of pressure we were under to get a budget before council Mr said Merchants began discussing the BIA idea last September and its budget had to be Into council seven months later Mr also blunted criticism from Mr Hinton concerning the hiring of the two consultants Mr Hinton said he thought there ought to have been tenders for the job The board went to great lengths Mr assured members to insure money was not being wasted on planners The board in the planner s work at Streclsville met them then asked Hills planners and engineers plus the for their opinions Mr said The coincidence of the con sultan I preliminary dialogue with the issuing of the tax bills contributed to the debate offered Wayne Ruse We Just got caught in bad timing he said He is manager of Acton IGA Next year taxes could be a different story Mr Stach told the meeting He said it could well be the BIA could operate then without an in crease In taxes We have budgeted Tor the full and we expect to have left for next year he said He said some of the tax jumps experienced by BIA members ranged from to BIA treasurer chimed In with his opinion that the has between four and five years of work over Acton Days was hit even with few goofs SOAKING SODERS Ruth Burt and VickiSoder run for the next awning in Thursday s rain Vicki is riding in style while Burt brings up the rear If the present trend con crime will go up 15 per cent this year in North Halton District One police investi gated 1 crimes during the first six months of 1976 Up to the end of June this year police in North Halton have looked into 1 crimes One reason for the increase of crimes this year over the same period lost year is an increased patrol area Superintendent Floyd wantzsaid On March of this year that part of Milton for merly Nassagaweya Town ship was added to District One joining urban Milton Georgetown Acton and Schwantz said no single type of crime was responsible for the Increase Despite the heavier case load police are still main tain in respectable clearance or solved rate During the first six months of 197G police solved per cent of crimes reported in North Halton and have solved per cent of this year crimes Thursday Halton Police Commission reviewed crime statistics for the month of June which showed officers throughout the region con ducted 1 778 investigations including crimes in North North officers topped the regional clearance rote solving per cent of their compared to per cent for the whole region Schwantz noted early this month he had expected a much higher solved rate but the early success police had last month t last until the end of June Commissioners expressed concern about rising thefts shoplifting thefts and vandalism A total of cars wen stolen in last month and nine were stolen in the north Chairman Bill said car thefts seemed high to The first edition of Back to Days was hailed as a success in spite of a few goofs Wayne Rust told the Business Improvement Area meeting last Wednesday Many people whom we have not seen for a long time plus some new people came down town for the three day celebration Mr said There was success in the till also Mr Ruse said All the businesses I talked to said it and the 1 figure was high because people are leaving keys in unlocked on Judge William said often theivcs ore just towing cars away and star ting them they are in a safe place lit observed there are many ways to steal a car besides the in the ig Then incident of vandalism and mischief in last month One hundred of the cases were in the north One hundred and sixteen of theft and shop lifting cases were in the north Allow wall violation Mi Mullen if will lowedtoconstruit irUamini wall for irosion control in of trick l Conservation In addition previous viol order Will Ik Staff ingmeers told i fthi ity had gone id with fill mil ion in the violation order wis court cast on be postponed three times until to decided to by rcguhtiin mil provide erosion for permission to mid necessary wall to thi full Town creates space town has found at least a part solution to the space problem The upstairs committee room at the Seventh Line Iration building has cut in half A wall now goes down the middle with the committee meeting on one side and the planning dcpirtmint using the other half The raised dais and carved wooden balustradi erected the louncil refurbished thi then loumil ihjmbir disappeared Two drivers injured win injured in irdump truck collision it St Alb Drive and Willow Strict a 4 mi iimb It of uilph major in juries his received Girl cyclist hurt according o Regional Police Hie truck driver Frederick Kcntner was slightly injured police say The truck received about in damages according to police wis a success he said Also we made few goofs Mr said fauch as having two people in charge of the same show final balance will be ready in a couple of weeks The two per cent of profits taken by merchants is being collected for the town hall fund Mr Ruse said Mr Itusc also said he is in favor of a similar type of celebration for next year BIA board may grow The Business Improvement BIA board of management may expand in numbers according to BIA president Henry Under rev iscd provincial legislation the number of board members miy be in from seven to such number as deemed Mr said v when hi collided i luesdn it m Main hurt mishap estimate ml milimigeto riding The vehicle driven by Harold Morris 132 received no damage Centre following the according to police Hydro bid deferred Continued from Page londs In question are part of Halton Hills Concerning a nearby pro perty the lands Hydro said the utility is appealing the own decision to the Ontario Municipal Board and that We anticipate that application will be success ful One property owner J Wilson who has land within the section wanted by Hydro said he had no complaints about the taking ALL SANDALS 20 off MENS Clalls White WOMENS Naturalizes Most Styles 995 CHILDRENS Sandals IS V1 YOU Cant Miss WITH THESE FANTASTIC BUYS Mirror Dresser Bed m T Night Table Mirror Triple Dresser Panel Bed 4 Drawer Chest ALTON J ILLS QUEEN ST E HWY NO ACTON the downtown area He told the gathering the board feels It ought to do as much as it can members will be asked in another meeting after the consultants finish their re port If they want to spend more money this year The planners will come with a set of proposals which the BIA will select with an eye for setting priorities A question of whether the Christmas bus will go for next season may come up for decision later Mr Stachyra said following a lengthy pros and cons session Taxi stand owner Groin asked why he should money into the Christmas us when it takes business from him Community vices Terry mentioned the elderly as patrons of the bus who find it useful Mr Grein also commented that limes have changed and shoppers prefer plazas to downtown shopping You can drive ten miles out of town and buy things Tor ten per cent less Mr said a lot of bull Chamber of Commerce Pre sident Louis Charlebois said Back on beautificatlon of the asked if it would not be better to enforce loitering and litter by laws then get on with Consultant observed garbage has to be picked up in plazas too Among the concerns of John was improvements If space la limited downtown for provements he said he did not think the improvements should favor one side of the street He also called for maintenance of what the downtown already has such as keeping the grass cut but not by increasing taxes by CO per cent Don t choke the merchants Mr Conlglio said The Christmas bus got back into the conversation more than once My concern Mr sold is when you have buses you ve done the Chamber of Com m out of it There too much of an attempt to buy things to take over organizations and you re not having community spirit Mr charged The is not in business of spending money Mr said The BIA Is also not interested in com pet with or dissolving ser vice clubs he added We re interested In cooperation he said THEACTOM FREE PRESS Authorized Second Clasj Mail Postal Registration LIGHTING SHOWROOM I and Wholesale GERRIE ELECTRIC SUPPLY CO LTD Geo mm CONTINUES our summer wear Pant Suits Dresses Bathing Suits Etc Boutique Mill St Acton 853 3910 BEAUTIFUL SELFADHERING FLOOR 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