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2 The Acton Free Press Wednesday Aug 17 1977 Merchants split Continued from page I re She said the that this matter had They Just don want to property would give 13 park not been taken to the Acton pay for public parking said spaces The property counterpart Have they Mrs Shoemaker between Hotchens d the received this petition If per cent of the bank belongs to Mr Mrs Shoemaker replied people don t want it we who signed her petition Mr The president of the I A should wash our hands of it of Shoes owns said they hove nothing to do said Councillor Walter land which would have to be with it Booth said it should be rented or purchased fof the Marks said the I A have received and filed until there plan The Cavics also signed no authority to buy land He is a clear cut demand from her petition she said Acton merchants She pointed out the turning A motion to have the area would be cramped reevaluated between the The parking spots behind groups and to come back with the must ovoid the rear exit a clear cut mandate to coun- and an exit she said There was passed with Miller sit ting in lor the absent mayor breaking the tie Marks pointed out council has to give direc tions to anyone Mrs Shoemaker began by reading her presentation to council and distributed maps showing parking spac between Willow and John presentations We have to get them together He said council is trying to get the exact cost for each business and suggested a public meet I don t understand why the municipality should make this decision is it not up to the majority of businessmen asked Councillor Peter Morris Councillor Miller said the property owners have to agree since the town simply does the funding and it s charged back to the property owners Mrs Shoemaker repeated her contention that the majority don want to buy property Overall per cent don t want to buy land for parking Booth pointed out one tion was signed by customers as well as owners and ten ants I wouldn wont my customers to vote to increase my taxes He claimed it would be impossible to proceed since more than the required 66 per cent of he people who would be paying are opposed Marks suggested the prime benefitting area does not in but only four blocks He said the costs could be prorated on the benefits He said the exact costs have to be shown He figures obtained from the said it could be possible the planning department she secondary area might pay questioned the width of park per cent of the rate charged spaces She was told each the prime area parking space would require Vou are saying 13 people ft or 10 by 20 feet Vet will what we re going the parking places shown on to pay for the next years ihc department map were retorted Mrs Shoemaker mostly nine feet wide The If the majority say no department map showed that sit no matter what the spaces between Willow and impact on Acton in a few John Photo buffs ready for annual contest are six spaces there and six tenants already the Masonic Lodge town offices Campbell and Patterson Insurance Adjusters the Community Services Centre and the apartment In the two main business blocks between from John to Main on Mill she found employees and employers driving cars to work who do She said that from the first not have private parking business meeting of business people from the downtown core it has always been stated more parking is needed I tried to get Information on parking but could not get satisfactory answers That is one of the reasons why I did my own survey The reason there is a customer parking shortage is because the employees and some owners take up the space that should be avail able for customers The Rev ita Plan points out that it has inventoried six communities and the average number of parking spaces per ft of gross leasable area was where in Acton there ire over four spaces per luoo ft of leasable area Using frontage and depth Poor turnout problem Only once this year has seven members who have a there been a full turnout of good record of attendance councillors at planning board The motion stressed all meeting and the average councillors would continue to attendance Is eight out of receive the agendas and members Councillor Booth stated last week The habitual poor dance sparked a motion by Councillors George Mallby and Duby to form a plan committee of five to retain their voting rights The motion to set ud the committee was withdrawn Maltby claimed it Is quorum and the meeting is not really properly const tuted It tells the people a majority of the members don feel their concerns are important enough to be here Councillor Pat McKcmie pointed out many are away on holidays and contended the No exemptions All tourist oriented type businesses will not be able to stay open on Sundays and holidays as was recom mended last week by Hal ton Hills administration com mlltce barrassing to have to explain system of keeping open for to delegations there is no business alt summer is belter than some municipalities who shut down meetings for two months Councillor Ituss Miller said the planning board only recommends to council anyway so the members know about everything when it gels to council motion was lost and said the intent was to apply only to businesses whose major orientation was toward tourists Councillor Pete said he could see nothing but planning will JOHN SMITH Churchill center right is one of the cadets employed as a supervisor at the National Cadet Summer Training School at Canadian Forces Base Borden Ontario Smith holds the rank of corporal for the duration of the school This photo was taken during the first aid portion of a course all junior non commissioned officers received prior to Flight Sgt Smith is an active cadet in Squadron Royal Canadian Air Cadets Georgetown who will resume their training program in September There are several Acton young people involved in Air Cadets there Garbage site near here trouble the way the mendation reads at present How are you going to prove a business is tourist it has in the pist Council refused to accept the recommendation Origin ally the only business to be exempted was the old Glen Mill operated by Leonard in part of the Beau mont Knitting Mill but ad ministration felt it j should apply alt over town business r- ii The report originated with Councillor Pat McKenzic whD aid almost any merchant recomn Old Glen could be doing something for M from Marks Business Holidays Act Councillor Roy Booth said it could open the door to many types of businesses including all gift shops antique places type Far Your Convenience CATERING Hot or Cold Food Service For All Occasions Call EURO CAN Catering Service After 500 Scarborough controller be used by Metro and Kenneth Morrish has asked regional municipal itie- of the Ontario Ministry of the Durham anil Peel Ihi Environment to consider quarry sites near several old quarry sites west were recommended sites of Georgetown as places to to be considered dump Metro Toronto gar Metro officials pro This newspaper the unci be Ministry of the Environment require to Future but up to press lime a spokes disposil sites In J7i the man for thc Ministry was not Province vetoes Metro plans able to identify the old tohiuHwooittonsof sites He hoped more inform nil a site Port would be ivaihble this Hope There Is only one month until the Acton Fall weekend is once again upon Cash prizes will be awarded to the winners and some photographs will be reprinted in the Free Press with a photo credit Photos must be taken local ly so all you shutter bugs and photo freaks out there better get shooting Time is Send entries to Photo Con The Acton Free Press Prince Edward WHOLE BEETS Tomahawk Tina BEEF STEW For the past several years the Free Press has sponsored a photo contest for local and area amateur photographers It is now that time of year agafn All photos to be judged must be submitted to our offices by September One Box Acton Ontario person may enter as many times as he or she wishes there will be two separate categories for color and black and white Renovations complete on school Renovations are complete at St Joseph Separate School in Acton The school will be housed in the stone building beside Robert Little school Workmen have been tearing out the former shop areas and providing for a principal s office and staff room The five class rooms have also been painted As previously published Sean Briggs will be principal and part time teacher Other teachers will be Mrs Mar Graham Mrs Mar Moronese Mrs Joyce Munkacsi and James McGcragle The school will house stu dents in kindergarten to grade eight with some classes doubling up grades Building permits are issued Building permits in Acton for the month of July totalled There were five permits issued for residential addi lions repairs and alterations worth 200 four swimm pools were installed around town with permits totalling and one industrial inside addition of crane rails and beams worth 500 There was one commercial alteration worth identity loss Continued from page 1 The that you need the region to coordinate is just a bogey man too All we had be fore was good neighbors We had to help each other Now it is dog eat dog and the citizens have the feel it Is being shoved down their throats BRAD HARKINS got dressed Up as a clown for a muscular dystrophy carnival he and his brothers were giving on Wednesday at their home at 3 Rosemary week and Metro Toronto chairman Paul Godfrey met with Minister George Kerr recently to discuss disposal of Toronto s garbage which amounts over I daily Morrish said last disposal site in Metro will close within two years 1c only two sites in Pickering township to put their Metro as a result his asked the Ministry of the iron to consider Crown to locili garbage sites to Open Jumping suspect 1 diet are looking for i person ft in lwi lis with fair hair the medium I uild ifter rson fitting his ties wis seen jumping over a ick fence following lire enter on Bower stolen in the house Denture 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