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Tha Acton Free Press Wednesday Nov 30 1977 Halton Hills clerk quits Pritchard going to BC Halton Hilb clerkadministrator Doug is leaving administrator and then assumed the same post when Halton clerkadminlatra tor Doug is leaving for a new job In British Columbia after a little more than seven years in Georgetown and Hills will assume thepost of city manager in Pentieton a city of 30 people He will have a staff of people working under him Mr Pritchard administrator and then assumed the same post when Hills was born in January 1974 Before coming to Georgetown he worked 11 years for the Township of Etoblcoke and then went to the Township of DOUGLAS Later he worked for the town PRITCHARD Niagara when it was created as part of the Region of Niagara Georgetown In October 1971 as Pritchardsre3lgnalontakeseffectDeccmber31 FRANCES FINNIMORE gets a big hug from Santa Claus at the annual Golden Age Christmas banquet sponsored jointly by the Acton Rotary and the Legion last night Tuesday It was a record year with 105 people attending the meal Cooks say 76 pounds of beef were eaten up by the hungry group Problem with cars A recurring problem has reared Its ugly head Councillor told Halton Hills works committee cars ore being left for long periods of time on vacant property on Agnes Street He said the vehicles be left there Deputy engineer Ted Bollinger said the problem may be a by low violation and the police may need to be asked to enforce town laws He said the three hour mid night to7 am parking by law may be the force needed to have the cars removed He bald he would look Into the problem Main fine job Councillor Pat thinks a great job has been done on Main St North Noting there have been many complaints from the public regarding venicnces caused by the reconstruction said it was lime someone stated publicly that a fine job was done All work is nearly completed Land committee grants Alteos separation -r- 1KI l Regional Land Division to turn down Committee granted a server There were no objections to Construction from the town or the region to Ltd on some industrial land the separation north of the CNR tracks on The Credit Valley Con Highway in Acton Authority wanted The property with 139 foot site plans submitted before front and 143 foot width is building permits could be located at Main St issued There one objection from Mr and Mrs Gordon a newly moved in family Nolan who live across the which the committee decided street from Acton Automo- Discuss fate pump house A community meeting will be held Wednesday tonight in the Robert Little School to discuss the future of the piece of property and building at Main and It the location of the former town pump house Possible uses include day care or nursery school park land if the building were levelled or the development of housing unit3 Representatives of town council planning department and recreation department will be present appeared before the committee Mr Nolan told the committee he was con cemed about having to sell his land if a factory was built near by Acting committee chair man Morrow assured the couple that whatever Alteo built on the land Ihe com will have to make sure the project fits the zoning by low I Grants budget all spent The town has only left in the giants budget at the end of November Grants total 918 and the total budget is Grants given out are Georgetown Rotary Club Kinsmen Bantam Hockey Tournament Acton Centennial Atom Hockey Tournament 190 18 Acton Citizens Band I 860 Acton Community Services Centre 687 Acton Agncul lural Credit Canadian Mental HealthOntario Georgetown Block Parents Committee Georgetown Minor Hockey Support Group to Georgetown cultural Society Georgetown Girls Pipe Band Help ing Hands Society Nor Group North Contact Centre Optimist Club Bang Kama Royal Cmadian Cadet 160 St John ifad Hill Hoard lion of Persons by Town for their Glen Williams Town 11700 University Women Club of Georgetown North District Council of the Hoy Stouts Coffee House The public relations budget set at has SI left This budget Includes such things as costs of hosting at the inau pural dinner at coffee supplies for the council chambers at copies of the municipal directory at 500 to the Cobalt aster Fund and various floral tributes Choice SIRLOIN TIP TOP ROUND ROASTS Utile complex interest Choice PRIME RIB ROAST There seems to be little interest among Hills councillors in a municipal complex Last Tuesday night the first meeting of a special com which will look at the complex question was off because or lack of interest among members All members of council sit on the special building com mittee but six appeared at first meeting Chair man Peter Pomeroy Coun Roy Booth Peter Morris George Les Duby and Pat were in attendance Mayor Tom Hill Councillors Russ Miller Pat Patterson Mike Arm strong Marilyn Serjeantson Walter Biehn and Peter Marks were all absent refused to con duct the meeting because there qmrum rejected suggestions that meeting held with host present The meeting is slated for December 13 He noted three numbers of regional council Hill strong Miller who lotcd for the regional headquarters weren t on hand to about Hills suggested it must be easier to discuss a complex it the region away from the wat eyes of residents said the torn mittet will first try to if there is really a need for an expanded municipal building Last month council met with Don and examined plans he drew up in 1976 for an expansion of the Road municl I a building which would have cost nearly million When residents protested the expansion it was shelved The idea of expanding the municipal building in two phases has been discussed THE ACTON FREE PRESS Authorised at Second CIsijMail Registration Number Are You Do You Know Someone C WELCOME iL SERVICE No turkeys for town There will be no turkeys for town employees this Christ mas if Hills council goes along with a finance- administration committee recommendation The recommendation was made Monday night Employees will get an unexpected small bonus They will each receive a small amount In refunds from the Unemployment Insurance Commission There an overpayment this year Week delivery continued from Page Tuesday night There are truck deliveries to Acton from Georgetown twice a day Although some mall comes directly to Acton from Tor onto most It goes to Georgetown This commonly causes a day delay Any letter which includes Hills in its address would almost certainly go to Georgetown first It would be wiser to have mall to Acton Include Acton only In the address Them would be a better chance of It arriving sooner the post office advises ABA Isn t that ust like Naturalized Putting you at ease with the remember when elegance of a soft leather dress shoe And treating you to hidden comfort as only can SET SHOES Acton Fraa Press Fur Thb and HouMwarmng Girl Cal Martens StBckley LOWELLS MEAT MflRKET RED BRAND BEEF Tender A RIB STEAKS 159 Tender BLADE SHORT RIB ROAST 110 SHOULDER ROAST 99 Extra Lean BONELESS POINT BRISKET b STEAKS SIRLOIN WING TBONES Lean A GROUND BEEF ib 110 Fresh SMALL LINK SAUSAGE 95 Maple Leaf Sliced A BACON 169 LOVELL BROS MODERN MEAT MARKET OIL CHANGE and FILTER Oil Oil niter and Labour included For Moit American Cars 8 Stores MOORE PARK PLAZA GEORGETOWN Try Our Delicious Fish Chips or oar Chinese Cuisine ill IL HOURS Monday Friday Saturday a tollpm Sunday 12 noon to p Telephone 853 2060 Santos USE OUR CONVENIENT CHRISTMAS lAYAWAY MINI TONKA CRANE 199 IDLY BUILT FOR YEARS OF FUN LOOKS LIKE THE REAL THING COMES COMPLETE WITH HOOK AND MAGNET BOOM SPEEDEEE WHEELS Homesteader OIL LAMP TRANSPARENT TAPE Black Decker 38 DRILL 88 BLACK DECKER JIG SAW Cull lints Shot Hill up Convin ant on Hand 1t- 15 CHRISTMAS WRAPPING PAPER SATISFACTION GUARANTEED OR YOUR MONEY REFUNDED CHRISTMAS STORE HOURS Beginning Monday December We Will Be Open Monday to Friday Til pm