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The Acton Free Press Wednesday Feb 1978 3 Hydro continues ICG preps for battle Ontario Hydro is Bending out newsletters to property owners along the route of the proposed 500 trans mission corridor from Brad ley to Milton to Inform them of progress in negotiations and construction The corridor is divided into three sections Bradley to Colbeck Colbeck to Lime- house and chouse to Milton first section Hanover is finished and Installation of fence gates no further stringing will take culverts and access roads will place on any part of the line continue in East Garafraxa until early May during February Property To date proximately- per cent of the Property Individual property owners have property appraisals have reached agreement with been completed and Hydro lions Court Actions On December 1 the Divisional Forestry All Court ruled that evaluations are now com tlon of the Bradley Colbeck Of 330 acres under section was valid Recently contract for selective cutting says six crews have now completed work on tower foundations Weather per it Is expected 44 towers wilt be erected this month bringing the total ACTON FIREFIGHTERS RUSHED two trucks to a McDonald Boulevard address Sunday evening tocheck on a water pipe thawing operation on both sides of below budget Board of Education board spent SIM less than through to grade eight students The 1977 budget spent nearly less was budgeted At the high school level figure was 149 com than expected to run the Spending at the elementary spending was 457 below pared to the actual cost of school system in The school level was below budget the budget figure of Enrolment was board also collected over 2 but so was enrolment but enrolment also expected to be 165 students million more than it needed It cost 448 less than went down Enrolment but dropped to Total cost from Halton taxpayers anticipated to run the dropped by 151 pupils while of he trainable mentally Last winter the board elementary system while cost per pupil went up handicapped program was passed its biggest budget enrolment slipped students from the figure of 469 below budget ever million below the expected total of Trustee Judy Alexander In a review of last year pupils The board spent Cost per pupil rose observed costs for these financial operation Trustee on average of 70 drastically for trainable pupils are sky rocketing Fred noted the each student in kindergarten mentally handicapped Bradley to Colbeck Hydro one owner sought permission approximately 150 a lo appeal this decision but be was turned down by the Ontario Court of Appeal TO Construction Crews are now Installing tower tlons In East Luther Town ship By the end of January approximately footings will be completed Steel delivery has started and tower assembly crews are working in these areas January The remaining acres will be completed before May 1 Res toration including the seeding of construction area and the screening of road crossings will begin In early now underway with each landowner LIME HOUSE TO MILTON Part of Erin Township Town of Hills and Town of Milton Property Appraisals of Individual properties are underway and property negotiators will begin calling these hearings on owners in midFebruary Hydro says It will welcome Forestry Woodlot any questions about the line Hon Is in progress on Ihose by calling or dropping In to lands where owners have The Acton Project Office granted approval Mill Street Hearings Applications to Acton Ontario the Ontario Municipal Board or for Official Plan and Zoning By law Amendments in the Technical questions should Town of Halton Hills and a be directed to Alex completed by the end of Development Control Permit from the Niagara Escarp ment Commission have been submitted by Ontario Hydro Supervising Project Engineer 410 5924844 Meanwhile the Interested Citizens Group is continuing Hydro line picketed Conn area farmers set picket lines on the weekend to halt construction of an Ontario Hydro corridor from the Bruce nuclear generating station to Georgetown According to Thercso No dates have been set for to fight the proposed corridor until an Independent study is done such other high voltage lines in Ontario were afforded Only Ontario Hydro has studied the line route The ICG is planning an auction at Milton April of Agriculture items as support the ldcs beef dressed pig About women have covered all the lines and most Hydro continues Manion Conn Ontorlo Mrs also said rep- Hydro crews tried tin from the Ontario successfully to get working on Federation lands belonging to John were there t a neighbor Conn Is farmers about 35 miles northeast of The followed 0nUri0 roads from Mr has yet to make afternoon They also picketed to the Erin Town settlement with Ontario Continued from page stringing should be started in June The hydro representative admitted construction through staling the meeting should be public Booth argued if the intent Is an open meeting he would agree but if it was public in the sense of public Funds realized from the auction wdl go towards the corridor fight Council gives year extension Halton Hills council agreed just sitting thi with administration com mlttee that the Acton Town Hall Restoration committee should have a years ex tension to find out what fund is available from pledges Councillor Roy Booth suggested an extension until June is enough and stated the building might fall down before a year is up Councillor point out the is almost be rented twice a week The mayor said the com turns a year is incredible is going out door to when there arc many other door to and the places available Heritage Foundation Councillor Miller said the committee felt they were not considered in the beginning so they should have ail the time they want Councillor Pat Patterson pointed out the committee Is already 1 in debt and predicted things would not finished and the town might get better find a use for the town hall Councillor Pat The Restoration Committee said he was concerned about deserve sufficient time to find he maintenance cost after out what they can do The the hall is restored He said building hurting anyone he claim that the hall would Car lands on its roof Fri A car ended op on its roof rolling The snow bank is after It mounted a snow bank about four feet high police should be set on 25 about a half say mile east of the Line Moments later while the Henderson vehicle was on its roof it was in collision with the auto driven by Michael Payne of 1 Acton Additional damage to the Henderson vehicle is put at Dinner for one bill for six numbers council and some planning staff for dinner at North Golf Club was cut by dinner when Councillor Waller asked it be changed to members council He said one had been taken off the bill and paid Councillor Miller said he was opposed to the idea going out to dinner when a meeting started at 4 p and continued pas lnt normal dinner hour He said he thought intended to send out for something to be brought Into the council chamber He said a policy Including supplementary taxes for which the board can budget municipalities collected 2 133 for public education more than the Ixnrd needed in 1977 This will be returned to four municipalities to this years municipal levy taxpayers con tnbuted for education while Queen Park gave grants totalling went to the board contended the finance department hod exercised excellent budget control a as in the past on the decision of he OMB on he w the route through town Councillor Roy Booth in putting forward the motion to meet with Hydro said council has to be as objective as possible of the towers com in the northern and centre section He stated After his motion was passed Councillor Pete presented a motion withdrew settlement with Ontario there at Cummings Hydro farm Saturday Ontario t0 Highway 25 Hydro wants to use his Hydro succeeded In getting Funds realized f lands as part of the the Cummings land Mrs power line corridor from said Bruce to Milton Ontario Hydro crews left some trucks the place Friday but took a bull dozer to work on another farm about seven miles west About picketcrs wives and children were on hand THE ACTON FREE PRESS CIsitMail Number DOUBLE HAPPINESS RESTAURANT DRS ZOSKY and RUBENSTEIN are pleased to announce opening of their now Oral Surgery Office on February 1978 at 16 Mountainview South Suite Georgetown Ontario For Appointment Call 0147 Georgetown 2799971 HONDA Civic PlutPtep Charge 00 Standard Shift or Automatic No Down Payment Bank Plan Financing AT BAZ MOTORS WE CARE I Tel 8532060 Try Oar Delicious Fish Chips or oar Chinese Cuisine HOURS MondaytoThursday too Saturday 10 a m Sunday 12 noon Telephone 8532060 Friday evening Damage to the auto driven by Brian Henderson of 136 Bower Ave is about police say Police state the auto when it mounted a w bank on the north side of by police Damage to the the road It then travelled on Payne vehicle is about for about yards before police say Death notice Jack DavldAt General Hospital on Wednesday February 197B Beloved husband of Shirley Thompson dear son of Donaldson of Nerval and and Brother and brother in law of Shirley and Gordon Woodrow of Bolton Bob and Bubbles of George town Bill and Joan of Water loo Dona and Jolliffcof dear and Norma father and father in law of Ronald and Susan of Under wood Ont Jack of Victoria B C and Patrick of Toronto Ted Bill Mike Danny and Sandy at home Grandfather of of Toronto and Barbara Campbell of Kitchener Resting at the Shoemaker Funeral Home Acton where funeral service will be held on Thursday at p Interment Cemetery An Invitation To Afl Acton Business People Joint Meeting ACTON BUSINESS ASSOCIATION and BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT AREA Wadnosday DOMINION HOTEL Reception 307 30 30fl 30 Meeting and Election of Off Guest Speaker Karl P Eng Town Engineer of I Tickets per person TICKETS AVAILABLE AT First LineT S wet mans Shoes Nielsens Clothing Morse Pro Hardware V 699 Sofa and Chair NOT QUITE AS ILLUSTRATED ALTON ILLS ST E HWY NO ACTON 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