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2 The Acton Free Press Wednesday Feb Region official plan concept not details Reduce speed on First Line DIRECTOR OF planning for Ed dimming talks to Roger John ston 1 Acton during the public meeting on the draft off lcialplan last Wednesday The draft official plan tor about placed on the Planning area was land In the Niagara Escarp- presented Wednesday night ment area and taxation of to a group of over In St such land l hall The study gives Mr Cumming said the regional concept of plan- region must lonform to the while strategy Is the Niagara plan responsibility of the We look it I land uses not Hills official plan market value This plan sets targets Why dotsn region plan details and their sequences take precedent over other are the responsibility of the bodies such as Ihe Niagara local municipality the group Escarpment was told The region plan Is we Hills official plan would rather Mr will come before the public McLaughlin explained This later is our concept of what the Presenting the plan lo the Niagara could audience were be of planning Ed Cum We disagree with the Tor and the chairman of the onto Centred planning committer of Our transportation policy Is Pat McLaughlin different from Ontario policy The meetings organizers Mr McLaughlin said LDC records vote on First Line decision The Region Land recorded the minutes They Division Committee sawed Its way lo denying a severance bid to a First Line resident at Tuesday meet ing In the Town ship offices The application was made by Victor Jack on part of the north east half of Lot on the First took issue the motion to deny mode the southern members Tom Marshill and Mr CoaLs had made a previous motion to pass the applications subject lo some conditions Mr Coats told the committee he felt the ap plication was worthy op- Mr infilling the only new lot distributed and asked for response com and suggestions Several representatives of different departments were present to answer questions and explain the proposals Maps were set up and copies of he plan distributed We want to look back and say has developed on an orderly basis said Mr dld he felt Mclaughlin without the In insufficient as fighting between municipal fortrejlinga ities The plan should give people tonfidcnee in the rules of the garni for the next years he plan should materialize in it musl be adopted regioml council The lot fronts on Side because it qualified as road and Ihe Line using A home was proposed for the lot which Is now vacant A lot of about acres in size was proposed lo be severed from total holding of 3 rive Land Division Com it tec members attended the meeting including chairman Brian letcher of Burlington Mr said he viewed the application as having marginal merit case of infilling Infilling simply creates a lot between two existing lots where enough room exists tried unsuccessful to have the matter defirred so that members who had not seen Ihe may Inspect it In the case of an ippeal by the ipplicant of the Division Committee decision lo Ontario Municipal Hoard the recorded dissent may be useful Is this another part of bur we II have deal with asked a Mr replied that In forming a region unctions were to gel back lo the locil level Wi rt look at from fund roe level rather dab He tie mint perm Iron Ihe gar Iscar rent i come from roj Wtd like I lo lit easier lo Mr McLaughlin more is being put at the local level Asked the line of the planner I it tin Out proved by the Ministry of Municipal lioirii Housing Parks sion lien Councillor com the region ihcn the i mented that Hills council is also working on of their official plan and there the region plan mis require lose Jut we must make the host case or what wan Is The very reason for the hearings added Mr Mclaughlin A questioner asked why the commuter rail service stops at Georgetown rather than extending through Acton to 11 not warranted came the reply The bus service is lest expensive You wuit a long time for Hid train lo slop at Acton observed Mr McLaughlin The regional plan Is not to encourage people to work in and Toronto a representative of the depart added Whit is- your authority to produce in official plan riddled with social concepts irrelevant to land use Mr ummlng answered that the region plan Is much less of a use plan than Start union negotiations Negotiations town works stalf members of Luc 71 dirndl in Union of Public gets under way this month Hills finance- idmimstr ippoinleei Councillors Miller Pit Pelir Mi Pole Pom troy to the negotiating committee ith deparlme nl heads present enntruct expires pnl 300 collision the Hills plan will be The region plan includes health welfare safety day care and much more This is a guideline lo the local municipalities of what available from the region Mr McLaughlin explained It all hod to be taken into con s deration Other questions concerned septic systems open space zoning a tree cutting bylaw moving of and fair market value of rural land We like to stay out of peoples private stuff as much as we can Mr McLaughlin observed rive people have been working continuously on the plan since with others assisting as well There were from other department during Its pre paration Hills councillors Will go along with requests Tor a speed limit reduction on the Line north of Five Side- road but special signs won go up Following up on a petition from residents and a letter from Councillor Miller Monday Hills works committee approved Robert Austin that the speed limit on the road be reduced from kilometers per hour to GO DOUBLE HAPPINESS RESTAURANT Til TryOorDtlktou Fish Chips or oar Chinese Cuisine HOURS Thursday Friday Saturday 10 a toilpm Sunday Telephone 8532060 GUARDIAN DRUGS List all speakers on agenda In an attempt to keep shouting matches and the speak in a delegation to a minimum Hills finance Administration committee recommended names of all who wish to speak be listed on council agendas In order to be on the agenda the town clerk must be led by Thursday noon preceding the council In an unusual step two to members from the north Hill Coats and Morrow- asked thai Iheir dissent be Committee wants study Continued from Page 1 prior to regional government recommended amalgamating meeting municipalities in the northern Councillor Peter Morris portion of Peel and in one region and the municipal everyone knows the rules He along the In pointed out many people have and Peel in a second never been at a council region That would have com meeting previously and do rural areas in one area not know the procedure He and suburban communities In suggested they could be told a second region when they call the clerk Burlington Mayor Mary Chairman Miller said noted ihe whole perhaps two or three at the meeting could be an exercise most From delegation in futility because is should be heard but eight or holding a special meeting to- nine all saying the same thing day Wednesday to discuss a move towards the principle of equalized assessment Recommendations this committee makes could be in direct conflict with recom the treasurer puts before council day she said As it turns out the from in collision A total of resulted from a twocar collision on Acton Boulevard Thursday at p Half the total damage treasurer and those from the estimated by police is on the committee are on a collision auto driven by Ronald Guest course in at least one area Lot 30 Concession The right Treasurer Don Farmer is rear comer of his vehicle was recommending the region damaged moves towards a philosophy of uniform water rates That The balance the damage would centre the decision is on the car owned by making power for water and William Wilson Mill St sewer at the region The Wilson was The Bill 151 committee re- parked at the time according commends taking water and lo police The tell front comer becomes a shambles Councillor Walter maintained public has little enough Input to council and should not be limited in any way Otherwise council becomes a tight little group and becomes autocratic Councillor Peter Marks said it was a matter of balancing between being democratic and a shouting match He said people should either write or call when they want to speak to council Councillor Put Patterson contended council had made a ruling there would be only one spokesman per dele gation said a number of people speaking is not too disruptive and pointed out they seldom go past pm wilh their meetings Morris suggested anyone be allowed to speak as long as council knows previously by listing the agenda Marks said he was interested in trying lo pre serve the quality of the dis cussion so that a good is not nullified angry debate Mil further meetings Yours will nut dominate the whole structure he told the planner We will try influ you will be fur dialogue There will be a conflict no doubt ibout it added Mr Mclaughlin s a two plan system said Mr a rcgiunal plan and a Hills plan which will pick up thing g at Where the region plan leaves Mr so if off thine mil Concern was expressed the province another wt mdv I pi in another qui served Mr ills cussed the problem ml pointed mil il Hit plan is Wee pit pi liens logt ther Tlioiismd el been spent the corridor and ill sewer lines out of the hands of the region and returning It to the our area municipalities Farmer recom menda tions will go before council to day and if they are approved the recommendations of the committee will be redundant by the time council receives them During the meeting the committee agreed The region should restrict itself In planning matters or regional concern only That the timing location and Installation of water mains and sewer lines be the responsibility of the area municipality but respon sibility or water plants and pumping stations remain regional To recommend abolition of the committees of adjust ment and have that unction taken over by the Land Division Committee of the region The collection and disposal garbage should be made a local responsibility That legislation be passed to allow the 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