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Speyside quarry may open with lakes and camp sites 35 years from now No some completely loss of farm land is involved tated and some In the according to the property process were shown Cattle manager since of the grated and corn was growing acres only was ever on the former pit floor farmed and that land is rated Mr Gicrgon said he was class five or six soil seeking the town s approval He told planning board the and a recommendation to the Two large lakes with camp- when market conditions Authority tag and picnic area in Spey declined Mr claimed the side donated to the Hal ton thev Vtoied approved by Region Conservation Author- J SSytoSntE btrt council in is the long term plan of by Mr said there Standard Aggregates better Ac would be no quarrying closer known locally as Consoli V pi Quarries A l0 escarpment than dated Sand and Gravel when h fn and the Bruce Trail and if their acre property SegnaK SSve S would be left undisturbed By processing plant could go is quarried the Official Plan prevented having direct access to High- ahead Immediately approval gKw Ihe Standard Aggregates want it way only four miles from is obtained creating in to to operate the quarry south of Highway no municipality the area and work for In and todoso must would be used said the dependent truckers He said have the land designated progressively property mfln i 1 mented as sections are quarried out showed two stated the site Is well lakes one acres and the hidden from public view and other acres with land- screened by mature trees scaping picnic and camping lll areas and marina and launch around It faculties When completed perhaps to 30 years down the road the whole area in years with a portion In forever the Official Plan Leo property manager told Halton Hills Planning Board Tuesday night the land was purchased in and by 1962 tons of material had been removed He said the at ion came to a standstill would be turned over to the Halton Region Conservation there ore million tons of pretty sure council gave Its dolomite in the property and approval He presented a warned there could be motion to approve the shortage of mineral proposal and forward the gates unless additional recommendation to the mineral resource areas are Escarpment com designated before the land is mission Mr Giergon claimed the developed for other uses Members or council first lake would be completed sterilizing it for minerals decided they wanted a report in years with a portion In forever lhc before CONSOLIDATED SAND arid Gravel may reopen making a decision and asked its quarry south of Speyside The long term plan Films of other quarries planner for one for the acres includes lands surrounding two lakes camping and picnic District The Acton Free Press Wednesday May 13 Trustees angered at groups deletion 18 mill increase for Eramosa v trustees ore angered that they were not asked to serve on the liaison committee for the sewers and water project Trustees Belly Eastwood and Audrey Bilton attended township council meeting Monday evening and asked why they were not on the committee They ap preciated the fact hat citizen at large Don Hilts was placed with the group but expressed extreme disappointment at their own absence Reeve Bill Adsett explained the that the Ministry of Transportation and Communication had the final say on who served on the committee The Ministry he explained felt that Mr Hilts could provide a liaison bet ween lhc committee and Ihe trustees Mrs Eastwood said the group has no connection with Mr Hilts and accused council of not establishing good communication between council and the trustees and council and village residents She said council was defeat ing the entire purpose of the liaison committee Deputy Reeve Henry Holman Jr admitted that the trustees should be recon sidered but again pointed out he final decision was up to the Ministry of the Environ ment Committee members in elude township clerk trea surer Lloyd Hindi roads superintendent Bob Hamilton Mr Hilts a rep resentative from township council a representative from the Ministry a rep resentative from the con struction company which did the work and a rep resentative of the company laying he pipe Council decided to ask the Ministry for a village trustee to sit on the committee township residents will be paying higher taxes in than those in Rockwood and Eden Mills Eramosa township council by law accepting the budget after months of work and planning Eramosa township resi dents will be paying an tional on every assessment dents will pay and Eden Mills residents SI Eramosa milt rate for dent is 184 is 184 and Eden Mills is 733 Township residents will face an 18 mill rate In crease while separate school supporters see a 17 mill Increase Commercial and business taxpayers will be paying mills more lhan in 1977 Separate school supporters In commercial and business will be receiving a 21 mill increase Rock wood taxpayers arc getting off with Ihe lesser Increase but are it ill facing an mill increase for public school supporters and for separate school Business and commercial in Rock wood for public school are paying 14 mills more this year 13 mills more if supporters of separate schools Taxpaying residents of Eden Mills will receive a 15 167 mill increase Separate school supporters face an in crease of 13 mills Business and commercial will be paying mills more than last year Separate school supports will pay 15 more mills The elementary public school for residents and commercial and business contributed the most to the mill rate increase with and res In contrast the county actually asked for less money this year asking for 771 mills less for residents and 907 less for commercial and business The village of remains at exactly the same mills as last year for general street lights and garbage for both residents and business and commer clal ThevlllageofEdenMllls saw a nominal Increase In mills needed They are asking for mills more for res dents and for business For street lights the budget allows for from residents and 903 from business Garbage amounts to more mills for residents and for business Other decreases In the mill rate can be credited to the Grand River Conservation Authority at a drop of 093 mills for residents and 110 mill drop for business The library will receive a cut in mill rate of for both dents and business Other Increases were the for residential and 1 for elementary separate schools business Township at a mill Increase of for accounted for an additional residents and for mills his year for resi business Secondary schools and for business will receive a mill Increase of Police villages will he costing for residents and only mills more for for business Cost of fire and for bus ness protection went up mills Henry Jr deputy for residents and for reeve the one on business Recreation is cost council opposing the rate in an additional 1 mills crease Rockwood Pioneer fever rising by II Wynneck I lans for Pioneer Day to be held in July are well underway This year is a special celebration It murks years since Rock wood was incorporated as a Police Village There are many activities lined up for township residents and visitors of oil ages The Acton Citizens Band will lead off the parade from the school at p m Children ore encouraged to decorate The bed race gels under way at m This year the course will be along the road Estimate for plan FUN DAY was held Friday at Rockwood Centennial School The messiest event was feeding each other rippling gooey blindfolded There were no prizes for the student wearing the most Bills grants for Rockmosa Friday was one of thosedays It wis pouring rain damp and raw I awoke with a head ache My father was coming for a visit the next day and d assigned myself far too many jobs to do I had company com in the afternoon and had to get downtown sometime to replenish the shelves Sounds like home Not now Lucy Along about clock I was still arguing with my bread dough that had chosen today to be sullen and uncooperative Instead of becoming spongy and elastic wllh kneading it was acting like play dough alter It had spent three days in the closet My attitude probably had something to do with it I was swearing expertly and heaving the mess around the counter with belligerence I still had five hundred things on my list things to do Grabbing my hat and leaving the dough to fend for itself I out lo go downtown 1 glanced at the sheep in the pasture wondering if I should put them in it was pelting with ruin Lucy looked a bit funny She seemed to have too many legs andshe was fussingabout something Lucy Why do Ihey always choose to give birth on the worst possible days Happy Mother Barn coat and boots replaced going totown outfit and I slopped to the barn lo gather Ihe very new wee lamb In my arms and get it inside It was hard to hold being covered In the ght yellow amniotic sac and mud Lucy had chosen the only muddy spot In the whole field to produce her baby The wee shivering babe was rubbed wrapped in sacks and given to mama to feed Mamadldn had to fool arojnd for more than an hour convincing Lucy that motherhood really so bad when you got used to It Eventually she agreed to stand still while her daughter had lunch and Ihe crisis was over At this point 1 was waiting for more Iambs to be bom Lucy Is the worlds fattest sheep and I had spent the winter assuring Mack I t overfeeding Lucy she was so fat said going I have quadruplets at least She didnt She had one liny Iamb and shrank not a bit Must have overfed her birthing business seemed to bo catching because four days later lhc other ewe Penny produced an identical daughter easy as pie nothing to It when you know how So now we have two charming girl lambs as winsome and captivating as only a lamb can be Why did we used sacri flee them on altars We were going to keep Ihe one female lamb we hoped would be bom no one has right to be lucky enough to have TWO females In heir first year of lambing but now we have choices to make Oh dear I can sec us wllh FOUR ewes going through this lambing business again next spring Henry Holman Jr Deputy Reeve of Eramosa Council approached council at their May 15 meeting to request payment of the recreation committees bill to Gamsby and for the preparation of the cost estimates and the basic drawing of the planned playing field at community centre Although the committee are planning to apply for Wintarlo and Culture and Recreation were not avail Mr suggested a able until 1980 but asked if the materials used and clerk might fill out forms the machincr time be kept now to get the recreation as these can ail be considered request on the grant application walling list R was- moved that the clerk Mr Holmon told the council for the grants for the the committee is willing playing Held at to work under tho funds which community centre are available to them at this lime and to stay within these limits He also told council that the expenses after con of the playing fields would be minimal The main their bicycles At4 30theflrcmenwillcool carriages and march along have made a 360 deg turn at everyone off with a fire hose Kids con dress up Mom Dad southern park entrance fight At m the Lions will the family pets and have This should prove interesting be set for a Barbecue Dinner them Join the parade Prizes and sort out the best in bed A dance m the Community will be awarded for different wheel engineering Centre at m tops off the The Costume Contest starts evening at 3 The fashion runway Many other events will be will be the ramp entrance to run concurrently throughout the Community Centre day At the baseball Tug of War Games get tournament in the ball park underway 3 p The fire- United Church Women way in Park The men and scouts already have will be serving pie and coffee will begin at the their teams lined up Adults At the Town Hall the north park entrance and and kids are welcome lo get Sunshine Club will run their finish in front of the Com teams ready for this event Tea Room and Bake Sale Don Hilts has organized a photo display of past which can be enjoyed there too At Park the tots play area natural picnic If it Is matched dollar Horseshoe pitching tourn area roadways and parking for dollar by private funding starts all 30 The are estimated to cost over The private funding can be Lionet Flea Market single of group contributions Horticulture Plant table and Pat Duffy Ministry of or tax dollars Volunteer Junior Farmers Food Culture and Recreation labor con have a price tag put Booth will be on these representative was on hand on it and thh can be con grounds as well Events for lo explain the means of pro- as private funding kids three legged races vmcial funding on this pro- will match per wheelbarrow races tire The Community cent of Ihe expense for equip- races the egg and I water- Recreation Centres Act will such swings slides or filled balloon throwing and of Rockmosa Park was provide twenty five per cent vehicles like wet sponge contests will be submitted by the Guelph firm of the cost of each athletic and tractors featured at and field to a maximum of 000 Mr Duffy pointed out one The Heritage Group will each problem the Community direct an Historical Walk in Onethird of the remaining Recreation Centre Act fund The Junior cost is available through Win has no money left in it for this Farmers hope to have wagon year He advised that rides along the route from plications be submitted now Rockmosa Park to the Town and that by 1980 funds from Hall to the Baseball Park and this source should be avail back again able Recreation Committee These are the people to con- Chairman Henry Holman will tact with your entries direct the filing of the parade Carl Meadows Al the May 15 meeting of construction of sewers and plications A plan for the bed race Tim council it was water and council Is anxious funding of tho general site Kingsbury tug of to rind out company preparation and the soccer war Tony Reld intentions In the case of field will take first priority costume contest Mary refusal to honor The Rockmosa Park Drawing Coulter dance this agreement council Plans will be hung in the tickets tennis club members suggested approaching the foyer of the Community barbecue supper tickets township solicitor if further Centre Lions Club members by It Township Recreition Committee met last week The final draft of a booklet listing all township recreational activities was submitted This booklet will be delivered to residents with the June tax statements An estimate cost for the dcvclop- general preparation lhc outfitting of the soccer eld two baseball diamonds Council urges Reeve to ask for fill that Reeve Adsett contact Armbro Construction about fill for the playing field at Community Centre The 111 was previously promised by during action Is to be taken Franks are 50 years wed Andy and rank tele- become sheriff of and and Counlyforl and a half years Recreation grants to foot the SWdThLSw anniversary with a privale from to 1970 In between cost of construction council ln U said J n addition to forming he was asked to pay for Ihe House worked as a real estate ptenntog preparation work lot broker done by and Manne- former Elsie Slorcy were Berth Mr and Mrs Frank ball pork could come married May music She still ploys It was moved that the John McLeod Goalln lhe homo wh treasurer pay the bill to the could to Alter a honeymoon trip to occasionally pays company for for the fm the area and that Cleveland Ohio n their P lC3Uu construction could come they settled f provided Mr Holman told council that grants from Culture and tunes on his violin with Milton farm senior citizens orchestra from both inside and outside the area and from grants and donations During the thirties Mr using the experience he had gained as a farmer going to the market had the market off lhe ground That was The market is still going strong although he Is no longer in charge The couple share an in terest in bridge and both play a lot of It Lawn bowling is another activity they share She was on three trophy win ning learns last year and he Recreation directory for Eramosa residents north of They lived on the fruit farm for rank and his band which on one Mrs Frank Is years until their move to included his father and sister bowling Milton In played for dances all over the Mr Frank who was country The band known as selected Milton Citizen of The Sodbusters had its own the Year in has had a radio program over Hamilton varied and life The station CKOC during the man who started out winters of and tohls lather in the building went on club Mr Frank is a former president of the group Then there their interest in antiques gardening and travel Mrs Frank seems to have a special knack for growing African Violets and iraue on 10 ine were Baby Tears She s a member Deputy Reeve Henry J well known tor their theme the Horticultural Society brought recreation directory for the none Put on your Old Grey township council May 15 people the area St cultural Society the plans the recreation Mr said the 3 their requests Mr Frank travels together have In- Scrunco eluded trips to the west area would be represented wnase law Lion d are ADPrOVe Jt r Ed Bill member or St Paul United a contact person given In KSSEll more Hots of their Church In Milton each cose Mr dlstrl TfS J second Mr and Mrs Frank have the rough lists the com his retirement Mr three daughters a son and 11 had up and was by Daughter Eramos township council asked council to make any mK of Com Jean In approved a pay hike lor care- additions Hey could see to St with a Joan Hansen In taUngandmalnlenancework which would be SniflcKsn membership Sc In Donna In MILTON RESIDENTS Andy and Elsie Frank It was suggested the member Bill Coots course of collecting member- Son Bold lives at Wltha directories be sent out at told the people hoped they ships ho found many peop family dinner Sunday at Harrop House Mr tax notice lime In early June understood there was nothing wanted a farmers market In wnai who was Halton County Sheriff for It was also suggested that ad In the reports from various Milton Ho presented to give to newly weds the verllslng be id to help agencies recommends to Chamber Franks replied You have to selected Milton citizen of the year in fray the of distribution the separation In three weeks Mr Frank give take at the Hortop Mill in Everton Joseph Benham a earnings must not exceed a year and he does not work more than five hours a week