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Residents try to save Leishman park land Willi Jit Mr haunt iron i With signatures a letter was taken Monday lo Hills of opposing rezoning of park so It could be sold as housing lots The teller stated This is I ho first step in an attempt by the own Hills to unilaterally cancel a contract made by the town of Acton This application was heard by the Ontario Municipal Board twice before As it is not fair to require ratepayers attend hearings repeatedly we request lhat a subpoena be issued to the own of Hills directing it to produce a copy of de cision of pal Board on he last hearing a copy of Acton Free Press reporting the last hearing abstract of title of the subject properly regis tered copy of the deed to the Town of Acton with respect lo the subject property pondence between the Ontario Municipal Board and the Town of with re spect Ihe plan of residents had met councillors and planning department repre sentatives last Wednesday in the auditorium of the Bennett school discuss he change When some of residents first received notice of the proposed at the first of July they con councillor Pat MtKenzio who arranged Ihe meeting Not ill he people within the foot radius of the land had received notices but these people were in eluded in a subsequent mailing which announced the meeting The proposed rezoning was from Open Space Parks to Residential First intended change is con tamed in bylaw matted by council Sept lT77 The deadline for objecting to the bylaw was Monday July 17 There were nearby resi at the meeting which was chaired by councillor Peter Marks Also attending were councillor Pat Mc Kenzie planner Mario and assistant planner Brian Kropf The people indicated Ihey felt the land East in the area of the McKcnzie- Smith school should be kept as park land Planner Vcnditti said the parkland is loo small and I needed since open space it the nearby Smith and Bennett schools is available Mr Marks explained the board of education now makes a strong effort to have school grounds used by public Mr said the own decided in 1076 to sell unusable land Mr Vcnditti said Ihe sale of Ihe park land would enable the town to buy parkland around Fairy Lake opposite the new Senior Citizens housing project without debcnturlng money park could be divided seven lots to be sold for an estimated 000 each for tolal of at least He said the land at I- airy Lake would add lo a through the own Mr Vcnditti also said any money from the sale of Lelsh man park would have lo go toward park purposes John donated the south half of the present area lo the town for parkland in 1946 In the 1960s Mr related the town purchased the north half of the present land to give the property its present size Overtures have been made over the years to Ihe old Acton council to maintain and beautify the area and dents have previously vol work Ihcm selves and said they were prepared to have a tax levy on their taxes to finance its maintenance Ontario Municipal Board hearing ruled in favor of the residents who opposed redesignating the park The first O hearing was on Nov a 1964 and second on Jan 196B It was felt the school grounds could be closed o the public at any time and the area would be without park land Mrs June recalled the residents past to maintain parkland Ross Knechtel also speaking for ratepayers said open space is precious Residents had days to file objections which they subsequently did Council has the option of re considering the bylaw for re zoning or sending the com and bylaw the for a Ihnd hearing Hintons store ends 50 years of business Afer50 years in business in Bcrl is liquidating his slock a cent to SI store has been in important part of the down town business community five decades Mr is selling ill Ins stock sale beginning He will be leasing store lo fran dealer The agreement is not jet finalized Hours are being extended for he final sale The store is now open Mondays through Saturdays inclusive Thursday Friday evenings Slock and fixtures are all for sale Mr explains He hopes the sale will be over by end of August to lei have Ihe store for September Then it could be reopened in October in good time for Christmas business Mr remarks thai he has worked hard to make sure he town still has a variety store of his kind winch is always needed 1 have persisted and taken less provide this kind of store he said 1 have a dutylodothat continuity for the staff His concern is new Police nab pair for Royal heist Surveillance by Regional Police at a trailer camp near lown resulted in the arrests last week of a man and a woman In connection with the armed robbery at the Variety store Charged are Stephen William Jones 18 and Llzabelh both of no fixed address Police say they believe the pair lived at North Bay for a time and before then Kirby was released on her own recognizance Jones is in Ihe Toronto West Detention Centre They are lo appear In provincial court at Milton July The Royal Variety on Queen Street was held up moments before the 1 1 p closing time July by a woman and a man wielding a 10inch knife They got away a bag filled with between in cash from the till According to police most of the money Is spent The police surveillance was handled by Sergeant Keith Robertson and constables Bruce Richards Ian McNally and Ron Welsh of the District One Investigative Servicee plus uniformed constables Alex and Mike Plgnatell REV LEO Speagle is the new pastor at St Josephs Catholic church Rev Speagle says he has found Acton to be a warm friendly town He has trans to Acton from Hamilton Surfacing Churchill lid is being surface from he curling up to the border GOOD HAY poor corn Two months of fine dry ther have enabled farmers to remove a good hay crop but drought is stunting corn and grain crops Just another you cant win story for the poor farmer Police looking for pair Regional Police on lookout for two who broke into the Hour Mill on Mill Street West afternoon The pair escaped from the mill after they were caught by the owner youlh is described as being 150 pounds five fool six inches in height with blonde hair a round and heavy build The other youlh is five feet five inches in height with dork hair and a slim build His age is placed at between 13 years and 14 years Trio nabbed at arena Halton Regional Police caught youths who broke Ihe community ccnlrc arena lost week The no pulled boards off locked door and climbed in through the hole Firefighter washes road Acton volunteer fire fighters were called out only once tins week lo a leaky car gas lank on Mill St One firefighler was sent to the scene to wash down the road Stedm in iler will no slock Mr father came to Acton from in 1J24 and started in business He went Georgetown in 19 where he out I store took over the business from his in J its present loe 11 store before becoming s with the lodge lhat was Henderson store His bought business from Mr properly originally belonged Ihe family the first here Mr who is school trustee will remain in One Hundred and Fourth Year ACTON ONTARIO WEDNESDAY JULY 1978 Fifteen Cents Farmers never saw land so dry lo loe f rs the drought currently heme txpcriuittd Southern Ontario f is every hit is id is news reports art miking it Some lifelonc residents win the yci odry v It It rememht turn whin the crop is en los but shes sen invlhing like She ind ink are retired farmers lues iround rhiy rem irk that hi ivi never see I irt id patent elds of h and such is Hurt are Itn 1 in to about it Hi run indium won be much and there vi second of she r ink business m in from Imihoust win our two Hi us the is nearly entie is the worst he sien for three four ye He ixpl the j month dry spell is inf havoc with crop growth is tie spell in pril and M in the ground as is the current drought is iffeelinf half grown crops i four i run will not save crop growth now thinks extremely wet all last yeir forced ins formers to eomplele plowing In Ihe sprint this year thus drving out ground more than early imp told weather in spring intinj two weeks s though corn seed in pre si use is bred for drought tolerance he will be down ind spring crop will only be fraction of what it should be Other local farmers art in their drought is a one and causing many problems although no can remembers crop failure Us an ill wind lliat blows somttood Thefinedry weather has been i boon for the hay crop Early r produced luxuriant growth followed but fine weather to remove cut for storage farmers agree s unlikely a crop in will muth the firsl looks fcod Back to Acton Days get favorable report ACTON OPTIMIST CHARTER president Bill Chagnon left accepts the clubs charter from Ontario District Governor Bob Wahby during the installation of members and charter presentation dinner Saturday evening at the Legion A meeting tailed mike plans for next years Back Acton Iis tions wis sparselj attended Present in the Community Services Centre were organizers Wood Cilia Saxon Bill Chignon Boh Hart two Wood wis in charge of the d i production with Mrs directing parade Optimist Bill Chignon and vite dint Bob Hart involved in rodeo and pro mised more participation voir The were downs Purpose of nut tine is brainstorm pirtnipmts for suggestions for next ycir and to compile mils It was igreed that only one should be closed off the exception of the lime required for parades to cross was also recommended that events I id down Mill St toward the Station Hotel There could be more con and in as well as booths Since July 1 is a Sunday next year thin Isanallcrna live of dates for the irade mall and park events No recommendations we re made Wood said if the stores were open on the day of the events on the mall there would lo more community participation Hi and his wife Pat as well as other merchants ran some of events Lack of street dunce for young people was cited as major drawback 11 was felt the Mug organizers and other young people should be contacted for advice The Lions wtre reported very happy with thtir bingo the with their crown and anchor game Mrs bold parade organizers thrilled with the spans brought downtown in three spoil inious fit w is I lit siles ihi ivtnt for children is also It member ship would It inli re sled in rides Hi soul iheir hike rodeo be held in wick in is a rctjiihrh schedule i Mr Wood Mrs pointed mil it people wilh is irt requested to follow them lhrouch Ihun and to to future meetings with plans rnih rhere ill likely be another mecline in August id in I rtc I nines in til fall fur par ind will fun of Hick llijs Town wants same rates over Region Hilton Hills com til is all favor if unit wiler rates across Hall ItcUon but ihi municipalities not aim I council voled lo Ihe treasurer report uniform Ire King said from ill p mils of view ad minislntive legislative finintial it nude to The in surer s report is need for increases in water rates all over the region In order cover costs eliminate deficits lisaid uniform water rales would benefit ind a lesser The report said existing rates arc inadequate and if uniform water rules are not Introduced a lial Increase would be 11 pointed out in ly be in Hit report stiltd uniform iter with a lartir bast sh ire costs would more liability in lulurt riles Ire pomttdout If uniform w dtr art igrcid upon region tin ind of this grants of would be next five lluss Miller asked if other inuniiipililies in ricom uniform rales Tin said hi understood lhe have not yet endorsed the Idea but said the final vote will be made by regional council Councillor Mike Armstrong termed the report excellent and said This is way what regional governmenl is nil GEORGETOWN waits in the back of the canoe while instructor Lynda Shadbolt shows Anthony Saxon of Acton how to use the paddle correctly during the Leaders in Training session last week at Acton Fairy Lake The LIT program is run by the towns recreation department of Acton steadies the canoe Pledge campaign set for fall fair time Kidproof your pool I he staff id the Acton Indoor pool jusl recently started a program kidproof your private outdoor pool Demon can be conducted In pool safety reaching and procedures There is no charge for Ihe demonstration which can lie done right In your own back yard more Information sec Splash Hushes A pledge campaign were reported to Hills in a letter from the Town Hill committee lasl wetk The was and wilhout comment from councillors Accompanying the letter wan a statement listing income of expenses or 26J60 standing dcbls of 27 leaving a deficit of The letter stated Following refusal of Ontario Heritage Foundation lo any funds to Ihe restoration of Aclon Town Hull unless he Municipality also contributed the Com considered what alter native sources of funds might be In addition some fund raising projects have been undertaken help clear the indebtedness in in carrying out the feasibility study The Committee has sub mitted an application to requesting which is one half of cost of restoring the exterior of the building No reply has been received as yet from Win tano A campaign to secure pledges for the mulching required will com in tno first weeks of September A publicity progrum Is in progress and will continue during the summer Although he pledge campaign has not begun the Committee already has in solicitation Application has also been made for a Chirily tration Number so made will be deductible on Tai It Is hoped Ihe pledge campaign will peik at hull tune when the Com millet expects a boolh for information salt of lown Hall mementos and receiving pledges The results of Ihe and Wmtario ap plication should be known by the end of October The Committee 11 can easily meet Ihe Dec dead lint set by Council for the Committees final rtpart