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Staff told to sharpen pencil Regions Depart beads will have o ap proach departmental budget estimates with a sharp pencil if the regional budget is to come anywhere near the pro posed guideline of a three per cent gross increase over the estimates Chief Administrative Officer Held told the region s administration com mittee that the budget would increase by six per cent even if no new programs or no new staff were included In the estimates He said there would have to be substantial cuts in the level of service if the budget was to be held at anything less than a six per cent in said a six per cent increase would mean hike of bringing regional spending from to lie the did not for the new programs being pro posed in the different depart mcnls He said both social and the business development department would be proposing new Burlington Mayor Mary said she would expect staff to cut dollars from one program if the wanted to dollars for a new pro gram ycir lie budget mates tame In at A per cent more than they were for the previous year on the gross Because of the grant structure the net in for ilallon is greater percentagewise in gross increase During the stme meeting the committee was lold the region staff had by 100 in Ihe last four years and taxation raised local for regional purposes jumped from 000 to The committee was also old region Is anticipating a shortfall of 197 000 this treasurer Don tanner took iht budget fore cast to the last week so the committee could provide guidelines for staff to follow in budget pre parations Several councillors ex pressed reluct to set a specific limit for spending but all councillors stressed the need to continue a hard line on spending The big Increase in the budget forecast would be just over a area of pub it works Deputy John Stuart ex plained half of that increase wis due to debt charges for projects that had been through debentures and he said there was no way that spending could be reduced a result of the meeting department estimates will be with a three per cent m as i guide The committee noted that it would be impossible for some departments to meet that guideline but in others the increase would have to be less than three per Staffers have indicated the three per cent guide would be extremely tight and would definitely mean cutbacks in Ihe level of service Increases for he s package ire estimated per cent on and the cost f supplies ire expected to jump from two to per cent depending on the pirti supply Cut each year Hydro objects to replacement of trees The Acton Free Press Wednesday Aug 2 Local bull shows top performance DAVID CRAIG rode his tncyclt in the M Bennett playground parade on Friday The play ground is run every and designed for children aged five to seven years old Farmer hires Jamaicans firm workers you like them according to in I Me retail wholesale businessman liill says the ire big good Up until five yt employed stud who turned his pickint int an shambles Since then has hired through in between lit iw Town seeks changes in NEC proposals Hills council thinks the escarpment protection ire i should be limited to a maximum of I to feet on each side of only this area be regulated by a tril provincial authority This was one of the recommendations made to the Fscarpmtnt in a brief com mentmg on the NLC pre liminary The opposed the ex propnation of private pro perty Tor the Bruce Trail and claimed it should remain a trail The town came out against the of Standard Aggregate to operate a quarry in claiming it is a new operation forms a scenic and forested part of the escarpment is the for Mile Creek could cause possible water disruption would Increase costs for road m are strongly opposed The brief did recognize the of the aggregate industry and urged all existing licensed pits be lowed to continue and ex recommended the of expansion of J Duff quarry Corner Sandstone Quarries ind the quarry Hills council suggested the day time period be cut to days from the time of receipt of an apphcition for a pit or irry a decision made If the decision must be deferred a specified date will beset with the consent of applicant Council also recommended on hours of trucking noise dust not be with the town but with the Ministry of Natural Resources whom council felt have the staff ind ex to handle it In rural areas council a maximum of three land services be permitted per acres and urged the deletion of any reference to the Agricultural Code of Inctice Council pointed out the Agricultural Code of is not law can problems for farmers with surrounding land uses In primary forest areas Hills council urged no land severances be allowed Council disagreed with an Nf proposal to eliminate domestic in cover lhevsaid it would ex pansion of operations deletion of tint tlause from the NFC lis Council opposed in suggestion to have province encourage ilt to let the public use their I through special for recreation purposes town favored i reduction to from for any puree of ited land including re mainder the ition PI inning Booth thanked irilyn and her committee who reviewed tin Nfrt proposals elitist by Todays recipe Sweet and Sour lied Cabbage 1 red lb tbsp vinegar or lemon juice slices bacon diced brown sugar packed tbsp flour water vinegar salt tap pepper small onion sliced Remove outside cabbage leaves and wash cabbage Shred to measure In saucepan heat salted water tap salt to 1 water and 2 vinegar to boiling Add cabbage Cover and heat to boilingcook about or until crisptender Fry bacon until Pour off all but 1 bacon drippings Stir brown sugar and flour with drippings in skillet Add water vinegar salt pepper and onion Cook stirring often until mixture thickens mln Add bacon and sauce mixture to cabbage Stir together and heat through I both Cooper Neat cleanliness of man streets reflect Hit of the two student hired for the job Brake Jobs and Exhaust Systems are just two of the many services that GORD RAMSDEN can perform on your car at HAM HILLS COLLISION RR NO 1 ACTON CREWSONS CORNERS 8532860 mil Kingston hired 1 itn his year he m ly mother lliey rmy in from JO T Griffiths received little sympathy from Iteglons Public Works Com nutlet when he appeared before the committee last week on behalf of Ontario Hydro Mr Griffiths said he wanted to have hydro exempted from regional polity winch would compel Hydro replace trees in irea of the hydro lines He said it would be to remove 15 to trees on near the I mirth line In Hilton Hill- riffiths told tht committee Ihe trees hud to go in order that the line could be tended and new customers served He said he could see no reason why the region should expect il Hydro to plant new trees elsewhere C argued lint the trees in question were grown from seed not planted there Committee liiflis told Griffiths hat lie must hue been acting on same bid idvice if be went the region to get out replacing the trees riffiths said hydro cut in iverifce of 11 trees in the rtgion which takes in five regions or counties He lie polity of he region would cost Ontario Hydro hundreds of of dollars each if it were In dl in is By tht time finished Ins pitch the ill with he i ff in befir he ltd Now not only does the com expect compensation and the replacement of trees but they want every tree that has be cut marked and approved by the Director of Public Works or his deslg When committee ruled on the matter Griffiths asked And what if we Later during the same meeting Burlington resident Hetty appealed to the works committee to hire an arbor ist and a staff of trained people to plant trees along rural regional roads to maintain the trees She said it was Imperative that the proper attention be eiven to trimming trees and planting new ones restore the rural indscape she suggested the region d the job on the cheap hut would have to commit some money Hit project Itegional Chairm in Morrow congratulated Mrs for her interest but reminded her and other conn In the d be administration committee bad ordered staff to slash budgets to the bone for next ycir he said if tint were done there wouldn l be any money lo hire a staff lo ml prune trees Hie mccling Mrs It irhydl said the region could minige find money to I mid roads bul continued to netk el trees Shi slid she had been Iryuie to interest inous got eminent departments for tree planting CLEARANCE 50 It CHILDREN S SUN DRESSES PEASANT 0 TANK TOPS LADIES SUMMER SLACKS 2 fori 124 MILL ST EAST ACTON 30SO CONTINUING explosive weeks of summers best buys On the lot and for immodiato delivery Monte Carlos PRICED TOGO Choice of 6 and 8 cyl enginos with or without air conditioning and many colours Come on in and test drive a Monte Carlo Buy now you save on year end prices and lower sales tax Were out to prove that nobody can beat our selection or our price busting deals Call and say hello toagoodbuy Airport Chevrolet ONHIGHWAYNO AIRPORTROAD ONE CORVETTE PACE CAR LEFT on rural roadsides but had been continually shifted from one government body to to be told that no money Is In he budget She noted that trees that were planted along the road side in the rural areas were put there before the turn of century Red tape Through a case of bureaucratic as it was described by Councillor Hill Hunter Jr may have lost his chance sever 10 lots on Ontario Street Georgetown Hunter told planning board the consent for severance lapsed July He said as fur as lie knew everything had been completed at Ihe region and at Credit V illey Con scrvotion Authority He haul he had been lold everything would be ready the local level for July planning bo meeting lie said he did not Ihmk land division committee would extend the consent He said decision wis given nearly Iwo years go he only received a Liter June Idling him thai ie only until end of to put everything in A bull owned by Norvil company showed top performance Ihe Bull Performance Testing Station recently The bull gained an average of A pounds per day over the HO day test The gain was indexed at which is percent above the average for I lie base group The hull is the product of a transplant and is owned by Modern Ova Trends Ltd The company specializes in the breeding of the bulls by means of transplanting fertilised eggs into a grade Press Read By Over 15 Weekly Shouldnt your message be here Choice PRIME RIB ROAST ELKS Monday Night BINGO Door Prizes Mounialnviow Road Georgetown MO Prizes Euty Bird PRIZES AT 20 EACH Doors Open 7pm Bingo Starts 16 Regular Games at 3 Special at 600 Jackpot Number GUARANTEED Th and Daaf In Small Children FREE Bus Service WINNERS MRS MRS A LEIMING 199 Extra Loan BONELESS ROLLED BRISKET Choice RUMP ROAST lb Average Cho SIRLOIN STEAK Tender RIB STEAK Lean A GROUND BEEF 159 Fresh SMALL LINK SAUSAGE Schneiders Sliced lb Pkg side bacon 189 LOVELL BROS MODERN MEAT MARKET Now Available Actons Early Days First published in 1939 authored by the late G A Dills and HP Moore a page book in hardcover bind ing detailing the early history of Acton street by street and house by 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