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Halton taxpayers may pay for botchup GIANT EGG is held by David Forbes left while twin holds a regular size one for compan son The extraordinary egg measured six inches around compared to a regular five inches and almost eight inches around lengthwise com pared to six inches The egg was laid by an or dinary chicken belonging to the three yearolds parents Janice and Peter Forbes of R R Ac ton When the egg was cracked it had inside what appeared to be two complete eggs with two yolks and two whites Councillors victims of their own policy Halton residents may find themselves digging into their pockets to come up with half a million dollars to correct a botchup that Is now being blamed on Regional Treasurer Don Farmer Members on the council Administration Committee lined up to take their turn heaping verbal abuse at the chief money man in the regional treasury controversy centres around Farmer a handling of Interest earned on water accounts In the region Councillors have been under the impression for the past five years that Former was allocating interest on water reserve funds to the various areas in the region Only recently they learned he has taking the in teres into a general fund and using it to control increases in the milt rate Halton Regional Conn will have to reduce projected salary increases or reduce their numbers if they are to stay within their own guidelines lor the budget Several years ago agreed to peg in creases for councillors to the annual increase in the Con Price Index On that basis councillors are entitled to an increase of per cent That would bump salaries from to However council has or dered staff to bring in budget estimates within three per cent of last year budget That means the councillors maximum salary would be The budget allows for a 7 per cent increase for staff salaries and it would be ficult for councillors to Justify a 10 per cent increase after sending out orders for staff lo follow strict spending restraints If council accepts the 10 per cent increase the councillors budget would be overspent by Other departmental budgets still in excess of the guidelines include the Chief Administrative Officers the personnel department and the business development department Director or Business Development Bill Marshall is requesting an assistant Thai would boost his budget to a total of over the guideline Current mates reflect an over expenditure of In the CAO department and i 000 over guidelines in the person department The committee has made no recommendation on the budget as yet The exercise Wednesday was simply to show where cuts would have to be made Object to new houses Objections by to Hills council approval of a semidetached housing development beside their plant has fallen on deaf ears Monday council received a letter from Beardmore secretary treasurer E objecting to trie project because there arc no storm sewers in the area and surface water could end up flooding land and the firm plant suggested if the council wants the community progress they should pay more attention lo local in dustry He said the town should surely appreciate the firm objections since they employ people and pay 000 a year in taxes Council s reply to Beard more is the land where the semis will be built is zoned to allow them Mr warned building homes so close to industry can only lead to future problems with sub sequent owners complaining about noises and odors Cemetery Approximately 15 grave stones were turned over by vandals on the south side of Cemetery last week What that means is peopk all through the region have benefitted by use of the funds although only urban people have contributed to water systems Councillors are now saying only those people who contributed to the system should reap benefits from the water surplus They claim it Just fair continually In ere water rates and take money from that fund to off set increased taxes for rural residents who don pay water rates The administration com sees Farmer action as a blatant violation of the wishes of council While there Is no resolution or written policy councillors on the committee insist that I armor violated the spirit that had been expressed by council time and time again Asked how much interest would be involved in total Farmer said it would run between and 000 Burlington Mayor Mary Munro was furious I find it appalling and absolutely astounding that thii couid happen I cm believe we could go along for five years and then find this happening There is tomewhere in area of moving around without being counted for The has been charged against water users and then to bub the general of the region This kind of thing has been and Unit again over years said Farmer was told during Wednesday morning nucting thai even without the benefit of a bylaw or Cement used A cement block through bay door window enough to gain entry thieves into Toth Shell Station on Street on the weekend Regional Police state B8 was stolen niter search of tht station s office turned up a metal box After getting inside he building tht glass in the door of the office was also broken Further east on ly during the same period I Ittle Motors was broken into Thi office was ransacked hut nothing appears to have been stolen according to police window was broken in order to get inside policy that he must have understood council wishes But Milton Mayor Don Gordon defended Farmer The treasurer has done proper thing If the com didn I like the way he was doing things they should have picked it up over the past four years Gordon said Because has the greatest surplus in its water account it stands to have lost the most money in interest and the situation sit easily with Councillor Carl hat subsidized each and every other area in Where is the fairness in this has been penalized by If we don get the money it won be because of the principle but it has reached the height of selfishness he scoffed tnksen was angry because give a specific estimate of the amount of money involved If this Is best a can do then I guess that says something in itself I insisted that what he had done was considered sound by auditors the treasury representatives Milton Jim Watson suggested would do to think of what and lie citizens think is right instead of what Queen Pork thinks The the council to invite in auditors in in effort lo straighten out the mess eommittee generally that Oakvilie is out money should lie repaid it been determined by how much Board teacher talks off Board of Education Finder and the board and secondary school teachers For public board has broken off contract talks teachers have been awaiting bargainers but sure If this Is easily the toughest with its elementary teachers such an appointment talks with that group will be negotiations ever is the who have been working However said this halted until a Fact Finder Is without a 197B 79 agreement there are so many boards appointed since Ihelr old pact expired which don have agreements This is the public board with their the first experience with a Fact has been appointing Fact Finder need only ask their counterparts examining the situation fact Finder then reports to both parties and makes recommendations If after a month talks are still lagging the Fact Finder report Is made public In a Fact Finder report could first time a settlement on the next school year contract t been settled before teachers leave for vacation at the end of June It is also the first time teachers have worked without a contract There has been no hint or suggestion this year a tough bargaining will result In a strike August Milton Trustee Bill a member of the boards Finders only on request negotiating committee said cases where talks have Halton Separate School Tuesday morning talks broke broken off If talks arc still Board find out It off with elementary teachers hcalhy progreS8 l0 find at the end of Monday even made the C has tw four St IS fl ions Commission it bo lcach 0 a Fact Finder appeared reach a settlement In appoints a to Monday continued talks talks not back on mils Finders to review the state of differences be ween he negotiations and examine io sub its both sides positions After ffiS J major monetary issues Fact Finder a report had outstanding ad little and talks limped a owered pupil along for many more teacher ratio is an issue also Tho Acton Free Press t A separate teachers striken While are broken off until a Fact Finder pointed bargaining will likely resume once the appointment said was averted spring only by a last minute settlement It had been expected this expires and a new school year He said the board bargain has started the auto ing team will meet malically appoints Fact Wednesday with the and teachers agreed to a two year pact The ALANON FAMILY GROUP meets at St Josephs Church Hall Church Mondays at Attn Hour Police injured in beer tent fight Water for engine on Saturday slum train will be through tn route from Toronto forth via II will slop at Main North take on water Tin run is at will be a enthusiast to take pictures old steam engine rmng the same inRini through ib m hour liter than ixpete During fight Friday night two Regional Police officers were hurt when they tried to break up the action in the beer tent in fair grounds Constables Wayne and Bill McGrath were punched and kicked when hey tried to break up the altercation A couple of town youths and a teenager were charged with assaulting polite and causing a disturb The distrubance took place it about when he Autos ding About in property damage resulted from a two vehicle collision an Church Street Sunday at noon Regional Police estimate the damage on the pick up ruck driven by Gerald Disano of 17 Kinghnm to be An equal amount of damage was taken on the auto driven by Michael of It Acton according to police All fight was on elevi the tent The serving of beer was stopped by lent a servers on their own accord accord to police The constables were for their hurts at Georgetown and District Memorial Hospital Thirteen police officers were on dut Friday Two of them were on pay duty A patrol wagon was also in the grounds Saturday 15 police men were in the grounds Two other men were arrested later on during the fair for being drunk in public Town delays Signs Continued from Page act fast If it wants to buy them Gray warned many communities will be looking at purchasing the used bonis He said he found out Acton machine will cost so much to fix Just recently and heard about the two used machines Just last week Councillor Walter said it made little to spend 6 on the old Acton machine when the town could get the used one from Double Rinks for 9 500 He warned if it broke down after being fixed the town could have big problems at the Acton rink He was Joined by Councillor George Maltby In urging one machine be purchased for Acton McKenzic wondered where the money will come from and Mayor Tom Hill offered to have it removed from the town budget for a master parks plan Finance administration committee will review the Issue next Monday and if it supports buying them a special council meeting will be called around 9pm to gel council endorsement of the purchase Council was assured by Gray if he used Zambonis bought and the Acton machine dies can be rented so the rink have to close Continued from Page Georgetown Acton will be removed Councillor Walter Biehn lead council in complaining that Hills formerly Georgetown Acton be removed on Highway show Hills is mode up of Georgetown and Aeton and without them some visitors will think Georgetown Acton and Halton Hills are all separate towns WANTED Mothers wanted to help organize a booster club to support Minor Hockey Meeting to be held at the Arena September Acton Legion Minor Hockey FINAL REGISTRATION SATURDAY SEPTEMBER a to 12 Noon AT THE ARENA REGISTRATION FEE 30 per boy Three or more players per family 75 Extra Rate for REP TEAM Up to Bantam 20 Midget MOTE ALL Minor Leaguo Rep Hockov Players MUST Register With the Legion THERE WILL BE A PENALTY FOR LATE REGISTRATION Late registration will be accepted only where Ice time Is available What you dont people off Attitudes change Like the way people feel about electricity Once many people used all they could Until it was discovered that electricity a bottomless Now more and more of us use electricity carefully Because warfe of electricity like anything everybody really needs can turn people off Today its better to turn off a light bulb than turn off a friend Wasting electricity turns people off This Hydro I people FALL AND WINTER Styles for the entire family Put your best foot forward in Canadian made footwear Simplicity SUPERTWIN COMPACT DRYER PARTS REPLACEMENT WARRANTY AVAILABLE IN WHITE AND HARVEST WHEAT PERFECT LAUNDRY PAIR FOR APART MENTS CONDOMINIUMS OR WHERE EVER SPACE IS AT A PREMIUM NO SPECIAL HOOKUP OR WIRING REQUIRED OPTIONAL STAND TO STACK UNITS COME IN AND VISIT OUR NEARLY SQUARE FOOT SHOWROOMS NOTE PROVINCIAL SALES TAX GOES UP TO 7 ON 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