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The Acton Free Press Wednesday Dec 1978 New chairman Raftis tackles jobs for regions future Jack was sworn in as new regional chair man Wednesday Dec 13 The engineer from Burlington becomes the third person to hold the pes He follows predecessors Morrow A Performing the swearing in ceremonies of ana regional councillors was Judge William Sharpe to joke he was over IBycarsofagc taking the oath of office proceeded smoothly His remark drew chuckles from the audience People want jobs not fare respect not control he said in his inaugural address Our work will be measured and characterized by accomplishment We must actively pursue commercial and industrial assessment to not only provide tax dollars but jobs for our citizens He said he was going to meet with the regions development officer Bill Williams and the four mayors to discuss ways or attracting industry and business To continue our prescn level of service It will be necessary to attract new or expand existing industry Our goal is similar to those across Canada job creation and economic activity Raftis said he had received commitments from regional department heads to freeze staff hiring and review each position when an opening occurs Make people grow not government he said We need improved productivity Progress was projected on resource recovery Consultants reports on sites and markets will be available in January 1979 with agreements with the Ministry or Environment including their financing of capital equipment we must construct at least a transfer station complete with a front end plant to include initially the separation of paper ferrous materials and glass to minimize the need for landfill sites Raftis said capital ex on water ion plants and equipment would be done Uniform water rates are going to increase homeowners bills This could be done by phasing expenditures over a longer period Conferring regional roads to each of the our Is a possibility in 1979 said Maintenance and construction costs can be minimized and duplication and unnecessary expense avoided In any avenue of between the region and the area municipalities it is my belief that the region should lake full responsibility to cooperate in favor of the local governments and working with the mayors of our municipalities I will do everything possible to co operate to scrye the best interests of all citizens he said Improvements in tran and police lion within the region were touched by Much more emphasis must be placed on community services the socalled soft services he said It will be the respon of the Health and Social Services Committee to examine needs and use of federal and provincial grants to obtain maximum value said We must remember a society cannot consume more than it con produce it cannot produce as much as it would like to consume No specific proposal wants industrial zone A plea to some land west of Acton for industrial development without a specific development proposal fell on deaf ears at Hills planning board lust Tuesday The acres between High way 25 and the CNR tracks is presently zoned agricultural Ralph Clausi of A speaking on behalf 1 of V said the in dustrial land would be used for clean industry with no open storage He said his client is con with a recognized industrial developer in Toronto and they feel 1 dent they can attract firms to Signing in JUDGE WILLIAM SHARPE looks over the shoulder of Haltons new plained planning board regional chairman Jack as he signs the oath of allegiance during l rezonc toe property inaugural ceremonies Wedensday Dec 13 His Honor performed the having detaiia of the swearinginofthechaumanandthenewcouncil said he wished the proposal had come a year earlier before the town some nearby industrial land to resl dentla He said he see how this much land could possibly be developed Industrially and thought to rezone it would be poor planning Commission to attend convention Members of the Acton Hydro Commission will attend the annual Ontario Municipal tlectncal Association convention at the Westbury Hotel Toronto January 10 Representatives of the local commission have always in the past attended the to meet with other com missions across Ontario to discuss problems solutions new equipment etc Seek study of Lake camp Halton Hills legally can stop the expansion of a camp grounds on the shores of Fairy Lake in Acton but the province to conduct an environmental assessment study Last Tuesday Councillor Roy Booth told Halton Kills planning board all the town can do is tell the Ministry of Industry and Tourism the expansion conforms to the town to make sure Queen Park is aware of Hills concerns about the impact of the expansion on the environment and fire department worries about protecting the camp Acres Camp ground has requested per mission to expand its camp ground by adding serviced sites The camp ground currently has sites By asking for an environ mental assessment the province will need to bold a hearing giving the public an opportunity lo give their Peking halts school trip The People Republic of China scrapped efforts of a Burlington high school teacher for a class trip to the Orient The main reason for the trip being cancelled wrote teacher Dave to the Board of Education is a remarkable about face in policy on the part of the people Republic of China which has ultimately restricted Urn entrance visa solely to students of public high school of County Him i imitun The itf I book It not It is whole library of volumes which gathers up oral and written traditions from the time span in between 1000 C and A D SKI CENTRE MM 5 SMI MOOT mad lor many Muon Snow Sin lo ft Pi CD Ml MOOTS Warm Infng In Italy Snow 3 25pt 159p 1005 ft ISO CM CM CM in nol Mown finin it nolMiOwn CD Ml MOTS Wall lined 111 medium lase and largo 175 CM MS CM CM M ft CIRCUIT Mia Foam com bat mo cm 20s cm CM IBS CM mo cm Ml trap wrap than racing up guaanla 120 CM 140 CM IIS CM CM CM 150 CM CM TOMKM Ml mill f 120 CM CM 130 CM CM CM Ml pack Ml GLIDER WAX 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