Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), September 12, 1979, p. 3

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Review and public meetings add to 43300 study The Acton Free Press Wednesday Sept 12 1979 3 Town tells region site favored The Master Parks Plan having cost to date will cost an add itional to have the consultants who prepared it explain the plan and its Implications to both council and the public After much criticism of the cost Hills general committee voted to spend up to WOOD to cover and Associates Ltd review of the plan with council and presentations at public meetings One visit lo explain the plan will be Included in the cost The per diem rate for the prin cipals of the firm is and for the one pro fessional and the other Councillor Roy Booth argued against spending any more money claiming council was originally told the total cost of the study would be He argued money should be coming from the province since he understood it was their ruling that made a master parks mandatory to obtain five per cash in lieu of parkland from developers Councillor Ritas Miller asked how council had become involved In the study when they know the final cost He aid he had not realized it would keep escalating Recreation Director Glen Gray said there was no report he knew of that stated the total cost would be He claimed council went into phase 2 in great detail and said the additional money to review the study and present it to council would be well spent In view of the long range benefits Asked about grants for the study Gray said in there was a Young Canada Works grant to cover costs of wages of university students That brings the total to commented Councillor Marilyn Sereanston who added she really liked the study Councillor Pete said he was mad about the additional to review and ex plain the study but said it was council mistake they simply assumed this area was covered and did not negotiate Booth insisted the figure given at the start was He said he supported the second phase bringing it up to and pointed out there was another in federal grants but said he would go no further Councillor George Maltby contended some money is needed to call in the consultants and said they could make a maximum of He said with no more money there was no alternative but put the whole review and presentation to the public back in council lap The recreation director claimed council nor staff were equipped to explain the intricacies of the plan and said it should be the authors of the study Councillor Walter commented 1 think we should delay this preferably for several years He argued the town staff could have done the whole study He said If the report is not clear enough that the staff can answer questions at a public meeting it much of a report in the first place Finally general committee voted lo 5 to spend up to from the contingency fund on the review and present at public meetings Halton Hills general committee wtll make it clear to Regional Council they arc in favor of a proposed industrial development of acres bounded by Avenue the Fifth Line and Highway Councillor Roy Booth suggested barring any engineering environ mental or other pro blems the town should tell the region they favored the Developments plan The plan calls for dry type Industry on septic Agreement An agreement is cur rcntly being drawn up with the region of Halton and the town of Halton Hills for the collection and remittance of ional capital con but ions tanks on flat land be tween Hornby and Milton Mayor Pete favored Booth s Idea since the land is close to Milton and in at least one other case the regional planners had opposed industrial development In Hills close to the Milton boundary We are all one region and It would seem reasonable to put dry in dustry where it will not use Milton Sewage plant capacity SALE OF NURS8IV GROWN CEDARS SELECTION OF HOUSE PLANTS ft BULBS NOW IN STOCK tram tun Sunday Authority jacks park rates Increasing pedestrian lake their cars into the rates Is one action Halton area by increasing Region Conservation pedestrian rates Authority decided to take The authority recently In order to en proved a per cent in courage people to take crease at Kelso jumping their cars into con- pedestrian rate to areas cents per person from Bill Warwick director of conservation services for the authority said complaints have been re- The same increase was made for Mountsberg The increases Salvation Army Mrs Barb Ml and Army Soldier Verley whose properties abut stock shelves In the new thrill store which opens lo the public Thursday at conservation lands at Sally Anne thrift store opens doors tomorrow A Salvation Army Thrift Store opens its doors lo Acton shoppers for the first time to morrow morning at 10 Army volunteers have the newly built shelves stocked with shoes Soldier have spent some time slocking shelves clothing and sorting out other items But they were not working alone Pritchett All sales work will be performed by volunteers until its feasible for us to pay workers Mrs Lt who is also the store manager said On top of clothing from the Salvation Army family and friends some Lome Pritchett said Our Salvation clothing and many other Army family has been items The Salvation most cooperative Army Thrift Store Is In Shelves were built and owners donated old the former Watsons the store has been thrift Music Shop at 3 Elgin St painted a lime tore Most of that slock green While the shelves ls Mostly the thrift store wcre filled The downstairs of the Hilton Falls Rattlesnake Warwick Point and Kelso parks during the heat waves They are complaining July that caused Kelso aboutpeoplewhoparkon close when its capaciy iheroads leading to these J areas he said The cars J J snarl traffic to ihe area and walked in the authority decided The authority was told the way to curb people onal police cannot parking on the roads is ticket parked cars under to encourage them to the regional by law Rumors rife Rumors of resignations Area coordinator Anne by three members of Ihe Pickering have mem arena staff following on of council huddling Ihe heels of the reslg in private In an attempt lo nations of Recreation solve problems in the Director Glen Gray and department offers second hand cloth ing shoes skates books and small items Also there will be furniture and some appliances which must work or be at a small ne on cost according to angers Salvation Army Mrs The of the Lieutenant Barb thrift store is to serve people less fortunate Mrs Pritchett and than we ore said Mrs Sally Anne reminder The Solvation Army predate donors to which is coordinating specify the intent of gifts the collection and storing either when they arc left of clothing for the boat at the store on Elgin St people in town Is or when the Army picks reminding donors to items on Thursdays make a distinction bet The gathering of wean the which clothing for the go to the refugees is part of the local and which items are ministry association pro- meant for the Army The store on the new thrift store other hand is entirely Lome under the Salvation indicated he would Army and other men store will be used for unloaded a washer and office and storage space clothes dryer Tuesday according to Lt Prit Thrift store hours will be from 10 a until p m from Tuesdays to Saturdays except for Friday when the shop remains open until 9pm Thrift stores are a traditional Salvation Army outlet There are stores in Toronto and Guclph The Salvation Army will pick up Items on Thursdays To arrange a pickup call 853 Openings TAP ACROBATIC CLASSES PHONE Joyce Carpenter 8531475 SAT SUN SEPT 15 IB CATCH THEM TOGETHER FOR THE FIRST TIME MISS ACTON FAIR COMPETITION 1979 Winner will be eligible for 1980 Miss CNE Sweetheart of the Fair JUDGED ON APPEARANCE PERSONALITY AND POISE Victoria Friday September 14th AT THE FAIL FAIR Vainly Two RunneraUp Will Act As Queen a Attendants PRIZES FOR ALL CONTESTANTS Donated by local Met chant end Induitry SPECIAL PRIZES FOR WINNER AND ATTENDANTS Deadline for Entries Wednesday September at 7 pm There will been informal rehearse on Thursday Sept at 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