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Average town tax up in Acton The Towns share of taxes is up in Georgetown in Aclon and in on an average home The 1980 budget for to purposes only is by Hilton lis council night But not the total tax hike The education tax lias jumped in Georgetown in Acton and in making an increase to dale of 14 in Georgetown Sod 1H in Acton and in In addition the ret tax levy has to be ad tied which his Using an avenge us of in Georgetown in and SI m the town tax alone is in Georgetown 10 in Aeton and J In The percentage increase is in both and Georgetown and J per cent The Town residei tul mill rates are in Georgetown up mills from last year 49 in Acton up JO mills 13 in squesing 17 ills A surplus from last year helped keep the town increase to this level The largest jump in the budget is a 5 per cent increase In the library board budget from to which Finance Chairman Harry Levy described as simply stopping paying only lip service to library and doing something for them for a change of the library budget will go to com put en zed services is in the budget for the restoration of Aeton TownHal Recreation The parks and recreation budget has jumped per cent from 1 175 743 lost year to 1 469 this year Included in the parks and recreation budget is 000 for an ice re Alcollarena Georgetown for replacing the lobby floor 40 for creative playgrounds for renovation to hall diamonds 47 for the repair and construction of soccer pitches lfi to over haul the lighting system it Acton arena Tax score to date Esquesing House assessed at Town purposes Education Total so far Acton House assessed at 4 Town purposes Education Total so far up 91 up 324 up up 18 28 up 364 Up 530 10 580 Bad news regional tax has yet to come for the relocation of recreation to the former ambulance building In Georgetown and 35 for repairs to community centres he reereilion and parks budget was cut by before being by council the many items cut were a sprinkler system Georgetown Memorial Arena a cut on repairs to community centres a j2 jOO cut which eliminated lighted hand ball eourts Alcolt cut from playgrounds and JIB cut by dropping the acquisition of land at Cook and In Acton Trans porta lion The Iransportation budget this year Is only marginally larger than year totalling i36 i jor id expenditures In Georgetown are Drive reconstruction at 137 with the share being 79 Street widening at a total cost of with the lowns shirt being only 25 and Main Street South Acton at 2o9 with the lowns share 32 Subsidies from the Ministry of Transport and Communications normally pay per cent of road work connecting link pay more Ontario Street in Georgetown will also be reconstructed Storm sower work takes a large part of the budget with Maple Avenue Market Street Dayfoot Drive Norton Crescent in George town and phase two of Lakeview subdivision in Acton being completed this year In his report the finance chairman said higher garbage disposal and collection costs and increased energy costs for street lighting helped raise the mill rates He noted the Town plans to upgrade the street lighting system In the urban areas The total town budget amounts to 6 427 up from last year the taxable assessment has also increased by per cent Mayor Pete Pomeroy praised Finance Chairman Harry Levy for his fine work I i II ACTON ONTARIO WEDNESDAY MARCH 19 1980 I Twenty Cutis Fluoride water worries mother Fluoride Ins been in water and has a number of residents upset including whose boy is illerfcic Ic de The youn mother told Mayor ind councillors Ed Wood Ross Knechlel and Terry thai she is concerned about fluor the water il ward one councillors in it Hie Community Services Centre She reported si learned Thursday from the ion lint fluoride his been in Actons water since Deecmber in A check by with region Bob Moore confirmed fluoride has been in since tin dale The mother who asked that she remain anonymous said the child is allergic to fluoride and she can afford to buy distilled water for him town officer ported she received quite a number of complaints from res idents regarding fluoride In the water maybe a dozen eomplainls Her daughter is allergic lo fluoride Mrs Clark said so when she visits she can idrnkthewuler worried mother asked why when fluoride is people can get themselves if ihey need it at the drugstore it is forced prescribed tor everyone She is upsel because not if ltd by lie region Hal fluoride was being in troduetd to the waler December She said the region official she ihere was no public notification noted the region by a resolution of decided two ago to put fluoride in Actons water The mother of e boy who is illergit to fluoride said she has learned from her family physician that her child isn Hie only one in Acton allergic to fluoride She said she understands boiling won t work and councillor Ross Knechlel agreed She said she the only solution is lo buy distilled Pomeroj said he d check with the Health depart menl to sec if the fluoride tan be neutralized The mother said she thought before fluoride was put in the water all of he facts would be put before the residents so hey could decide if they wont fluor idem the water She there are concerns south of the border regarding fluoride health There is some evidence fluoride is harmful to expectant mothers children and the elderly We don know what it will do lo us Pomeroy observed fluoride has been in the water in many municipalities including some in across Ontario for years The government is still forcing people to put something in bodies Ihey don need If they do need It they can buy It themselves the mother The mayor said the woman s concerns have been discussed by politicians in many times and the public good the region supported fluoride The benefits must be greater than the drawbacks said or region council never would have approved it He fluoride allergies are very Isolated cases isn new he added and has been in use for many years without com plaints From what I hear many people are against It the mother declared Wood said during the last election he surveyed voters to see where they stood on and found However Woodaddcd thepeoplewho were opposed were predominately just opposed because Ihey I being given a chance decide the issue themselves they wanted a plebiscite The only way to get the fluoride out now would be by a resolution of regional council and thai won t happen unless there was a massive public outcry Pomeroy said The mayor reported the only reason it took so long for the the fluoride to be put in the after netl approval about two years was the delay in fluoride equipment arriving He said his check with Moore revealed ihc region t normally notify the public on an Item like fluoride which had previously been approved by council Artie White citizen of year The Chamber of Com according to Dave mercc lost night on Whiting nounccd Arhe While is Well it just about Hie new Citizen of ihe floored me It was the Year last thing I would have Mr While Church St thought of Mr While W was the unanimous said after hearing the selection of Ihe Chamber news The Acton Chamber of Commerce unanimously picked Arlington While as lllitrn of the Year The selection was made last hi Tuesday There was a delay in the chamber informing Mr While of Us decision There were telephone calls to his home however Mr White was out meeting captains for the upcoming Cancer Campaign Mr Whites efforts In raising funds for the Cancer Campaign figured highly in his selection as citizen of the yeir For five years Mr While has taken on the task of being chairman of Acton s highly successful Cancer Campaign For lis size Acton has the highest per capita record of donations in the pro vince The local Heart Association also benefits from Mr White efforts according to Mr Whiting Mr White who started work at in 1920 when he was years old retired in Mr Whites attention to and care on the job were held in high regard said Mr Whiting It has been retirement thai While has found time to devote to canvassing One of the letters which accompanied the ballot nominating Mr White described him as being a longtime and thoughtful visitor shut ins Mr While Is also a devoted and active member of St Joseph s Roman Catholic Church In addition to his long association with the tannery and his work the cancer society Mr White has also been active In the world The Chamber com mittce received 30 ballots The students operetta Anne of Green Gables delighted crowds at the school both last Wednesday and Thursday evening Thin it a school yard scene from performance Thursday night featuring and IlickUwyer Scott Ncwlan Tim Carton Lisa Glenn Connie Soros Jenny McDonald Louise Reed end Janice Barton Photo by GOHD MURRAY Industrial realtors tour planned to promote Acton in With a group of Ind ustrial real estate agents coming to tour Acton industrial area this May the push Is on for the Business Development depart to have involved including brochure in lis major thrust to promote Acton this year ready by the spring In conjunction the tour there will be an ustrial showcase for Hal ton Hills In Georgetown In an interview this week Business Develop ment officer William Marshall said the basic thrust of his recently veiled industrial strategy as far as it ipphes to Ac ton is lo try and the industrial land Ac ion better Marshall notes there is a drastic lack of rial land in Halloa Hills except in and feels the first pro motional slop is I up the industrial park The regional official lys ho Is going push for a committee lo be set up likely involving town officials industrial landowners and develop ers and the Acton of Commerce The aim of this com will be to make the industrial land more presentable Marshall said he has been up to Acton twice recently and one thing he noticed was a whole lot of trucks parked all over the place They t show off the area too well He also hopes the committee will be able to Market value assessment Hills council on a six to four vote agreed to ask the Ministry of Revenue to carry out an assessment survey of the Town which may result in market value assess Treasurer Ray King in his report painted out Ihe Town made up of four wards with a somewhat different assessment base Councillor Ross hoped nobody would assume the Town was going to establish market value assessment simply because review is sought A lot of tax payers have asked why the difference between the old and new areas and get irate when are told we have refused to look Into It If there is a teacher strike it wont be till April by I- ric Elslone high school teachers will remain in the classroom until end of month at least ac cording to an Ontario Secondary School Teachers Federation official We are not looking at a before the end of month OSSTF District President Ron Ness said after percent of s secondary school teachers voted Thursday in favor of a strike Of 1 eligible voters 1 IGj cast ballots and only voted against a There were three spoiled ballots In addition to the contract Items separating the teachers and the board new Issue has emerged method of reaching a settlement new board spokesman Burlington Trustee Cam Jackson the board is willing to accept either arbitration or mixture of mediation and arbitration Both forms are binding OSSTF President Ness in a separate interview said teachers do not want an imposed settlement He told reporters leacher representatives will con tact the board this week lo determine If a meeting can be arranged We ve been criticized for not moving Seems to me board are not wilting to move of f med arbitration or arbitration said Ness Ness indicated no strike dato will be set without board first showing no movement on the method of negotiating We won I go back and talk to the board If there Is no movement there is no recourse then but to set a date said Ness Wages gratuity working conditions and some lesser the two sides Education director Em Lavender commented on the results of the strike vote during the board meeting results indicate per cent support theposslbility of a strike The vote he went on lo say confirms the opinion of mediator Martin Tcplltsky that the parties arc divided on matters of principle The vote said Lavender docs not mean the only solution is a strike Most teacher strikes have ended in arbitration Some have been solved by mediation Famed missionary and former Moderator of the United Church Robert Met lure was star attraction at Sunday mornings service at Trinity United Church chats here Rev Chuck Benton before making his lolhe congregation There a report on speech on pagci inside Burlington MP Julian Reed too impressed wilh the Ontario governments speech from tho rone Reed s comments are on page Profiles Editorials On the Lea veil Digest a Sports B3 get the ditches and properUes He says he sees a great potential to promote Acton industrial land especially on the basis of prices being lower than elsewhere In the Metro Toronto area Marshall department also will develop a spec ml Acton portion in its new Hills pro motion brochure The brochure would contain a map showing where Acton vacant Industrial land Is located as well as details about the properties and prices He added it will be an inexpensive brochure In conjunction with the visit of Industrial real agents all from outside Marshall says there will be an ind ustrial showcase at Arena in George town sponsored by the Georgetown Club with help from Acton s Rotary Club Both Ihc Business Development depart ment and the Ontario Ministry of Industry and Tourism will be among the exhibitors The real estate agents will be bussed through the Industrial area here so they can get a feel of type of Industry there now and the property available With that kind of exposure Marshall wants lo make sure all the Information about the land Is ready for the visitors the looks the best It can