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Student Chamber survey starts The Acton Free Pre Wednesday Mar 19 1980 3 A group of Acton High field and will pre school students will be pure directory of AlIor out visiting businesses In for the Chamber of Com Acton storting next mtrce day CI umber official Janet The urban geography Fleming the reason class is carrying out Ihe for Hit survey and dlr she dliln have Since the Chamber wants the information to proerly have the man school to be in the all tl questions power or time to prepare community about Acton directed to a detailed directory they Projects like this not the of Com enlisted the help of Acton make school more meru the past two School Mrs relevant for the students Fleming noted principal ma their Acton school tax bite Taxpayers in Hills can expect to dig deeper into their pockets to pay this ed ucation tax There i3 top tax hike of which translates into per cent according to Halloo Hills Treasurer lay King All three areas within the town will pay based on different assessments residents based on an average assessment of face 11 lowest increase Last year their bill was Acton homeowners are in the middle of the boost The hike based on assessment New provincial equalization factors have increased the levy here and in Milton according to treasurer King The province limited the rise due to the new factors to five per cent Won t pay water rebate Inspector Mult hereon is the new commander of Police force District One In started In the position day He took over from Inspector John Ha North Halton police boss There will be no rebates to those people who have been billed twice under the new Regional w rates If full rebates were paid out residents in Acton would be returned Georgetown Oakville 250 Milton and Burlington 000 for a total of That works out to about 17perhousehold into effect Jan 1 started said that about A special mcelmj of the arriving it Hilton house would hove to be Committee holds rebated decided to stop InBurlnglon Mr Farmer sold once any payments after It was and parts of Hills the money was paid found out the amount to residents had paid up to he Region would face a be paid out would be far the end of December 1B79 serious cash flow short Junuiry bills inc fill which would prob luiied charges for Oct ably mean November and Dec per cent extra surcharge Residents began on July 1 to recoup the than the expected to come in der the no form of The trouble began to to the shortly after the bills for iboutbelngdoublebillcd education meaningful Mrs declared She recalled two years ago the students did a business survey for the Chamber so this survey and directory is detailed a follow up When I was at the school It was evident the students were en thusiastic about this pro ject and eager to be In volved Mrs Fleming said The field work will start this Monday The town has been broken down into 24 sections and not only will stores and industries be surveyed but also businesses homes and professionals What goes into the dlr If anything will be up to the individual business Mrs Fleming noted Nurse checks Dick blood donor clinic Legion blood bag at last Thursday Regional Police have appointed a new district mm for North Inspector Mitt Mae rcphcetl Inspector John Monday at the George town headquarters lor One District Tor of his 44 Inspector has been a police officer For the past he has been duty inspector at the rcg police head quarters in Inspector Bar is to enroll in a course and then assume duties at regional police headquarters in Inspector MacPher son s experience includes work in the uniform sec lion identification inal investigation and in police in I or tl ree he was held of criminal in in Burl the system which went Quick thinking saves lives at works garage BIA dinner Tuesday The Acton Business Improvement Area will hold its annual meeting and dinner next Tuesday at the Acton Legion An official of the Ontario Ministry of Housing will be on hand for the meeting and show slides of downtown revaluations Also Paul Nielsen will give a si show of the changes in downtown Acton over the anddinntnt7p m Tickets arc SO a person The problem deepened it was found out the revenues brought in been disbursed before the double billing problem hid become The problem of how to back the ratepayers through Quick reaction by Danny of Hills works department averted possible tragedy Wednesday morning March when failure caused a garbage packer crash through the works garage wall lives in Had started the garbage packer and was creeping out of the garage when a in the packer which revs up the engine to operate the packer shorted out two wires Immediately the packer revved up to full speed jumped ahead while three of the men were walking across in front slammed the tears into reverse and applied the brakes but they would not hold with the engine at full speed sending the packer crashing through the hick wall Town Engineer praised reaction saying Quick thinking on his part undoubtedly saved men from injury Legion mortgage burning The Aclon branch of the Royal Canadian Legion will burn its mortgage Friday The Legion Branch is holding two days of to mark the Saturday night can witness the burning of the mortgage Saturday afternoon from 1 to the ladies auxiliary ents entertainment plus a complimentary buffet night by only a special din is planned to honor the guarantors of the mortgage Police favor hanging killers Erin tire committee meetings mf Region urer Don said a rebate would probably to be paid and this would be done in the form of a cheque In the meantime the seriousness of trying to mike up for the money ready disbursed resulted in a meeting last Monday it which lime Mr For AIR CANADA SEAT SALE VANCOUVER 219 CALGARY 189 EDMONTON WINNIPEG 127 HALIFAX 114 GANDER 139 AH TIMVEl MUSI COMMENCE JUKES YOU MUST I00K IN ADVANCE nillCHASE TICKET NO THAN DATS AFTEM00KING HI CANCELLATION PENALTY SEATS ARE LIMITED AND SOME SEATS MAT IE SOLD OUT APPROVAL AND DO NOT INCLUDE TRANSPORTATION TAX Murderers should be executed by the state according to Regional Police Com mission Commissioners and police chief James Hard ing took that position on the subject of capital punishment In response to a formal motion by Waterloo police com miss loners Waterloo supports the immediate reinstate of capital punish meat in cases of the mur der of police officers and prison guards enlarged on the statement to include every victim The little old lady down he street is just as important as the police officer And I no hawk com mission chairman Harry Barrett said I think that is the gen oral feeling of police off icers too everyone life is sacred com Chief Harding Acton fire fighters were called to on Erin Township chimney fire around lunch time Mon day The fire however was by the time the truck and van arrived Fire department Chief Mick Homes said there was no damage In the fire the Smith property on Lot Concession RAVEL 8533580 Post office lobby closed offhours Starting March the Acton Post Office lobby will be closed on week ends and every night from to a m Box holders will be able to purchase a lobby key for off hours Vandalism Is the key reason for necessitating the closure The Thanks giving fire In lobby mall slots concerned post of officials The in crease in nightly trans tents using the lobby as sleeping quarters is an other worry Although lobby will be open daily Monday through Friday from am once closed on Friday evening lobby will closed until Gam Monday Box holders may ob tain lobby keys from the post office counter for the sum of cents Thieves hit A quantity of toots an air compressor and bat charger were rep orted stolen from York Wreckers Lot Concession 4 Saturday THE ACTON FREE PRESS Authorized Second Class Mall Postal Registration Number 0515 Co 16 Road S SuKo304 GEORGETOWN The more you look The more you like achilles motors SALES SERVICE 347 351 QUEEN STREET ACTON 3 DAYS ONLY We stand the bedding industry ONUS END LUXURY MATTRESSES by AWARD- WINNING THER 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