Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), July 16, 1980, p. 8

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The Acton Press July Six houses on working farm Four Acton and Hock wood area students were award and subject prize winners year at St Margaret s School Flora Lett to right ore Anna Toylor Turner UK Acton Howard RR 4 Rock wood and Stephanie Howard Bit Acton a won awards and prizes or general pro flclency math art French as well as an honors pin was the recipient of the religious knowledge award The grade six math prlie went to Kristen while Stephanie won the grade Cost of Site F already 500000 elude test borings study of land capacity lego representation at hear ings and even a study of the effects of a nearby airport The Region Is not yet authorized to spend any money on the actual site said Mr noting that land prices will in creasing in the interim It difficult to estimate how much a difference the numerous objections have Lonlributed to the costs sill Mr Bold Six houses on acres of a 100 acre operating farm was the unique pro posal made to Hal Ion Hills Planning Board Tuesday night The houses on a private road running off High way would be located on the Berry farm next to Chudlclgh Apple Farm between Five and Ten Slderoad Planning board mem bera tended to favor the concept but questioned which in the past has been the cause of ratepayers dissent A public meeting will be held and the lawyers for the town and the applicant asked to work out an agreement on maintenance and snow ploughing of the private road so it is clear to buyers the Town is not responsible The land would be de signated Escarpment Rural Area under the draft Niagara Escarp ment Plan which would allow this development The NEC asked for the town comments on the plan A report from the Mini of Agriculture and Food strongly opposed the development It a massive in trusion on ible use The Ministry said restrict the present livestock operation since the barn could not be built any closer to the homes Continuing the Ministry claimed there is a danger of trespassing on the adjacent apple or chard A letter from Tom Chudlclgh owner of the adjacent apple farm backed the six house plan and emphasized It would not adversely affect his operation He pointed out tho closest house would be more than feet from his boundary Commenting on the suggestion good farm land would be lost Chud- said he had watched present owners at tempting to farm the property and at least two others with unsatio factory results He said he rented the only acres of any use for than grazing It Is by no means prime cultural land and for its present use as small cow possibly mixed with boarding of horses ho said He noted the Berrya have renovated tho old house cleared land and torn down outbuildings which were In a state of disrepair In 1905 tho land and all buildings were in a derelict state now the farm is being used more or less effect The town solicitors warned against ap proving development on a private road pointing out council has been re peatedly asked to take them over demanding the same services as other residents It may set a precedent which is likely to haunt you for a long time said the letter The solicitor admitted this development is within the Niagara Escarpment Area so is not exactly the same as a proposal under the town a control Councillor Roy Booth a member of the NEC said oil agencies have said this is a unique sit uatlon He said this would be a first for the town and for the whole of Under the NEC re gulations this could be permitted he said and a covenant about private maintenance of the road could be registered on tiUe Councillor Miller also warned allowing private roads would come back to haunt the board He recalled several such roads In the Esqueslng area where council has refused to take over the private roads despite many re- hollering for a snow was almost as long as quests from residents plow this road would be and Councillor Harry Levy Councillor George said he had to plow It said he was convinced Maltby said his Ianeway himself the town could have some control over the private road and sold the sol lcltors should be asked to work it out The planner said the original concept was as a condominium develop ment which would permit private road owned and maintained by the cor Deration but that idea was changed because of market Councillor Ross claimed the type of person buying these houses would not want a public road He suggested they would be expensive homes Knechtel said signs should be placed at the entrance saying the road is private before any house is started Miller commented When there three feet of snow people forget It s a private road start By Dennis Si Halton has spent about on legal fees since it has been trying to garbage dump at Site in Milton This estimate came from Ernie Hal ton chief administrative officer who said the f ure covers the period from the Region Involvement to the present The lmental Assessment Act pro vincial is quite strict said Mr Re d Even if there were no objections to the site there would still be a amount of tests a dump planned for Tremaine and Britannia roads in Milton has origins that go back to 1972 and has been bitterly fought by the Town of Milton and re sidents in thearta The next hurdle in the long battle will be a hear ing before the Environ mental Assessment Board this fall The Region has set aside for this hearing alone and has projected that the Milton dump may be in by The budgeted figure and the projection both come from a leased report entitled Solid Waste Management in The half million dollars have been spent on legal representation and incering studies on a var of areas related to the establishment of a dump Mr said these In Tipping fees back for study Residents hauling anyone dumping In a garbage to landfill sites regional landfill site and finding they have to must pay the lipping feel pay dumping fees like the big haulers will have to wait some time for relief Regional Public Works Committee has referred the question of allowing residents not to pay tip ping fees back to staff for a further report At the present time Police manual A manual for the supervision of police offers is in the works as part of a oneyear Region Police study on the value of management training courses We have to find out how supervisors are us Ing that knowledge In a practical sense said Chief Jim Harding add the force hopes to produce the first manual in Canada on the subject been more Demise of them The costs of trying to establish the Milton dump arc staggering said Ron of the Region public works chairman The expenses are astronomical and the environmental controls have just been uireal Noting thai has spent more time effort into the Site question than any other problem Mr said There are other is sues of greater import once Frontier Florist Gift Shop Acton Press RURAL Building Supplies Supplies Firm Service CEDAR FORD BROTHERS AraifcMUMof FARRS FARM SERVICE Prices at AMf VARIETIES I Round Steak Maple Leaf Roasts Sandwich Meats 49 Top Round REGULAR Ground Beef I38 Round Steaks 98 LB 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