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Santa arrives this Saturday Downtown Acton will be ablaze with color and Christmas season sounds this Saturday afternoon when Santa Clous comes to town Acton s Men with help from the Acton Business Improvement Area Legion Ladies Auxiliary Acton Scout and Guide Mothers and Bell Canada arc staging the annual Santa Claus parade The parade will assemble at School at 1 p m and travel down Mill St to Park Ave go north on Park to Knox Ave and end in front of Knox Church There wdl be at least 12 floats of course including Santa In this year parade In the commercial category Acton and Ha lion Hills are signed up Two schools Spcyside and Robert Little have entered floats and the Men Acton Lionesses and Acton Volun leer Firefighters have floats in the service group category tiler floats include the Salvation Army Acton Agricultural Society Georgetown Argi cultural Society and Actario Parade organizer Jim re ports there are three more possible float entries he is aware of and par registrations will be accepted right up to Saturday The float Judges this year are Hal ton Burlington Julian Reed Acton Citizen of the Year White and new member of the Hal ton Board or Education Arlene Bruce This year three bands will help usher Santa into town The Acton Citizens Band Guelph Salvation Army Band and the Georgetown Legion Pipe Band The Hills will march In the parade as well as the Acton Red Cross said while there will likely be more floats this year he is dis appointed more schools en tering floats and except for the Acton Salvation Army church participation in the parade is nil this year Hot chocolate and cookies will be available after the parade at the Hall or youngsters who march and Santa will go to he Murray Memorial building on Mill St right after the parade He will greet children there listen to their Christmas wish lists and par are invited to bring their and snap shots of their youngsters on Santa s knee Santa arrives In Acton with his annual parade Ibis Saturday afternoon Assessment review report next month The investigation of property assessment by a special committee has been com pletcd and a report should be filed with Hills council within a month- Chairman of the special com mi lice Acton Coun Ross said in an interview this week the committee held its fifth and last meeting last week and should have a report to council in The committee report will deal with facts only and offer no recommendations Most thought the investigation was of market but Knechtel id thecommlltee soon discovered it was probing equalized assess ment and that market value really exist He explained market value assessment the term everyone uses assumes that he assessment on a piece of property is directly related to the salt price would fetch regardless of whether it is residential industrial or commercial property Under Section of the Ontario Assessment Act which covers the new type of assessment Hill is considering assessment of all residential properly is dare using the same rules or factors said He added the same set of rules is used by all commercial and property too noted under true market value assess ment there would be tremendous shifts in the tax burden between classes of property For instance he thinks there would be a much bigger burden on industrial property and less on resldenlhl under true market value assessment Equalized assessment the form governed by See lion won t result in large shifts of tax burden and assessment between of property If Hills opts for assessment reform with Section suggested residential rate payers will still tarry about per cent of ihe tax burden said he feels massive shifts In tux burden and assessment between classes of property would be difficult lo just He said the committee learned a lot during the live presentations they heard including that they were really looking at equalized assessment and not market value assessment The committee heard from outgoing Milton Mayor Don Gordon as well as a top Milton municipal staffer about the impact of equalized assessment on that town They also heard from of the Lake and ihe pro vlncial assessment office Equalized assessment contains components of market value assessment allowed but what It would really mean to Hills Is that all property owners be assessed using the same set of rules or factors He added several sets of rules or factors ore in use in Hills depending on which ward the properly is in and when it was first assessed The special council citizen committee was set up after council rejected equalized assessment last winter Council heard complaint from residents of all areas including a outcry from the of Aeton after rejecting assessment reform through Section An Inland Community Newspaper 0 a id Sixth No ACTON ONTARIO WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 26 1980 I whin Police continue suspect search Police detectives continue to search for a man who has attacked two females here followed some paper boys and lurked around a couple of local schools observing children The fact there hasn t been an incident Acton since November halted the hunt Sergeant of detectives Halton Regional Police Ron revealed this week police received a report last Wednesday night from a juvenile female who said she was in decently assaulted by a man while she slept in her apartment the night of Nov just a few hours after a woman was attacked by a knifewielding man on Tyler Ave Southgate said investigators believe the same man who grabbed a 20yearold woman on Tyler at knife point and tried to force her into his car is the same one who got into an unlocked apartment at Churchill around midnight He had no explanation why the juvenile girl dtdn t report the indecent assault to police until four days later Police this week released a of the suspect in all the cases and appealed for information from the public The victim was attacked while sleeping and the assailant was scared off when a girl friend entered the apartment The man show the girl a knife hut indicated he had one in his possession Police made an arrest In connection with the case Saturday night but later released Ihis suspect when evidence didn pan out They released a description of the suspect who is male white 19 to years of age five foot seven inches tali and medium build He is thought to have straight brown hair and a moustache that curves down lo the edges of his bottom lip He speaks with an east coast accent When he attacked the woman on Tyler he was wearing a knee length black nylon parka and a beige knitted long scarf with tassels at each end The suspect car is a four door North American built vehicle fullslzed Southgate urged citizens with any information to call him at extension He said all in formation will be held in confidence and all leads checked out by the team of detectives Since they haven t received any new reports Members or the Canadian Cancer Society Acton Branch Activity roup are busy these days preparing bales crafts knitting baked goods Jams preserves fee lea and sugar for cancer patients at Princess Margaret and Henderson The group Is accepting don a on up until next Wednesday December when the goods will be shipped off lo the cancer Seen here tell to right are Irene Dora Kennedy Sue Sale Jimmy Sate Jean Jean Hoop Isabel McDonald and IreneTerry by MURRAY Watersewer rate up 25 Jan 1 to solve 500000 deficit Mr and Mrs Golden Age Bert and Irene Davidson delighted fellow seniors by being the only couple to dance at Thursday Acton Legion Acton Rotary Golden Age Christmas dinner Police are searching for this man in connection with attacks on two women In Acton Police say this is a drawing based on witness description not a photo graphic likeness police think the suspect cither has gone under ground or left Acton He said detectives will con to investigate in the hope of soon making an arrest There are differences In every description but descriptions of the man who was seen lurking around St Joseph s and followed some children and descriptions of the man who attacked the woman basically the same so police now feel they are looking for one man In connection with both cases No inquiry for Halton There will not be an Ontario Government inquiry into fiscal problems at Region according to Inter governmental Affairs Minister Tom Wells Wells who had been asked by Burling ton MPP Julian Reed to moke statement on re quests from Burlington and Milton for an inquiry said the situation does not warrant an inquiry at this time Speaking in the Legislature last Tuesday he said Council had moved quickly to make good he deficit which was pegged at in August According to the council that amount is down to about will be carried Into the 1981 budget tlksandmade part of the regional levy Wells said the double call for an inquiry does not meet any of the provincial criteria under which hens Minister for a probe Normal criteria are considered a lack of action by a council to correct a problem criminal activities and maladministration By Steve Arnold Halton homeowners are going to pay up to per cent more for sewer and water services to cover budgettlng errors made by Ihc outgoing regional council Councillors approved a recommendation last week to increase the rates in order cover a projected WOO deficit and save themselves from possible lawsuits In a report to the councillors which he dubbed the Fix It approach Acting Chief Administrative Officer Dennis said the deficit results from much the sewer and water systems than had been anticipated Problems with those services have been ongoing for much of this year after coui approved the imposition of a sewer surcharge which resulted in heavier than expected conservation of water in the region Since sewer rates arc based on water bills if home owners using they paying as much for the sewer system and the revenue side of the ledger turned up short There is a legal responsibility on all councillors if they know there is a deficit to take all reasonable to deal with it told members of the Administration and finance Committee thai mor In his written report he added that legal and fiscal responsibility if ignored raises the spectre of possible personal liability far the members of the council explained that if the members of the out going council failed to Lake some action to deal with the sewage deficit they could face lawsuits from several quarters Suits could come from members of the new council to be sworn in Dec or from groups of citizens he explained Perlin also said the retiring councillors did not have the option of adjusting the current mill rate cover the dcicit That power Is gone from this council the new council would have to lake that action hcsald It may be his report continued that the Council may change or even reverse any action taken by this council but then any carryover deficit will be assumed by that council and this council will in my opinion have done its fob While some councillors have advocated abolishing surcharge system and returning to sewer charges on the mil rate said that wouldn t be a good move right now When councillors last debated a motion lo the surcharge Ihey were stopped by threatened law suit from Hills which enjoys extremely lower rates under surcharge than It would under any other system If there are any moves to quash Ihe bylaws thai would be necessary go lo the back system we could be tied up in court r several months Perlin warned Thai he added would not only delay ihe settling of the regional budget for hut would also stall similar efforts by the local councils The rate increases approved by the committee and council will mean another to two months or to a year Council also approved Ihc establishment of a com lo Ihe division water sewer services between region and local councils and alternative methods of financing the sjslems Remind Acton children seek Block Parents aid Children should be reminded about Acton Block Parents and to seek aid at a Block Parent home if Ihey need help Pointing to the recent reports of women being allocked children being followed and harassed coordinator of the Acton Cimmunity Services Centre Terry said she hopes all parents arc reminding their children to seek safety at a Block Parent Home If bothered by a stranger Block Parent Homes display a red and white sign stating Block Parent in a front window also urges Block Parents remember to display their sign when they arc home Block Parents is a program sponsored by the Community Services Centre There are sign at the entrances lo Acton stating the community is a Parent Town More Block Parents are needed too Anyone interested should call her at inside David lalcnlcd center for the Sabres may qualify for the internationally famous Guinness World Book of Records with the shortest time span between twogoals McGilIoway record He scored them both at the same time For details turn to sports Jack is the first person to win a second term as region chairman More on page The Acton Chamber of Commerce Citizen of the Year program will become part of the Back to Acton Days celebration next year Turn to page Pcler Dunham has been reelected president and general manager of Turn to page 10 Rev Walter Fosbury celebrated his birthday on Friday Seepages Youth charged 26 breakins A year old Acton youth has been arrested and charged in connection with a rash of break and enters in Acton and Georgetown during the past month It is he has stolen cash and Jewellery worth Regional Police Staff Sergeant Ron Southgate said the juvenile has been charged wllh entries and two attempts Detectives Keith Robertson Bob Waller and Hill Riddle have been working on the case and eventually arrested the youth of the entries were made in Acton while homes in Georgetown were broken into The suspect appeared in juvenile court Monday