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Tho Acton Press Wednesday Apr 3 Car wash variance Minor variances for front and set back changes were approved recently by Hnlton Hills Committee of Adjustment for Lea who will build a three bay car wash at his Queen St Achilles Motors and service station a lion Tyler runs Ha ton Hills council passed a by law to execute a contract with Tyler Transport to the trial transit service for the disabled in Hal ton Hills Writeoff taxes Sitting as court of revision last Tuesday night Halton Hills council in taxes which t be collected because of bank ruptsy receivership property destroyed by fire errors appeals against assessment business quit operating or changed hands Of the over 2l In taxes written off was Halton Hills taxes the balance was region or school board taxes The amount of Acton taxes written off was 33 Auto wrecker licensed Johnson Auto Wreckers 2 Acton has been given a Halton Hills licence for all of 1981 Earlier in the year council gave Johnson Auto Wreckers only temporary licence so the business could keep operating while the property was cleaned up to meet the town a bylaw and a fence repaired The work was completed earlier this month so last Tuesday council approved a licence Mammography study Acton Branch of the Canadian Cancer Society is asking local women between the ages of and to participate in a study of mammography screening at flit Sinai Hospital on May Transportation will be provided and those wish to participate are asked to call the Hills cancer unit at by this Friday Mammographic screening is a new approach to detecting breast cancer sooner than through self examination Screening by mammography means an annual examination of breast tissue by lowdose ray but it is expensive and before It can become a nationwide program for all women its value must be proved The study will involve 000 women for a period of five years Small business week set Small Business Week in Hills is set to start October 25 after town council passed a resolution last week The request for a special week for small business originated with the Fed Business Development Bank Fence viewers raise The town is going to its fence viewers and livestock valuers a raise Their pay will be bum ped up to from for each day of work and report they submit to Halton Hills Hire summer workers Halton Hills plans to hire students to work in the engineering and works departments this and pay them wages ranging from to on hour dependlngon their education and the number of summers they have worked for the municipality Fire alarm pacts Hills general committee Monday night approved a bylaw which will set out agreements with the municipality for firms which will hook into the alarm panel the town will buy this year Dog offense fines Hills general committee approved a by law Monday which will allow the animal control officer to give tickets to dog owners for falling to buy a licence or allowing their animal to run at large Both fines can be settled out of court The fine for not buying a dog licence is and for let ting a dog run at large is Eramosa school display Public School will be one of several Wellington County Schools with displays Stone Road Mall this week Wellington Board of Ed is marking Its Education Week from April to May 1 opens All Grand River Conservation Authority parks including Conservation Area will open this weekend Rent part of park Halton Hills will pay Boardmore this year and In for rent of part of Prospect Park The land was reclaimed after dredging of Fairy Lake and the municipality has rented it since 1970 Monday Hills general committee ap proved a bylaw increasing the rent seven per cent each of the next years New Acton officer Constable John has been assigned to patrol by the Halton Regional Police He takes the place of Bill Cunningham who was recently promoted to Sergeant as one of the 12 officers assigned to cover Acton this year A resident Constable was with the old Georgetown Police before it was bonded to become port of the Halton Regional Police Science fair winners Meianie Bray Sonja Amtstaetter Shcryl Soper Mike Nellls and Jason were all science fair winners Bray won the grade seven prize for a display of molds and fungi and made a cancer dis play and and Inglis did a project on water conservation ADAPT meeting The Alcohol and Drug Addiction Pro gram will hold its annual May 12 at Milton strict Hospital in the clinical class room Charged with assault A- scuffle between two Ransom Street men re sulted in an assault causing bodily harm charge Friday The men both live in the Ransom Street apartments A yearold resident has bcenchargedwOitheottackonanolherman who received facial cuts in the fight Truck theft Regional Police arrested a Miil Street resident Sunday In connection with the theft of a up truck from Rockwell International The yearold Acton man was arrested at his home and tho vehicle recovered Citizens Band seeks members Acton Cltiiena Band is experienced male and female iciana This Brass and Reed Concert and Marching Band Is a volunteer organization which has been In existence since The Citizens Band produces three major concerts each year In addition to attend par for various func tions It has won many awards In competition at the Canadian National Exhibition Many of Its members have come up through Its Instructional program in which instrumental tul Is free Most types of Instruments are avail able on loan Learners practise every Tuesday evening from to 10 at the Bandhall In Acton The Citizens Band re hearses each Wednesday at the same time and place It is not necessary to be on Acton resident to become a band member If interested in Joining contact Bandmaster George Elliot 7B Bower Ave between and Plan June 6 soap box derby The Acton Optimist Club will hold a soap box derby on June fl Monday Hills general committee ap proved the closing of Agnes St from Frederick St to Willow St and Frederick south to Church St to the Beard more Gales The roads will be closed from to The Optimists will hove to allow homeowners on the closed streets to get in and out of their homes provide barricades and signs notify residents in the area at least two days prior to the event that the roads will be closed receive the approval for the event from the Regional Police and the club clean up litter and materials immediately after the derby The derby is for girls and boys age to and every safety precaution will bo token We expect this to be a fun filled day for the children and parents derby chairman Walter Barlow said J Carl paid tribute to his colleague Gary Georgetown principal Tom Gibson presented a portrait of the late Gary Dawklns to Middle Dawklns who died nearly two years ago School last Wednesday night With Gibson are Dawklns Michael and Mark Gary 19351970 John Simpson and Em Lavender with the plaque dedicating the Ken tieSmith Middle Schoolllbrary as the Gary Dawklns Memorial Library Council locks debate of Section 86 offers study of unfair assessment Obituar Sam Tennant Acton Legion and Acton Firefighters paid special tribute to their long time colleague Sam Tennant on Thursday and Friday Mr died sud at his Wellington St home on April He was GO Thursday night Branch 197 held a memorial vice and the Firelighters mode a visitation night there was a minute silence at the start the Legion dart and crib leagues ban quel A very well known and highly regarded citizen Mr retired In November after years ot service to the iclpallty first with the Acton and later the Hal ton Hills works depart Last year he also retired from the Acton Firefighters following years of service He was a former chief of the brigade and served on all branches of the exe cutive Mr Tennant was a recipient of the 30 year Ontario Fire Marshals pin As a member of Branch he was known for his excellent gar and maintenance work around the Branch Born In Woodgreen England Mr Tennant to Canada while still quite young and lived in Stewarttown before settling in Acton for over years Left to mourn ore his wife son Christ opher daughter Ruby Ronald Mansfield Lindsay brothers and sisters Belle Gar butt and Albert Tennant George town of Toronto and Bernard England grandchildren Norma Lee Kent and Brad Mansfield and great grandchild James Mans field He was predeceased by his brother William and sisters Ruby Kidd and Jean Fletcher He and Jocque were married March at St Alban Ang lltan Church Funeral service was held at Shoemaker Home Friday with Rev Arthur Tribe of Legion exe cutives and members as well as Acton Fire fighters attended the service The Firefighters formed an honor guard and pallbearers were Doug Mason Alt Duby Ted Curtis Randy Rid ley Jim Da vies and Norm Price Interment followed at Cemetery Taxpayers are stuck with their unfair assess ment as far as Halton Hills council is con Next year how ever local politicians may have a happier story Halton Hills council sidestepped an invitation by about 25 citizens to reopen controversial debate on Section The Acton delegation led by Rick Smith Rosemary hoped to get council to reopen the debate with an eye to persuading councillors to go along with Section of The Assessment Act The controversial section of provincial tax legislation was recently rejected by Halton Hills council Council agreed Mon day to have the town treasurer check on the possibility of the town starting appeals when assessment Inequities up on the rolls Councillor Harry Levy cautioned that If treas urer Ray King finds that the town could launch such appeals cost could run into thous ands and thousands of dollars Acton councillor Terry Grubbc who suggested the study urged council to launch an appeal where it obvious there an inequity She reminded councillors that we all did agree the system is unfair Its the study better than nothing was Smith comment after council s decision If council adopted the lax reform assessment for 3 Halton Hills properties would have Increased while that of would have dec reased There would have been no change for properties We feel we re being cheated because of unfair asscssment Smith said during his presentation to council There is a spread of more then in assess ment between some properties In Acton Smith Yet those properties on McDonald Blvd receive the same services On Stewarttown Young St there old home that assessed at Onthesamestreeta newer home is tagged at nearly according to Smith And the ser vices They have a dirt road and a drainage ditch that has not been finished and they have no garbage pick up no sewers and no water according to Smith Hnlton Hills Mayor Peter agreed with Smith and the del that taxation is unfair the way it is set up But I don t think Section BO is the solution Taxation is very com plicated no one In this room Including the treasurer fully under stands said the mayor described Section as being a politically suicide stop- gap measure which if adopted here would leave in place another unfair alt tuition Its more of a fair system than what we have now argued Smith He urged council to accept the tax reform but introduce it To Smith urging Hal ton Hills to lure industry to Acton ob served that property cost docsn t seem to be the determining factor for the location of large industries Another Rosemary resident Bill Johnson agreed with Smith in suggesting councillors reopen debate Johnson according to Smith appealed his assessment to the courts and was told he was You all admitted Johnson said to the councillors the Present tax system is unjust yet half of you supported it Council decision to reject tax reform did not follow a hard cold analysis of the facts charged Johnsor councillor George who voted against Section replied that such an analysis is just what he would like to sec However no matter how much prodding from council provincial of refused to reveal what the assessments would be after the adoption of Section charged I cant vote tor it until they provincial tax officials can give me the cold analytical facts you re asking tor 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