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Yule decorating contest returns have Just nine mart days to decorate the exterior of their homes for Christmas and e a chance at winning an Acta no t icket Once again the Acton Beaut if Ion Committee ABC is holding a contest with prizes to the best decorated homes to promote spirit here and made the town look its prettiest ever this ho season ABC chairman Bill noted last year first contest was for the best decorated door but there was no question judges were influenced by the rest of a home hoi day season motif So this year the entire exterior of a home will be judged on the of the most creative design in the Christmas spirit Last year people who wanted their homes judged or impressed friends or neighbors sent In the con test entries This year ABC members will tour the entire town and come up with a list of potential prize winning homes which will then be judged by com of Acton citizens All selection and judging will take place the weekend of December 19 so residents should com their decorating by the night of December IB First prize is an Actarlo ticket donated by the Ac ton while second prize is a voucher from Acton Family Cleaners Ten I Indiana Hubert I title grade tv during their class Indian Day Die teacher and Maureen Hyde were in fine form and their class do Indian and played against constitution Charter of Rights concern MP Otto voted against the House of Commons constitutional resolution last week not because he t want but because he was concerned about the Charter of He was one of 17 Progressive Conservati and MPs altogether who opposed the constitutional resolution which was supported by MPs said In an interview this week he wants to make it pi rfcctly clear that he wasn voting again patnation just Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau cherished Charter or Rights In October of Jtlinck recalled voting for resolution calling for unamended and with no Charter of Rights I agree per cent he British North American Act should be brought back to Canada and mode in Canada However fears rights and freedoms Canadians have enjoyed out of tradition will appear in the years ahead because hey in eluded in the new Charter Once you begin to write down rights and freedoms those that aren written down become suspect for the future He most concerned that the right to own proper isn t In the Charier of Rights MP notes Canadians have long enjoyed more and rights than anyone else in the world and these have been on trad on tradi which is recognized by erne Court All of a sudden now we write down some Is and freedoms but some others we enjoy are left out right own properly was left out on purpose We proposed in amendment to include it it was defeated The Clnrtcr of Flights is a step back wards and is a dingcrous Protection of rights by indidon will now be overpassed because he only rights protected will be In the con si tut on said he was also concerned rights and the rights of I capped l included in the Charter A secondary concern has to be the deeper wedge which has been dm en between Quebec and he rest of the my which are full of rights and freedoms as the Soviet on but the people in fact have no freedoms so writing things down arc o He said voting against the constitutional resol have beenpol wise but he felt he had to vote his A Community Newspaper One hundred and seventh year Issue 22 ACTON ONTARIO WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 9 1981 14 Pages Twenty Five Cents Surely you jest Jeten wenches and peasants did a good job entertaining at the Boar s Head dinner Sunday evening Front row Gre hen Sank Laura Moore Middle row Mir bra Beaton Judy Shndbolt Connie and Back row Melanle Laura Leslie More photos on page Decide town hall fate in 12 days Pomeroy favors full restoration All signs point to a close vote when Hills council decides the of the Acton town hall on December Monday night after received the final report from the Klclnfcldt Consultants looking at reslonlion Major Peter notice of motion for a resolution colling for complete restor of the building from an historical heritage perspective for use as a community centre Pomeroy preferred option named scenario four in tho consultant report is the most expensive but will also yield the most in provincial grants The major predicted Hills contribution from tax dollars to the project will be only and the project cost has been estimated plus finishings equipment furnishings and fees The difference between the patlty contribution and the total cost would be made up by Heritage Foundation and Community Centre Act grants as well as in public contributions and Restoration Committee has raised about MO so far and Pomeroy predicted once the town commits itself to restoration the fund raising will take off He also said he expects the Association which has shown support for the town hall will join in fund raising efforts t the only person to tip hit hand on the town hall issue Councillor Harry Levy vowed o resign immediately as chairman of the budget com mittee if tax dollars go into the town hall The deci will be made close to Christmas and Councillor Mike Armstrong said be hoped they gel car ried away with the spirit of the season and give away like crazy He added the town won t be able to make a beautiful edifice out of an old building Councillor Ross Knechte predicted tho pality will get the cost of restoration back through increased assessment from spinoff development in the downtown area It is important the town mam tain the health of the Indus trial commercial base in Acton because it carries a third of the tax burden and the town hall is a key part of downtown redevelopment Pomeroy recalled the town designated the town hall an historical building a few years ago adding the town hall restoration would give Halton Hills an excellent municipal presence in Besides various municipal offices the mayor wants a seniors dropin located In a restored town hall He cautioned the project can t go ahead until eligibility for provincial grants is confirmed once the project to tender the o will apply for the grants He called for the municipality s par lion of tho project cost to be included in the capital budget The lown hall has an important role to play In Ac ton emergence as a tourist centre something says will happen for sure Final figures can t be nailed down until drawings are developed however said the librarycultural centre in Georgetown cost to a square foot to build and to build a new facility in would cost ibout the same On the other hand restoring the hall will only cost loJGOasquarefoot The reason he wasn t presenting the motion for a decision Monday said was to give all councillors two weeks to consider such an important decision He wanted all councillors on hand for die December 2t meetinf too Councillor Roy Booth as absent Monday Add homes on Mill West and east of Acton report Nearly 400 object to spending tax dollars restoring town hall Homes for new residents could be built east of Acton and west of the site of the new St Joseph School on Mill Street West by theyear A year long study of Acton potential growth was unveiled at a public meeting sponsored by Hills and the region last night Tuesday at Acton High School There were over people developers planners land owners and lawyers on hand to leam the con tents of Proctor and s Acton Urban Area Review Study The Acton urban area is the area of the town where water and sewer services arc avail able Acton ability to grow is hampered by the capacity of the sewage plant the capacity of the receiving Black Creek stream and the water supp ly The study calls for a slight increase In the urban boundary This is something of a surprise since municipal officials had been fearing that not only could Acton not grow but some approved housing developments be able to proceed Halton Hills and regional council will deal with the recommendations to allow more development here next month and interested parties have until the end of this month to file submissions on the ur boundary study The Ministry of the Environment has decided Ac ton can grow from about 7 100 people to over tho next years The study calls for of ser viced land to be added o the lown cast of Churchill North and north of Highway and another acres east or Churchill Rd South and south of Included in this addition of serviced land almost completely designated for residential development Is property on both sides of Churchill North near the high school the Cedar Road pro The urban servicing boundary would be extended cast both north and south of the highway about 1 7j0 feet from Churchill Rd Tyler is about BOO feet east of Churchill The new eastern boundary of Acton would be roughly a line south from the rear of the high school properly The other major for residential development would be acres or land on Mill St West beside lie site of the new St Joseph School Expansion of the urban boundaries will permit the sehool to be viced with water and sewers the school was previously approved forseptic lank service Acton is also going to be able to 150 more acres of Industrial land of those acres viced by water and sewers The consultants felt more serviced industrial land needed because there is vacant industrial In Acton Once the population grows to people Acton won be allowed my further development by the province Some low scale commercial development can be allowed on the south side of Highway 7 east of chill but nothing big like a plaza because the Down lown Acton study completed earlier his year says all supermarkets should be located in the A tMSS returned Saturday morning with Hon drawing the Winning tickets Almost have come out against tax dollars being spent on town hail restoration A petition containing names his been sent to Halton Hills council along with a written prcsenta The petition and presentation Is described as sampling of public opinion in Acton about the question of tax dollars being spent to restore the town hall The presentation and petition come from C Horry Leonard Art Gordon Edlootilt Joe Hurst and John Krul Vour consultant report in the local newspapers which announces the spiralling costs to the tax payers if the project to restore the old town hall In Acton piocceds has caused much concern among local residents Too much publicity we feel has been given to the group that favours the restoration of this building without due consideration to all the taxpayers in Hills With this thought in mind small group of citizens decided to sample public 16yearold hit by truck A 16yearold resident was taken to George town Hospital last evening after she was struck down by a vehicle on Mill St in Aeton while crossing the road According to police reports Terry Dunliffc was running across Mill St when she was hit by a small pickup driven by Leigh also an Acton resident The victim was for facial cuts and released in satisfactory condition on Saturday a hospital spokesman said No charges were laid following Ihe accident Lottario winner takes home A Klngham Ho id man is almost richer after coming up with a winning combination in Saturday evening Lottiriodraw Wilson Cochrane ltd used family to select his numbers for the pick your own number lottery It was only the second time he had ever purchased a ticket according to the Ontario Lottery Corporation and he only had one ticket on last weekend draw His ticket was worth not a bad return on a investment Cochrane was unavailable for comment opinion in Word 1 last weekend The petition read as follows We the undersigned ratepayers in Acton Ward in Hills wish to Inform the town council that we do not approve of additional tax dollars spent on restoring furnishing and maintaining the old town hall We do not object to any local group of citizens attempting the project provided our tax dollars that are urgently needed for other projects are not used for the renovation of this building We wish to emphasize that this is only a sample as time would not permit us to contact all the tax payers in Ward 1 but we learned that almost all the people approached arc concerned and dcfimt opposed to their tax dollars being used on this project There will be councillors present we are sure who will recall that when his project first came to the town council It was not going to cost the taxpayers a penny Mr Mayor and members of council with increasing costs of living with high interest rales and with rising unemployment in Hills all taxpayers expect hat the council will exercise restraint and eliminate expenditures If it is additional office space that council seeks in Acton we see a modern hvdro office that is not fully occupied If it is a heritage building to enhance the we see the Stone School which will be vacant in 1982 Incidentally your recent study shows that this building is slructuially sound and it has excellent parking facilities We also feel that there are belter ways to assist the downtown if that Is your goal than spending tax dollars restor ing and maintaining a building with very limited uses In conclusion Mr Major and members of with railing costs to restore this old building with the very uncertain times In which our tax payers find themselves and with the fact that moroeconomicil facilities ai available to meet the local needs this sample of public opinion leads us to conclude hat the town council should not proceed with this project if additional tax dollars must be us Denis Hodgson daughter of Rev Clltl Hodgson Bang a solo ihe van gel Pentecostal Tabernacle Sunday School Christmas Play Sunday evening and gave a good performance a hep herd