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Complex petition gains momentum GeorgetownActon Wednesday Dec 1982 3 more names have been added la the list of wanting the provincial government to investi gate the placing of a ODD deposit on lands proposed or a future municipal complex Last week in Just a matter of days people signed the petition instigated by BUI Cook Now close to ISO are on the list with many more expected to sign later this week The petition is still progressing and picking up lilUe momentum Cook noted He Is several months prior to Town of Hal ton lulls council sworn in 1961 This None of the incumbent until December 1902 decision was made by a council candidates lame duck council less revealed this proposal than threequarters of during the campaign provisions of 108 the of that prior to the November Ontario council will ait on the 1982 municipal Municipal Act was this 198265 council for election The new Khoa legal Resident concerned about new complex that nothing has been done In Georgetown to give the residents chance to object to the actions of council They must be very content he said Cook expressed concern that the movers and shakers of Acton have been very apathetic to the cause and he questioned their silence Copies of the petition have been placed throughout town at stores and businesses It reads We the undersigned citizens of Hills petition the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing the Hon Claude Bennett to Investigate certain actions taken by council for the town of Halton Hills at Its meeting of Monday November At the final meeting of ihe 198082 council by a vote of 10 to l endorsed placingaSIO deposit on a piece of property known as the Stevens estate in Georgetown as a possible site for a future municipal ministration centre or complex This was the first public announcement of this proposal though councillors admitted the proposal had been From now on anything having to do with a proposed new municipal complex and the purchase land will be done in full pub lic view councillors agreed at the Council Drop In last in the Acton Social Services and Information Centre A long time Acton resident who wishes to remain nameless asked the councillors why money was not spent on refurbishing the old municipal building on Trafalgar Road in She explain It was no more fair to build a new complex in Georgetown than it would be in Acton Councillor Ross said sewers could not be put Into the present site because they were not going down that side of the road Also the deteriorating condition of the building resulted in annual fixing up at great cost to the tax payer If everyone was under one roof he said a septic tank system would not be adequate for staffers Knechtel told the wo man if the motion for a new municipal complex came before him today he would not vote for it Council merely put an option on the land to purchase for some future building Councillor Mil ler noted that by putting the on the parcel of land they were just trying to keep the land on the market He noted it was the fore sight of the township of that gave the town of Hills a home for past eight years The shroud of around the placing of the deposit worried the Acton resident She said the residents no longer trust their councillors Dave Whiting pointed out that the land mat ten had to be done in camera without pub lic but now that this was over all dealings would be made in the public The annual costs of fixing the existing building estimated to be between and is the telephone system and the courier service between offices amounts to a cosily fig Miller noted The councillors agreed that when they voted for the option to be placed on the land they were Just saying they would look at it not necessarily build a new complex Slater convicted courts crack down An Acton man has been told to spread the word to his friends that the courts plnn to crack down on the problems arising in downtown Acton Judge Douglas in passing sen lo Kevin Slater after he pleaded guilty to obstruct police said he Is aware of the prob lems on the main streets of Aetna and the courts are extremely concerned Slater was fined in Milton provincial court Thursday after the court heard how on July 25 he grabbed regional police Con stable Gavin Hayes as he was attempting to help another police officer make an arrest on Mill St According to Crown Attorney Brian Calhoun grabbed Hayes shirt and told him the fight between the officer and the other man was one on one and to stay out of it Hayes warned Slater Calhoun said he would be charged with obstruct police Lent solicitor for Slater noted his client had a misguided sense of loyalty to his friend CUT AND SET only 10 Jocstyns Hair String L9 Fahidon Drive Georgetown 8778200 CHECK OUR SUPER FOOD VALUES IN OUR FLYER DELIVERED TO YOUR DOOR THIS WEEK IN ACTON BY THE ACTON FREE PRESS CARRIERSI IF YOU DO NOT RECEIVE YOUR FLYER CALL THE ACTON FREE PRESS OFFICE AT Stevensons Mens Wear PRE- SALE ST0REWIDE MERCHANDISE DONTMISSIT STEVENSONS MENS WEAR AH Purchases to be 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