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Region warns again of possible water rationing Acton residents may have to endure another summer with the threat of water rationing but the fault lie with Halloa public works department Bob Moore director of public works for the region vehemently denied allegations last week that errors by his staff have stalled a long awaited solution to the area water supply problem Moore speaking to members of the region planning and public works com said lost minute interference by the Credit Valley Conservation Authority and the Ontario Ministry of the Environment is holding up a final solution Moore explained the regional department bos dug a well at Fairy Lake which should meet Actons future water requirements but the well is not producing because of a higher than acceptable level of manganese In the water which has resulted In some staining of clothing and other problems associated with the yellow brown water A solution to that problem is being studied by a consultant he said but now tbe CVCA and province have raised concerns about the effect the Prospect Park wells will have on water levels in both Fairy Lake and the nearby Black Creek At all times we ve been on stream with the in what we ve been trying to do in Acton be said but now the has Jumped in with both feet and so have a lot of other agencies Concerns by these agencies be said are holding up a final decision on the future of tbe Prospect Park well and eventual water supplies in Acton Hills Mayor Peter started the discussion by accusing the public works department of not having a direc tion on the problem of water supply In Acton an allegation Moore rejected cut of hand Weredoingeverythingwecanthere We are taking all of the actions we can be ex pagr Teen dies after crash other still unconscious A 17 yearold Acton girl died from Injuries suffered in a one car crash in Guelph Thurs day evening Another Acton girl remains unconscious in Hamilton Genera Hospital Judy Pierce I Mill St a newcomer to town received injuries to the chest ac cording to Guelph Police during the on Stone and was admitted to General Hospital She was later transferred to Hospital Tor onto where she died Saturday at Madonna Cooke IS suff head injuries and was taken to Hamilton hospital She has not legalned consciousness since the crash and remains in fair condition according to a hospital spokesperson The driver of the vehicle 20yearold Rose McDonald of is in St Josephs Hos pital with lacerations a broken nose and multiple abrasions police say Sergeant Pat Martin of the Guelph City police said the 1968 convertible was com destroyed when It broads a wooden hydro pole on Stone about p m The car was pretty much wrap ped around the pole he described Power was out for several hours to many homes in the area Results of an autopsy are not yet known and an inquest may be called No charges yet have been laid Martin said Knox Ladies Aid 95 years youn Knox Ladles Aid celebrated their anniversary last week presidents on for the occasion Seated Is Jennie MacPherson and standing arc i Marguerite SpeUvogel and Isabel Murray present See Inside tod paper for story A COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER One Hundred and Eighth YearIssue ACTON ONTARIO WEDNESDAY MAY 4 1983 Thirl Cents Saturday morning marked the beginning of another trout season for whoppers got away a few were caught Local outdoor writers George local anglers and they were out In force on the local rivers streams left and Lome Fletcher got together to prepare for the sea and creeks trying to catch themselves a big one While several son last Photo by Robin Inscoe Town region and school taxes are up average 63 The final tax levies for Hal ton Hills education and the region are in and the bad news is the average tax bill in Acton and Georgetown is up and rate payers are hit with an average increase Average tax increases are based on average assessments of In Acton IS in Georgetown and in Acton up HI Based on the average assessment the average Acton tax will Jump from in 1981 to in 193 an increase of tea or 7 per cent Out of the total average tax bill will go to Hal ton to the boards of education and S3 to the region Halton Hills is taking cents of each tax dollar an Actonlan pays the boards of education 53 cents and region IS cents Taxes for are up in Acton 30 S3 for education and for the region In Georgetown the average tax will climb from 19 In 1983 to this year an Increase of 73 per cent Of the total average tax bill In Georgetown goes to Hills to tbe school boards and S3 to the region Of each dollar in tax a Georgetown resident pays the Town takes cents the school boards S3 cents and the region 10 cents Taxes for HUls are up 1937 73 for education and 31 for the region Esqoeslag up it Taxes t going up quite as much in since rural residents don pay on extra levy In their Halton Hills taxes for garbage collection and street lighting The average Esqueslng tax bill will Jump from 80439 last year to in 1983 an increase of or percent Of total average tax bill In goes to Halton HUls 483 to education and to the region Of each tax dollar an ing resident pays cents goes to the Town cents to education and cents to the region Tax for Hills went up 1M9 education 31 and the region own If you know your own property assess ment you can catcula te the increase for each of the three levels of local government as well as your total Increase and final tax bill Just multiply your assessment by the mill rate for the ward you live in and move your decimal point over Mill rates In Acton the total mill rate has Jumped from IBS 90 to For the Town 03 00 mills are levied mills for education and 3276 mills for the region In Georgetown the total number of mills is up from 15029 to 161 this year The Town levies 49 mills the region mills and boards of education 45 The Esquesing mill rate has climbed from 174 mills to 186 in The Town levies mills school boards 105 06 mills and the region mills Town collects for region education It is important to remember that while the tax bills come from Halton Hills the Town is by provincial law required to collect taxes not just for itself but also the boards of education and region Hills is going to raise while the boards of education will collect from Hills taxpayers Of the over million for education paid by Hills residents 409852 goes to tbe separate school board and tbe balance to Continued no page inside todays Free Press It was week and bath McKanieSBiitfc sad shewed aff scientists Sec Week Leas page dns4a last WeSM4ay Acton High Schools Daae to Death ta reviewed est page It and yea II Man the sane page stories tad pbotas the Z and Robert Utile edacaliaa A total celebrated years of marriage at a party Torsi Legion crib and dart award phot are on pages 1 and CI An Acton ha been charged to connection with five burglaries Mare on pages came tone with tap prise from a festival Story d photo on pages Weekend picnics for 1500 to 2000 Plan ethnic camp south of Speyside by Gord Murray Another ethnic cultural and recreation centre could be operating in Hatton Hills as early as this June This newspaper has learned a multicultural organization called In ternational Peace Camp plans to start holding weekend picnics this summer at a 260 acre site known in the 50s and early 60s as Twin Lakes International Peace Camp has a lease the land between Highway and the Town Line just south of from an unknown owner for 25 years They plan to develop the property over the next several months and are preparing for picnic crowds of to 2000 people International Peace Camp officials report Officials of both centres have been they have made preliminary contact with both Hills and the Niagara Escarp ment Commission but haven t made a formal proposal of their planned operation to these bodies yet Chairman of the board or International Peace Camp Pastor Rev Alberto and another official of the organization Her men Inacio were interviewed about the project afternoon al Santa Crui CatholicChurchonArgyjeSl in Toronto Contrary to rumors which have been circulating this new cultural recreation centre won be exclusively for Portuguese peoples though the principals involved con by this newspaper are Portuguese rather Cunha explained the International Peace Camp organization has about members now and is still growing Besides representatives of the Portuguese com unity Spanish Italian Ger man Polish and Hungarian etc community officials are also involved Cultural recreation centres for Croat and Yugoslavians are already well established in Hills Two the Croatian and Yugoslav centres have been the subject of considerable controversy Neighbors have complained about noise frequently noise bylaw viola cases have even gone to court There have also been various concerns about traffic crowds barbecuing cooking odors Hills council to discuss site develop ment conflicts with neighbors and to seek municipal approval of liquor permit up plications Neighbors sometimes v ith counsel also frequently appeared at council as delegations with concerns about these cultural recreation centre operations While the International amp organization is based in Toronto I In eentre will be used by peoples from through out Ontario Development of the properly will 100 to camping site Father predicted they will be a very good neighbor noting I hi Tun Lakes property has been in disuse the early 60s and motorcycle gans anilother hoodlums have been on thi property He said they secured least to rent the property from an unnamed some months ago The aim is to deielop a family camp an I recreation centre dedicated to cultural activities International Peace Camp wanlfi bring different ethnic groups together to promote good relations and understanding Tin concept has been in making years though plans t start to firm up until a year ago Father explained Weather permuting hope to have picnics every weekend starting in mid June Pans Murray receives help roan frreyearM Bars has la stsfTIag for aaaaal Mother Day Tea campaign in May The campaign beta raise for reward be disease and lis treatment