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NEC orders removal of trailer at Twin Lakes The Niagara Escarpment Com mission NEC has ordered ekmalPcaceCampUPC to remove a construction trailer from the old Twin Lakes property by May or face possible legal action Lat week while discussing the IPC plan to develop acres bet ween the Town Line and If south of Hills coin urged the trailer be removed from the land After discovering the trailer had been put there without permit the NEC ordered the irgamiers of the new multiethnic recreation and cultural centre to remov it or apply for a permit for the permit Councillors suggested the be removed until the Town and other government agencies can comment to the NEC on the entire proposal reresentative on the Councillor Dave Whiting took the trailer issue to Thursdays meeting and won for an order demanding ts removal He noted if the trailer isn removed by May then NFC can deal with the contravention on June Tht IPC is being told by the that its application won t be dealt with until the entire development is con The is still ting further legal advice on their pi contention hat IPC can hold regular weekend on the property without development permits because possltje crowds cars parking on the land possibly entertainers performing people cooking etc that would be a new land use NEC planners don want to sec regular picnics though did give verbal approval for one emc in June until the issues surrounding complete development of the property are settled In their development proposal tied to the NEC IPC has said the existing entrance road off the Town Line will be the mam access while he internal road on the east side leading from the end of St Helena will be a secondare access There will also be a second entrance off the Town Line Just north of the present entrance A control station or gate house about square feet will be built back from the Town Line This wooden building will have telephone and hvdro service In the second phase of develop ment of the IPC facilities they plan to build a trailer sewage dumping station This holding tank made out of f berg ass will have a capacity of j litres The IPC plans to build a storage area and security person s residence on the property the building will be over 1 square feet The residence wilt be masonry construction and the adjacent area or maintenance either wood or masonry There will be a washroom the building This would be built southeast of the entrance call for a trailer camp ground area with to 100 back in pull through single and double sites gravel road will provide access from this campground to wash rooms and a wading pool This would be in the south west area of the property There w ill be another campground with 100 to 130 sites including multiple units allowing for three or four cars each This camping area would be on the east side of the pro pert In addition another area towards the southeast part of the property will offer walk in tent camp sites each having a picnic table and a fire pit over gravel Most of these sites will be in jeed areas In the area of the trailer camping there will be washrooms for men and women each building being about3B6squarefeet with pumpout waste disposal tanks Water will come from wells dug in the In the future plans also call for a child playground w timber play equipment Also the wading pool with capacity for people will be built in the future community complex covering about on a quarter acres or 53 square feet will be built on the site Its to have the appearance of a rural barn and be made of concrete and steel with woodfacing Included in the building will be a kitchen washrooms shops banquet halls and this building will serve as a facility for conventions banquets cultural displays and Most of the activities in this building will lake place on week ends with some events during the week Near the community building will be an amphitheatre with a capacity of about 1 people It will be built to allow for an outdoor continuation of community centre activities speeches cultural displays folk singing etc The building and amphitheatre would be just west of the centre of the site regulation soccer field will be built on the north west side of the property near the Town Line and and planting screens will buffer the field as well as create a seating area for spectators There wont be any lighting or loud speakers used in this area Also in the field area will be a hard surfaced badminton and volleyball court A new concrete pool will haveacapacity for about 300 people Playground and washroom facilities in the sports and recreation areas will be much the same as in the campgrounds Two parking lots accommodating 150 to cars are planned and these may be paved in the future there will be 5 to sites about the centre of the property but for the initial stage the will accommodate on undeveloped one picnic sites with random site selections There is no indication in the IPC report to the NEC of how many people would be able to use each picnic site but there be a table for each and one fire pit per site There would be a parking lot for about 200 cars Plans call for a one kilometer long fitness trail with intermediate exercise stations There will also be a number of nature trails on the properly There art tennis courts on the proper left over from the Twin Lakes days but thev will have to be repaired Over the foundation of the old building on the site will be built a snack bar about 429 square feel out of masonry There will also be a deck on the building Washrooms in the tennis court snack bar area will be built over existing septic tanks and be about the same as those in areas of the park In the future the IPC hopes to have water activities like paddle boats and canoes in use on the ponds The want to eventually build small docks boardwalks and storage The Niagara scarp in rut loinmiiiiun hat this com true lion trailer from old Twin proper nan ihr home Ihr proposed International bv areas for the water equipment In would be refurbished during phase this area there will be another two parking lot for to 100 cars Development of the wading pools Including all camping areas and mmg parking it would appear there lne various locations would also be built Phase one of the site development during phase three The will include fencing of the property theatre is expected lo be built during the trailer campground snackbar phasethreeandbecompletedbefore some of the parking facilities the community centre Is finished walking paths fixing up the internal The conclusion of their submission roads building the gate house to the says Upon completion securing water and hydro services all phases of this development for the site visitors to the International Peace Within a year of completion of Camp will beoffereduntimitedways phase one they plan start on phase i spend their hours and days A two which will involve building the rather unique quality to camp- soccer field and play court areas grounds will be that this camp will near the Town Line the camping range of activities at dumping station and development different intensity levels of par of the group camping area Also in ticlpntion The International Peace phase two they hope to build the Camp can be a lively and exciting maintenance and wotchperson place or it can provide tranquillity house During phase two more and relaxation walking paths Hill be as well Most of the acres in his will as the fitness course and exercise remain in their beautiful natural sfidons The tennis courts state The Om I ACTON ONTARIO WEDNESDAY MAY 1983 Paul Thirty Hydro phasing out Acton billing office the school on Thursdav There a on the show and mure pi Police surround house after couple threatened A dramatic police operation in the Cameron St area ended quietly early last Thursday morning with the arrest of Edward Cole of Cameron St It was not a hostage taking as widely rumored around town Halton Regional Police say Cole his w and family friend were at the Cole Wednesday when a rifle was pointed at the wife and the friend who both fled the They called police about Residents on the street were quietly evacuated and those refusing to leave their homes were assigned a police officer who stayed with them until the incident was over about Thursday morning Mill St between Victoria Ave and Wright St was blocked off to traffic by police who escorted anyone home who lived in the barricaded area These residents were asked not W leave their homes The Regional Police Tactical and Rescue Unit ITRU arrived on the scene shortly after the call came in and set up a trailer in the Acton Legion parking lot behind the home The six man team surrounded the house according to Police Inspector Wayne prepared to wait Jessop admitted there was no com munication with the suspect as there was no telephone in the house Attempts to get the suspect to leave the residence failed as police shouted to the man through a bull horn At least three attempts wen made at communication said over a 15 minute period The Inspector suspects the man may have been asleep and may have been intoxicated About midnight a very loud firecracker sounding much like a gun shot exploded over the Cameron St house to get his at pointed out No actual shots were fired by police or the suspect he said Short after the man was arrested and a calibre rifle seized said No in Junes resulted from the Incident Cole is charged with pointing a firearm and dangerous use of a firearm Cole was denied bail at a hearing in Milton Provincial Court the following da He appears again tomorrow Thursday Personal hydro bill paying service will end in Acton at the start of September By the end of August electricity customers won t be able lo pay their bills In cash at the Acton works yard or operations building of Hills Hydro on Alice St Starting June there won t be anyone in the office who can handle questions or com plaints about bills because the computer screen is being moved to Georgetown Beginning next September electrical bill stubs won be stamped paid at Acton After August 31 people paying their bills by cash will either have to drive down to the Hills Hydro administration building in Georgetown or take the bill to a local bank Also beginning in September people pay ing by cheque will place heir bill stub and cheque in an envelope which comes with the hill and either put it in a basket on the cou at the Alice St building or through the letter slot Of course people can also mail their payment to Georgetown or drive It down there Hydro Commission chairman Bill Smith rev these and new arrangements in an interview this week In a subsequent interview Acton com missioner Doug Mason said with no cashier in office after the end of the summer in his view it means our billing office has been closed Mason said he In favor of the new arrangements he thinks he present system should be maintained and he wants the matter reconsidered by Hydro Commission The decision to bring in new billing arrangements for Acton was made at a rec Hydro Commission meeting when staff brought in recommendations dealing with hiring of four summer students and a switchboard operator Mason noted only four commissioners were prescnl at the meeting himself Smith Murt Allison who represents Acton businessman Ted Tyler has been named the Citizen of the Year by the local Chamber of Commerce Doug of the Chamber explained that Tyler received the honor because of his persistence in carrying through efforts to save the Town Hall and for tireless efforts on Actario Fread also pointed out this year a recipient also does many other little things hears about Numerous ballots nominating Tyler had glowing comments about him such as he gives his all to any task he has contributed a Ted Uil trim the to the promotion of Artoo through the War the recipient pretiiEtw hall and and he has done many things for the good of Acton This Ted Tyler is Citizen of Year indicative in his past history in community involvement such as past presidents of the Curling Club and the Acton Citizens Band He also was chairman of the Acton Indus trial Commission which attracted many businesses to town such as Commercial Shearing Tyler was also a town councillor but was defeated by his own school principal Pat McKeniie I think there are a lot of people more deserving Tyler told the Free Press There are a lot of volunteers in town who ore not as visual as myself and I am one of them did not get ft Tyler will be honored a special banquet In the near future As yet no date has been set He is the owner operator of Tyler Transport and Tyler Travel and from Georgetown Mayor Peter was absent and Mason feels the commission should discuss the changes again and take a vote with all five members present Next week staffer Marge and a computer terminal screen which has been linked to the administrative building In Georgetown are being moved down there from the Acton office For June July and August a phasein period for the new system a student will be in the Acton office accepting cash and cheque bill payments and stamping bill stubs as receipts After August cancelled cheques will become customers only receipts Without the computer terminal screen in the office the students won 1 be able to billing questions and complaints Smith noted most people with complaints or quest mlmuetUupi inside on his lure In tin has sunn financial is pi I normal come full but seniors want transport Sir News mayor isn delighted Mure J If lb kiting Puller brat is on IK Here honorrd last algal In Milton the Hot Km la ura in Milton for helping the Hat Wo Regional Police in Acton lad year Centre It Gary Hydro Kiagham Rd who on March IZiHliirda poller officer who was having By coming to the officer assistance the policeman to apprehend the inspect anyone being hart Another man who declined bank robbery few detail abont matter can be released a I lhi time since it It still before the Wayne Clause of Hamilton and Reg of Acton left and right were again for helping two policemen a crowd of hostile the corner of Man and MUlstreeU on JaacH