Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), March 21, 1984, p. 2

The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

2 Georgetown Acton Wednesday Mar Financial road boost is putting its money where Its mouth when it cornea to roads according to councillor Para Sheldon Monday night when council struck Its ISM budget both Sheldon and budget com roittee chairman Ron Knechtel pointed out Halton Hills took a firstever slip when it comes to roads Traditionally whatever the province gave the Town for road project the Town match ed it However in recent years grants from the province nave been decreasing so that for first time ever there 000 in roads spending in the 196 Town budget which matched by a subsidy from the province Sheldon said putting in money with no matching subsidy represents a major com mitment to the long and tedious task of fix up Halton Hills roads Pointing to the fact that taxes are lower than Acton and Georgetown because there is no urban service charge Sheldon noted shea always hearing rural people say they pay for services like gar collection and don Because of the urban service charge rural taxpayers paying for a service they don Reject banquet for firefightersl Huls couodl wont be spending to put on banquet for firefighters and their wives in 1964 The idea of a banquet to be held annually during fire prevention week to show ap preciation to the firefighters was suggested by Councillor Dave Whiting but rejected by budget committee When Whiting tried to have the banquet put back in the ISM budget Monday night only Jake Kulken agreed with him This was all true Councillor Mike Ann strong said but then banquets weak need to be held for other volunteer In Raima A banquet could be held every week Besides the volunteer firefighters want It Councillor Marilyn Serjeantaon said aha fully supported the banquet until hearing the arguments at budget committee Setting aside 200 wouldnt be enough anyway Knechtel said The mere fact a banquet was discussed showed the Town Budget committee chairman Ross appreciates the firefighters He concluded it Knechtel noted the banquet was discussed shouldnt be held when the firefighters by the committee and was rejected when it want It came to light the firefighters would prefer a Councillor Rick said hes heard banquet held from many firefighters who dont want a Whiting said he aware of any op- banquet He said Whiting idea was a position to his plan and he thought it would sincere one though unnecessary be good to snow appreciation to the fire- Councillor Para Sheldon said she too fighters and their wives who also sacrificed would have voted for the banquet if they save the Town a lot of and provide a hadnt received negative feedback to the tremendous service idea from firefighters IPC officially rejected now Cos and PatrlcU of Moffat admire the St John Ambulance Award Patricia received In a special ceremony Wednesday morning On July Mrs assisted wo men in rescuing a woman from the waters of Lake Erie at Erie Cove She applied monthtomoaUt resaselUUon and revived the woman Cancer Month April has been proclaimed Cancer month in Halton Hills The request was approved Monday by council and came from Bill of the Georgetown cancer unit Outstanding COOP Cereal Grain Varieties give maximum yields or cash crops BARLEY Tin awnadlaadBartar pood Mn ma a tarn to Bruce Sa toad ban i Dart Perth loo arm and Mm uL Good Spot M Herts TworcMd rough nmad barter ml on Good lodging OATS to late inanity SaMlnal lodging croon and Mam ruat and AC Woodstock radium protadi your COOP cereal grains developed and tested for Ontario farms DONT BE DISAPPOINTED CALL TODAY ON AVAILABILITY Open tO Monday to Friday Saturday COOP FARM and HOME CENTRE STREET GEORGETOWN LOOK Itsofflclalnow the original International Peace Camp proposal has been rejected Late last year the Niagara Escarpment Commission backed by strong objections from Hallon Hills and Milton rejected International Peace Camps plans for a major ethnic cultural recreation centre at the old Twin Lakes property south of Speyside The Peace Camp appealed the rejection but then on the day of the hearing In January dropped its appeal Peace Camp indicated it will resubmit its proposal In a revamped form later Monday Hi council received notification from Minister of Housing and Municipal Affairs Claude Bennett that he reviewed application and agreed with the Niagara Escarpment Commission re jection now would have no bearing on future proposals submitted by Peace Camp Leases you can afford WE WANT YOUR BUSINESS OUR BIGGEST SALE OF THE YEAR WITH SAVINGS UP TO 500 ommsrEflKS Right now terrific line quality John Deere products at substantial savings Tor example you can save selling price of a new John vali Deere lawn and garden tractor riding mowers off high pressure washers off walk behind mower These time offers yourself a Down to Earth Country Mart Ltd Ml mil CORNER HWYS OSPRINGE SMILES NORTH OF ACTON 8533901 8334332 Red Shield month in May May has been proclaimed Salvation Army Red Shield Appeal month in Halton Hills The proclamation request coming from Captain Wilson Penin Salva tion Army was approved by council Mon day night Activan cost 54000 The Town expects ActiVan this year in Halton Hills handicapped transportation service will receive an expected of 750 from Queen Park Taxes up 28 Continued from Paget However council Monday night voted to give the library board more for a reserve fund for computer upgrading in the future The additional 10000 pushed taxes up less than a per household and the library budget increase up to 10 per cent in Planning and Development The planning and development services of Halton Hills will increase In cost by pert cent to improvements In will cost while 7 will be spent upgrading Acton Improvements in Georgetown will cost Conservation Authority projects There are eight conservation authority projects costing this year to which the Town will contribute as benefitting municipality Those projects are 1 Armstrong Ave slope rehabilitation 2 Eden PlaceSilver creek 3 erosion control at North Golf and Country Club erosion control property slope stabilization Smith property Paper Mill dam and channel maintenance Glen Williams cemetery 8 erosion control and slope stabilization property OUR PRICES ARE DRASTICALLY REDUCED A TRENTON DENTURE THERAPIST MAIN ST N GEORGETOWN OUTDOOR LIGHTING SALE Buy Now And Save 40 off ALL OUTDOOR FIXTURES LIGHTING 246GUELPHST 8770880 Dominion Windows fflffllM SAVE DIRECT FACTORY PRICES ATTENTION CONTRACTORSfBUUSB WE HAVE ESP EXTRA SPECIAL PRICING LETUSaUOTEONYOURJOBS CUT FUEL COSTS THIS WINTER aSrJJ THE PLACE TO SAVE

Powered by / Alimenté par VITA Toolkit
Privacy Policy