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ItheRERALO THE HERALD JUNE IS Home Newspaper of Halton Hills Market Plaza expansion included Hotel plan a con The no me of the bouse I condominium If you take away the dominium youre left with a con and thats what we got week the biggest con I ever seen this council take Expressing his strong dissatisfaction with a condominium project proposed by Four Seasons Hotel Ltd for on area near the Georgetown Market Plaza Councillor Harry Levy Joined four other town councillors Monday night in an attempt to block the project However councillorsall of whom represent Wards outside Georgetown- voting In favor the condominium proposal and an Included plan to expand and enclose the Market Plaza received approval In principle from Hills council Georgetown councillors were highly critical both the plan and the way In which It was presented the previous week to the planning board by of Four Seasons Hotel Ltd Elsen came out and gave us just one great big grandslum presentation com mented Councillor Mike Armstrong Keloid us what a wonderful guy he Is and what a wonderful company be works for and that we should be aware of it Up until this time I havent seen any work he has done In Georgetown In fact I dont know If he his done any work In Georgetown It was an excellent presentation from the point of con added Councillor Ann- strong noting that the developers bad still not tiled a site plan for the project What bothers me most be added that once It la redesignated they the developers could turn around and sell the property Were looking for an alternative for him Itshlspropertynotours WedoDtlike whats going In there so Its up to him to put In what he thinks should go In there on our approval Lets not move so quickly I would like to see this left until we know exactly whats going In there Mr Elsen presented to the planning board a plan for 174 condominium townhouse unite to be situated south of he Market Plata bordering on Sinclair Avenue and Moun tain view Road Included In the proposal was a swimming pool recreation centre and a park area The units would be placed In groups of three to eight per block When Mr Elsen was asked how the condominium townhouse project would affect nearby single family homes he noted that a petition posted In the Market Plaza bad revealed that of the who had signed ITS approved of the project To that an opposing petition was presented which carried the names of ap proximately neighboring residents who were against the Idea Councillor Levy suggested that the site would be the perfect future location for Hills civic centre complete with centralized municipal offices and a library Those councillors who voted In favor of granting approval In principle explained they felt the need for residential land fa Halton Hills was a more pressing problem than that for more commercial property They also noted that townhousea could provide a good buffer zone between single family and the plaza Councillor Ric Morrow commented that those who favored the proposal had made their decision based on staff reports on assessment on future tax loads and a number Mr In his presentation to council also outlined his companys future plans for the- Market Plata which include dual screen theatre It would be part of an ex tension that would be added to the back the Alto in the plana are a department store a bank small shops arid boutique The centre will be mailed with professional and medical offices above The overall expansion will Increase the present plaza to approximately square feet On top of that would be extended square feet and square feet Voting In favor of the Four Seasons project were Councillor Morrow Miller Hunt and Mayor Hill Voting against ft were Councillors Hyde Coxs Armstrong McKenzle and Levy Consider cutting committee CONGRATULATIONS Linda Cooper left of congratulations after graduating from the and Barbie Eastwood offer each other words Little Cherub Nursery School laat Tuesday tt night Town council is considering a minor shakeup In Its internal operations that could sec the reduction In the of council committees from three to two and an in crease in the responsibilities of the citizens recreation advisory committees Councillor Joe Hunt forewarned the committee of the whole Monday night that he will formally request in two weeks time that councils works and general administration committees be combined into one That already combined personnel and finance committee would remain as It is at the present time The suggestion to combine the two committees has already received strong support from a number of councillors Councillor Huret noted Its not coming from myself In particular ho explained Its coming from a fairly flood section of council inn nnim nn i j j if i j 1 1 j members who have discussed it Its cer tainly worthy of discussion Mayor Tom Hill noting a recent regional decision to combine Its administration and family services committees into one warned that It had not worked You Just have to see what a mesa It Is Take a good look at what youre going to be doing before you start throwing recreation in with public works A suggestion that was greeted much more favorably was one that will see an In crease in the responsibilities of the recreation advisory committees to include the ad ministration of the towns parks Outlining the suggested growth of the committees Into recreation and porks ad visory committees Councillor Morrow noted What we have lacked In the past is some method whereby citizens or groups of citizens have had an Input In main tenance of these parks We felt that if we bad the works com mittee advised In the same manner with regard to the maintenance of the parka the administration committee Is advised of the recreation program It might help to overcome or help control the problems weve had In the maintenance of the parka Councillor Harry Levy added his agreement Right now were running Into problems because we have no one to say listen this needs doing or That needs doing I Imagine that would be the function of advisory committee Right now were Just waiting for phone calls from irate citizens The matter will be further discussed by the committee of the whole before any definite steps are taken Hornby centre 30000 short I Russell Hunt president the North Association for the Mentally Retarded announced at a recent press conference that the association la about abort of the funds needed for the planned residence for the mentally retarded Five acres of land on Trafalgar Road near Hornby have been acquired for the foot project which will house 17 mentally retarded adults With the ministry of community and social services paying percent of the 2M project the association i faced with providing Thus far money raised by the association totals ap proximately The residence Is planned to be completed and in operation by October At the press conference held last Wednesday evening at the ARC Industries Workshop In Hornby details of the complex were revealed Lawrence a partner In Mark Mclntyre and Combe the architectural firm In charge explained at the conference that the complex was designed as a residence not an In stitution The main floor Includes seven single bedrooms four double bedrooms a self- contained staff apartment five bathrooms a dining room living room five washrooms kitchen room sun deck infirmary a vestibule and office area The lower floor will house a recreation room laundry room workshop washrooms storage rooms and a main tenance room Designers have planned the complex to be bright and colorful with shades of green yellow and red as the basic colors for the bedrooms Shades of white brown and orange carpeting will be laid throughout the building The staff apartment will not be used to house working staff The apartment Instead will be occupied by persons ready to graduate from the The selfcontained apartment will prepare graduates for future In CONSTRUCTION RECEIVFS THE a press conference by the North Halton Association for the Mentally Retarded plana and details of the new residence were revealed Standing by Ihe plans are from left to right Leo Virus mo residence Russell Hunt president of the association Charles Clifford second vicepresident and Les Griffiths first vicepresident Mr Hunt explained that based on past experience the association Is leaning towards operating with a rotary staff however a definite decision has not yet been made The TV room will be furnished with large cushions enabling casual TV viewing and a double fireplace Is planned to join the dining and living rooms Mr Hunt explained that the firm of and C Con struction Limited of Toronto offered the lowest bid and In conjunction with the ministry their bid was accepted One of the members of various organisations from this area that were present at the conference suggested that a cost per room breakdown be made This would enable any Interested local organization to raise money to cover the costs of a room Mr Combe roughly estimated that a bedroom would range between 00 and Eg A breakdown of costs Is being prepared and will be SI available to any organization or group that wishes raise some of the desperate y needed funds for the new residence The Georgetown Auxiliary for the Mentally Retarded la supplying money for beddings towels and linens the Acton auxiliary cover expenses for the major with the exceptions of the stove and refrigerator The Milton has raised money to cover the facilities needed In the Mr Hunt expressed h s delight In the progress being made for the complex Weve waited a for tonight Weve been at this for about seven years now and Its finally coming being I suppose if it was ready tomorrow we could fill the residence Its hard believe that weve come thla far However volunteers are needed and more money Is needed Mr Hun urges any organ or Interested persons wanting to help the project to contact the North Association for the Mentally Retarded Knowing that wo have to get this money by October we will have to work extra hard in the next six months stated Mr Hunt Approve lights for fairground There are going to be lights in Georgetowns fairgrounds but they wont be the answer to the Georgetown Baseball Associations recent reoiiest to town council for lighting on a senior baseball diamond Council approved Monday night a recommendation from the recreation department that tenders be called for the lighting of C diamond In the fairgrounds That diamond Is a Softball diamond and would be the second one to be lighted Also granted council approval was the screening of diamonds in the Hornby ball park In Prospect Park near Aahgrove and in the Lira chouse Conservation Area An overhang screen on the ball diamond at the George Kennedy Public School will also be put out for the tenders Tennis buffs havent been forgotten as fencing of the Acton and Park courts have now rece ved council approval Also In the works are the wo tennis courts Add GO bu ses BULLETIN Just prior to presstune the Herald was Informed by so official of the operated GO commuter traniportsUon system hat GO servtcelo the area will be Increased this tall with a regular bus line linking this area the Toronto subway system Tne buses will operate the day noted GO public relation officer Tom Henry with emphasis on the peak hours The service Is expected to begin operating late this year Premier William Davis officially anoonaced the Increase In GO service to Georgetown Tuesday a He staled that buses for the system have been ordered and hopefully be ready by November The buses would travel from Georgetown to Milton and then onto the Toronto subway system possibly connecting at the York MHU station Mr Henry stated thai further details of the addttlea to the GO system have not yet been He not know the bases would run on weekends of ho ft Your Morning Smile