MILL STREET ACTON Parkette use unknown July IBTfrPajte The towns planning staff arc preparing a report on the possible use of a small on the of Mill Street and Acton Boulevard lor recreational purposes despite objections from area rtdents Assistant town planner Ron Burnett told the subsidiary planning board last Tuesday night that the site of the park- approximately ko feet long and too feet deep limits the possible future use of the area as a recreational park Suf open space can be found a short distance away near the Acton high school to proved recreational space for area residents Burnett added Ward One Councillor Joe Hurst explained to the com mlttee that all three Acton councillors agreed with the residential use of he even though the Ontario Municipal Board a number of years ago ruled in favour of the area residents when the suggestion was originally presented The OMBa objection to the plan then said Hurst was based largely on the fact that five years had not since the land was handed to the town as part of a sub division agreement After hearing that the park did not have any present recreational use at all theres only one tree there pointed out Councillor Pat the planning board agreed to give the planning department the go ahead the number of lots that could be developed on the and what type of development could take place the duck Town studies wafer runoff problems Even the ducks have interest in Cameron Street homeowners who arc having problems with runoff water flooding their basements and on raincoats and nee the problem a during thunders In a last week three residents told the Herald Urn asphalt w Inch w recently put down on their street has made the problem wone in stead of better Charles Towniley who has lived at HI Cameron St since H1 said that before the asphalt was laid he had no problem But since the asphalt was laid he has had water flooding his garage The ditch about three indies deep and eight inches wide at the side of the road does not do much good he said lie said a basin at the top of the street when the flooding is worse than at his home at the end of the street resolve the situation better he added would be storm sewers The two worst affected by the runoff druing rainstorms ire John Tiny Miller and Jim both of whom have had to dike their rays to keep water of located because Mill Street Is not properly graded he said Then when the water reaches Street instead of running along Mill Street and into another storm sewer it turns into Cimcron Street Both neighbours felt that up the roadway the mouth of Cameron Street much like a traffic bump in a shopping plaza would solve the problem Neither felt that curbs and sidewalks on Cameron Street would do anything to solve he Austin said situation as had been hinge on he must have recommended by some iU developer of he members of the works com- Legion subdivision above which visited the street Cameon Street Tuesday last week A whether the recenl NO COMMENT Town engineer Robert Austin told the He that the problem would be solved by the engineering department but exactly how he was not prepared to soy All the various solutions to the problem and there are of Cameron Street increased the Hooding the homeowners experience Austin said I have no in of saying He said at works committee last week that proving that paving hod an on flooding would be difficult to prove w sir Street through his dnn inds in the I he water Doug Johnson got right Into the thick of things 24 inch pike takes top honors in annual Acton fishing derby A 34inch pike caught in Fairy Lake by Maurice Jodoln was the largest flah caught Sunday in Actons annual fishing derby An Acton resident Jodoin won a minnow bucket for his two and a half pound prize catch Chris of Acton 14 received a tackle box for landing the largest bass in the dull competition open to age 13 and over Two pounds four ounces the boss measured Inches Wayne Porte took home a new landing net for the largesl pike in the adult division In the childrens class community members Andrew Roach received a reel gathered in Prospect Pork for for catching the biggest bass Hie grand finale fireworks featured a display firefighters They set car lire hen demonstrated how t it the pond behind who lives tree which no graded rooerly he said If Mill Strict ere properly graded he hopes happens hen it is repdved the roblem would disappear iter carrying sand ran and ilav runs off from Road the tree the legion Hall is annul SLICED SAUSAGE 99 HAMBURGER 79n CALF LIVER 89 ib BLACK PUDDING 105 HORSESHOE BLACK PUDDING SCOTCH MEAT PIES SAUSAGE ROLLS BRIDIES SUPER SPECIAL STEAK PIES 2 lb 380 each HINDS OF BEEF ORDERS CUT TO YOUR OWN SPECIFICATIONS BIRTHDAY CAKES MADE TO ORDER while Hob won a tackle box for the largest pike Acton resident Doug Johnson 14 threw back the pnie winning catfish which earned him a weigh scale The evening of derby day Block Parent meeting The Block Parent program outlined at the meeting in Acton meets tonight Speaking at he meeting will at the- Keith Woods who Bennett School has addressed Block Parents The purpose of the meeting meetings in Georgetown and to to prospective Gall of Milton who helped Block Parents the purpose of establish the Block Parent the organization The program Program five years ago in is to provide relief for Milton distressed children going to Application forms for those and from school The steps willing to become Block necessary for anyone lo Parents will be available at become a Block Parent will be tonights meeting IODE trophy won by school choir the HERALD Homo of Hills 148 ST GEORGETOWN 877 SCOTTISH CANADIAN BUTCHERS Red sales for the sun set Look for the bright red sale tags throughout the store for inseason savings on summers doityourself repair remodel and improve ments needs for home and cottage Buildall have the ways to make it easy to save and to build with help when you need it most MZ Bennett public school chair Acton has been presented with the Sybil 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