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Home Newspaper o Hills TALKRADIO Paul WEDNESDAY 13 1B76 Acton merchants seek support for improvements ask council designate the downtown core as a business improvement area following a presentation by a ministry of industry and tourism official on lea lion of retail streets Tuesday Bob Pollock was involved In the original as a merchant on Street West in Toronto in following legislation of the plan with Bill 381 Each store owner or professional businessman located in the zone pays additional taxes to the municipality Money Is tranferred to the merchants board of management on request and spent the businessmen involved have the power to veto the project In a slide presentation Mr Pollock the success of through before and after pictures of participating retail areas Examples Included In Toronto Sparks Street in Ottawa and the downtowns of smaller centres In Ontario Streets with cracked sidewalks con jested traffic few pedestrians and no aesthetic appeal were improved with the addition of flower planters decorative street lights benches new signs and trees Other ideas included cleaning up and painting alleys connecting the main street with parking tats eliminating parking and laying attractive sidewalks of In brick or multicoloured stone Implementation of activities used by other community merchants will be feasible In Acton pending approval by town council and the Ontario Municipal Board A committee headed by Henry will make a presentation to council requesting endorsement of the plan on Oct IB Businessmen In the designated BIA zone opposed to the project have 60 days to an nounce their opposition to council prior to the final reading of the BIA bylaw If two thirds of Acton merchants and professionals are In favor of the plan a board of management including one will be elected lo coordinate and promotion project Mr Pollock pointed out that when the appearance of the downtown core Improves so docs business A former merchant of West Village he said a neighbouring jewellery store owner there claimed his business increased 100 per cent over six year period the ex tobilshment of Others enjoyed com parable success There were merchants In Bloor West Village and each contributed weekly which compounded to annually for the project said Mr Pollock He added that physical Improvements made Ehe Bloor West Village attract customers who were shopping at Cedarvale Mall eight miles away back to their stores A developer also became interested in West Village and built a shopping complex on the site where a fire gutted building stood adjacent to a closed gas station Mr Pollock stressed the BIA has worked In Bloor West Village and other areas only because of cooperation by the municipality with the merchants and the merchants with themselves He showed one slide of a downtown business area aesthetically appealing with freshly painted store fronts and greenery marred by a building destroyed by fire This eyesore was owned by an absentee landlord who refused to unite with the local merchants moke the BIA plan work Mr Pollock also emphasized unity in advertising using downtown as an example There the shoppingcentre like slogan Square where the chants care appears on badges worn by all downtown employees and plastic bags used by all downtown stores Another idea staging a downtown car nival to attract shoppers originated in Coburg Ontario as a collective promotion to benefit all retailers Additional story on page 3 Protest will succeed labor spokesman says Brampton and District Labor Council man says the Oct Day of Protest will be a successful historic achievement as more than one million Cana dlans leave their jobs lo pro test inflation controls Val spokesman for the says the figure on the number of works support the protest is the best estimates available Gallup Polls show Trudeau support down to percent he said his doublecross in bringing in controls and for his loading the blame and burden on wage earners it should zero percent Standard Products of Mot and Northern Brampton will be shutdown by the voluntary walkouts Mr Other walkouts will occur at Canadian Admiral David Archer president Casting Tung Sol Wagner Globe Steams and Jf Benson and Hedges and by Brampton outside civic workers David Archer president of the BOO member Ontario Federation of and nee president of the Canadian Labor congress will be among the miny spcaktrs attending at lark Other speakers will include Keith Robins vice president of district Ontario Secondary school Teacher Federation and rank assistant to Dennis director of the Public is invited to attend the rally which will feature inter in addition to the speakers from the noon rally Later the and district 10 will cosponsor a a he linn Community Hall on Hi An as yet unamed prominent political party spokesman will also attend the rally Booth seeks regional council seat as three candidates vie for election Town Coun Roy Booth has announced his intention to run for election in Ward 3 as a regional councillor Mr Booth served as area councillor for Ward for the past three years and as a councillor in Ward with the former Georgetown council to regional government During his term on council he was viccchanman of the legislative committee served on the select committee to form Region He has ilso served as chairman of the Sykes to run Coun Ernie Sykes an Tuesday he will seek reelection In Ward 3 as councillor The announcement came after Roy Booth an nounced his intention to seek the seat Another candidate Tut Harrison also seeks election in the ward Mr has served on clown and Hills He has also served on County council for one year He said he sees a need for a continued local voice in regional government to follow those projects he has been involved in as a member of the regional public works com These include ex pans on of both Acton and Georgetown water pollution control plants water servicing and the selection of a waste disposal site Mr Sykes said effective communication must maintained between council and the region Real estate broker seeks Ward 2 seat Stephan a real estate broker and appraiser has announced his intention to seek the Ward regional council seat Mr Saxe is married with two children and lives on the Maple Avenue extension west of Georgetown Although he has no previous council experience Mr Saxe has been a director of the Brampton and district real estate board and la a charter member of the Credit Valley chapter of the Appraisal In of Canada He sees effective com between the area municipality and the region and the region and the province as an election Issue Mr Saxe explained that many electors seem contused over the role of separate levels of government because of an vowed Intention of government to while many local services such as water and sewer have been taken over by the region Running in the former Esquesing Township Mr Saxe also expressed concern over long range deficit spending because of the unknown pact of some proposals con In the provincial government s property taxation general administration com is a council rcprcscnta tive on the Georgetown district Memorial Hospital bo ard sits on the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Is a director of the Highland Games Committee Mr Booth is most con with the formatinn of official plans for both Hilton Hills and Reg on local town planning revilali ition of the down town core and recreation with a capital Not originally in favor of regional government Mr Bo believes it is here to slay and its up to us to make it There are only four council lors and the mayor from Hal ton Hills the weight of is in Burlington so it up lo the people to send council lors who will make themselves heard and who arc conversant with planning and legislative needs of North He is very much opposed to the million dollar munici pal employee s complex and will continue to oppose It he says until it proven that housing all department heads in one building will be a bene fit to the town the cost can be justified by increased and possible reduction of staff that there will be no increase In staff which usually accompanies any move by executives into lavish more spacious quarters that the cost will not seriously alter the existing precarious tax sir Mr Booth resides with his family In Ward 3 and operates a family business In two retail stores in the ward CITIZEN OF THE YEAR dinner guests Mrs Vint Red Cross sets 15000 goal for residential canvass Tht Georgetown and District Branch of thi Canadian Red Cross his set its 1977 campaign at The residential canvass scheduled to start March 1977 will lake place In Georgetown Acton and Industry businesses and professional businesses are asked to budget for their 1977 donation to the Red CHoss a branch spokeman said Campaign organizers also urge residents to give generously In this area since there Is no United Way cam palgn in the area The goal was set at meeting of the Campaign for Funds committee held last week at the Georgetown and District Memorial Hospital Local Red Cross officials released the following statement after the meeting The importance was again made clear to all at the two meetings which have been held recently with the United Way that those Georgetown residents who work In the city should seriously consider giving chanties In Georgetown Monies given to Toronto and other United Ways icons of payroll not with one or In Georgetown struggling to provide adequate services in this locality This would be rec tilled as and when Hills goes to a United Way but not until then Residents first priority Region last week took a step further toward declaring Site as a future long term waste disposal site Regional council made the move it deleted Site A the present and former Burlington landfill site from active consideration as an alter Council also reversed Its Intention one month ago to test drill concurrently on Sites and Site only will be drilled and no further drilling is being considered unless test results prove negative The action taken Wednesday was attacked by Coun Carl Erikson who said the works committee had deviated from previous council decisions Council one month ago sought test costs for con current drilling of the three but public works costly Cost per site Is In Its recommendation of council last week the com urged consecutive drill of the sites Burlington Tom Sutherland moved an amendment Wednesday calling for such action only If Site F results are negative The intention of the previous decision of council Mr said should be giving where they tempt to get a total program an receiving the and together and not to get It a simple explanation stating together piecemeal where they live and that the It was not the intention of United Way does not cover council to have the drilling their area is all that Is done on II and after he necessary Admonishing works com mittee chairman Jack Mr said M Dillon consulting engineers understood the Intention and responded accordingly have lost confidence in me public works committee on this Item Mr Erikson added It has not done an objective study and has flaunted and regarded council decisions Terry also blasted the committee for Its efforts saying that only a few weeks ago it agreed to work with a representative of the TrcmnlneBri tannin citizen group on technological studies on Site A He said the groups should not be disregarded not be disregarded While they the committee have the right to make Ihelr they have no right to make up the minds of this council he said But the criticism was swiftly rebuked by Mr who attacked Misters and for lack of par liclpatlon In the landfill debates at committee The work is not easy Mr said especially when you have to go through the two Twins here would like some mature help I am sick and tired of hearing from Mr and Mr when they have not attended a single public works meeting What followed was an at tempt by Mr to clarify his position based on attendance at a closed session of the committee some months ago But before Mr could detail more than a phrase from the closed session Mr urged him to be accurate and Mr Sutherland said revelations of a closed session would moke a farce of in camera procedures Mr said it is going to he a hot potato politically Regional chairman Allan MossonthenruledMr out of order saying this is going right into the gutter why don t you sit down Mr Masson disputed that reference to the closed session was a matter of personal privilege Burlington Mary Munro suggested that mem of the works committee may be privy to more In than council because of the close working relationship between the committee and its consulting engineers I am also concerned that other alternatives haven been explored she said Again saying that going to long term landfill sites will take pressure off council to seek reduction of waste and recycling alternatives Mr Raftls will not have to endure the attacks on the credibility of his committee any further Council with two dissenting votes approved a recommendation that In future nil debate and decisions be handled by the committee of the whole council Skateathon better than anticipated lolly by deductions di two exception the agencies Judging by the number of participants and quality of prizes Robert Gougcon of the Rotary Club Skate a predicted the se cond annual event will be a tot better than last year About local people aged five lo will dust off their skates and head to Gordon Memorial Arena Oct 16 to raise money for community groups and projects The bulk of the anticipated 1976 profit estimated at by Mr Gougeon will be contributed to the Georgetown Memorial arena repair fund Fifty per cent of the net amount raised by both the local figure skating and minor hockey associations will go into their own Last year skaters raised 10 to install a new sign and trophy case Georgetown Gordon Alcott Memorial are- Alt skaters sponsored per lap may complete a max mum of SO laps in an allotted time period averaging half an hour The skater who returns the largest sum of money will receive a trophy and every boy or girl who participates will get a puck or a pen Prizes for the most money relumed will be awarded ac cording to age categories Both girls and boys aged 11 or under have a chance to win a wrist watch first prize a cassette tape recorder second prlie or a transistor radio In the girls and boys 11year old and over first prizes ore sets while the second ruzmen- up will receive wrist watches and transistor radio will be awarded to third placers Team prizes for the top boy on each team and the top boy team in each league are hoc key sticks The top girl on each team and the top team In each girl group will receive a pair of sport socks TOWNHOUSES ON MAPLE AVENUE Morrow charges blackmail over services dispute Halloa Hills Coun Morrow charged Wednesday that the regional works staff carried out very bad planning and Its attempt lo disconnect an Illegal water hook up at a Georgetown development was short of blackmail More than families live In the project on Maple Avenue At issue la the cost of the needed to the Maple Avenue water main The region is seeking the money from builder A but Mr Pllutti argues he had a development agreement signed with the town in 1971 which does not call for the overs Mr Morrow argued that Lhe project is unique because town set the selling He said appraised values are as much as As well he said Internal servicing plans one of four recommendations made by public works committee two weeks ago had been provided During the discussions on and amendments to the official plan no mention was made of the need for oversized water mains whether by regional council or the works staff Mr Morrow The whole town staff working for the region to assist It because it region was doing Its best to accommodate and Burlington in 1974 Mr Morrow said Council rejected his request that three of the four works recommendations be deleted Instead nunc II referred lhe matter back committee for further because of conflicting This when the developer asked for a sewer hook up he found he have It until he paid for the wntermnins Mr Morrow said If he had been lold earlier he would have been glad to oblige then the prices could be altered But now It too late he Mr argued that It would have lxcn a catastrophe for the families if the water services had been disconnected Re said he vlsiled the site when works arrived to disconnect the water line and found one family had taken up residence What would have happened to the 40 families moving that development If was no water Mr Morrow said that because of the unique nature of the develop ment more than 300 applications had been received from prospective buyers Public wo director Bob Moore how upper ted the of commit ment numbers lhe commit action was it was believed no families lived in the project The action waf meant to prevent buyers from taking Committee Coun Jack that committee discussion Included two Hills members and each hod different comments fmlebykes asked for deferment if the proposal until the developer could speak with council or committee while Coun Dick Howltt said more action immediately had be taken I am sick and tired of Burlington people In their ivory towers making rules In discussion without coming up to see the situation Mr Morrow said In said he had difficulty in getting for the works crews to leave water service Intact because all officials In a position to make such a decision were a public works conference In Los Vegas ItlswlLboutdoubt Mr Morrow said that the hook up is Illegal but the same circumstances ho would have done the same It Is not the region who will pay chief administration officer Ernest said Either the developer will pay or it will be charged back to Hills Georgetown water service area Burlington Mayor Harrington said a six inch main the required on Maple Avenue Is standard for adequate services and fire protection he developer has sold his houses too cheaplyand unless he a novice 1 think he would know what he doing be going to have to cat that the cost of the water service he said Mr has stated that he is prepared to put the funds In escrow and seek a Judical decision on whether he must pay for the According to Mr Morrow a recommend ation for payment of about in fees for hook up meters and engineering fees Is not In dispute