Georgetown Herald (Georgetown, ON), June 7, 1978, p. 7

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR TIIF June 1B7B Page What next for Georgetown library Hilton Falls dam seeping water Engineers ore studying ihe earthen dam which is 70S of seepage at the base of dam at Hilton Falls Highway and above Kelso Conservation letter sent to The Herald lor publication On May Hills 1 Hoard agreed to hand back to town council two- land deed for The obvious question Is what next Logically the library board and Ihe council will now start pulling in to pave the way for a new library with more room for more books Wrong For instance the town representative on the library board Councillor Walter predicted council will reject the Hoard request or another building site Toronto Star June 1 Additionally help ensure It defeat In council Mr went on rtcorda he personally will voir it Contused by this positive example thinking Do his words council attitude Or is he as IheNHI coaches alleged did to rcfent during Cup finals trying to influence council to iall the garni in his favor weal igrecon one basic fact tht is a risovim but woefully Inadequate physically Then what Is the next step Ilenovatlng and enlarging Ihe Church Street building you say Tell me where will the money for this work come from My tax dollars you say Alright since it my money being spent can you tell what sort of guarantees there arc that more work won soon follow What that you say There any on an old building Furthermore when those tax dollars have gone with the wind you be faced with blowing more money The hell say I Why should my tux dollars be waited on lost What been going on since become a dead issue new library is inevitable Why land for it being picked now Why procrastinate further and add to cost Why waste tax money like this When will some positive action be laktn Why is it anything that done on such a If the aim is to preserve Church Strict building as a landmark turn it over lo the stone society ho so recently put it the lop of their must list this means doing so In fore new modern added all unless the to the is from the sime stone as the original walls the building looses lis ill important historic significance If they w ml it preserved their need is immediate The library is a rtsourte current need This is especially impori NEC plan is unparalleled lor for to It in ilrol ire r of Tin lor r favour of the Terra Von mid feel to be to tint l ill other who hive for wil Ill by note thai there art many resident so iled low fi on and town lines of Hills I view thest in as an of or more put the mid to purchase proptrl in this hive been lit for it four to niv knowledge lothmg to the for Mr thn m bodied total the llruu planning i- llowmr is 1 I inning ru import in tint in The of thai from lo tin ills is the ttnl job of dim through our in litter tret ind plant itt I most in the vicinity and appears to be no il which ixjriipiisof that by some to their own land tutting poor grazing irosmn quirrymg junk Ownership m lo be i lici lo stewardship but pliast give though to the fact that damage in our j 11 that I nut tertainlv suits of Trul Ik of i whole network of ills Hilar thi in is the itearlv to turn The proposals ilso show that uses art unlikely suffer under dinttion thai ttrUinlj ntludes bona inning Whit suffer under planning speculative values of where prices ind pre I lietn driven up in inlicipittd of use subdivision huh has existed since r whrc linumgextrcisi in is l development to the ad h is prevailed for man irs the Commission is stripped it could be Hi years we climb out of the by thit the would be done Supports NEC control To editor of The Her In recent letter Editor by Mr Ted of Tern Lull i m comments in support f tiction the fcse irjmicnt wire Wl I agree that ihe proposils ire far from perftcl wi do need lo look very it the means to fulfill Hit purpost of Escarpment protect Ihe as a uousnatunlenvironnunt While ind is not led for acquisition is wiihin the NEC Development Control area ind we have gone through the entire process fir development permits and peal in the past If I were in the icquisition think I would eel quite secure Government purthase of land of this nature Is voluntary and in the we are free to sell to we please is Mr pointed out Mr his neighbours never were under threat of expropriation except for a possible strip for the Bruce Trail if all other res failed Now even that threat has been removed However should he ever wish to sell his properly he knows that he has a ready buyer who will guarantee least fair market price Mr s tasi 1 under si that ihc agency offering the Credit Villey Conservation Authority as pari of their Silver Creek area In their intentions have been known publicly for at least three or four years and have little lo do with the 1 tannoi agree with Mr McMulhn contention that the public already owns too much As recreation pressures continue grow and future supplies dwindle It is vitallv important thai adequ all supplies of be availible in close proximity the cities Mr Von also raises his concerns about the costs of But what of costs to the taxpayers if we do not control development The onomic inefficiencies of rural sprawl arc well known the costs of despoiled can be measured in human as well as economic The province and have already embarked on a shame ful retreat loss of per cent of the original planning area For the remainder we should be insisting on strong policies that will pro the Escarpment and en sure Us wise use for general Held to put library to the test for example I sought somt very specific information on pholojour When I failed to find what shelves 1 requested looks on loan from lihrints within systtm mltrloan The first of the ieven books I or arrived in tut it w until the end Ironically it was this last book 1074 edition that was by far Ihe most to me This time I was for happily there was no urgency for the information But what A library Is useless when the books on the shell are is outdated and as the over crowded building thai houses Why should I and others like mc have to drive to Toronto or Hamilton or CANDYSTR1PBR AWARDS inriinj m It and Sharon w ird of excellence Becky Held iv Ihe of progress a 120 hours of tic hospital Both she and nursing training in TV SERVICE Your independent servicing dealer does NOT create a shortage of T technicians IN FACT He is probably involved in con tinuotS training of television technicians RYDERS TV pp WE have been SO involved for years enrolling three tradesmen in apprentice training to ensure service for our products TOSHIBA HITACHI QUASAR NEW IN TOWN We are your representative for TOSHIBA HITACHI QUASAR Regardless of Point of Sale Excellent referrals for other popular brands FEEL FREE TO CALL AND ENQUIRE RYDERS TV IN MOORE PARK PLAZA 8779796 research material And what students who able to find data need for school projects Sounds silly doesn I If Yet lhe arc but a few examples If I that way where was 1 when heads wire being counted In favor of Ihe new libriry I ike rest of my pro library friends 1 sat home expected board do Initio on my behalf What the heck wasn the lloird on the side ind the good guys lys win Unfortunately only in and this is reil life In actual fact the needs Ihe help and support of its patrons bland up lie counted Speak out HI your councillor if you don know who that is call the Offices fl7 and tell them you re in favor of w library ml long and feet lis high Bill Warwick director of i services for Hal ton Region Conservation Area said Monday that decided to decrease the volume of water behind the dam which holds back million gallons The reservoir behind the dam is now one- third full you And BOARDING Small Dogs Reg woThsmir Georgetown 877 311fl 877041 1 Georgetown Market Next to Golden Fish Chips Made in Italy ladies cross band leather sandals with adjustable back straps Wooden bottoms with foam rubber lifts and soles Choose from natural or brown in even sizes to Regular Kinney Price 99 Ladies ankle strap sandals with brown or tan leather uppers 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