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the HERALD Home Newspaper of Halton Hills Wednesday June 1M0 Page THE BIO PAPER WITH THE BIO CIRCULATION COVERING ACTON a COMMUNITIES Deal on levies soug Pilutti changes mind on Chapel St plan Residents concerned about town dumping in Acton cemetery about the town gradual HI ling In of the pond on the cemetery property which be gan years ago before the homes were built Cob- blchlll Rood The Cargili and Ruse homes on Cobbleblll overlook the pond which has gradually become a swamp covered with algae apparent ly as a result of filling in the drainage area of the pond We paid an extra for this lot because it overlooked the pond Mr Carglllsaid If the own wants to fill in the pond fine they can give us back our money because we bought that lot to look at the pond we knew it was there before we moved in a person buys a piece of property next to property own by someone else even if its town property In which he is a partner along with everybody else in town unless he has something in writing there no guarantee that it developed at some Pomeroy said HOMES concerned about the quality of the fill being wed TAYI OB People who come see the Herald Writer graves perfectly nice older Residents along Cob eh 111 people all kinds of people Road in Acton are up In arms they Just heave their garbage about dumping of garbage In over the slope behind the Falrvlew Cemetery by graves the plastic flowers the duals and of dirty fill by the pots the green and while town fertilizer bags Mrs Ruse Brim Wayne said We ve asked about and Lynda Ruse told The garbage cans In there and Herald Monday they are con Mayor Pomeroy told corned about the town dump ing of fill In the pond and along outer slopes because the fill is smothering the roots of trees along the and the gradual Infilling of the pond Is changing It Into a swamp Mr Cargili pointed out that some of the fill dumped along the slopes contains household garbage I town officials to Id him that any household waste Alt doesn want garbage cans in his cemetery Mayor said he made no reference to Mr Duby in discussing the matter of the placing of garbage cans In the cemetery I explained to Mrs Ruse that if there were going to be containers the cemetery It would have lo be a decision of council the mayor is being illegally dumped by say anything about Mr Individuals and not by town making the decision trucks What I said was that Mr Ha Hon Hills Mayor Pete has been responsible for the Pomeroy said he has been told cemetery for many years and by town staff in charge of I think he doing an excellent maintaining that the job which Is reflected by the only fill being used in Fairvicw Is excess materia from grave situ The town dump residential garbage in the ce metery he said Mr Duby town parks and recreation foreman showed me on Sun day that it clean fill that being used to fill It in GARBAGE BINS The Corgills and the Ruses are also concerned about the lack of garbage cans in the cemetery fact that I think Cemetery is one of the most beautiful cemeteries I ever SAME FASHION Mayor said the cemetery Is maintained In the same fashion as other pal properties and disap points me that here are these problems I m sure there are minor problems in the ceme tery but every municipal pro perly has lis problems Mr Cargili is also upset firm offered the time of construction to fill in the entire pond for nothing but the town rejected the offer has been suggested that once the pond is filled in the land can be used for additional grave sites but Mr Cargili says everyone knows you can use a fill area for years The thing that bugs me Is that they re doing this without asking us Mr Cargili said If they re going fill in why don t they do it in one go nil It In sod 11 over and plant I trees and do something with If Either thai or leave alone clean it up and make beautiful spot out of It It would I just lake a pump or an aerator to reduce the algae on surface but I can hear them say now that It would be loo expensive Mayor Pomeroy said the town has to use clean fill and the hope was that they could use what fill was handy If we have to fill It all In at once to satisfy the residents up we may have to do that he said be up to council lo decide The mayor said he expected the issue of Ceme tery and Its problems would be discussed by the general com miltec of council some time soon and that he would be contacting the residents again himself to talk over the prob lems By MAGGIE HANNAH Herald Special Town planning board members are anxious to gel on with the proposal to convert the former Chapel Street school building into apart but they happy with a submission from deve loper which suggests the town should waive lot levies In return fo- extra parkland A letter from Mr s lawyer to town clerk admini Ken Richardson asking for a ISO 000 reduction in lot levies in return for four lots which Mr valued at around set board members into various stages of outrage Mayor Pete said he was concerned whether the original 13 points specified as requirements could be negotiated quickly so the rezoning bylaw could be at the June board meeting for action One of those points requires developer to convey lands west of Chapel Street to the town for a park If we keep frilling this thing around its obviously going to cost us the parkland the mayor said and we re going to get pressure to let the developer put a whole lot more houses In it I don I know how important It is to retain that parkland but If it Is important then we better get moving before we blow this Council took the view that Mr Pilutti letter changed the whole picture for the develop ment and most of them were unhappy about It Miller comment he was surprised the developer wants to change the rules of the game when it gets down lo the final point Waller Bichn said he felt council would wind up going in circles Unless it was prepared to deal with the matters raised in the letter He personalty Interested In continuing to deal with Mr Ihe developer is serious about pursuing the matters raised In the letter he said When asked to explain his letter Mr said he had realized too late that what he wanted to do with the property is not exactly what had been outlined in the original application Talks with area residents helped him decide he should put a mixture of one and twobedroom apartments into the old school Because of location of windows in the building the number of units must be reduced from lo IB he said Mr said the parcel of land the town expects to get as parkland has and He can move these for about he said giving him room to put homes on it Expediency would be leniency In his eyes Mr said The old school is badly in need of repairs Unless work is begun on ihe roof probably won stand through another winter he said and that work will cost around Mr Pilulli said he sees interest rates dropping so they may soon be able to begin working on the project if council gets il approved RAZZLE DAZZLE REVEL Herald photo by Paul Done Ills name is and his game is Dazzle or so this group of Georgetown West brownies found out during their revet Saturday In Park The noisy wow highlighted a day of fun filled activities for girls who make up four local brownie packs Organizers hope big gathering will become an annual event appearance was arranged by Georgetown 1 it lie Theatre veteran Ron Hunt More Line truck traffic as another gravel pit opens Herald Special The planned opening of yet another wayside gravel pit on the Fourth Line has led lo a proposal for road upgrading lhat had town council mem bcrs in an uproar Monday night Council must ask the provin ministry of transportation and communications lo up grade the Line between Highway and the Given Road and then west on Given to Highway lo handle incrcas truck traffic from the pro posed site on the John properly at Lot Controversy erupted when Coun Roy Booth questioned the need to route the anticipat gravel Irucks south on the Fourth Line as far as 17 Sidcroad and then east to Trafalgar Road A northerly route to Highway might serve the traffic better he suggested Ward Miller said he t questioned the proposed route because he underslood the roule was going lo be south to the Given Road and then west to Highway He expressed surprise over the actual route chosen Coun Miller said he prefers the Given Road roule since it would affect the least number of residences He agreed Coun thai he people on Ihe southern section of the I have the trucks passing their door and would probably not be very happy with a new crop of gravel Irucks being added Booth said the Given Road route seems best to him and its development would get a bad corner fixed for the town if MTC accepted It as the Coun George Maltby point out that the ministry re quires 1 million Ions from Ihe over the next seven or eight years Therefore he said It would probably be cheaper to send trucks north to Coun Miller commented no matter which route the trucks take there will be a lot of flack from residents Send ing trucks north lo Highway would be selling a precedent for a new truck never used before Council voted down rout portion of the recommen dation which would have sent traffic south to 17 Sideroad and cast to Trafalgar and instead recommended the trucks trav el south along the Fourth Line to the Given Road and west to Highway Another route north along ihe Fourth Line to Highway was suggested as an live wltn specifications hat MTC must reconstruct the intersection of Ihe Fourth Line and Given Road as well as pulling prime and double but face treatment on both route Profile and cross section on both roads are also to be brought up to standard It was also decided to set hours of pit operations be tween and and truck travelling hours between and are already set for existing pits Town approves John St plaza despite neighbors opposition OUR HONORED CITIZENS Honor and Recognition Awards sight Barber Kelly Johnson Hurley Marjory Clark Gordon Douglas Itob and Kevin taw more than IM people receive medals Naier Enid Williams Raton Uriel and Terry Parker We ve got an entire page of Inside and KTou Tor ports prowess and to Dixon Standing mm left are Dave Chapman Rick See page the Seated from the left are Kris Redxcrs Frank John CornweD Ian Herald Town council has approved Construction s proposal for a small plaza the corner of John Street and Mountain view Road above Glen Wit Hams Town planning board mem found themselves backed into a corner last week when It came lime to make the final decision on the proposal Coun decided lo favor concerned ratepayers in the area Monday night Neighboring homeowners are strongly opposed lo he plaza but if the board turned it down could lake them before the Ontario Muni a pat Board and would probably win the case board members decided Several board members compared situation in which town now finds itself to a I situation with South 1 1 Holdings and a pro posed development on the Line Southfold owner George appeal a decision against his pro posal which council made in 1978 the upheld his appeal As well as having indecision overturned council lost lions which had been with the developer which would have given town much more parkland than is usually given The OMB said the town d d i have the right to as much parkland as developer had agreed to sign board of education Indicated there should be no problems for students picked up and dropped off by buses at the corner and if there seemed to be a safety problem in future the bus stop could be moved No matter which way board members squirmed came down to a decision between disappointing local residents or fighting the developer in court and spending tax dollars on battle they would probob- Mayor point out thai if the town turns the plaza down the town planner would be called on to defend the denial at an hearing At the same time the develop ers lawyers would hove a report from the planner pre pared for the town which sup ports the plan The towns off plan also shows a convenience store somewhere in the area and lhat too would support the proposal Mayor also noted thai If Ihc is asked to make a decision on the plan ail he conditions worked out with the developer could be lost The plaza was originally slated to be much larger and the town was persuaded to reduce it through negotiation He could go back to the bigger plaza if the town agreement is If members hadn wanted a plaza there they should have turned it dawn the first night it was proposed rather than let ting it go on so long until there was noway out he said ON HIS MARK FOR ROAD RACE Herald Sports Editor Mark be pa lighter la preparation far running Second Mayor Road Race He will peed lo be as mere than the ran last year are expected to crowd the IS coarse fori iheooeandtwoUpracea SUrUogtlmebla m at Gordon watchf peat race presentation