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Page SECTION A THE HERALD Wednesday June 1M1 Regional chairman Jack visits dropin centre Sewer limits irk Acton proprietor Herald StaftWrlter While Hnlton Hills readily welcomes new Industry into the community at least one Acton businessman feela the town Isnt doing enough to help established Industries Ted Tyler president of Tyler Transport Ltd located on Queen Street Highway told Mayor Pete and Acton councillors Dave Whiting Terry and Ross Kncchtel as well as visiting regional chairman Jack at Fridays dropIn in the YMCA office that he is located in an urban area and should be allowed to hook up to Actons sewer system Mr Tyler who been conducting business from his location since 1955 said he has been trying for three years to bring municipal sewer further east along Queen Street from its Churchill Road limit Depending on the season he may hove to pay every seven to 10 days to have sewage holding tanks pumped dry Mr Tyler said I thought Hal Ion Hills was a Joint effort he added referr ing to the amalgamation of Acton Georgetown and township in Were all paying our fair share The point is I dont think I being equally However Acton sewage treatment capacity has limited A newborn sea turtles crawl from beach to sea a oneway trip for males- Only females return ashore to nest Hilton regional chairman Jack led travelled from Burlington Friday to answer residents questions at the Acton councillors station of the season Several posed questions about municipal politics and government In general to Mr lot Is Mayor Pete trlght and Ward I left to right Terry Dave Whiting and Ross Knechtel Herald photo the amount of serviced industry beyond the communi tys urban boundaries And despite recent growth In the Peel Queen Street areas the town and the region have declined to expand the sewer system fearing that Black Creek will be unable to safely handle the extra effluent espe cially during drier summer months In addition Mayor pointed out the town an Ontario Municipal Board challenge from Its reluctance to Include a development proposal at the southeast comer of Churchill Road and Queen Street adjacent to the current urban boundary If the Shopping Centres project Is included within the towns limits the region would have to consider It for sewer servicing New industries such as the Dairy expansion In Georgetown ore being located an Industrial land within the Georgetown urban area where there is servicing avail able Mayor said If Tyler Transport wants to hook up to a sewer main ho nearest trunk line Is located on Churchill Rood about feet westward they may have to do it alone under provinces local improvement program a more costly proposal than regional servic ing Meanwhile Mr visit ing the dropin for Its final meeting before closing for the summer told Mr Tyler and other residents that the region has Installed about SI million worth of sewer servicing In Acton since the Inception of regional government almost eight years ago Next fall Coun said drop- In organizers hope to start inviting more members of the Hal tons administration to Acton for the monthly sessions The casual dropin started two years ago is unique In the region she added allowing residents to Informally discuss problems with other councillors and the mayor without having to go before town council Town s dropin a region oddity It sounds like the beer commercial without the beer For two years now Terry and the boys have been getting together to discuss local issues with Acton residents But basically thats exact ly what been happening in the comfortable room behind the offices on the communitys Mill Street to the rear of the police station Constituents have been currently councillors Terry Grubbe Dave Whiting and Ross and Mayor Pete tor Friday afternoon bull sessions grappling with decisions made by the region or town council or raising new issues Whether two or three or a dozen people show up for the sessions usually lasting a couple of hours Coun told The Herald Friday that they are always considered a success The dropin Is unique in the region she added It makes the mayor and the councillors accessible to the people It is here Coun stressed that many of the important Issues facing Acton blossom and find their way onto council agendas It allows same people perhaps a little Intimidated by appearing formally before sessions of regional and local council to discuss subjects In a more relaxed atmosphere While last weeks session with regional chairman Jack wrapped up the drop- in for the summer Coun said next fall she hopes Invito more regional representatives down to meet residents helping people understand the differ between regional and local government As commented Friday Acton has gone from a town to a collection of houses In the of many residents Its left a deep hurt with who have lived here a Meanwhile Actons drop- In Is helping heal old wounds by clearing up some of the misunderstanding residents have between the levels of municipal government Fourth Line line pit negotiations continue Unless the provinces trans port ministry Is prepared to build better roads In the area the town isnt about to approve a wayside pit application on a Fourth Line farm about a mile south of Highway 7 Opposing the ministrys plans which called for an immediate listing of the farm for aggregate extractive purposes to meet construction demands along Highway a delegation of Fourth Line resi dents urged general commit tee Monday night to thwart plans to turn the farm Into a gravel pit Neighboring farmer McFee told the committee that the farm envisioned as a gravel pit had been well maintained by its former already suffering from the it might not be more feasible to owner John Ducnk The heavy truck traffic from other haul gravel from existing property was recently sold to nearby gravel pits Mr McFee J Duff Ltd a local gate producer and traction of Special mass for students Students from both Holy Cross and St Francis of Asslsi schools gathered together for the first time ever last week to celebrate the anniversary of the Georgetown parish and the 123th anniversary of the Hamilton diocese Over students attended mass Friday morning at Holy Cross Church Afterward they got a chance to mingle with each other and make new friends A free lunch was provided for the students by the schools In the afternoon they enjoyed the Walt Disney movie Million Dollar Duck In the Holy Cross church hall argued that he was charged by councillors to negotiate with transport minister James Snow safe road routes for trucks travelling from the While some committee members maintained that the ministry is dealing in bad faith requesting short notice approval of the pit Mayor said council should have fought the proposed use of the property as a gravel pit from day one The properly Is privately owned he said and regardless of councils objection to haul ing gravel from a workable farm you can bet your sweet bottom dollar that its going to come out of there The towns objections to an wayside nit operation may be overruled by the province Coun Miller pointed out Monday nights decision ting to the proposal allows for continued negotiations on the use of the farm as a gravel pit but underlines the municipali tys opposition to using agri cultural land and its concerns for the deteriorating road conditions THE GOVERNMENT IS GOING TO GIVE IT TO US THE PROVINCIAL SALES TAX 5 MORE DAYS TO SHOP FOR FURNITURE WITHOUT THE SALES TAX STILL GREAT BUYS AT FURNITURE WAREHOUSE LTD TERMS AVAILABLE KM 334 St Georgetown 4168772828 LADIES NATURALIZER CLARKS ROHDE AND OTHER BRAND NAME SHOES K 20 to Our Regular Low Prices Sale EndsSaturday June 27th 1981 STEPRITE shoes YOUR SHOE STORE WHERE FASHION COMFORT GO TOGETHER Downtown Georgetown 39 Main St S 8771263 CANADA DAY pi GLEN WILLIAMS TOWK BALL A JULY 1st JUL BREAKFAST Served In the BALL PARK from 9am11am NOON CANADA DAY PARADE airls Pip Band Msmtw of Provincial Govt Mayor and Councillors of Hilton Kills Canadian atari WIMsms OPENING CEREMONY 2PM PET SHOW From Mullan to stag area at tha Products on Main St cm Modal Ford 1S38StMm Engine QuMm Hilton Jill QymnaatleaTMm CalabritiM FREE CONTESTS THROUGHOUT PONY RIDES REFRESHMENTS FOOD BAVARIAN GARDEN OLDTIMERS REUNION In the Glen Hall 6PM GREAT CANADIAN BIRTHDAY PARTY ROAD RACE KEN GORIN FIDDLEPIANO DUO 7PM SWEET ADELINES 730PM PINE VALLEY SQUARES 8PM AN STAGE BAND STREETS CLOSED AND PARKING A