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FOBERT I DOWNTOWN GEORGETOWN No need to roam rfghl here at The a 1 flood reasons io Shop Downtown Geo go I Friday Jnlv 1981 Wont entertain pro about pulling out o re governmentBennett Tough talk from housing minister By CHRIS AACAARD Herald SUtr Writer The province has no intent loo of allowing Individual to opt out of regional government a council lots were told Wednesday Makings goodwill visit to regional council and Introduc ing the new municipal affairs portfolio attached to his hous lng ministry Claude Bennett said regional governments are a positive force in deliver ing services to the public I don feel that regional councils have any more cms than do local councils Mr Bennett said Regional governments have served very well the problems of lilies In Ontario The ministers message was seen as a warning that tbe province Is tiring of Burling ton threats to withdraw from Helton region Bird the city s mayor has repeatedly protested that Burlington a ratepayers are paying more for regional services because they are subsidizing works projects In Milton and Halton Hills But even regional chairman Jack who has long op posed Burlington secession ist efforts claimed that the province has opted out of MOH declines Site F funds commitment Provincial housing and municipal affairs minister Claude Bennett declined to make any firm commitments the region toward studies needed for Site a proposal landfill site In Milton Replying to a councillors question during his visit to regional council Wednesday Mr Bennett said there were complications with the Site proposal which exceed even the authority of the minis try In its ongoing battle with Milton town council and a powerful citizens lobby op posed to having a garbage dump on agricultural land at the northwest comer of Tro- maine and Britannia Roads had hoped that public hearings on the proposal would be heard under the more limited terms of the Environmental Protection Act EPA Evid presented for or against the site proposal would have lo relate directly to the site than on the surround area The ministry of ment announced In February that public hearings on Site F would have to be held under wider the lerms of reference of the Environmental Assessment Act fore the region to bring in evidence on other proposed dump sites throughout Hal Shortly after the ministry decision regional council vo ted to press the government for the funds necessary to carry out further studies on other possible sites Tentative examinations of other areas for the new dump including a site near Ashgrove as well as a detai led study on the Site F S3 4 million chief administrative officer Den nls Perl in told councillors Recently Mil ton council was charged with contempt of court for falling lo comply with on Ontario Municipal Continued on Page Housing and municipal affairs Claude Bennett fielded question from regional councillor Wednesday afternoon goodwill visit While covering a wide range of lit net the minister warned that tic province will likely turn a deaf ear lo any from municipalities to opt out of regional government Herajd photo Regions growth excellent Halton region is enjoying an excellent level of growth which Is expected to continue for quite some time region al business development tor Matthew Fischer stated recently Of ongoing projects with capital coats exceeding In southwestern Ontario has MO 3 million worth of new growth which could generate as many as additional Jobs By the end of April municipalities Permit sales there for Industrial commer cial Institutional and residen tial building projects amount to over million million more than Burlington total About million In building permits were Issued in during the January to April period million less than Milton Meanwhile the region finance and administration committee has agreed to support the City of Cambridge in its bid to have a micro electronics development centre established In area funding responsibilities at the expense of the larger tax base in and Burlington The grants Mr plained either do not continue long enough or are two small to begin with He warned Mr Bennett that the bitterness which has often prevailed in regional council meetings bet ween northern and southern municipalities In Halton will continue unless the provincial government does something to get the financial monkey off the region a back However Mr Bennett old council that inflation is affect government funding that municipalities must face reality and live within Ihe inflationary rate In fact ho said municipal grant increases are often more than the own budgetary rises I think In today world Mr Bennett said we are doing a fairly adequate Job of keeping abreast of Inflation We both have responsibilities and should not singularly point to the province Mr Bennett added the ince would continue to defend the best interests of tbe muni pah lies and would try to keep the grants geared to the same level of inflation faced by the provincial government During a halfhour question period Ihe minister described municipal councils as being a ultimately being responsible Tor Information given to them through staff or provincial reports Councils be said must an wer for their and not necessarily point tbe finger at the province or their own staffs for improperly handled issue And there Ian likely to be a public Inquiry into the affairs of region a possibility which arose last year following revelation that faulty ac counting had left the region with a shortfall In Its I960 operating budget Mr Bennett explained that the province la confident In the regions own efforts the John ston management study for more efficient government and is no prepared to satisfy the political whims of some coun cillors by holding a hearing which could alienate consult ants and regional staff already trying to make administrative adjustments Asked by Hills Mayor Pete about the pro vince apportionment grants money to Individual municipalities to help fill in tax assessment disparities with neighbors Mr Bennett 4 said his office would try to announce the grant amounts closer to the towns budget lime Mayor had complained that the timing of the appointment grants made budgeting difficult Mean Mr Bennett at tacked the federal government for pulling out of the services contribution prog ram CSCP which helped pay or servicing projects In the Canada a municipalities The federal cabinet a sudden decision to drop major share of the program las March wilt make Ontario think twice before entering Into liar In the future Mr Bennett said However he assured council that the prov would continue paying Its per cent share of the CSCP funding Earlier Mr Bennett mentio ned the possibility of a comp lete review of the province grant structure CHAIRED FARM COMMITTEE Harold the Burlington fanner who until recently served as chairman of tke Halton Agricultural Advisory committee says the commit made headway In encouraging regional politicians and surfers to understand the problems fanners face In In an interview with The Herald the first of a twopart series beginning Wednesday he reflects on the industry future the rented land laiuc urban sprawl and Guelph University Rural Development Outreach program Herald photo Good service at a good price That a homeowners insurance the State Farm way ROBERT TAIT AGENCY LTD 877 877 EXCEPTIONAL QUA LIU at AFFORDABLE PRICES Canndlana Oak Furniture Leather Upholstered Furniture Oak and Leather Inlay Optional Woods Include Cherry Walnut Maple and Pine COATS 50 OFF lADits- SUMMER SHOES up fo OFF Eastern Ave Acton Ontario 5198531031 Hornby Ball Clubs 35th Annual GARDEN PARTY TO AT HORNBY COMMUNITY PARK SATURDAY JULY 18th 1981 MENS SOFTBALL GAME 700pm SHARP STAR STAGE PROGRAM AT lit ADMISSION ADULTS 200 Public School Children Free accompanied by adult GOOD PARKING FACILITIES AND PA SYSTEM SOOTH HOMI MAM HIS Satellite library closes The Hills satellite library in Georgetown set up last spring in the back room 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