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Ideas welcomed SECTION A THE HERALD Wednesday 1963 S Glen Limehouse schools to be studied Actonian faces assault charge A Bower Street Acton man has been charged with assault In connection with an Incident at his residence at midnight Wednesday Halton regional police said a 30year old woman he had been dating suffered minor Injuries from being slapped across the face Police said she wasnt taken to hospital The 38year old man will appear in Milton provincial court Feb Need counselling Family Services Is a United Way agency that provides counselling for individual marriage separation parentchild lifecrises and creditdebt concerns Offices are located at in also In Milton and Acton For appointment call or 8533310 Ski with film Those skiing and photography will be able to combine their skills In the Glen Eden ski area photo contest The theme skiing enables amateur photo graphers to chose a subject mat having to do with winter landscapes skiers facilities or special events related to the area First prize Includes a weekday All entries must be postmarked no later than March 19 Registration forms can be up at the administration office at 310 Main Milton For more Information call or Parents will have a number of chances to voice their concerns about school closure through a consolidation study group school trustee Dick sold last Tues day evening Mr Howitt told a parent teacher meeting of about people at Speyside Schooh he suspects a board report will advise a lion study group bo Recently and Glen Williams public schools were rejected by the board of education or closure studies even hough each of the schools have the least amount of pupils at present and projected in Hills Instead the board has said they will look at the north as a whole on the question of consolidation and not specifically closure Mr Howitt told parents that recommendations mado by the board might have been misinterpre ted Recommendations say the schools may be closed down he said Once a consolidation study group is established public meetings are held which parents can attend ha said Written briefs are also accepted by the study group Mr said TWO RATEPAYERS The study group has two ratepayers on the committee who arc chos en In a special election ha said One of the rate payers must be a parent Included with the rate payers on the study group are two school board tru stees the superintendent to be an extension of my family she sold Mr Howitt answered by saying the concept of small is good Is one of the areas that can be studied by the commute In assessing a schools strength Mr gave an example where parents In one Instance wanted their children kept in a country school A school with a larger pupil ratio was closed down Instead of the smaller community school because of loca tion The decision that rural area schools have different concerns than urban area schools he said Busing requirements and the age of he school and the quality of Its facilities are important areas of discussion In assessing the schools potential he said Options such as reor ganizing the school or changing the boundaries to Increase the pupil ratio are also studied Mr said One parent who has taught In the area said has good well behaved students and she attributes that to the healthy environment at Speyside I want he school my children go to Board trims to 76 Like a hot potato the Halton board of education budget is back In the lap of the administration Pored over by trustees on the boards finance committee Monday night the budget was returned for a MM trim by have been for a trim Town prepares to sell off Church Street property administrators The trim will bring board spending to a per cent increase over lest years budget Nothing of any great importance was cut Hullon Hills trustee Betty Fisher old The Herald Tuesday Were able to run all our programs plus put In computers at the elementary and second ary levela Monday night trustees pointed out worth of 198 budget Items that could be eliminated and An agreement Is being prepared by town staff which will allow the town to sell Church St to M J Electric of Council Monday night agreed to arrange the sale closely following terms suggested by Jeff at last weeks genera committee meet log Mr told committee members that subject to certain conditions he buy the building tor closing the deal within two years from the date renovations on the prop erty are completed In a recorded vote Ward 3 Georgetown coun cillors John McDonald and Finn Poulstrup and Actons Rick opposed the Mr haT suggested that the reno vations on the building should be sponsored by the town using a grant from the CanadaOntario Employment Develop ment COED program He has said that about should be enough to put the building back in useable shape for offices About of that would be the towns share of the project which Mr says re imburse when the sale is closed RENT FREE Mr would have rent free office space In the bidding while the town could lease out other portions until be assumes ownership of the property The town would also get to keep the adjacent driveway and would be free to use but not own a patio proposed for the front of the bouse Coun argued that the renovations will positively affect the build ings market value If the town la going to refurbish the building It should sell it by calling openly for tenders and accepting the best price We should try to get top dollar for taxpayers assets he said Coun Poulstrup pro posed amending the motion to sell removing references of he AUworth firm and setting a March is closing date for tenders on the building However Mayor Pete ruled that the changes Mr Poulstrup was suggesting added up to a contrary motion and could not be voted on unless council rejected the original recommend atlon to draw up a bylaw selling the building to Mr AUworth Councillors Marilyn Serjeanlson pam She don Mike Armstrong Dave Whiting Tom Hill Ross Knecntel Buss Miller and Mayor Pome roy voted to arrange a sale with AUworth Elec tric Councillors Harry Levy and Phil Carney were unable to attend Monday nights meeting REPORTED Mayor noted that the propos al bat been reported in local newspapers There havent been any great of oth er people to take on the project he noted Meanwhile he George town Business Improve ment Area has expressed doubts about the proposal In a letter to council BIA chairman David Page said the BIA has the view hat the proposal Is not viable and may create additional problems for EI The town tear building down and turning be property into a parking lot While fie stressed that the BIA does not oppose the principal of restoring old properties including he Church St In the downtown core 13 park ing spaces in downtown Georgetowns southwest end would aUeviate a chronic shortage The BIA Mr Page continued is concerned that although Mr AU worth will be he sole tenant In the building initially as more tenants move In the demand for parking space In the area will increase Council later approved a motion from Mc Donald asking the town s parking authority to re- towns parking space 1 ventory and suggest ways in which the town can add parking In the area Along with the- sale agreement town staff must also present council with a bylaw officially stating hat the property is surplus to the needs of the community New Arte Quintet tonight Tonight at the Halloa Hills cultural centre the New Arte Quintet of the Hamilton Philharmonic Series will be performing For more Information can err tellers Cage The Ladies Fashion Place in Downtown Georgetown 90 Main Street South 8770822 asked administrators to look at cutting at least of It With the trim the bud get will be approximately million for How it wiU affect the mil rate for taxpayers remains to be seen as the mil rate Is affected by grants from the provincial govern ment and area assess ments neither of which are known yet The budget proposal will be brought to the board March 3 with pass age expected March Deadline Feb 28 for licence renewals The Licence Bureau office In Georgetown been busy although hats nothing new for this time of year says Georgetown commission agent Beatrice Clark Feb as Is the dead line when all cars must have their new 1963 lic ence plate stickers It Is common for motorists to Walt until the last moment to fill out their renewal forms Ms Clark says One misconception people might have this year pertains to filling out forms on their birthday she says That program doesnt begin until every one has filed a renewal in February she says The biggest problem for the licence bureau usual ly has to do with people not filling out their forms according to the owner ship permit she says A motorists licence ownership and insurance Is required to obtain a licence sticker Forms be picked up at the Delrex Smoke Shop or the Post Office Cash or certified cheques are he only method of payment The new computer terminals Initiated this year by the Ministry of Transportation and Communications havent proven to be much of a problem she says Its the terminal about as Licence Bureau quick as a good typist office Is located at Main St The office Is when Its working proper- tnm MonFri y she says and Saturdays STICKY STUFF Beating the rush the Georgetown licence bureau last week was motorist George The 1183 stickers start a new ministry of transportation and method of avoiding long lineups la February The licence plate stickers come due on the owners birthday Herald photo 48 1X38 EACH 88 EACH ECONOMY each STUD Peach 2X4 IKALF00T LMUIRWT 2X8 GYPROC INSULATION FIBREGLASSPINK ASPENITE 1mm 2795 Ft STORE HOURS Tues KEN SMITH FRANCHISE DEALER 316 Guelph St 8772234