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Denial of input a flagrant violation SECTION A Miy I 1SS3 Page To the editor of The Herald The residents Eighth Lino community were extremely disappointed In the inexplicable action of council in denying our request to a public meet ing on the to the Glen Williams Se condary Plan The that most of us hoard of council lion to add the land to the north of Road and to the east of Eighth Council disappoints residents Line into the Glen Willi Secondary Plan area as a proposed residential development was when we tread about It In the paper lat week Wo also read at that time that the council decided not to hold a public meeting which fa the usual proce dure to Inform the rest dents of he area and to allow ihelr concerns to be answered The residents do not necessarily object to any future development Wo do object to being denied an opportunity to give Input into a decision already fully aware that fact While we may all have our private nions about our council Letters to the editor RED SHIELD MONTH Mat annually the Salvation Army Red Shield Pete signed the proclamation announcing the event in his office last week was joined the Army Captain Wilson Dai Id von Ben I Herald photo which will obviously affect our lives and neigh and a forum which to have our que stions answered In the few days available Tor us to do so a petition was circulated requesting a public meeting it was unanimously signed by all those residents of the area who could be con tacted in such a short time At the council meeting on Monday night Mr Key the spokesman for the residents presented the petition and reason ably asked that the council hold the usual public meeting He noted that the felt they had a right to such a The Town Planner Mr Keith informed us that such a meeting could be arranged within two weeks What followed was beyond reason Councillor Armstrong actually told the delega that because under the particular amending process being used a public meeting was not legally they did not have a right to one The residents grant violation the law We do believe however that tho citizens of Georgetown all have a moral and historical right have their questions answered when their neighborhoods arc going to be affected Mr Armstrong further argued that since IhcYc had been public meetings in and on the Glen Williams Secondary Plan that another one necessary He ignored the fact that the majority of the residents who will be affected did not live in this area In The north side of Road was open field at that time Does he really believe that because a large number of people didn live In a neighborhood three and a half years ago they have no right lo input on decision which afreets their future In the council discuss on which followed several councillors pointed out that our council has learned from the hard lessons of the past that when they attempt to shortcut the planning process when they exclude adequate and desired public par tic I po they end up with a longer and much more difficult Issue than would haie existed otherwise To their great credit councillors Sheldon and McDonald voted to hold the request meeting What of Meatan Deve lopments be vera I of our town s leading citizens arc principle participants in Oils company When the residents of an area express their desire to ask merely to be Informed and to be heard why do these pillars of our community hired represcnta live to council grate these people and them Does not a wise and astute know that the inevitable delays caused by public will be much more cosily participating In a public meeting which could have been arranged within two weeks So happens now The residents of this community no choice but to appeal to the Minister and seek to del he process until they are right ful forum How sad The possibl lily existed for live development or a lovely area of town residents council and developers all working together to produce he best for Georgetown id iho belligerence of a developer and the lack or wisdom by council have started us off on a long term battle Unbelievable On behalf of the Wild wood Eighth Lino Community Craig Copland Georgetown Want to learn how to grease your bicycle properly A bike safety rodeo is being held May starling at a for all in Acton Sponsored by Hie Optimist Club with the parent group of McKenzleSmith Middle School the event will feature a safety quit film bike inspection and treats regional police will be assisting All bike are welcome to attend the rodeo at M Z Bennett Public School on 101 Acton Safety- cyclist rodeo Open House thief A school teacher at Centennial Public School had her puree robbed of Thursday nlgTil during he school open house for Education Week The teacher had left her purse hanging on her desk chair She observed a young lad II year old running out of her classroom SPRING SUEDE LEATHER FASHIONS Suits a most extensive and exciting collection of Men and Ladles CC garments and accessories Juvenile arrested A 14 year old male Actonlan was arrested and charged with five break and enters that took place between Jan 26 and March of this year To appear in juvenile court regional police said the youth had stolen worth or property most of which was Jewellery and cash Only of lhat sum has been recovered Police said approximately damage was caused lo four residences and Ihe Acton arena The broke windows to gain entry St Johns United Guatemalan exile speaks out Herald Special Early in the put Frank La Rue s name on a death fast and mailed a He refused the country however until a year later they came him from house to house Iwastcrj lucky to gel out said Mr speaking a group at St Johns United Church Tuesday night The meeting was organ lied by Georgetown or World elepmont committee and hosted hy the women group at St Johns Mr is not a criminal but a labor law He has re turned m a meeting of the United Nations Com mission on Human Rights in Geneva where he help ed convince Canada to sponsor a resolution pro testing human rights vlo lalions in Guatemala and the continued supply of weapons from The vote was lo in favor Uruguay Pakistan and the US opposed He will bo meeting shortly with Canadian government officials In Ottawa hoping to secure further support for the international effort to condemn abuses of power by the Guatemalan gov HORRIFIED Many people at meeting were horrified by his description of some of those abuses the mutila lion of people In front of their families the mass jcre of entire Indian vlll ages l Indians moke up per cent of the populat ion and the murder or abduction of virtually every union leader and many students profess I rials and clergy the current civil war Is not the product of communist subversion but of i traditionally Just system A succession of military govern mcnla has squashed ell normal peaceful attempts by the people to improve their lot The repression has reached the stage where entire villages of people are being killed because they are suspected of being opposed lo the gov he said The army has provoked a viol response latlonsaredeslrablc said Mr but In his opinion the government will never change its course until it thrown in revolution He said the ultimate Insult Is that a Christ Gen Efrain Monlt was installed as president in a coup he believes In NANNYS KNEE DLE CRAFT WORKSHOPS When school out Come enjoy Cattnow to Son our ureal lino crafts visit CRAFT SAVE KRAFTS KL0CKS Pick up torn Ing unique or Mom We have a variety handmade gifts she treasure OPEN MOTHERS DAV SUN MAY 8 Main St Williams Inside The Old Men Mill Open Sat ft Sim THE CRAFT CORNER Its Wedding Time Try Your Hand At QUILLING A In In Canada Qu a craft of paper by Ih n sir coloured popor a tool or a corsage pine and Iho is In designs ng invito I on can become a rem rune and groom Sol the on In a shadow box and quill floral around It with nulling paper nature etc can bo made from ng and color matched and wedding colours also as lugs and place cards Parchment qi paper is again on or to cards God said Mr But it not same God I believe in because He could not the level of killings Guatemala is a rclat ively wealthy country with many natural re sources but very little wcallh trickles down to the general population Next to Haiti has Crest people in ihe in terms of income infant mortality malnu and illiteracy LEGAL He said it is true that the number of has been reduced recently which the Reagan admin used to justify new arms shipments Bui Is due partly to tht absence of prominent people to eliminate and the ability of the army to maintain an atmosphere of with occasional legal executions after secret military tribunals and attacks on villages