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I Pomeroy unloads SPORTS Lifetime Service Guarantee IN THE HILLS Warning issued Police want to worn merchants against quickchange artists A Dec Incident at on Eastern Avenue Acton business left a merchant short Halton Regional Police say a male and female entered the store and made a purchase with a bill After quick conversation while giving change to the customer the money was misplaced The wo suspects In the quick change Incident an described as one male white tall clean shaven with straight brown hair and a thin build The female is also white SB tall with a thin build with dark blond curly hair Police advise merchants against accepting large denominations or purchases or providing change for large denominations of money That winning edge a dynamic presentation Developing the Winning Edge to the Georgetown community on Jan 10 from to 30 in the Georgetown high school She will offer techniques on how to achieve greater personal and business success by projecting a more positive professional Image As well she will detail what makes a winner This public Information nigh is sponsored by the University Women a Club of Georgetown and la designed as a professional development seminar Following presentation coffee and dessert will be served Tickets are just and are available from Young a IDA macy and Georgetown Fabrics Come on out and get motivated Childbirth classes Child birth education classes will begin again Jan and will con tinue for six weeks For more In formation or to register coll Car CCE Theft charges Two people were charged In con with thefts from the Hide House In Acton last week Halton Regional Police say the Eastern Avenue shop was minus a pair of sheep skin gloves valued at after a Dec fi theft that around An Oakville woman has been charged with theft A mans leather wallet valued at was discovered missing at the store Saturday A Toronto man has been charged with theft in con nection with the Incident Give blood There will be a Red Cross Blood Donors Clinic Tuesday Dec at the Legion Haii in Acton 15 Wright Immunizations The Regional Health Department la continuing to operate Its monthly Immunization clinics Local Immunization clinics alternate between Georgetown office at 93 Main St South and the Milton office at Main St on the second Tuesday of each month to7pm Immunizations are also ad ministered at the Burlington of ice Brant St on the first Wednesday of each month 3 30 For an appointment contact Ihe Health Department office at in Hills or in Milton back Pete had no opposition as he was reinstated to tils third term as Regional Chairman Wednesday Twenty three of s councillors voted in favor of Mr at the inaugural meeting Halton Hilla Councillor Johnston was not present at the meeting due to a prior engagement but she said Thursday she would have noted In favor of Mr Mr was nominated by longtime Burlington Councillor Pat McLaughlin and his nomlna Hon was seconded by Halton Hills Coun Marilyn shopping days until Christmas 1 he HERALD Home Newspaper of Halton Hills Established 1 866 TON Ml ONTARIO WEDNESDAY DECEMBER IMS Hit DISTRIBUTION OPEN 10 DAYS the Dim to Acton Ready for the big move Halton Hills councillors will be taking care of business in the new civic centre by April lo if everything goes as planned Construction on the new civic tre Is expected to be completed by March 17 and town workers should be moving their desks Into the new offices by the March 31 weekend lays administrator clerk Dan The official opening for the centre Is scheduled for the weekend of May but that may have to be moved back because landscaping t be finished this fall said Mr II the landscaping must be finished In the spring the official opening date may be delayed to commodate that he said Town staff had hoped originally to move into the civic centre on Maple Avenue by the end of January but strikes and supply problems have delayed construction said Mr But the good news is the civic cen will come in fairly close to the 1 million budget approved by councillors said Mr Costea We re very dose to the budget There are your normal adjustments for work order changes he said A citizens commit lee has to help raise money for Im prove men Is such as a reflecting pool and more landscaping the civic centre Centre Stage lre get the look pari I i happened annual Christmas miliar face in the Ok- of llullon llllli Kinder School and delighted parents with rll known Christmas enrols water headache Town wont kick in on hookup By BRIAN Herald A Wildwood Road family will have to pay between and to hook up to town water after rejected a request Monday to pay for part of the costs The decision has left Alex and Beverly McKee- residents of Wildwood Road angry at the town he Region and the developer of the Meagan subdivision in Glen Williams It extraordinary that Oils has gone on for so long To get caught up this legal game it requires some courage said Mr McKee I think the council and the mayor have had ample opportunity to look at this for a long time and we re very disappointed an obviously angry Mr McKec said after was announced After pleading Iheir case council behind dosed doors for more than an hour to listen to legal advice were provision from lawyer John Schaljo on the Once the doors were reopened Mayor Miller issued a terse statement saying At this time Ok council Is not prepared to that looked at hi the future The McKees say Ihelr well went dry May two weeks alter Meagan Developments began moving earth on the nearby subdivision and two or Ihree weeks after sewer works had begun In a nearby valley for the subdivision They went without water for eight days before Region hooked them up to a nearby fire hydrant with a hose McKees soy has Itself water the hose Jan leaving without water Mr and Mrs McKee said there l the subdivision knowingly fragile water supply construction Mrs McKee said she was lold by a Halton staff member lost year that she was reacting when she ask for that guarantee In They never got Ihe written guarantee only an Interpretation of the subdivision agreement by Halt planning dircclor Rush Mohammed which said the would pay If the lost their water during construction of the And their home Jas one of three singled out us having potential for water loss problems in an earlier report said Mrs I m very disappointed in the system It was very naive in thinking that public meetings which Ihe McKees had attended work thinking elected officials can bo trusted said Mrs Seniors lay out their priorities The town has thrown Its support In principle behind he idea of two seniors centres one In Georgetown and one in Acton but no money has been earmarked for projects A survey conducted by the Seniors Advisory Committee headed up by Coundlior Gerald Ronnie showed that seniors In Georgetown wanl separate seniors complex The results paralleled a similar survey conducted in Acton In September Ninety four per cent of the people in both surveys said they favored a seniors centre In their respective towns In Georgetown GOO people responded to the survey totalling only per cent Problems with pick I ng up the survey from seniors homes may have contributed lo the low response rate said Ad mlnlstratlve Assistant Stephen Thomson Eightyeight per cent of the people In Acton and per cent in Georgetown say they would use a seniors centre regularly Seventyseven per cent of the respondents In Acton said they d be willing to share a centre with other community organizations but only per cent of the Georgetown respondents liked that idea Seventy seven per cent of respondents In Acton preferred a separate for seniors and per cent of Georgetown respondents supported the separate facility I believe council will recognize that the two surveys offer clear undeniable endorsement of centres for seniors by the seniors of Hills said Coun Rennle The need Is there The Interest is there Seniors centres In the two ur ban communities is not a proposal IrBrt the coundl can ignore The issue of whether or not such facilities should be shared with other organizations make It more flnan dally feasible or whether It should be separate as most seniors seem to prefer has not yet been addressed said Rennle He also urged to push for centres in both communities at the some lime The seniors task force created by the town to conduct the survey should disband In favor of a seniors could carry the ball on the seniors centre In Georgetown said Coun A citizens group is also working In Acton for a seniors centre Lew Ward president of the Georgetown seniors association which favors a separate seniors complex said the lown seems to be coming It sounds like there is some more degree of empathy and ding there now than perhaps used to be said Mr Ward The Georgetown survey results confirms what been trying to tell them for a long long time he Funding for such a centre would be divided between the town the province and by the seniors association sold Mr Ward The was supposed to test our water before a teaspoon of soil was removed she said The developer test the water until June after the well went dry she said But the developer said construction 1 begun at that point only earth she added Mr McKee said he felt com after being given guarantees from the lown and the Region llial Ihelr water should r paid for via a hook up to town water if their well went dry during construction Everybody has now found a way thai they re not responsible he No investigation would ever con point out thot construction did or did not cause water loss he added Wells went dry in five homes in a row on Road shortly alter tholrownwelldriedup The McKees have lived in the home for years with little no water quantity problems Mr McKee said he Is prepared lo for part of the water hook up Ihe lown and the Region refused I asking you this evening to go beyond the legal to use your com passion as leaders of our communl he said adding thai they likdy won I take the case to court Future of local pools in question After the break Board of Education trustees will look at sharing the costs for local school pools with the Town of Hilts The hoard pays or maintenance of pools which in cludes providing water chlorine and lifeguard service Hut the board spent on repairs to McKenzleSmllh swimming pool Iwo years ago At that time according lo Georgetown school board trustee Dick the board struggled over the issue of continuing funding lor all regional school pools Thursday night Milton trustee Bill Harrison Issued a notice of mo tion requesting that the board Investigate the feasibility of drain ing and closing the McKcnzleSmiUi pool Mr Harrison also mended Hills town be informed of the board consider a tion Mr Harrison motion said that as pools age greater expenditures for normal operation over and above daily maintenance occur He added that the motion would at tempt to indicate lo municipalities our real concern about the need to renegotiate and to change jolnl agreements in which both parlies are not served equally Mr Harrison was referring to a contract signed by the Town of Hills and the Board of Education In the 1970s which gave responsibility for maintenance to the board But this Is a task the board no wants We iuld spend the million dollars la year for regional pool maintenance on educational endeavors rather than in maintain Ihe swimming pools said Mr Were not trying to get out of ma in la In the schools completely bull they re also used by the town In their recreational activities The Town of Halton Hills charges a fee for public swimming which Ray Waters Field Officer at the board says goes to offsetting per costs McKenzieSmlth Pool will dose for several days In December lo undergo pool repairs but they will not cost the board money We had the pool repaired lost summer so it guaranteed for a year sold Mr Waters He added that the repairs this time around are not a big Mr Waters said the board s con for idling a contract is like due lo the contract expiry about from now but trustee says the board has tried for at least three or four to talk the municipalities But we met with no success lie said There should be a better or rangement for sharing the costs in maintaining the school pools Mr said The issue won I reach the Board of Education until regular meetings resume In January And Involve ment with the Town of Hills should take even longer said Mr But he added Its regional Issue it snot lust McKenzieSmlth Drivers condition improves Richard Coles the truck driver who was pinned his crush cab for more than hours after his truck flipped over Dec is now listed In good condition at Sun brook Medical Centre In one of the longest and most rescues in recent memory Hills ambulance crews firefighters police and construction The truck overturned when It fall to negotiate a sharp curve at bottom of a steep hill on the Ninth Line north of Glen Williams He was taken from the scene by air ambulance to Sunny brook where he was originally listed in serious condition New parking bylaw passed like It but councillors a uniform traffic control law Monday which Includes a three hour maximum parking restriction hours a day on roads As soon as signs can be changed at the entrances to Halton Hills Ihreebour parking restriction will be enforced said town engineer Bob Austin I can see all kinds of public out cry If thai enforced lo Ihe letter lhere going to be all sorts of com plaints said Norm Elliott This is a radical departure from Ote present bylaw Currently the threehour tion Is in effect from midnight until But all other muni dualities have adopted the new restrictions along with other changes In the new bylaw at the re quest of Hal Ion Regional Police who want to enforce similar bylaws In all municipalities said Mr Austin Town staff want Hie new bylaw en forced so garbage pickup and snow removal won t be hindered said Mr We re not going to have the Green Hornet running around writing tickets replied Elliott It may be In other municipalities but 1 don I know if we want to see this happen in Hills It can be used as a method of discrimination added Coun Anne Curric can sec nothing but problems coming out of this one Council stands pat on lot levies despite request The subdivision agreement for Hills Village Homes on Ninth Line was approved by town Monday but not without a dispute over lot levy policies and a changing In the phasing for con miction Originally the developer had planned to build 173 homes on the east fide of Mountalnview Road and on the west side but that has now been changed Now the developer plans to build homes on east side of Mountalnview Road and on the west side work Is now done on the east side or Mountain view Road in preparation for the larger part or the first phase of the development But lawyer Bert Arnold said the town was changing the rules for the developer on the policies The agreement allows for Ihe lown to charge the lot levy amounts In place prior lo the building permits being Issued But Mr Arnold said his clients want the lot levies agreed upon now when the subdivision agreement Is signed so builders will know Ihe lot costs Mr Arnold said he was seek same treatment as other devdopers Town treasurer Ray King said staff will present a recommendation on new and higher lot levies to council within a month Councillors heeded the advice of Mr King who said the policy of charging lot levies which are In place when building permits ore Issued has always been lown policy and It represents no change Quito frankly I m surprised this Is an Issue said Mr King with Norm Elliot I would later describe as controlled anger But teas he good the Georgetown Chamber luncheon the North Golf and Country Club Monday bearing gifts for ill the big boys and girls For Mayor Run Miller Santa who looks like one of the mayors farmer col leagues gave Mr Miller a High Life box full of white surrender nags for all the folks down at Queen Park when they throw In on Issues holding up develop ment erald 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