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Santa calling Town decides to sit on fence SECTION A THE HERALD Wednesday December 1MB Paget Residents surrounding the Georgetown Fairgrounds have brought town plana to put a fence around the park to an abrupt halt Bryan Shynal the town a superintendent or parks said he has been Instructed to stop the fencing project which phases reside following The OptlmUt Club of Georgetown to It that Santa paid a villi children Ihe Saturday Centre on the weekend The program co ordinated fay members of SI John United Church and Ihe North niton Association or Develop mentally Handicapped Here Santa present Stephanie 11 with an cur ly Christmas present durtnR the Op timists Christmas pari fur Herald phot Councillor Anne Currie last week she had received five phone calls from area residents who were adamantly opposed to what they thought was a seven ft chain link fence The town wants In fence the park to avoid liability problems with abutting residents and the Op timists who hold In the park and the Georgetown Agricultural Society had actually committed funds to help the project get under way said Mr The Mack vinyl chain link fence was to be erected half this year and half at a future time he said And It would stand only six feet high he ad ded The first phase from Gardiner Drive to the southeast corner of the park was to be started week The second phase called for the fence to go from that corner to the park entrance off Charles Street Three of four adjacent residents were opposed to the fencing and now residents in the area say they don t want to look a chain link fence around the park Mr The town will now seek legal ad vice to find out Its liability position should it decide not to fence the park he said But no fencing will be erected until next year he said Extra Go buses set to run Lee Irwin tilled Santa Clam In on what be hoping receive this much to Christmas Saturday in Glen children Williams Santa made a visit a photo the delight of who attended Herald Decorations arrive late Main Street Georgetown should be a bit brighter tonight That because Helton Hills Hydro Is expected to replace about 300 clear bulbs In the trees hi downtown Georgetown today Wednesday but the annual Christmas decorations which usually adorn the streets of town will remain in the closet The Business Improvement Area an association comprised of downtown businesses ordered new Christmas decorations this year but they dldn t arrive until Dec IS said coordlnalor Margaret Vint Each year the asks Hal ton Hills Hydro to set aside time to replace the lighlbulbs and put up the Christmas decorations said Ms Vint This year because the decora tions arrived much later than ex peeled the llghtbulb maintenance was held off so Hydro could do both the same time she said Hydro was prepared to put up the decorations on Thursday said Hal ton Hills Hydro manager Gerry But the massive blackout caused by a transmission tower falling over on Highway early Thursday morning delayed the In stallation of the decorations he said Because they were kept busy with the blackout Hydro will only have time to replace the bulbs and not put i L J Ms Vint And because It Is so close to Christmas the decorations would only be up for a short time even If Ihey were put up now she said They hardly be up till they re down again Meanwhile has put up its speaker system once again to serenade shoppers Christmas carols play from loudspeakers shopping hours In the downtown area Starting in January Georgetown commuters won t hove to leave the office right at to catch the rush hour trains GO Transit Is Introducing a bus service from Union Station in to to Georgetown Jan sold GO spokesman Edmund Shea The bus will leave Union Station at 30 and service the GO lions In Brampton Bra ma lea and Georgetown Fire report related fires the day of blackout At 12 a m officials to Lot Con where a box hot ashes stored In the garage caused damage No one was home when officials responded to the Shortly after noon at Eden Place Georgetown a fire caused damage Officials say the flames were the result an property installed airtight stove The smell of smoke in an Edith Street house brought officials to the home to The cause say officials was a lampshade rubbing against a light bulb There was no damage The new bus as well as two new trains during rush hours in Milton are being Introduced in response to growing population and a perceived need for a late hour service said Mr Shea The Acton Social Services and In form a lion Centre gave Its volunteers a Christmas party last week for Meals on Wheels and visitors to the elderly and Infirm were treated a lunch butfel and Friendly conversation at the Old Town Hall Left to right I year volunteer Bob Mac Arthur Co ordinator of Meals on Wheels Transportation Pool and Reception June Lewis and volunteer Mary Herald photo Councillors left wondering The bus Tore Fire officials report on Thursday week power Georgetown will allow people to stay In Toronto longer during the day to wrap up business or go shopping he said A lot of people can t leave the of ice punctually said Mr Shea GO is reexam Inlng Ihe train and bus service along all Its lines but there is no definite changes in the works said Mr Shea Throughout Wednesday Regional council meeting the other councillors present kept toss ing Inquiring glances at the objects on the desks of two of their col leagues Hills Marilyn Serjeantson and Burlington Joyce kept them wondering So did Burlington Ralph Scholtens who sits between the two The objects were a box of cookies and a roll of toilet paper wrapped neatly In a bow Finally In a desire lo satisfy everyone curiosity a councillor asked what was up Ralph rose to feet It no secret that I In the high fibre cookie manufacturing business said the rookie coun cillor These two rosea beside me have always asked for cookies be of But because they work as well as they do I brought some toilet paper along too Just in the St Nick of Time PRICES THAT OUT DISCOUNT THE 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