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THE HERALD Wednesday January 18 1889 Page Prospect Park to undergo changes Let not hurry things too much There Is a tugofwar in Haiton Hills It seems theres a contest between those who want progress and development and those who want things to stay the same One side thinks massive chunks of land are being swallowed up in the north by hungry developers in the south This bottomless pit wont stop uatil its swallowed up every available inch of land eligi ble for they say The other side of the coin as cliches go wanns to see Georgetown and Acton linked to the world at large becoming more like its southern counterparts in commerce and industry This is where I have a problem You can see the good side you can see why people would want to be put metaphoncally and physically on the map You can see why peo ple want the convenience of all night groceterias and indoor shop ping malls and you can see why a major population growth would benefit the business people and therefore the general community But what are you losing Youre losing over a century of history Youre losing old buildings farms and wide open space And you could be losing an identity In Mississauga where I was born and bred there never was an identity to speak of Think of as one large row of shopping malls dotted here and there with significant public ser vice buildings and youve got the picture Not that Mississauga doesnt have a history It did have one Founded over a century ago on the shores of Lake Ontario towns like Clarkson and Port Credit became the masthead of ex istence down in the smoggy south gut progress took over and space disappeared Rows of trees were hacked down to make room for stacked townhouses quaint streams were tunnelled up to allow for aboveground con sanction Then the slap in the face that is polluted water Im agine standing beside the banks of the Credit River and watching the famous Big Mac carton float by Kells Korner Donna Kell Herald Staff Not that there arent fish The Ministry of the Environment stocks the lake annually to placate and local fishermen It helps convince people that the en vironment is not chronically ruin ed And a walk by Lake Ontario near Port Credit harbor is not complete without the stench of St Lawrence starch filling your nostrils in the springtime Okay so its not all bad The population in this city in the south has hiked up to an estimated 500000 Theres lots of cash floating around lots of good restaurants to choose from many trendy bars and a collection of clothing and food stores And if re cent newscasts are very accurate theres the possibility of getting Ballards blueuniformed losers in a Mississauga arena if the Gardens get the axe Okay so you want progress you want convenience and you want that big town or big city identity And maybe you want more ma jor corporations to beat down municipal doors to get permission to open in town Perhaps you want more streetlights more houses and lower speed limits Well it will happen But dont rush it don t let it happen too quickly Enjoy the process as it slowly unfurls And look around at the farms and fields And take a deep breath Prospect Park in Acton will undergo major changes in the next two years including relocation of all three baseball diamonds if the approved redevelopment plan is put into effect by the town The cost of the changes to the park include a million phouse to be built by Haiton Region and more than in site alterations which would be incur red by the Town of Haiton Hills Council approved the redevelop ment plan at a Jan meeting but funding will have to undergo the scrutiny of the budget committee before the changes become of ficial The project calls for demolition of the current blockhouse at the tip of Prospect Park which will be replaced by a pumphouse located in the middle of the park between two major ball diamonds It also calls for relocation of the small centre diamond to the westerly tip of the park and relocation of the intermediate westerly diamond next to the small diamond That diamond would also be expanded to the same size as the main dia and possibly lit The current main diamond would be pivoted so its left field line would run along Fairy Lake The two main diamonds would be back toback with the blockhouse which will contain public washrooms in the middle Local sports groups and organizations have approved the plan said town recreation director TomShepard Haiton wants to build the new pumphouse to supply more water to Acton and that gives the town the last chance to make any major improvements to Prospect Park said Bryan Shynal Hills superintendent of parks The work if entirely approved will be done in two separate phases over two years with minimal in terruption of service to sports field user groups and with minimal in convenience to the Acton Fall Fair said Mr Shynal The changes have already been approved by Region Construction will begin early in the spring The proposal by the town calls for the small cen diamond to be moved then In the fall the intermediate diamond would be moved westerly expand ed and possibly lit In the spring of 1990 the main diamond would be moved and the wooden lighting poles replaced While the conceptual design has been approved by the town the money t Moving the first dia mond will cost Moving and expanding the second diamond and lighting it would cost Mov ing the major diamond and putting up new poles would cost a total of 25500 All of the costs except are in the towns capital forecast Mr Shynal said the plan gives baseball players two major diamonds to encourage tourna ment play and creates better use of the parkB space including loca tion of two public washrooms bet ween the major parks It also reduces conflict between sports fields the childrens playground and neighboring houses The benefits are very signifi cant and worthwhile said Mr NO Get the facts Lets Talk Call the Ontario Ministry of Health AIDS Hotline AIDS OBITUARY Stein former teacher Valentine Val Stein a former teacher and principal at the Chapel Street School prior to its closing died Wednesday Dec 28 1988 at Chedoke McMaster Hospital in Hamilton He was 76 Mr Stein and his wife the former Hilda Westbrook came to Georgetown about years ago He was very active in the com as a member of St Johns United Church choir and a member of the local fall fair board He also enjoyed hockey and was an avid supporter of the local teams Following his retirement Mr Stein spent much of his time on his hobby a beautiful vegetable garden which he shared with others When his health began to fail three years ago Mr and Mrs Stem moved to St Elizabeth Village a retirement complex in Hamilton Mr Stein is survived by his wife and several nieces and nephews He was predeceased by four brothers and three sisters In Hamilton Mr Stein attend ed West Highland Baptist Church near his home and a funeral service was conducted there Saturday morning Dec 31 Interment was in Oakland Cemetery Oakland N Main Street South Downtown Georgetown 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