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THE HERALD Wednesday March 15 1989 Page In the hills Newcomers meet The Georgetown Newcomers Club will be sponsoring a chocolate demonstration at St Andrews United Church on Mountainview Road Wednesday March at pm Deborah Ellis from Pine Valley Farms will demonstrate how to make chocolate novelties for Easter Everyorleis welcome For more information call Jeanie at 8732255 Group support The Halton Regional Health Department is offering group support sessions for bereaved spouses starting April at 730 pm The sessions will be held at the Health Department office in Georgetown at 83 Main Street For more information call 8772238 Car fires The Halton Hills Fire Depart ment reports two car fires in the area over the last week causing a damage total of almost A late model Ford Marquis burst into flames on Sideroad east of Highway 25 Friday night shortly before pm The car fire caused in damage firefighters say The owner of the car could not be located on the scene A 1982 Plymouth Colt with an oil leak received damage Monday morning when it caught fire Firefighters arrived at the Sideroad Winston Churchill Boulevard location around am to put out the flames No injuries were reported in either car fire Slope stabilization needed to save backyards The backyards of homes in eastern Georgetown are in danger of slipping into a ravine if the banks behind the houses are not stabilized soon the general manager of the Credit Valley Con servation Authority says It will likely cost about million of which the town will have to pay per cent to repair the banks behind Metcalfe Court Eden Place and Irwin and Dawson Crescents Vicki Barron says If left untreated the backyards of the homes affected will disap pear added Charlie the CVCAs Manager of Water Resources The CVCA has already purchas ed a house at Metcalfe Ct because the earth under the foun dation was found to be unstable It cost to repair the founda tion said Ms Barron The problem was created by developers of the subdivision In mid1960s said Ms Barron The developers imported fill to con struct backyards for the homes but the soil was never compacted pro perly The problem came to light in 1985 with a wet spring If the pro- Registration may be late Efforts by the developers of Hills Village to register the subdivision on the west side of Mountainview Road may in time to save 108 purchase agreements fall short town planners warn Fernbrook Homes has received an extension on its purchase agree ment for 237 lots on the west side of the road until April Fernbrook has sold 108 lots on the west side of the road but the firm may only con struct due to servicing limita tions In order for all the purchase agreements to remain valid the home subdivision must be registered at Region by April But town planners said Monday that date may be unrealistic The process of registration nor mally takes to 16 weeks because several agencies such as the Credit Valley Conservation Authority and the Ministry of Natural Resources must approve the plan As a result staff estimate that pro jected registration date of April is optimistic said town deputy planner Bruce If the subdivision agreement is registered in time its likely that the 93 people who actually get their TV On RCA Electrohome Toshiba Goldstar COOKING ECONOMY Shut oil Timer ISO Willi Under Counter Mounting Touch Door Release Cooking Tray SUPER SPECIAL 10 Cu Ft MICROWAVE OVEN 1 4 Cu Ft MICROWAVE OVEN TotMM mi Twd Mi Mr MMc www DELUXE VCR High Quality Prelum Cite 398 00 Stereo Deluxe VCR WW -r- 14 COLOUR TELEVISION With Conlrat AittKUrTlntScrMO Channel Tp Ctwnrwl Dtiptey 26 CONSOLE TELEVISION REMOTE CONTROL AND BUILT IN CONVERTER COLOUR TELEVISION With Control Tint StrHn ChannalCibl TlmaCfiannal 26 STEREO CONSOLE RCA 6 Hour Tapes ea homes will be picked chronological order said Halton Hills Village Homes Inc Project Manager Toby Barwick Originally homes had been sold but several people have withdrawn their offers to purchase so there are still about homebuyers waiting for the sub division registration remains untreated all the homes could conceivably lose all the imported soil leaving them with a six to eight ft dropoff behind their homes as soon as they walk out the back door said Mr The average cost to stabilize the banks behind Metcalfe Court is between and with a high of 36000 The average cost to stabilize the homes behind Irwin and Dawson Crescents and Eden Place is about with a high of said Ms Barron Under CVCA funding plans the province would pay per cent of the cost and the municipality would pay per cent However the municipality could charge back the cost of the repairs to the homeowners Allan a resident at Metcalfe Ct asked councillors Monday to let his ratepayers association make a presentation to council next week explaining why homeowners shouldnt foot the bill The CVCA wants the town to ap prove funding for Metcalfe Court soon That portion would cost about and the province has already approved its share of the costs for construction in Although bank stabilization on all the homes would occur over a threeyear period the CVCA wants to begin work this year on Metcalfe Court There are 16 homes on Metcalfe Court in need of bank stabilization and a total of 18 homes on the other streets When the subdivision was built in the mid1960s there likely wasnt any organization like the watching construction said Ms Barron The Minister of Natural Resources would have judged the suitability of the land for construc tion but it wouldnt have supervis ed the operation to make sure any fill placed there was compacted properly The slope stabilization is one of the biggest stabilization projects ever to be undertaken by the CVCA said Mr Worte NEW FOR SPRING FLETCHERS FAMILY SHOES Has The Most Exciting Most Exhilarating and Vibrant Shoes NATURALIZER Over 50 Style Colour Combinations From Which To ChooseDONT MISS THEM Flatter Your Feet with NATURALIZER The Inflation Fighter FLETCHERS FAMILY SHOES THf FOOT 8771664 41 MAIN 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