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HERALD Wednesday March 15 1989 I tlLS CMC First peek impressive ByLOlSFRASER Herald Special The citizens committee had its first tour of the new building the other day and were we impressed Interior designer Cathy Smale wanted us to get a feel for the place so we could choose appropriate artwork to reflect the mood of our new town hall It is a very open modern building in a beautiful woody setting with a lovely view of North Halton Golf Club The expanse of green glass you see from Maple Avenue is viewed internally from the main stairway We were surprised that the glass appears only slightly tinted from the inside Another impressive area is the circular council chambers with a very high ceiling to make it open and airy The architect Carlos Ventin has certainly designed a functional and beautiful building Cathy Smale works with this firm and is in fact an architect herself as well as an interior designer We took a trip to the Milton Town Hall earlier that day since Carlos and Cathy work ed on this project too and wanted to show us their finished work Milton possesses a very different style of building the former Court House and jail is a very old building with a modern addition but is very tastefully decorated by Cathy The palette of colors for our building is a very soft green with pinkishbeige walls a very uptodate color scheme but very peaceful and compatible with the woody surroundings The Civic Centre Donations Committee is hoping to add some historical photographs reflecting the roots of the Town of Hills which incorporated the towns of Georgetown Acton and Esquesing Township in 1974 We have also been contacted by individuals and organizations who would like to donate prints or paintings to be chosen by the committee There are lots of empty walls in our Civic Centre and we would like to fill them with tasteful and appropriate art work reflecting the spirit of our building and of our town All artwork must be approved by the donations committee with input from the in terior designer as well as the building committee which is made up of town councillors If you have any suggestions or donations we would like to hear from you Call Fred Helson at or Gary Brand for details 3 Board favors government paper Crazy boats to set sail The Lions Club of Georgetowi has announced the 23rd annual running of the Crazy Boat Race to be held on the Credit River in the Halton Hills area on Saturday April The race provides fun for all contestants and serves to raise money for multiple sclerosis All contestants are asked to col lect pledges for MS and bring therr to the race This race has been ua ed to raise money for MS for the past years and approximate ly has been raised in that time to aid MS Entry forms and pledge forms can be obtained by contacting the Georgetown Lions Club or any of its members The race starts in two sections with the serious canoers starting from Cheltenham Park at noon The Crazy Boats portion of the race will start at Terra Cotta at 1230 pm The race will end at the Glen Williams Park in Glen Williams Also be sure not to miss the Vic tory dance The dance will be held at the Acton Legion Wright St Acton starting at 830 pm Dance tickets are per person Drinks are reasonable the music is good and snacks will be served Dress is casual Despite trustees objections the Board of Education voted Thursday to accept in principle a govemment plan to tack lot levies on new homes in the Region The boards 108 vote in favor of a provincial government green paper submitted to school boards in December follows the Halton Roman Catholic School Boards approval of the same government paper The lot levy if imposed could cost home builders per home say sources Funds from the levies would be applied to costs associated with new growth in cluding the construction of schools The levies would be placed in a provincial pool of funds collected by the municipality and shared by boards This means the Catholic and public school boards in the Region should pool funds collected from developers Board of Education chairman Pat said she is concerned about the distribution of funds Presently the public board funding is per cent government- provided while the Catholic boards funding is per cent governmentfunded she said Mrs Hillhouse is also concerned that the province will cut grants allocated for education if lot levies are approved This must not be a way for the province to escape their respon sibility for renovation and restora tion she said But Burlington Trustee Ann Bar- had harsher words for the government legislation It lets the province off the hook now is the time to object to the whole thing she said Burlington Trustee David Coons said North Halton would feel the impact of lot levy funding because growth is more rapid in south Halton in areas like Oakville and Burlington He said if the govern ment legislation on lot levies is passed it would divide the Region We have to live as one com munity he said not as in dividual sections Oakville Trustee Janis said she could not support the TOWN OF HILLS MAIN ST SOUTH HALTON HILLS GEORGETOWN 8775185 NOTICE All refuse normally picked up on Friday March 24th will be picked up on Thursday March 1 Commercial refuse will also be picked up on Thursday March 23rd 1989 PUBLIC WORKS no ioso TOWN OF HILLS Good service good coverage good price- Thats State Farm insurance ROBERT 1 Guelph St Georgetown 8731833 Like a good neighbor State Farm is there TOWN OF HALTON HILLS X MAIN ST SOUTH HILLS GEORGETOWN 8775185 ROAD RECONSTRUCTION Notice is hereby given pursuant to Sections and 301 of The Municipal Act being Chapter 302 of the revised Statutes of Ontario 1980 that the Council of the Town of Halton Kills at its meeting to be held in the Administration Building Trafalgar Road at 700 pm Mon day April 1969 will consider the passing of bylaws for the Road Reconstruction as set out beiow Contract P89C1 McNabb Drainage Area Phase 5 the surface reconstruction of Boulevard Elgin Street and Durham Street Union to Sarah Street Plans detailing this project and the proposed bylaws are available for viewing during normal business hours at the Engineering Department Of fice Any inquiries should be directed to the Engineering Department at 8775185 The Council will hear in person or by his Counsel any person who claims that his land will be prejudicially affected by the said bylaws and who applies to be heard Persons wishing to be heard should notify the office of the undersigned no later than Thursday April 6 1 989 RC Austin PEng Town Engineer The Corporation of the Town of Hills PO Box Georgetown L7G board motion to approve the government paper on lot levies I wont be put in a corner she said saying that the school boards have little choice but to approve I want to see the black and white of this Halton Hills Trustees Arlene Bruce Acton and Dick Howitt Georgetown voted to support lot levies The lot levy is not going to create an undue hardship said Trustee Bruce Taxpayers have paid their bit and do suffer an addi tional burden when you have development Trustee said he supports the government green paper Philosophically I agree with the concept of lot levies he said The boards main contention with lot levies on new home builders is that funding for repairs on present schools wouldnt arrive Trustee Coons said the board needs additional bricks and mortar for new schools but feared how money coming from a Regional pool might be distributed Amendments to the approval of the green paper were proposed by board trustees These amend ments said the trustees supported the principle of lot levies but wanted to see how the plan would be implemented DENTURE THERAPY CLINIC TRENTON 18 CHURCH STREET GEORGETOWN a ACROSS FROM LIBRARY AND CULTURAL CENTRE 8772359 TOWN OF HALTON HILLS X MAIN ST SOUTH HILISGEORGETOWN PUBLIC INFORMATION CENTRE Reconstruction Drainage Area Phase 5 Boulevard Elgin St and Durham St Union Street to Sarah St A Public Information Centre will be held Place Town of Halton Hills Administration Building Committee Room Trafalgar Road Date- Wednesday March 29 1 989 Time pm to p This Information Centre is being held to provide the Public with an opportunity to review the detailed design drawings for the reconstruction of the abovenamed streets Interested persons are invited to drop at the Information Centre and comment on the proposed work Austin P Eng Town Engineer The Corporation of the Town of Halton Hills PO Box 128 Georgetown Ontario L7G4T1 TOWN OF HILLS MAIN ST SOUTH HALTON HILLS GEORGETOWN 8775185 COURTESY NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING WARD AVENUEGUELPH STREET Council for the Town of Halton Hills will conduct a Public Meeting to examine and discuss a proposed unit industrial plan of condominium The subject property is located on Armstrong Avenue north Street and described as Lot 15 RP 617 Town of Hills Georgetown Further information is available in the Planning Department Time pm Date Monday March 20 1 989 Location Council Chambers Town Administration Building 7th Line Trafalgar Road File No MWM Bruce D MacLean BA Deputy Planning Director