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LIVING LIGHTING 2996 Gas price surging By LISA Herald Special Even Halton Hills motorists maybe suffering the effects of Kuwait as fuel prices surged over cents per litre over the weekend Most Halton Hills service tions made the jump to and up to cents per unleaded litre Fn day afternoon Krista Eastwood manager of Gas Service station at St in Georgetown said unleaded fuel prices rose to 3 on Friday at about noon Despite the price hike motorists were still buying gas but only because Frl day was payday and gas tanks were dry she said The price increase shouldn come as a surprise to anyone Ms Eastwood said because everyone knew it was going up People were trying to avoid it but by now their gas tanks are bone dry and they have to get gas she said day several hours after the prices went up There likely won t be any relief from the higher gas prices for Halton Hills motorists in the near future said Ms Eastwood As far as I m told it s going to stay like this or just keep climbing The number of motorists filling their gas tanks decreased quickly after the prices went up said Richard Nipper an employee at don Page I Sabres Slash Stayner Acton Sabres goal lender Jim comes up with a glove save during he Junior exhibition game Friday at Gordon Arena as teammates Dennis Jeffreys left and Jason Lucas look on Man Uone played a strong game against helping the Sabres win The Acton team plays two more exhibition games before the start of the regular season one this Friday evening against at and the other Sunday in Mount Forest The Georgetown B Raiders kick off their regular season at home on Saturday night against at Gordon Arena Herald photo by Robert Risk Acton Town council sharpens tax axe station is a GO It official The long await d Ac ton GO Transit commuter train stop will be opened for service Oct 29 confirmed Edward Shea a spokesperson for GO Transit A trailer which as been installed on Mill Street near the Old Hide House will act as a temporary ticket booth said Mr Shea A more permanent structure will eventual ly be installed said Mr Shea but that won t be for a year or two A permanent station site must first go through a lengthy assessment Until the Acton opens at the end of October GO will ill a platform four shelters which people can use while waiting fur the train a parking lot and lights said Mr Shea The service will run weekdays in the morning from Ac Ion to Union Slation in Toronto and during the evening to Acton from the Union Station he explained An Inside Look Police Beat 16 Forum Boy Scouts 17 Council 3 Ballirtafad 18 Reunion Agriculture 19 Turner 5 Education Editorial 6 Legions News letters Entertainment 22 Opinions Apartments 27 Births 27 History 9 Deaths 27 Literacy 10 Classifieds 28 Money 14 Comics Slessor 14 Horoscope 31 Business 15 Bridge News 31 ByBENDUMMETT the Herald Judging from comments made by several of the Halton Hills coun Monday council won a 1991 budget tax rate in crease greater than the inflation rate or approximately five per cent In response to a budget direc s report submitted to council by Town Treasurer Ray King Councillor Ann Currie led the way by saymg she personally won ac a tax rate increase of more than inflation Mr King told council if the 1991 budget is based on no new staff be ing hired and the introduction of no new programs residents living in the urban areas of Georgetown and Acton should expect their tax bill to increase by 3 per cent in 1991 over this year rate Those who live in the rural area and don t pay for regional services Mich as gar would see their 1991 lax bill increase 23 1 per cent he Council earlier this year ap proved that rural residents receive garbage pick up in 1991 and pay for it through their taxes But Monday night council reserved its decision and decided that rural residents be excluded from service as it pertains to garbage pick up If this new initiative was included in the 1991 budget Ihe rural residenls tax rale would have increas by 60 per cent Appreciative of Mr King s report Coun Cume said the report shocks you into action The councillor explained that the type of action needed to keep the tax hike down should include put ting off construction work slated for Main Street in Georgetown for a number of years preventing all town councillors from attending any conventions and conferences and implementing a town hiring freeze Mayor Miller and Coun Cook echoed statements made by Coun Currie both saying they won accept a tax rate increase greater than the inflation rate The people are saying enough is enough said Coun Cook But Acton Coun Norm Elliot tried to temper some of the cillors statements explaining it was premature for council to decide what tax rate increase will be acceptable He supports desire to keep the tax hike as low as possible in 1991 but council shouldn t make any sions until it s aware of the ramifications of any cuts to ex services Council voted thai staff prepare a preliminary budget comparing the effects on town services allow ing for a range of tax hikes bet ween six and per cent In his report Mr King at the initial tax rate in crease to a virtual shutdown of the residential building industry in town and the escalating cost of garbage disposal The expected 1990 shortfall the issuing of building permits will mean approximately 700 less m revenue than expected said Mr King Jusl over per cent of the pro urban area tax increase counts for making up his shortfall Mr King old coun The treasurer went on to say that if town didn have to pay the 35 5 per cent increase in garbage disposal in 1991 the urban tax hike would only be approximately seven per cent Garbage disposal is expected to increase from per tonne of garbage to between and per tonne Coun Marilyn Serjeanston said the public must become more con scious of waste reduction if they want their tax rate to drop In said the councillor the blue box program is working but offsetting the result of this recycl ing program is that people are pro ducing more garbage in general She asked town staff to find out if the overall amount of garbage in Halton Hills has been increasing over the past few years Hospitals hike wages The full time and 70 pari time Registered Nurs Assistants and cleaning staff emploj at George n Memorial Hospital in v have a contract which oils for their wages to mere ise bv per cent retroactive lo running through to Sepl and by seven per cent for the year starting Sept ton firmed Ihe hospital s Assislant Ex ecutive Director and the Director of Personnel and Hospital Ser vices Randy Esford The Canadian Union of Public Employees Union Georgetown local and locals with approximate other hospitals in Ontario had been without a contract since Sept 1989 Negotiations between the union and the hospital s representative the Ontario Hospital Association broke down in March of this year Since that time a third party arbitrator has been in charge of finding a suitable con to both sides This is the second round of con talks that have been decide by any arbitrator said Mr Esford Mr Esford couldn t comment don Page I Commissioner questions utilitys hiring practice Hills Hydro Commissioner Peter questioned the utili tys General Manager Gerry Trudell about the need to replace a recently vacated position in light of the town s decision not to automatically fill positions during the commissions monthly meeting Friday in defence of the need to fill the Linesperson position Mr Trudell told the commissioners if a replacement found it would take longer than usual lo restore power if a power outage happened A Linesperson is in charge of maintaining the town power lines said Mr Trudell The utility has two crews each with four sons On each crew there are two experienced and two learner The vacated psoition is for an experienced lineman said Mr Trudell Two experienced linespersons are needed on each crew so the novice linespersons are properly supervised he explained Halton Hills council will discuss later this month the need to fill vacated positions in the Building Department and Engineering Department