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THE HERALD Wednesday October Page 3 Council Briefs Town Council considering computer system Halton Hills General Committee which is comprised of the town councillors recommended Mon day that town staff consider the viability of implementing a new town computer system over five phases at a total cost of between million and million If council approves the tion at its Oct 15 meeting town staff will prepare a report on the cost of implementing any of the phases in the town budget committee will discuss the af of these proposed costs for 1991 during its meetings get underway later this year Fire route proposal Halton Hills General Committee recommended Monday that a bylaw be passed designating the internal roads at Armstrong Avenue in Georgetown as a fire route The recommendation will go before council at its Oct 15 meeting for final approval Company recommended The Brampton based company Roma Fence Limited was recom mended by the town s General Comm ttee as the company to build a highway fence along the Fourth Line between Lots 18 and 21 Halton Hills The tender submitted by the Brampton com was approximately less than that submitted by and Construction of Acton and ap proximately less than that submitted by the Mississauga com Deny Fence Limted The recommendation will go before council for final approval Oct Development proposal The town s General Committee recommended Monday that a public meeting be held concerning a rural estate subdiv sion plan for the east side of the Fourth Line bet ween the Halton Hills and Enn Town L ne The company Sette In vestments Company Limited A halt on development proposed by resolution No new residential or development proposed for either the Georgetown or Acton ban areas requiring amendments to the Hills Offic Plan will be allowed for at least a year or longer if town council supports a resolution Oct 15 recommending council defer cons dering these types of development proposals til the- town Urban Area Review Study i a d The town General Committee composed of the town councillors recommended Monday council support the resolution Halton Hills Mayor Miller said Monday that council would be doing the town on injustice if it approved a lot of development before the study was completed The study will include the designation of a 10year supply of residential land the streamlining of the development process the encouragement of a range of hous ing types including a minimum of 25 per cent affordable housing the creation of new housing stock through res dential housing areas and the establishment of a monitoring program to maintain a current assessment of the local housing market The towns Deputy Planning rector Bruce MacLean told the committee the plan will be com pleted in about a year But com members seems to agree that the implementation of the studv recommendations could take longer if council has to amend its Official Plan to achieve these recommendations Acton Councillor Norm Elliot ex pressed the most concern over the resolution and specifically the use of the word implementation It concerns me some large scale development proposed for Acton could be put on hold indefinitely if the resolution is passed in its cur rent form Between now and the Oct 15 council meeting Mr Elliot said he will seek assurances that council will be able to consider future development projects in the town s urban areas even the resolution Mr said that if the resolution is approved council is not prevented from making excep tions to consider development pro posals before the study is com pleted But the more exceptions council makes the less effective the resolution he told the commit tee Mr told the commit tee planning staff used the word implementation the resolution wording to make it as strong as poss in the face of developers challenging the on at the Ontario Municipal Board If council approved the resolu after removing the word im and followed the results of the study to determine the viability of a new development application the town would a less advantageous position if ts decision was challenged at the OMB said Mr The OMB would cpnsider the study to make a decis on but it would put more emphasis on the study if was recognized in the town s of ficial plan he told members Public responds to composter program Although Halton Hills won receive the 500 ordered earlier this year to sell to the public until 300 have already been claimed said the town s Refuse and Reduction Coor Paul Sergeant Mr Sergeant said he put an advertisement in the local newspapers last Wednesday and the next morning he already had upwards of orders I really pleased with the response said Mr Sergeant It s kinda nice he added Those who want to order one of Cancer unit meeting The annual meeting of the Hills Unit of the Canadian Cancer Society will be held Oct 15 p m in the Community Room at District Halton Regional Police Headquarters located on Street Georgetown Refreshments will be served and a spokesperson with the Hills Unit of the Canadian Cancer Society pointed out that the meeting is open to the public All are welcome Correction In the Res dents unfiir Ren n meet which it the Sept 26 of the Herald Dorothy was incorrectly is McLean The subject properly is acres not The development pn posal is only five slore plaza In rv there ire not res v I diy he Hi regrets t hi the remaining 200 hundred com posters should call Mr Sergeant at 2600 The town applied for the com posters through a provincial government program in which the province covers 50 per cent of the cost of the The pnee tag for each s charged to the to cover the remaining cost Compost s a form of ing for wet refuse such as potatoe peels Once the matenal is com posted it can be used as fertilizer Mr Sergeant expects the last 200 hundred to be sold within the next couple of days If there continues to be an once all hundred are sold the town will consider order more he said The town has inv ted Petting from Barclay Recycling the company that sold the com posters to the town to speak on the proper use of Mr Sergeant sa a date for the in format on meeting has to be set but when it it will be well publicized through the local media The in formation meet will be free ad mission he said GEORGETOWN FOOD MARKET MOORE PARK PLAZA Pleasure To Serve You Monday to F day STORE HOURS on COUPON For Valuable Money Saving Coupons See Page 19 COUPON in For Valuable Money Saving Coupons See Page 19 proposing to build estate lots with an average lot size of acres on the proposed property The pro posal can only get the goahead once the Halton Hills Official Plan and the area zoning bylaw are amended No date for the public hearing was given The recom mendation will go before council Oct Council to comment Halton Hills General Committee recommended Monday that the provinces Ministry of Natural Resources allow the town to com on the site plan United has submitted to the ministry in order to obtain an up dated quarry license in accordance with provincial legislation for its quarry on Part Lots and 23 and Concession 3 Halton Hills The town wants to ensure that in eluding the quarry company site plan is a provision for a scenic road on a portion of the Third Line to be built once the quarry has been ex hausted Council will vote on the recommendation Oct 15 worn Nalurafeb- fit Of NATURALIZE Taupe and Black SERVICE REGISTERED PEBORTHISTON STAFF mthmic FLETCHERS FOOT 8771664 FAMILY SHOES MAIN ST DOWNTOWN GEORGETOWN