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For Under VhldM COST EFFICIENT INNOVATIVE UP TECHNIQUES OK CORPORATE INC OMI The Halton Hills HERALD Secretaries Florists MMOITOWN 776901 14500 DISTRIBUTION 24 FRIDAY APRIL 1991 Home Newspaper of Hills Established 1 866 IN STORES OCA CO NEC planner comes under heavy fire at meeting The Herald Niagara Escarpment Senior Planner Marion Plaunt came under heavy from Milton based Reclamations Systems In lawyer Richard Hazard during a hearing in Georgetown over a proposed NEC to ban waste disposal sites on the Escarpment RSI is behind the Acton landfill proposal Mr Hazard asked Ms Plaunt to explain why the NEC wants the amendment when the provinces Environmental Assessment Act is the legislation recognized by many ensuring landfills are not approved if deemed detrimental to the environment If the amendment Is approved applicants wanting to establish a waste disposal facility on the escarpment would first be re quired to obtain an amendment to the Niagara Escarpment Plan Currently an amendement isn t always required Ms Plaunt suggested the En Assessment Act adequately require private companies to consider alternatives when deciding what to do with a property This is a significant factor because the NEC believes landfills in princi pie are harmful to the escarp ment she said Under the Environmental Assessment Act municipalities and private companies wanting to establish a landfill must show that the land under consideration be used in an alternative way Ms Plaunt said in practice Obituary Bill McNally Respected businessman charitable citizen and dedicated family man William McNally of McNally Construction in Georgetown died of an apparent heart attack at his home Wednes day morning Mr spent his life sup porting the Georgetown com not only in business but in social and recreational areas for the past 71 years He was a very supportive community member and was known for getting behind most community charities said Arlene Bruce of the United Way People who knew him knew they could count on him for a helping hand she said The United Way the Halton Hills Cancer Society and Red Cross Society were organizations he supported Mr McNally was also President of the North Golf and Country Club for close to two decades Perhaps he was best known for his role in the business commum As owner of McNally Construe tion his company built many of Georgetown businesses and schools including Packaging Mold Masters Gage Stationary Neilso Dairy D Williamson Varlan Centennial Middle School Kennedy Public School Park Public School and additions to Georgetown District High School He was a very good supporter of business in Hills and the Chamber of Commerce said Doug general manager of the Hills Chamber of Commerce The chamber named McNally Construction business of the year in 1982 His son David McNally who worked with his father and other brother John in the family business recalls his father ear days when he worked at Pro vincial Papers as an assistant manager He had a good job there but he saw how other people lived and decided he wanted his family to live like that remembers David Bill McNally decided to leave his job and start his own wood working business in a chicken Bill coop behind the family home on the corner of Market and Williams Streets At first Mr made wooden toys like wagons and hobby horses Everyone pitched in to help him said David Soon he was being asked to renovate peoples homes and by the 1950s he was building homes for people As his name became known he ventured into bigger projects For almost 50 years Mr McNally built up the reputation of his company It now a general contracting construction business But David said it wasn t business that was most important to Mr McNally Rather his fami ly was the focus of his life Mr was maimed to the former Fiona Feller and they had three children David John and Janet Mr McNally was also very sup portive of St George Anglican Church in Georgetown He served as warden for the church and was working to raise funds for the church at the time of his death nends of the family were received at the J S Jones Funeral Home Thursday from Wpm and 7 until noon Friday The funeral service was held Friday at St George Anglican Church Interment at Greenwood Cemetery in Georgetown In respect contributions to the Canadian Cancer Society or a chanty of your choice would be appreciated by the family said a family member however for private companies the aspect of alternatives t as stringently enforced under the act as it is for municipalities Ms went on to argue the focus of the Environmental Assessment Act to ensure land fill proponents submit the proper studies proving to the MOE the landfill won be detrimental to the environment To this explanation Mr Hazard responded by asking do you mean the legislation only re quires the proponent to submit a list of the studies it has done To clarify her explanation Ms said the Environmental Assessment Act doesn t consider the principle of whether a landfill should be located at a certain location Comparatively the pro posed amendment asks this ques tion she said In response Mr Hazard said the Environmental Assessment Act requires landfill proponents to show there is a need for a dump before approval will be con sidered Ms Plaunt pointed out the question of need Is not addressed in the Act itself It is only highlighted in the Environmental Assessment guidelines that ac company the act As well said Ms Plaunt the Idea of need is only considered at the end of the environmental pro cess instead of at the beginning The Niagara Escarpment Com mission amendment calls for landfill proponents to establish need from the outset she stress ed The hearing continues for the next eight week days This Monday the public will have an opportunity to speak in favor or against the proposed amendment Those who want to speak should appear at the Halion Civic Centre for JO a m Camping out Doug from the Georgetown Cub Troop Just needed a stick and some marshmallows and he would have been read to hit the trail Mr Perrin representing his troop was one of the many pari in the Town show Georgetown District High School Salurda Herald photo Education board decision facing OMB hearing By LISA The Herald In a rare move the Ontario Municipal Board has announced it will hold a public hearing some time this summer surrounding the decision of the Board of Education to relocate Trafalgar High School The deals with school board applications on a regular basis but they rarely go to a hear said the OMB s manager of planning and muncnpal finance Carolyn We can order a hearing if we feel the criteria the board has to address under the Ontano Municipal Board Act are raised as issues by the tors Apparently such issues were raised by groups as the Tax payers OMB Fund TOMB which says the proposed new high school in South East needed To understand the issue we have to go back to 1986 when the Halton Board of Education ed the existing Oakville Trafalgar High School needed to be improved e new roof and more space which would re quire a substantive amount of dollars Chairman of the Board Bill Harnson said board commissioned an architect to report on the structure of the school They also hired a well known educator to determine what educational shortfalls the school had Lastly the board call for a demographic study of the region After reviewing the results of all these studies the board dead it would be more feasible to build a new school rather than renovate the existing one Mr Harrison said the board estimates renovations for ap proximately per cent of the building would cost about million while the new building would cost approximately million Meanwhile the school board had applied for a capital fund grant which was approved by the Ministry of Education in April The grant was million To meet the estimated expense of a new school the board also applied for a million deben ture which Is subject to approval from the OMB The hearing will determine whether the boards debenture is approved or re jected Mr Harrison said I m confi dent that all the decisions the board has made are correct and that the will find in our favor He said the fact the Ministry of Education approved the boards plans and financing for a new school by giving them a grant is an indication of support for the school board s decision But TOMB members don t sup port the plan In a press release Issued Monday the group noted that residential farm and com mercial property taxpayers can no longer afford the cost of ram pant yuppiedriven consumensm In our municipal spending Nor can we afford school board trustees who cater to the wants of special interest groups for any crass political advantage An Inside Look 2 EdMal 10 I A Entertainment 13 Santa E Spam 1517 CUlUM