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Name Brand Furnishings at WHOLESALE PRICES Ontano Chesterfield Wholesalers Behind Mall 7634477 LIVING LIGHTING GEORGETOWN 245Gueipnst 4168732996 By BEN DUMMETT The Herald To date none of the current Halton HUls councillors have publicly announced they will be running in the November municipal election However two challengers have taken the first steps towards running a cam for the fall election Georgetown residents Arthur Trebbne and Tom have submitted papers to the Town permitting them to solicit cam contributions Their can wont become official til they submit their nomination forms to the Town between the required dates of Oct 9 and Oct Arthur Trebbne Contacted Monday Mr sajd he was still undecided if he would run in the election He sub mitted the form to solicit cam paign contributions so most of the paperwork would be done if he decided to run If he does run it will be in Ward 3 The current Town councillors for Ward are Pat McCarthy and Anne The Wards Regional representative is Pam Johnston Mr however has decided he will run for one of the Town council seats in Ward 3 Mr who has no political experience said Friday development will be a major issue in his campaign Im prodevelopment said the Georgetown National Real Estate Service agent Mr said he supports both Industrial and residential development The Town tax rate is high because the community lacks a solid industrial base he said Asked how he would attract in dustry to Georgetown Mr Treb bne said success depends on go ing out and knocking on in dustrys doors People might find it in teresting but a lot of industry doesnt know where Georgetown is located he said As for residential development Mr Trebbne would like to see it go to Georgetown South and the downtown area of Georgetown Mr Ward includes the Maple Avenue property cor responding to the following ad dresses 337 and 339 Maple Avenue This property is the cen of controversy between a con dominium application and the neighboring resident s opposition to the idea Mr Trebbne said Id like to see the project go ahead Acknowledging his position may be unpopular Mr Trebbne said the project should go ahead because it will increase the pro perty value of the surrounding houses He knows this because of the condominiums relative high price Mr Trebbne predicts his lack of political experience wont be a in fact it may be a benefit As a rookie I dont know all the rules so Im not as likely to be afraid of changing them he said Current Ward 3 Town Coun allor Pat McCarthy said Friday he remains undecided if he will seek reelection Being on Town council is ex pensive in terms of family and missed business opportunities but it is rewarding because you can help solve problems he said The question therefore comes down to where you are more helpful focusing on your per sonal responsibilities or the Town he suggested Another consideration said Mr McCarthy is the possibility of running for the Region in Ward A number of people have en couraged me to go in that direc- tionhesaid He predicts the election will centre on the issues of develop ment municipal taxes and the Acton dump proposal Ward 3 Town Councillor Anne could not be reached for comment at press time Police control strikers Halton Regional Police officers hold back striking workers at the Eagle Dominion plant in Acton day to allow an Eagle Dominion truck to exit Police officers have been called to the scene dally as strikers refuse to allow Incoming and outgoing trucks and people through the gate Officers have also been investigating several reports of car van da I Ism to vehicles owned by workers crossing the picket line So far no charges have been laid against approximately strikers whove been picketing since June for higher wages Herald photo Seniors frustrated by After more than half years since the formation of the Georgetown and District Seniors Association the group is still without a permanent residence for their operations The is now seeking temporary residence We are not changing our focus of a permanent residence states Mellish President of the Seniors Association We may however have to offer vices to our members on a tern basis Mr and the Georgetown and District Seniors Association have been led to believe a bylaw will be passed by the town this summer that will allow them to apply for provin cial funding Town of Halton Hills Lucky 13th Tom found the hole to be a lucky one during the 15th Annual Bill Smith Golf Tournament on Monday when his hole in one earned him a pickup truck from Achilles Motors Mel service manager of the dealership left and BUI Smith pre sent Flatley with the key This year event raised for the Canadian Cancer Society See for more information Herald photo Mayor Russell Miller confirmed this Monday morning stating a meeting is planned in the near future with Councillor Gerald Rennie to discuss this issue Ross Bethel vice president of the seniors association explains that funding is not available for a permanent residence He estimates that a permanent residence will not be available for the association for at least five years The seniors association recent 1 turned down an offer for a tem porary residence at SacreCoeur Church on Guelph Street Mr explains the main reason for the rejection was finances If the town had come to us and provided funding for this offer we would have gone for it said Mr Mellish He explains the possibilities at SacreCoeur were limited and that a fair amount of renovation would have been required Also he states there wasnt money available for a paid coordinator and that operations cant be done by volunteers Approaching a membership of 800 Georgetown and District Seniors Association is the only one in that doesnt have a permanent residence Its time we had a centre says Mr Bethel who states a residence would give the associa an image in town along with public relations advantages Mr Mellish who has been president of the senior since it s formation says he plans to continue fundraising this year and hopes to increase funds more rapidly He explains this will make an impression In the community perhaps enough so for others to start thinking about the problem Mr Mellish and Mr Bethel say they hope a temporary residence can be found within six months to a year Mr Mellish explains they are seeking a residence that would of fer activities and services the association originally proposed A large room would be required for carpet bowling and social events along with smaller rooms for arts and crafts He would also like to provide a small reading area library and modest kitchen facilities This would give us a presence in town says Mr Bethel It would be good ground work for a permanent residence It would keep up the interest level An Inside Look SECTION A PoHcoBeat 2 Community Forum Calls Council Briefs Middle School Honors 7 Editorial People Forum 10 Bens Banter 11 Political Forum 11 Community Service WEs IT rations Hlilmy 16 Legion Linos Money Matters Business Nerval Hows SECTrOHB Sports 1B6B Arts sweat Entertainment 9B Classified APPEAL STORY CLARIFIED On May 31 The Halton Hills Herald published a story about an appeal brought by Acton resident Michael Armstrong to Ihe Ontano Municipal Board over the development project in the River area of Georgetown This article included statements made by the projects developer Larry Law These statements were solely the opi of Mr Law and not the opi mens of The Hills Herald We retract any suggestion in the article that Mr Amrstrongs dp peal was brought for anything another than appropriate reasons We apologize to Mr Armstrong and regret any embarrassment caused by the publication of this article