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the HERALD Wednesday August 28 1991 Council Briefs Page 3 Acton road closure put on hold At the request of several residents on St Helena Road in Acton Halton Hills Council dead Monday to defer deciding on whether to close St Helena Road to Oct Council heard from three St Helena Road residents who call on council not to dose the roadway They claimed stopping up the roadway would prevent emergency vehicles from gaining access as well as ultimately en courage expansion of neighbor quarrying activity Mayor Miller said council would never close the road if the residents objected He reminded residents council first considered the idea of closing the road several years ago after some of the residents requested the road way be closed Residents wanted the roadway closed to deter bikers and snowmobilers from using the roadway Alan Ernest manager of the Bruce Trail also appeared before council to protest the road closure He said closing the road way would prevent people from gaining access to the part of the Bruce Trail that runs the area of the roadway Reading material Town council directed staff Monday to determine if there was money in the budget to buy 25 cof fee table books of photography capturing scenes of the Credit River Credit Valley Conserva Authority General Manager Barron said if council bought a minimum of 25 books it would receive a 25 per cent count off of the per book price tag Ms Barron said sales from the book would go towards projects aimed at protecting the Credit River wetlands Nature Town council decided Monday to keep a Harold Street woodlol in Georgetown in its state Council made its decision at the urging of Georgetown resident Barbara Halsall Ms Haisall said the area was always designated as parkland and therefore should be maintained that way Anytime council has the opportunity to protect trees it should said Ms Haisall Purchase offer rejected Councillors rejected an offer by Halton Hills resident Bill Wheeler to purchase a town snow removal truck for Council made its decision on the basis that the sale would con tradict the Town s bylaw rung the sale of equipment Ac cording to the bylaw any Town equipment for sale is sold at public auction Town treasurer Ray King told councillors the bylaw is in place to protect coun cil from being accused of favoritism Realtors get break Local realtor Gary Brand in formed council Monday through a letter that the province has now exempted real estate agents from the Retail Business Holidays Act That means realtors can keep their offices open Sunday Earlier this year Mr Brand appeared before Council urging it to take steps towards having Halton Hills recognized as a tourist area under the This exemption would permit all businesses in Hills to open Sundays Home Week Town Council Monday declared the week of Sept 22 as Ontario Home Week in Georgetown and Acton Ontario Home Week is a celebration of homes and communities and the homeowners that live in them Wastewtse nominated Council learned Monday the local recycling operation has been nominated for the Lieutenant Gover Conservation Award The winners will be announced in ear October Ominous letter Ominous is the word Acton councillor Norm Elliott used to describe a letter appearing before council Monday from the Ontario Ministry of Environ ment Approval Branch on the Acton Dump proposal The letter states the Approvals Branch is satisfied leachate from a landfill will not in any way put in jeopardy the water supplies for your community This sentence puts in question all of the work the Town and local environmntal group Protect Our Water Environmental Resources POWER has done to stop the project from going ahead he said Elliott suggested the Ap provals Branch is incompetent because the letter says one thing but verbally the Approvals Branch gives another message He was referring to Coun Pat McCarthy s claim the Approvals Branch told him over the telephone the leachate would have a negligible impact on Halton Hills The Acton dump proposal must be subjected to a full hearing before the fate of the application is determined by the environ ministry Council directed Mayor Her to write the Approals Branch expressing its disappoint in the letter Veteran Acton town councillor declares municipal election plans Halton Hills Councillor Norm Elliott has declared his can didacy for the upcoming November 12 municipal election Mr Elliott who is seeking to maintain his position as town councillor in Ward 1 joins local political incumbents town coun Gerald Rennie and Regional Councillor Rick Bon who have declared their candidacy in Ward Mr Elliott has lived in Ac ton all his life and has been a town councillor in Halton Hills for six years He hopes to continue his position with town council in order to stay involved with issues that face the town Within the next year there will be a lot of pressure and many issues in Acton concerning development said Coun Elliott I would like to provide the town with my judgement on these mat ters Mr Elliott a father of three and an insurance broker with H West Insurance Broken Ltd in Georgetown said he is a prodevelopment councillor He explained development is good for the community so long as it is well scrutinized No municipality ever ed by staying static stated Mr Elliott He is pleased that town council approved the construction of a new fire station with a fire pump in Acton this year He explained the new station which is ex peeled to be completed by 1992 There is extensive reading material to go through concern applications and town plann ing ssues It s a lot more work than just attending Monday even ing meetings Norm Elliott will improve fire safety service in Acton Mr Elliott said he decided to run for a position on town council six years ago out of concern with the lack of development in the Ac ton area He added that he knew the town quite well and he felt his knowledge and experience would benefit the community Mr Elliott who also sits on the town Public 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