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a the HERALD Wednesday 1992 Council Briefs Rezoning proposal raises residents ire Georgetown resident Murray Parsons raised some strong con during a public meeting day about a proposed of a ph Street property within the Centre Mr Parsons urged town to delay dealing with the until the centre owner has either reduced existing noise pollution from the centre or proves the rezoning won t increase the noise pollution level Mr Parsons told council he lives behind the Knolcrest Centre The rezoning if approved would permit a broader range of com and recreational uses than are currently allowed date there has been no fective action taken to stop the noise pollution said Mr Parsons At one point during the meeting Mr told council Mr Par sons complaint is the first he has ever received concerning noise pollution which Mr Parsons replied You have to be joking Aside from criticizing the owner Mr Parsons also took a shot at the town he lack of enforcement con the town noise pollution bylaw Mr Parsons said gives him the impression there is an inept town management and incompetent planning staff Mr said he would extend the existing sound barrier wall behind the centre if it was needed Before making a decision on the rezoning council will wait for town staff to write a report on the proposal incorporating Mr Par sons comments Loan recommended Hilts General Committee recommended Monday town Treasurer Ray King be permitted to borrow up to million to cover town expenses dunng 1992 According to a staff report the funds may be required if certain ex penses arise before all 1992 town taxes are collected he recommendation will go before council for final appioval this Monday Note general com mittee is comprised of town cillors Position paper Mark Cohen Halton Hills Per Officer old councillors Monday he along with several other Halton based human resource professionals will appear at an up coming provincial hearing to op pose the Ontario government proposed changes to the Labor Relations Act The personnel professionals op pose the far reaching changes which include banning the use of replacement workers during a strike and allowing supervisory personnel the right lo unionize said Mr Cohen REGION BRIEFS Farming community put on hold farming community will now have to wait until early March to know what their 1992 financial regional grant will be to fund educational programs Marie McNabb Provin cial Ministry of Agriculture and Pood Representative requested Wednesday the Region grant the 12 farming groups a total of 280 this year The Region granted the same 12 groups last year Ms told the Regional Planning and Public Works com mittee the money goes towards fun ding agricultural education programs While supportive of the grant request committee members Hidden treasures Grade students at George Kennedy Public School Georgetown Andrew Koenigsberger and Haley Canon unload bricks of gold Jan during a presentation of Treasures the Atocha by Birks Jewellers The students are pictured here with David Turgeon Marketing Manager of Jewellers Herald Photo refered it to the Region budget committee The budget committee wont decide the grant allocations to various regional groups until earh March Chairman said the budget committee should deal with the grant request to ensure all farming related or other wise receive an equal of funding As pirt of her presentation Ms said agricultural community would smiller increase than requested or no in crease at all to last years totil grant allocation She committee members the number of ignculturil education programs would be significantly reduced if no regional grant money was forthcoming this year Feasabihty study A feasabihty study to establish a walkway along Mountainview Road through Hungry Hollow in Georgetown should be forthcoming to regional councillors soon Public Works Commissioner Art Leitch told Planning and Public Works Committee members Wed Mr prov this in formation in response to a suggestion by Hills Regional Councillor Marilyn Serjeantson that the stretch of road under question is unsafe for nans Mr told Regional staff will meet soon with Hills Engineering staff to discuss the possibility of a wilk way The Public Works Commissioner however wasn t optimistic about when the roadway would be widened Sevenl environmental reports concerning the road widening project must still be conducted before the project can go he said Mr predicted those repor won t go before regional council for several months Signs approved Regional Planning and Public Works Committee recommended Wednesday no left turn signs be erected at the intersection of tainview Road and Stuart McLaren Road in Georgetown The no left turn signs apply to westbound fie on Stuart McLaren Road and southbound traffic on timview Road he recommendation will go before regional council for final ap proval this Wednesday Acton councillor Norm questioned why the town isn taking a position on the proposesd changes 1 m concerned about the im plications the changes may have on the town said Coun Elliott Hills Regional Johnston said the Region chose not to take a position since councillors may have different opinions on the proposed changes When questioned why the town taken a position Mr Cohen said he could provide the answers dunng an in camera session An in camera meeting excludes members of the public and press Council is permitted to hold in camera meetings to discuss per sonnel legal and property matters Scrutiny ahead When a development proposal lo build single family homes and condominium units goes before a public meeting within the next feu months Toron tobased development company Paramount Development Cor poration will come under much scrutiny Councillors requested Monday the developer should provide designs for the ho ises and an ex planation for how the issue of fordable housing is to be tackled at the time of the public meeting Plans for Town councillors learned Mon day the planning department plans to focus attention on policy issues as opposed to development control guidelines in 1992 According to a stiff report pohc issues to be dealt with this year in elude the Official Plan rev lew rural cluster studv and parkland deficiency studv Com ap pointments Town councillors recommended Monday the following people be ap pointed to sit on the Recreation and Parks Master Plan Committee They include town councillors Gerald and Johnston and town citizens Dave Linda Donais Bob Kitchen Payton Steve Bailey Linda Denny and The committee will advise the town on what the priorities should be for recreation and parks related capital projects Policy questioned 1 n Coun Gail Rutherford requested the find out who and how often the police community room at the Georgetown police station can be used Rutherford said she has received several complaints from citizens saying they can gain ac cess to the meeting room because meet too regularly or are too confrontational Taxpayers paid for this room yet there are time when it remains em ptv said Rutherford Pam Johnston said the policy in place permits groups to use the room once to permit as many groups as possible to use it Report requested In light of the problems with the condominium project at Avenue Marilyn Serjeantson requested town staff report on whether builders could be restricted from working in town if have already built a poor building Town staff said the would in vestigate the matter TORONTO Stay with us for one night the second night is free Roehamplon Hotel is located in Mid Town Toronto in the heart of the beautiful Mount Pleasant district an area of exceptional shops boutiques and progressive businesses Minutes to downtown but never feeling closed in We are located within Toronlos finest dining and entertainment district near the Eaton Centre the Sky Dome and just a short dnve major tourist CALL FOR RESERVATIONS l8003878899 BaedMIIBllitby fat In pmp IW1 EgMoiAvaE and FcrmmMs contact your Municipal Trust branch