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8 Independent & Free Press,Thursday, February 25, 2010 Sign-up NOW for Town wants to buy M-SB lands By LISA TALLYN Staff Writer Halton Hills Council gave Town staff the go-ahead Monday to negotiate with the Halton Board of Education for the purchase of 6.2 acres of McKenzie-Smith Bennett School property in Acton. The resolution was unanimously supported in camera at Monday's Halton Hills council meeting. Halton Hills Mayor Rick Bonnette said the Town intends to offer a "fair and reasonable" price for the land, and wants to purchase more than the 2.5 acres the school board planned to sell of the 15-acre school site. Bonnette said the Town wants to buy a larger parcel, "so this (future sell-off of land there by the board) doesn't come up again." "In essence we're trying to save the school board from itself, because if we lose the three soccer fields and ball diamond, there is no place else to replace them in the Town of Acton." He explained the Town is surrounded by greenbelt and can't expand its urban boundaries, for development or new parkland. "We hope the school board would be reasonable," said Bonnette. Last year, when the board announced its plans to sell land at the school Bonnette had said the Town didn't want to pay for the land because it already had bought it back in 1958 when the Town of Acton paid $5,800 for it when it ran the local school board. When asked why the town would pay for it now, he said, "5,000 people signed a petition to save it." He said they tried "to pull out all the stops" to halt the sale of the land, even going to the provincial government, but had no luck. MARCH BREAK AZindjg^ccZgVgi^hidji a full week of discovery for teens Explore pottery, sculpture and pastels with three professional artists in Glen Williams Carol-Ann Michaelson | Zsuzsa Monostory | Sheri Tenaglia week of March 15 to 19 | $250 plus materials for details call 289.344.0687 | www.williamsmill.com Power outage blamed on Brampton line An equipment problem on a Hydro One 230 kilovolt line near Brampton caused a power outage for 9,000 Georgetown and 40,000 Brampton hydro customers Tuesday afternoon. The power went out shortly after 2 p.m. and was back on 20 minutes later. Residents and businesses affected in Georgetown were located between 10 Sideroad and Hwy. 7 and Winston Churchill Blvd. to the east and Town Line to the west. M A R C H B R E A K & S U M M E R C A M P Georgetown Art Express March 15-19,2010 Join Georgetown's newest and most innovative art adventure for kids. Days: Monday to Friday Cost: $220.00 Time: 8:30 am ­ 4:30 pm (extended hours available) Fridays Pizza Lunch 348 Guelph St., Unit 2A, Georgetown Gift Certificates Available LUNCH $ 99SP ECIALS! Best Ribs In Town 1 Full Slab with 2 sides 1/2 Slab with 2 sides 5 $ 10% OFF Your Next Order! On orders over $20 This Coupon Only Not to be combined with any other offer! Side Items 1799 $ 99 9 Choice of Sandwich · Steak · Veal · Chicken · Buffalo Chicken AND Fries, Coleslaw or Beans Located at 77 Market Street Downtown Georgetown Summer Camp: June 28 - August 27, 2010 Call to register at: 905 702 ­ 1203 Website: www.georgetownartexpress.com Email: GeorgetownArtExpress@cogeco.ca Ages Groups Work in a variety of mediums throughout the day. Pajama Fridays & Movie Afternoon (March Break only) Outdoor Art Activities (Summer only) Work in a variety of mediums Papier Mache, 3-D sculpture, pastels, watercolour, drawing, acrylics, metal tooling and much more..... Not valid with specials! French Fries . . . . . . . . . . ............ $2.99 Ranch Beans ................................$1.49 Coleslaw .......................................$1.49 Pilaf Rice ......................................$1.49 Baked Potato (dinner only) .........$1.99 Macaroni & Cheese ....................$1.99 905-702-1335 Georgetown 4 - 5, 6 - 8, 9 - 12 Work with experienced artists with professional tools ROLLER HOCKEY League for more info: http://grhl.webs.com Children will explore, laugh and enjoy this weeklong art adventure For March Break & Spring/Summer Registration Special Features please call Amy Sykes 905-873-0301 ext. 235 or e-mail features@independentfreepress.com 905.702.3082 Registration - Sat. Feb. 27, 6 am - 2 pm at Moldmasters SportsPlex