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special meeting v i special meetb residents out to stop whistle tooting counci netition acainst aulntt what they feel la stoppm the whistle through a petition against whistletooting was presented to ksqueting councillors last tuesday night by solicitor terry balnes wdl over 100 residents within a mile of the no 17 crossroad and the 7th line on tlie edge of georgetown signed the protest gainst what they feel is unnecessary noise at crossings which are fully guarded by lights and gales mr baincs ponied out that there are 48 trains passing every day and over 200 homes within the onemile radius many municipalities hive succeeded in stewarttown school ransacked by thieves forth occasion wasattort guide mrs w b eow rlssht and a jf s nancy mccutcuoneitiv clner and mrv ann ruwr on hnd troop caolaln istolrptwmo triorougniy investigated by esquesing taxes reduced industrial land higher apartments subdivision meeting with esquesing concern planning board caqueting education tax his been reduced by j 1 04 000 or 6 25 mill it ws teamed at the tegular meeting of council on tuesday night the reduction la a retult of the municipal equaliiation grant program announced by education minister william davis three weeks ago clerk k c lindsay uld he felt letter of protest sent to queen a park when the original levy was set had something to do with the change made in esquesing councillors are on the lookout for historical sites and artifacts following a requeit by planners of the new ontario pavilion at the c n e a representative of that group will be visiting every township in ontario in a search for exhibits and historical information they are expected in esquesing in the next few weeks residents along no 22 slderoad off highway 7 arent happy about the prospect of a mink farm being established on the lot behind their homes representatives mrs anderson ana mr maumby approached council for a bylaw to keep them out mr maumby argued that the lot in question was too small for that type of business and the smell from the animals would probably make life miserable for the residents already tliere lie admitted he did not know if the deal was final yet council agreed that the problem could be included under an old bylaw already in the books which allows them the right to prohibit or abate public nuisances cetttkm awrfgit continued from pta one affected by the mill rate subsidy the chairman refused to consider this since it was not possible legally director singliton replied to the comment in administrative staff was defend ng the budget he stressed the ih ms were put in at a defensible level were not here tonight i say we cant defend it now if you tell us to cut 10000000 well do it but the board has lo bear the result of its action for unpaid debentures or broken contracts trustee r e goodin suggested people are disturbed and frustrated by the cost of education many have given up in despair he suggested he called for a reestabluhment of confidence in education and a holding of the budget lute trustee w j priestner suggested tlie boards budget as not unreasonable he noted the salaries were negotiated by the trustees not the administration noting there was over 100 years of trustee experience at the board table and the board had been operating as a unit for only four months trustee w lawson suggested there would be improvement in the whole field of education and he had every confidence the board would make this possible trustee lawson also noted he had suggested earlier tlie press in the north had not projected the results of the education levy on the taxpayer he stressed this had been done in the acton and milton papers however j trustee l d palmer maintained he would have to support those ratepayers in his wara by opposing confirmation of the budget it was suggested by trustee ronton board members had to support ratepayers lit two ways in providing quality education at the lowest possible price on a recorded vote the budget was confirmed with trustees palmer price and goodin opposing amendment no 4 to the official plan was recommended by planning board lo council for passing thursday night the amendment relaxed to a degree some of the restrictions imposed on nonconforming uses presently in effect it also rezonet the property owned by dills printing and publishing on willow and alice sis into an industrial category the original toning proposed for the properly was 01 conservation and some residential if the amendment it passed by council and accepted by die department in toronto the lonlngon the property would be completely industrial solicitor c f lralherland acting as an agent for tlie toronto solicitors of jack ridley told planning board he would advise mr ridleys lawyers they will have until the next council meeting to submit written objections to the amendment mr ridley objected on the grounds that the reroning granted on the dills property was what hid been requested at the municipal board hearing in 1967 at the same heanng he had objected to the change in zoning on hit property and asked that it be zoned industrial as well he uld that all nutters referred to the o m b hearing had not been included in the amendment mayor duby in speaking on the objection said the planning board was dealing with three separate properties and was trying to get tlie items cleaned up one by one charles klikness representing bevtown holdings liked the planning boards feeling on tlie best use of the property owned by the company at oiurch and maria sts tlie company would presently meet all requirements and could build four three and a i venturer news uniforms by decoration day is the big taiget at the moment a 99c car wash behind the post office this saturday should earn the rest of the money needed a full uniform costs s23 so the boys have elected to earn the money rather than tackle the parents we are also trying to organize a dance for friday june 20 at the legion for those members of the public who do not fully realize what venturers are they are boys from 1 4 years to 1 8 years old who belong to the boy scouts of canada tins is a new section to acton so get used to it youll be hearing it quite often incidentally if any of you have an old canoe or small boat which is cluttering up your garage please call hs32063 we will remove it and appreciate it thank you bosun mystery solved priscilla peahen in love noose tlie peacock mystery has been solved not one but five members of the peacock family escaped from a pen at tlie home of gino civiero r r i acton two of the birds including the peahen which took up lodging behind the home of mr and mrs fred bennett on blmore drive belonged lo a silvercreek man acknowledging that a bird in the hand it worth two in the bush the man from silvercreek brought a beautifully plumed peacock to the bennett home tuesday afternoon to entice the still reluctant peahen nto captivity tethering the male in the bennett garage and assisted by mrs bennett and mrs kevin cpnroy they waited it wasnt long until priscilla peahen walked right into the trap mrs conroy slammed the ptage door and beat a hasty exit trapping priscilla in with peter the rest was a piece of chocolate cake meanwhile there are still two birds missing from the civiero pen there have been reports that one bird is in the warren grove area and another was reported on a farm not far from the civiero home mrs bennett meanwhile is slightly piqued that the attractive peahen has now gone from the woods behind her home and the home of mr and mrs dave muckle the peahen has attracted much attention and been the cause of several neighborly visits the bird accepted handouts gracefully retreating whenever it looked like someone had capture on their mind captivation finally led to captivity half storey apartment buildings on the property he said tlie present building height restrictions were possibly being changed and asked planning boards feeling on iwo buildings of eight or nine storeys to include the same number of suites as in tlie four buildings he suggested tlie property could be better landscaped and would have less lot coverage with tlie taller buildings mayor duby pointed out planning board could not entertain further amendments to the zoning bylaw until present matters before tlie municipal board have been cleared up but suggested planning board and the consultants have been sympathetic and feel a change in height restrictions might be desirable it was suggested to mr kukness that he could peihaps determine how the surrounding home owners would feel about highrise apartment buildings and after the june 1 2 municipal board hearing an amendment could be requested planning consultant denis hood suggested the bevtown holdings could prepare the background information and get it in to planning board for their consideration it was suggested if there were no objections by neighboring home owners an amendment to allow the building could possibly be approved within six weeks after the june 12 hearing joe delaine asked planning board if further thought had been given to changing the van gils property back to residential from an industrial classification chairman bob drinkwaller said that not too much thought had been given the subject because planning board hadnt had the opportunity to discuss it he hoped lo get to it in the near future mr delaine said the june 12 hearing will effectively seal the land in the industrial category and asked for a zoning bylaw map so an objection can be filed ben rachlin who owns an lthaped property fronting on mill and main sts asked if a building permit could be issued he uid he could sell the property if the purchaser could get a building permit the lot is kresently zoned commercial and e suggested a store and apartments could be constructed on the land chairman drinkwaller said he felt parking requirements would be the only problem and suggested an application to the committee of adjustment for relief from parking requirements might be successful mr rachlin said the building would be an asset to the town but it would be impossible to provide offstreet parking canada week pwcuamhon by mayors on canada week ootfluvi is the homeland of all canadians nourished by its two cultures enriched by still other races of men drawing its strength from its people building together a nation that will be a reflection of its high ideals canada is a vast land where jioooooo canadians live in liberty proudly with respect for the individual and his fundamental rights cknada is a land of peace and prosperity with a future few other countries cm equal canada is a colourful and picturesque country whose complexion changes with every seaason which is never the same yet never so different this land canada is mine a land i love and whose name i am proud to bear as a canadian and i hereby proclaim this week of may 2sth until may slst l969 as canada week furthermore i invite all my fellow citizens to celebrate this week together to better acquaint themselves with our country to value our national symbol our flag and to proudly bear the name canadian the name that is rightfully ours l a duby mayor ii ii llintonipoke in support of the suggestion and said it was his opinion the two buuneu blocks on mill st should be exempted from tlie parking requiretuents he felt it was safer to liavc ihe lots in this area completely covered by modern fireproof buildings chairman drinkwaller said he could not agtee with mr ihnton but would certainly consider it on the agenda at a future meeting a letter from r v anderson associates suggested some changes in the plan on the gnesc property at acton blvd and mill stt suggestions were nudwor changes which were in conformity with the consultants suggestions the copy of the changes w s to be forwarded to mr grsese and unless mr griese files objections the plan will be accepted as modified a letter from acton development commission to the planning board recommended that acton planning board meet with lsqucsing planning board to discuss compatible planning in the area surrounding acton chairman drinkwaller agreed and said such a meeting would be beneficial and agreed to attempt to set it up a second letter from the development commission requested planning board to supply ihem with copies of the conceptual plan so it might be discussed planning board ordered an additional 25 copies of the plan for distribution to the planners and council members and other interested bodies lo obtain a wide spectrum of opinion a letter from council advised planning board their budget had been reduced by 200 which is the equivalent of the honorarium of councils planning board representatives at the meeting were chairman drinkwaller board members saitz and blow a phone call produced mayor duby to make up the quorum vic bristow appointed two evenings before made his first appearance after another meeting denis flood of project planners and secretary lain williams were also present accounts amounting to 49 08 were approved for payment northhilton tlelachment of tlie opp classes wore shifted tuesday morning while the poller checked each room ami look fjnetprinls dapiage was slight and some small articles were missing books and pipers had been lipped onto i lie floor some milk and paint spilled and drawers forced it looked worse than it was one teacher commented a hole was smaslied in an aquarium but ii was near the top and the fitli managed to survive at the bottom until rescued live i next morning v those who broke into tlie school were likely looking for money but none is ever kept at the school drawers in teacliers desks had been forced open yet would have opened easily if tlie intrudets had iralied they only needed to open the centre drawer to release ihe others the caretaker found the damage when lie opened up the school after the holiday weekend letters to the editor sidi wai ks to school hh churchill rd s acton onl the i ditor the acton i ice press dear lditor with reference to the article in last weeks pjper rocky road to industrial park paragraph about sidewalks on new subdivisions my view and quite a lot of others too i think is that all subdivisions should have sidewalks for the safety of our children but as i can see that is quite a big job tlie next best tiling is how about sidewalks to the m i bennett school it is not safe lo drive down that road when the children are going to school as they sprawl with reference to the article in last weeks pjper rocky road lo industrial park paragraph about sidewalks in new subdivisions the second road to have consideration is churchill road soulh tlie pace the limestone trucks race down that road is terrifying and definitely not safe plus all the other traffic that comes down there all i can say is that the only homeowners who can be happy are those without children or irresponsible councillors and those i think must be in the minority yours sincerely mrs crystal davis express i buses to woodbine may 19th to july 13th ifavi acton 1 direct to the track each racing day 1126 am return fare p f 380 includes admission return buses start loading j after last race rftflhl wff wilt but depot ilfllawlhr ii mill si if aapafh g l adams agent amtwet teutthen u32600 slopping the whistles through public- pressure he said its not the trains that tool a couple of limes before the crossing its the ones thai lock the whistles straight across the area and blow right through submitted clerk k c lindsay who lives near tlie tracks himself mr balnea added that the board of transport wul not act unlets the complaint is backed by ihe municipality involved he intends lo piriatt the matter to georgetown councd a v well rev curlie warned lliat if council pressured to have the whtilte slopped and someone wakilledas a result ihey could be lo serious trouble it wis a case of weighinjlie disturbance and nuiiarice spirts the jauly to people crossing the nvjlter was left with council for consideration a special meeting of acton council friday evening passed two urgent items of business so money would be available for town work i first was the passing of a bylaw to cover supplements capital road expenditures for 1969 council also passed a resolution requesting the minister of highways to oesltate 66 ft of lot 240 as a thoroughfste for through traffic from main st n o mcdonald blvd tins u along the industrial road where the town has a rjght of way through the ii k porter property if it is designated at- a thoroughfare work on road projects will be eligible for subtjdvs th acton free press wednesday may 21 1969 the officers and members of halton peel corps of ihe st john ambulance brigade extend a cordial invitation to the citizens of acton and district in attend their annual inspection thursday evening may 29 1969 at the acton community centre at 8pm thurs fri sat mav 22 2324 all color show pmnttlecauk er ttxm meum uxuawttuoustwuiuajueiimm the wksjafj ttttytfi pwtftft helgel adult 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