Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), September 24, 1969, p. 3

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council asks further study on controls of development acton council tent tuck three recommendation from planning board for further committee study following diicuuion at the tegular council meeting tuetday night vint recommendation was a zoning bylaw amendment in reipect to 50foot loti which would let tlie building inspector ui ins discretion in an rl zone second wai a resolution pined at planning board for annexation of land adjoining acton and formation uf a planning ares the oiud resolution was oiie wliich would krone tlie van gils and adjoining land from ml jnduitrial to residential councillor mckerule told council that planning board figured that they mutt have tome control over land being bought up all around acton and they wiihed lo seek the cooperation of townihip councili to form a planning area never get off the we may ground with regiona government ai cloie ai it may be he uld but the board felt that dili would be a good way to find out where their ilood now i told them we didnt have power extend sewer lines along churchill rd accompanying the uaumnantoovrnor of tha province on hli vut to the fair m aid d camp col hardie a former commander of tha lema seettstaff photo break record cehtimudffom pat d cattle thow hi john mckinnon and family of rr 3 mjtoo mr mckinnon exhibited a fine held of shorthorn cattle in the breeding classes u well u the market cattle commercul feature classes son david mckinnon was firit in ihowmanthip for agei 12 to 16 and daughter nancy mckinnon took the thowmanihip award for thoie under 12 tickets you could jturtkel them for slodool from the junior farmers and the liont the rotary dub nude their big draw for a 1 000 pound iteer and it was won by 8yearold james tumbull of lake avenue the fait jutt kept going and by six oclock when the crowds are usually leant there were stdl thouunds in the gjounds tha fair wound up with a successful dance in the community centre with the mayor drops continued from pafe i development of phase one in the induitrlal park reeve oakes said mr kennedy frowned on selbng hind to tubtidiie industry at the expente of the taxpayer however tie said if the town had applied for the j50000 amount in the 1069 projection it would probably be approved providing no subsidies were given to buyers dr oakes said the chairman told him as far as he was concerned it was all right if council wanted to pack up and get out of the industrial park altogether he didnt think much of councillors who were wheelerdealers in real estate transactions councillor bill coats questioned the chairmans decision listing the town could give away the land and still have a profit in three years from taxes received mayor let duby said the omb did not favor this type of transaction shaynes providing the music there were also other dancet in acton saturday and both reported large attendance sunday morning weary fair board members turned out lo clean up the park grounds the midway packed up dunng the night by noon hour all traces of acton fair were gone and the grounds were clean and pressed fa rfw f bob angell reported to acton police 50 damage to lus car parked in the legion parking lot saturday the left rejr fender was damaged acton council anantmoutly decided to take advantage of an estimated 33 per cent living in order to extend sewer lines into the last unserviced area in acton called to a special meeting thursday at 6 p m council pasted a resolution after an itours ditcuiuon to extend the trunk sewer line from the present limit of the extension on churchill rd n to the town limits where 1 1 residences are without service because flmford construction has the machinery and men working on the sewage extension to the monex churchill road subdivision it was estimated the work could be done for as little as si 0000 provided town workmen could do the cleaning up bstimated cost if the job is delayed sis624 mayor us duby a churchill road resident himself told council that if lie didnt present the case for the extension then other residents would the extension will take on extra 750 feel of pipe and 3 man holes along the east side of the road im in favor of it councillor peter marks stated but lo sit down in five minutes and spend i i grandyou know he said he hoped this expens would not interfere wllkany other projects the town planned id sooner have had the assurance of the 1 1 residents that they will hook up to the sewers mr marks concluded clarkadministrator joa hurst told council tutttuy night that elmford construction had revised thak pile on tha aewar extension on church is road n from 10000 so to000 tlna tha town an additional 1000 axpanx engineers were hairing out the work now wkh the town superintendent checking the installation of pipes snowballs chance for annexation deputyreeve tyler said that it was costly timeconsuming and frustrating and i didnt think the minister would allow an annexation at this lime jlyoted against the resolution for annexation at planning board stated councillor fcarl masafes but other members voted for it because ihey thought tlie townships would take notice and cooperate he warned however that trying to use this at a lever council might need a bundle of money to even get started i cant see how you cm control development around acton reeve frank oakes said well we cant just be hk topsy and pow and grow said the mayor there must be uime- plannlng tlie motion to rezone the von gus farm residential also included a stipulation that an equal amount of land near the sewage plant be rezoned indusliul to compensate councillor gieer agreed with this change of zoning he said two things entered the picture with lujfuitria land on the van gils property one westerly winds would carry the industrial it makes goo save 339 tly to save 33 by actin epulyreeve ted tyler d business sense dec lared anna arnold in charge of art reproductions 15000 prints at acton i g a was in tha store booth at acton reproductions fair acquainting patrons with tha art chosen from photol the acton stora is offering tha over a 12week period- staff acton school of i marianne dance tap exercise modern jazz lessons for boys and girls every monday anglican hall phone marianne evenings 8530147 local country and western singing star earl burt stng several rousing mmbm for tha eudlenc at friday nights fall fair program staff photol brigade raises swoformd acton firefighters house- tohouse canvas foe muscular dystrophy was a record breaking ef fort this year the brigade collected close to si 100 for their favorite charity and they still expect mote dofialloiit which should swell the fund lo unexpected folate anyone who was not contacted in the hausetohouse canvass can still leave their donation with any member of the fire department odors over tlie town and two it would create a large industrial area where the trunk sewer lines are not designed to cairy heavy effluent trw acton fn pres wednasday september 14 1949 j second cuu uu reejbuvm number os 1 5 lieutgov charms jcbhtinutd frompaf if smiled me he declared ilu listeners impression of his charm sincerity and enthusiasm grew ai lie spoke in liis informal way he concluded i hope your fair will continue for many years to come iliank you very much indeed after applause and a few pictures lie came down from tlie platform and clteerity began greeting persons in the interested crowd on tlie platform with him were mr fryer and mrs linham ins niece ht aide de tamp the three members of parliament the i tin george ken rudd whiting mp and jim snow mppdr frank oakes representing the town and master uf ceremonies vince mounlford mm acton lair sweet in her scarlet robe and crown presented mrs wilson with a bouquet of ritfrs mis linham introduced i he distinguished guests and welcomed the huge crowd many were delighted lo find themselves suddenly talking lo the days amiable guest of honor i dont want to wash my hand moaned one afterwards the fairs hardworking secietarytreaiurer mrs c w swickhxmer couldnt leave her office so the lieutenantgov ernor came to iter the parly attended a small reception at the home of mr and mrs clurles leatherland for about an hour before leaving town among the guests there were corui smythe itonorary colonel of the lome scots the succet of the days event culminating much planning anil concern by official was niit slightly marred wiien the lieutenantgovernor chauffeur found the official cadillac wnuldl start liooster cables to the lullery lustily supplied by hie o p v fixed the trouble and 11 drove smoothly away no news is bad news mis ron mclean tlie free press correspondent for lbenerer district is at home recovering from pneumonu her newsy column will lie nutted by readers a nl w chain link fence has been built around the y pruperty or or depul its so sensible ill have to vole for it commented reeve trank oakes how could you vote against h and live with the people asked councillor g mckenzie where was the money coming from for the extension 1 dont know the mayor admitted but there are many other works planned and not done this year we could end up with a surplus the mayor said the best tlung he could say about the hangup on all work attempted by the town and delayed by the provincial government was analysis by paralysis council agreed the work would have to be done someurne onywiyand soon hookups to the system would cost the 11 reudents along churchill rd n without services approximately jmo wliich would look after sewers jnd water hear rev james routley at the evangel pcnterohlalj tabernacle 33 churchill road n tacll night tiiiswrtk 8pm also sunday llam 7pm everyone moit welcome 1tb fkwpacn eu distributer ef horn and ftum pfreuum predoth serving acton and district sine i04o heating oils lutlbicatron oils 68easis gasolines diesel fuel phone 8532174 bthnbalu oil turmf iaim trvrcf i44yeohst acton joyce ensational offer ftbm i uelect from over 120 masterpieces over he v rrtrxt 12 weeks in beautiful brush stroke 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