Halton chairman charged in corruption probe A Metroland Community Newspaper Vol. 31 No. Andrea Chase proudly shows off the gold medal she won at the first day of the Halton High School Track and Field championships, Tuesday at Nelson Stadium in Burlington. Chase, a student at St. Thomas Aquinas, won the junior girls long jump for the Raiders with a leap of 4.37 metres. She was one of five gold medalists from Oakville high schools. For more on the championships, see Sports on page 18. (Photo by Peter McCusker) Now you can win one of up to 10 â€" 1993 Ford Villagers GS, 500 â€" Canon UC1 Camcorders, 1,500 â€" Raleigh 18â€"speed mountain bikes, or more than 3,000,000 Instant Win Prizes available, when you roll up the rim on a contest cup at your neighbourhood Tim Hortons. Drop in today and play! 57 FRIDAY, MAY 14, 1993 The new Development Charges Update says growthâ€"related road construction costs in Oakville will be much higher than previously estimated. Wednesday, at a special meeting at council, delegations from the building and developâ€" ment industry as well as a few new homebuyers voiced their "Quite frankly, we are shocked and angry at the massive increases you are contemplating in residenâ€" tial and nonâ€"residential developâ€" ment charges," said Peter Langer, vice president of the Greater Toronto Home â€" Builders‘ Association. "These proposed increases, both residential and nonâ€"residenâ€" tial, will drive up both the cost of new facilities and labour costs and will likely result in driving busiâ€" nesses away." OPP says charges relate to Florida real estate properties m uilders and developers reacted with shock and disâ€" # may at learmng the develâ€" opment charges in Oakville may double. By Diane Hart Special to the Beaver By ROB KELLY Special to the Beaver The regional chairman, appearâ€" ing shaken, but relatively comâ€" posed, surrendered himself Thursday morning at the Burlington OPP detachment, as did his wife Pat Crimmins, who is facing one charge. Crimmins is the deputy clerk at Halton Region. alton regional chairman Peter Pomeroy has been charged with four crimes related to corruption allegations folâ€" lowing a 19â€"month police investiâ€" gation. Developers accuse town of driving away business Also charged are Bert Arnold, a (See ‘Builders‘ page 4) 32 Pages Georgetown lawyer and Albert Tennant, a former Georgetown developer. Each faces one count of offering payoffs. After more than an hour with police, Pomeroy emerged to face reporters, and said he had made no decision yet about whether to step down as regional chairman. Pomeroy is charged with two counts of breach of trust and two of accepting payoffs. Crimmins is charged with offering a payoff. "I‘ m obviously really shaken. Who wouldn‘t be? I never, ever dreamt it would have come to this. Obviously it has." levesssessessssscsssssessess secsescccsssessessese uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu Paper A winning note Oakville resident wins Teacher of the Year award Today‘s SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTS Consumers Distributing, The Bay, The Brick 75 Cents (GST included) (See ‘Pomeroy‘ page 2) nds .18â€"21 2225 .26â€"31