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Enjoy your private back yard backing onto Ravine from your deck or from the fireside of your cosy fam. rm. Newer furnace, shingles, most windows. It's like having Muskoka at your back door! 877-5165 [ÉÅx< T c{ÉÇx VtÄÄ Tãtç NEW NEW LISTING $377,500 Summer Sideroads edition Inside Summer Sideroads edition Inside POND - POOL - 25 ACRES Tree-lined drive, rolling hills, pond. Spacious open concept 3 bdrm house. Hardwood + ceramic floors, oak kitchen, family room, sunroom o/l pool. 25 acres, suitable for horses. $599,900. INSIDE Developers slapped with huge hike in charges from school boards Christ the King students tied up in project Page 4 TIM WHITNELL Special to The IFP Developers slapped with huge hike in charges from school boards TIM WHITNELL Special to The IFP Canada Day parties set for Glen, Acton The stores may be closed tomorrow (Saturday) but there is still going to be plenty to do as both Acton and Glen Williams communities host Canada Day parties. The day gets under way in Glen Williams at 8 a.m. with a Pancake Breakfast, followed by Fun Runs and the annual baseball game between the Townies and Councillors. Children's games start at 10 a.m. followed by the popular noon parade. Opening ceremonies start about 1 p.m. when the Glen Citizen of the Year and winner of the Best Decorated House are announced. Games, an eclectic music concert, pet show and the Duck Race round out the afternoon activities. Meanwhile the day kicks off in Acton's Prospect Park at 6 p.m. with Concert in the Park. This includes the Second Annual Acton Idol Contest and songs from headliner Alysha Brooke perALYSHA forming county and western tunes along BROOKE with Jamie Thorne. Yuk Yuks' Jeff McEnery will also provide stand-up comedy as well as be the Master of Ceremonies for the Acton Idol Contest. The Acton Fire Fighters Association provides the explosive finish to the day with a fireworks show, also in Prospect Park. The free event gets under way at dusk. The firefighters, who are promising their largest, loudest and brightest display ever, will be passing their helmets for donations to help pay for their annual birthday gift to the community. St. Alban's Church in the Glen will also be holding a fireworks display at dusk. It's also a free will offering. The Independent & Free Press office will be closed Monday, July 3 for the holiday and will reopen Tuesday, July 4 at 8:30 a.m. INSIDE... Soaring land values have prompted both of No rear neighbours. Finished top to bottom and Halton's school boards to raise their education*Salesperson freshly painted. Located on a quiet cul-de-sac MARTHA al development charges (EDC) paid by devel(905) SUMMERS.CA close to Glen Williams. Fully fenced yard with *Salesperson 877-5211 *Salesperson opers. big deck. Large windows throughout. Large 1-800-834-5516 (905) closet and Both boards passed amendments to their (905) 877-5165 master bedroom with walk-in 06-433-30 ensuite.MLS#W925926 877-5165 EDC bylaws at public meetings last week. More pictures and directions on my website More pictures on our website: EDCs are what land developers pay to boards www.marthasummers.ca http://maureen.ca www.HaltonHomes.com Performance Award Last 12 Years who, in turn, use the money to purchase land for future school construction. They are on top 8-page $369,900 of the local and regional municipal land 8-page Cycling in Halton Hills Chatten charges developers are required to pay. Parenting Parenting The Halton public board is now charging named senior section section developers $1,260 per residential dwelling-- a of the year Chicken fanciers 34 per cent increase over the $941 in the 2005 bylaw. The non-residential EDC, which covers Inside Inside new commercial-industrial-institutional faciliPage 9 Felton does it by the book ties, is now 35 cents per square foot, a 42 per cent boost over the previous rate of 26 cents. Editorial 6 Editorial 6 The public board based its latest EDC Entertainment 15 Entertainment 15 Summertime critters, update on the cost estimates of purchasing land SPECTACULAR BUNGALOW Editorial 6 OverlookingSports old growth forest. Custom detailed features 19, 20 Sports A DIFFERENCE THIS 19, 20 for building projects found in its 2003 Capital FABULOUS END UNIT creatures & plants WHAT MAKES! Ted Brown 7 throughout! Bullnose corners, 9 ft ceilings, under Strategic Plan. Just two years ago the board JESSIE JOHN DAYCalendar counter lighting, maple and iron staircase, pot lights, Calendar 21 21 JACOBS *Salesperson Back & sides out to school property, estimated itChris Borak needed $58 million over 15 years 11 HELEN McLEAN gracious master with ensuite Jacuzzi. This list *Salesperson · Personable · Persistent (905) Meticulous exterior! SALES REPRESENTATIVE continues. Classifieds Unique cedar deck 24-26 Classifieds WHAT · Productive 874-3040 FIND OUT24-26 YOUR HOME providing easy access to fully fenced to buy land for 17 elementary and five secCalendar 12, 13 (905) (905) 450-2201 complete with custom storage facility! Sunshine, star (905) and much more SUMMER 2006Converted back to 3 bedrooms. NUMBER 2 877-5165 yard. · VOLUME 2 ondary school sites. That figure has jumped to 877-5165 gazing & nature are all yours. Details 27 & care are Bridal Bridal 27 IS WORTH. abundant! Other bungalows in the area are well over 17, 18 $92.5M. Sports Air pool jet tub in master. Jessie Don't Delay, $400,000. Great Value at only $369,900. The Halton Catholic board also amended its Jacobs* & Kim Attwell*. 06-441-30 make that call to-DAY! Classifieds 22-24 Plus Ltd. Brokerage EDC bylaw last week. Its new figures are an RIDAY RIDAY EDC of $808 per new residential unit, well up EDNESDAY from the $592 of two years ago, while the new $274,900 A group of Christ the A group of Christ the rate for non-residential development is 23 cents The Halton Jr. B King students are hopKing students are hopper square foot, up from 17 just two years ago. Bulldogs has begin the ing to earn a spot in the ing to earn a spot in the The public board will been doing an annual Ontario Lacrosse AssoGuinness Book of World Guinness Book of World review of its EDC bylaw since 2004 and has ciation playoffs Monday Records. See Friday's Records. See Friday's bumped up the rates for both residential and Wendy Downing a judge from The Garden Clubs find out how critical eye at the flow% of in Oakville. See Wededition0to of Ontario, casts aKathy Balmer judges a four-month-old Abyssian in consecutive years. edition to find out how non-residential units exactly Good r 10 ce ers on display at the Georgetown they intend to do it. held in the edition for foHorticultural Society's flower show Club's ninth Canadian Catnesday's that wasn't full camera-shy at theat the they intend to do it. Mews Cat Association Championship Cat Show held REACH EVERY HOME IN HALTON HILLS Georgetown Market Place Saturday afternoon. ri game details. See SCHOOL, pg. 3 list p $369,900 Photo by Sabrina Byrnes Acton Arena Sunday afternoon. Photo by Sabrina Byrnes JOHN HILL*, MATTHEW HILL* & GLENDA HUGHES* MAUREEN PLUCINSKY JUST MOVE IN! BUY A PIECE OF HISTORY! "Moorecroft" 1896!! Impressive central hall. LR with hrwd flr, curved wall & FP. Library with pocket doors, hrdwd flr, b/i bookcase & stained glass! 4+ bdrms. 3 WRs. Bsmt with rec rm, 3 pc & wine cellar. I/g pool, 2 car garage. Lot: 132 ft x 132 ft! 98 Church St., Acton ... Sorry LD I'm SO DAY F ... F ... W ... Fixated on the flora 14 GOWER RD SOLD GEORGETOWN CHRYSLER What's the matter? Cat got your tongue? Soaring land values have prompted both of Halton's school boards to raise their educational development charges (EDC) paid by developers. Both boards passed amendments to their EDC bylaws at public meetings last week. EDCs are what land developers pay to boards who, in turn, use the money to purchase land for future school construction. They are on top of the local and regional municipal land charges developers are required to pay. The Halton public board is now charging developers $1,260 per residential dwelling-- a 34 per cent increase over the $941 in the 2005 bylaw. The non-residential EDC, which covers new commercial-industrial-institutional facilities, is now 35 cents per square foot, a 42 per cent boost over the previous rate of 26 cents. The public board based its latest EDC update on the cost estimates of purchasing land for building projects found in its 2003 Capital Strategic Plan. Just two years ago the board estimated it needed $58 million over 15 years to buy land for 17 elementary and five secondary school sites. That figure has jumped to $92.5M. The Halton Catholic board also amended its EDC bylaw last week. Its new figures are an EDC of $808 per new residential unit, well up from the $592 of two years ago, while the new rate for non-residential development Pitching against the team he grew up cheering for, Washington Nationals is 23 cents hurler Shawn Hill of Georgetown, dueled with Toronto Blue Jays' starter Ted per square foot, up from 17 just two years ago. The public board has been doingLilly annual an Wednesday for four innings before Toronto broke out for four runs and eventually review of its EDC bylaw since 2004 and has won 6-1. Hill was pulled after the fifth inning, but made the dozens of bumped up the rates for both residential and hometown supporters, who came to watch him pitch in person in the big non-residential units in consecutive years. leagues, proud. See story page 17. Photo by Eamonn Maher See SCHOOL, pg. 3 Hill on the hill Hundreds of Dollars AMENITIES, 1.1 ACRE Wonderful 4 bedroom sidesplit. Custom build approx. 2500 sq. ft. Opportunity for in Savings Inside! in-law suite, with separate entrance. Hardwood LR & ELAINE TURKINGTON *Salesperson COUNTRY LIVING WITH TOWN COUNTRY CHARM! (905) THE INDEPENDENT 877-5165 DR, master bedroom has walkout to deck. Interlock patio and much more + easy access to 401, 407 and 403. Asking $595,000. Call & FREE PRESS for more details. Elaine Turkington* Just Listed! Amazing raised bungalow backing onto farmland & only 3 km nor th of Acton! Loaded with features & extras ® including fabulous 23 ft. 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