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Reserve decision OHC housing site The of the Ontario Municipal Board regarding the proposed zoning changes to allow construction of senior citizen apartments and geared to income family units on will be given within two months the Free Press was told following four hour hearing In the council chambers Monday Chairman F Blake of the 0 M hearing presided for the bearing which packed the council chambers to capacity The application to was opposed by ratepayers from the Cobblehill and Victoria Ave who argued through their counsel R and as witnesses that the proposed site would not be suitable for senior citizens of the town They based part of their case on the opposition of I Planners town consultants to the site citing steepness of kills dangerous Intersections poor planning and the distance to downtown amenities as their chief objections The town represented by Paul G Smith and the builders Headway Corporation represented by Aldo Bralda claimed the site was the best available In town and plenty of planning advice from the Ontario Housing Corporation and other agencies had approved They claimed that the opposition of the town consultants to the site was unrealistic and no objections had been given until two weeks niter the by law passed approving the change In zoning Asked by the Free Press if he would venture to predict the out come development manager of the Ontario Homing Corporation declined but he did say was the most intelligent hearing he had ever attended and he been at many The sultry council chambers saw a procession of witnesses troop to testify with charges and counter charges regarding incompeienco and poor planning by the town Mr crossexamined nil who appeared for he town but two old timers Fred Klngsmill and Charlie Cutis who enlivened the hearing with pirns thai I he housing be built so senior citizens could have a home of their own at money they could afford to pay Residents of the area made no objections to the proposed family units on the same property but Mr charged elderly people and children would not mix Mr declared it una Just the opposite- sociologists recommended the two segments of intermingle First witness to Ik crossexamined at the hearing was mayor who gave a resume of developments concerning housing from March 1967 when development Commission rcqut sled regarding the project until January of this year with the passage of the by law MDiiby stressed there was a great need fur senior citizen housing in a need which hi assessed through Ms personal associations mil also with tin olden Age Club Mr crossexamined the mivor and asked why they had not consulted the planning authority on this He was informed that Project Planners had disapproved of the site anil Mr went on to that the town Ninety Sixlh Year No ACTON ONTARIO TUESDAY JUNE Sixteen Pages Conls Fireworks display for Dominion Day Domini in Day will be vividly celebrated here tomorrow since the firefighters came up with a program to rill the usual Acton holiday rrplannlngahot running demonstration of fireflghllng technique first and then a lavish of fireworks I- Ires will be set In the park under careful supervision of course the brigade will demonstrate various methods of dousing the mock emergency fires They he running lines from the Inki an well as using ARTIST S CONCEPTION of Headway Corporations housing proposal for Senior Citizen and Geared to Income family units on Rd Top left is the unit Sr Citizen apartment The other 18 houses are semi detached units They would be located on a de sac with a chain link fence around St on arena Local contractors regret Acton Recreation Committee with Engineering and The approved amount for passed a resolution Thursday Construction for the first stage of night to enter Into an agreement renovations at the arena Rotating strikes hit Acton again the area Many residents of the area object to the site for senior citizen housing claiming steep hills and distance from the business section post office and library make it unsuitable The town defended the choice ot site claiming it was the only suitable available one at Monday s O Art B hearing the service as well as a drop amount of mail handled Post master General Eric has threatened to lay off em if the strikes continue to cause the public to stop using mail service Mr said thevolume of mail has dropped to the level when 100 fewer employees were required Progress in negotiation bet ween the postal unions and the treasury board have been described as almost hopeless with both sides refusing to give in The unions are asking for a cent an hour raise and a two year contract The government has offered cents over years A government conciliator has recommended a SO cents an hour Second in a series of rotating strikes called by the postal unions struck Acton post office Thur day and Friday of last week in conjunction with strikes In Toronto and suburbs Acton postal workers report for work on either day but returned Saturday morning for the regular shift The 46hour strike created a huge backlog of mall which the city post offices were still working on early in the week The del ugeof mall hit the Acton office Monday The staff raced huge pOe of mail when they reported for work but by Monday evening the first class mall had been The hitandmiss strikes have caused confusion and delays In Reschedule work on Highway 25 Reconstruction of Highway between Acton and been rescheduled for the earliest possible implementation by the Department of Highways according to a letter received from Wellington Dufferin M P John Root The minister of highways George Gomme advised Mr Root that after notice was received that the dam and reservoir would not be built in the immediate future the Highway IS project was rescheduled to begin soon The department is having to do a considerable amount of re design to accommodate as economical lowlevel crossing of the River and to extract the costly high level structure according to Mr Root The department expects to have precontract engineering advanced for award of a clearing contract this fall Preparation of the followup construction contract will take longer Hydro and telephone lines have been rebuilt and moved back along the route of the Highway over the past few months reduced by all charges to the date of the agreement and further reduced by confirmed charges for engineering super vision The committee had asked council for to do the repair job but council reduced the figure one mill to hold the general tax rate Board chairman Peter Marks pointed out that eight or 10 local contractors had been invited to tender for the job All but one had regretted The one tender received was higher than the Dal ton price Mr Marks mentioned the possibility of closing parts of the building down if available funds do not meet the cost of the first phase of necessary repairs He told the tree Press repairs will not nearly cover alt engineer safety men da l but the committee hopes to have the engineer in sped the building after repairs are made to advise the committee if further work is urgently required I- will he given over public address syatrm The trucks and demonstrator will he at the far end of the park It be dark enough after the display fur the fireworks which will really make a fine display according to the Price of Hie fireworks will be covered admission charge There will he parking in the park and hour who walk In will a I no he Those who watch from Ihr Ijikrvlrw shore will canvassed to help pay for Dominion Day in Secondary school teachers settle for 94 per cent hike had explored possibility of four sites before settling on the present properly on Cobble Hill Hi said the property had been turned down by the Central Mortgage and Housing the Ransom St property was almost as distant as the present site from downtown the school board would not part with any property at the Robert Little school and property on the Campbell farm was further Hum any other possible silo Did you ever the Church SI wooded area asked Mr Mr piled hat was simply a liter of economic the price i f land whs too high He also asked if the mnyi considered site the most desirable sue The mayor repliid hi fill In town was sufficiently accessible and cks rable In further cross examination by the counsel for the town the mayor revealed that sidewalks would be provided as soon as the project Is complete Tin cost would be borne by the genera rate At this point in Hit hearing chairman interjected asking if the town had made indication to tht at the time of the last hearing Mining the Hill properly Mr replied that the town was still negotiating for land at that point hut pressed by the chairman he admitted then was probably an oversight In not in eluding some hint of in the town sense flu asked since planning consultant had rcser annul tin site why no with the consultant view win prisoned to the hearing The mayor replied to his knowledge there was no dealing with this matter from the planning consultant to the said he could not understand why the town had not shown some indication thai a change of inning would be needed and told hi re mast be planning evidence show a change of is warranted Joe Hurst was next witness to testify and he said sewers and wiiKr and had been approved for the project He felt ilirens units could be fill He also said there was a at maud for to Income units based on Inquiries he had rciiivid Asked hi it would take to walk from the Cobble Hill Hit to Mr Hurst about seven minutes Several laughed Mr asked why ratepayers had of tin zoning change until the bylaw was passed inn wai wmwntralpriicilrc lor this procedure In Ontario He also mized Mr Hurst about recommendations from Project Plan nirs which had no recollection Mr read a rip of an inquiry si at council from the Press which showed m had discussed at council He asked again was any it from roji Planners The answer again Mr Hurst the steepness of for of the Hill site and asked If the of Mill and Park would not be a dangerous intersection to walk Mr Hurst hi tin grade was not particularly steep but the mil rsiction was not up to standard Mr also questioned the condition of other In moils which si nil would cross on their way from the Hill siti you agree it would be hazardous to walk ihng Mr Hurst No than any other Would consider hi land high he asked and agree many bills In navigated Mr Hurst pin lit w on the person opinion Hi questioned suit or access to churches and schools ind tailed condition of the Brock SI sidewalk into si ion Mr Smith pointed out lint no matnr where the project was Incited churches be distant S II divelopmint manager for Ontario Housing was next witness Hi outlined steps his corporation n In fore deciding on Hill site He said the Initial for Dili Acton indicated there was a requirement for citizen units geared income family units subsequently to IB family units and 12 senior County School teachers have accepted an aver J per cent hike was learned the County Hoard of Education meeting in Thursday To investigate cutting problem Parks board vice chairman Bob is concerned about the amount of time takes to mow grass in both Sir Donald Mann and Prospect Paries At Thursday night board meeting Mr asked if then watn more efficient equipment on the market than whit is presently being used Chairman Peter Marks assured Mr there is reminded the vicechairman money and We have none for extras discussing problem for time board authorized property committee members to invesligile and come up with a solution pirt time help if necessary Suggests fencing Parks board vice chairman suggested the erection of a fence on park property on the north shore of Lake at Thursday night board meeting Mr felt a fence should be on Ihe land adjacent lo fclizabeth Drive as soon as grading is completed to keep drivers from using il as a place to turn cars around The vicechairman also said he would like to see grass sown on the land Property committee member Art Gordon said he thought the board would be able to go ahead with the erection of a fence this year CAMP CHIEF McCann of Acton is thoughtful as he goes over competition results Tor the annual district scout held over the weekend on property owned by Mansell on the Blue Springs line About 100 scouts and leaders from Acton Limchouse Georgetown and attended Sec inside for more pictures Staff Photo The Willi D opposed the package settlement Mr exceeded six per cent guideline requested by the government and indicated the board should be setting an example He said the use of while the increases ranged from Second iry school teachers in their first year and in group one will be paid 100 a Salaries for firsi range from 100 SB HOG depending on qualifies turns A with IS experience will receive up will paid from with four increments of while vice principals receive from 17 000 lo with three increments of and one of Woo Trustee Bill expressed with the pact because it was on a different the elementary teachers He the secondary school teachers hid used lasl hours to get more money Trustee Law son along for and elementary schools rise approximately 000 trustee Hill noted the amounts paid were wiihin the budget allowed and below what neighboring boards are paying Paul Martindalc president of Hilton Division Ontario Secondary School told the Board 56 per cent of the teachers had voted to accept the package and noted he fell teachers bad more meaningfully involved The leather pupil ratio had been one of t hi the the discussions up settlement In the end decided study would be under and recom would be brought to the citizen Hi i of property agents ime acnuirc a site for the project hut to thee difficult site situation in Acton they to do so OIK called developers of property to sii if any be interested in providing a site Again there was no response illy He Corporation made a proposal to the which is the corporal inn and province Phi inspected fiur with the rejecting the property of the they also Investigated units hut wis decided this would reduce the number of residenci sin which would compound the problem In each investigated they I acquire a suitable site said Mr He said the present mccls all municipal by laws and conforms all requirements The endeavors acquire a site as close to all amenities is possible Hi all four sites inspected have been by the the federal bousing people or both Asked his definition of a senior citizen Mr said anyone qualified for senior citizen housing at age Cross examined by Mr Braid Mr said application fur the housing is processed on a point and are done with a similar method There are no income risinctions and rent is based on income Hi told the hearing all senior citizens apartments are self contained and experts from all of the Housing Corporation had looked into each site before deciding on Cobble Hill as the only suitable site available Mr if ihe Hill site was not less than ideal Mr replied he considered the site Mr was not satisfied with the answer and pursued the point Continued on Page J MARIE TIMBERS I NANCY MORRIS Four Ontario Scholars For the past three years Acton high school has doubled its number of Ontario scholars This year grade 13 results show four Ontario scholars Cheryl Lee Mark Hurst Nancy Moms and Mane Timbers Last year there were two Sinclair and Susan Perry and the year before just one Trudy Morns Ontario scholars attain over Bo per cent in their grade subjects Highest percentage was obtained by Cheryl Lee daughter of Mr and Mrs George Lee of Churchill Rd S She averaged 1 per cent on live papers for eight credits English math chemistry physics 81 and French Languages and math are double credits Cheryl hopes to be attending the University of Goelph to take food science Mark Hurst came Just 1 per cent behind Cheryl with 85 per cent five subjects for eight credits history French English German and biology The son of clerk administrator Joe Hurst and high school teacher Mrs Nan Hurst Arthur St he will be going to York University and hopes to major in history and political science He is first male high school student to become an Ontario scholar here Third highest percentage goes to Nancy Morns sister of AD s first Ontario scholar with 83 per cent in six subjects for eight credits She received in history biology math 80 English chemistry physics The daughter of Mr and Mrs Harold Morris Elizabeth Dr she hopes to take household science at the University of Geulph Mane Timbers took six subjects for nine credit receiving per cent Her mart are biology physical French chemistry KagUM and math GO The daughter of M and Carl Timbers she hope to take art and science at University London and transit to physiotherapy The four students are con slstenl pnte winners through their five years at high school Principal Ted Hansen leaving the school this year is justifiably praud of the four top scholar among the two dozen