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Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), April 10, 1974, p. 3

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Capital budget Committee move blocked referred to council The Acton Free Press Wad April 10 1974 3 A recommendation that would force Oakvlllc Burlington and Hilts to chop capital budgets by about per cent rcceUed a hostile reception at Regional Council The recommendation from a special meeting of the region Public Committee At that the committee regional sewer and projects and agreed to the three area Municipalities to make Substantial cuts In their budgets Milton was credited presenting a budget that not absorb any further The committee had recommended cuts of from the budget The administration com members had agreed tp send the budge Is back to councils for cuts but made none themselves Usurping charge During the council meeting Wednesday the Works Committee was charged with the responsibility of the area municipalities and the administration com mlttee Administration committee chairman Morrow said the committee was nrrogunt Irresponsible and acted prematurely In cutting the budget He said the works committee had overstepped Its bounds Oakvlllc Mayor Horry Barrett was one of the committees most violent critics He said he found It distasteful Tor the committee to consider commenting on anything other than water and sewers Councillors hammered away at the recommendation for more than an hour Works chairman Jack Raft is and some of committee members defended the lion He said cuts were necessary If the region was to maintain a favorable financial position lould hold back He noted some of the projects were joint projects with both area councils and regional council Involved In different phases of the work He explained that some local projects uould die a rtsult of the region delaying its portion of the project The basis of the dispute centres around the question whither the region must jralse debentures upon request of area councils or whether the region could refuse to debenture funds over and above a set amount Bill 151 the bill plementing regional government in is not specific on that point Itcgtonal treasurer Don Interprets an Ontario Municipal Board directive as ing the region power to cut requests Former asked to In vestlgate that question fur ther and report buck The budget was referred to next Wednesday council meeting All council numbers will then have on opportunity to partake in budget proceedings 62 houses proposed Georgetown developer to houses on 101 acres in Mike of told the general administration committee of Hills Monday night The land on the road at the topofStewarttownhill where St John Anglican church stands runs down the hill to join 15 Mr said the lots would be one acre with small neighborhood stores near the ton of the hill the old school is He claimed develop ment wis infilling of the hamlet with only a portion lying outside A 17 acre would be to the town said Mr gan The lots would be serviced with their internal water system and septic tanks The said the Two crashes here Just two accidents In town this one on Thursday and on Friday On Mill St in the bank parking lot cars driven by Chester Vimy St and Kothy Cordon Wyn ford Place were in collision The next dnv at Queen and Churchill cars by Ilea Homer 127 Churchill lid andDmielHimiHon Npr vnl were in collision damages were to Cordon the Homer Hamilton car County Health Unit has tested the soil and given apposed To be perfectly frank I would be opposed to this development stated Councillor Dick Ik said the land was prime agricultural land and there were far too many lots said he understood Infilling to mean filling in spaces between houses This Is just wide open country he added Mr asked that a mini plan for and possibly all the hamlets should be prepared Chairman Roy Booth said it was only fair to give some kind of answer so cants don their money Planner Mario Vcndilti pointed out the official plan urges the hamlets be developed In depth not in strips He suggested this plan was in depth Hut this goes beyond hamlet replied Ilowltt The government us to provide land for houses commented Booth They also wont us to retain good farmland retorted Tht proposal wis turned over to hi planner and the planning advisory sub committee for comment YES WE CAN 2nd 3rd Mortgages We are now no loons on all types of properties In your area Call reel collect and lots discuss Prompt stment Corp Day Toronto Low cost any pur wide ft TREES FOR CANADA WHE WHE WH HOW CAN Cubs Scouts V North Halton Di D Silvercreek Cons Area Erin Sat April 27th 7 Help Conserve Y Environment Help Further Sc I Your Support F Sponsor Tree PI When a Boy Cal VASSING STARTS APRIL 1 nturers strict ervation our outing lease anting 3th MARKET PLACE OPTICAL SALE CONTINUES to ALL FRAMES CONTACT LENSES Hog Price 150 to OPEN 6 DAYS PER WEEK THURSDAYS FRIDAYS TIL pm PARKING AREA for Acton O P was prepared last week beside the The work is billed to the region now has responsibility for policing in all of Policemen parked their cars on the muddy grass previously GEORGETOWN MARKET phones 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