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McKeough cites duplication under regional government The free ride s over Rural areas must pay The province should have exercised stronger hand In netting up regional govern ment in and other parts of the decern ing to Provincial Treasurer Ho visited Regional Council on Wednesday criticized area within regions for not accepting their reduc ed He pointed out whore area din went out and hired to replace those people who were drafted the regions noted not reduced at the area level of government an He said the message he nan received since the about duplication of People rep the plan be hind regional government was that the area councillors would net representative of the people getting a mes sage ncrosH to the region election Is a great annoyance Speyside Ho said the area council wan expected lo handle those things most closely related lo I the while the region would handle those hard ser vices the matters that re- more expertise staf fern The role of the lower tier hasnt been properly defined or carried out You can see Iho lower tier has never ad Justed to ltn reduced role he said Councillor Gordon asked If minister eon returning some reg functions to the areas to bring about efficiencies McKeough said he did not plan In llalton re glon if responslblll lies were handed back staff complements and salaries the regional level would have have be cut told councillors that the would not force the region to adapt the PROVINCIAL TRKASUREU McKeough polity of asses or a shared coal across the region People living in and areas outside or towns and cities in Ontario have paid too little loo In realty tnxes according Treasurer McKeough ex pressed that opinion during meeting he had last week with Council The was res ponding lo by Councillor Dick Hewitt said the mill rate In hail Jumped Ihe advent of icglonal government referred a financial ovenlowmr Dion Its area municipalities and school board and noted four per cent lie wondered who was being hard done by Are you concerned about the farmers who have their taxes tut In half the people the lower Income level who gel amounts of their taxes In rebates he McKeough thai foi years residents nave lived In country and used recreation services facilities and fire and police facilities paid for Iho urban people living in Him lalmed pi were ing on quarter lots in the country and paying only half the lax that they would have paid on a serviced lot in town Keoiiuh looked at How lit and said You got a lot of ser vices you paid for Hints not light you paid loo little loo long guy In ban tin a the guy In and the guy In has had pretty dnniii good service McKeough noted he lived in country outside of the city of Chatham and the same Inequity existed there MiKcimghmudelt very clear I he had no sympathy foi mini res litem who he claimed had enjoyed ride for vein The Acton Tree Press Wed November 197S Pool closed meeting rules at NEC changed of swimming pools should i rove i have been Hie Junsdktion Niagara Escarpment Commission to 1reasuier and Minister of and Intel governmental Affairs Mi Ketiugh told llalton Iteulonnl Council Wednesday the swimming nave now been exempted rum the Niagara should have never been held up by the Auordlng lo ho went over llie legislation with fine tooth but never thought about swimming Councillor Tom Sutherland oxpi eased lie of many offlilals when he asked the iiilnintiT why the commission lidnl Us rulings to mist nil lb lht Recommended for signs The traffic le to louncll In a letter lead at Kiln Township meeting last week that the In of the Third I Inl and be Tow should become a three way stop tie called for of stop signs halt southwest north east bound truffle on the boundary road at Die Inter and for a slop sign on southeast In Tiling traffic north bo ml on Third Line to a halt Tiaffie south bound on the llihd Line would be allowed to through the Intersection with out stopping said in to a question lhal was undergoing a shakedown He explained that appllea lions would no longei be by lommissliHi private but by and the could attend He said cent of the applications mi file hail unmoved He hat ninny Kiplc been unduly held up with plans aim mlnoi iidilltlmn that Wing meat limn huge aiea sold be agreed wllb need to Die fell Ihe was dealing with at too laud Weather Mimduyii driving rain walkers and Ihu filing winds toppled If Die i bad been snow we be deep In No more Wheres our identity f rural people wonder Sheldon Tbo Keep Fit group are planning an evening the Acton Lions In door Pool In place of the regular workout In the side gym The date set Is next Monday Novcmbor 17 between lit and the ladles plan to meet at the you wish logo but need a ride call Gloria Watson at she will put you In touch one of the ladles who Is driving Observation With all we have heard from the Powerstobe about accepting the concept or Reg Government and the new Town of Hills I couldnt help but make the following observation Have you noticed the new sign on Ihe side of Highway about mile south of nth which reads Hills 10 and under neath It parenthesis Acton Considering that the Town of llalton Hills begins al the 5th which is mile north of the sign not miles away In Acton It makes me wonder once again just where Ihe areas reallv fit In Possibly Im nitpicking it Is obvious to me Ihey are only trying to indicate lo motorists where Acton is but would It not be more realistic to have the sign read Hills mile Acton ID We are no longer the Town ship of yet time ami again are overlooked as part of the Town of Hills so where is our Iden tity Population up is greater by one tills week at least A well known local girl Gall Jollcoeur nee Douglas gave birth to her first child on November baby girl named Sheila Norcne As well as being overcome with excitement Galls parents Norm and Irene are deeply touched thai the middle Is a comb ination of both theirs After their marriage two years ago Gall and settled In the North and only come home to so Gall could be near her family when the baby was born They will continue to stay with Gails parents for another month after which they Intend to return the where Gerry is em ployed Best wishes to them all Assembly Once again Friday After noon at the side Public School has left me overwhelmed this time v emotion and memories of my own elementary school days Mrs Hopkins Grade class took upon themselves the In credible task of explaining to the student the meaning of Moore who acted as M Introduced five children who each gave a short narrative on the wnr the brave soldiers who were killed In battle the symbolic poppy a place called Flanders and the reason for the one minute silence on November The children told how the soldiers nave their lives so our homeland would he safe and we could go lo the school and church of our choice and make the friends of our choice regardless of race col narratives were Hilled tin by tune A Her Iroubled Waters Donna le read The of the Poppy Which was followed a recitation of In Fields by Mark Lisa Ivany related bow the money donated to the Poppy Fund Is used find Arnold Ng read a true story entitled The of be Mary read a poem the of the soldiers and Jeff reseller and Joey Clare told the children about the Memorial Service held each on November 11 at the National Memorial in law a The ended wllb the singing of Canada and as everyone filed out of auditorium they were given u poppy to wear Although the concept of war is so remote In these young people he Assemhly was well done and Idea of honour was conveyed to all I found it a to moving are you After last weeks morning fog when the hoses didnt run Principal Norm Howell sent home a newsletter asking for a number of volunteers who would he willing to phone about six other parents on mornings such as these This way when the school finds out the buses wont run nlng the children can be advised much quicker How ever be only got two replies and about l parents lire Where ore you Would von please call the school if vnii could help out in this Subdivision approved by Erin council ltcgioiuil Council was told point blank It should nol expect increased financial from Ihe provincial coffers this year or in the foreseeable future The wind came from the him self McKeough told Ihe the province not afford to increase to of the Kit Commitment will be dlffnull but what Im alMHit tell vnii Is Im not about to raise my taxes The mill rati has de illned and the only way thai was possible was we Jumped the sales ax We have taxes and yours have stood still The message came strong and leur that If the re needed more funds it would have to look to the rate pavers to provide the extra dollars I units for housing Mary noted was sure on the region provide bousing hut the region did have the funds to do this there are no returns lo make It Burlington Mayor George Harrington said be fell were too many people getting a free rule the arm tax rebate He fell the should only farmers who are principal oc cupants of the land Darcy says no A far as Provincial surer Part is there will be on prov into opera of the Halloa Board of Education Iteglonal Councillor Jim Witson of the real problems bat had given to Committee said in answer to Watsons question that no inquiry is After months of negotiation with Erin Town ship council the Armstrongs of Krln finally met with a measure of success In gaining approval for their estatetype subdivision located south of Erin village At Erin Township council meeting last week Councillor Tom and Jack Marshall pre sented a motion to give ap proval in principle lo the Armstrongs or a subdivision of not more than homes on Ihe IB acre parcel of land The approval Is subject to strict subdivision agreement with the developer however and it is understood that council wdl have to be in In future transfer of land The motion carried Third reading was also given to a bylaw authorizing Howard Barbour to stop up the unopened road allowance between the west halves of lots and on the con cession in exchange for a parcel of land at the Inter section of the present travelled road and the Line for road widening purposes Hydro needs Reeve Donald Matheson proposed that council attend a meeting at Wtnoham on November when the Porter Commission under the chair manship of Arthur Porter will discuss longterm needs of Hydro in Ontario The Ontario Municipal Board hearing of the appeal by Premier Concrete Pro- will be held in November A twoman delegation of concerned citizens sought councils aid in furthering their fight to preserve the land resent I zoned agricul tural As an appointment had provlouslv been made for another delegation from the local snowmobile club lo meet with council the con citizens outlined their request but due to lack of time were forced to before council discussed the issue or came to any decision Snowmobiles The represented by Bill Thomp son and Rick Start felt that Erin should have a law similar to the one In force in to regulate the opera tion of snowmobiles Mr Thompson asked that club representatives be allowed to sit on the drafting of bylaw restricting the club from the roads He also sought permission for the club to establish trails on blind side roads which are owned property Reeve Matheson doubted that this could be given out of respect for farmers property rights unless such were fenced Mr Thompson and Mr Start suggested that the bylaw Include such things as clauses governing speeds on public thoroughfares When queried by council they suggested that on highways where a speed limit of Is in force for automobiles a speed limit of 30 be imposed for snowmobiles On village or township roads having a 30 limit snow mobiles should be reduced to lelt The pointed nut that members of the mobile club would see that the was enforced ensued on the usability and cast of ting snowmobile crossing signs on roads Reeve Matheson pointed out that the council had no over county roads but it was agreed to took the possibility of erecting such signs on town ship roads A rather lengthy discussion took place when the Erin Council approached the Township Council about the possibility of annexing acres of land to the Village for industrial pur poses explained the village reeve that a parcel of land was needed a new industry which hoped to locate in Erin Village A present the village does not have a acre block in its industrial land bank and would like to annex the land north of town to facilitate Does discontent fall the illor deaf asked McKeough said he felt there were a lot of problems manifest insocHv generally but were being out on system We ist finished lhat was supposed to monumental thy Hall Dennis report We had some of the best talent in the working on it and it cost Erins growth which hitherto has been residential not in Counterproposals Reeve met with divided opinion from the illage council Therefore the village delegation decided to discuss the matter further privately and no decision or opinion from township w as 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