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Acton Free Press Wed December 3 Trustees reject street extension That fa a pretty strong commitment you are mak tag Mr Civiero of Civiero Const Acton told the Rock wood Village Trustees at their November meeting at be Pariah Hall The existing plan shows a proposed road and we will find a way out he treated Mr was referring to the rejection of his request that Division St be extended and St be opened to meet It He owns some pro perty on this street and would Eke to He these streets open and water and sewer ser vice Installed Chairman Alan Osborne questioned how the village would benefit from this ex tension pointing out the beauty of the area and Its future as a park perhaps Trustee Pat Smith outlined the many areas In the village where proposed streets would take top priority over his re quest A tot of people own land on the street added Mr Civ Our commitment Is to protect the natural beauty of our village and we feel there ire many areas more accept able to development com chairman Osborne You are here to protect the town retorted Mr Civ too That is the reason for our decision explained Mr Smith the natural environ ment does not suggest deve lopment Trustee Bert Smith also questioned bow the land was bought suggesting if the land was bought on speculation that Mr Civiero had not come before the trustees to see what their thoughts were on development in that area I find this very confusing when the plan shows ed streets Mr Civiero ad ded We are In the process of updating the zoning right now explained the chair man this Is a plan drawn up in 1938 and Is outdated You can see my point a plot of land present method of pay was looked at and the feasibility of a set contract discussed The trustees assured Steve and Brian that the matter would be discussed and a meeting arranged with them before Tractor The purchase was again discussed trustees made their proposal at Mon days council meeting See council write- up The board received a letter from the solicitors of Mr Scremin asking for a water and sewer extension at the of and south on Queen St The trustees have asked the consulting en- to look at the feasibl of this extension and the following Mr and Mrs Allan Bast wood attended the meeting and asked the trustees if ft were possible to nave a water only for the south end of Queen St Because their lot is In low lying area there was some question as to whether sewer hook up would work or not Mrs Eastwood asked If a pumping station was out of the question It is going to be done then let It be done properly she said Rerouting A letter from resident C Leslie asking Tor the unopen ed portion of to be opened was also discussed Another resident suggested that the traffic re routed from south on Dowler via Bridge Street to Main This would be a detour route while construction was going on and act as an alter native road to Main St The trustees are recom mending this and will ask Woodstock Engineering to look at this proposal C Petty of Guelph wrote a letter regarding some crepancy In where some cor ner stones are placed on plots in the cemetery Foreman Wayne Duby will correct this to Mr Petty specifications This has been the first formal complaint to the trustees In three years over the upkeep of the cemetery Snow removal The responsibility of snow removal on sidewalks was brought to the attention of council by Ray Mr Ingleson was concerned espe cially about the sidewalks at Seven where the school children walk The trustees discussed the pro blem of keeping this partial lar stretch clear because of the road plows but said that Charlie Hennlgar had been employed last year with his Foreman will contact Mr about this The Horticultural Society asked trustees the fee for us the town hall once a month for their meetings It was decided that the could decorate the hall with greens that all groups could benefit from in lieu of a fee Hall renovation proceeds ENJOYING THE tea sponsored by the U C are from 1 to r Janice Stokman Shirley Osborne and Barbara Osborne back to camera The tea was convened by Mrs Lillian Hill who also acted as hostess and all the baked goods enjoyed by visitors were made by the women of the church The funds raised from the bake table sewing and miscellaneous table will be used for various responsibilities of the group including mission work MedCentre rent set doctors to pay no access Mr The matter was left with firm negative decision fro the trustees and a discuss followed on priorities for opening streets and the sons behind the number of streets opened in the village A heated discussion arose between the Vil lage Trustees over the responsibilities of village em and the delegation of It appears that a number of problems are the result of this lack of communication Don Hepburn attended the meet Even though Eramosa council was In the dark about hydro cleaning gardening and other costs for the new Rockwood Medical Centre it set a trial rent for each doctor at a month In attempting to set a rent rate Monday during council know the cost of operating the centre we re in the dark December 1 was set as the day rent charges start Tor the centre Council settled on the a month figure for each doctor a rate which will stand for six months and then be reviewed after most of the discussion hi focused on rent I think you council should conic up to 200 a month for each doctor to give use some clearance Bill said Reeve told of a couple of examples in the province where rents were higher than the rate I think Bill got a good because he padding it our fivor David Mas son said I ntinj to the press table the rent includes costs for maintenance for the centre which was officially opened last month The dentist has not moved Into the one floor building near the fire hall It was not rmed If the doctor had set up an office yet Masson said any surplus from rent Into preventative main for the building The trustees have received their first portion of the LIP grant and have opened a bank account made possible by Mrs Julie Brace who raised for the Town Hall reno vation The renovation la proceed Ing smoothly and Trustee Pat Smith reports that Murray McLaren and Murray Halg are a conscientious and good working pair The men are trying to duplicate old frames and keep as much of the or material such as door Maps of village Village maps will soon be on hand at the village office The trustees decided that an uptodate map should be available to residents or interested visitors Len Hockey mentioned that people were constantly ask for a map preferably something more recent than the present map dated 1938 Students also need maps for projects and such Trustee Smith that a map he had recenUy scaled down for his own personal use would suffice and suggested copies could be made from his copy A map should be available sometime in the next couple of weeks for anyone Inter kc Snow time the frc there have been few dents reported in the area frames etc wherever possible The I IP covers wages for manpower but any funds raised would go to building materials Facets Six people will meet In mid December to discuss the feasibility of a balcony howit can be used and other facets of the opera lion The men would welcome volunteer help In the next i tuple of weeks and they also have a most unusual re fluent they are looking Tor two urinals for the men washroom So anyone who has two is asked to bring them to Ihc Town or coll and the men will gladly pick them up K C SWEET SHOPS created by Shirley for the annual Christmas Bazaar held at the United in took many hours of preparation but will take only mmutes to devour when mom gives ok to daughter 7 and family The delightful houses are made of cookies candies and icing TAX NEW CI VIC P oat roundup fording work be bad done ph matter was cleared up Kay so the Opportunity Shop sale at the Parish Hall Saturday are Cheryl left and McDougall The sale to raise money for St John s Anglican Church attracted many children who were interested in getting skates in time for skating on the pond Rockwood Bowling Standlni Unpredictable I Women over Nellie Country men St Nor taw SO Four manes SfiS Jr Farmers 44 Car- Renaud Sander ion by Kerry Chalmers The scouts cubs guides and brownies went to see the play at the Royal Alex in Toronto The group met at the school and left by bus A special thanks to Marie McKendry of the Group Committee who made this Christmas treat possible Each child paid one dollar towards the day the com paid the rest New bus signs will be erect on the Main St in Rock wood One sign will be in front J Up Kay a When the WHS label over SCO BUI Elliot SS3 Four Corner NeUle Stokman Mi John Gorton U ftoaa Elding no its Gordon Alice J oh won sol He- of the Bell building the other leu Elliot Nancy across the road from the Bell Four Comer Nellie Stokman log Foreman Wayne was alio present to help straighten out the Issue The Kelly Bros were next on the agenda and their as garbage collectors in the village was the reason for then attendance They felt they were in line not only for a raise but that a number of is sues were not clear I feel you are upset about more than the slow up the construction Is causing In the village suggested Pat Smith terms of reference should be cleared up let snot leave this hanging In the air The men explained that they feel they benefit the vU Wayne igala SIT Danny Ted JeaUn 1ST 1W 182 SIS Carneyi Danny 1SS 133 Lorraine Renaod 153 Its 37 Kay Dune Klniabury will be held on Friday Dec at the Hall For tickets and further call Julie at 856- Mr Sheldon Trousdale is home from the hospital He returned last Thursday and everyone would like to wel come him home A final reminder that the Sunshine Christmas Dinner will be held next Thursday Dec 11 at m Following the dinner at the Colonial Ho tel everybody will meet at the Town Hall for election of officers and n social evening Missed Your Free Press Please Let Us Know Our carriers do their best to give fast courteous service but mistakes do happen so If you do not receive your paper or have any complaints regarding delivery please call our office 8532010 Moss Hardware MILL ST E ACTON 8532720 STORE HOURS Tub Wed Sat 800amto600prr For a Grow no Community Lewis in Erin leader Stephen Lewis speaking in Erin urged a careful study of centralized government for the Erin dis trict and public participation in the study He hosted a panel of Erin township and village councillors and covered a wide range sub J 170337 Peter Botch 187 15S 157 300 Norton John Gordon 1S4 Silt Nancy Gordon 132 141 314 Ron Gordon snt Sam Lanier StT Cray Ian 1T1 170 A reminder the March of Dimes Ability Fund Dance LIP grant for archives A Local Initiatives Pro gram grant of 313 will assist In beginning an chives for We county BAZ MOTORS LTD S ONLY SPECIALTY LIGHTING STORE CHATELAINE LIGHTING York Road Guelph 0401 Multi Bright Ideas for all your Lighting Needs EXTENSIVE SELECTION OF HOUSE FIXTURES Table Lamp Door Chimes Swag Lamps Vanity Cab nets Heat Baseboard and Portable Central Vacuum Clean Systems Devices Fixture Parts Venltlatlon Hoods Fans etc 1 FREE PARKING Open Da lv 30 t I m I Chr day 1 1 9 Saturday ibtects When the of re- that there would always structuring of local garbage as long as there arose Mr Lewis said was a village and outlined the members should engage in encountered as plenty of dialogue and con sultation with provincial regional experts County restructuring has many advantages If done by county ii I been collected at the museum id and are being 3031 Unpredictable Eugene Early families are being lit S attics MTmSmlaSr for relevant materials They S3 o collectors in Rock wood The water and sewer construction la playing havoc with the pickup and the condition of the truck re sults If trouble A discussion of the he fel He said Impulsive action Is often Irreversible Acton Lions Pool Effective Dec amber am Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Ok 30 Dsc Family Public Adult Public Public 1 30330 Family 3 30SOOpjn 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