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1976 forecast Region might face curtailed services In a recent interview Regional Chairman Allan Mosson reflected on the major achievements of the in and discussed what he felt would be major programs and goals in 1976 region got going in 1075 We had setback when Bob Bailie director of public works died and went through a period whore we t have a pcrrmnent that department We ve hired Bob Moore and he pulled the department toge- with a new load I- risk Council itself is working better as a unit this is an election year and that could make it frisky as they jockey for positions he said anticipates a possible need to cut service in 1976 to stay in line with lions In provincial grants We re not sure what we will get In the way of grants under the new structure We may have to curtail services but public works and plan have to continue we have to look at the budget with some seventy and hope fully do some cutting Council and the staff ore cognizant of the need for res traint Council might be too cognizant of it and may over react He sees the continuation or work on the Skyway Pollution Control Plant and the ex pan of the Georgetown plant In as major projects sees pressure for development in Halton continuing In 1976 No doubt pressure tor development will continue but we 11 lave to keep it In check The planning department developed its Interim plans and has a lot of work done on the official plan They re the two big things 1975 marked Ernie first full year as chief ad officer He pulled deportments together and ho staff is working says Ihe problems of duplicating services at the area and regional level are being worked out and he sees the problem being solved through cooperation at both levels During the Interview the chairman was also lioned on a number of current issues Commenting on need for more staff in the public works field reiterated his support for the request for more staff in the works department Accord ing to the chairman the alter native to providing the staff for that department is to allow work to fall behind I think they will see the light It could Become a con frontatlon situation with tax payers screaming he said Commenting on the choice of a landfill site said it was impossible to fin a place where there t be any Council will have to meet problem head on and make a dec Even though some conn have ruled out the possibility of a resource re covery plant in the region the chairman says it still possible With resource recovery plant the refuse is more inert and more easily handled and The Acton Free Press Wed January 1976 B9 Fly fishing show in Halton ALLAN here is less of 11 It s a of investing money belter product the New regional headquarters Asked to common present morals of reg employees said he saw no evidence of bad morale has his shoulder to the wheel But you hive the bad apple in hi barrel don think wl probelm with morale the worker bough The Niagara Escarpment Commission will hear about fresh water fishing and the importance of Improved water quality at its next public meeting January in Hills The p m meeting will be in the municipal council chambers on Trafalgar Road Halton Road This is he ioih meeting committees of the have gone o the public for the purpose of accepting pro posals recommendations consultations At a public meeting in Milton December the Walton My man Club presented be Commission printed brief requeuing C in in improving fisherman club will make water quality forjly fishing an audiovisual presentation to the NEC at this upcoming meeting which is open to the public Representative of the Georgetown Denture Clinic 106Guelph Street Next to Post Off on No 7 H GEORGETOWN ONTARIO Do of J J COMPLETE DENTURE SERVICE p Concern over debentures is ordinary bunk New According to Regions Chairman Allan concerns raised by some councillors committing the region to a long term debenture debt for a regional headquarters is nothing a lot of pure bunk In an interne recentlv he chairman said a repor would be coming before he council in the new that would show the region could own its own building more than it could renl one The concerns were raised by Burlington George Harrington and some of his colleagues from Burlington Irge slowdown At tint time they told the region administration committee that a goslow attitude on the building was advisable They urged committee members to wail it least a year or so before erecting a building and Councillor Paul Preston suggested region should not even buy the land in Oikville that it had agreed upon earlier noted the region did have set aside for new building He said a new building could be erected within the budget without issuing debentures The would cover It wouldn t be a palace but itwould accommodate us We have all the furniture we need All we need to build four walls a beating system a cooling system lights and Ihcrc It is I d rather sec the money in land and a building where it appreciates in value rather than in a bank where it depre ciates he said Burlington councillors are still angling to get it back here in suggested that Burlington councillors would look to the northern repre sentatives on the council help reverse the earlier decision to buy land in Oak villi The north would be sadly misled if they thought they could get it up there by going along with Burlington he Council eliminated sites in Burlington and a site in Milton before choosing Ihe site several months That acre site was avail able to the region from the province at per acre The administration com mittee instructed a dele gallon to bargain with the province in an effort to get land for the same total land for less incy The province I from the offered price of for acres wage Poll guides consultants on landfill site choice I Happy New Year No you re not in the column Last week it was Talk Aboul Horses This week it same format similar subjects same columnist but a dif name and wider topics Rural residents return In the past ten years the best investment people could make was in land We all know what s happened to the price of real estate People are realizing and paying of amounts for their small country acreage But a peculiar thing is happening Many of those who bought a ten acre plot in intending lo turn it over for a real killing ma couple of years the charm of country living hose same people suburbanites are now keeping a couple of horses some beef and a few chickens They arc planting trees tilling a large garden and loving it Now that the affluent sixties seem to have spiralled to a standstill and we are surrounded by a nation wide austerity program energy crises all over the place ind escalating runl dwellers seem to be doing the sensible thing and letting their land work for them Vegetable plots and fruit trees arc sprouting on elegant country estates Tbe show horses in the stable find them selves sharing quarters with more productive livestock People ARL going bock to the land in small ways because few of us can afford to get into full scale farming nowadays But the trend is back to a more self sufficient way of life instead of the parasitism of recent times It s to these people thai this column is dedicated Country lovers who enjoy the land growing things and raising animals Whowishtorcadaboutandsharc the stories dotes news and problems of other dwellers will still play an important role How am I qualified to write such column In same way I was qualified for Ihc horse column experience I was raised among a multitude of animals and went to an agricultural college I managed lo leave there with a smattering of farm knowledge a teaching certificate and a husband the teaching certificate proved lo be most practical My husband has farmed for more than half his life and I Introduced lo a full fledecd mixed farm during Ihe first five years of marriage Since then we have lived In different rural areas and done a variety of country oriented things certainly managed lo cope just about every on farming has thrown at us from archaic plumbing to 12 fpet of snow between house and barn from a lame rooster to goats in the cellar us along 5 and share a little country living e II visit relax and talk about some of the basic good things of life Some persona Region have told a study learn lhat lop priority must be given protecting surface and ground water when selecting a landfill site for garbage I most importance was placed on conserving present land use such as agriculture Over households rt icived id distributed in eirl IMcembcr local newspapers as pirl of a Solid Waste Resources Re covery sponsored by the Ontario Ministry of the in cooperation with Region dents were asked to complete and mail a checklist ranking in importance a set of factors to be considered when select ing a landfill site At four open house held rtecntlv in 1 1 I Georgetown and Burlington additional checklists were fil led out by those attending Rehabilitating disturbed lands by landfllhng was the next most important con listed People are evidently aware of live uses which can be made of garbage This wai followed by the use of landfill sites is future farms parkf or re creation areas Minimis cost Minimizing the cost I public of isle man prognm wis seen as next most pressing concern after when The protection of historic aesthetic biologic next in Obtaining more thin one landfill site was substantially preferred over establishing one central site for the Re gion The final factors listed were the screening of Ihe site o minimize do t and noise and the location of truck routes Members of study team and lis commit lee were impressed by the questions asked by visitors lo open houses by their sincere concern to find satisfactory solution to the problems of garbage disposal in the Region spokesmen Many people mailed comments and tions wilh heir checklists Particular emphasis was placed upon tbe vital need lo reduce the overall amount of garbage produced by both in dividuals and industry people throughout Region came same sage We stop using our non renewable resources at Ihc current pace II is vi rliaeesuch lis II 1 1 llcsourcfrcc Then have comments ibout re source study but the public sees ibis as only one more intelligent four re sources The important eh must run with inv system s is the over ill reduction f w isle produced the reuse of hollies and he roe very recycling of n by passing a phnl where fua While the number if direct responses is came from f farm ore itep groups other community The Mud therefore believes it has heard from a significant por Hon of pie of fjon The nexl step in sludv to the leclinicil dilations in i selection of ire ii 111 where sites uld be interim report lit with it the end of New minimum rales for Ontario which will come into effect on March 15 were announced recenllv On it date the general mini mum rate will become per hour and in the construe tion mm mum will be Si JO per hour In determining the minimum the took into account rates paid in other jurisdictions The rates in 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