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Taxes for water and sewer services in would more than double if deficiencies In the- system going be Corrected In 1976 Regional Treasurer Don Farmer said the situation in Acton was critical I more concerned about the sit in Acton than any Other in the region The de ficiencies there represent a major burden when you con the narrow tax base The expenditure compared to assessment is far greater there than anywhere else in the region he told Wednesday Under the current system of financing sewer and water works in the region each urban serviced area Is billed for its own projects Want new system For a long time now staff members have encouraged council to drop the charge back system and move to wards an equalized assess system Under the latter method the urban centres in the region would contribute to i com fund with those publics with the largest assessments p iving most into the fund All sewer water projects would be done on a priority basis and paid for out of the fund Public Works officials told the committee that the sewer system in Aeton was subject to heavy Inflltra lion Staff officials outlined specific projects under con sideration Staff officials outlined specific projects under con If all the work is done it would amount to a bill of for Acton area residents Not oil this Hills Councillors Ernie and Dick Howltt told the committee that the list of projects represented an Idea of the areas that need new sewers or old ones re placed but they both argued that Hills Council had not considered the list and they assured the committee it t be Hills Council a wish to complete all of the work this year No decisions were made on any projects but the matter is to come up again at the regional level after Halton Hills Council has looked at the various projects and estab lished some priorities ACTON ONTARIO WEDNESDAY JANUARY One Hundred and rst Year Twenty Four Pages Fifteen Cents HOLDING CHARTER and gavel is Louis Charlebois new president of Acton Chamber of Commerce Also in front row treasuier Doug Dawson 2nd vice president Bill 1st vice president Jake Kuiken secretary Betty Eastwood Back row directors Corey von Mer kestein Paul Nielsen Mitchell John McNabb Ed Bendicks Dave Swetman Elec tions were Monday Charlebois heads Chamber Louis Charlebois was elected president of Chimber of mcrce at their innuil gcnenl Monday evening in the music centre Others on the new executive for 1976 vice president Jake second vice president Bill secre tarv istwood treasurer Dawson two yeir term directors Nielsen Corey von Betty Cole one year term directors Mitchell Bill John and Dave Swetman Past president Bert conducted tht swearing in ceremony About attended the meeting which began with i hot buffet dinner Past president presided for the meeting ind Dave Swetmin presented the report on the nominating which wis accepted unanimously Mr SOetmin pointed out the nominee fir president I is irchtivc newcomer to Iming lived here i ml i half His wife opentes Toddlers lo Teens shop He is superintendent for 1 I his been in loist misters 1 ions ind Vice president J ike of IT furr Mr pointed out Hi it the members of the new executive have ill made commitment they ire both mil willing There was hearty round of ft ipplause for horn rary Ilk member I red Wright who sill be next Sunday It wis he who the meeting with the Robbie Burns new president thanked last year s executive to apphuse He predicted 1976 will be a big year for the Chamber especially with the proposed reconstruction of Mill The chamber hopes to supply input to council and is meeting again next Monday He promised good com munications president Bill is sccreliry ir ever hid surer Dawson of the of Mont re I Directors Paul N of Nielsen sClothinc rev von of tried Chicken of Acton Betty stenographer it the school Mitchell of Family Pool Sales Bill Anderson of Surf and Sun Assocntes John ibb of Dills Printing and Dave of in Shoes 185 pints of blood there were volunteers to blood at the blood donor clinic held in the Legion on Monday organizer Henry was with the turn out Out of the people showing up on Monday only IB per sons were to give their Wood Their rejects were re fused for a number of reasons virying from medication in the low blood count poor blood or over the year old age limit Mr Kroes said he had expected at least to willing donors However he did admit the figures were a improvement over the clinic held in June which saw applicants with pints of blood taken Volunteers He was very pleased with all the people helping with the event Mr Kroes said there were many women who had made telephone calls lo pre vious donors reminding them of Monday clinic volun leers helping out at the regis desks and at the beds and providing transportation for those who had no way of getting to the Legion hall THE AIR WAS 6 degrees Fahrenheit the water temperature a warmer degrees Sunday afternoon when three divers of Halton Scuba Trek opted for warmth underwater Making the descent down feet were Jim Powell Jim Mulholland and Dave Francis with J D Hewitt as divemaster For two it was their second dive under ice for one his first They deem it valuable experience and plan to do it again in three weeks Corridor study supported Hills council Monday night went on rccorn as opposing the hydro cor rldor through Hills until an independent study of all other alternatives Is completed but stalled on offering financial aid They wilt forward he motion to Minister of Energy George Kerr and both Members of Parliament Only Councillor Hyde ob jected The motion was passed after Walter Scott a Fifth Line resident representing the Interested Citizens Group addressed the meeting He said there arc approximately people directly involved in the Milton to corridor He said the group had repeatedly asked for a total study of the route He said there had never been a studv of the whole Milton to Bradley line In asking for council sup port he said television and radio reception would be ad affected and ham operators would be wiped right out He said while one line is planned immediately the long range plan Is for a multiple line Mr Scott said the television interference shows up is white lines running up and down the screen and claimed radio and police radios near the lines would be cut right off He said a police cor would have to drive a few miles away to get reception My experience with Ontario Hydro shows they say there will be no Interference but won I guarantee it When you do have a problem it be comes your problem alone He said the visual impact of foot towers marching through the centre of Hills would be tremendous He claimed the cost to each man woman and child would be and with interest over the long term would increase to 000 He said I of London won In sure a farmer operating under the lines and con tended electrical systems under the lines such us school bus doors would not operate He said he drove under the lines at Klelnberg and started to get out of the car He said his arm was touching the car and he received a was numb and sore for some time and his doctor slid he could have had serious trouble with a major going through his body He said further no major in dustry will locite near the lines since it affects magnetic electrical readings In he said i limited studv in the middle of the line did not satisfy his group He pointed out the line brings power down from the north not the other around Councillor Sykes gested protesting because it is in our own would only move the problem to another area Is there another sol he isked Mr said in existing corridor has already an irea and claimed technological advances had mi underground trans mission possible He claimed the lines in aircnn diiioncd chambers under ground were carrying power in Councillor Irn Hyde the proposal would lie to somebody no matter where it is located He the town should not put stumbling blocks in the way of Hydro We II raise hell if flip i switch and con t get power He claimed Hydro is the nituril for this are i when warnings oil ire dant Councillor Pit said he had always wondered why Hydro did not have an independent study I m saying it can go Hills I m just We should have an In dependent of alter natives Lcs said he realized a problem would exist no matter where the line runs but we are really asking the Hydro experts lo guarantee no harmful effects and prove their point Premier Bill had not followed through on his promise to have study done We are now reminding him of his promise Interim bill up tax rate not set This year the interim lax bill may give residents jolt The bill is not is alarming is it seems since the billing svs tern has been changed from previous vears if night it Hills council meeting The urn of system is to inereise cash flow to the before the budget is set ind decrease borrowing Councillor Pit McKennc establishing the pointed out percent is lew wis passed permitted under will be per esilents list bill In other the interim bill his percent of ihe pre Mr Scott sud he was also asking for financial help for the Interested Citizens Group to defray legal ex penses He said a large part the cost has been carried a few individuals MeKcnzic said council had asked for idditional in formation when irdhouse a member of the group appeared before finance committee Mayor Tom Hill said on the financial aid would be held over until the next meeting Venturers place first The first Acton Venturer Companv came in first in the irea near Orange ville on the weekend The Venturers were just one out of six groups paling in the meet which Venturers attended deep snow and cold dm not hamper the youths in their efforts to win the which earned them 197R Venturec trophy Thcv have been as a group for less than a year so ibis wis their first camp For further details on the Venturers weekend see the Scout and news on the Youth Page Do something about ducks says committee or Sheldon it came down to a question of whether to do the right thing or sentimental and thine when discussing the I airy Lake ducks Mrs Sheldon a member of the Acton and Advisory Com mittec told the group at the January 13 meeting that she had been in touch with many officials in Toronto and I regarding the proper care and fate of the ducks Money has been approved by Hills council for food for the remainder of this year but it is next year Mrs Sheldon was concerned about She admitted think if we do the right thing we should fct rid of them talking to many experts it broke heart come that conclusion Sources Mrs Sheldon said she spoke to the Toronto Harbor I the High Park Parks Services the Toronto mane Society and the Wildlife Services branch of Canada in She used Toronto s rem Pond as an example of birds in another park causing the same controversy Mrs Sheldon explained that along the Toronto waterfront there is a serious problem because the great ducks have eaten beyond the natural resources and ihe city has lo feed them now She pointed out that the mane Society feeds them a combination of bread and corn One of the biologists she spoke lo told her bread wis the worst thing lo feed wild birds he couldn say what was the right thing to feed them She was told by Com on pigo 151 stop sign Region Public Works Committee has recommended establishment of a four stop at the in of Peel St and in Acton That recommendation was forwirded to Regional Council by Hilts Council ind will go to regional council today 200 damage Thieves Friday night damage to the Ontario Plastics Ltd plant on the Fifth 1 west of Acton Milton OPP say a window was broken to gain entry to the building and SI 50 was taken from a desk drawer i I a RESTING AFTER giving a pint of blood at the Red Cross blood donor clinic at the legion on Monday is Dick He was one of acceptable donors with 36 rejections Plans to estate type dwellings on 145 acres of land north of Highway on what once was the Toronto Inter national Drag way site won approval of Halton Region Planning Committee Tues day The approval came a tier the committee rejected a staff recommendation that would have put the plan for a housing development on the shelf until the Niagara Escarpment Plan and the Regions Official Plan re ceive adoption A report developed by regional planner Brian Kropf indicated the Niagara Escarpment Commission staffers had indicated the introduction of homes may not be compatible with the emerging goals and policies of the Niagara Escarpment Plan said in his report that trie residential develop ment would conflict with the region goal of preserving agricultural land and remov ing the potential for Ihc ex traction of mineral resources He said the proposal was premature The of establishing con of non farm dencesinn farm environment or of placing restrictions on types of agricultural or management prnc tlces have not yet been ex by the region or the However as outlined earlier it is the region inten tlon to address most of these questions in the Official Plan study Such Issues should also be explored In the Niagara Plan expected to be completed within ap proximately one year Kropft report came under heavy fire from Hills Councillors Pat McKcnzie and Dick Mr the region hod objected at an earlier date and for council lo oppose the plan now would be unfair He said the regional plan had not addressed him self to regional issues He said there enough aggregate to make a quarry feasible and there was no way the drag strip could ever be returned to prime ural land Mr said the drag strip operation had been a controversial Issue from day one and had disturbed Ihc grace and tranquility In rural He spoke of the tremendous screech of tires long hours of operation nuisance caused by noise lights and traffic generated from the race track It has been a real pro blem The only thing the people there have been more upset about Is the proposal for a dump at He said be was delighted to hear about the residential development and expressed a fear that residents in the area might have to still put up with a drag strip operation If residential proposal Is blocked