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The Acton Free Press Wed January Councillor upset Building permits Planning brochure which drop 17 million The value of building permits issued in Hills this year was 7 million less than last year a reduction of 11 per cent The 74 total was inJ The year end report by Chief Building Inspector and Zoning Administrator Doug Sargent shows a switch in residential buildings to more semi detached houses his year In 1974 single family home permits and multiple family homes were issued while in single fnm home permits and multiple housing unit permits were issued More people seem to be renovating their homes ra trier than buying new ones according to Ihe statistics Last year 119 alteration per mils were sold while this year such permits were The of back vard swimming pool with 147 this year and last In Acton housing permits dropped from in 1974 to 112 this year In Ward housing permits dropped from 79 to number of housing per mils in the Georgetown area this jumped from 14 last year to 116 this due to Building Inspector Sargent said the drop in and tsqucsing shows the lingsuppK of lots number of large projeets boasted this year total an increase of despite three fewer permits being issued Inclu in the larger industrial permits this year were Georgetown Medical Clime Store an addition to Burns two new industrial malls on Arm strong Avenue Restaurant the new Cercor factory the residence for the mentally retarded at Hornby the addition to North Hal ton Golf and Country Club new factory on Armstrong Avenue the the Penecoslal Church on Highway 7 six stores and offices on South Region Day Care centre on Maple Avenue an addition to the town works on the Seventh Line and an to Commercial Shearing plant on Commerce Court Acton The building inspector fori cast slight increase in per mils in despite an paled drop in single home construction The month of December 7 topped November by with permit for he addition to the works on the Seventh I inc boosting the institution permits and wo commercial permits totalling pushing the permits Alterations and an addition Chop roads budget Region Public Works Committee will chop close to from its proposed roads budget at Us meeting this afternoon the list week the not to spend iny funds on pro lint do not receive pro- vine subsidies Tile region for this ycir is With the region paying its share a 111 of St JIM be spent The hulk of budget is set for the turn of I me from ly in upper Middle Road in Burlington That project done will tost otr Other m projects r high on priority list in elude property and engineering for Upper Middle lid in it and the realignment and construction of Camp- from the Town lo the Fifth I me All other projects arc under Of the projects con sidered staffers identified that they feel should done this year The proposed budget for water and sewer programs calls for an expenditure of The regional committee will also attempt cut over from those estimates to the abattoir owned by M Hornby accounted for and an addition to the Dairy Queen on Guelph Street Georgetown for Only three permits for houses were issued in the last month of the year During the vear the town collected in levies in Georgetown and 700 in Acton The lower figure in Acton is due to the lot levies under some agreements in Acton being paid directly to the treasury department and would not show up on the building inspector report Burlington Councillor Tom Sutherland old Regional Council Wednesday that the region planning committee was being extremely waste ful He said ft just the the committee spent on a recent brochure but re ferred to Indications there would be other waste In his opinion ail the bro chure accomplished was lo tell the people that an official plan was being prepared for the region His comments did not sit well with committee mem hers One committee mem her Councillor Ric Morrow termed the criticism cheap irresponsible and political I- advice Chairman Mary Munro ex the brochure took the format it did only after much consultation with experts and other regions which had one through the process She said the expert advice is free and the prepared in house Both and Planning Director Ed Cummlng said which people could comment the committee had concluded told regional there was little good that council the plan would could come from a program develop land use strategies that invited comment and for the region and it will participation without first address Itself to plan providing background In policies of the province formation and a basis on which affect the region YOUNGS J Steam All services PROFESSIONAL CARPET CLEANING for Industrial Residential Commercial In Home Service for wall to wall carpets 5245895 FINAL DAYS OF OUR MIDWINTER CLEARANCE SALE SAVE UP TO ON SELECTED LINES OF PANT SUITS DRESSES PANTS OUTER WEAR MARJORY BOX and Heide Haessler work side by side as they make beautiful articles in their night school class on Mondays at the high school MRS DITRA GOODINGS works hard at her macrame 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