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Council sets upper limit j In an hour long discussion that left some councillors disgusted Regional Council approved expend on regional roads that amount to The resolution coming out of the Public Works com was a standard one but was approved only after bantering and bickering that would have to qualify the council as one of the most unrul Ontario Before the debate was over councillors had squarred off and lambasted others ver bally There werS charges and counter charges Burlington Mayor George Harrington triggered he first volley when he suggested the region should cut its budget by and disperse that money among the municipalities on an able basis Hard pressed He said the area munici were hard pressed for their budgets had been cut and the region Increased Oakvillc Harry Barrett agreed with suggestion but said the in crease in grants at he regional level and the cor responding decrease in grants at the area level was Queens Parks of for councils to spend more at the level and less on the ire i eouncil protested against voting on an upper limit until they had an opportunity to study the list of priorities Public Works chairman Jack Raft is told the two southern mayors that their quarrel t with the region but with Jim Snow Minister of Transportation and Communications who had delved out the grants Defeat cut In lime the mayor resolution was defeated and Councillor Vern the spending limit should be dropped from SI to He said it was incumbent on the region to take that action in order to back its commitment to a restraint program on spending He suggested the staff had lumped projects in Hie budget o use up the subsidy His motion was defeated At the conclusion of a long drivvn out hassle the motion is it stood passed All that means Is that the committee is now free to brine before a detailed list of projects estimated to tost Si JR4 Inevitably the priorities will be questioned ind those decisions made the will In lenged by councillors who feel their own munieipihtv I getting a fair shire of Hie Police contract talks Negotiations for a 1976 contract between Regional Police Force Regional Poliee Association began Thursday Both sides presented initial proposals behind closed doors at met ting of the Region Police Commission Police Glenn Georgetown and Hills Mayor Tom Hill ill negotiate for the poliee department during future sessions Sergeant Richard Hilton was in attendance representing Georgetown detachment officers while Constable Tom Roduck represented policemen Before the regional force took over Acton last September was a member of the Georgetown detachment Trim region budget forecast Works Committee will line no problem living within alloc for work this The dram itie reductions in two major projects to from the original 14HK budget With the subsidy the rigion spend up to SI Public Works staffers recommended leaving two items in the budget but cutting what felt wen less import rel itivdv minor One of the two items thit of id of impbillvilk id in of was known is s tin other i Trafalgar from to The ltd job involved realignment mil reconstruction the work was to cost A sum of is left in the budget to tost of engineering for Ih it project of Stolen fur the Hit line south to Hit Queen I ind is l fur work on l In I Middle ltd it project is ixputtd to ens in all ind is tin for in IM Kill sum of is included budget to fin met feTisilulitv Hi it willmdie lo be to mike Hie High the bound m ijor north south Ihe committee is told staff tint the sludv would be a one nut consider is bee I Ik is put Sim liken the Infalgar ltd job committee tut Hit to cover engineering and property acquisition le wing only enough to cover costs of engineering raief will have to be w to idt for proper shoulders lack ex i The Free Press Wed February 1976 3 Halton favors GO sc DRUMMER JIM SAXON sets the pace for the day afternoon Awards were presented during Scouts Guides Brownies Cubs Venturers and the impressive service Scout and Guide Week is Rangers who took part in the church parade Sun coming up soon Regional Council went on record Wednesday as favoring extension of the GO Rail Service on the Toronto Burlington Toronto Hills and Toronto Milton cor ridors That re was passed at ihe request chairman Allan Masson who had been advised by the Toronto Area Transit Operating Authority that some Metro Toronto officials had opposed any extension of the system and Flag lowered The post office flag is missing again Us rope dangling loose Postmaster says a series of flags have been stolen from the post office pole They arc Early replaced and this last one will be too Hassle over road to new high school will hive to have an ment with the town stop building Request 250 for crests for sj his hit he Id for I I distils ion tilt Hilton Mil I in met met 1 Minor which is the new street k id to Hit of s high school lown engineer Hubert Aus tin told Dillon Hills works committee Monday first of three is being built on belongs to tht town inei the develop rs have gone id with const me lion wiUi pe igrt ir- solicitor and h ling I pen the He added the tow needs pro tection in the road properly isketl In permission lo jo to the town Collision elnv expl lined the dtil Hal ton liivird of dilution has with the developer calls for 11k silt prior to eonstruction starting on the new school Deputy engineer Fed linger snd road construction started two weeks Monday the i start plan s officii IiikI Ihe Iwoni projects it will id irt improve Hunts it the 1 in and for Middle ltd in Oik villc met irds pifctinj of bonds Hi noted irted eon strutting on the lot Hilton Hills owns Hon Jot Hurst jocltti to pnv firms work Monday it i on it Highway Milton w is ind taken to Milton hospital by lht decided the town needs protection to make sure the roid is up to stand even though he developer doesn stand to Hung from signing in he likely be hurl by it either If tin developer balks signing the then Die firm will be ordered to stop work on road out Lr Hosts seminar Hilton It nil seeonei inform litis M Ini the lit limn s Ml tin regie id public ilv up WITH CHUNKS OF ice and rubber boots for goal posts youngsters skate miles during shinny matches on the open air rink near the community centre Games like this one often are played on into the night route but often used trucks lot spending for the ro id no It Iturhngton Verne noted tint represented in men of over to list snd the com should rt duet expenilitun further during lino wlurd and Pol cm ilif Ik Don I cm dm ACTON AUTO BODY ntiicj If Main St S and Agnes St improvements to Union Station and track and rati facilities in that area Crowded noted that the cur rent services were inadequate and highways between and Toronto were overcrowded at peak A letter from C Chairman and Chief Exc officer of TATOA referred to statements made by Toronto officials in a letter to Mr The projects on which these statements cast doubt arc extremely important to this part of the province and to the balance of Toronto and the surrounding regions who not only desire improved com muter rail services but whose development plans especial ly from the standpoint of more commercial and rial development require Hie services You can rent a Ford car in minutes 76 FORD PINTO for only S7 day and 7c a mile It ittt 8532370 SHE USED HER HEAD TO CHANGE HER SHAPE it- LOST 36 pounds ENROLL AT ANY CLASS- 2755222 ACTON New Robt Little School Library School Lane Highway 30pm GEORGETOWN r Holy Cross Rectory Maple Avl Garage Tues MILTON Holy Rosjry Parish Hall Martin St Tues 7 30 m WEIGHT WATCHERS NEW PERSONAL ACTON PLAN by Citation DISHWASHER with the Scour Wash HALM HILLS 352 Quttn St E No Acton 8530211