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The Act Free Press Wednesday Sep 1977 Hotchen parking lot tossed to committee The town should buy the s property and property and lease the pro perty to ease the parking pro blem in downtown Acton councillor Peter Marks pro posed Tuesday night in a threepage motion at Hills planning board According to the motion which was tabled and never voted on all Acton residents would pay GO per cent of the estimated cost through their taxes and the commercial area would pay per cent The total would include purchase of the Hotchen property at a cost limit of the pro perty at a limit of a lease with the at a year and construction or parking lot facilities at SIS 000 The idea suggested by Mr Marks would result in a park lot with an entrance from Willow St and exit on John Planning board members praised Mr Marks efforts but decided to table the motion and turn it over as a basis for discussion to a spe cial committee on Actons downtown parking A special committee of council is to be established for this purpose The per cent share ic cording to Marks would be paid by businesses located in the six major benefitting blocks but owners providing the number of spaces required b law would be exempt Mr Marks contended money received from the sale of the old town works yard could go toward the per cent paid by all the resident Earlier planner Vtn outlined a plan to assess only business owners in the downtown core and said costs to the individual owners would be fairl high since only realtv tax can be used and the assessment total is only Councillor Pete predicted there would be no agreement among the people and said it was a lot of money for each owner to pay Councillors had lists of amounts individual business owners would pay Mr insisted the town was under no obligation to the land and commented The people who bought did it with their eyes open He claimed it a waste of time to draw up a since the figures were too high He said the benefit ting area might be enlarged to the whole of Acton so everybody would share the cost But if I had a business on the outskirts of Acton I wouldn wont to pay to people downtown Scr jcantson claimed all the shoppers in Acton would benefit and the cost would be minimal if spread over all the taxpayers The planners guessed it would up lax bill lv SI ihe id thin said councillor P it hut who He recalled in when the first planning report urged park ing there tic no funds avail able He suggested some of the money could come from tin saleoflheolilwatertowei and the rem under be paid in ward one Off street parking benefits one In addition whin stores are up ihe business assessment goes up It obvious if the whole cost is levied against the I I A it won lie acceptable Councillor town opposing petitions pointing out the opposing one is signed landowners tenants while other is signed people saving all the people in Acton want their house taxes to go up to for off street park Councillor agreed the petition favoring puking had signatures of people who neither owned land in the ire nor in some cases even lived in Acton Councillor Pat Patterson commented I dont see how you can tax people to shop in Acton The merchants have to draw people back over the years councillor admitted studies on parking had been done but said the town just couldnt afford to buy the land If regional government hadnt come we would be faced with it alone in Acton today He praised council for good intentions when they became Involved In the property but said when the opposition arose council could not find a way lo proceed He stressed people on fixed incomes could not afford to have taxes in creased to pay for parking It would be most unfair and a cop out He urged council to keep trying for a solution and put forward motion saying council would keep trying to find an acceptable solution Councillor Walter maintained too much council time and staff hours had ready been wasted on the subject He pointed out no merchants had opposed Mrs Shoemakers petition and the were the people who would pay Mr motion was de feated and Mr Marks lengihj motion introduced Despite praise of Mr Marks efforts to solve the problem planning board voted to table the motion and asked the mayor to set up the speeul committee Mr said he was warj or legal ramifications and Mr Armstrong urged idea not be lost but handled by the I hats like motherhood and apple pie when you s form another commit let Mr commented lit suggested wryly he didn want to see the wheel rein vented but just wanted to make sure his recommenda lion would be taken sertouslv Merchants weigh bid wagon gear peddle town by radio Good words about Acton may ripple dally from a radio station If a sug gestion to the Business Assoc lation is followed through station put to gether four rough plugs for the town at the request of the associations Town merchants may har ness together to draw an antique flower decked wagon in the Foil Fair parade Satur day advertising and promotion told the meeting he would committee chairman Wayne efforts lo fix up thi Henry Slachyra has heard the ference In how people shop- commercials Mr Ruse said ped that weekend He said he was sure the BIA So what I made a few would be involved with the hundred dollars more So broadcasts somehow It fits what Mr Conigllo replied what they re doing Mr much return Ruse said for the effort John Conigllo voiced the The rest of the merchants during the Business only opposition to the idea He agreed to canvass their Association meeting day in the The idea of decorating the wagon in Ihe theme of Pulling together for a better Acton tomorrow Ruse Tape recordings of the commercial were aired in Wednesday meeting in the irehdll Hie proposal calls for a morning and dinner time airing to make people aware of downtown Acton Mr Ruse told the group The morning would accompany the school bus report the late downtown before any pro motion is made I want to see Acton to per cent fin then promote he said Rome was not built in a day Grace Robertson lold Mr Toronto Dominion Bank manager John asked Mr Comglio if he was MRS MARGARET Buchanan of Maple View Lodge Rest Home celebrated her birthday on September 7 Residents of the Lodge had a small party complete with birthday cake for her and there was a family get together on Friday in her honor Who gets memorial maintenance money custodian very thing Plans in works for Back to Acton Days The Business Association took the first steps towards a second edition of Back to Acton Days during regular last target Fair Continued from Page Sunday with the and Western horse shows heavy horse pull The tractor pull jointly run by the fair board and the Junior bar mers already has onirics Mr said begins at Sunday also sees the Old Ty me Fiddlers Contest with in prize moncv plus a trophy The Happy Land Midwav ill lie running the three days of the show to delight the more adventurous souls tor Ihe less adventurous Ihcre is always the merry go round While the young and old alike are making plans to at tend this years fair and numerous last minute details for organizers are being fin ished plans are already in the offing for next years fair Mr said assou leu months I next lulv 1 long weekend Advertising ind Promotion committee Rust thi committee will be thinking about what it tie- ind nit as to present ting A mitt be to l alone Ruse reminded the issoeiit ion hi proposed getting started with plans during the summer However In said the response was nil asking town groups to help however Wood said he was leary about possible pressure to e the site of celebrations awjiv from the downtown Art agreed on keeping the concept and expanding it During the first to Acton the Improvement Area was lieavilv involved Mr Ruse slid The Chamber of Com was interested Mr said The Chamber of Commerce bet ween and the association diiln tell the of plans for Hack to Aclon Days Mr Ruse said He and chamber head I Ijois sorled out the matter he said rimty United Church would like some money for maintaining the Acton War Ralph Denny lold Haiton Hills works committee day that back in the Village of Acton invested Sill 1 r and the interest w as to for maintenance of Memorial He suggested the accumulated interest should be turned over to the church since their has been keeping neat and tidy memorial was before i Fire rips through car chief Mick Holmes estimates SI XX in damages to a lJ7U Volkswagen after fire ripped through the interior on September Volunteer firefighters were called to the car fire at pm at the 17 west of Mr Holmes said caused function in the gas heater The car is owned Fred Cole 17 Wallace Ave joked Councillor Councillor Pat McKenne said there is a bond and Ihe interest been picked up for some time He said at one time the Legion used to get the Interest but no coupons have been cashed in for He noted the War Memorial has been m untamed just as if belonged to the church and the land around the ment is well taken care of will ask deputy treasurer Oram lisher to report on the of Ihe maintenance fund Police nab car thieves Regional Police Superintendent Floyd Sen wantz confirmed Tuesday that police made arrests last week in connection with several summer car thefts in Acton and local break and enters one would include open during the Back to Acton traffic conditions he package would be aired starling in December and ending in March Total cost is GO which works out to a maximum of per person if merchants go for the idea Mr Ruse said from the copies include themes such thanking residents for pal during reconslruclion there are great plans for these plans include the residents highly percent of the shop ping population has children on school buses Mr Ruse Denture Therapy Clinic COMPLETE DENTURE SERVICE 8781100 Main Street Milton COULD START SOON IN ACTON We Need You Do You Have Time To Spare As Little As Half An Hour Once A Week To Drive or Deliver Meals PLEASE CONTACT TERRY CRUBBE AT THE COMMUNITY SERVICES CENTRE IN THEY 8533310 Many Volunteers 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