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raft THE HERALD Octekar 1 Council firm no ban on trucks NEW SHOP Btty Moochsmp shows one of the Items It will be one of number of stores In The Old which will be offered for sale in the recently Bank building which has been converted into opened Lingerie Boutique The shop is a series of shops owned by Ms Krtsta Colder Region starts budget regional council Is reviewing its 1978 budget almost six months ahead of schedule Regional chairman Morrow is extremely happy about the review because It will avoid the confusion which surrounded this year budget derations But the end result of discussions which began last week wont be known until all budget figures are before committees Council is at tempting to prevent a recurrence of the per cent budget hike this year The first area to come under fire from the administration committee is salaries Council has called for a 5 per cent maximum increase in budget but proposals tabled Wed call for a per cent Increase in salary levels Committee members p a four per cent in crease more In line with inflation board guidelines which allow a maximum of six Despite a charge that the region would lose some of its staff Ron said it might be worthwhile since there are plenty of people looking for work and some of them even worth that much Salary increases for provincial employees are being held at Tour per cent Ontario Treasurer McKeough said two weeks ago Should there b a larger in crease he predicted a cut in the number of employees The seven per cent figure however was approved with the understanding that final approval may be less Public works committee dealt with its budget on ad ministration services and approved a per cent in The major portion of the works budget water sewers and regional roads has yet to come before the com Administration committee cut expenses for conventions conferences and education expenses while public works and community and social reduced Its expenses a lion in Ihos The mil tee budget now stands at about a per cent Increase while the community and social services committee must still look at day care costs and its budget Is in ex cess of the permited per Council agreed with tha e per cent Increase Tor 1978 because it is based on zero budgeting proposals The increase reflects no taxation revenue increase to ratepayers The increase will come from new asses generated within the this year To Truckers Re Your Drivers Licences If you drive a truck over 18000 pounds or tow a vehicle over 10000 pounds You must have your drivers licence converted to the ica- tion by January 1978 After January 31 you will need to be retested using the appropriate vehicle before a new licence can be issued Further information is available at your local Ministry of Trans portation and Communications Driver Licence Issuing Office Ministry of Transportation and Hon Snow Minister Communications Harold Gilbert Deputy Minister Ontario Halun council Monday turned down an hour appeal by beleaguered real dents of 17 Si who want ed the road posted Class requiring trucks over pounds gross to obtain per mits The road is currently used by gravel trucks hauling from the Indusmln and Duff Quar ries in the west of Hal ton Hills But In turning down the residents appeal council fol lowed the recommendation of the works committee and dir ected works chairman Hike Armstrong to meet with the residents the truckers and quarries and the town engineer to come up with recommendations for council s next meeting Council heard delegations from the residents and the truckers An expected speak president of the Ontario Haulers Associa tion failed to show up Speaking for the residents Jim Goodlet said residents want the road posted as Class B and not paved but main tained as a Class B road The financial Impact of log 17 Slderoad would be felt argued It would contribute to the escalation of costs about lis million but the benefit Is not to the home owners but to industry Yet a simple uncostly sol was at hand he said The trucks could use 22 Slde a regional road to High way 25 a Class A highway Mr Goodlet told council that the net excess profit of the quarries in 1976 was about million so theyre not going broke This year they would be taking about tons of gravel out via Slderoad and Fourth Line he said Council should not ignore the safety factor of having so many trucks travel that route used by children and school bases Mr Goodlet said His own children had a near escape in front of their bouse he said adding that II to II of truck traffic and noise la far from reason able Spokesman for about truckers Jim Bessey said that there were originally five routes the truckers could use Then limehouse complained and trucks were banned Now 17 dont want us He said the alternate route suggested by the residents would cost the trucker an extra six miles No matter where you go Mr Bessey said someone Is going to com plain they Just dont want dump trucks He said there were about IS to 20 trucks hauling to Toronto and making six or seven trips a day In that case Coun Booth said they could be diverted and reduce by about 120 the number of trips the resident need endure Booth supported post ing a sign forbidding all but local traffic Coun Russ Miller indicated that a system of permits should go hand in hand with posting It would be costly to build 17 Slderoad to take the traffic and that cost should be borne by region or the province he said Coun George Mallby said the engineer should report on ways of issuing permits be cause there are trucks other than gravel on the roads Savings In operation for a year and a half the Ontario Ministry of Industry and Tourism energy bus has visited 314 companies identifying potential savings of million in electric power million In healing insula lion million in waste heat and million in water Most councillors were op- Hon pooed to posting Sideroadas a Class B road If you post permission or council to reveal this road said Garnet the contents of a letter from Pat McKenzie the trucks the town solicitor about a will have to go elsewhere and proposed draft bylaw to have another Thesolicltorsald that a bylaw was not ssry Coun He feels that the permit system should be looked into more and pointed out that as yet there was no input from region on their respons ibilities in the situation Council defeated a motion by Peter Marks that the ma tier by referred back to works committee We dont nave any an swers said Coun Lea Duby The Issue should be referred to the region for a solution be said Transferring routes is no solution Coun Mike Armstrong urged council to pass recom lions of the committee that the regional works depart ment review the flies of deal with truck traffic and that the region act to comply with the resolutions and commit ments made by the former county of Halton with Indus mln and Duff Quarries Both recommendations passed ft TILDEN ANDREW MURRAY MOTORS 1978 vw RABBITS ORDER YOURS NOW The Monay You Saw at Will Your Ownll A Open Sit to VW Rabbit AT 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