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Council accountability main meeting theme DespitoArthurMeunJersre- Marks pointed out reported lint tun of his plans to build a the own has not jet increiil i wis stiiedu million Town near commercial us pre iiluuun Acton moat of the questions for downl HERALD Wednesday November I Pe J raised at Wednesday public meeting on current issues tag the community centred on a municipal councillor to his const Less than 100 people attend the meeting Organized by the Acton Chamber of Com to hear ten spokesmen for various organizations and interest bringing the public up to date on ongoing dcvelop- questions and re cording comments were Wards 1 and school trustee Bert Ward Council lore Pal Peter Marks lors Pat Peter Marks and Les Ho ton Regions business develop men officer Bill Marshall Doug of the Save The Town Halt Committee Alma of Acton Bus Association Henry yra of the board of management for Acton bus improvement area project town pay for off street parking spaces had original been planned because of l hi con raised by her petition Council is instead studying alternative means of paving for new parking lots in hope of appeasing Iht down town merchants and cent of whim Merchants Paul commented that he his colleagues have midi fur living thanks to ihe public and many are now prepared to for the parking costs selves to re pay in their customers Actons future growth VendiUi estimated could accommodate a pi lion of through lis present and water facilities in available spice Council will decide within the next two months he said just how those facilities will and Is considering I Hie id buildup Mill si hi rf r mis mil ill of Bulls Unit Venditti and Mr Mcunier the former convict who If plans are realized will share his lmmcnenl International fame with Hal ton region The issues discussed were Board of education spending Stressing his preference for quality In education over dol lars and cents debates at board level Mr Hint on reminded the audience that he had honored his campaign promise to try and have the board cancel its members annual salary of The proposal was defeated but Mr maintains that trustees should be reimbursed financially only to the extent that their dally jobs are by conflicting work hours Asked why modem schools arc so wellequipped to meet every student need the Acton Esqucsing trustee agreed that some of the finest educated children come out of the lest schools The amount of equipment purchased for any one school is a matter of prion ties he said If the public decides the board has not been practical he added the next election will produce on even larger turn over of trustees than did last Councillors and municipal staff wages Coun Dubylnvit ratepayers to speak out and be heard it they object as did one questioner to prc- wage hikes among area and regional councillors Coun ell must however compete with other towns to obtain its staff sometimes necessitating handsome wage offers he said Coun Marks claimed he is earning JA an hour for hi council work which he said includes answering s phone calls as late as a m and enduring personal harassment from the public The current annual wage paid to councillors is less than he said and requires the recipient dedication to his job Marks stated that he works an average of to hours a week Coun McKenzle agreed that the work Involved in being an area and a regional councillor keeps him very busy Council accountability to the public Coun Mark assertion that council has re sponded fairly to all requests and petitions from the public prompted Shoemaker of the Shoemaker Funeral Home to remind him that her own petition had received a coal reception at council Minister reviews hearing report An expropriation hearing re port on the southern section of the Bradley high voltage hydro transmls line will not likely be released publicly for another two months A spokesman for the Ontario energy minister said Thursday the report has been in the hands of Ontario Energy Mini James Taylor tor about three weeks must be evaluated and a si on made by the minister before the report Is released They expropriation re ports are always made pub lic the spokesman said at the same lime as the mini decision Is made pub lic Under the Expropriation Act the minister has days In which to make a decision Mario mum population of thai to growing needs rather than new rts Any future residentnl growth will project from Acton former town r der Mr said Tin planner invited the public to attend the forthcoming meeting aimed input on the towns new official plan The project Mr predicted tint il work to improve Acton dim core will begin next spring when decoratm bcntlus streetlights planters ind will be instilled ilong Main Street The cost of the first work will be 8 he ml Mr Stachyra infoi med Mr that his pi ins fur renovating the at idt if his Mill Street m iv hut to wait until other can commit themsolv to sun liar refurbishing At point he explained a unified design or the facadts prepared Aclon s place in il government Although no out were asked on sub ject Coun McKcnzic his defence of regional government during his open remarks rcvcihng that Acton municipal def i was paid off from when the iwo communities were united in Otherwise said would hive been in serious but has witnessid improvements and hem joining Halton Hills Mr J mil MECHANIC REQUIRED For PARTTIME WORK SHOP NOW AND SAVE ON J FAMILY PHOTO GREETING CARDS With Any Purchase or or More At Silvers You Receive FOUR PERSONALIZED GREETING CARDS Arranged with Garrard Photo Mill St Additional Cards Cost SO ft Mi ft la ft i kiU ft DOWNTOWN GEORGETOWN