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Arts Alive recap A5 Adjusting principals A7 I Tranquility base A8 SPORVAl Lifetime Service Guarantee the HERALD Home Newspaper of Halton Hills Established 1866 TUN IliMS WEDNESDAY MAY II IWffl DISTRIBUTION the OPEN lHideHoubt SUNDAYS It I hi to Irion Consultant says Drinking water not in jeopardy Even if all he leachale produced at the proposed Acton quarry land fill was dumped into the Georgetown water supply at once the drinking water quality would still be within government guidelines a consultant tor the dump proponents says Vern Dixon a hydiogeologist hired by Reclamation Systems Inc told the Proposed Acton Quarry Landill Study Group and about onlookers last Tuesday that Acton and Georgetown residents need not fear contamination of their drinking water from a landill site Contingency systems will prevent any leachute from leaking into the the Amabel aquifer which is a series of huge underground river running through a permeable layer of rock called the Amabel Forma ttCTl Local residents are worried that leachate poisoning could con laminate the entire town water supply and force a million dollar hook up to water from Lake Ontario Leachale is an acidic liquid which forms in garbage dumps by rain water percolating through the dump Landfill sites commonly have leachate collection systems to deal with the toxic fluid The quarrying operation will remove the entire Amabel rock for down to a thin layer of called the For said Mr Dixon Below that is the Cabot head a highly Impermeable and thick layer of shale which will prevent water from escaping the landfill site In fact the pressure in that layer is so great that water may actually be forced upwards through the bedrock said Mr Dixon Heading towards the Niagara Escarpment on the west side all the land slants slowly towards the west said Mr Dixon On the east side of the escarpment the water tends to flow towards Georgetown he said Water flows into the quarry from all sides said Mr That inward flow is a very tan I phenomenon Leachale will be collected from different areas throughout the quarry and through an on site sewage treatment plant before being discharged Into the Black Creek said Mr Dixon Fresh water will also be collected but kept apart from the leachate The discharge point Into Black Creek is likely to be downstream from the current Acton sewage plant Because there would be excess capacity in the new sewage plant some of the pressure would taken off the older plant now operating in Acton said Fir Dixon The new plant would allow expansion of Ac ton because of the Increased sewage treatment capacity he added The garbage collected In the dump will be shielded from the Amabel rock by a feet thick clay confining wall backed up by a gravel wall engineer Michael Pull en The leachate levels the freshwater levels can be controlled he said Should leachate escape under the confining wall the level of fresh water can be increased to pressure the back into the quarry said Mr The only confining wall in Istence like the one proposed for the Is located in Franklin Wisconsin said Mr That company Jealously protects its technology so it difficult to say how well It works he said Another contingency plan calls for strategically placed purge wells The purge wells would pump the out of the ground if It escaped the quarry site said Logic consulting firm Daf fern Mr Dixon admitted the Third Line residents will lose their water at But they will lose their water due to the quarrying operation not because of the landfill sit- said Ms The quarrying will effectively move the water table she said But that water can be restored by a variety of ways Including hooking up to the Acton system he said effects of blasting from the new quarry across the street United Ag will be quarrying across the street transportation via a tunnel under the road Blasting might damage the collection pipes or the con fining wall said Mr Kirk The study group also asked what Will happen to about 30 acres of land which had already been rehabilitated into farmland The land had been rehabilitated well and used as farmland In the past but recent activity has made that land unworkable said Mr Kirk the original owners of the quarry had filed a rehabilitation plan for the quarry but If United Ag wants to change that plan will have to apply lo the pro vince for modifications said Ted Harvey of the Ministry of Natural Resources Committee Chairman Bill Johnson said modifying the rehabilitation plan means the company will change the rules of the game United Aggregates has done ping tests on the site to determine ground water flow said Mr Dixon Some 64 bore holes and wells have been dug at locations on the site forground water flow testing The dump will have a to year lifespan based on waste acceptance of one million tonnes a year said Mr Once dump Is tilled the top of the land will be elevated six metres above the road AIDS info night planned A parents Information night will be held at the Georgetown District High School tonight Wednesday to outline the school policies concerning AIDS education The meeting gets under way at 7 30 and parents will have the opportunity to hear presentations from public health nursing staff and members of the leaching staff who are conducting the courses dealing with AIDS Acquired Immune Syndrome TJie Ministry of Education set a mandate that each county should have an AIDS education curriculum GDHS Implemented their program at the beginning of the current semester In January Physical Education la compulsory at the Grade fl level in the Georgetown school so the AIDS education course was designed to take in these classes Susan Orchard head of the physical education department at GDHS says the Information evening will give parents the opportunity to find out what the course entails and also to ask any questions they might the curriculum During a recent parents interview night at the school pamphlets were distributed to visitors outlining the plans for the Information night Let were also sent home with students Inviting their parents to the information evening Ms Orchard says they are hoping for a good turnout Other such In formation nights hosted by other schools have met wilh varying degrees of success In terms of alien Family Fillup New Orleans Cuisine Dressed In the Dixieland style Lynda Hill and Andrea selections Included rice filled with dished up some southern cooking during a New shrimp and ham Beef Creole Bourbon Potatoes and Orleans dinner Saturday night at the Creole string beans and cabbage Library and Cultural Centre Gull try Dinner menu Almost double Simon and town reach deal The town has come to an agree ment on severance pay with former AdministrativeClerk Joe Simon Mr Simon was fired from his ODD a year Job on November last year after just 15 months on the job The town offered him In severance pay and a reloca tlon assistance but Mr Simon has recently accepted a package equivalent to about double that according to Mayor Miller He could not say what the exact settlement will cost the town The settlement works out to the approximate equivalent the own would have paid Mr Simon In salary had he not been fired said Mayor Miller With that job being vacant since Nov 23 It t cost us anything he said The only difference has been a va cant position and Treasurer Ray King has filled the position of Acting Administrator very well he added Mr King and acting Clerk Delmar French recently received temporary salary Increases from the town for the extra workload they ve taken on while the position remains vacant The raises a week for Mr King and 1150 a week for Mr French will remain In effect only until a new torClerk Is hired Mayor Miller expects the position be filled sometime this si Most miss less than 15 per cent of meetings Council graded on attendance By BRIAN Mad LOU Herald Staff Attendance figures lor Hills 13 councillors show that only three councillors have missed more than 15 percent of their meetings The figures are split up Into dance at Region for the town five regional councillors In eluding the mayor and attendance at town council meetings Regional Councillor John McDonald who also sits on Health and Social Services Commit tee tops the absentee list for 1987 and 1988 Between regular Regional council meetings and committee meetings Ward Coun McDonald has missed of meetings meaning he Is ab sent from per cent of Regional meetings Mayor Miller sits on the Ad ministration and Finance Commit tee at Between those com mittee meetings and regular council meetings Mayor Miller has missed of meetings or per cent Ward 1 Coun Rick Bonncltc bat on the Planning and Public Works Com until January when he with Marilyn Serjeant son to sit on the Health and Social Services Committee at Region Coun has missed 11 of meetings Tor an absentee rale of 14 per cent Ward Pom Sheldon sits on the Planning and Public Works Com at Region has missed 11 of 82 meetings averaging a 13 per cent absentee rate Coun Marilyn Serjeantson who now sits on the Planning and Public Works Committee has the lowest absentee rate of all Hills Regional councillors at fl per cent Serjeantson who represents Ward missed only six of the scheduled at Region last year McDonald also leads all other councillors In missed town council meeting in 1987 and There were council and general committee meetings held between January of 1987 and April 18 of this year and Coun McDonald missed in total meaning he was absent from more than per cent of the meetings Mayor Miller missed council meetings or almost per cent In the last year and a half Ward Councillor Peter Norton is the only other councillor to miss more than 15 per cent the meet held In and 19B8 Norton missed meetings or per The rest of the councillors missed less than ten meetings Ward Coun Joe Hewitt missed nine meetings or 13 per cent Coun Sheldon and Hick each miss eight meetings or 12 3 per cent Ward Coun Johnston missed seven meetings or 10 per cent Ward Coun Betty Fisher missed six meetings or nine per cent Ward 1 Acton Councillors Gerald and Norm Elliott each missed five meetings or eight per cent Coun Marilyn Serjeantson missed four meetings or six per cent Ward Al Cook missed only three meetings or five per cent The councillor with the most pro lific attendance record is Ward 4 Councillor Bowman who missed Just one meeting or pir cent in the last 16 months Mayor Miller said he Is kept a busy man with the many functions In town which demand the dance of the Mayor Mayor Miller said other Monday night functions when council meetings are held require his dance so ho missed several town council meetings As for Regional council meetings Mayor Miller said he was plagued by Milton last September said his work commitments In the last year have been overwhelming The fact that I moved to Mil ion has absolutely nothing to do with my attendance said Coun McDonald When Coun McDonald was claimed to his position In 1985 he was the personnel Industrial manager for Benson and Hedges in Brampton But his company has since merged with and the ensuing hundreds of layoffs have kept him busy he said Since the merger Coun McDonald Said he has been putting in work days of between 14 and hours His firm s head office In Montreal was closed down along with layoffs totalling over people other plants said McDonald The ensuing complications with pensions and benefits and dealing with union employees has resulted in many night meetings said Coun McDonald Ills stall has been reduced from 14 totwopeople he said It absolutely overwhelming he said It been the worst year of my life If I had known tne level of responsibility I would acquire I clearly wouldn t have run again Coun Peter Norton is the manager or Givner Carpets in Brampton He moved to the new job in November from the Bay at Bramalca City Centre Business hours a I the retail store run from to p m said Coun Norton In retail if somebody walks into the store at p m you can Just close the door on them he said There is only one other full time employee at his new store which means the councillor is kept busier than he was with his old job at the Bay When housing picks up the carpet business gets busy said Coun expects to be running for town council in Word 2 again In the November municipal elections a recurring health problem last veo laid him up In the hospital fc of days The mayor had three operations last year requiring hospitalization It was just a bad year I last Police track holdup men Two men armed with a sawedoff rifle forced customers to lie on the floor while they robbed he Community Credit Union In Acton May 5 Regional Police say the bandits entered the 1 union at Queen Street about 1 and said This Is a hold up The robbers then told about eight customers and the tellers to llcon the floor One robber held the people on floor at gunpoint while int second searched the credit union or cash The bandits got away in toot with an undetermined amount of money police say One man was described as five feet ten inches six feet tall weighing between 1C0 and 180 pounds between the of and with dark curly medium length hair The second man was described as between five feet five Inches and five feet seven inches weighing 140 pounds in his mid twen tics with long reddish hair Police have no suspects the mo ment but the investigation is Local tax burden mounts and Geoff gave was one of people who at their dad Dan some moral support tended the clinic Red Cross officio Is on Monday night at Holy Cross said Tuesday there was units or church as he donated a pint of blood blood collected and deferrals The the Red Cross blood donor clinic clinic goal had been established at Mr Freeman making dona Halton Hills residents arc being forced to take an Increasing share of the tax burden Councillor Norm Elliott said Mon day that the 1987 financial report released by the town reveals thai the ratio of residential to Industrial assessment In town Is Increasing That means a larger chunk of the towns tax dollars are coming from residents Instead of industries That leaps right oil the page said Coun Elliott The burden on the residents Is becoming more onerous Mayor Miller hopes the re cent reionlng of acres of land for Industrial purposes on the Highway 401 corridor will encourage business to locate In Hills to speak The Georgetown Chamber of Com will be holding its Annual General Meeting May 17 at the North Golf Club The Chamber hos been very active this past year and the enthusiasm of the Board of Directors is expected to continue Into the upcoming The Chamber has responded to the concerns of the business community by hosting events Free Trade staffing concerns by hosting a representative of Canada Man power Postal Service with a tat Ion by the inside Postal Workers Union and Seminars on Tourism Promotion The guest speaker at the Annual Meeting will be one of the Chamber Directors Mr Alex McKee Mr McKee has been a resident of Georgetown for three years moving here From Montreal He is President of his own company called J A McKee and Associates Inc Ills firm specializes In Improving the terms and conditions of a business financ ing package by his years of Canadian commercial ex Join the Chamber for lunch and hear Alex McKee talk about new operating strategics or Ontario businesses To reserve tickets call the Chamber office 877 7119 Hospital meeting Memorial Hospital will be held on June at A formal notice will be published two weeks prior to the meeting Annual memberships are valid during the calendar year when Sinchased A member who pays Is fees annually shall not be to vote at any meeting of the corporation unless his member ship fee was paid In full at least thirty days prior to the date of the meeting Annual members wishing to qualify as voting members at the annual general meeting must their membership fee no later than May 1968 Plant sale conduct their first annual Plant Sale at two sites on Saturday May 14 from 30 a m to 1 m A wide variety of box plants hanging baskets and patio pots will be available supplied by Van Greenhouses Nursery Ltd Costs range from for a box of annual bedding plants to 11 50 for geraniums and dracenas in four pots and hanging baskets and The sales will take place at Holy Cross School parking lot In Georgetown and Holy Rosary Church parking lot In Milton Proceeds go towards the scholar ship fund ana other student needs Clinics Immunlcatlon clinics by the Regional Health Depart ment are now being held the first Wednesday of each month at the Burlington office Brant St from 30 p Clinics are also being held the se cond Tuesday of each month alter noting between the Georgetown of flee at S3 Main St South and the Milton office Main Street also from 3 30 For an appointment call the Health Department office In