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Georgetown Herald (Georgetown, ON), July 20, 1988, p. 2

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I- SECTION A THE HERALD Wednesday July It Man charged Hilton police say a M man was charged Intoxicated In a public place when he was sighted with beer In hand walking near Trafalgar Road and Sunday Woman charged In a public drinking Incident a Guelph woman was charged with Intend cation in a public place when she was observed stagger- tag and being obnoxious near Street and Mountalnvlew Road Sunday night at say Hal ton police Man unconcious A Georgetown man was discovered unconscious on the grass near Main and Streets July IS at about 30 say police The man was subsequently charged with being Intoxicated in a nubile Weapon charge A Georgetown man IB allegedly riding a stolen bicycle and carry Ing a switchblade was discovered by police at Guelph and Edward Streets July 13 at 30 a The man charged with possession of stolen property and carrying a pro hibited weapon will appear in Milton Provincial Court August Items missing An unknown suspect entered Georgetown Memorial Arena July or 14 taking worth of goods police say Missing are chips chocolate bars and some small change At the same location two glass doors adjoined to the pool area were smashed causing estimated damages of say police Purse gone A purse was removed from a Sargent Road home Thursday night when the owner left the door unlocked The purse contained Identification and Break and enter The Hills Gymnastics Club on Mill Street Is missing a Si cassette player after someone entered the upper window of the building between July and July police say Sign taken A large plywood bowling pin and ball sign valued at was taken from a Mountain view Road bowl alley between Friday week police made of V Inch Is seven feet high and Cigarettes stolen Forty six packages of cigarettes valued at ISO were stolen from the Country Fair Market at Avenue and Trafalgar Road July 13 police say when an unknown person kicked In the front door and entered the premises Ladders missing Two aluminum ladders were taken from a Sinclair Avenue in dustrial site the first week of July say police The 25foot extension ladders are valued at At the same Sinclair Avenue In site 12 steel drums con talning oil were dumped into an elevator shaft Police say the cement floor of the shaft will have to be removed but have no estimate of the structures damage Impaired charge A Hills man was charged with impaired driving July at 1 OS Police say they discovered a man driving near Queen Street In Acton Buses vandalized Three buses were vandalized July sometime bet ween 4 pm and midnight police say The windshields of each bus was shattered and a garage bay door was damaged Total damage was estimated at approximately Tools taken Mechanics tools with a value were taken from a Crescent residence July 10 or II police say Also missing arc a dolly and black toot box Telephone removed A cor parked near 300 St July was entered by someone who removed the digital clock radio and a telephone unit say police Estimated value of the goods is Swim suits swiped Three ladies bathing suits with a value of were taken from a Georgetown clothes line July 10 police say Hubcaps missing Four hub caps from a were stolen while the car was park ed in a residence sometime bet ween June 15 and July 3 police say The hub caps are valued near Sumach Trail face down on the sidewalk police say The youth was taken to hospital for minor in juries when he became violent and police were called The boy was arrested by police and taken Into the custody of Ills mother Breach of probation An Acton 17 was charged with breach of probation July 18 when he was allegedly found con suming alcohol on Mill Street His probation had prohibited drinking alcohol Drug charge A Toronto woman stopped by police July 16 a at Street and Sinclair Avenue was charged with posses sion of narcotics for lng a quantity of hashish In her purse Purse An Acton woman narrowly escaped a purse snatching July IS at p m The woman was walking on Mill Street near the Salvation Army Thrift Store when one of four youths standing by the shop follow ed her and attempted to grab her purse The purse strap broke but the woman was able to retain her hold on the bag police say The suspect Is described as slim with dark short hair He was wearing a while Tshirt and acid wash Jeans say police Window damaged The rear window of a 1968 Honda CRX was damaged sometime on the weekend at a Street dealership police say The police estimate damage to the car at Money found Anyone who lost a quantity of money near Wendys Restaurant on Guelph Street can retrieve It with an adequate description say police Guelph man charged collide A Guelph man stopped for a traf flc violation was charged by police with impaired driving Saturday The man police say was operating his vehicle at Guelph Street near Road around 11 SO m Drinking charge A Mississauga man was charged with impaired driving when police discovered his car parked at Trafalgar Road near Sideroad 15 July The un conscious man was found in his car with the keys In the Ignition and beer in the vehicle soy police Narcotics charge A Toronto man was charged with possession of narcotics Satur day night The man a passenger In a stopped vehicle allegedly had four grams of hashish and two marijuana cigarettes on his per son say police Police say the search resulted from the invcstlga tion of an odor of burning can Youth charged An Acton youth IS was charged July 16 with being Intoxicated in a public place when he was found An Acton man 19 was charged with failing to stop when his car collided with a car driven by a yearold Georgetown resident Ju ly 15 Police say a 1961 Chevrolet was travelling east bound on College Street near Vic toria Street In Glen Williams Drivers charged Two drivers were charged in connection with an accident at Sired and Mountalnvlew Road July 12 Police say a 1987 Buick failed to yield the right of way to a 1977 Celica driven by a Milton man The driver of the Buick an Erin man Is charged with failing to yield The second driver is charged under the Com Automobile Insurance Act Cycle accident A bicycle driven by a sixyear old Acton girl struck the side of a 1982 Citation July police say The girl was exiting a private drive between and Wescott Roads when her bike struck an reaching vehicle No charges are sing The girl was taken to Georgetown and District Memorial Hospital for observation She received minimal Injury Dealer receives award Sport a Ford Mercury gales of Acton receives the dent of Sales and Marketing for Ford Canada Joe Achievement Award from Ford Motor a President of Motor Sales and Gary Coropiny of Canada After only Hi year In business Mr Ingham Ford Great Lake Regional Manager Photo Spartas dealership picked up the achievement award for 1367 Left to right are Jack G Gtlssold Vice Storm runoff a matter for concern Council calls for review Developers of the Meagan in Glen Williams will have to take a second look at storm water drainage before they start to build the houses Council wants Meagan Developments who are building a subdivision on the east side of and the Council okays request Canada Packers owners of the 300acre lands In Acton will have a 17 acre parcel of their Lands Included In consideration for town servicing Town councillors agreed to the idea Monday after a request by Canada Packers lawyer Paul Wear log Although sewage capacity at the Acton sewage treatment plant Is all but allocated there Is still acres of Industrial sewage capacity left In the plant said Town Deputy Planner Bruce MacLean Two businesses operating out of two buildings on 17 acres of the nor thwest site of the lanos currently employ about people New lights ready by Traffic lights should be Installed the intersection of Guelph Street and Delrex Boulevard by mid October The proposal to put lights at the In tersection has been considered by the town for some time but coun cillors accepted he tender of Ltd to perform the installa tion Monday lights will cost to In stall and GOO for engineer The Ministry of Transportation will pay per cent or or the traffic lights leaving the town with a cost of Just The town will also pay about for tbe engineering services SPECIAL with the potential to employ another 100 people said Mr Wearing Should the lands receive town vicing It would run against recom mendations by the Acton Industrial Area Implementation Study and the Halton Hills Official Plan that new Industrial development be channel to northern part of Acton However there will be public in put from residents in north Acton before the remaining sewage capacity Is allocated Mr said The public participation process will ensure that those residents In he north get a chance to voice their concerns about losing potential development Ihere to he Beard more lands The town which officially adopted the Acton Implementation Study as a guideline far development Mon day also decided to set up a sewage monitoring program to keep an eye on Just how much sewage capacity is left In the Also Included In the recommenda tions Is a provision to scale down the standard sewage allocations to new industries The town wants to redefine light manufacturing to mean those businesses which do not Include heavy water uses If the recommendations are ac cepted after public consultation the town will be able to allocate businesses less than the standard allocation of sewage capacity If they are considered a relatively dry In dustry said Mr That could Tree up more sewage capacity for other Industries he said I between the Eighth Line Ninth Line In Glen Williams possible storm water solutions before it approves the final drainage plan Council made the move at the re quest of Glen Williams residents Ron Dodokln and Tony Taylor who fear flooding will devastate their homes The original engineering documents approved by the town call for Developments to delay tbe runoff into the Credit River so that runoff won t flood residents near Preston Store Mr said Meagan has abandoned that Idea and is planning no such water diversion Residents wanted the town to bold up registration of the subdivision a necessary step to acquire building permits until the drainage issue is settled However legal advice given to the town suggests the subdivision is so far along that the town should not unduly delay the subdivision over the drainage issue said town AdministratorClerk Dan Costea Mr and Mr Taylor say the drainage issue Is crucial to Glen Williams residents Many houses are almost flooding now and even a slight increase could spell disaster they said Drainage studies show the in creased storm water runoff into the Credit will be In the neighborhood of onehalf of one per cent A SONS LTD 8779551 EASY SELL a 17 WORD HOUSEHOLDER AD RUNS UP TO INSERTIONS ONLY COME IN FOR MORE DETAILS the HERALD 5 24exp 8 36expll FREE Double Prints 234x5 or Double Size 57 CAN YOU BELIEVE THIS color enlargements for a low per picture Including film developing Only at Sootera TOWN OF HAL TON HILLS HILLS GEORGETOWN RECREATION A PARKS GEORGETOWN MEMORIAL ARENA Wednesday From pm to to September 1988 General Admission Skate Rental SPECIALS July All too nogoro admitted lor July Couples Nig hi Couples admitted tor August 3 Hat Night Wear a hat or hall admission August Family Night Family admission Aug 24 Parant Night Parent accompanied by a child admitted freo August 31 Night- All females admitted for hall prico September Back All students hall prico ROLLER SKATING ACTON ARENA WILL BE HELD ON THE FOLLOWING DATES GENERAL ADMISSION 100 SKATE RENTAL Sunday Juna12700pm toBOQpm SundyJulyja7 to Sunday August 77 to pro Sunday August p io m Sunday September 4 B Mr Dodokln said it council doesnt act residents are prepared to take legal action to hold up the subdivi sion To do nothing In light of the facta amounts to negligence Mr Taylor told councillors Bert Arnold the lawyer for Meagan Developments said a new report shows it is better for the residents not to have a water diver sion It Is better to have the runoff from Ute subdivision Into be Credit River and gone before the peak runoff from the rest of the Credit River watershed passes through Glen Williams he said Residents say the runoff will flood their lands on tbe way to the Credit River Credit Valley Conservation Authority has approved the new drainage plan and the town has Arnold Town Engineer Bob Austin said approval of the drainage plan Is imminent Prestons Store Is located In a flood plain area and ditches and culvert nearby will operate as municipal drainage facilities said Mr Arnold He said the developer Is prepared to review the drainage solutions but the word Implement exposes them to unspecified financial coals he said Councillors debated on whether to leave the crucial word Implement in the decision Ward 3 Sheldon said leaving the instruction to implement drainage solutions won t hurt the developer If it required Its not going to hurt them the developers anyway she said of further drainage measures Ward 3 Coun Betty Fisher said its ludicrous that the town could force new costs on the developer now Drainage in Glen Williams is a problem Tor the town to handle she said Why are we trying to bilk a developer for something that is our problem Bilk is not exactly the word would choose replied Ward 1 Norm Elliott The developer has to pay what Is reasonable Some residents say no increase in the storm water flow Is acceptable be said Id rather look after the or 50 people that live there now than the or 50 people that will move to the Meagan subdivision he said PHOTO REPRINTS appearing in The Herald 8772201 4 STORE HOURS am 6 except Thurtday a Friday n 0 Learn to Drive and Survive I Young Drivers of Canada centres to Driver Training for all ages Federal Income tax Free pickup at home for locsr The Young Driver programme Is not Private Instruction available any local high school you can In with SPECIAL DAY PROGRAM I JULY 25th 26th 27th 28th 900 am330 pm 8770751 16 Mountainview Rd S Georgetown FOR 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