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Community THE HERALD Wednesday Decembers Page 13 Municipal housing meeting wellattended Thursday nights open house regarding Halton Hills Municipal Housing Statement was well at tended and described by resident Gail Rutherford as a good public meeting The open house was held to give those people involved in the study a chance to talk with Hills residents and find out how they feel about the current housing situation explained Wendy Nott of Walker Wright Young Associates Limited What a municipal housing study is she said is basically a look at the demand for housing for the next years This will be estimated by figuring out what the population projections will be until the year 2011 and determin ing whether the supply of land will meet those demands Ms Rutherford president of Residents Active in Development Decisions noted that there was no talk of proposed or existing developments at the meeting Speyside resident Deborah Sankey also attended the meeting and after hearing what the municipal housing study will determine she asked What makes a viable community Planners will base their results on the supply and demand of land but what about the sewer line she asked will there be changes to the Official Town Plan Ther is a lack of choice and variety in housing in the area she said adding a second pro blem is the cost of development due to municipal standards on things such as roads The findings of the current study will be presented In February or March she said The next year should be very very interesting said Ms Rutherford When the study is complete and facts and figures are presented it will be a fan tastic opportunity for some vigorous public input she said Church clothes day Baptist Church in Georgetown is holding a clothes day Saturday at the church from noon to pm During this time peo ple in need can pick up clothes free of charge MY FOR EVERYONE ON YOUR LIST STOREWIDE LOTS OF GREAT GIFTS FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY Office Magic Surtonwr Jt Oficm Supplia GUELPH ST GEORGETOWN 8772300