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*COMMENT Looking Back 191 MainSe.E., I Milton, Ont. L9T 4N9 (95( 878-2341 Faut: 878-4943 IClassrucul Adveruising: 875-3300 Ian Oliver Publisher %a,1 <miS., 0îi.iMaai Réb KaMî îîî J Tari C'a.. Oflui e , r 12 lnc" . piuu uIr- Mio.. .- Ted und .' tî S.,I" Mcioa,u 1kO Wau to -_i _m. 0- tu n l« 2n. MIl iii. =t pomb" i. dàm Lm 9Mmhlt.0 S.u. tm» 1 0NMht M-1aa. MM' M p.. MNN #.Mti a 11_. m 11Nai. t lui g. Pakttiupg l5ý 'as Ritttia MN, INni 4 tiuttuu L'ita tiiiitetugh UuirOf U.t... i t«INulu Tt.,. roa. S-mi teoittua 4 aiMai i. ra io.1 tia .ll th.t ilf à ,s.u r uff ai.ý Mpmoiluu a eeu rviQ s.IC. u.,. by uic -i'lt 9ii 1qal. MI 1 - 1ali h.. i qiM. Me roi Me ilriid te. OW Mu b*i au. o N -W ai.ua ai te I.lu a lmt Uokmm Tu lottea 19Murt M rtiO gnaio iricril da41Ite Focus GTA debate locally4 Halton Regian began l.isi week hammening out a position on munici- pal reformn using the context laid out b>' Dr. Anne Golden in a recently reieased report. Monday nighu ai Mulion's town council meeting, Nassagaweya count- cilior Bairry Lee kiced toff an informai discussion outlinîng the debaie. Mr. Lee saîd that ail the ialk. facts. innuendo and hunts lic bas heard > suggest the fuse upper lier regional municupalities are histoiy and mont of their responsibiics su.ii ;estiun pueces wiîh local municipiities ' Thes.e changes are major and.lîkely to happen tast. Already the busi- >'J neb (ut municipal govemment us gnindîng ta a hait because of uncer- ' u ~ taunt) regarding ftuure powverr and respansibltuer s Mr, [c retused wo shedi an> tiais. tor regutunat govemmeni and sug- f gesieti %ourk donc aluton Reeson lu tormulaie a posiion shouiti take a back %eu[ to similar efthîs ai the local leve. à$ *,Heuesnrghi Howver.er. gusen that Mr. Ice never fails itu %eute an opportunit>' to Four loi dustingouis Na.ssagasseya lrtum the rest ouf MAiton. one mughi questioun l"IlbrI'UIIY jun whaî Mr. Lee toeans when hc talks about local contrai. faint muse Withui Regutuns. the local municupalutie% are going la have un deter- cuil us AN =ueWhai the% can realiusicaliy take on, and un whai contexi ttuey wili Inia lte nt lei tur urperate. Shuuld Milton attempi tu run Alfendale with only the local Laxse.j. for fsundung> Shud new, more realistic boundances bc negotiaed? Shouid Milton amalgamate wuth Burlington 15 Flamborougli Haion Hulis. Mussussauga or Oakviie tui spread the cosi t tut service%., t;ill the curreni geuigraphîcal monstrosit>' of Milton pull ttsd1 apahl uuver perceiveul dultcrepces un focus beîween urban and rural One residents? Accturdîng îîu Mr. Lee the focus un an>' amalgamation tir j oint service pruuject shuud le on the lesel of municipal debt per capita. * Ctînsid He us rigisi agaun. Camuvat W Figurer releascul b>' Peel Region's funancial depaimeni suggest buge Milton Mer tax increases four Miltun un both residential and commercial taxes'il - Nomme Miton juuned un GTA lax pooling. flose numbers wouid seem caicu- commun,, lateti ta frighten laxpayers unt) mauntauning the status quou. They aie Chamber o simpl>' unrealitic because [bey dun't take intu actount an>' changes lui Cuxulier andl Metro Toronio's- skcwed tas as',essmeni. Thai ta probiem us whtat the: Year fueleul much tuf ibis debale for reform. - liii Mu An>' attempi by counicul ta cocoon and wait for big, bad gouemmenu nughu juerfoî lo go away wtill fail miserably. '?banges wil bce mandated. Geography Acunuu> Ce suggesîs Milton cannotiemain a small town forever. Economics sug-intemnisMlonwl tlklygwsutailyfrpehsaohr decade. Histoiy suggesis you are better îo bie mindful of thse tide you 20 Ye4 aie nidung. Swimmung against the cuiTent gels you drowned. The refore task us so wîde rangmng the provincial govemment will likely ignore an>' munucipaily ut fecis us luncluonung un a responsible. Thse Mu cot-effcîuve manner. The urban Town of Milton can use tbal vacuum Brust as MI 10 poisition [tself for [the future ta allow for managed growth. Tb< out- 250 gallur lyung rural coermunilues can use tbai vacuum [o align themnselves wuîb whatever communiry they leel liest represents their interests. Pud There us an aulvantage ta heung on thse etiges ai thse GTA proposa Not îunly dut Halton's luical munucipalutues. wib the exception of Oakvulic. have more options [hane [hase towns and cultues dloser tae Metro. but tf îhey play the provincial guusemrmenls gamne [bey mughi acluali> gel a chance tae delermune iheur tîwn futures, It %ouuld %ç&m Mr. [c tuas fured the furst shot acruuss [the buuw of tic pmouxi slip Milton. Mayour Kranîz. suggesea<cauncil must decude [hi besu coturse ot adlilun. Gusen tle hudgepxigc ouf cîunflicting interest.s ai tue counicul table ant he cuunflucis heiween turhan and rural Milttunians. coinsensus mugisi not bce possible. lTe local ship tut statg us uni for somne ruuugtu waiers. Wuîhuu %omne skiiul and determined rnavigatiun il mugtuîsunk self ad Reauune visit Hawaiien belles wigglsd and giggl.d et [bey p.rform.d un exalte hule-huls deme 1961 ae the John Milton LO.D.E. a wlian Holiday diance. Strange as il may mmiri, they b"< a nblénoe.t[o four local gefts, but refuse t0 reiâ Maer réal mmres; le th. photographer. "Jusal se HaillIuike and dancing gil@.," choeuaeid Iher gOflhr4ioatd voices es lhey unduilled away ti. ges of the Past ~~ari M- un Hall. arA o M aujone Macintosih, known as "Muss Vc.'* relurent is irom the February 8, 1995 issue heati nuise un the Mkttn Disutic Htuspital operaung rtomi Stuc iad wounled au uhe lospital ir it i p~ened un iY<i erent a sacceis, uhé annuat Mitun Winier -Tbr annuai meeting of uhe Ontario Soit and ( ruop as heint Events iook plate au tise Miii Pond. improvement Assocatuion utas isein un Mtouaeae uintArma nd us e Miton Leisure Centre. Imm Haluon. Peel andl York couinues look part es ttor 1994 Citizen ai lise Year and tour otiier y autards were anntuunced b> the Milîtun5 if Commerce. FauSer Mark Cantis Donna 50 Yeau, Ago Muke Bougluon tuerc nomunaent for Citizen tuf Fo ieFbur .1 u lion Players Thieatre Gmuup stagen eu upenung * fle Miton Junior Faimers Association 'tas furmeill nuaunce af Cisapter Two au lise Milton Seniors Plans were madle îa hoid monuhty mettings. Mr H C nure, Fuihier sisowings wuirr su heduird for lauer Noms, manager of the Milon hramih fi he Banku oi Nova i ~Scotia was sciteduient tu disciaissanking sericeg %v[d thse irs Ago rm the Febr»"a 11, 1976 issue lion Cisamber of Commerce honorent Dave lIon's Citizen n tise Year for 1975. A crowd of duo satute Mr. Bnjsis Thse gala 'tas iseid ai the Young mtem. - A tire of anknown onigun cwtsed an estumael Si.100 damagerand the iossof 1.t100cchecksaite Wlker Pouuy Faim near Milton. The Milton Fure Brigade reqSond Io inng tise islaze ainder contmil * Tise annuai congregalional meeting of tise Unitedt Cisurcis was iseld un tise basemeni of tise cisurcs 'tuti god ailendance Rev. E. M. Carter president foelhIe aiung . by Steve Nease