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Merchants in an uproar By Oksana Buhel ‘Construction on Guelph St. in Georgetown should essentially be completed in two weeks, but local busi- the Guelph St. Halton Hills Chamber of Commerce (HHCC) building Thursday morning to hear the justifica- tions for disruptions caused by the six-month long recon- struction of Guelph St. from municipal manager of engi- neering services, Peter Linn. Linn insisted that when the contract was tendered in June, “the primary focus was maintaining access to Guelph St. businesses at all times.” Business owners argued this focus has not been sustained. Mike HaltAlarm Systems Inc. McHale of Peter informed Linn the boards which were placed in drive- ways to prevent cars from scraping their mufflers were, in fact, “twigs.” Other busi- ness owners agreed, adding if one car drove over the planks, the next car would not be able to do so because the planks would move. McHale suggested the con- Vol. 2, No. 22 tractor, Memme Construction Co. Ltd. of Brampton, be forced to immediately purchase a suf- ficient number of planks from local lumber stores to remedy the situation. Merchants complained access to their businesses was also being blocked by crew vehicles parking on pri- vate property. Linn said Memme . workers — were instructed to ask for permis- sion before parking on pri- vate property, but admitted this was not always done. He added vehicles do not always belong to contract workers but frequently to workers of subcontracted companies. Merchants were less con- cerned about. who owned the vehicles than about the 30 per cent loss in sales they Continued on page 3 Saturday, December 4, 1993 Health and safety issues are no longer Ken Owen, manager of the Credit Valley Conservation Authority (CVCA), which a concern up from starting on schedule. photo by Simon Wilson/HHTW. ‘at Willow Park in Norval, assured y Cardinal Waste Oct. 1, but 32 pages Call Brenda 877-5165 | ~ 24hr. pager ~ amraun JSfiuson s_ BRENDA PAYTON ASSOCIATES Sales Representative a 1a ee 5 . Acton artist exhibition Opening at the Cultural Centre Gallery in Georgetown last Tuesday was an exhibition and sale of original watercolors by Acton artist Maria Sallay. The watercolors are a collection of seven years work of scenery from around the Halton Hills area. The show runs till Dec. 19. photo by Simon Wilson/HHTW expected increase of popu- lation in Halton Hills in the “next 10 years, changing trends of recreation and deteriorating existing facili- ties, as Wednesday evening ata public meeting at Acton District High School. “Overall, we had a posi- tive evaluation of Park and Rec’s services,” maintained Jill Whitelaw of the Institute of Environmental Research (L.E.R.) Planning Research and Management Services of Concord, Ont., the consultants who pre- pared the plan. “There was no indication of overwhelm- ing needs,” she said, refer- ring to the results of com- munity surveys conducted during the work program. Despite the absence of “overwhelming needs,” LE.R. submitted more than 10 datio: the area, while Acton was considered to have a gradu- ally aging population and less foreseeable growth), were categorized as short- term, medium-term and long-term recommenda- ti jons. In the short-term catego- ry, which is to be imple- mented in the next three years, replacement of the Acton arena and feasibility studies for a 25-metre indoor leisure pool, possibly to replace the existing pool at Georgetown and District High School, were top pri- orities. “We'll still support the Acton pool, as long as there’s a need for it,” insi ed Jim Morgenstern, anoth- er LER. consultant. Medium-term recommen- dations included construc- tion of the pool, a commu- For Georgetown Minor Hockey Report see pages 20-and 21 ns which were divided into categories of recreation facilities, parks and open space,. and programs and services. The locations of facilities, Whitelaw said, was reflec- tive of residents’ ages (the ity purpose program- ming space, an Arts Resource Centre replacement of the Georgetown Memorial a. Long-term recommenda- tions, to be implemented in 7-10 years, included devel- "Your independent voice in Halton Hills’ __.. 50-cents includes G.S-T- — . : Recreation Master Plan revealed By Oksana Buhel population of Georgetown _ opment of an outdoor per- Th Halton Hills is expected to almost double: formance space al Recreation. Master Plan, in 10 years, mainly with Cedarvale Park and possible brought about by the young families moving into development of a new arena in Georgetown South. Lighted and unlighted softball diamonds and soc~ cer fields are recommended in all terms. _ “It -seems to me Georgetown is becoming the centre of recreational services,” pointed out an unidentified member of the public. “I don’t feel Acton is getting a fair share of new facility development.” Others agreed but Morgenstern. listed a num~ ber facilities which would be located in Acton, and pointed out “the lion’s share of population growth will in Georgetown.” Whitelaw pointed out many of the proposed facilities were recommended without specifying a location. In the parks and open space category, most rec- ommendations regarded upgrading existing parks and acquiring new ones. The major proposal was for the development of a Trails Master Plan, since “we are seeing an increase of inter- est in natural pursuits,” Whitelaw said. Continued on page 5 s ® gloves, isn’t always easy to fin — let them he perfect gift, d. 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