THE HERALD Wednesday Noveniber21 Council Briefs Residents oppose townhouse Halton Hills General commit tee was presented Monday dur a meeting with a signed by 15 Acton residents who oppose a- four unit townhouse development on a piece of proper at Church and John Streets in Acton The residents claimed the nous development if approved would clash with the existing style of housing in the area create too much traffic and devalue the prices of their houses The houses in the area are detached and semi detached and we want it to remain that way said Ernie Waller one of the resident the development application Before the development can go ahead the town must first amend the area zoning bylaw No deci sion will be made until town staff write a report on the proposal that will incorporate comments made by the residents during the public meeting Once staff has evaluated the application it will make a recommendation and then put it before council to be considered for approval The developer behind the pro ject pointed out during the public meeting that a similar project exists at Park Savenue and Mill Street in Acton and that development has enhanced the No opposition None of the residents living in the south end of Georgetown ex pressed opposition Monday dur ing a public meeting to the town s proposal to the area bounded by Rosefieid Drive Place Wilson Court and Hall Road as open space Some residents appearing at the public meeting wondered if the town planned to develop the area into a full fledged recrea tional park he town has no plans except to leave the area empty as it now responded the town director of and Decision deferred After hearing concerns rais by two Acton residents over a developmtnl proposal to establish a onestorey commer cial plaza with two above floors comprised of apartments on Queen Street Fast town coun recommended deferring making a decision during dny s Committee meeting he town General Committee is comprised of the town Residents argued the people living in the apartments would be able to see into the backyards of the houses that back onto the proposed building neighboring residents would have no privacy they stated he residents also raised concerns over such issues as increased parking the availability of parking and the possible devaluing of neighboring pro perties The residents suggested they would be more supportive of the application if the apartments were replaced office spaces Councillors agreed this may be a preferable option and directed stiff to consult with the developers tins possibility Tin represen alive told ommitlec uld consider but gisled 1 1 difficult lm Hist re f nun irk sp ices would lie qui red Stiff will Iht Ion tin ril mi if i Noisy trains I town imril lei mini nded it trim whist It im for Hit sings it ilLir Hind ind Avium it Thompson Road and Georgetown Residents living in the area of each of the railway crossings re quested the bylaws be passed The committee tion will go before council this Monday 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