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Home My WebLink AboutThe Citizen, 2011-03-31, Page 18PAGE 18. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, MARCH 31, 2011.Policy could have legal implications in Huron EastContinued from page 16conducting extensive research on hisown and he felt that health effectsthat were being felt by some resi-dents were not being addressed bythe provincial government.Councillor Les Falconer agreed,saying that something had to be doneand perhaps the development agree-ment was the right move.“I think we should do something and this may be it,” Falconer said. “Plus, we’ll have other municipali- ties fighting [alongside] us.” Falconer was citing ACW, as well as municipalities like Huron-Kinloss and Arran-Elderslie who have also passed similar resolutions to attempt to protect their citizens from wind turbine developments. Councillor Bill Siemon also said that since ACW has enacted its development policy, its has yet to be sued, so his level of concern wasn’t quite as high as some of the othercouncillors.McGrath said that wind turbinedevelopers were trying to “shoe-horn” these developments into ruralOntario when there really isn’t room for them.McGrath, however, did acknowl-edge that the municipality could verywell end up at an Ontario MunicipalBoard (OMB) hearing, or even acourtroom.Siemon said that he’d like to seeHuron East’s development policy asan identical policy to that of ACW.The wording of the bylaw, howev-er, has still yet to be determined andwill be finalized prior to the council package being distributed before theApril 5 meeting.Amendments, however, can bemade to the wording of the bylaw atthe April 5 meeting when the bylawis being considered. • Renovations • New Homes • Sales & Installation of Windows & Doors Call Ken 519-887-9857 Brussels, ON 519-526-7634 ~ Dave Werkema ADDITIONS • RENOVATIONS • GENERAL REPAIRS NEW HOMES C&P PORTABLE TOILETS Teeswater 1-800-834-4414 Ph: 519-392-8474 Fax: 519-392-6168 * Regular Units * Deluxe Units - sink / flush * Handwash Stations * Wedding / Special Event Units * Wheelchair/Infant Care Units * Comfort Station Trailer C&P - for people who are out and “going”! 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Cox said he could set up a tour whenever council had time. Belgrave water report presented to M-T