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that in some cases it may already be too
late. But they want the rest of the land-
owners south of them to be aware of
what's going on. Sometimes they think
Hydro is trying to divide and conquer
the farmers.
Aam Kloosterman is the project
supervisor for the power line from the
Bruce to the Maitland River. He's been
involved with the project for several
years and is beginning to feel some
frustrations of his own.
"Some people (landowners) trust us
explicitly. There are other people that
don't and that is part of our frustration
because we are trying to work on their
behalf."
Kloosterman says he can understand
some of the concerns landowners are
expressing. But he says that although
narrow -based towers are ten of thou-
sands of dollars more expensive than the
standard four -legged ones, it's the geo-
logical makeup of the soil that deter-
mines where the narrow -based towers
can be used, not the cost.
He also says that Hydro uses several
different agents to represent the differ-
ent aspects of the project, such as prop-
erty values, construction, and forestry.
That's why farmers receive visits from
several different representatives during
the process of negotiation, Kloosterman
says. And Hydro, like other businesses,
experiences a turnover in staff.
Kloosterman adds that he'd like to
see settlements reached with all the af-
fected landowners and not have any
cases go before the OMB.
But given the feelings among some
of the farmers in Ashfield and Colborne
townships, that appears to be an unlikely
conclusion.0
Editor's note: Television reporter
Glenn Creamer, since his two-part se-
ries on the recent reaction of landowners
to the power line appeared on CKNX
television last month, has received sev-
eral calls from farmers under the line.
Some say they accepted Hydro's
compensation offer because they were
told by Hydro representatives that the
offer was as good as they could expect to
get at an OMB hearing. Others say they
needed the compensation money right
away. Those who are fighting Hydro on
the issue are prepared to take the matter
to the OMB for what they call fair com-
pensation.
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