HomeMy WebLinkAboutLakeshore Advance, 2013-09-25, Page 13Wednesday, September 25, 2013 • Lakeshore Advance 13
Sqoast blows up at Bluewater council
Gerard Crimes
QM! Agency
A request for financial infor-
mation on Bluewater's unsuc-
cessful attempts to stymie indus-
trial wind turbine development
turned into a free for all Monday,
September 17 at Bluewater
Council.
Resident Paul Steckle had pre-
viously asked council for a list of
the legal and associated costs of
Bluewater's failed attempts to set
development fees for turbines at
$900,000 and $400,000, dating
back to January 1, 2011. Steckle
originally made the request
August 27 at a special meeting of
council, receiving boos from the
gallery as he did so.
His reception at the Sept. 17
meeting was inet with similar dis-
dain, this time from councilors.
"1'm seeking a motion for this
council to move forward and pro-
cure the lnfonnation I outlined,"
he said. "if council was given
advice... putting in a bylaw that
couldn't have been enforced, I
want to see the associated costs."
Coon. Janice Zlnuneiman said
she had no problem
with providing the information,
however, Hayfield Coun. Geordie
Palmer said the list would he pre-
matureuntil road itgreen1ents are
also finalised.
Coon. John Gillespie ques-
tioned why Steckle would want
the information, asking him to
"give us an answer in 10 words:'
Rubble developers ultimately
drive the cost of legal action, he
said.
Coun. Kay Wise said the costs
could be confidential, as are pri-
vate landowners' agreements
with turbine developers.
Deputy Mayor Paul Kropp said
the request is no different than if
someone wanted to know how
much gas was used at an arena,
adding he would vote no on any
request to deter the matter.
After a heated exchange
between Steckle, Wise and
Gillespie, council eventually
passed a motion to provide the
legal and associated costs dating
back to January 1, 2013. The
News -Record obtained a copy of
Steckle's request and submitted
its own Freedom of Information
request to get the full cost dating
hack to Jan. l , 2011.
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