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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1985-10-30, Page 25Sense of deja vu a By Stephanie Levesque It was a sense of deja vu, or that I've been here before feeling which permeated the Guelph Holiday Inn as farmers, lawyers, planners and media represen- tatives gathered for the preliminary hear- ing of Ontario Hydro's application for transmission lines. The two-day preliminary hearing, Oct. 16 and 17 at least established the ground rules for the hearings which will now start on Wednesday, Nov. 13. Originally set for Nov. 12, the joint board chairman Robert Eisen said the date was changed because it conflicts with the municipal elections be- ing held that same day across the pro- vince. The joint board will be considering which plan and route will be used to get power which Ontario Hydro says is bottled up in the Bruce Nuclear Power Develop- ent. Hydro's aim is to get power to the ma- r Ontario and Michigan markets, and build up the transformer station at London. The joint board is made up of two members from the Ontario Municipal Board (OMB). James Mills and R. Ward Rodman. The board chairman is from the Environmental Assessment board. Twenty groups, including Ontario Hydro, various provincial ministries, Huron County, Energy Probe and the Foodland Hydro committee all asked for party status in the hearings. This indicates • these groups will have representation throughout the entire hearings. • There was a request for participant status from 35 groups and individuals in- cluding Hay Township., Goderich municipal airport and Perth County. Par- ticipant status means the groups • or in- dividuals won't necessarily be at the hear- ings full-time. • The joint board decided to follow Ontario Hydro's plan of action which calls for the utility's evidence on the overall plan to be presented in Guelph. Individual route plans will be presented in four places, Markdale, Cinton, London and Simcoe. No dates were confirmed by the board however, Hyd o lawyer Bruce Campbell of ` Toronto expect it will be after Christmas before the hearings leave Guelph. It is expected that members of the' neral public or those who already have arty or participant status will. make briefs to the board at the four local hear- ings. The joint board agreed to meet from Nov. 13 to Dec. 12 froinTuesday to Friday ' of each week. Tony McQuail of R.R. 1, Lucknow, chair- man and contract employee of the Fgodland Hydro committee, presented an alternative to Hydro's plan of action. He commented later he had "sympathy" for the board in its attempt to make a deci- sion. , , He wasn't 'so sympathetic in other mat- ters though. McQuail first notes that the hearings to start next month differ greatly from the 1982 hearing. At that time, Foodland Hydro's version of plan M3 - from Bruce to Essa then along 401 to London - was upheld by the joint board. It was later quashed by a court of appeal. The Huron County farmer says the 1982 hearing was to determine which plan On- tario Hydro should take, from a choice of ydro hearings ----- ELECT "Brownridge" for DEPUTY REEVE Township of Tuckersmith THE TOWNSHIP TOGETHER All Residents of the TOWNSHIP OF TUCKERSMITH are invited to the VANASTRA CURLING CLUB to view the MUNICIPAL ELECTION RESULTS on TUESDAY, NOV. 12 at 8 PM TOWNSHIP OF TUCKERSMITH GMB 117-R.R. 5 CLINTON, ONTARIO. NOM 110 This "Paul Bunyan" character is out to save foodland in Southwestern Ontario from transmission line corridors which Ontario Hydro wants to put through farmland. The float, prepared by the Foodland Hydro committee's public relations wing, depicts a larger than life farmer caught between transmission lines with sheaves of hay and a barn and silos at his feet. The float was strategically placed next to a real transmission line tower in the parking lot of the Guelph Holiday Inn where a preliminary hearing into possible transmission line routes was held. ( Stephanie Levesque photo) five plans. Now, the 1985 hearings are to consider which plan of three and the exact route (if a plan is approved) transmission lines out of Bruce Nuclear. Power Develop- ment will take. This past summer, Ontario Hydro said it prefers plan M7. This plan has transmission lines from Bruce to Essa (near Barrie), from Bruce to London through Huron County and then from Lon- don to the Nanticoke Generating Station. Two other plans which hydro considers to be the only other viable plans are Ml and M5. They also have transmission lines running through Huron County. The Foodland Hydro committee intends to bring M3 back before this current joint board. However, Hydro spokesperson Gillian Bennett said the public utility says M3 is "not technically feasible". But McQuail and Foodland Hydro don't give up so easily. McQuail said he is "very, very displeased" that on Thursday the joint board ruled that Hydro was given suf- ficient notice even if M3 is brought back before the board. The Lucknow area man said all residents within the M7 route received snail notification while those in the study area, which includes a portion of M3; only received notification .through adver- tisements in various publications. McQuail fears that because of the dif- ferent notification process, these hearings could be thrown out as were the 1982 hear- ings. He intends to devote as much time to the hearings as possible. For the farmer, that means he has to hire someone to look after his farm in West Wawanosh Township. Bill Jongejan of R.R. 2, Goderich, vice- president of Foodland Hydro said while the group has legal 'counsel, the London firm of Lerner and Lerner Associates, it would be too 'expensive to have a lawyer at the hearings every day. He said a lawyer would cost about $1,500 a day. Admitting McQuail is being paid, Jonge- jan wouldn't release the salary figure. He says the amount is "considerably less" than a lawyer would be paid. McQuail said if any Foodland-Hydro member wanted to know the amount, they,could contact their local director. "We have the greatest trust in Tony," said Jongejan. There are 1,200 paid up members in Foodland Hydro, the only non-government group, representing farmers at the Hydro hearings. Members pay a $1 an acre fee. The group's members came with green ball caps, donated by a well known seed company and outside of the hearings was a float made by members. The float features a "Paul Bunyan" type of character caught anion?t transmission lines. At the farmer's fort i,re a barn and silos. The groups public relations commit- tee, Gerald Dustow of fl.H• (i, Goderich; Gordon Hill of Varna; Vince Lavey of 11- derton, Gerald Rose, Jane Rose and John Stewart all of Ailsa Craig and Brian Urb- shott of l ldertnn put the float together. 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NOTICE OF POLL TOWNSHIP OF TUCKERSMITH A poll will be held In the Township of Tuckersmith to elect: 1 member for Reeve 1 member for Deputy -Reeve 2 members for C s un�ii 1 trustee for the Huron County Board of Education POLLING DAY WILL BE TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1985 Polls will be open from 11:00 o'clock in the morning and will close at 8:00 in the evening at the following locations: POLLING SUBDIVISION 1- Ed Boyce's Residence, Eg I ondville. POLLING SUBDIVISION 2- Bethel Bible Church, Egmondville. POLLING SUBDIVISION 3- Alex Townsend's Residence, Lot 40, Con. 3, L.R.S. POLLING SUBDIVISION 4- Rena a Jack Caldwell's Residence, Lot 9, Con. 11, H.R.S. POLLING SUBDIVISION 5- Huronview. POLLING SUBDIVISION 6 - ADVANCE POLL Vanastra Recreation Centre. Will be held for the purpose of receiving the votes of electors who expect to be unable to vote on the regular Polling Day. The Advance Poll will be held in the Clerk's Office. Vanastra Park, on Saturday, November 2nd, 1985. The Advance Poll will be open at 9:00 o'clock in the morning and close at 8:00 o'clock in the evening. PROXY VOTING A person who has been appointed a voting proxy may apply to the Clerk not later than 5 o'clock in the afternoon of Polling Day to receive a certificate to vote by proxy for the Polling Subdivision in which the person appointing the voting proxy is entitled to vote. GIVEN UNDER MY HAND this 25th day of October. 1985. J.R. McLachlan, Returning Officer, Township of Tuckersmith. THE PLANNING ACT NOTICE OF THE PASSING OF A ZONING BY-LAW BY THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWNSHIP OF TUCKERSMITH TAKE NOTICE that the Council of the Corporation of the Township of Tuckersmith has • passed By-law 37-1985 on the 15th day of October, 1985 under Section 34 of The Planning Act, 1983. And take notice that any person or agency may appeal to the Ontario Municipal Board in respect of the by-law by filing with the Clerk of the Township of Tuckersmith, not later than the 20th day of November, 1985, a notice of appeal setting out the ob- jection to the by-law and the reasons in support of the objection. An explanation of the purpose and effect of the by-law, describing the lands to which the by-law applies, and Key Maps showing the location of the lands to whack the by- law applies is provided below. The complete by-law is available for inspect on at my office during regular office hours. DATED at the Township of Tuckersmith this 15th day of October. 1985. J.R. McLachlan Clerk Township of Tuckersmith GMB 117, R.R. 5 CLINTON, Ontario. NOM 1L0 The explanation and purpose of this by-law is to regulate the use of lands and the character, location, and use of buildings and structures, and to prohibit certain buildings and structures in various defined areas of the Township of Tuckersmith. The zoning by-law implements the Tuckersmith Township Secondary Plan and provides for specific land use regulations to ensure that the policies of the Secondary Plan are. realized. A summary of the contents of the by-law are as follows: Section 1 - Section 2 - Section 3- Section 4 - Section 31 - presents the administrative details, a sum- mary table of the Zones, Symbols and Section Numbers. (Definitions) provide terms used for reference, to specify the meaning of the terms used In the by-law. There are also diagrams which explain lot and building terms. General Provisions - This section applies to all lands In the Township of Tuckersmith. It deals with such Issues as non -complying uses, non- conforming uses, parking requirements, plan- ting strips, etc. through 30 - Land Use Zones - present the various land use zones. It Is in these sections that the varlovs uses of land are given and the various provisions governing the use of land are presented. Separation Distance Tables - This section in- cludes the formulas and tables for calculating the minimum separation distances In agricultural areas. Schedule "A"- The schedule consists of an index map and numerous detailed Key Maps which cover the entire Township. On these key maps are found the land use zones which correspond to Section 4 through 30 of the text of the by-law. This by-law applies to all lands within the Corporation of the Township of Tuckersmith as shown On the map below. TUCKERSMITH TOWNSHIP 2 3 8 9 ,4 11 12 13 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Copies of the by-law have been sent for Information pur- poses, to all owners of property and tenants In the TovernOip of Tuckersmith as In- dicated on the latest revised assessment roll.