The Rural Voice, 1991-06, Page 31NEC is in the four-month public
hearing stage. This is the amount of
time allowed to hold the public hear-
ings and get feedback. Anyone has
the right to be heard."
"In my opinion, an independent
tribunal should be reviewing the
processes used by the NEC. The staff
of the NEC is a biased group to begin
with," he continues. "The landowner
has the deed and pays the taxes. I
don't want to see the Escarpment
destroyed, and I think it should be
preserved. But this type of land, a
natural area where no development is
allowed, should be under public
ownership. Then the naturalists and
birdwatchers can have the land, and
use it at their discretion," Murray says.
"There are areas in our own
municipality which should not be in
this plan, particularly some of the rural
designated areas. It hits the landowner
in the pocketbook. It's asking pro-
perty owners to make too big a
sacrifice for the benefit of the public,"
he says.
"There are people who have been
refused one severance on a 100 -acre
lot of rural land due to one negative
comment from the ministry of
agriculture and food (OMAF)," says
Betts. "The fact that property owners
must adhere to the OMAF Foodland
Guidelines works against them, too.
For example, one farmer wanted to
sever his original 100 -acre parcel with
no previous severances, into two 50 -
acre parcels. This person was refused
because of a negative comment from
OMAF. Remember, under the new
proposed Plan, farmers won't be
allowed even a farm retirement lot."
"The definition of a farmer is
someone with the majority of income
from the business of farming," says
Murray. "But there are fewer farmers
all the time. When Phyllis and I
started here, there were family farms
all around here. Now there are about
four or five farming operations on our
concession. We were fortunate to
have had our kids grow up on a family
farm. I don't think the next generation
will have that opportunity and
privilege."
"With the number of farmers and
family farms decreasing, we are losing
a true natural resource indeed."0
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