The Wingham Advance-Times, 1974-03-07, Page 1*APPreximately
406 area".fyarms let Ontario
�
Hoffic+ , .
part
�,�rgetown, transmissionI e
w ielato :crossr..their
- a,' • ;"
Mewling a marathoninforms-
tion 'meeting in Howick 'Central
Public School last week, Ammar*
also ' :informed Hydroofficials
they had "good . reason for sot*,
trusting the negotiating •metbeds
which :tbey claimed Hydro is t>
lug -in acritdring a 'right,of-way
for, .the : line. : . meeting.. la:ted
five hours.:. •
While a ring .'ares farmers
they would, compensated for
Imp), end damages, incurred in
„the, co tructioa :andany r'epair's
• of ` the bre, Hydra officials at the
to _same �,e time admitted farmers had
rau s omq' good po nts"! for
whi.try tiad no ready an-
�♦ . m•
" ydro . engineer . Art Wisher
„ who Chairedthe meeting and DOrt
termer of Hydros propertyper`
ni division, rg d farmersto
put these ppints In writing to On-
tario .Hydro.„, •
Of course we will be" taking
down the information we get at'
Weise meetings, but we wouldsti11
lstke, to have youur questkons on
record," .Mr. !eraser; said.
• • Mr.. "Mosher said Hydro would
be eempiling, a final report fol-
lowing the 12 in f ort nsatlon Meet" •
Ings, which would, go : to . the •`
government for "consideration,
Members or Howick and
lace Township Hydra Corridor
Committees, formed recentlyto
organize.farmers' efforts in
thrpros
•
testing the proposedright-of--ay
oi prime
farmland, :i'guied
t their-cOmmittees hada right
to dy the final report before its
was " Preiebted, " the , -
Mont.
'Their' feelings were f_ . • y
• voiced by PP Taun
-i' dsor West - ADP). who Said
didn't w how : ,. �" ,could
ectively :gtiage pu °, _ opinion
regarding it5' evaluation study
unless it had a, "whole. series of •
other joint working meetings
withcommitteesa like these otthe
locatll eL"
.AccusingHydro. 'of trying to
""buy :1 land at 1974 prices,'
lr. Bounsall, said, . Varmera
have had 'enough of a boidrig not
.t0'
take that kind'of hosing."•
. Stating that Hydro had follow,
ed: the practice .of "playing °eine
farmer off against,, another,.
"pressuring far ersi ,• at either
end. of `a section :to. and then
j wt's tri th fn M
sign , Mr. P�
the Hydro ofticials
'have a i
your staff"' ,to;,111 . ,.
things did notoccur
Another farmer sri.
Hydro's :tacti> ''"nelletiatinil
with the threat, of expropriation. -
Presents `Offer'. •
'When... Mosher dented '
dro personnel Were; using t
methods dribed' Mr. n /.
„.Sail, his comments were
out by hoots of derision.- A " Rte 4
water area man rushed to Hit
front of the rooms to confront Mr.
Mosher with an "offer"'uthitikhe
said an Ontario Hydro' r"`
'resentative had left on his idteben
table. "It °was_ dealt :to me by o;