The Goderich Signal-Star, 1976-09-30, Page 30PAGE 22 -..Got) RICH SIf"ar$A' ,-STAR, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER. 30, 1976.
Angry Menesetung ratepayers threaten legal action .....
(continued from page 1
pt'eparfd to agree.
Furthermore, although the
had been assured in
another order that the town
was prepared to accept "all
liabilities", none of the
correspondence cited here
had ever been placed before
the Town Council, no report
was ever made to council on
discussions ' between Mr.
Walls, Mr.' Rowland and Mr.
Gower, and council was never
informed that their solicitqr
wasof the opinion that the
trees should not be cut.
Nowhere do. the minutes of
Town Council show that the,
issue was ever . discussed,
much less voted on, by the
Municipal ' Council of , the
Town of Goderich.
As'a result the Town, and
the taxpayers, may be held'
responsible for any damages
, which might have to be paid.
WHAT AUTHORITY?
When asked under what•'
authority ` the, 1VIUnicipality,
'carried out the cutting,
Mayor Deb Shewfelt said he
felt the council had approved
the action by 'accepting the
minutes . of ,the Airport
Committee. meetings.
However the 1976 council
minutes show 'only two oc-
casions when council acted on
Airport Committee minutes,
prior to the cutting - once on -
January 19 and again on
February 16 but neither of
'those minutes made any
Cutin had . sideration of a b
carried out. He indicated he "would,' protect the -council
g in fact beeny-law which
lwauld be bringing the. matter should an zndrvtdual action be
up at the next' council. taken against any member.
meeting. That- by-law was finally
Councillor Jinn Peters said, passed on July 19, 1976,
"I feel the town had per- The new by-law notes that
mission from the owners, , "Each , m''einber ' of the
responsible for damages. will
likely' be decided ,upon
questions of easements. Did
the .town haje the right to
enter uponthe properties in
question and cut trees?
somewhere along the line to M'unicipai4 Council of the e a r R e I1 I1 e r s
A
trim trees. Someone has Town of Goderich shall be '•••
(continued from page 4)
changed their mind between Indemnified ' and..- saved
• then and now." harmless out of funds under deafening crash and . felt a
Councillor Elsa Haydon the control and management terrific. jolt. Glass and steel
h� rnore•to say on the matter. of the. Municipal Corporation' flew everywhere. My. whole
though. "Council never tip -of the Town of Goderich from
proved this' action," • she and against all.costs, charges •.
claimed. "If anyone ap and, expenses whatsoever,
proved it it must have been made, done or permitted by
the Airport Committee." • him, inor.about the execution
"If the, •question had ever of the duties of hits office."
-been discussed at council," Simply .defined this means
Mrs. Haydon noted, "I would that should • the Menesetung
have asked Who had given the' Property Owners suc-
legal advice saying the town cessfully sue the 'Town of
could act.""' Goderich, "insurance or the
Mrs. Haydon said she "did- taxpayers would pay .the
not believe the Airport damages and—not.any in -
Committee had the right to d-i'vidual' councillor or
proceed, • without the 'councillors.. '
authorization ? of Town Whether or not the Town is
Council. -
"It .seems strange," she
said, "-that we will ' discuss
one tree at council but never
discussed this situation which
involved 100 trees."
•She said she was -never !E
made aware at the council
table that the property
owners were unhappy about
the proposed plans.
"I received some telephone
calls the day the trees were
being' cut and went out to the
site to find a ' scene of
devastation," Mrs.' Haydon
body seemed to be turning
inside out. I heardmyself
scream -
Suddenly I awakened. It'
was very quiet. A' police of -
fleet was
f-fleer.was standing over me.
Then I saw'a doctor. My body
was: mangled'.I was saturated
with blood.. Pieces of jagged
'were sacking, out all
that I couldn't
Hey,
oyer
dead. I'm
a date
glass
over:
feel
that
can be
I've got
supposed to grow
Strange
anything.
sheet
don't pull
my..head: I'
only 17,.
tonight. I'm
up and,Y}ave
An easement is an-•
agreement- under • Titch ap
individual. • propertym owner
allows' another person or.
agency to enter upon his
property, and carry out
a woirtul life. T haven't
lived yet. I can't be dead.
Later I was placed- in "a
drawer. My '" folks to
identify me. Why dic "they
have to see me like this? Why
did I have to look at Mom's
eyes when shefaced the most
terrible ordeal of .her life.?
Dad suddenly looked like an
old • man. He told tile man in
charge, "Yes - he is our son".
The ° funeral was a weird
experience. I saw all my
,„relatives -and friends walk
- toward the casket. They
passed by, one by one, and
looked at me with the saddest
eyes • I've ever seen. Some of
"; certain acts, usually for a
Once -paid fee . _...
Near Sky Harbor. such
agreements do exist on
certain areas of the property
now occupied by . Meneset
my buddies were crying. A
few of the girls touched my
hand and sobbed as' they
Walked away.
Please - somebody - wake •
me up! .Get me out of here.
can't bear.to see my mornand
dad so broken up: My.
grandparents are • so racked
with grief they can barely
walk. My brother and sister
are like zombies. They move
like robots. In a daze.
Everybody. ;No one can
believe .this. ..And° I can't
believe it either..
Please don't bury me! I'm
not dead! F4iave-a.lot of living
to do! :I want to laugh and run .
r' .
•
Trailer Park am" on Some lots
at the extreme south end of
the Menesetung ° •Park. Da
they exist for property on
which the town cut trees last
March? '
'again. I want to sing ar}d
dtheance. Please don't put me in
ground. I promise. if you
' give' me just one more.
chanee;.God,; I'D be the most
ireful driver in the whole
world. All I"want is'one more
chance. Please, God, I'm. only
17 ,
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reference to the proposed tree explained. •.M
trimming. - "As an individual coun- .
• Council's ; representatives .: cillor I feel I have been used
on the Airport Committee; , because I : was assured that
Dave Gower and Bill Clifford permission had been obtained
both refused •to make any from the propertybwners and
comment when asked on what
authority the trees had been
cut.
. Councillor Leroy Harrison
would say only, "Because
.there' is talk of a lawsuit I am
saying nothing."
On . the question of the
Tow n's authority{.: for action
• councillor Bob Allen said that
he was under the .impression
the Airport Committee and
the property owners in
question had ' "come to an
understanding",
"But,he added, "if there
is a lawsuit pending, I don't
think I should ' make any
statements." •
Councillor Stan Profit -also
indicated : that he ,thought
some "agreement had been
hammered. out. with. .the
property owners." He in-
dicated that ,he had •drawn
that conclusion . from . • ex-
planations offered by Dave
Gower.
Members of the Property
Owners Association insist,
"however, that no: agreement'
was ever made which would
have. allowed .the • town • to
carry,out•cutting as they did:..
Councillor Frank Walkom
said •'I _haxentt-any idea
_ . _ what authority might be
Bill Clifford was handling
that affair." Mr. Walkom was
under the •impression the
matter was still pending and•
did not even' know 'that the
now .I find this w- of the'
case at all, °' she note
• STORM OF OT•EST
en .. the• town actually
proceeded ' withthe tree . .
cutting work it unleashed a
stormof protest on the part of
- the property, owners as is
typified in • •a letter dated
April 10, 1976 and signed 'by
four such owners, Susan
Boone, A.V. Turnbull,
Elizabeth' Kilgour and Joyce
Meanwell.
"We have just visited our
property and found a scene of
destruction and • mutilation
.beyond repair. This letter is
to put you on notice' that we
regard the action of the Town
of Goderich in cutting our
trees in- the manner you have
done asan unconscionable -
andwanton act of trespass
and environmental damagt," ..
the letter says. .
°"We have already been in
touch, with the Ministry of,
Transport and know how
dubious they regard the color .
of righ.tunder which you have
presumed to act."
"We intend ,to notify. all
persons concernedaliti _'to
ta7ce. W -ever steps `are
available to obtain redress." •
It is interesting to no,te•that
little more than a monfh.after
this letter the ."Town • of
Goderich, first' began con -
i
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