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MWWe * WEEKLY TIMES6 GST Includled Orono Town Hall Volume 62, Number 41 Wednesday, October 21, 1998 - e -e - e - - - - e *e Fi e":;.I First things first Dispute legal opinon on Hast Rd. "On wnat basis does Mr. Hefferon consider this to be a private road, when the Municipality clearly has demonstrated its ownership?" asks Mrs. Henderson. Mrs. Henderson was referring to the section of Mast Rd. that Mr. Stapleton claims he owns, and has closed off to public use. "Why does Common Law not prevail in this case over only one lawyer's opinion?" she went on to ask. An October 5, 1998 report to council read: 'the Solicitors' [Mr. Hefferon] opinion clearly states that the subject travelled road known as Mast Road is private property. Therefore, the Municipality has no jurisdiction over the lands. If the owners in the area still wish to pursue the matter of access over these lands to and from the Ganaraska Forest, it is suggest- ed that this is a civil matter which should be left to the pri- vate property owners concerned to resolve'. "According to both English and Canadian law' said Mrs. Henderson, "if a road has been used on a consistent basis by the public over a period of seven years or more, then the public has the right to use this road whomever owns it, public or private." Mrs. Henderson was repre- senting several people who live on the 8th conc. and who use this portion of Mast Road to access the Ganaraska Forest. "This road has been used many more years than seven, by the public consistently," said Henderson. "We feel very strongly that the municipal gov- emment should act in favour of the Common Good for the pub- lic. Making this road Public Access would fulfill that," expressed Henderson. She states the issue is public access to the Ganaraska, not ownership of Mast Road. Council voted to take anoth- er look at this matter in light of the information presented by Mrs. Henderson. Facility willbe built says Lishman Scout L.T. Harris tried to sneak away for some R&R and some serious shopping on Sunday's work day. Many of the Orono Scouts and their parents come out on Sunday, and got a good start on the work needed to make their property useable. Once the out- house, which was donated by Alistair Rozario of Orono Lumber Ltd., was installed and christened, work began on the larger shelter. Sonny and Yvonne Young have given the The Boy Scouts the use of 30 acres of land behind the main house on what was once the Orono Forestry. At the end of the day, the trusses were up for the 24 by 18 foot shelter. Equally important, the flag pole was erected. We have to live more earth friendly because we are a part of the web of life. The old ways were to conquer nature, that philosophy in the end will destroy us. We are now in the drivers seat for the destiny of the whole planet. The only way we can progress now is to change our philosophy to fit into the natural system. Words spoken by Bill Lishman, and that is just the reason why the old gravel pit is the perfect spot for the Paula Lishman International Fur Garment Manufacturing Facility, in his opinion. After deciding to back away from the Nestleton site, Lishman said he flew over Orono, saw the old gravel pit and thought it would be an ideal location for his expanding Fur Garment Manufacturing Facility. The Lishmans began the rezoning process in 1994, with a parcel of land in Nestleton. That land was zoned agricultur- al, and after a long struggle they got the zoning changed. Lishman said he walked away from that site when he learned he would have to pay between $50,000 - $60,000 to drill 3 test wells to prove there was enough water on the site.: There was never any doubt, according to Lishman, that there was at least 3 times the required amount of water on site. That Nestleton application cost the Lishmans $60,000, and the Orono applica- tion has already cost $53,000. Now that the old gravel pit has the zoning required for the Fur Garment Manufacturing Facility, the next step will be to apply for a severance for the 20 hectare parcel of land. Lishman figures that in a year they will be ready for the site plan stage. The fact that this application did not require an Environmental Impact Study (EIS), given that the property is adjacent to the Wilmot Creek, had many residents up in arms. At the Regional Council Meeting of October 7, Councillor Pidwebecki asked many of the delegates if an EIS were done, would they be satis- fied? The delegates replied that an independent EIS would help ease some of their con- cerns. An EIS would provide mandatory ongoing monitoring of the Wilmot Creek. When Councillor Pidwebecki asked Lishman if he would agree to an EIS done by an independent consultant, Lishman replied 'yes'. Lishman now says he was confused by the question, and thought the councillor asked if he would agree to the-results of an EIS. "The Health Department will monitor the effluent for 2 years after we're up and run- ning" said Lishman in an inter- view last week. We will know well in advance when we try something new, what kind of effect it will have on the septic system," stated Lishman. In fact with the 15% decrease in business due to the Asian finan- cial troubles, the new facility in Orono might become more of a design and marketing office. When asked about the esti- mated $.25 million cost of improving the site lines on Taunton Rd., Lishman said there are simpler, cheaper solu- tions. At the Regional Planning Committee meeting on September 29, Gene Cartier, Manager of Transportation and Engineering for the Region, reported that the hill to the west of the entrance would have to be flattened over a distance of 300 meters. "The cost of this construction," said Cartier, "would be borne by the appli- cant." Lishmans feels this is the cadillac of solutions. "Anywhere else in the world they would put up a convex mir- ror," said Lishman. He added the $.25 million would set them back, but would not stop the development. Above all, Lishman wants to set an example of how an indus- try can be part of the environ- ment. "Where better to do that than in an old gravel pit?" he asks. Though the earth integrat- ed structure that will house the Fur Garment Manufacturing Facility is still in the conceptual stage, Lishman is up to the challenges it poses, and has no plans of backing down. SET CLOCKS BACK THIS WEEKEND Happenings... HALLOWEEN NIGHT On Halloween night the students from Orono Public School will be carrying boxes for Unicef. DO YOU HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT HOMECARE Come hear Lynda MacGregor, Program Director for Access Centre, Kirby United Church, Sunday, October 25th, 7:00 - 8:00 p.m. Special Music: Singers and Pianist.