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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1999 THE NEW TANNER 3 Council reviews bylaws ByFRANCESNIBLOCK --_junkyard and complained the The New Tanner noise is unbearable. ---- Mega neighbour Ted Neighbours of two of the © Brankiewicz wants mandatory seven licenced wrecking fire safety plans and sug- yards in Halton Hills made --_ gested the $20 annual licenc- pleas for tougher rules last Wednesday at a public meet- ing called to review the Town's much amended, 18- year-old salvage yard bylaw. Herman Voji claimed he would lose "a couple of hun- dred thousand" dollars if he tried to sell his 5 Side Road property because of the noise and view of Mega City Auto Recycling, his neigh- bour on Sixth Line. Voji angrily called Megaa Missing man found dead The body of an elderly Limehouse man who col- lapsed and died while walk- ing on his property was dis- covered at noon on Saturday by officers in Air -3, the Halton police helicopter. The body of Gerhard Scholz, 94, was found in a wooded area on his 50-acres property. Police said consid- ering the man's age, an au- topsy would not be con- ducted. Scholz, who regularly walked his land, was last seen last Wednesday by relatives who reported him missing on Thursday. Asearch, involving Air-3 and the canine and Tactical Rescue Units, was called off at dark Thursday and re- sumed the next morning until the body was located in a wooded area on the Scholz property. Attempt theft Someone attempted to steal a motor scooter from a bike rack at 128 Church Street overnight Friday. Wy MASTER HOME IMPROVEMENTS FREE Quotes painting window & ) door frames 8 rotting window sills (9 same colour boredom + worrying about big $ RELAX ENJOY Capping windows & doors with aluminum (many colours) will add life and value without major expense (905) 702-0029 ing fee should be increased to cover the cost of monthly, not annual, inspections. Four Limehouse residents, concerned with operations at Halton Auto Wreckers in the centre of the village, sug- gested 10 changes to the ex- isting bylaw, including elimi- nation of grandfather clauses giving salvage yards in exist- ence prior to passage of the bylaw in 1981, extra rights and privileges. Limehouse resident Mary Shier, who had asked Council not to renew Halton's licence five months ago, wants ran- dom monthly spot checks, a fire plan, stringent fence con- ditions and removal of a sec- tion allowing yards to carsin a chain link fein outside the main yard. Limehouse _ resident Marsha Batchelor said the new bylaw should protect the ground water and ers. "The continual leakage and spillage of gas, oil, anti- freeze, transmission fluids and battery acids have to have a negative impact on the well water of neighbouring properties if they're not col- lected and stored before the cars are stacked or crushed," Batchelor said, suggesting a cleanup could become the Town's problem if an owner was unable or unwilling to pay. Saddle Up a a Yarn from search of a hero. Invisible Cowboy r Church and Neil Light - will present the musical drama ' "The Invisible Cowboy" | on Friday, October 22 at 7:30 p.m: E Blending storytelling and song into a touching tale. | The Invisible Cowboy is a show for the whole family. he story is told by George Montana (performed by, f Neil Light) who uses music, song and dramatic mono- = logue to weave the tale of Benji, a young man Orphaned as a lad, Benji is forced to grow up much | 'oo fast in a dusty town called Sanctified Flat. Benji is compelled to seek out The Invisible Cowboy in hopes | : of setting straight the unscrupulous Limehouse resident Susan Cox, who sits on the parent council at Limehouse public school, said wrecks left out- side the yard are an open in- vitation to students and asked fora fire plan, safe storage of automotive fluids and im- proved fencing requirements ina new bylaw. Limehouse resident Rob Barlow called Halton Auto Wreckers an "eyesore" and suggested the Town should charge wreckers a per vehicle fee for areserve fund for fu- ture cleanups. While Halton Auto Wreck- ers owners Fred and Marg Tolton sat quietly at the back of the meeting and didn't make any comments, Mega owner Barry Humphrey said while everyone is against sal- vage yards, no one asks where old cars would go if the yards didn't exist. After the meeting, Brian Asbury, who owns one of two salvage yards in Crewson's Corners, said the bylaw doesn't need to be changed, just enforced espe- cially in Limehouse where there's been a "festering prob- lem" for 15 years. "Most of the things that people were complaining about are in the bylaw...I can't think of any improve- ments, other than enforce- ment," Asbury said. The public and wrecking yard owners will have another chance to comment when staff brings a draft bylaw to Council for debate and ap- proval. Winners of Acton Ro- tary Club's beef draw were presented with their prizes. Left to right, Joyce Buchanan (little turkey), Joan Ramsey (medium tur- PROUD TO BE BACK IN ACTON For More Information Call 1-800-387-8227 key), "Rev. Emrys Jenkins of the Rotarians, Dave Lewis (beef winner), Jake Kuiken, Rotarian, and Maryann McGrath (pork winner). 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