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The property, owned by Marion Gordon, who lives in a Guelph nursing home, is under control of the Of- fice of the Public Guardian and Trustee (OPG) that hired TraumaCare Clean- ing Services to clean the property and to search for valuables belonging to Mar- ion Gordon. TraumaCare general man- ager Michael Maedel said there is no health danger be- cause the bins are sealed. We dont know what were dealing with once we know, then well know how to protect not only the people that will be working here and the residents, but the general community as well, Maedel said, adding the test results should be available within a week. Neighbour Lori Cunning- ham said Marion Gordons daughter Nancy Gordon regularly stays at the house, which has no heat, water or electricity, and also takes things from the bins. Gordon lived in a tent on the front lawn during the summer and her porta-potty sits on the driveway, another eyesore the neighbours want removed. As the crew finished the testing and put new locks on the bin doors, Regional Ward 1/2 Councillor Clark Somerville drove by and stopped to see what was happening. He quickly denied the neighbours contention put to him by the Global reporter that the Town had dragged its feet to resolve the long standing issues surrounding the derelict property. I cant tell you about the number of meetings that Ive been at with the Town, the Region, with staff and ENVIRONMENTAL TESTING: Halton police, a locksmith and staff from Trau- maCare Cleaning Service were at the Peel Street home of former Acton resident Marion Gordon last Thursday to test two storage bins on the front lawn for mold. Frances Niblock photo with the police to see what we can do to try to resolve this situation, so there has been a lot of stuff done, but to say the Town bylaw enforcement officers have dragged their feet is not true, Somerville said, add- ing they are constrained by the other various levels of government, including the Office of the Public Guard- ian and Trustee. Do I like to see this? Would I like to see this gone tomorrow? Absolutely. But, we still have to follow the proper process, Somerville said. Neighbour Cunningham, who helped Nancy Gordon remove 15 dumpsters of garbage from the home during the summer, says the bins have been sitting illegally on the property since June 12. The Town ordered her to remove the bins by October 3 and they are still there. How long are we supposed to put up with this? Cun- ningham said on Sunday, adding she is tired of people saying leave it me, Ill get back to you. This has dragged on long enough and we want the bins and the porta-potty gone. I went to Global (Television) not to hurt Nancy (Gordon), but to look out for the best interest of our community, Cunningham said, adding if there is toxic mold in the material in the bins and house, Gordon is spreading it all over Acton. On Tuesday, Ron Stein, the Towns municipal bylaw enforcement officer, said the house was tested on October 12 and it took until October 19 to get keys to open the storage bins to do the testing order by the OPG. The reason we held off doing any enforcement with respect to the (bin removal) order was because the Pub- lic Guardian and Trustee asked us to not do anything until they had an opportu- nity to search those bins, Stein said. The bins were moved back several feet to make it safer for neighbours when pulling out of their driveways, and Stein said a reassessment of the order relating to the bin removal showed that although they are still on Town property, they do not encumber, foul or injure the highway and so are not in violation of a Town bylaw. Stein said he would call the OPG and request a meet- ing to find out when the test results would be available and what it intends to do about the bins and the porta- potty. Stein said the Town has taken into consideration the unusual circumstances of this case. You have to care a little about people also. Weve done and quite frankly were prepared to do some- thing, but if it a violation of our zoning bylaw, I have to go to court and I cant begin to tell you how long thats going to take, Stein said adding he wouldnt expect a trial date until March on a charge of illegal storage.