Halton Hills Newspapers

Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), September 13, 1972, p. 16

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Tho Acton Free Press Wednesday Septembe Council surprised Tizzards unravel Hydro route Korea NIGHT school courses In all of main Meet topic Tor are listed in folders which Mr and Mrs Jack R R 2 Acton appeared before Erin township council on behalf of the Coalition of Concerned Citizens on Tuesday last asking council s support to control Hydro lines through the township The TizzardV live on the Fourth Line Erin Mr said We don feel the lines belong in this township at nil Hydro could use a more southerly route This northern route means not only more money but also more lost countryside When Reeve Lloyd Lang stated he want to set into a neigh tor versus neighbor controversy by supporting shifting the line to the south Mrs answered that that what they had In mind at all All we want she said is that you send a letter to the Commission saying first that this council was not consulted and did not give permission for these lines second that unless the line must go through the township you oppose the carving up of this land thirdly that you would like further study with consideration given to an alternative and more acceptable type of pole Surprise unfolds Councillor Harold Griffin commented that it dldn look like an economical route to him and as the unfolded a map of proposed Hydro routes other councillors expressed surprise at routes marked which they heard about Mr Tizzard told council that Hydro officials had invited him and his wife to a private meeting to discuss an alternate route but the couple had declined feeling that such closeddoor meetings were undemocratic Mr Tizzard went on to say he feels Hydro has an ulterior motive for going through Erin township but wont disclose it People just being told the truth or else they re not being told anything at all The Saunders over on the Fifth line don t even know a switching station is going to be on their farm After the map came out we tried to tell them but I don t think they believe us he said Won t commit selves Although Council agreed with the three points they were unwilling to commit themselves with a submission to the Solandt Commission After much discussion a motion was drafted and passed to send a brief stating that council did not give approval to Hydro to go through the town ship and that Council would prefer further discussion of different ways and means Contacted Friday by the Free Press Mrs Lome Saunders stated that they have heard nothing from Hydro but had heard elsewhere that because both the northsouth line and the east west line went through their farm as well as the switching station Hydro might take 100 acres of their acre farm I don t know what we 11 do Mrs Saunders said We need all the workable land we have I don know what they need that much land for Maybe they re going to add on She added Its terrible not really knowing one way or the other because so much depends on It fallowing Erin brief the Commission has called a meeting of representatives of Erin and cousy townships and Ontario Hydro at Peel Secondary School Kennedy Road Brampton on September 13 at pm THE LORNE SAUNDERS farm is the land as well as being the intenietion of east proposed site of a transformer and switching west and northsouth grid line with a foot station that will take up more than acres of way fW Thomson Photo To present district briefs at hearing Briefs from Erin and Chuiguacousy townships will be presented at a public hearing of the Commission at Central Peel Secondary school In Brampton Wednesday night September 13 The hearings are being held as a result of a name petition which was presented to Premier William Davis opposing the 147 mile long from to Pickering proposed by Ontario Hydro The commission was informed Thursday that the power grid to be built in will require acres to secure rlghtsof way and cost million Second line Hydro original submission to the enquiry referred to the second foot wide north south way through originating at a transmission station north of Acton to another station near Druntquin the county The station near Acton has been proposed for the farmof Lome Saunders between the Fourth and Fifth Lines of Enn township It will hook into another grid which originates at EMO asks Erin twp cooperation Roy Margetts County co for Wellington Emergency Measures Organization appeared before Erin township council Sept to explain municipalities part in the He toid council the organization is concerned about three things the welfare of the people continuation of govern ment and the care of resources In case of emergencies Mr said that buildings in each municipality have been tested for protection for people for an indefinite length of time in case of radiation Approximately 146 people can be housed safely in Wellington JO at the University of For the continuation of government officials of Wellington County would be housed in the E M O building as an emergency government Mr Margetts suggested the setting up of an Emergency Control Group headed by the Reeve Council would decide who else would be in the group He also asked permission to draw up a plan for Frin for their perusal and acceptance at no cost which would be filed at a higher level A motion was passed giving permission the Bruce nuclear power station and likely require about 125 acres at that point The northsouth corridor likely be two towers wide and require from 400 to feet right of way Towers will be approximately 100 feet high Total length of the grid will be miles and land acquisition by Hydro of 44 acres will boost total holdings by nearly 22 per cent Hydro owns 200 000 acres of land in the province now The new disclosures at last week meeting were roundly criticized by the Coalition of Concerned Citizens spokesman Lee Symmes of Terra He said that if Hydro gets started on the first line they certainly would not likely be changing any plans for the rest of the grid which will affect this area Affect many The main to Pickering grid passes through Erin and townships in this area The northsouth corridor will also affect many properties in Esquesing and Erin Residents of the area have become increasingly concerned over the disclosures as they have MR AND MRS JACK 2 will go within 20 feet of their house above or Acton have been told by Ontario Hydro perhaps closer representatives that the allowance Thomson Photo been released by Hydro and some petitions are being circulated as well as briefs and letters for the Commission The Coalition of Concerned Citizens has urged Hydro to make more economic use of the land use less of it and reduce the height and number of towers planned Mrs Audrey Symmes suggested that if residents of this area did not look after their own interests the entire grid would go through as Hydro officials planned She pointed out the CCC hoped to make Hydro fully aware of all the poor visual influence the proposed line could cause as well as the loss of the land GIGANTIC LIBERAL RALLY NOMINATION MEETING Tuesday September 19th M OAKVILLE 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