Halton Hills Newspapers

Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), September 25, 1974, p. 3

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New property policies outlined outlined new property policies for press J radio TV at luncheon J meeting in Brampton Thursday with special cm- on high voltngc transmission tines which arc planned or his district Hydro has Approved complete new policy In con Junction with the arm community said Bob Holly mnnnacr of property up the central region Ho said It had discussed with the Ontario oT Agriculture Christian farmers Union and Hewlett among others before proved May 13 The program Is broken down Into our plans 1 Free choice of pure so or ease Compensation for small impact lump sum or annual payment uniform application or the Expropriation Act According to Holly the procedure for buying property rights is designed so all owners fully In formed that all rights guarantees under the ex praprlatlons Act protected and fair lion is assured Talk to owners When a final route has been decided and the project has been approved the govern Hydro agents talk to all affected owners answer questions and ask per mission for survey crews and to enter the After specific locations have been selected Hydro agents call again to present Hydros offers of compensation under all the property sale or easement granting options to the owner This Is modi to give an owner a dollars and cents base on which to weigh his decisions The negotiation rlatlon process gets under way with Hydro listing all needed property rights and applying to the government for approval to expropriate Shortly after Hydro agents start delivering personally to each affected a Notice of Applica tion for Approval to This Is Hydros formal statement of the specific rights It needs and explains how owners may lodge formal objection If they wish An owner who objects must write the approving authority cited In the Notice within days requesting Inquiry Hearing The Is not con with compensation but only whether Inking the land Is fair sound and reasonably necessary for the to go ahead 11 Is held In the local area an Inquiry Officer appointed the Attorney General but not employed In the government Before the hearing Hydro must give all Interested parties a Notice of Grounds setting out Its case in advance Hear bath sides After hearing arguments from both sides the Inquiry Officer sums up the evidence and makes his to the govern There is no special lime limit but setting up the hearing and completing the report pica IK takes three to four months Within of receiving the report the government must announce whether It Is going ahead with the ex propriatlon modifying it or cancelling it If unproved he Hydro registers Its Plan of Expropriation in the I and Registry Office within days and Immediately gets title to the expropriated land or land rights However It still doesn have actual possession nor lias It settled on payment Detailed Hydro owner negotiations now start with owners getting three different formal notices A Notice of lion states the date Hydro registered the Impropriation Plan and took legal title and pels out ho owner rights A Notice of Possession specifics the date Hydro needs active use of the ex rights Generally Ihls is days from the dale his notice but can be changed by the owner or by Hydro by applying to Judge A Notice of the owner choke of one of three properly lion dales the date of Ills Notice of Inquiry the date the Impropriation Plan was registered or the dale of his Notice of Expropriation payment must then offer the owner immediate payment based on percent of lis of the market vnlui of the expropriated rights for the date fie has chosen Taking this payment in no prejudices the owners right to seek greater corn and he three wiiys of doing It He inn keep on negotiating with Hydro until both sides agree He can call on he help of Negotiations Set the Ontario government to help in bargaining this board holds informal hearings usually right on the Its suggestions for compensation however arent binding on either parly Finally Ontario Land Compensation Hoard can be asked to rule on the com Its decision Is binding unless appealed cither party to the Ontario of Appeal within days Officials emphasised that purchase of land by would probably yield ihc land owner double the amount of rather than granting easement and outlined special rates for injurious effects Land where the lines pass over mn be leased back for 10 j ears to the farmer for one dollar per acre plus payment of taxes Few uses of the land in a hjdro corridor other than agriculture parking and recreation are allowed Ease are reviewed five years acknowledged they would or to but the the entire way Tor corridors but admitted they would settle for rightof Way for Ihe first line and come back later to negotiate for future construction Martin manager of property acquisition said compensation for land would be figured out on 1 market trees on request till policy The works department la ready to plant trees In Million Hills but no lias bun discussion Motuuiy decided in to count that planting proceed on main and feeder roads and that a he set or other pluming in the spring are on town owned property an rt and on properly Walt Mike fell trees should be planted on town owned when they are requested by nearby rtsidents Km Hyde thought requests should for firmer Joe Hurst pointed out Georgetown hits In the past planted treis Hi Alton did Alton used to plant trees on private property on a tost sharing basis but they were not large ttwuuh to cause much dls Different arias should he felt In some places planting ruptlon of lawns treated Mi Hurst is In Iter on private properly I rank Morette would like Acton Fro Pro Wed ACTON SCHOOL of DANCE MO JAZZ Former Now Pupils Please Rcalsto PLEASE PHONE JOYCE CARPENTER THE BIG INTERNATIONAL plowing match and farm machinery show three years In the planning stages officially became a reality Tuesday when the fiveday show opened on the Craig farm just south of Georgetown Pictured is a portion of the tented city covering nearly acres in the centre of the plowing match site The Halton Region building and ten are clustered in the foreground with avenues of color ful tents fanning out in the distance Photo was taken from a helicopter late Monday afternoon Fear booth explosion On Monday at 10 12 m Georgetown and Acton firefighters raced to the flie booth was reduced to ashes and the fire was lanterned about the flames spreading but were able contain them They wire worried the fin would spread to some of the which In Id abundance at the drngway There was to damage to building Firefighters were called value of land Injurious Affectation and entitlement and Disturbance Allow ante tip to of and If a tower is on land an additional percent of the market value of one acre of land Is for the first structure percent for the second tower percent for the third and continue to increase five percent more for additional structure Booklets outlining pro arc available from Ontario Hydro out to a small an Monday evening around It m at the home of Il v at John SI A pile f Ibsh I rear of rage It I but wan under control before any hi rloiis damage wan done Mick Unimex children playing In a luive ll f MOTHERS Bring your children to the CHILDRENS STORY HOUR at the Acton Public Library on OCTOBER 2nd 130 pm to pm And every Wednesday there after until further notice Everything youd expect and then some Tho famed Inglls dependability and performance have built into those compacts and dryer big capacity and they to con a number ot ways You can stack them one on top of other If you prefer you can mount tho dryer on a wall Or the can bo built in now or later lor permanent Installation Each unit glides easily on casters You get a lot of space saving options WASHER DRYER STAND Wo SUPERB DRYER Inglis Superb washer and dryer have a lot going tor them no I least which Is valua Value lor money Check the check the price check ha others The Superb washer now gives you not four but from Super Wash to thi loving care of the Gentle Inglis washers gives you no less than nine Tho dryer Is ant big automatic plus timed drying and no Iron care for permanent press Youll like that rock or no articles too The Superb washer dryer Nifty And thrifty ROYAL The Royal Is another handsome end hardworking dishwasher to help you kitchen drudgery Royal too It has in door baskets for sliver ware and kitchen utensils and Its position upper rack makes loading so much easier Toll slomware Just lower Ihe rack Large below Just raise Ihe rack higher Simple as that You II like the old down divider on the lower rack loo It drops down make space for big pots and pom World a second look 30900 HALTON HILLS Omen Si No 7 ACTON FURNITURE and APPLIANCES WATER SEE THE BRITISH LEYLAND DISPLAY AT THE PLOWING MATCH Then come and see GEORGETOWN BRITISH CARS 7 GEORGETOWN The closest Austin Triumph Jaguar for next FINALLY SOFT PURE WATER THE WAY IT SHOULD BE for Homes Farms Commercial Please visif our display at The 61st International Plowing Match and talk to our Technical Representatives TAKE Of OUR SPECIAL PLOWING MATCH OFFER Bring a sample of your water era we Will analyze it for you FREE years in servicing Halton County A Division of Westway Phone 8449781 or 8776242

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