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THE HERALD Wednesday May Page 15 Halton reverses decision on land severance Regional councillors reversed a decision last week to approve a land severance for a Milton farmer Gino DaRe and his wife Wanda applied for a severance on their acre lot to resume dairy farming operation that halted in 1983 Mr appeared before Regional general committee in April to plead his case saying he would swear on an affidavit that the land severance for his sons home would not be sold to developers months after the Regions approval Mr DaRes property at Guelph Line and Sideroad 10 was severed once before to build a church beside his home But Regional lawyers say an af would have no binding feet on the DaRes property and would only act as a vote of con After all the discussion weve had about the Land Division Com mittee to have this kind of recommendation to grant a severance is at the very least sur pnsing and shocking Burlington Coun Walter told Regional councillors If this council has any sense of integrity as far as its official plan goes the severance should be refused he said The Regions official plan allows a land severance for a bona fide farmer to hire farm help to live on the premises Mr DaRe presently has employment outside farming council heard and his son is study for a law degree said But in April a smaller group of Regional councillors heard a presentation from Mr DaRe and his representative Fred Cunn mgham that turned around a staff decision to reject the pro posed severance The planning staff had filed a report rejecting the application on the basis of the Regional plan Regional coun cillors voted to overturn the staff recommendation Halton Hills Coun Joe Hewitt who was at the meeting where Mr spoke said this severance should not be decided by logic alone He said Regional politicians are behaving like bureaucrats We re being more restrictive than even our planning staff he said Decisions are made on the fairness of the application Hewitt was joined in his opinion by Milton Coun Bill Johnson who said the DaRe pro perty was a viable farm that had a fire in 1986 Thats a fact not a figure Mr told councillors that after his farm burned his cattle were kept in Stayner Ontano He said his head of cattle are waiting to come home But Regional councillors voted to reject Mr severance In the last month there have been three incidents of alleg ed illegal land severance dealings investigated by Halton Regional Police councillors said A Milton man charged with contravening land severance laws pleaded guilty to one charge last week Coun Bill Johnson maintained that Regional council was no plate for discussing land severances Ambulance service seeks volunteers Hills Rick Bon wants to make summer shorter for some volunteer am bulance attendants Bonnette said last years attendance for the Acton area was 50 volunteers This summer there will be less due to members still being in training Its going to be a long summer for the volunteers Coun Bon said A meeting to sign up recruits will be held May at Acton High School at p m Those who can t attend the meeting can call 7772 for information Bonnette is hoping for 20 new recruits WWII UNIQUE HOME ACCESSORIES GIFTS JUST ARRIVED VICTORIAN PRINTS MIRRORS AND PICTURE BOWS OFF ALL WICKER UNTIL MOTHERS DAY BRIDAL REGISTRY AVAILABLE Wedding Invitations Wedding Announcements Matching Accessories SAVE you mention Ihls Ad SHOP AT HOME S S OFFICE SUPPLIES SECRETARIAL SERVICES 348 Guelph St Hwy No Georgetown OS0ORN6 DRAPERIES VENETIANS VERTICALS PLEATED SHADES Expertly Finished Professionally Installed A WIDE RANGE OF FABRICS FROM WHICH TO CHOOSE 1 509 Guelph SI Ontario 8776086 JJ Let Us Help You Plan that Special Day an We have a complete selection of dresses for the bride fb bridesmaids and mothers of the bride and groom To complete your look we of- an extensive selection of leces floral hair and shoes For A More Personalized Service Call For An Appointment 1470 him 77 MAIN ST S Downtown Georgetown 8731470 OFF Royal Doulton Figurines OF MILTON THURS FRIDAY BRIDES Purchase Wedding Invitations from The Paper Factory and receive a discount on your Invitations and all other Wedding Purchases 8782339 FREE 355 Main St Milton