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Call - 877-0173 24 HOUR PAGER Residential Real Estate Services Town & Country Properties Division 170 Guelph Street Georgetown, Ontario L7G 447 DONNA ROBBINS Sales Representative my 110000 jy, oaks ROYAL LEPAGE 5 Local residents By Oksana Buhel Even though Town of Halton Hills councillors voted Monday to accept the tem- - pered planning department “monster house” report, area resident Glenn Scott, backed by-a 75-person petition, insist- ed he will still appeal the deci- sion before the Ontario Municipal Board (OMB). “The planning department supported us right down the line,” Scott, spokesperson of the Queen, Union, Albert, King and Murdock streets Emergency Committee, com- Plained. “Then an unidentified solicitor gives his report and all of a sudden the planning department is praising the pro- ject.” The project Scott was refer- ring to is the Victorian-style home at 56 Que i artment build- ing.The applicant, Cardno Realty Ltd., had put in an application with the town . committee of adjustments -to enlarge the existing property by six units, which would increase the area of the struc- ture by 98 per cent. The appli- cation was approved Oct. 6 and the appeal deadline was yesterday (Friday). af was peppered with “numerous inaccurate fig- ures and unfair statements.” made an application like that, with all sorts of wrong numbers or missing informa- tion, I'd be quickly ushered to the door,” he said. Prasad’s report mentioned an increase of 75 per cent, but Scott pointed out this did not include the requested Parking garage, which: increased the extension to 98 per cent. “This is not a reasonable increase,” Scott insisted: “It’s nster house.” Scott was concerned about the amount of high density crowding in his area. “We cer- tainly do not‘oppose rental units per se,” he insisted. “Just their disproportionate cluster: Gail Rutherford to cutt Trying to find real value these days can be like picking your way through a maze, Allow us to help. : Just follow the arrows, Start here. Head down to First Choice Haircutters. You see, FIRST. CHOICE Haircutters means value, always has. 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(The 15 units will be located on three-quarters of an acre. “No,” Arnold quickly responded, Councillor Bill Robson wondered if the committee of adjustments was the appropri- ate venue for the particular application (Cardno could have also applied for re-zon- ing, or requested a by-law authorizing the extension of. the structure beyond existing boundaries.) “I was under the impression the committee of adjustments dealt with minor variances,” Down has been popular among hikers, campers and outdoor people for many years, but recently designers have begun to use it in fash- ion items as well. These days down-filled garments are as likely to be seen at the the- ater or on the office coat tack as on the wildemess trail, The majority of down gar- ments respond well fo drycleaning. In addition to cleaning, Barr i cial attention to stains on down garments and can tenew water-tepelient finishes. 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This would have given coun- cillors enough time-to read the confidential legal memo circu- lated a few minutes before the meeting by John Schaljo, a solicitor contacted by the ‘Own, to advise councillors of the legality of the committee of adjustment procedures, Councillor Pam Johnston insisted the memo could be read during the 10-minute break, and Councillor Norm Elliott “defied anyone who Could not figure out the crystal clear essence of the Teport in inutes,” Councillor Ron Chatten did not agree. “If the information is so important,” he said, “it should have been left in our bundles Friday afternoon, tion ‘und not allowed to study it” Councillor Robson agreed, Suggesting other councillors “not hide behind the solicitor’s opinion and vote for what (they) believe in.” A sufficient number of councillors did not share their _ View. 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