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By SAL BOMMARITO Oakville Beaver Staff n Oakville development company which A owns a vacant corner property located at Speers Road and Fourth Line has been told to clean up its act or face legal prosecution. Complaints made by nearby merchants about the property have prompted Town of Oakville bylaw enforcement officials to tuke action against the developer â€" Bulut Construction Ltd. 4 "We are proceeding under the property standards bylaw against the owner," said Phil Bouillon, the town‘s supervisor of bylaw enforcement and licensâ€" inc commissioner. The property â€" slated for development â€" has been a source of irritation to the town and nearby merâ€" chants for more than two years. Property owner Peter Bulut was recently issued a building permit for the property and plans to begin construction of a commercial plaza on the site some time this spring. Site plan approval for the project was issued in 1991. Bouillon said Bulut has been given written notice he is in contravention of the property standards bylaw. The notice outlines bylaw violations on the propâ€" erty which include: unsightly condition of the woodâ€" en‘and plastic enclosures; onâ€"site piling of fill and nonâ€"collectable waste â€" namely asphalt; onâ€"site debris; and unsightly condition of onâ€"site signs. _ Bulut must come forward by March 17th with "an acceptable timetable for correcting the particulars of nonâ€"conformity" contained within the notice, Bouillon said. "If he has corrected or commenced construction and erected the hoarding completely around the site we.can hold any further action in abeyance," he said. Bouillon said the developer could face a fine of up to $10,000 if the bylaw infractions on the properâ€" ty are not addressed. The issue came to a head last month after merâ€" chants who had tacked up signs on the plywood hoarding surrounding the property were told to remove the signs â€" because they contravened the town‘s sign bylaw â€" or face legal prosecution. The merchants objected, charging their signs were minor issues compared to the real issue: the poor condition of the hoarding and the property in ceneral. Town threatens legal action over messy vacant Speers Road lot A new way for you to save at... GET YOURCARD! AND IT‘S FREE! *Instant Savings! «No flyer coupons to clip! Available at your Miracle store. See Details in store. BE SURE TO SIGN UP FOR YOL (Photo by Peter McCusker) The businesses removed their signs shortly after being warned by the town, with the exception of businessman Randy Bannister, owner of Autoâ€"Magic Shoe Repair Service on Fourth Line. "(The hoarding). blocks and overpowers the view of my store from Speers Road. It also makes the whole area look like the slums and ghettos of Oakville," Bannister said at the time. Bannister said the property, which is easily accesâ€" sible, contains pools of standing water which may pose a danger to children playing in the area. Bannister took his sign down Feb. 17th after receiving assurances the town‘s bylaw enforcement department was finally prepared to act against the property owner. He wrote letters to his local and regional councilâ€" lors to draw attention to the issue. Randy Bannister, owner of Autoâ€"Magic Shoe Repair Service, takes down his illegal sign. "I was told to take my sign down by Thursday (Feb. 18th). I think I‘ve made my point," Bannister said. The clinic is located at the Government of Canada Infocentre, 635 4th Line (south of Speers Road), until March 12th, and will be open The Federal government has set up a tax clinic in Oakville. Federal government tax clinic OPEN HOUSE, 1364 STATION MASTER LANE ~~ amm | SUN. FEB. 28 ' 2â€"4 PM. 4 Albert Venditti 338â€"6550 4 FIRST TIME EVER PLAN IN SOUTHERN ONTARIO!! AVAILABLE ON ALL 1992â€"93 MAZDA MODELS IN STOCK! *Based on first to sixth month, interest only at 1.9% on 0/s balance. Seventh to twelfth month at 1.9% on O/S balance. Remaining thirteenth to sixtieth month at 11.75% on remaining balance. All rebates assigned to dealer. Freight, P.D.1., Taxes and License extra. O.A.C. B.A., B Ed 24 hour pager Sales Representative® _ ... the obvious choice 1/2 PRICE FIRST VISIT FINANCING O.A.C.