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Save farm land Eramosa planners tell Hydro Treat agriculture as you would business The Free Press Wed Nov B3 A seven man team from Hydro was told they should treat agriculture as they would any other business when considering a route for towers through Wellington County and Township In particular At a joint meeting of the planning board and members of the township council with Hydro Thur John Bennam said It was time Hydro rated agricultural land higher on the scale than they nave In the past because agriculture Is a business just as any other factor which the projected towers from the Bruce generating station are trying to avoid A great many farmers In township have invested from a quarter to half a million dollars Mr told Hydro representatives Thursday evening I think you should respect businesses as business and avoid them as much as possible seeking Information about the township from planners instead of coming to the township planning board which has much more detailed Information About As a result he out Hydro in maps concerning routes to avoid for towers arc incomplete relying only on the sketchy information taken from the and suburban planner who lives in London Mr also pointed out that the official plan for Guelph and the four adjoining township picked Eramosa Township as an agricultural area and residents wanted to keep it that way It had been as agriculture and the plan was trying to discourage People in the urban fringe were moving to because they want to stay in an agriculture area Some farmers had unwisely sold land on farm frontage for houses and they now realize it devalued the land Mr said It would be the same for hydro lines he felt Would you want to live close to one of those things he asked Hydro represents Uvea Mr s concern for Hydro s rating of land was shared by planning hoard member Dick Strong who questioned the method used to evaluate on the maps hung up around the room at the Rock wood school Mr Strong thought hydro should have compiled the data for maps in reverse He said urban people tended to under rate the rural way of life Too much ifllue is put on the urban potential for recreation he thought Mr Strong pointed to maps which showed three air strips which were a major deter men for avoiding an area while agricultural land was classed as one big lump where was permissible to run towers Councillor Betty Lou Clark and Mr pointed out present hydro maps were full of errors because of Land at marked In red presumably because of the experimental farm there Mr said but Hydro was not aware the climate In the area downgrades the value of the land By the same token better farms In township were In the path of towers in spite of the fact better land and climate made them more suitable as prime land Hydro officials agreed there were large gaps in their knowledge of the township asked members of the planning board and council to till in Information they were not aware of such as scout camp and both of which were in a proposed hydro corridor planners and councillors thought it was hardly fair for Hydro to a large recreation areas such as the Rock wood Conscrva lion Park and run through private camps such these Councillor Clark added she felt agricultural land was just as sacred as conservation land and hydro should adjust its thinking accordingly Hydro says Its Impact on agriculture minimal The seven man Hydro team deciding which way the which met with ramosa lowers should go pointing out planners and councillors the area embraced Thursday defended use of miles in which the physical agricultural land for the 150 characteristics had to lie foot towers by suggesting the defined including prime potential effect on produc tivity was min not the effect It lie in Men h tint by the Hydro system of field with a pile of Bob Walker who spoke for hydro said the impact on agriculture as compared to other forms of bush tor sold Jw bout the towers did not tike droop of the lines Into effect and this could have an effect on combines In areas grcst and this wis the where township farmers had rationale behind their in large thinking to Hydro figuiia in mm- the towers would take two in by acres of land out of pro- fenci bottoms ductlon for very six miles of to ingie lower line IJr Walker agriculture as n business Or agree As he saw it the stone pile told study something about the lity of These Hydro sentinels march through Burlington Government eyes Speyside crossing 1 it was hvdros feeling that little land would be taken out of production he lowers each tower occupying ibout feet of land Walker described hydros difficulties In planning chairman Ion Ben hi move it around You of people I lyd re much Sandy of Hydro said firmcrs did not admit Ih it tin towers would not be lest roy inf but disrupting the form and he felt there was no tor to stay off agricultural Mr Ilinlnm said Hydro 79 return questionnaires failed to distinguish prime ami agricultural land Ontario Hydro mailed out null and eaves with 105 bothering questionnaires to people marking it down Vnugtmn of Hydro township Mills thcjlnm mill the concerned with the visual Farmers dont trust pros any more chmn People in agriculture just don t trust professionals the way they used to planning board chairman John Bcnham told representatives of Ontario Hydro last Thursday at a Joint meeting to discuss a possible routing of hydro towers through township He Hydro added to the mistrust by going to others instead of the township planning planned board when they planned a route through They would have a clearer picture of here he said Hydro spokesman Dr Bob Walker said it was not as simple a picture as some people tried to paint as everyone they approached tells them their land is best Every meeting we go to we get the same story Experts will discuss line A panel of Individuals with agricultural expertise will discuss the Impact of the proposed hydro line on agricultural land in Ontario at a meeting Nov 23 at 30 am In the Ferguson Block Queens Park Harold Middle brook a Burlington farmer has been appointed to represent and Peel farmers on the panel Agriculture lion president Bruce McClurc old the administration com mil tee of County Council he hoped one of their members would attend as an observer Middlebrook told the committee he hod presented a verbal and slide pre to the Solandt Com mission earlier and fell the agricultural brief had been well received by the com mittce Middlebrook said one of the upshots from all of the on the hydro line will be that farm groups will take a serious look at land use and permanent zoning for agri cultural land He told the committee he hoped regional councillors would give serious consideration to the Ideas presented by the farm groups at a later date Deputy Len said both Council and a citizens com in the township had thrown their support behind the agriculture federation s brief described that brief as the best documented and said it recommends the most reasonable route We have the whole study area to take into account Walker said pointing out everyone wants their farm in an area where the towers should avoid Art of Hydro said their attempts to separate agricultural land had drawn nothing but criticism He acknowledged the mistrust of professionals existed but noted as a boy in Sussex New Brunswick his family and others of the area had felt the same way about people who came from St Johns with its 40 people Mr Mosncr also said there was no possibility of another of the area being done y private consultants out It could Itatl to a in the whole area Then this whole is a lesson in futility retorted Councillor Betty Lou Clark since you ve already decided where the towers are going to go Mr denied this but said once a line was put on a map It could greatly upset one set or neighbors against another if it was changed by another study Al of the systems branch of also alleged customers of Hydro had some obligation to accept the inconvenience of towers since they were also large users of power A joint report to the Solandt Commission from five ministries of the Ontario Government and Ontario Hydro suggests Speyside is the point in the Niagara I that Hydro proposed KV line should cross with the escarpment The five ministries Include Agriculture and Food Natural Re sources Transportation and Communications and Treosury Economics and em mental Affairs The brief states the govern ment committee or working committee two power lines in a single escarpment corridor rather than two separate crossings Prefer over If the two crossings in a single corridor zone are feasible the committee favors the Speyside Lime house crossing rither than in the Highway zone The report also deals with a number of concerns In con with the Parkway Beit The report points out the need to make sure the use of the parkway plan is com with the terms set out when the belt wos announced The report Indicates the parkway belt must serve a butter strips on which and trees can bo located In order to minimize the financial losses resulting from delays in Incorporating the Bruce Generating Station consideration should given to the section of Parkway Belt West That belt extends from Milton to the proposed Terminal number of purposes and If it Is used in some places by the lowering hydro lines It could defeat other uses such as re creation and open space The report suggests most of the Impacts discussed can be by substantial re design of the Parkway Belt West to ensure compatibility of the various functions of the belt Belt The plan calls for early definition of the right of way for the KV lines This would be important to re inforce the Parkway Belt plan in areas where heavy development is taking place the report says Any redesign of the Park way Belt to accommodate the KV lines should prov Station with the aim of providing Hydro with an early ipproval to acquire this part of right of way for the hydro corridor chairman Judge William K Warrender of Hamilton named chairman of the Police Commission at an informal meeting The first working meeting of the commission will be held Oct 15 2 m in the Oak Municipal Building The appointment of chief for the Regional Police Force is expected to be one of the high priority decisions the commission will have to make Commission members also Include Glenn Magnuson from Georgetown Mayor Harry Barrett of Oakville Mayor George Harrington of Burlington and William a Burlington solicitor said the meeting Thursday was to recognize the steering committee and working committee which include police chiefs WW door Mdm VI automatic and radio Finished In radium blue with mat Murray Motors Limited Ontario Road SHIRTFINDERS TRIUMPH It our mm hour Far weeks ha scouted out and the good the now and the flattering In dress shirt Now we exhibit catch to the public In ii to it neck and arm torso and taste Coma triumph end find yours MEN APPAREL GUELPH CANADA BOND BUILDING A lonu them to fill in places view of the river and town hey Felt hydro towers should next with as did the avoid question milt fall mires wire rtlurmd of and view them 4H items United church winch the customers thought stone house school important Number one was the Rock wood Conservation Park 211 mentions whik the Hock wood got the pi old water department faces and how pict or lines told the joint meeting he was a pro- of the utility corridor to lowers but felt there visual risk there In certain parts of the province where land was flat He out roblems Meet again to fill in map Members of Planning board they would meet with council this week to plot i map showing features Hydro towers should avoid when if they cross the township John and Turner of the board were critical of the Hydro hid Study of Georgetown An intensive study of is the Insis of a thesis by Alan Powell of sociology at the which resulted in his obtaining his degree three weeks ago The research is the result of en years summer mention work with the help of over GOO Georgetown The study focusscd on five issues in Georgetown history the project impact of developer Ilex the French sneaking community s demand of education in French the purchase of and recent participation in local em ment wheel got mentions ind St hurch received IB mentions It trie Hill church and irci There were seeril other maps by relying on the landnnrks some planners instead of with only one mention to township Altogether there ire cm i on its llanninf and Hydro represent itnes ship they might have slipped up further m was given to the so they in irk in landmarks hydro should Councillor Bitty I Clark said the map which hid the information on was up by a town ship farmer at the public meeting in recently has since recovered it and will use for reference at the meeting Hydro never knew the tried to avoid areas the towers would stick it like sore thumbs Mr in there ilways be areas where the presence of the towers people but elm was most the Import visual impact or HEADQUARTERS FOR RCA he peeled the map 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