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The Acton Free Press Wednesday 11 Plan bd backs bill changing A battle Is brewing over the Niagara Escarpment Prelim Inary proposals to plan the escarpment This week Halton Hills planning board passed a resolution put forward by Councillor Pete Pomeroy backing a Private BUI by Bob McKessock MPP for Grey scheduled for debate May at Queen Park The main part of the bill cuts the NEC planning area and abutting government owned land to approximately what the preliminary proposals recommend It differs by stating all existing lots In the present control area be granted a development permit upon application or bought by the government within a year and the third part allows appeals on development control decisions to be heard by the Ontario Municipal Board rather than by a hearing officer or the Ministry Pomeroy motion stated council feels the NEC has strayed from its initial objec tives and many complaints have been received from affected property owners It stated the complaints relate to unreasonable planning principles and the rights of owners to a fair earing on development control decisions This council feels that it was never the intention of the original NEC legislation to encroach on the rights of private citizens to provide for themselves a place to live or a place to conduct a bonafide business It stated the proposed Private Bill represents a return to the NECs original objectives Roy Booth a member of the NEC said the preliminary proposal already recom mends a narrowing of the planning area He claimed appeals would be lengthened to six months at least If the OMB conducts them while at present the time limit is 30 days He said according to the proposed bill any existing lot can be built upon whether or not It comes up to other Rezone for funeral home CLEANING UP THE TOWN Nancy Norton Jenny Crawford Wendy Norton and Angela Bridge comb the beside Robert Little public school as part of a cleanup campaign staged by Refuse to back Bill brownie and guide groups People who collected he most refuse won food at Donald s Continued from Page been held before any maps were drawn He said he had no chance to voice objections except at the provincial government where it will be debated He termed the NEC proposals a ridiculous looking document It looks to me as if the provincial government can afford to buy the land so they are imposing zoning on it He said he disagreed with Booth statement they would have little voice in the NEC if they endorsed the Private Bill If they re not man enough to listen just because someone opposes them they are not ble Councillor Peter Marks said he d like to know more about it He said he was impressed with the number of avenues of appeal described at the March meeting held by the NEC for councillors from Hills and Milton He said the escarpment is a v tal area to be protected and developed llor Miller said he agreed with the mendation backing the Private Bill He said he was concerned about the control over farmers and said the sooner the escarpment plan ng area is cut down to feet the better Booth retorted the reason for the prelim nary proposals is to get public input He said public meetings are being held all over the length of the escarpment He emphasized the preliminary proposals arc just that and not even a draft plan yet Give us ideas tell us how you want it changed that what the preliminary proposals are there for He said farms arc exempt from control Mayor Hill interrupted to say he Knew a farmer who had to change the color of his roof to get a perm t from the NEC Booth shot back He would 11 have got his permit if he hadn changed the color of h roof He claimed there had been only two com plaints The mayor said he knew another fellow who has spent appealing decisions of Police Com wants report before positon Halton Region Police Commission will wait for a staff report on the plications of the Milton Jail closing before the com mission takes position I think we should have a detailed report on costs and procedure We need informa so we can be guided Burlington Commissioner David Coons said Thursday at Oakville Police Chief Ken said he only had a ball park figure on last year opera Hon The commission asked the chief to have a report ready by its next meeUng The commission was responding to a letter from Ontario Ministry of Correctional Services Commissioner Coons has regional rector J L Main car Her been reported as which advised the com saying police budget mission the century old or makes no provision Milton Jail is to be closed escorting prisoners back prior to July oul date Tor the Jail Jails closing has been chosen Ontario Corrections accord ng to Main tetter of Minister Frank told the April lz Legislature In April the Main also informed the closing of Milton Jail means a commission Halton prisoners saving of In II have to be taken to plus a saving to his ministry Guelph Jail Metro Toronto of each year after West Detention Centre or to Coons has pointed out the the new closing means extra expenses Detention Once the for the region Officers 11 Milton Jail closes the region have to escort prisoners to and from the years when the new Maple- Jails for trials Cooia said the hurst Detention Centre escorting requires two of slated to open fleers at 14 each the NEC He contended the government has given the NEC loo much power nally a motion to refer the matter back to committee was passed on a six to five volt muttered the it will be too late Later in the evening Pomeroy put forth motlon to send a letter to Reno Brunei Provincial Secretary saying Halton Hills council supports amend the NEC Development Act but not specifically mentioning the Private Bill by lib resolution also said council feels the NEC has substantially strayed from its initial objec tives and council Is not satis fied with its present controls as decreed in the NEC Development Act c mayor ruled the motion ut of order since a similar but specifically mention the Private Bill had just deferred However overruled him by a and motion was voted on This final bid was also defeated with only Coun cillors Serjeantson Maltby Miller Pomeroy and Morris voting for it No objections were raised at a public meeting Tuesday night to amend the Official Plan allowing a funeral home on the Seventh Line next to the Halton Hills ad ministration building The McClureJones funeral home plans to move from present location on Edith Street to the two acre parcel of land The building covers square feet or per cent of the lot with the remainder green area and parking for 33 cars The original plan called for a driveway at both the north and south end of the lot but the revised plan has one wide driveway standards Pomeroy said he felt council Is not satisfied with the NEC and its controls which seem unreasonable He pointed out in the map of the preliminary proposals Acton Is completely within the control area It looks like they decided to put everything in the control area then if the citizens object they will back off a bit He said If this plan goes through it is mite The NEC was originally set up to protect the escarp ment area not to dictate to the citizens Booth said the planning area was designated by the province and all three politi cal parties agreed to it The NEC was reeled to put a plan on the whole planning area and that what we did Pomeroy asked who is the appeal officer now Booth said it is a body separate from the NEC and claimed to 80 per cent of the development applications arc approved and main tained 15 or per cent of those not approved by the NEC arc overturned by the appeal officer Booth emphasized only three members of There were few questions Hills council turned up to the asked then he commented March 30 meeting where the He said the proposals are NEC proposals were ex not etched in stone and the plained in detail to coun public meetings are being cillors from Burlington held to give people the chance Hills and Milton to air their views CENTRE ACTON 22 Main 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