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Volume 73, Number 29 GST Included $1.25 Wednesday July 21, 2010 Orono Town Hall Publications Mail Registration No. 09301 Agreement No. 40012366 Serving Kendal, Kirby, Leskard, Newcastle, Newtonville, Orono, Starkville and Tyrone since 1937 No quick fix for Kendal's drainage The village of Kendal, at the crossroads of Regional Road 9 and 18, has approximately 65 residential properties, a high water table, flat topography and long standing drainage issues. Municipal staff were prepared to dig a number of ditches this year to help alleviate these drainage issues, but after three Kendal residents told them they didn't think ditching would alleviate the problem, the project was put on hold. At the Monday, July 12th council meeting, Councillor Gord Robinson asked to add the names of Brian Way, Mike Bujold and Larry Jackson to the list of speakers. All three men suggested a storm sewer system is needed in Kendal. This spring, council gave Tony Cannella, Director of Clarington's Engineering Department instructions to find a cost effective method of controlling the flow of surface water in Kendal. On Monday, July 5th, Canella presented his plan to dig ditches along Kendal Church Street and the south side of Regional Road 9, to direct the water easterly, away from the homes. He also planned to put a culvert under Regional Road 18 to allow the water to flow south to Smith's Creek. The estimated cost of the project was $110,000. KENDAL see page 4 Keeping their cool: Olivia Sinclair (left) and Sara Grosse sold ice-cold lemonade for 50-cents a cup on Main Street, helping villagers cope with the heat on Friday. Council seeks status at hearing Though Clarington's solicitor, Andy Allison, warned it would be difficult, council instructed him to go ahead and seek intervener status in the upcoming court challenge to the Green Energy Act. Last October, Ian Hanna of Prince Edward County launched a legal challenge to the Province's Green Energy Wind turbine projects lead to Green Energy Act court challenge Act, specifically to the sections dealing with the siting and setbacks of Industrial Wind Turbines. A hearing date of September 30, 2010 has been set with the Ontario Divisional Court for this appeal. To obtain intervener status, Clarington has to first get permission from the court to seek intervener status, Alison explained to councillors. A September 30th hearing date for Hanna's appeal makes for a very compressed time frame, Allison explained, not to mention the difficulty in obtaining court time in the summer. Alison estimated that it would cost approximatley $15,000 to $20,000 for each of the two applications and since he was involved in another case this summer, the municipality would have to hire outside counsul to represent them. Council approved an expenditure of up to $40,000, to seek intervener status in the Hanna vs. the Province of Ontario hearing. Since last December, council has endorsed four resolutions from other municipalities regarding industrial wind turbines. In January, they endorsed two resolutions requesting the Government of Ontario issue a moratorium on wind energy project until an independTURBINES see page 4