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ALSO EXPANDED PARTS DEPT THE CANADIAN STATESMAN, JANUARY 17, 2001 PAGE 3 Council jlip-jlops on 0MB funding decision Autobody shop owner now has to pay his own legal fees BY JACQUIE'McINNES ' • Staff Writer COURTICE - Clarington taxpayers taxpayers won't be paying for the legal battle of a Courticc autobody shop owner despite despite politicians' decision to the contrary contrary last week. Monday, Clarington council voted to require Joe Domitrovic to pay costs for the municipality's participation in an Ontario Municipal Board (OMB) hearing to defend its approval of rezoning rezoning and an official plan amendment for his autobody shop in north Cour- tice. Council's approval of Mr. Domitrovic's rezoning application, despite despite a recommendation against it by planning staff, was appealed to the OMB by a Hampton resident who has family in the area of the shop. In a recorded vole, only councillors Pat Pingle and Charlie Trim held to a committee decision of Jan. 8 to have the municipality foot the legal bill. Council amended its original motion to now require Mr. Domitrovic to pay costs which could reach as high as $30,000, according to planning staff estimates. "Basically I'm shocked," said Mr. Domitrovic when told of the decision. "They made a decision to support their decision and now they've made a decision, decision, not to support it. What good is council if they don't stick to their decisions? decisions? One day I've got this, one day I don't. I don't understand this." But Ward 2 newcomer Don MacArthur says he feels council's change of heart was simply "sober second second thought. "As a rookie councillor I'm looking to others for guidance which is not to say I'm following them. I had heard some convincing arguments from JANE ROWE To have taxpayers fund shop's OMB legal costs 'goes against our own policy. This reassures the public.' other members of council (in favour of paying for the costs)... looking it over through this week I wasn't really comfortable comfortable -- a few of us weren't really comfortable -- with the decision." Councillor Jane Rowe, who was out of the country for the Jan. 8 meeting says, "I was quite surprised when I came home and saw what the GPA (general purpose and administration) committee had done. It goes against our own policy. This reassures the public public we are operating according to our own policies." Conn. Rowe, who never supported Mr. Domitrovic's rezoning application, says she feels the Jan. 8 decision "was not in the public's best interest. We would be supporting a position position with taxpayers' dollars that was in a private interest in which the public would not have input." Explaining his own turnaround on the issue, Mayor John Mutton says council learned this week Mr. Domitrovic has to fulfill all the rezoning rezoning requirements such as adding a reservoir to meet fire regulations before before the application even reaches the OMB. Given that fact, he says, "I think it was premature authorizing those funds. Once he goes through that process there may not be any more objections." objections." Fall and Winter Clearance 30 to 50% off stoPGwid ♦100 00 OIT Lindci Lundstrom La Parka Coals Hmirs: Moil. - Thill's. 9:30-8:00 hi. 9:30 - 8:00 ' Sol. 9:30 - 5:00 All Stilus Final *ixrlii.lus Jussilli nj aiul , linqurlu e slauzz -Jfacli 21 King Street West Bowmanville 697-1963 Co-Steel Lasco lockout drags on 'Morale is good, but everyone would much rather be making steel,' says United Steelworkers Local president he The ball's in Co-Steel LASCO's court as the lockout lockout enters its fifth week. 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