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THE CANADIAN STATESMAN ♦ NOVEMBER 23,2005 ♦ PAGE A5 durhamregion.com Neighbours still hopeful that they can co-exist From page A1 + of Bowmanville Zoo buying the Schickedanz land, Sdr Hackenberger said. But, closing the zoo is not on Iris radar, said the zoo owner. £"My number one goal is to secure the long-term Survival of the zoo," said Mr. Hackenberger. JA number of people were on hand to speak in stipport of the zoo, from two former Ontario deputy finance ministers, to other zoo and animal professionals, professionals, to residents who simply enjoy the zoo's presence in the community. Also on hand, though fîe remained outside during the meeting, was Lintba, ffne of the zoo's elephants. "There are lots of places to build houses, but the zpo is a unique institution," said Tom Campbell, one of many Clarington residents who spoke out against the development, and in support of the zoo. ^Several residents chided councillors for allowing such development to happen. But council may not liave a say in the matter, said planning chairman Jim Schell. r"This is driven by land use planning, and the Planning Planning Act, and the rights of the land owner, not by council," he said. '-"It is designated living area, and urban residential, and they have rights as land owners," said Mayor John Mutton, noting the developer could, if he wanted, most likely successfully appeal any decision riot to allow him to build to the Ontario Municipal Board, and the results could be worse for the zoo. Zoo not only neighbour worried about iment "The developer could go to the OMB and build houses right up to that property line, if he wanted," said Mayor Mutton. The developers are willing to work with the zoo, to ensure it and the proposed subdivision can be good neighbours, said Mr. Schickedanz. "My family has been the owner of this property long before Mr. Hackenberger and (Alexander) Nagy purchased the Bowmanville Zoo, and I feel we've always been good neighbours," said Mr. Schickedanz, whose family has owned the land since the early 1970s. That feeling has prompted a number of meetings between the two sides, but those meetings stopped after the company sent the letter indicating it was not interested in buying the zoo property, he said. The two sides did meet again last week, at a meeting meeting initiated by Municipal officials. The company remains willing to work with the zoo, said Mr. Schickedanz. "We are still willing to work with the parties involved to achieve a satisfactory solution to.this , problem," Mr. Schickedanz told members of the committee. "1 look forward to meeting with the zoo and overcoming these concerns." Mr. Hackenberger said lie's still hopeful the two can coexist, with adequate setbacks between the subdivision and the zoo. But, first, lie's waiting to hear back from experts in the subject, to see just how much space will be needed between the two. He's asked the Canadian Association of Zoos and Aquariums and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, among other experts, to help him come up with those numbers. "I don't take umbrage with a developer trying to develop his land, but my responsibility is to try to , save the zoo," he said. Jennifer Stone / Metroland Durham Region Media Group 1 ! ' • • • : .• ' ' ' ... • BOWMANVILLE -- Elephant Limba, a Bowmanville Zoo inhabitant, was on hand at Clar- ington's Municipal Administrative Centre Monday morning, as friends of the zoo spoke during during a public meeting on a development proposed just east of the Bowmanville institution. Zoo employee Chris Vanderkooi pats Limba, while Tim Bisch and his three-year-old son Jake look on. BY JENNIFER STONE Staff Writer fi\ it 1 - ■' ^BOWMANVILLE - A proposed hew development èiî Bowmanville's eastern edge is a potential thorn in the side of more than just one Bowmanville business. Along with the Bowmanville Zoo, the planned subdivision subdivision could also affect Mostert Greenhouses, a fain-, fly-run rose growing operation that also abuts the yet ^developed property, Richard Mostert told councillors councillors at Monday's General Purpose and Administration' Committee. ! The family business has existed at its Lambs Road location for the past 40 years, said Mr. Mostert. It M the QntarioTlbwef GrôweàyGbeperative^. -. Î-The. family is concerned construction and the everi^,;" 1 dial subdivision would undermine business in two major ways, Mr. Mostert explained. First, construction (just-settling on greenhouses could negatively impact photosynthesis, and thus rose growth, and cleaning off sjiich dust could be quite difficult. Secondly, having •So many new close neighbours could undermine the existing, good private water supply. !"We have no desire to hook up to the municipal supply supply and incur huge bills," noted Mr. Mostert, adding glimmer water restrictions often faced by municipal Customers during the drier periods of the year could ' ;{Jso be an issue. Chemicals in municipal water are ^so unwanted by the family for rose growing, he The 2005 Memorial Hospital Foundation "Tee Off Fore Health" Golf Tournament PLATINUM SPONSORS § Scotiabank CHOICE BUILDER"». «-"We need untreated, unrestricted sources of water to operate," he said, noting chlorine is a potential problem problem that comes with the municipal system. ^"Chlorine water is not as Viable for plants," he said, 'jpne tank of water from a creek is roughly equivalent tp four town water tanks" for growing purposes. ^Pesticide use could also be a problem, he said. J • f' \ ■ ■■ -.GOLD SPONSORS > 'O' ■' ■ smMS ,< ( .Ilf. ■' fl ' ■: . 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