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WHflTY ME PRESS% WEDINESDAY, FEBRUARY 28% 1M9, PAGE 25 PATtkes legal stps1,to stop"P By Trudie Zavadovios Controversy stili bocnis over the proposed ýPi dump site near Whirale and Durhm Region's agreement with Metro- te accept Metro's garb e »for' the five years froin 1992 te 1990. In fact it may be the courts, not counèil that make the final décision., PACT (Pickering Ajax Citizens Together) president -Bill Parisih appeared at regional council last Wepdnesday te de fend PACT's credibilit;yte once ~acal* - lenge the Region's d ciio nin selecting the Pl site, and te, challenge the soundnesso of the agreement with Metro.' "I didn't intend te speak here todaày,»- said Parish, "but I felt I had te. My good naine and the naine of the organization I repre- sent was on' the -ine. Fin not gofing te stand for that. Hewas referring te comments made by regional éhimn Gary Herrema in un article . that appeared in the .Feb. 19 issue of t he Toronto Star. When he was asked about a deal that PACT said was made between, Durhamn Region and Metro Toronto 20 yasaoin- volving the Brock orhSouth and West sites, Herrema denied that any deal was made satying ýIt's just more garbage and hali truths from PACT. There was no agreement.» "I arn here te say it is ot rheteric, not haift ths, -not gar- bage,» said Parish. 'He then pro- duced documentation ot' one agreement which was mnade bet- ween the tewnship of Pickering and Metro -Toronto in 1970, and another agreement between Dur- ham Region and Metro made in 1978. S"I amn here te correct those blatant inaccuracies," said Par- ish. "I have te, show there are agreements. 'Ihese are the facts and we feel council should study, thein before a decision is made. inm not asking you te agree with what I say, Pin asking you te read it. No agreement should be approved. It pains me te, have te come here and correct these bla- tant inaccuracies. If PACT hadn'tp ut these f'acto on the table, they would not ha thera. Thesa agreements shoubd ba brought forth by staff.» One of the tarins and con- ditions ot' the 1970 agreement is that the land known as the Brock West, Brock North, and Brock So.uth dump sites be tur- ned over te -the Mto Toronte and Region Conservation Auth- ority wlian they had finished being used. "Metro tried te use Brock North in the* '70'9," said Parish. . Thfey dumped half-a-milbion teonnes of garbaga, but couldn't continue because the water table was too high. It costs them $70 000 annually te' truck out leacéhata t'rom the- dwnp. Now Metro can't use the' dumps because they don't pasa environ- mental assessment. «We feel becausa they used Brock North as a dump it should be turned over te the Metro Toronto sud Region Conserva- tion Authority.-" Harrema looked over the docu- mentation sud said, "These. will te the bayer. I have n intention t living up te some of these.» Another issue stamming from the old agreement is the coet te the Rao euy land. £oIhe [1proos current agrea- ment with Merol caîls for Dur- hamn te pay the appraisad value of that anid. Durham"taxpayars are paying big bucks for thase lande when the agreament says they shoubd- be handled in another waîy.Ný (In 1978 Mitro Toronto bought 35 acres within the Brock South dumpsite for $2 an acre). Parish' teld the Whitby Free Press that- their,<PACT) lawyers aerprng te, take the issue ot' the ip:nt court. He's unsure who will wind up in court (the Rein,Prvneo Metro) but ha sue htsteps are being taken. "We've instructed thein te pro- ceed when ready te take whate.- ver steps necessary. 'Itfs going te have togop te court.» PACT-does not feel the Region should accept Metros arage and feels that the selectMon pro- cees of the site wae in*co eee They also feel the public'h ave not ben welb enough informed or included in the 1proceas. SEE PAGE 33