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aole [32 ) %f (#/ i § im ALNWICK/HALDIMAND TOWNSHIP . _ ; ypay - [ j i a rh unsgertL 2o M D L flI | 6t Fab. 19113 NORTHUMBERLAND TODAY.COM / TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2013 . gam_fi_ , m m m N ENERGY _ LALNWICK / HALDIMAND TOWNSHIP f AcDONALD the projects and a grass roots d I .fl' ee Ing uu I g VALERIEI: land Today organization, the Alliance for % ec are Con ICt m m a Northumberlant { Hmrth Protection _ of the : R In o flna t oN â€"The mayor 0 or umberland Hills, is ve f t t ra o owns I Algvrtv?fk ?Haldimand Townâ€" . active. iJ 0 In eres ship has informed fellow _ It is the Centretonâ€"area proâ€" % FROM PAGE1 counciliors he is declaring a _ ject where McDonald said he | 1 y maintain safety services, such as conflict of "pecuniaty interest _ has a pecuniary interest and |_ _ session, McDonald said. ark your calendar for P olice, fire and roads at Purrent " when matters pertaining to conflict of interest, because he | It was for this reason he ALFeb. 26. At 7 p.m. that fi Eevels] o proposed wind turbine _ rents farming property near wanted to make known to his evening Council will review the | JOHN pect this year‘ atin n cS f uncil _ the south end to the Dej il and the public that h final draft and hold a public | Lexpect this en se fioy farms come before 60 yE e Dejong council and the public that he . | ememascfura p LO expense will be up slightly fom this week. VuF turbir%e prguneits to the wind would not be taking PATE N. _| quosions regardi afi‘l _a211swer o / GEL last year, close to $6 million. While the money-f)ealton McDgnaIigs ;i § f discussions and declaring & | | Junjal bud get '1‘1ll:gl 62013 When you look at the size of our conflict Mayp‘; ntified is â€" owns property §d§° said he C“Pfl:ic.s P L ie munta gal oth & O.cag"" i â€" MR â€" rownshipâ€"39,000 hectares McDonald has ide or mel amersndiof th ]Eé:cent to the I :j n‘t want to look like a T ie budp ices in Grafton. second in the county, Trent Hills only applicable to or:aze o erernic oc an?i EIentre_ton. coward.... My job as mayors is | | _ _( _ tE?‘lI[’fUFESS staited in beenvedistibuted to thecouns â€" beingthellargestâ€" this figure pi OPOS]fdc(a:{fsa o gxr:y frogs elcvatiDI;fi behind %r;;};:gher :?1 l:?]ipctgg\lé“ffiflfigl‘llfllf alan'tg::le and your :1e§te'd5"$§e-$egm“ 3. j seems to be in line. | jects, be L 3 i M ome f o nity," he said, ted offici s have Coincidi i i However when you look at | close together he is tfik‘?fl% this hfobi,!;:(\iflis he could see the adding that he feels a little hag Several discussions, in order _ in OMpfi ;?fn“["rfi‘ofif,‘;'}ffl“““"" our population density we have stand in ordfer to fl_?cvtohe :al';g P Tll)lis pro?(?'ririst. yan gu;]lry about doing so. ;0 e:c:iflmme how to best to infrastructure has severely tight by far the lowest of any of the appearance 01 con A weed) jechcould‘b M e proâ€" aving given a lot of pend your tax dollars. This ened up both historically and in municipalities at 17 persons per in an interview this past week> . J6CLCOMC oo seen as a conflict thought to the situation, howâ€" | â€" Year‘s process has been particttâ€" particular what was experienced _ SIUNS knomette, The County end. & a i A UEEtBrE:‘atSIiéhe II_la)éOl' said. ever, McDonald said he now filfly difficult. In February 2012 _ a few short years ago. in 2008 average is 48 persons Pot square Each project COI!SlStS \(:'e:s orfeylrité he win f%rm proâ€" must declare a conflict of ie provincial government you will recall countries tround kflgme}re. I hadlnever t_hou_ght least five m;d télll'blclee to t goumfl 3 lz:iw.n th si en to anffrzStd un flfinounced there would be the world, including North of it before, liut ookfat lfit t[l]ns § +/ one 10.:;:jtelon salt-heerli;[rlson dars Fl.' ng what limited | hs ed why. he didn‘t do so lc\Aanggs to the Ontario America, all experienced a way. Shpopu ation of 6,600 an (referre Sth § e aunic pda support can be |__when council discussed and junicipal Partners Fund major economic recession. $6 million works out to Over properties) and the other near . given Un er the Green Energy | _ passed a new bylaw of tariffs (OMPF) beginning in 2013 During 2009 and 2010, both the $900 per person: That‘s your tax Grafton (referred to as the Aird . Act, McDonald said. Most | which requires, for the first _ through 2016. As a result, this federal and provincial'govern- money. I encourage all ratepayâ€" .| _ property), NicDu_;)qa]d }:s)altd. But municipalâ€"related planning time, a $2,000 charge to develâ€" year‘s funding for Alnwick / _ ments handed out infrastructure ers to attend this meeting and ; ‘| those people living between authority was eliminated by opers of alternative energy Haldimand Township has been.____ money, in an attempt to Jjump provide your input. I can assure t the projects, and who hav‘e the provincial government Prélilects in the township cut by 8.8% ($63,000). The proâ€" start the economy. The stipulaâ€" you, you will go away a lot wiser. concerns about both won t with the Act setting rules asking for council support and .. gram will continue to be tion was municipalities had to If you haven‘t already, you will likely discern the difference as related to where such projects which require staff time to _ â€" reduced annually ata rate averâ€" match the money. The township . °002 receive your interim tax 3. it relates to him declaring a . can be developed and how far fizglorl;:; dthe_rcril befgre_han'g_l, aging 4.5%. The $63,000 repreâ€" took big steps duringâ€"this periâ€" notice in the mail. Included is conflict about just one) CSDCâ€" from . residences. â€" Most yignacn t poyk sents 1.75% of the Alnwick / od. Unfortunately the current the quarterly information bulâ€" cially when there is the same â€" recently, however, some T hat bn]:"::l}rmf to me." . Haldimand 2012 Tax Levy. financial climate doesn‘t allow letin for the township with lots developer involved, he added. changes were made that allow ylaw is of a generic The Feb. 2012 announcement _ these big steps to continue. of interesting tidbits. Keep it in t wasn‘t until a recent some municip al leverage n?;‘flre aphpl!cqble to all green _ also stated funding for social The challenge this year is to an easy to reach place for future public meeting held in Roseâ€" (such as indicating specific or 5isi§§tst"haf isaulj' é‘fld the proâ€" _ . benefits would increase over this provide the existing services reference. neath by Clean Breeze for the â€" general support for various R neludes a public _ . time period. These benefits are with less money. Stay safe and I look forward to Graftonâ€"area project that a â€" forms of green energy) ;f:f;t;rrllgs fiéc::nng fqa questions .. managed at the county level, so n frer our nioal meeting coumâ€" | """ S8 588 on the 26th. map put on display by the although all final decisions forbotmsitles provides equity _ in a nutshell, funding previously _ cil requested staff to sharpen the _ John Logel is an Alnwick / f wind farm proponent showed â€" still rest with the higher level McBonald M iediten He provided to the township has pencil, and at the same time Haldimand Township councillor. a 7 3 A the location of the two wind of‘,?ovemment, f fas nor wantea e aeames." â€" e esns turbine projects in the townâ€" They keep changing the conflict of interest but believes * ship, the first of which could _ rules on this," he said. he can‘t do otherwise ; y be in operation by next year if Some requests for this kind although he said: "I feel guilty _ ? all provincialâ€"level okays are . of municipal support. is about walking away" from this _‘ . received. coming to this week‘s council "hat ieene " : * There has been a constant outpouring of opposition to see ENERGY | Page 2