Picton Gazette September 21, 2017

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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2017

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Town Hall set to go to RFP process

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Quaiff says too many questions about project remain unanswered; original RUA remains on file

County councillors defer White Pines roads deal again

User groups make case to keep historic Picton building in public hands

CHAD IBBOTSON

CHAD IBBOTSON

STAFF WRITER

STAFF WRITER

Councillors supported a motion at Tuesday evening's special committee-of-the-whole meeting to list Picton Town Hall and the former Picton fire hall for potential sale through a request for proposal process while also inviting alternative proposals for the use of the property. If approved by council at their Sept. 26 meeting, both sale proposals and alternative use proposals would have a common deadline established to receive offers. It was an issue that roused a lot emotion and following the committee's decision there were audible groans from the dozens of residents who packed the Shire Hall council chamber. Councillors had heard a number of impassioned pleas from residents seeking to preserve the building's public ownership and use as an affordable, accessible meeting place in downtown Picton. Close to 20 groups use the building for everything from line dancing to bridge club meetings. Karate and tai chi classes are held in the hall. It also serves as a meeting place for Food Not Bombs and as a practice space for the Prince Edward County Pipes and Drums band among many other uses.

See HALL, page 9

Adia Rutter has her face painted during the fourth annual Sandbanks Music Festival on Saturday afternoon. Face painting and costume making booths were filled with children throughout the daylong show. Organizer Dave Ullrich said the show aims to be a popular spot for both kids and adults each year. (Chad Ibbotson/Gazette staff)

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At a special committee-of-thewhole meeting Tuesday, councillors voted to defer an amended Road Users Agreement (RUA) for wpd’s White Pines Wind Project citing incomplete information. The motion had been deferred from a July 25 council meeting to Tuesday's special meeting. No date was attached to Tuesday's deferral. Mayor Robert Quaiff began discussion on the motion, saying he felt the amended agreement was unnecessary. “We already have an RUA that's been signed, it's on the record,” he said. He said there are still too many unanswered question surrounding the development. Quaiff said he contacted the Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) to try to discern the status of the project's Renewable Energy Approval (REA), but didn't hear back. He contacted the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry to find out whether construction should be taking place at this point, but again didn't get an answer prior to the meeting. Quaiff said his understanding is there are a couple of amendments to the project's REA that are required, but those could take up to four months to settle. He said those amendments are supposed to include a period for public

ROBERT QUAIFF comment, but said it doesn't look like that will happen. “For me, there's too much outstanding,” he said. “…There's still a problem and there's going to continue to be problems with the way the aggressive style of wpd, in my opinion, is progressing.” He said there's been no regard from the developer for the people who have opposed the project from the beginning, nor to the municipality, which has declared itself an unwilling host to turbine projects. “I see no reason why this needs to be here tonight.” Councillor Steve Ferguson agreed with Quaiff and supported the deferral. He said the 500 residents in the vicinity of the project would be materially affected for at least 20 years.

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