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WEEKENDER
FRIDAY, JANUARY 23, 2009
SERVING NORTH GRENVILLE AND AREA SINCE 1991
Fetherston residents get answers in next few weeks NATHAN JAHN
WEEKENDER STAFF The wait is almost over for residents of Fetherston Park. A verbal report to council, sitting as committee of the whole on Monday night, from the municipality’s Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) Andy Brown said that council will be privy to a confidential briefing sometime next week with details coming to the public at the Feb. 2 meeting of the committee. Unfortunately, it seems the residents this will affect have been kept in the dark. “It would be nice if they would say ‘this is where we’re at right now and this is where we’re standing’,” said Maryann Bell, president of Fetherston’s community association. “We are doing our best and this is where I believe we need to have patience and just have faith that something good will come out of this.” Fetherston residents were told in October that unless a suitor came forward to buy the park, the municipality would be forced to begin legal proceedings that would see residents booted from the park; this is because there are standing Ministry of Environment (MOE) orders to repair faulty septic systems. Throughout the process, the municipality has made it very clear it does not want to get stuck in a situation where it has to assume ownership of the park and the problems that go with it. However, Brown confirmed at the committee of the whole meeting that there have been a number of interested parties who have come in and submitted proposals. The municipality needed to gauge the level of interest and find out how serious suitors were before making a decision. Bell has placed a great deal of hope in Richard Pellerin, of London, Ont.-based SCO-TERRA Consulting Group, who came in and made it clear to residents that he was interested in a long-term commitment. “Mr. Pellerin has said he’s in it for the long-haul,” said Bell. “To me that’s a good feeling.” Continue to look in the Weekender for further updates. Nathan.jahn@metroland.com
N. JAHN / WEEKENDER STAFF
NOW BREATHE DEEP: Elizabeth Greenberg, the medical training officer with the Kemptville Fire Department, tries out new equipment on Murphy while Dr. Henry Ceelen of the Grenville-Dundas Veterinary Clinic looks on. The equipment was given to KFD by the clinic as part of a province-wide initiative. For more, turn to page 2. 274768