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Klas sen Bronze threatens to- move from town Ditsoute_ootethuitdinsratergttitt, Mr. Klassen said poor planning by council was -responsib1e tor atiowing, homes to be built in an area adjacent to his Marvin St. plant. "These homes will always be second class residences", he said.. “This mistake in zoning goes back years ado, but it is no 'excuse for the pres- ent council to follow it up with more er- rors," Mr. Klassen said. lots received a delegation headed by Rodney Klassen who complained that his firm was being unfairly treated with re- spect to expansion and that council was allowing housing to be built in an area which was industrial land. 7 A Klassen said that he has moved his plant's operations three times over the years to accommodate zoning regula- tions and give his company more room for expansion. In a letter submitted to council Mr. Klas- sen said, "Experience has shown our company at our Hincks Street location that we can expect no protection or assis- tance from council. I'm sure you are all aware that even though we had built on the Hincks Street site 10 to 15 years be- fore the homes around us, we were re- cently laced with a legal hearing. at which our own expansion was'opposed by a lawyer hired by the municipality. This in spite of the fact that we were directed to the location by the municipality staff. .. ("hneiji, hamburg, At council Monday night, the concil- Plattsville Arena is still in just about the same pondition it was left in when Hopes Mennonite volunteer workers from Elmira demolished it for the community. soon u Vol. 98 No. 33 Serving New Hamburg, Baden, Wednesday, August 18, 1976 Mr. Kinsmen went on to say, “I realize that the Wilmot Councillors were not ori- ginally responsible for the Hinds St. situ- ation, but now the entire arrangement is being reproduced at our industrial ioca~ tion at Hamilton Road." , -. Mr. Klassen‘ said because of the way council is standing in the way of his ptant's expansion and hindering his com- Wilmot Township. Wellesley, Tavistock, Bright, Piattwilie, stats, my; operations, he must m,',. "ansider ' reioeathtgttteemnpanr" KiasaenBrmuehasatotalpayroilot abmtt3s01notaliotwhomwprelttNew . Hamburg). _ Mayor Ritz said, "We all realize the value of Kiitasen Bronze to this town. We admire the progress your business has made whilé in the town and the contribu- Hopes are still high that a $100,000 ptovinciel grant will be given can soon to enable the contractors to begin work on the $240,000 new arena -~.19 317906 59M s. 'tsis, Che.., New Hamburg, Ontario ""Ad9 001631 luv v~ Ll I (vrani, JHJJIx 1. - Ill urrountiirtg area Mr. Klassen said, “I could not find it in my heart to pay $10,000 each for five lots which I could not build on.'.' ‘At the time the lots were sold they were zoned residential. Mr. Klassen said he did not feel council would have allowed him to havethe lots zoned industrial. Mr. Klassen also objected to the (act that industry is forced to keep zoo feet away from the highway, but that houses can build between his plant and the highway. . "After: about three-quarters of an hour. Councillor Sararas asked that the dis- cussion with Mr. Klassen be halted. Mr. tioetithasmadetoNeoamttttrg." Mr. Kus-ttheatsaidttedoesn'tfeeitte could invest more capital in a New llam- hurt plant unless he has the assurance of council that he will be tgeated fairly. At present Klaseen Bronzehas invested about $900,009 in plant and otfice facilities. Mr, Kiasaeetmuedooeottttemalnrea- son: he selected the Hamilton Road site for his plant was to gain highway expo- sure. If a row of houses and trees are built in front of the plant this will he lost, and he expects mphints from future homeownerstolimitthetypeotindustrial nperationhecancarryonattheplant. ConnEillor Sararas asked Mr. Klassen why he had not bought the building lots before houses werestartedonthem. (continua up one ttit 15 Cents aupvovai