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1 COUNCIL TOWN NOW CONSIDERS MATTER CLOSED Continued from front update will be undertaken by the Halton Regional Po- lice Service," Duraiappah stated in the letter. Council received the in- formation and passed an amended motion to direct town staff to obtain a copy of the police report and it, too, now considers this matter closed. But not everyone was thrilled about moving on without viewing the full re- port. Coun. Rick Malboeuf called it "premature and ir- responsible" for council or any member of it to discuss it without knowing the de- tails, as well as the OPP's SA Feta ati ; SNL LATTE 3 please call Fiona + 289: reasoning for the result. "For us to make any comments is simply based on speculation and conjec- ture," said Malboeuf. "I be- lieve it is irresponsible for us not to qaestion why this was even on the agenda to- night without that report accompanying it." He asked McHarg when council could get a copy of the report, but the town » clerk didn't know. Councillors Rick Di Lo- renzo and John Pollard had some strong words, as well, in defence of Huffman and about the length of the in- vestigation. Di Lorenzo said he felt the inquiry was more of a personal motivation and oN J) TH called the investigation a "bad chapter" in the coun- cil's history. "I think it cost the tax- payers money. I think it cost a particular councillor damage to his reputation. (Those) are my comments," said Di Lorenzo. Pollard believed the in- vestigation was a waste of time for the councillors, public, town clerk and staff, regionaland provin- cial police services, as well as any cost to them for their involvement. "Frankly, I'm hoping this stops here. We've lis- tened to claims of wrongdo- ing and illegal activity for years now by the mover and second (mover) of the original motion," said Pol- lard. He said he has yet to see any concrete proof of wrongdoing on Huffman's part, a claim that "appar- ently the OPP agrees (with)." "In both public and pri- vate, conversations of claims remain, to this day, completely unfounded and unfair to Coun. Huffman and the rest of council," SR i CANN ein our Party, Directory, FET J al XS 2930691" frudder@miltoncanadianchampion.com said Pollard. Malboeuf with much statements, "He's making a number of assumptions of what is in that police report and we have no idea what is in that report," said Malboeuf. After a back-and-forth discussion on whether or not the matter should be closed before councillors read the report, Coun. Co- lin Best and Mayor Gordon Krantz said the public can judge the merits of the in- quiry, if released, come the October municipal elec- tion. While Huffman did not speak to the item at Mon- day's meeting, he told the Champion in a phone inter- view that the auditing and disagreed of Pollard's investigative process has. been "very hard" for him, his family and friends. "I know I didn't do any- thing wrong from the first place," he said. "(The OPP) did this complete investiga- tion. It has come back and I've been cleared of it. It's gone now to council. It's See HUFFMAN, page 37 4 complaining: "When | go to bed, | can't sleep because I'm afraid of monsters under my bed. | know it's silly, but | can't help it" The pastor recommended prayer, reading the Bible, | singing songs and hymns, keeping the lights on, but nothing worked. Several Sundays later, the man came to church happy and waell rested. He told his pastor that he got help from his friend who. was a carpenter. Curious, the pastor asked, "What did he recommend?" Amold Huffman photo nw Bin A birthday is one of the most special days of the year for children. On their birthdays, kids get to be the center of attention and the recipient of well- wishes, gifts and praise. pe Parents work hard to create memorable birthday party CT for their children. But faced with the planning process year after year, throwing a memorable birthday bash can be challenging. This year, take much of the work out of the party process by booking a party at one of the locations on this page. MetroCreative Wagon Ride Collect a Chicken Egg i Farm Animals * Pedal Tractors || Pizza * Cupcakes Private Party Room , © Pony Rides ; The man said, "He told me just to cut the legs off my bed! | did and that took care of my monster problem!" Where .do you go for help in life? When you're up against something you can't handle, monsters real or otherwise? Where do you turn for help? God's love can help us conquer fear. Learn more by visiting a local house of worship' this week. Meeting times and locations may be found in the Religious Directory to help you. Submitted by Rev. 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