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=. ee LEP 'Softening up' is how Ross Alderman Ian Ross of Midland chided the local press Monday night just as local law-makers were wrapping up their regular monthly meeting at town hall. According to Ross, "There appears to be questionable interpr- etation by the press over the board's latest position as outlined in the release given to the press last week. It is not the intention of the board to lave the Szeliga subdivision proposal "grind to a halt'"' or to have "'light fade on the develop- ment's future". Rather than throwing up any further road- blocks to the* proposed development, the board feels that a major ob- stacle has been removed which is to the benefit of Szeliga. No longer will Szeliga have to concern itself with the design and cost of developing McCullough Park. The board's latest position is a_straight- forward lease proposal, giving Szeliga access to the bay and shoreline for the development of their boating facility in return for an annual sum of money. This latest position could well be viewed as a "softening up" by the board as the '*Trade-off" of Szeliga developing the park in return for use of the waterfront has now been eliminated. board's position The*board takes this position and makes this latest offer due to: A) Failure to reach a legal agreement for the development of the park. To date, four (4) drafts have been prepared in attempting to reach an agreement. No reply has been received from Szeliga to a letter, forwarded Aug. 17, by the town solicitor on behalf of the board; attempting. to resolve differences contained in the draft agreements. B) Mounting legal costs. To date have been in excess of $2,000 spent solely on the town solicitor. C) If Szeliga is to contribute to the cost of developing the park and accordingly be in- fluential in design and content, there is some concern that the park may then be _ inap- propriately developed in the general public in- terest for Midland. For example, would the board be locked into something which is far from the best potential use of 11 acres of waterfront. land on Georgian Bay? With this latest proposal by the board, the above concern is eliminated. ; D) Much time and effort has been spent by board members and staff in attempting to reach agreement with - Szeliga. The Board is anxious to conclude its part in the total development and free Szeliga to address the next series of steps for its project, such as resolving ser- vicing problems. Following Ross' VISA & charge comments, Alderman Joe-Blake rose to his feet to wonder aloud, where the board was going to get the $2,000 to cover legal fees to date? Blake said the money wasn't in the board's budget. He went on to suggest the developers should pay for legal fees incurred by the board. 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