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weekbnder november 6 1 99 i i ii tatone defends town lawyers fees tracy kibble staff reporter invoices paid by the town to lawyers are too vague and dont clearly indicate what is being done to warrant the pub lic expense said one local politician this week ward 6 councillor ken pren tice questioned a 1300 invoice from the lawyers office borden elliot last week after reviewing the towns accounts payable list for september prentice said invoices paid to legal offices are getting out of hand after he performed a rough tally the last few months id like to get a handle on this its certainly a substan tial expenditure he added although the public doesnt receive a list of the accounts payable ward 3 councillor nick tatone suggested the invoices are to help the town fight a legal challenge in regards to councils 1992 deci sion to ban batching plants at hakonson pleased council grants chariots three noise extensions tracy kibble staff reporter stouffville politicians this week approved three noise bylaw extensions for chariots restaurant to enable the com pany to hold at least three out door functions next year but the town wont be helping to advertise the events council decided tuesday night chariots coowner ed hakon son was successful in getting the 1 am extension for three planned outdoor events which are expected to run from may to september next year although officials havent yet approved its first draft special events on private property policy the town voted to pre- approve the requested exten sions as long as chariots man agement complies with all requirements under the new policy hakonson had accused offi cials last week of playing favorites with some businesses after the town refused to grant an extension for a- planned chariots event last summer and at the same time approving an 11 pm exemption for his next door neighbor the stouffville country flea mar ket while hakonson thanked offi cials for approving the events next year he wanted to be sure the approval wouldnt limit him to holding only those events officials said they would review additional requests as they came up but admitted hakonson made an early effort to go through the right chan nels for the first three events and deserved the granted extension hakonson however slammed officials for turning down his request to help chariots adver tise the events after spending 450 to assist the chamber in its oktoberfest radio advertise ments last month the chamber is a forprofit organization and you have set a precedent in helping to adver tise their event if you cant do for one you shouldnt do for another hakonson said he also told officials their decision not to waive building permit fees was small since the town cost us a lot of money but mayor fran sainsbury said while the chamber of commerce profits as a commu nitywide business group no one individual member profits through events it puts on the advertisement paid for by the town supported many local merchants sainsbury said sainsbury also warned that part of the towns special events policy includes a section which states that if there are any problems at one event it could jeopardize others its 14 operating gravel pits in 1992 solicitor stan makuch urged politicians to ban ready mix plants to pre vent scattering of office and industrial development along the oak ridges moraine in light of a consultant study which warned batching mix ing andor screening would mean outdoor storage and threaten water aquifers coun cil approved the ban and amended its official plan to restrict ready mix plants in july 1992 makuch accused the industry of ignor ing the real needs of the peo ple in whitchurchstouffville which is to protect sensitive lands from industry aggregate operators howev er were furious at the deci sion saying the ban would make them uncompetitive they called the ruling a bad law which they would legally challenge at high cost to tax payers tatone suggested this week that the questioned invoice relates to a legal challenge regarding its nearly two-year- old decision to ban ready mix plants on rural lands im just concerned because i am seeing the numbers rack ing up im not sure what were being charged for with out a detailed invoice pren tice said no one is happy with the expenditures but thats the way its going tatone said officials didnt approve the questioned 1300 legal invoice until more detail is provided it was decided photolori emmerson hats off to volunteers ruth burkholder an active local volunteer was one of many honored by the town wednesday the ceremony took place in the council chambers uptown kids offers child find dont forget to register your children today with child find canada an organization which helps parents gather vital information about their children to help protect them main streets uptown kids childrens clothing novelty and gift shop is joining forces with child find canada this after noon to present kids check 93 for local parents in 1990 about 61000 cases of missing 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