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st 2 weekender july jflmtff letters water restrictions anger reader dear editor first let me state that i am in absolute favor of water conserva tion it is an issue that should be given greater attention not only at local levels of government but also at provincial and federal lev els i am however getting sick and tired of the nonsense that is being fed to the town of stoufiville via notices in newspapers and in articles as on the front page of the tribune wednesday june 21 what i take issue with is the oddeven 6 to 9 am watering restrictions and the threatened up to 5000 fine for failure to comply firstly when this scheme was introduced someone on council it may have been the former mayor stated that a survey had shown this to be the most convenient time for most people as with most surveys in our country this is one that failed to solicit my opinion why doesnt the town of stouf- fville cut the bull the reason for these hours is that it is extremely restrictive to most people and has the effect of limiting watering for many families to less than an hour every second day which is proba bly a goal of the town does anyone on council truly feel this is a fair system with so many families with both partners work ing and leaving the home at 7 am or earlier what about seniors are they expected to get up at an ungodly hour to do their watering as for enforcement what the law really means is that in order for someone to be charged some body has to first make a complaint and take the time to follow through with charges this i know from personal experience due to water runoff from the yard of a neighbor who waters whenever he feels like it my backyard was turned into a swamp even in the driest of summers calls to the town were met with the response there is nothing that can be done unless we catch him or i was told that i could press charges and follow through in other words the town wants us to do their work for them because they dont have the ability or intestinal fortitude to enforce their law the result of my years yes thafs right years of com plaints was to forget the town enforcing their law and to spend close to 4000 in landscaping to prevent the water runoff from rendering a large part of my back- please see page 12 mcmgv from july 59th you can enjoy the great outdoors during markvilles july sidewalk sale with amazing savings on all your outdoor indoor needs free crafts for the kids 124 pm daily in centre court 10 minute timed specials msatunjuly8m for my fan marm btaixseare the baywamrtufca mart padfcurm pte2fflstoressentesandfiamousplaysniealrbs harsecton of rtpiway 7 mccowan rood for more information caj 905j 4776600 j