Brockton is backing a group of landowners affected by the proposed Bruce-to-Milton transmission line extension.
The Bruce to Milton Landowners Group came to last nights Council meeting asking for their support in getting a fair and reasonable compensation.
Group Spokesperson Dennis Threndyle says some of the landowners were insulted by the offers made by Hydro One.
He says they have been orphaned by the legal system and their only recourse would have been to spend 200 thousand dollars per affected property on an appeal to the Ontario Municipal Board.
He says the money would be better spent on a study determining the effect of the proposed hydro lines on farm lands.
Threndyle says the landowners were first promised evaluations in September but some didn’t get them until the start of the new year.
He says the proposed line sits along 400 million dollars worth of real estate.
Threndyle says if the lines affect 25 percent of the properties — or whatever the percentage work out to be — it is a substantial amount of money and it is worth fighting for.
Threndyle says his group does not oppose the proposed transmission line or any expansion at the Bruce site.
But he says they can’t afford to subsidize the governments need for clean, renewable energy.
Threndyle adds labour unions are not asked to take a price cut to work in Bruce County, the landowners should not be asked to do the same for hosting the hydro lines.
The group will be going to the 8 other municipalities along the transmission line plus area M-P-Ps for their support.
