January 13th, 2006   Edition of the Community Press Newspaper

KENNEL RECEIVES LICENCE AND LEGAL COSTS

? A special meeting called on December 15 to deal with the legal matters relating to the ongoing licensing issues of the Young-Roberts kennel, resulted in a decision by council to proceed with an out-of-court settlement. The motion adopted unanimously in a recorded vote stated, "that Council respond to the request from Ms. Young-Roberts' solicitor and agree to their offer of December 12 whereby Linda Young-Roberts will be immediately granted a Kennel Licence for a maximum of 15 adult dogs excluding puppies under the age of 16 weeks, at which time a fee of $35 will be charged and this licence will be renewable on or before March 31, 2007 and annually thereafter[.] Ms. Young-Roberts will be "grandfathered" the same as the other 16 Kennel Licence holders in the municipality. The Township of Madoc will pay to Ms. Young-Roberts the sum of $5,000 and Ms. Young-Roberts will provide a full and final release respecting any further liability with respect to this issue."
A copy of the minutes of the special meeting was given to John Copeland who had spoken against the kennel on a number of occasions. His wife, Suzanne, had written council on January 4 asking for clarification on the matter.
In addition to the $5,000 in legal fees that council agreed to cover for Ms. Young-Roberts, their own legal fees relating to the matter amounted to approximately $2,500.