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535-03 Page 223The county has already purchased 60 acres and is in the process of expropriating another 150 acres for a landfill site in Salford. Overlooking the land from the road, it stretches from the extreme left past the woodlot on the right. The consultants' report on the site says it is "screened from public view," South West Oxford Township Mayor Lou Barret said. This pond on the Nancekivell farm in Salford drains into the pond of the farmer across the road, where his cattle drink. If the county can expropriate this land for a landfill site how much of the waste will seep into that neighbor's pond to become a staple in his cattle's diet, Jean Nancekivell asked. This neighbor is not the only one likely to be affected, she said. Several neighbors have shallow wells that draw from this watershed and the farm also drains into another watershed. 14 11Zto S ,. I+ales !\ jt �M...�.5• � Crof+\a l saLkORD L W S 1 / �U*P.: S'WdA*O .� ^f oRs. J ! a � � SPrl 1� 1 Olk r- va 1 a / o s REYNOLDS �+ n �+Salford s� n o 0 p This map shows the exact location of property which the Oxford County Council may expropriate for �jXrO 1 1��I011 �1 �� O��l �Lill�IIISIT a sanitary landfill site. Also shown are the various creeks, streams and wells which area residents p popposed to the landfill site say will be affected if the proposal is carried out. Each well and its location are indicated by the numbers. BY KAREN MONCK The atmosphere on Don and Robert Nancekivell's farm in Salford is one of anger and frustration. The brothers and their wives are involved with Oxford County in an expropriation fight over their 150-acre farm. The county has been talking about locating the landfill site in Salford for two years, said South West Oxford Township Mayor Lou Barrett, and pur- chased 60 acres adjoining the Nancekivell farm for the pur- pose. Negotiations to purchase the site from the Nancekivells were unproductive so council decided to start expropriation hearings late last year. The family spent two days in court in February at a hearing of necessity but do not know the results yet. "There was to be a report from the inquiry officer at that hearing," Don Nancekivell said, "I don't even know if that report has been turned in yet." The consultant's report for the site says that it is centrally located for the three municipalities of Ingersoll, Woodstock and Tilisonburg, Mr Barrett said. The report also said the site was screened from public view, yet it borders on three roads, he said. The ministry of the en- vironment recommended one landfill site for the entire county and Salford is central to the three main municipalities, he said. "I don't agree with that and council doesn't agree," Mr Barrett said. The Nancekivells don't agree either "if they're going to put a landfill site here, they should have done it seven years ago," Robert Nancekivell said. "We've made a lot of im- provements to this land in the last six years:" The land is some of the best agricultural land in the county, Mr Barrett said. "It's a shame to see the farmland go into a landfill site. It's too good farmland," Don said. "Good farmland is going too fast." The farm produces about 100 bushels of corn to the acre and is planted in grain and wheat as well, Jean, Don's wife, said. "They're trying to preserve farmland. They'll turn down someone who wants to build a house, but they'll take valuable farmland for a dump," she said. When the family first bought the farm six years ago they had to rent out some of the land because they could not work it all themselves. Although they do not have the farm going on a basis that will support the two families, they have been working the 150 acres them- selves for three years. Still, Robert and Don work in Woodstock as well as on the farm. Don thinks this could be one reason for the selection of the site. "Possibly, we're being picked on because we don't earn our entire income from the farm," he said. "They overlooked other locations where there were full- time farming operations." Mr Barrett had been the chairman of the Salford Con- cerned Citizens Committee for two years until he was elected mayor With his office also came a seat on county council, so he felt he had to resign his position with the citizens' group. Last July, 857 Salford residents signed a petition presented to the county op- posing the use of the property as a landfill site. The petitioners said the waste site is close to homes which are dependent on shallow wells for their water supply Jean pointed out that there is a pond on the farm that drains into the pond on a neighboring farm where cattle drink. She said if a landfill site were put there, there would be no way to avoid having the water seep into the neighboring farms.