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“Allegations of being in con- -

against Sidney. Councillor Jack

Dr. Porzecanski‘is exception

‘experienced no pain. ‘My. rec

flict of interest were levied

- Barker during a debate on'the ©
rezoning. of. the Orchard
Neighborhood during the Dec.

o Dr. Alex Porzecantki was recommended to me by
my. ‘personal. physician. The care.I receive from 2.

- H@ is.very professional -
; yet friendly and. his’ follow-up care is: outstanding. ;
During my surgery and the following days, 1.

14 council meeting. =
The accusation: came from

resident John Hestnes, who:
‘said Barker, a Realtor, had a
~ multiple listing on a. home
“ within the Orchard Neighbor-
-hood, and should: have _re-

moved himself from the devel-

- opment committee and from:

ry was extrertely quick :

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all. rezoning..discussions for...
~ that area of town. He pointed
out that Barker had made the
motion in July that resulted in

a rezoning application to be
quashed, even though his real

estate listing was then in effect.
‘Hestnes asked council to re-

scind the’ original bylaw. mo-
tion, as he believed “that was

the grassroots of, [ensuing] by-.

laws.”

-He said, even ‘after Barker's a:
listing ended, he had recourse .
to financial compensation if the”

property sold within 90 days,

which, he suggested, could:
have colored the councillor’ s.

decision.

.-... Coun. Tony Whitiall agreed
~ with Hestnes, sparking. ‘sur-
“prised comment: from: other.
. members around. the council
“table. :
ere believe Barker was incon-_
flict,’ ” Whittall said. “He should
bo have removed _ himself ‘from.
~ the table during the’ discus-°

; Coun Jack Barker

_ says he eicieed him:
“self to avoid the perception”
Of being! in conflict

fs legal : question“

7 was not in conflict ‘then, and I’m

oe

now.

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‘Coun. Jack Bather

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Lidstone, Young and Ander-

son, agreed with Barker. ©

“I talked to the municipal:

lawyer after the public-hear-

ing,” confirmed town adminis: :

trator David Bartley.

““Itwas his opinion, based on

the information J gave him that

‘- came. from ‘the meeting, that:
Councillor Barker i is not in con-

flict.”

He said | ‘that ‘opinion n is
based on the fact that the prop-
erty listed by Barker under the ©

realty multiple listing service

- was not in the area being con- .
sidered for rezoning, nor was it ©:
-within the 250-foot radius of the...
“Third Street | Properties in -
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“The. lawyer : said, under. the :

“hand,

clause:

: tract; it states that a Realtor can.
“collect commission if a prop-

that, if Barker: was not in con: :

within 90 days the councillor
could ‘still collect a commis: :
sion. %

Whether he could have re- é
ceived compensation from the F
sale of a house during the 90--
day period is covered ‘under
what is termed a hold-over

Undera standard realty con-

erty sells within that 90-day pe-
riod “regardless of whether the.
listing agent was the effective
cause of sale.”

Barker said that: only applies
if the listing agent first showed
the client the -home’ while it
was officially: listed. ee

“But the ‘legal. opinion ‘was

| and I could see my, sight improving daily. .
- How c can F explain

“sions. Ieannot support the. by

oT was-not in. corifict then, “whether or not the p property flict in the first’ place, whether
-Taw.: Thelieve the j process was and I’m not now,” Barker said was contained within the 250-. or not. there was.a 90-day

flawed.” ~- after the'meeting. “I checked’ foot. radius was. irrelevant,” ee clause did not come into play.
Barker had Femoved him- -with my lawyer before discus’ “Bartley added: «Barker said he would not —

_ self from the discussions: _sions about the rezoning, and .__ Under the. “Municipal ‘Act, : “pursue either Hesntes or Whit a :
around the Orchard Neighbor- was assured I was not in. site se (ection 201. (6)); “a. council... tall on: their comments; ::but »

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