Marotta Companies charged under Ontario Heritage Act, May 23, 2019 Save Our Rand Estate (SORE) article reports

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A May 23, 2019 Save Our Rand Estate (SORE) article is entitled: “Marotta Companies charged under Heritage Act!”

Source: Nov. 6, 2018 Niagara Now article. Caption reads: Residents concerned about trees being cleared from John Street properties gather in protest. (Richard Harley)

The opening paragraphs read:

SORE has learned that the Town has recently laid four charges against two of Benny Marotta’s companies under the Ontario Heritage Act. These are quasi-criminal charges under our legal system and can result in substantial fines for corporations and jail time for individuals upon conviction.

The charges relate to the grotesque and outrageous clear-cutting of a large portion of the Rand Estate shortly after last fall’s municipal election.

Our understanding is that protected Dunington-Grubb designed landscape is alleged to have been illegally destroyed during this clear cutting in November of 2018.

SORE, for reasons we can’t explain, was unable to get a copy of the charges from the Town. A trip to the Welland court office was therefore necessary to find out who has been charged and with what. See a PDF of the charges below.

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