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| Bonnie Meisner speaks at January 9 town council |
It's one big financial headache for a Bridgewater family. Bonnie Meisner is hoping to access funds under a $50,000 provincial/federal grant that would help build a garden suite for her son Dylan Robar, who is suffering from muscular dystrophy. However, Meisner's house was built in 1979 and the town's bylaw prohibits property owners from adding to their homes if they were built after 1975.
"It needs to state a secondary garden suite, so the difference is the word 'unit' or 'suite'.It has to state 'suite' to get the grant, that's the issue."
Meisner was hoping council would waive an $800 rezoning fee but the town turned down the request earlier this month. She now has to apply to either have her property rezoned at her own cost or have the province revise some of the wording in the grant.
