Pubdate: Thu, 18 Aug 2011 Source: Abbotsford Times (CN BC) Copyright: 2011 The Abbotsford Times Contact: http://www.abbotsfordtimes.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/1009 Author: Rochelle Baker Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/mjcn.htm (Cannabis - Canada) COUNCILLOR'S COMPUTER RETURNED No Charges Laid by Mission RCMP No charges have been laid against Mission Coun. Jenny Stevens who is getting her computer back following a breach of trust investigation by the RCMP . Stevens read out a statement at the District of Mission council meeting on Monday stating several Crown Counsels have reviewed RCMP documentation and have advised that no further action will be taken. In addition to Stevens' computer, officers from Mission, Chilliwack and Surrey also confiscated three computers belonging to retired councillor Ron Taylor. The seizures were part of a Mission RCMP investigation into an alleged leak from council regarding the district's controversial substance control bylaw - better known as the marijuana grow op bylaw, according to Taylor. The RCMP has not issued any statements as to why the computers were seized. Stevens commended the RCMP for their consideration during the investigation, and said she was satisfied with the result. "The outcome is what I hoped for. My intention is to put it behind me." The bylaw in question, which Taylor and Stevens have both denounced, allows Mission's Public Safety Inspection Team to search people's homes for grow ops if they are using more than 93 kwh of electricity per day. Residents have been charged $5,200 inspection fee, even if no marijuana, or signs of a grow operation are found. Some Mission residents have begun a class-action lawsuit, backed by the B.C. Civil Liberties Association, against the district in B.C. Supreme Court. In June, the district issued an apology when it announced it had mistakenly labelled more than a dozen locations as controlled substance properties and placed a moratorium on the bylaw. - --- MAP posted-by: Jay Bergstrom