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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1994-05-18, Page 2Page 2 - Lucknow Sentinel, Wednesday, May 18, 1994 TIMETABLE FUR THE OPENING OF A COUNTY LANDFILL SITE (dates are estimated) Jan. '95 - Complete Stage 2C Report - incorporate public and government review agency comments, identify any candidate landfill sites found to contain exclusionary criteria and eliminate from further .consideration. Dec. '95 - Release Stage 3A Preliminary Report - will include ranking of candidate sites, and identification of a preferred landfill site; will also include recommendations for a waste diversion system, including locations of facilities and/or other implementation methods, and recommendations for an administrative structure for managing the various waste management system components. July '96 - Complete Stage 3A Report - incorporate public and government review agency comments. Completion of this report is also completion of Master Plan study. Jan. '97 - Complete Environmental Assessment (EA) submission for approval for the development of waste disposal facilities. Jan. '98 - Environmental Assessment Board decision (may require an Environmental Assessment hearing). An EA Board decision is required. before the County will be in a position to purchase property for r landfill site. Dec. '98 - Complete site purchase and development. Jan. '99 - Begin operation of site (accept waste). Compensation paid for walk-ons too •from page 1 sation for the walk-ons and drilling, Metzger replied that property owners would receive $500 plus $100 for every bore hole. Track vehicles, 15 to 20 feet long, are used to spread the weight evenly, and three or four people would be involved. Compensation • Metzger outlined the County's policy for compensation: 1. Owners of the candidate site will be "treated fairly", receiving "market value +" of the property prior to the announcement of it being a potential site; county is open to negotiation. 2. People close to the chosen site (within 500 m of preliminary area of impact) are guaranteed property values; county will purchase that property as outlined above. 3. Those beyond the 500 m area can present their case if they feel they are being impacted by the landfill site; county will negotiate. 4. Host municipality will be reim- bursed for tax loss; there will be a tipping fee at the site. Copies of the preliminary draft report of the Waste Management Master Plan "Stage 2C" revised landfill site selection are available from the planning and development department, in Goderich, or phone 524-2188. It contains maps and detailed information on the whole selection process. Why is municipal landfill on wetland? 'from page 1 the environment by having one county site." Grierson, who owns property at Lot 21, Con. 8, asked why the current township dump is located in a wetland area. Metzger said the site was approved under prior regulations. 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We started with the whole county and eliminated from there." "How much is this costing us every time this is done?" asked Mrs. Johnston. The answer was $300,000'the first time around. The last group . of eriteria was removed and r the process followed again. The cost depends on how • far each stage, progresses until a preferred site in the county is found. Mrs. Johnston asked if all sites were eliminated did'that mean"yo$ just keep going up to better land?" "Yes," said Metzger, "the criteria is relaxed." Metzger stressed throughout the meeting that the preferred site has to be a safe, place to protect .the people. 1 Brophy responded: "The main concern is with . the health and safety of the greatest number of ,people. How do you have the nerve to come here and tell me we're going to have a dump?" During the discussion, Metzger said around 30 packard trucks a day would haul into the .site. When Grierson pushed for more details, he said 30 was an average when the new site was at full capacity with all county . municipalities using it. He also said that it°'had not been decided yet whether • the local residents (within the municipality of the site) would bring their own waste, or use a transfer facility; as outer county, municipalities . would. Expanding the use of Holmesville is not an alternative, according. to Metzger. One resident asked, '"Is' that because of Lavis?" • It was explained that Holmesville cannot be expanded because of its Certificate of Approval and hydrogeological tests say it would not be safe. . Earlier in the meeting, Metzger informed the group about a bus trip 'planned for June 4 to the Oxford County landfill site, which is com- parable to the proposed Huron site, Harmer stated, "Your offer of a bus trip to a dump is an insult to our intelligence. I'd like to seea human study. What happened to the people who lived around there (Oxford)?" Mrs. Johnston wanted to know if any consideration had been given to the Amish community "who use 'horse and buggies as transportation. and whose children walk the roads." It was again pointed out that all impacts will he looked at before a preferred site is chosen. "We are interested in interviewing all people in an area," said Metzger. Grierson questioned why it would Itake to so long to do the walk-ons and drilling. "The whole area is in total stress." She was assured that as soon as a site is eliminated, it will be . an- nounced: It was pointedout that timing depends on when access agreements ,to .the property are obtained.. Helen Rintoul said that Victoria County, landfill site, originally • Slated for . solid waste is now receiving liquid waste. Metzger assured the group that no liquid waste would be handled in the Huron County landfill site. He said a pyblic monitoring committee will be set up to.act asa watchdog., Johnston wanted to 'know about other ways of handling waste, such as incineration. Metzger replied that it was a part of the earlier process to identify waste disposal methods; however, "landfill is .the preferred waste management system." . When 'talks turned to expropriation, ' Lee said, "Expropriation is a last resort. We want to negotiate for a right to access. Negotiating is our first avenue." The OPP Two passengers in a pickup truck received minimal injuries after the truck rolled onto its roof on Bruce Avenue, Kincardine, on May 13 around 11:30 p.m. Charles Perltins, 16, of Kincardine swerved to avoid an animal, losing control, of the Ford Ranger. The, truck landed on its top in the South ditch. Andrew Fox, 17 of Huron Township and James White, 16, of Kincardine received minimal injuries. No one was taken to hospital. A 1'7 -year-old Kincardine woman caused about $60 dam- age to an OPP cruiser when she backed into it on May 13 at 2:35 a.m. The woman had pulled into a driveway at a residence on Huron Terrace after a cruiser had turned its flashing light on. The cruiser was stopping the woman because her marker light was out. She allegedly did not see the cruiser when she pulled out. report... She was charged for failing to surrender her driver's licence. A 20 -year-old Kincardine man who was a passenger in the car was charged with breach of an undertaking for violating his curfew and drinking. A 32 -year-old. Tiverton man was charged with driving with more than 80 mg of alcohol per ,, 100 'ml of blood and ' impaired driving after being stopped on Broadway Street, Kincardine. An OPP officer observed the man driving erratically . and stopped ',him in the driveway at The Beer Store, About $100 was taken after a break and enter' on May 13 at the Kincardine Library. Unknown persons entered the library where construction is being done on its expansion. About $50 in donations to the library expansion was taken from a container in the library and' $50 in change and small bills was taken from a drawer.