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Home My WebLink AboutLakeshore Advance, 2012-01-18, Page 2• Wednesday, January 19, 2011 • Lakeshore Advance 7 Collection system talks deferred for new council members Lynda HNknan-Ripley Lakeshore Advance The sewer collection system discussion continued at Lamb - ton Shores council last week th the outcome being a defe- .until new counilors are up to speed regarding all the back- ground of the entire sewer process. The Service Area includes existing and future development in Zone 3, including Southcott Pines, Huron Woods, Beach ()'Pines, Merrywoods, Wee Lake Estates, Pinetree/Riverview Drive, and Pinedale subdivisions.'Ihere is currently a hold on the Zone 3 EA process. Zone 4 continues south to the Cut. Regarding approval of the Zone 4 EA, the only component Lambton Shores proceeded with was the Pinery Park and Southbend Estates, they have done noth- ing further with sewers in Zone 4. A tri municipal (South Huron, Bluewater and Lamb - ton Shores) Sanitary Treatment facility has been in the works for many years. A collection system began in the late 1970s and was never completed past the southern edge of Lake Road in Grand Bend. In the past 20 years there have been at least three Environmental Assessments done and so far - no sewers. The EA is only a pre- liminary step to get the possi- bility on the radar, there it stops until a financial strategy and a phasing strategy is developed. Lambton Shores staff have repeated often that an EA is done to enable them to make application for special funding, but does not mean people are going to be forced to connect. DEFER ZONE 3 OPTIONS On July 13, 2010 a motion was presented to the council of the day that stated, "Councillor Bill Weber advised that he had presented a "Notice of Motion" pertaining to the Zone 3 Sani- tary Sewage Collection System, as he felt it was necessary to assure the residents that the Council is listening to their concerns, and that a decision had not been made with respect to the type of system that will be selected. He noted that the project is a long way from final design and Council is exploring the options and issuesso as to be prepared for 4iture legislation changes and ady for any possible funding opportunites. So council confirmed this and they would take no further action regarding implementa- tion of any plan to extend sanitary sewer services to Mine 3 until such time as a thorough community dialogue regarding alternative sewer systems, including gravity and a hybrid gravity/low pressure system, is undertaken. This motion also stated that Council ootid( continue LIS pursuit of financial assistance grants etc. on the condition that no further action relative to implementation of any sewer system be taken and that this Council formally confirm that a decision relative to sani- tary sewers in Zone 3 will not be made within its remaining term. So, responding to this request, it was recommended by Peggy Van Arterio -West. Director of Community Serv- ices at the January 10th meet- ing that Dillon brief cauncfl on alternative collection systems for the Zone 3 sewer system along with time frames and costs. Council nienibers asked what the value was by bringing Dil- lon back in- asking if they had already provided this informa- tion. Counc. Doug Bonesteel asked what it was costing every time they asked Dillon to come back. Deputy mayor Elizabeth Davis Dagg suggested if there are people who have docu- mented information pertain- ing to these alternatives and would provide this for free, why wouldn't they use it. Mayor Hill Weber asked if thecae people could hack up their informa- tion Ward 7 Counc. lobo Russell said they do have documented data from the engineers regarding alternative systems, but that the new councilors were not on council when this information came forward, "This was part of the proc- ess," explained Russell. Weber said the motion was to investigate other options and that is what Zone 3 asked for. Ward 4 councilor Ruth tit - man agreed stating only three or four of the existing council sat in on this and since there was a new council- they should read the material at hand and hear what Dillon has to say fires hand. ZONE 3 IS THE AREA FROM AD HOC COMMIE At the Dec. 20 meeting Ward 2 council Doug Bonesteel asked when a discussion on the Zone 3 Ad Hoc Committee Thrms of Reference would take place, CAO John Byme advised the matter was scheduled for the first meeting in January, It was on the agenda for the Ian_ nary10 meeting but was deferred after council d1s- cussetd they would hold off on aril collection system talks until the new council was brought up (0 speed on all previous information provided, Deputy manor F.tiiaabe h Davis Dagg said, ...we have to keep the 00 action option on the table," Want comic. Doug Bonesteel said this is a hugely cootriver- siarl issue and they have to ..represent those who want, those who don't and those who ate undecided;' STOP ZONE 4 During the question period of the regular 1 a mbtan Shores council meeting last tveek resi- dent Walter Matt told mem- bers and the gallery he had some comments tvga ruling the sewer project, Laden with folders and hand-out material, Kratz said he wanted 10 discuss stopping the Zone 4 implementation of the pressure sewer collection system for the "yet ti -serviced portion of Zone 4." Kratz said he had sent an e-mail to the mayor asking for time to speak to council. When told this was not the forum, he should have hooked as a delegation, there was an uproar from the crowd, Ntayor Bili Weber asked council if they wanted to hear from this man at this time, tt being 10:40 p,m, It wits decided that because of the late time, it %vtal(' serve the rate payer, gallery and members of council better to be able to defer this matter to another meeting in a proper delegation format and time for council members to read his material, The letter, authored by Kratz stated the residents of Lamb - ton Shores living in '(.one 4 were "victimized by a faulty Notice of Completion dratted by Dillon Consulting and the Municipality of 1 anhton Shores." The letter states the NoC for a grinder pump sewage collec- tion system prominently shower) the names of the Pin- ery Park and South Bend estates but failed to mention by name as part of Zone 4. 'those names included Dalton, Deer Run, 1)efore, Kelders and Rus - Ton Trailer Parks, North Boeunquet, (kik Forest Estates, VanDongen, Walden North and Walker Woods. Krata stated they were informed by the Ministry of Environment (MOE) the project file for Zone 4 has been approved and a group from this zone sent an appeal to the MOE asking that this NoC be re -issued. On behalf of the residents, Kratz is asking council to reconsider this situation and stop further zone 4 implementation of a grinder pump sewage collection system until residents are prmerly consulted on this project. fill' Zone 4 Pressure Sewer was approved under the Envirotrnental Asseseannent Act and allowed to proceed to Detailed Design and construction. The sewer was designed to serv- ice Pinery Park, Southbend Estates and exist- ing and future development south of the Grand Bend STP to the Ausable River "Cut" Part of the system has been constructed and now services Pinery Provincial Park. 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