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Home My WebLink AboutTimes Advocate, 1995-10-18, Page 11Times -Advocate, October 18, 1995 Page 11 Citizens ofAshfield Twp, lobby against Iandflhl site Cameron 1 Wood The Wingham Advance -Times GODERICH - The Concerned Citi- zens of Ashfield and Area continue to lobby Huron County Council in effort to prevent the location of a landfill site in their township. Pam VanDyke, Impacts Studies Committee Chairman for the CCAA, presented six recommenda- tions to county council at their reg- ular meeting on Oct. 5. In doing so, she also notified council of two mo- tions her committee passed follow- ing a meeting with 65 vicinity prop- erty owners. The first motion noted that a number of individuals were dissat- isfied with the "content and man- ner" in which the current Keir's so- cial impacts study is being conducted. The second motion calls for the immediate impact area study to be extended to five kilome- ter radius and the outer impact area extended to 10 km. The committee also drafted six recommendations for the county Planning and Development Com- mittee: 1. Resident property owners should be asked the same questions regard- ing usage of their property as the non-resident property owners. 2. All questions being asked should be pertinent to the issue -- all the impacts on this specific proposed landfill site including those listed in Huron County Waste Management Master Plan Mitigation Policies adopted by county council January 10, 1991, and especially: transfer station locations, transfer routes, and hours of operation should be identified; types of delivery vehi- cles and on-site equipment and their noise emission levels should be stated; final visual appearance of this specific landfill site should be clarified (height above grade, land- scaping, security fencing, signage). 3. The questions should address all of the known adverse impacts as listed from the residents of existing landfill sites (see attached partial list of suggested subjects). Full dis- closure of all information should be made to the public as promised in the Mitigation Policies of Jan.10, 1991 (which should be attached to the surveys) 4. All survey questions should be provided in advance with a reason- able amount of time (one month) allowed for the group to peruse the questions before the individuals an- swer the survey. 5. Telephone surveys for anyone (inner of outer vicinity residents and property owners and tenants) are absolutely unacceptable. First hiker tour attracts many CLINTON - At least 400 people registered for the first Huron County Farm Hiker Tour Program Sunday, which was sponsored by county rural organizations and agri- businesses. One hundred volunteers helped arrange the self -guided event that included farm tours of Scott's Elk & Red Deer Farm, Bergsmas' Pork Farm, Boots' Dairy Farm, Pullens' Sheep Farm, Thomspons' Beef Cow/Calf Farm and Forbes' Emu Farm. Other points of interest included Apple Park, The Benmiller Inn, Hullett Provincial Wildlife Area, Century Agricultural Centre, Nott Farms and Hullett's Paddy's Settle- ment. Tour packages, which were avail- able at the OMAFRA office in Clinton, contained a detailed map and descriptions of each tour atop. a "Wild Goose Chase" question- aire, farm safety stickers and lit- erature on Huron County, produce, eggs, Maitland Trail, Hullett Pro- vincial Wildlife Area and Bainton's Old MM. Requirements for the tour were a non-perishable food item for the food bank. Those who forgot their food donation gave monetary dona- tions. OMAFRA hopes to make this an annual event, with plans to provide tours of different areas of Huron County each year. "Despite the weather, I think it was a great first-time event," said Jane Muegge, OMAFRA rural community advisor. "Certainly the ' host farms are to be commended." 6. Questionnaires for resident and non-resident property owners and tenants should include those resid- ing within the immediate impact sada as suggested by us. A second simpler questionnaire should be provided for all those residing or owning property within the outer impact area, omitting non -pertinent questions and adding appropriate questions. "It is our opinion, and the con- sensus of those in attendance at the meeting, that until all of these con- cerns are fully addressed in com- plete and competent questionnaires, none of the property owners, resi- dents or tenants can reasonably re- spond to the Social Impacts Sur- vey," VanDyke said. She also submitted a petition of 215 signa- tures against the county process in siting the landfill in Ashfield Twp. Exeter Reeve Bill Mickle ques- tioned how the county would be re- sponding to the concerns of the CCAA. Gary Davidson, County Planning and Development Direc- tor, said the county already pro- vides information to the CCAA upon request. In terms of other as- pects of the CCAA presentation, Dr. Davidson said some will re- quire the consultants to go back and do more work. He said the impact of this on the budget will increase the overall cost of the study and will require council approval. More specifically, the technical information regarding hydrogeolog- ical issues forwarded to Gore and Storrie, the consultants for the Stage 2D landfill process and sub- sequently environmental consul- tants Golder Associates Ltd. will cost an additional $1,000 to investi- gate. The county recommended that since the Stage 2D contract does not contain the funds necessary to Site identified for Plowing Match GODERICH - A site has been identified by the Huron County International Plowing Match Committee as they make their bid for 1999 match. In a report to Huron County Council from the Agriculture and Public Works Department, the property is located in Hay Township, in the south end of Huron. The site is owned by Earl Becker and is located approximately one and a quarter miles (three kilometers) north of Dashwood. The report noted that three other sites were also included in the process: one in each of Grey, McKillop and Stephen Town- ships. The final decision was made after five elimination votes. Six votes went to the Hay site, while four went to the Grey lo- cation in a secret ballot. Pic committee said the Hay site offers close proximity to larger urban centres, greater availability to accommodations, accessibility of piped water from lake Huron !a and short distance to paved roads. South Huron has never had the opportunity to host the IPM, while North Huron has hosted it three times. The Hay site is owned by a single operator, making the "re- striction of sale clause" easier tom handle, the committee re- ported. Currently there are no other bids for the 1999 IPM. A presentation is to be made in February 1996 at the Ontario Plowman's Association. 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 iii. 'YOU MOULD UM Mt aped on a Se more. Nap res Two aeon Si l ivvaai t ISA Poems es dpoilad. A mw.a.a down gowning a s2.et312.790 and t35 $ .•w•M soar w ,a0uaed. Inane mins. ocean,* 4:117 Fr, $745,1120. Nowak Murano, and Wes ern nes nclided Ode, spies lo 1$N nes. et Ownonstrolor meds.. Oen* rade may be n•o•IY Dealer My NMS.n Rr Wa. O1er evMe. In quailed releil walon,we only Unified emo oMr may nes be oombSud or WWII, Used w oar oSwe. See Yen O..M' for lr r r r permit the consultants to properly respond to the questions, the "pru- dent" decision would be to wait un- til the issue of participant funding has been decided. The discussion turned to alterna- tives, some of which are becoming more realistic under the new pro- vincial government. Last month, the county agreed to look at alterna- tives to landfill sites. Bluewater Re- cycling, for example, is considering expanding their range of waste management services. Under con- sideration is the collection of all municipal waste and recovering re- cyclables at a "dirty" material re- covery facility. "Many questions remain," Dr. Davidson agreed. "Improvements are being made in incineration tech- nology, but so are improvements in treating leachate at the landfill site." 41 41 41 41 41 41 11 Z S Z Z S S Z Z CREDIT UNION DAY TH U RS. 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