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i CCC C000 Cns aigetiee | e mm | ie mss _ j § : Council moving to .« _ Council ' j \ S V ouneil _ | solve dum p J:()roblem t « ; | CoCpSED® cnnorkebe _ _moving to solve | | By Bos Owen pAC )5707 f $ s : * ; ’ lowen@xplomet.com t : 1 > â€"Cramahe CouncH is moving to resolve a d bl $ 2 g | 'gé}lgistandmg issue with the closed dump on Dale } ump prO em ad. : 4 Since 1999, there has been a 500â€"metre restraining . ig> 4 . ; Zone around the dump located on the land of former | R owner Cecil Dale. Restrictions on the surrounding _ Continued from page 1 . f area have resulted in reduced property values. They requested that councibresolve their problem |Recent councils have not allowed building on the | when they met Feb. 6. At that meeting, Cramahe designated land. Mayor Mare Goombs recommended everyone In a â€"report to countcil Feb: 6 Director of ~ 1{nvolyed meet with council, Cramahg gtaff, its |Development Becky Bonisteel stated studies of 2a$, Planning consultant Peter Josephs and officials from \leachate, and hydrogeology must be undertaken to the provincial government. That meeting was held on \redu March 5 in the township offices. f eauce or remove the hold on the land. The complete ? " i tnsa w m £ the â€" list of actions required is included in the township‘s e aibrtanilined thcrparainstors of the Official Plan. .. _ § situation for a cro_wd of area residents whose Residents owning land within that 500â€"metre area . mobperios S\:lrrc;lund 4 formm_erlwals_t y dls'%qs%l Sl,te are anxious to have its boundaries reduced or s weed by ern ce nanlane municipality; which was remoyed. _ , . alosed in the late seventies. . { .3 : See D bl It was clear the problem was not going to be 4 ee )ump problem on page 3 immediately resolved. It was also unclear, whether * _ _,â€"â€" ouny .â€" . _ . any well tests done by the residents would be usable > ; L,LASSIFIED «~ egenan in the required studies, thus reducing the cost. f | uY 4 . Ministry of the Environment officials at the CrIKBB1TeCZ BJ S hes meeting were largely noncommittal. â€" j Mayor.Coombs referred to letters on file from the s & ; ministry stating the water in the area was fine, and â€".â€" TOWIIShlP wIns 1 ‘__ Wwondered if that satisfied ministry needs. * . Alida Mitton, Environmental Planner for the EDCO awal‘d 2 ministry replied the 500â€"metre holdingâ€"zone comes > i â€" \__ from the history of complaints over the years, and Cramahe Township was the there are things which can‘t be seen without a || | *Unnerâ€"up for two provinceâ€" ; | hydrogeological study. It provides a picture of ground ||| Wide advertising awards in | _ water flow and possible‘leachate. The ministry looks _ | | 2006.. : at soil stability, contamination and methane. The awards were for a Toward the end of her response, Ms. Mitton _ || | township tourism campaign | _ _: suggested if the township knows wells tested in the _ || run under the banner "Real area are all right, it probably doesn‘t néed a People You‘ll be Glad you Met". hydrogeological study. || Cramahe wonâ€" for _ its Mr. Josephs proposed the township engage a standalone ad and the overall I qualified person to establish the terms of reference of _ ||â€"cam paign in the tourism : a proposed study. He reminded council that Trow competition:. { Consulting from Kingston was familiar with the The Economic Developers | township and could do the work. Council of Ontario awards 3 { Cramahe Deputy Mayor Jim Williams drew were handed:out on February 8 | attention to a Ministry of the Environment report at‘its annual conference held at â€"â€"| _ from 2004 which stated studies done in 1989 were | the Toronto Marriott Eaton | "sufficient for the purposes and acceptable for today", > | Centre Hotel | It:stated there was no offsite migration to the water f : 2 George Borovilos, the 2006 â€" table and nearby Biddy Creek, ‘President of EDCO, commented > e : Ministry representative Mike Longpre refused to that 190 »t i ; 3 comment on the statement that it was adequate for P olee en s weno ; | . 2004. Mr. Longpre had a further conflict with resident received. . in the annual Bruce Melnichuk later in the 45â€"minute meeting. competition. In his press 2 Mr. Melnichuk contended the ministry committed release, . Mr. â€" Borovilos to put in test wells in 1989 but did not conduct the commented, "The competition T tests. To prove his point, Mr. Melnichuk pulled out allows local communities to see <2 the letter to confirm the claim. The ministry rep just how they stack up against . ? reserved comment, advising the landowner that he other municipalities when it || ‘_ would get back to him. .‘ comes to promoting location, \ It was ultimately resolved the township will ask investment and tourism t Mr.â€".Melnichuk to. put together suitable 1O p Do mt u m Eite‘s .. documentation. All relevant information about the (In~â€"responding to the 3 situation will be sent to Trow Consulting with a announcement, Cramahe request to determine what has to be done to establish Mayor Marc Coombs added, where the holding zone will finally be: § This â€" competition _ result 7 f demonstrates our effectiveness ¢ in our tourism marketing ; j ; efforts and that we are on the @ right track." kovntaleonas Pee Arnpe rminnindine anrte niermednes,, ds NP Ms. Goddard also expressed ; her pleasure in receiving &s s provincial recognition. E + â€"BoB OwEN ; > | * | ; |