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2 The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanvillc, Wednesday, Scpicmbcr 21,1994 Landfill Projects Report Forwarded to Ministry of Environment and Energy by Laura J. Richards A copy of a report by the Clar- '"ington Planning Department on /Landfill Reclamation Projects is on . its way to the Ministry of Environ- \mcntand Energy. The report is in response to Laid- law Waste Systems' proposal to -mine its landfill site on Stapleton •"Road near Newton ville. ■ In late March, 1994, Council adopted a resolution to be sent to the -company on how the municipality wants to deal with the situation. ) The municipality wants to see a ' hearing before the Environmental - Assessment Board. It is noted in the » report from Planning, Laidlaw has ' yet to submit a rezoning application in respect to the proposed project. In a report by Gartner Lee, Glenn Reynolds looks at two areas, including including a review of the technical materials materials and a review of other landfill mining projects in Canada and the ' United States. . Within Reynolds' report, five .landfill mining projects are. reviewed. reviewed. At four of the five locations, locations, the recyclable materials are either either sot aside or re-landfilled - because they contain large amounts of sand or dirt, the report stated. Materials Materials such as tires, metals, and plastic had been separated at one time at the Collier County, Florida mining site, but no longer arc since a market could not be found for them. At the Town of Edinburg landfill site in New York some of the reclaimed metals, tires and white goods (fridges and stoves) were cleaned up and sent off, however, Reynolds notes: "in most cases these materials were re-landfilled." In Pennsylvania, any materials not used as fuel in a waste-to-energy incinerator plant were re-disposed. In projects in Ontario, recyclable materials at the Simcoe county landfill landfill are simply returned to the site and at the McDougall site the waste • is stockpiled. The "fines," or material to cover the landfill, is used to recover the landfill each day. During discussions, Planning Committee member Councillor John O'Toole praised the report's details about what landfill mining is all about. Councillor Mary Novak noted that at first, the idea of landfill mining mining was considered to be "the best thing since sliced bread." Now, faced with a review of the concept by the consultant and the report report by the Planning Department, she said she was confused. "Of the two professional groups (the other being Laidlaw) I don't know who I'll believe," Councillor Novak said. Within Reynolds' report, he writes, "It would appear that the primary primary purpose of the proposal is not to improve protection of the ground or surface water, but to create additional additional landfill space through 'mining' 'mining' rather than expansion of the site's footprint or height. "This additional space would be filled with new waste brought to the site. Under present MOEE approval practices, an expansion of this magnitude magnitude usually requires an Environmental Environmental Protection Act Part V approval, approval, more detailed studies in support of the proposals than provided." provided." Councillor David Scott, who lives close to the landfill site, said he was glad to sec the report "reached the same conclusion as those who live near the site." South Courtice Plans From Page One "Prestonvale Road is too busy now and a new subdivision should ' disperse its own traffic," Neill noted. noted. He told the councillors on the ! committee when area residents took the Town of Newcastle to an Onta- . rio Municipal Hearing years ago, Prestonvale was committed to being ; a local road. i Neill added that if the road does i not keep its designation, "former councillors' promises are being • broken." Safety of Prestonvale Road questioned by residents ' Instead ot Prestonvale being used as an arterial route, Townline should be used, he said. v Neill also noted that "a number ;of families have moved away from 'the area as they are not confident that this council would remain with the previous decision to keep Pre- 1 stonvale as a local road." "I am confident that an amendment amendment will be made so that Preston- -vale Road will remain as it is," ' Mayor Hamre said. Prestonvale Road resident Rob ■'Whitehead said his young family is •not safe now, whereas it had been safe before. Happy 60th Birthday To my Brother, Jim ,' /p ■», w B ■■ Love "Mona 7, "When we moved here, the road was quiet, well-treed, and there were large lots," Whitehead said. In the past five years, things have changed drastically. "The road is like a race-way down there. I'm afraid to cut the grass...I'm afraid I'll get hit" He noted when police have set up speed traps along the road, the police police noted the motorists usually travel travel 10 kilometers over the speed limit. limit. Whitehead said, "You should see how fast they go now! If this passes, I won't be able to get out of my driveway." However, Prestonvale Road was not the only issue a dozen residents at the public meeting discussed. Elsie Mayne spoke out about sav- , ing her lifestyle. / "When we bought our property,! we were assured of our chosen lifestyle lifestyle and home," Mayne said. "I don't want the development around me. Don't pack us together as they are in Pickering and Ajax," she stated. Vicky Groeneveld told committee committee members she would rather see the population density lowered in the developments planned for the area. Groeneveld noted with the amount of traffic that is now whizzing whizzing through their Courtice south area, there are a number of drawbacks, drawbacks, including thefts. "It is not like before when you could leave items in your vehicle overnight," she said. She told the group that Christmas gifts she had left in her vehicle were gone the next day. Groeneveld said she understood development of the area would come, but added: "Could we not lower the density and have large estate estate homes instead?" Mayor Hamre noted, "We hear these concerns continually." However, in order to not have the urban sprawl that is in other communities, communities, the density remains high in the areas where development is allowed. "Density brings a lot of problems with it. I would hate to sec gangs and other problems here," Groenc- vcld said. She also note another concern is the water situation. She wondered what will happen when more people are using more water. Mayoralty candidate Ann Cowman Cowman also made an appearance during during the public meeting. She is concerned concerned with the creeks in Courtice and how they will be affected and accessed when the population infilling infilling begins. Variety of issues discussed at meeting After the area residents spoke on the issues, Jack Crosby got up to address address some of the issues. Crosby is a representative of Stolp Homes! one of the land owners in the proposed new neighbourhood. : He noted that when Bloor S treed is brought up to standards it would "alleviate traffic problems on Prestonvale Prestonvale Road." Crosby said most traffic would flow east or west along Bloor, then take other north-south streets to the subdivisions. He sees Trulls and Courtice Road taking the bulk of the north-south traffic at that time. He said the subdivisions would bring much needed employment to the area trades workers. "For every housing start, there are 2.5 person years of employment, plus spin-offs," Crosby said. In answering questions from Planning Committee members regarding regarding issues like fire department response time, he said, the fire department department can take a look at the site plans when they are ready. Mayor Hamre noted there were other aspects of the development that needed to be looked at. Some of those include a bridge at Townlinc Road, fill material to be used, and school sites. All those concerns and more will be addressed in the next report to the committee due back in January or February of next year. Ontario Hydro's Bowmanvillc Service Centre staged a wing-eating contest last week as part of its ongoing ongoing United Way campaign. A field of three contestants took part in the event which was held at King Street Bar and Grill in Bowmanvillc. Here, Mark Chrzan (right), the eventual winner of the contest, is shown with fellow-contestant Ken DeJong (left) and Kevin Anyan, of the King Street Bar and Grill. Kevin Kevin served as the official announcer in the contest. The third contender, Rick Newell, is not shown. Thanks to the wing-eating contest, a dunk tank and a pancake breakfast, the 35 employees at the Bow- manville Service Centre have raised just over $450 and are well on their way to exceeding the target of $500. One hundred per cent participation has been reported in a number of events. Bowmanville Man Seeks Hydro Commission Seat Bowmanville resident Paul Ree- sor has announced that he will seek a seat on the Clarington Hydro Commission in the upcoming municipal municipal election. inflation, but ultimately maintain a realistic zero per cent annual increase." increase." He also wishes to ensure 100 per cent reliability of power. This is crucial crucial because interruptions in power can harm local customers. For instance, instance, it can result in downtime at industries. Depending on the type of industry, a disruption in power might ruin a product. On the topic of re-engineering, Mr. Reesor notes that he will work with all levels of staff to achieve an "extraordinary" level of good customer customer relations. l K ■• - Paul Reesor Mr. Reesor is employed by a large utility. He has been with that utility for the past 10 years, where he works in the areas of community relations and energy management "It is a pleasure to have the opportunity opportunity to contribute to the great municipality of Clarington," he said. Mr. Reesor ran for hydro commission commission in the previous municipal election but did not win one of the available seats. The candidate says there are three major issues he would address as a hydro commissioner. These are: rates, reliability and re-engineering of the utility. "I would keep rates at or below fflr m Xmvitatwm The futility of Archie and Velma Hoy cordially invite family, friends and neighbours to help celebrate their 50th Wedding Anniversary on October 1,1994 from 8 p.m. to 1 a.m. at the Royal Canadian Legion, located at 109 King St. E„ Bowmanville. Best Wishes Only ■' -j r. MUNICIPAUTY OF laririqton ONTAT1IO NOTICE OF ROAD CONSTRUCTION COURTICE MUNICIPAL CONTRACT NO. CL94-37 Lawson Road will be under construction from Townline Road lo ils oastorn limit commencing Soptombor 26,1994 until approximately December 9,1994. Access to Lawson Road will bo limited to local traffic only. Wo apologize lor any inconvenience incurred to the travelling public rosullant to this reconstruction. © The Canadian Statesman Carrier of the Week Ik a r Erin Bones Route #25 Since July, 1993 This week's carrier will receive a FREE BURGER, FRIES, DRINK and an ICE CREAM TREAT compliments of DARI DREAM. 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