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THURSDAY, MARCH 8, 2012 THE NEW TANNER 5 The Regional Municipality of Halton www.halton.ca NOTICE OF PUBLIC INFORMATION CENTRE Biosolids Master Plan Class Environmental Assessment Study The Study Halton Region has initiated a comprehensive Master Plan for the management of biosolids generated at the Region's seven wastewater treatment plants. Biosolids are a nutrient-rich, organic by-product of the wastewater treatment process, which is currently provided to the Halton agricultural community for beneficial use in crop production. In 1999, a Biosolids Management Strategy was undertaken which recommended program diversification and flexibility to enhance the biosolids program. Since that time there have been changes in the regulation of biosolids management, as well as new developments in biosolids management methods. It is therefore an appropriate time for Halton Region to undertake a Master Planning Process to ensure the long term sustainability of its Biosolids Management Program. The purpose of this study is to evaluate biosolids management alternatives and methods, and to recommend a strategy that ensures the program's long term sustainability to the year 2031. MELODIOUS MIC: Taylor Shirreffs and Meika Lockhurst, both 13, sang up a storm at the open mic night at the Roxy last Wednesday. ­ Ted Tyler photo Town Digest No Glen Mon-Con Twenty seven years after Mon-Con Developments (Bayfield) filed an application for a 30-lot single family home subdivision on the east side of Confederation Street in Glen Williams, Town councillors accepted their staff's recommendation to deny an application for draft plan of subdivision. Staff said since 1985, the developer has not made any attempt to advance the file, and has not addressed issues raised at a 1991 public meeting including ground water protection, traffic and development of lands the community views as "greenspace." Legion tax exemptions Town Council will continue to give the Acton and Georgetown Legions 10-year exemptions from paying property taxes, and will also ask the province to exempt all Legion halls in Ontario, and pay affected municipalities the amount they would have received from the Legion without the exemptions. Since 1988, the Town has granted 10-year prop- erty tax exemptions to both the Acton and Georgetown Legions. The Municipal Act allows municipalities to grant tax exemptions for land occupied by a memorial home, clubhouse or athletic grounds used by a person in the armed forces. The annual exemptions from Town and Regional taxes is approximately $18,490 for the Acton Legion, and $2,280 for the Georgetown Legion. Regional/Acton Councillor Clark Somerville said there are Legions in some areas facing the risk of closure because they can't attract new members and have halls that require upkeep which they can't afford. The Process The study is being conducted in accordance with the requirements for Master Plans under the Municipal Class Environmental Assessment (Class EA) (Municipal Engineers Association, October 2000 as amended in 2007 and 2011). The Class EA process includes public and review agency consultation. As such, two drop-in format Public Information Centres (PICs) have been planned to obtain input on the work completed to date, including the results of the evaluation of biosolids management alternatives and methods, and the identification of a Preferred Biosolids Management Strategy for Halton Region. The PICs are scheduled for: Tuesday, March 27, 2012 5:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Halton Regional Centre Glenorchy/Dakota Room 1151 Bronte Road Oakville, Ontario Thursday, March 29, 2012 5:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Mold-Masters SportsPlex Gordon Alcott Heritage Hall 221 Guelph Street Georgetown, Ontario Directions for each meeting location are posted on the website at www.halton.ca/biosolids. Representatives from Halton Region and its consulting team will be present at the PICs to answer questions and discuss the findings and next steps for the study. You are encouraged to attend one of the PICs and provide your comments so that they may be included in the study. Comments received will be considered in finalizing the evaluation of the biosolids management alternatives and methods, and in confirming the Preferred Biosolids Management Strategy for Halton Region. Comments and information regarding this project are also being collected to assist in meeting the requirements of the Class EA process. With the exception of personal information, all comments will become part of the public record. Information updates on the Biosolids Master Plan are also posted on Halton Region's web site at: www.halton.ca/biosolids. Please contact either of the following project team members if you have any questions or comments, wish to obtain more information on the study, or if you would like to be added to the mailing list to receive future notifications for the study: Mr. Dean Iamarino, B.Sc., A.Sc.T. Halton Region 1151 Bronte Road Oakville, Ontario L6M 3L1 Phone: 905-825-6000 ext. 4494 Toll Free: 1-866-442-5866 TTY: 905-827-9833 Fax: 905-693-1316 Email: Dean.Iamarino@halton.ca Mr. Stephen Nutt, M. Eng., P. Eng. Consultant Project Manager XCG Consultants Ltd. 820 Trillium Drive Kitchener, Ontario N2R 1K4 Phone: 519-741-5774 Fax: 519-741-5627 Email: stephen@xcg.com This Notice first issued on March 8, 2012 Please let us know as soon as possible if you will have an accessibility or accommodation need at a Halton Region hosted event or meeting. 1151 Bronte Road, Oakville, Ontario L6M 3L1 Dial 311 or 905-825-6000 · Toll Free 1-866-442-5866 · TTY 905-827-9833 · www.halton.ca 080312