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THE WEEKEND OUTLOOK Friday April It Page AH landfills will leak hearing told All landfills leak or will leak eventually said a Waterloo Wilf Wednesday during the bearing on the Niagara Escarpment Com missions proposed Amendment at the Halton Hills Civic Cen tre In response to questions from Hamiltons Steeley Quarry Pro ducts Incorporated lawyer John Tidball about leakage from land fills Mr said its his leakage from a landfill is an but landfills built on a thick clay base minimize any leakage The Niagara Escarpment the majority of which is comprised of fractured bedrock would be an undesirable place to locate a landfill he said Amendment calls for ap plicants wanting to establish a waste disposal facility on the escarpment to first obtain an amendment to the Niagara Escarpment Plan Currently an amendment always re quired The issue of leakage is impor tant with respect to a proposed dump site being approved on the escarpment or in another area because of the substance that leaks from landfills The Council approves developers fees ByBENDUMMETT The Herald Halton Hills Regional coun aliors Wednesday voted with the majority of Regional council and approved a per square foot development charge fee to construct commercial and industrial buildings in Halton The cost to developers to build in Halton was previously cents per square foot for non residential buildings In voting for the 10 fee local Regional representatives Town Mayor Miller and Coun cillors Joe Hewitt Rick and Marilyn Serjeanston helped to defeat a motion by Burlington Regional Councillor Tony Whit worth to set the fee at 35 per square foot Halton Hills Regional Johnston was not present at the time of the vote charges developers a fee for nonresidential construe to help pay for services such that need to accompany develop ment projects Approval of the 10 per square foot fee means that 39 per cent of the Regions cost to pay for services accompanying any new development will be covered by developers The remaining 61 per cent of the cost for servicing will be col lected through the general tax rate It will cost Halton residents million over a year to cover the cost of servicing for develop ment according to a staff report If Regional council had approv the per square foot fee then per cent of the Regions cost to pay for services accompa nying development would have been covered That would have meant development in would cost taxpayers an extra million per year During the debate leading up to the vote on the fee increase Coun said increasing the fee beyond would be detrimental to Acton s already depressed economy Only one major Industry has moved into Acton in the last three years said Mayor Russ Miller said the fee represented responsible action on the part of the Region FAST QUALITY SERVICE DESIGNER EYE WEAR 8733050 CONTACT LENSES EYE EXAMINATIONS ARRANGED 232GuelphSt Sq Georgetown ACTON LIONS ARE SEEKING THE ACTON CITIZEN of the YEAR The Acton Lions Club is again looking for the Citizen of the Year someone who has given unselfishly to the Community The Lions Club wants help from you in picking our most deserving citizen or group for 1990 Nominations are now being received for Actons Citizen of the Year Please mail nominations with supporting resume post marked no later than April 30th to Acton Lions Club Citizen of the Year P O Box Acton Ontario J The of the award will be made known in May at a dinner to be held at the Acton Legion on Friday May 1991 The public is invited to attend this special evening Tickets are available from Lions Club members substance is called leachate a poisonous liquid formed when rainwater percolates through waste in a dump Mr Tidball also questioned Mr Ruland on his interpretation of the provinces Environment Assessment Act as it pertains to the approval of dumps Mr explained that the province in determining if a pro posed landfill would be accep table considers that effect the landfill would have on the water running underneath the dump The landfill proponent must show to what extent the ground water is a source of drinking water for area residents in the present and the future he said The proponent also must show how much leachate would be ex pected to escape from the dump and enter the groundwater If the amount of leachate predicted to enter the groundwater was more than the limits set by the pro vince a landfill would be ceptable where proposed said Mr Mr said that landfill proponents can get around this criteria by buying enough land surrounding the proposed landfill site so that the contaminants in any leachate escaping from the landfill will be nullified by the time the leachate reaches groundwater beyond the land owned by the landfill proponent Mr asked Mr if the escarpment was any way different from other lands so that this method of leachate contain ment could be applied to the Niagara Escarpment Mr said he didnt see any difference in the Escarpment and other lands that would pre vent this method from being ap plied NEC Senior Planner Marion satd during a break in the heanng that the NEC considers the escarpment lands to be special compared to other lands That means the contain ment method suggested by Mr may not apply in the case of the escarpment she said The hearing continues today Friday Deadline April 30 1991 Do You Have Your Tax Return Prepared batman MAT Of AUO RESIDENTIAL jl CONSULTANTS PLANS NOW Working Drawings For Residential Commercial Building Permits New and Renovations CANADIAN TIRE JOIN US SATURDAY APRIL 27 1991 FROM 1000 AM TO 200 PM Receive a FREE booklet It will help your children recognize potentially unsafe situations Talk to a police officer You and your children will learn important facts about child protection Stay Alert Stay Safe is a national chanty whose mandate is to give children the skills and confidence to help them stay safe wherever they are The chantys educational materials are funded by the Canadian Tire Child Protection Program TOGETHER WERE 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