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the HERALD Council Briefs Back to the drawing board for sewer proposal By BEN went ahead Mr points out there is no have on the valley if any of them capacity The Herald Peoples concerns came to a provision under the act explain went ahead Once the consultant is hire head last fall during a public ma how to determine the The is exDected to hire Mr said the public By BEN The Herald Georgetown residents should realize the twinning of the Silver Creek Trunk Sewer is no longer the preferred design to provide future development in Georgetown West with capacity Halton Planning and Public Works Commissioner Art said during an interview Thursday Mr stressed this point when questioned on the subject of whether or not the Region is com nutted to do a cumulative impact study on the effect the twinning project and several other Regional projects proposed for Silver Creek Valley will have on the areas natural environment Many Georgetown residents have expressed concerns over the potential negative impact the projects proposed for the valley would have on the Class wetlands located in the valley if the proposed projects went ahead Peoples concerns came to head last fall during a public meeting held in Georgetown on a proposal to twin the Silver Creek Trunk Sewer At that tune the project was identified by Regional consultants to be the preferred design of providing sewage capacity for the Georgetown West area Since that time Halton Regional staff have been bom with public concerns that the valleys wetlands would be jeopardized if the twinning pro ject went ahead Residents called for the Region to consider the en vironmental impacts the twinn ing would have in connection with the potential environmental 1m pacts that may be associated with the other projects proposed for the valley In assessing the environmental impact of a project for the valley the Region carries out studies in accordance with the provinces Environmental Assessment Act Mr Leitch points out there is no provision under the act explain ing how to determine the cumulative environmental im pact several projects would have on an area In this sense the Region isnt obligated to address the issue of cumulative impact However he said the Region will address the issue saying We Regional staff think the residents are cor rect in making the request Now that Regional staff will ad dress the issue of cumulative pact the twinning project is no longer the preferred design Its back to the drawing board said Mr That means the Region once again look at various alter natives to provide sewage ty for Georgetown West Each of the alternatives including the twinning of the Silver Creek Trunk Sewer will be considered in relation to the other valley pro posed projects and the en vironmental impacts each could No break for Dad Georgetown residents left to right Adam Latimer and Cory Latimer 8 took fielding prac tice from their father Gary Saturday behind Joseph Gibbons Public School in Georgetown advantage of the holiday weekend baseball break to hone their skills Herald photo IT CANADIAN TIRE CORRECTION NOTICE For the following publication Deal No 325 Backyard Sale Page 1 1 Product No 846 Wash Kit Copy Reads Includes telescopic aluminum pole Should have read Includes aluminum pole Canadian Tire apologizes for any inconvenience this may have caused and we look forward to serving you in the future AIR CONDITIONERS Weve got them at the lowest prices in town GUARANTEED GEORGETOWN LOCATION ONLY 238 GUELPH ST GEORGETOWN have on the valley if any of them went ahead The Region is expected to hire a consultant this fall to recom mend the most environmentally friendly way to provide Georgetown West with sewage capacity Once the consultant is hired Mr said the public should feel free to comment on any of the studies the consultant does We dont want people waiting to plug into the process he said INCREDIBLE SAVINGS ON BRAND NAME FURNISHINGS AT WHOLESALE PRICES Ontario Chesterfield Wholesalers Behind GulphAuldMall Guelph framMtarjIloyovf DROP IN AND SEE OUR GREAT SELECTION OF BICYCLES AND ACCESSORIES Main SI S Georgetown oil rm FLYERS Watch for these MONEYSAVING flyers inside this edition of THE HERALD FAMILY OPTICAL FULLDISTRIBUTION If you did not receive your flyer please call our circulation department Monday to Friday am pm CASUAL SHORTS Comfortable shorts by such names as Brooks Tyr Neon shorts tennis shorts much more great for sports or leisure 19 99 BASEBALL CARDS BOXES UPPERDECK TOPPS SCORE DUNRUSS FLEER MacGregor Golf Clubs 11 Piece set indudas metal woodi NOW Reg 550 CCM MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL JERSEY Reg 49 39 DISTRIBUTORS 71 Main St South GEORGETOWN 8730500