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COUNCIL DEVELOPER APOLOGIZES FOR GLEN WILLIAMS FLOODING MELANIE HENNESSEY mhennessey@ metroland.com is a pier Oak's. eet to the fire following multiple incidents of muddy flood waters flowing from its housing development site down to Glen Williams properties below. During the Sept. 20 meet- ing, councillors deferred two reports regarding the Street so that town staff assess whether erosion control measures put in place by the company can withstand future storms. At issue is heavy storm water run-off that council- lors and residents say has poured from the site, with Coun. Bryan Lewis charac- terizing the incident that occurred late last month as the "Glen Williams version of a mudslide." "Tm trea of fy Phone ringing at morn- ing, (with eens saying the sarod river is rN, ing agi are just csotataly recat ed and have no — I repeat in bold letters — no trust in wets going onat the top of tae sonsultant Glenn Well- ting on behalf Oak, extended his apologies to the residents "who have been inconvenienced by the recent storm water issues that have affected heir properties," ant bers of council fon “fielding calls on the topic. "I'm looking to move past these events," he said, not- ing that Eden Oak, its engi- neering consultants and town staff have been work- ing together to resolve the issue. He urged council to approve the Eden Oak re- ports — one of which would lift a holding provision so that the remainder of the building Permits ¢ ee be is- they're eee bs Wedenondert of the storm water manage- ment matters." "Without that ending provision being the building stops, and that's not a good news story for the town, my client and the31 homeowners that will sion," he said, noting conditions related to the holding _ provision have been satisfied. But Lewis contended the approvals being sought and the water issue at hand about the people who cur- rently live there (in Glen teacher 4) / teCHor/ 1. Superhero, multi-tasker, problem solver, educational wizard, mentor. CELEBRATING ALL THE TEACHERS IN OUR COMMUNITY. WORLD TEACHERS DAY an Griffin photo 0 Muddy waters from the Eden Oak development site flow across Joan Griffin's Glen Williams Property on Aug. 28. Williams), before I'd be con- cerned about the people who want to live there," he said. Mayor Rick Bonnette said while he appreciates the apology on behalf of the company, "quite frankly it would've been really nice to have a letter from Eden Oak's principals that went out to the residents or even members of cot u He went on io} put fortha motion, which was ap- proved by council, to defer the reports “until we get confirmation from staff that the newly installed ero- sion control measures can withstand another weather event." The matter will be back on the agenda Oct. 4. OFF A WHOLE HOME SYSTEM NO PAYMENTS UNTIL 2022! Q 5 Mountainview Rd N, Georgetown & (905) 877-6242 www.culligan.com | info@culliganwater.ca INH UONEH - dl CUL | © a Fy 2 a S = © g 3 3 Fa 8 s Ss 8 8