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IT. e320 30 vel Naheanha'W ast? veaan roan 10 -- PORT PERRY STAR -- TUESDAY. , May 23 1989 Off The To by by Rob Streich lot for the Chalk Lake Spring the spring on to Sideroad 5. i Whose afraid of the GTA? Last Wednesday, Durham Regional Council approved a plan to enter into the Greater Toronto Area long term solid waste management plan. The existence of the GTA has only side of Regional Road 23. Lakeridge Farms Ltd. Durham Regional Council approved the proposed parking : on Wednesday. Rob , Oouhell agreed to accept the Wor ommittee's recom- Streich mendation to spend approxi- mately $144,000 to develop a parking lot and move access to The plan calls for the con- struction of a 12 space parking lot, and a small area for vehi- cles with trailers on the west tems to quickly fill their tanks. Works Commissioner Bill Twelvetrees indicated that if the road expansion and spring relocation could accom- plished together, it would be' advantageous to all concerned. Uxbridge Mayor O'Connor spoke against the recommendd- tion. She brought a resolutiy from her council seeking close the site to ensure that no more accidents will occur. Only when the new construction jis complete, they indicated, should the site be reopened. |; Over the past few years, Region approves parking lot at Chalk Lake spring paved shoulder on the east of the road, transit along the road and the safety of pedestrians has become a great concern. Members of council raised several concerns about the pro- ject. - They suggested that it might be better to hold off on the proposal until it can be de- termined whether the water is guaranteed fit todrink. The council was informed by legal representatives that li- ability could not be totally avoided if the council encour- aged use of the spring through been public knowledge for two months. Already there are many people questioning the role of the "garbage crisis" proposal. The plan is largely theoretical tripe about recycling and im- posing tighter restrictions on packaging - federal level stuff! Membership is being offered to the five regional municipali- ties of Durham, Halton, Metro, Peel and York. The catch is that each must nominate an interim dumpsite in 1989 (able to go on line in 1992), and pay thousands in membership fees. Several Regional Councils have said they will continue with their own waste management strategies until the GTA assumes responsi- bility for and produces a multi-regional master plan. Metro will not enter into the GTA until it has completed a waste manage- ment master plan process, why is Durham so eager? From a judicial standpoint, the ability of the GTA to exist as a legally viable body, without so much as a piece of establishin legislation, is unsure. In effect the GTA is only a proposal until the council is empowered by Regional and Provincial legislature. The GTA assumes that the province will willingly give re- gional governments the power to impose tighter controls on curbside waste separation. In many ways it appears to be im- posing itself as a fifth level of government, somewhere between regional and provincial, without the consent of any constituency. For Durham to enter into the GTA may represent a breach with the existing Official Plan and may be illegal until that plan is revised or amended. The OP calls for a full examination of any development under both the Environmental Assessment Act and the Envionmental Protection Act. The current fast-track solution requires an exception to EA procedure that is in direct violation to the Official Plan and contrary to the spirit of both legislations. The Official Plan also calls for prior consultation with the host municipality and a planning process which includes finding alternatives. The Whitevale site was offered by the Province, and accepted by the Region without asking Pickering's okay. The GTA has been taking apparent liberties, entering into negotiations to purchase airports in Greater Toronto. A logical next step will be negotiations with the Federal government to purchase the "airport" lands in Pickering for long term dumpsite. Councillor Clark, from Ajax, made some strong points against the GTA in council. public accountability, there is no enabling legislation outlining its powers and controls, no defined structure to its operations. The business of the GTA has been conducted behind closed doors, with no avenue of public access to minutes of the meetings or any public participation in what negotiations occur between the five regional chairmen and the province. What about the problem of all members of the GTA steering committee being appointed, -or the issue of votes being based upon population, giving MetroToronto a clear majority? There are many questions left unanswered, many crises to come. Do we need the GTA waste plan? | hazard to say, yes. he said that it completely lacks - agreed to provide the Region with the necessary space for a parking lot and a relocated spring site beside the proposed Lakeridge Ski Resort. The company has also provided Council with a plan to expand Regional Road 23, putting in two extra turning lanes at the junction of Sideroad 5. This was welcomed by Council as it appeared to satis- fy the safety needs for the traf- fic to the spring as well as any future traffic to the Ski Resort. . At the same time as divert- ing the supply back to the west side of the road, the facility will be improved by the construc- tion of an outflow with 4 out- lets, one overflow outlet and a troughed area downstream to help farmers using pump sys- the use of the Chalk Lake Spring has increased dramati- cally. 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