FRIENDS OF THE WINTERBOURNE VALLEY

Last Friday's Elmira Independent carrys a story titled "Website highlights Woolwich candidates' positions on gravel pits". The website involved is at www.winterbournevalley.com and it has some beautiful photos of the river, bridge and area. Their most recent concern involves the possibility of a reapplication to have the Jigs Hollow Gravel Pit become a below the water table gravel pit. The location for this pit is just on the western downstream side of the historic bridge right along the banks of the Grand River. We were advised some months ago that a higher than expected water table has reduced the financial viability of this pit for above water table extraction. I believe that the financial viability of this pit had been one of many issues brought forth at Woolwich Council by dedicated citizens including Jan Huisson and Lynne Hare.