JIGS HOLLOW PIT

The front page story of yesterday's Woolwich Observer is titled "Residents go on the offensive prior to OMB process". The Jigs Hollow Pit aka the proposed Kuntz Pit is located between Winterbourne and Conestogo on the west side of the Grand River. Both Jan Huissoon and Lynne Hare spoke to Woolwich Council last week in opposition to this proposed pit. Some of the new information included the fact that this allegedly above water table pit will now be noisier due to the water table being substantially higher than it has been over the past few seasons. All the rain last fall as well as this winter has raised it substantially. The effect therefore is that the pit will not be excavated as deeply thus it will be more difficult to muffle the noise of excavating. Visually it would also be more obvious as machinery as well would be at a higher elevation than originally planned. The prehearing meeting with the OMB is set for next month and there is also a prehearing set for the proposed Hunder Pit by the Conestogo Golf Course for April 16, 2012. It looks as if crunch time is fast approaching for all these proposed pits including the West Montrose one. Lets see how strong and aggressive and serious the fight will be from the Woolwich Planning department at the Ontario Municipal Board hearings.