LOCAL GRAVEL & TWO PUBLIC NOTICE CHANGES

There is a new date for the West Montrose Water Supply Class Environment Assessment. According to today's Woolwich Observer the date has been changed from last Tuesday to this coming Wednesday again at Conestogo Public school from 5-7 pm. Sorry for any inconveniences this change may have caused.

Secondly The Elmira Independent has printed a Notice indicating a corrected date for a public meeting on the Draft Source protection plan for the Grand river watershed.. It will bve held this Monday sept. 24/12 from 7-9 pm. at 1001 Erb's Road , RR3 Waterloo. The building is a Regional Emergency Services Training and Research Complex.

Yesterday's Woolwich Observer has both a story and an Editorial in regards to the Jigs Hollow aka the Kuntz Pit. Resident Laurie Breed was at the Sept. 18/12 Council meeting again speaking to Council for the need to protect the Winterbourne Valley from inappropriate and uncompatible development. We are advised that there is about four days of mediation planned between the parties with the hope of narrowing disagreements prior to any possible OMB hearing.

The mix has been somewhat added to with a business arrangement now between Kuntz and Preston Sand & Gravel. This development has caused some consternation amongst the citizens objecting to this pit. In his Editorial Steve Kannon lets us know that historically there has been an imbalance in power. "Yes or no, council's decision on gravel pits is likely to lead to a hearing before the OMB, which has a track record of ignoring local decisions in favour of developers.". Personally I am still hopeful of at least two wins out of three for local residents and I haven't given up on a clean sweep (3 wins).