METHANE STILL IMPROPERLY ADDRESSED AT BOLENDER PARK LANDFILL

Other than a couple of new monitoring wells installed just off the landfill property in the last few months, nothing is happening. There is no new collection system being built or installed. Methane continues to discharge upwards during thaws and warmer days if the area is exposed to the sun and there is no frost in the ground. Lateral migration will continue otherwise this time of year where there is both frost in the ground as well as snow cover making lateral migration the easiest route. If there are any new reports produced by GHD consultants on behalf of Woolwich Township, you can bet that they are not being either advertised or released to the public where they could be read by citizens without blinders on regarding the same consultant used for Lanxess being used by the Township as well as an incredibly worrisome lack of monitoring consistency and more which one day will seal this Township's reputation and credibility. Having the former CRA (now GHD) as the same consultant to Uniroyal/Lanxess and to the public through the Township is ridiculous. Over the last thirty years the one thing that Uniroyal have clearly shown is that their interests are far too often the exact opposite of what the public's are.

One point regarding the lack of a needed new methane collection system is as follows. The system needs to be on private property and it is fair to say that relations have deteriorated significantly between the Township and the private owner. Yes I could throw stones at the Township and say that they are the most unreasonable of the two parties. Also I can understand how tempting it is to work out one deal that resolves all of the outstanding issues at once. Where it's going right now however on the one issue regarding the illegal municipal waterline on the property is to court where I believe the Township are eventually going to lose while spending taxpayers dollars for that privilege. The loss may be very soon or it could be years down the road on appeal. I fail to see how that advances resolving the other issues.