TELL ME IT ISN'T SO - MORE BACKROOM LOCAL WOOLWICH DEALS TO BENEFIT THE FEW AT THE EXPENSE OF THE MANY?

This may be a first in that I am about to reproduce verbatim here a Comment that I received on the Elmira Advocate two days ago. While I have an opinion as to the veracity of this Comment I am sure that some readers would take the opposite view. That said I am hoping that other informed citizens might step up and either politely corroborate or contradict the statements in this following Comment. I will confirm that I have followed this east side by-pass in the Woolwich Observer over the last several years with a growing sense of horror and shock. I also have had a very enlightening and respectful, one on one discussion, with a Woolwich Township employee directly involved in this matter. While I felt better immediately after that chat, nevertheless it just seems so contradictory and counter-intuitive to put the cart, once more in Woolwich, ahead of the horse. To designate and zone disputed (by those on the financial hook) contaminated lands for industrial/commercial development AND to build a highway (Elmira By-Pass) over these Uniroyal Chemical proven contaminated and only slightly cleaned up (5.9"/15 cm. deep) lands on a tiny sliver of the property is absurd to me. Something is very, very wrong and perhaps this reader/commenter's position is a possible explanation. ............................................... ............................................... ............................................... ............................................... Anonymous October 21, 2020 at 11:35 AM ......................................................................................................... It is very simple in fact. The shareholders of the Observer have development property in the north end of Elmira along with a few "very special others" with deep ties politically and along with Mr. Stroh they ALL want what they call a Elmira bypass to their properties in the north end. NOBODY has continuously advocated for this more than the Woolwich Observer. The Observer people have actually gone to great length to advocate and facilitate development in the north end and have obviously got into bed with at least two of the industrial gangs+ families. The whole Martin Lane neighbourhood expansion/future developments in the north end cannot happen without this coverup being dragged on till the so called Elmira Bypass is in place at which time the regulated hold provision will be released by official Woolwich Township Plan. Politicians and the local planners have all been coerced into going along with the coverup. This has never been about pollution or traffic problems on the main drag, they are using these real problems as a solution to their own sick development woes. Ironically the chemical company is saving tons of cleanup costs by just playing along with the local bullshit and the fact that the people who run things have too much to lose to turn against them. I am one of the neighbours and frankly this whole neighbourhood is either sick or corrupt or both!