IS THIS WHY CITIZENS OBJECT TO NEW NOISY, SMELLY ENTERPRISES IN THE FIRST PLACE?

You know it's almost like the old metaphor about putting a frog in hot water and slowly raising the temperature until the frog boils to death. In a sense this is also what climate change is all about. Incremental permits given to more and more industries to discharge more and more carbon into the air, hence warming the planet. Downtown Elmira often stinks of diesel fumes especially around Church and Arthur St. Odd to me is that the same folks who were recently alleged here to be pushing for the east side Elmira by-pass and industrial development are involved with this doubling of truck traffic, noise, odours and health issues. Could one suspect they are building the case to get the by-pass sooner than later? ................................................................................................... Today's Waterloo Region Record has a story by Leah Gerber titled "Province allows Elmira biogas plant to boost capacity". The approval from the Ministry of Environment allows for 80 trucks per day from the original 40. Clearly the deal signed by Elmira Bio-Gas with a citizens' group a number of years ago regarding the maximum number of trucks permitted has been dramatically expanded. I have seen this tactic before whereby a contentious issue (say a gravel pit) pleads for a very small, short duration, above the water table permit, only five or ten years later to apply for a larger below water table pit. Again this is why local residents may tend to dig in their heels early. Once established it's close to impossible to ever end these problems. ................................................................................................................. This area of Elmira has been a problem for a very long time. The toll on human health from gas and diesel fumes is obvious. Funny again how our local politicians can ignore problems not related to themselves until they are. Then they seem to jump right on things. Also strange to me is that the Woolwich Observer are located just a block or two away. Where have they been on this issue and why have they not been interviewing local residents?