Five days ago I posted here that something was off. There was no media announcement of the upcoming OLT (Ontario Land Tribunal) Hearing in our local papers. Whether virtual or in person this Hearing would have been attended if the public knew about it. They did not. I suspected that behind closed doors discussions might have resolved a couple of the issues and perhaps required a rescheduling.
Not so. The Hearing was held yesterday and it appears that Woolwich Township have reversed themselves. Why? For close to a decade this proposed residential development has been opposed by Sulco, local citizens and Woolwich Township. What has changed? Even Chemtura/Lanxess originally opposed the idea of a new, modestly priced subdivision across the street from themselves and Sulco (CCC). In what universe does good planning equate locating a residential subdivision beside two chemical plants, a Sewage Treatment Plant and shunting rail cars in the wee hours of the night? If ever a project has exposed the underbelly of growth for its own sake and the consequences be damned, this is it. Yes it takes backbone to be in a fight against bigger and better financed opponents. Rolling over and surrendering does every Township resident a disservice. It also tells them that their councillors will abandon them at every opportunity just as they have in regards to Uniroyal/Lanxess cleanup failures.
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