Does the lying ever stop? Are politicians so short sighted and so stupid that they think that everybody forgets their lies? One possible reason for the Township's decades old coverup of the seriousness of the methane gas is the fear of lowering property values in nearby homes on High St., George St. and others. I guess the Township feel that lying to everybody is better than having to buy homes nearest the landfill due to the Township's culpability in siting the Landfill next to this subdivision.
I've recently noticed another issue regarding the Bolender Landfill As the trees have been thinned out one can more readily see the earthen berm along the back end (east side) of the former scrapyard. In the past I've seen the flooding Canagagigue Creek go over its' banks and totally submerge Bolender Park. Due to the berm behind the scrapyard I suspect that the flooding included significant parts of the landfill itself. If so this would explain the repeated failures of the methane gas monitoring and venting systems over the decades. When the tubes are filled with water the methane can not vent to the atmosphere. Even a high water table can cause this but when combined with surface water it's even more egregious.
I thought that real estate agents were legally bound to disclose nearby hazards and issues to prospective buyers of homes. Apparently not as the realtor for 10-A High St. has not been doing so. He claims that he has no knowledge of the nearby former landfill. Wow! This is Woolwich Township folks. "See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil".
yes we have "greenwashers" in charge, who will seek personal attention and or get a paycheque to say how concerned they are about climate and justice etc and yet blatantly will obfuscate and ignore things like gravity and poison and chemicals and most relevant testing options. It is obvious the negligent and guilty ignore Common Sense along with most all their associates!
ReplyDeleteI do NOT blame the realtor, I blame the so called leaders and public servants!
ReplyDeleteI blame the government and not the realtor as well (municipal and ministry of environment) for their lack of transparency and disclosure. A simple google search shows observer articles only, nothing on the township website at all. There is very little information disclosed to the public regarding this closed landfill. Every local in Elmira I’ve spoken to is unaware it existed and that is unacceptable.
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