LATEST NEWS ON THE PROPOSED/ALLEGED ELMIRA BY-PASS

 This latest and different news comes from today's Waterloo Region Record.  The story written by Bill Jackson is titled "Two-part EA initiated for Elmira truck bypass, Hwy. 85 upgrades" So much for on-line links, web addresses and other assorted bullsh*# that simply weeds out the older, more issue knowledgeable citizens from the younger, less involved but more computer savvy citizens. There apparently are now THREE different options to get the truck traffic out of downtown Elmira. Four if you count the "Do Nothing" Option. The options include a by-pass up the west side of Elmira using existing roads such as Listowel Rd. westwards to Floradale Rd. followed by a right turn northwards on Floradale Rd. That route continues to Reid Woods Dr. where a right turn (eastwards) takes you back to Arthur St. Then left (north) onto Arthur and you have by-passed Elmira in its' entirety.  The next option is straight up (i.e. north) Union St. where it starts at Arthur & Listowel Rd.  In other words if you're already heading north from St. Jacobs on Arthur St. then turn right onto Union St. at the south end of Elmira. Now Union St. northwards ends at Erb St. right beside Uniroyal/Lanxess Canada. Union St. would have to be extended approximately 150 metres to Church St. right near the west end of the bridge crossing the Canagagigue Creek. Then cross the Creek (west to east side) and a new road to the left probably just past the cemetery on the left would be built to run north to Kennig Place. The third option is the stinker that runs from Union St. south through the Stroh and Martin farms and ends up on the east side of Lanxess at Church St. or Hwy # 86. From there it too would have to be extended further northwards and hook into Kennig Place. This is the "stinker" option as it ruins two farms, is more expensive as it has to cross over a ton of low lying Canagagigue floodplain and also buries Uniroyal Chemical's dioxins, DDT, Agent Orange etc. under tons of fill and asphalt none of which will stop it from migrating into the Camagagigue Creek and further downstream to continue its seven decades plus of damage.