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WAINFLEET WATER and SEWER COMMITTEE



OUR EVENTS UPDATED : DEC. 15 , 2004

PUBLIC MEETINGS WERE HELD AT THE
MORGANS POINT UNITED CHURCH , LAKESHORE RD.
FIRST MEETING ON DEC. 2 / 2004
AND A SECOND MEETING DEC. 9 / 2004

ABOUT 200 PEOPLE ATTENDED EACH OF THESE MEETINGS AND AFTER GOING THROUGH THE SURVEY BY BETTY KONC ,IN REGARDS TO THE WATER / WASTE WATER PROPOSAL , EVERYONE WAS ASKED TO FILL IN THE SURVEY AND HAND IT IN OR MAIL IT IN LATER . ALSO PEOPLE WERE ASKED IF THEY WOULD LIKE TO PURCHASE A SIGN FOR THEIR FRONT YARD . THE COST IS $10.00 BUT THE PRICE ALSO COVERS COSTS OTHER COMMITTEE ITEMS .
TO VIEW NEWS CLIPPINGS PLEASE CLICK ON "NEWS CLIPPINGS AFTER NOV. 18th"

SOME QUESTIONS ASKED AT THESE PUBLIC MEETINGS:
WHAT ABOUT THE DUMP ON STATION RD.?
WHY ISN'T WATER FIRST IF OUR HEALTH IS THE QUESTION ?
IS ONLY THE SOUTH SIDE OF LAKESHORE EFFECTED ?
WHAT ABOUT THE REST OF THE LAKE ?



PLEASE BE ADVISED ALSO , THAT OUR COMMITTEE HAS BEEN ACTIVE AND WILL NOTIFY PEOPLE OF A PUBLIC MEETING AND WILL TRY TO REACH ALL CONCERNED WITH A SURVEY ,BY LETTER , EMAIL OR PERSONALLY !!


THE MEETING WITH THE REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY OF NIAGARA
DATED NOV. 10TH , 2004
PUBLIC

A MEETING WAS HELD WITH INVITED GUESTS WHO WILL FORM A “PUBLIC ADVISORY COMMITTEE” ON BEHALF OF CONCERNED TAXPAYERS FROM BOTH SIDES ( THOSE WHO WANT THE PIPE LINE AND THOSE WHO DON’T )

MEMBERS OF THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE ARE :

FROM OUR COMMITTEE :
BETTY KONC
WAYNE REDSHAW
DR. R. CORLETT
JOE ZOLD

FROM OTHER SOURCES AND COMMITMENTS
KATE OSTRYHON
COLON PILMER
BUTCH KIMBER
NANCY GILES

GORD HARRY---WAINFLEET MAYOR
BOB STEELE ---PUBLIC WORKS
CHADO BRCIC ---PUBLIC WORKS
BILL HUNTER ---PUBLIC HEALTH



THE MEETING WITH THE REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY OF NIAGARA
DATED OCT. 12 , 2004
PUBLIC

FURTHER TO THIS MEETING AND AFTER READING THE SPEECH BY BETTY KONC (see below), A MOTION WAS MADE BY “THE REGION MUNICIPALITY OF NIAGARA" TO THE EFFECT THAT CONCERNED CITIZENS , WOULD ACT AS A SUB-COMMITTEE TO REPRESENT THE WAINFLEET LAKESHORE TAXPAYERS IN REGARDS TO THE WATER / WASTE WATER PROPOSAL . .



"COPY OF SPEECH"

THANKYOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK ABOUT THIS MOST IMPORTANT ISSUE

ALLOW ME TO INTRODUCE MYSELF

MY NAME IS BETTY KONC; I AM THE CHAIR OF THE LAKESHORE WATER/SEWER COMMITTEE.

THIS GROUP IS MADE UP OF A CROSS SECTION OF CONCERNED CITIZENS FROM THE STUDY AREA THAT THIS ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT REPORT COVERS.

OUR OBJECTIVE HERE TODAY IS NOT TO BE ARGUMENTATIVE OR OBSTRUCTIONIST, BUT RATHER AS HELPFUL CITIZENS. WE BELIEVE THAT BY WORKING TOGETHER WITH THE COMMUNITY A BETTER SOLUTION CAN BE FOUND.

WE DO HAVE SOME QUESTIONS WE FEEL WE ARE ENTITLED TO ASK, THEY DON’T NECESSARLY REQUIRE AN ANSWER TODAY, BUT PERHAPS IN A FEW DAYS IN A MEETING WITH MY COMMITTEE.  WE ARE OPEN AND HOPEFUL THAT YOU WILL CONSIDER THIS AN OPPORTUNITY TO REACH OUT TO THE COMMUNITY, ANSWER THE QUESTIONS AND REGAIN SOME OF OUR TRUST.

OUR QUESTIONS ARE:

HOW BAD ARE THE SEPTICS IN THE STUDY AREA? HOW DID YOU ARRIVE AT THIS CONCLUSION?

HOW MANY ARE THERE? AGAIN HOW DID YOU ARRIVE AT THIS CONCLUSION?


WILL THERE BE A BAN ON HOLDING TANKS?

WHY WOULD THERE BE A BAN,COULD WE HAVE MORE DETAILS ON THE REASONING?


IF THERE IS A BAN, IS IT DIRECTLY CONNECTED TO THE LAYING OF THIS PIPELINE?

IF THE PROPOSAL DOESN’T GO THROUGH, WILL THERE STILL BE A BAN ON HOLDING TANKS?

WHEN THE EA REPORT IS COMPLETE AND IT GOES TO TOWNSHIP COUNCIL FOR APPROVAL, AND THEY TURN IT DOWN DUE TO FUNDING SHORTFALL, (WHICH I HAVE BEEN ASSURED  WILL HAPPEN) WHAT HAPPENS TO THE PROPOSAL /PROCESS AT THAT POINT?

CAN ALTERNATIVE SOLUTIONS EVEN BE CONSIDERED AT THIS POINT IN THE PROCESS?

IF THEY CAN, IS THE REGION WILLING TO CONSIDER AND ACT ON ANY OF THESE SOLUTIONS AND SHELVE THE PIPELINE PROPOSAL?

DID THE REGION CONSIDER ANY OF THE SOLUTIONS DOCUMENTED AND SUBMITTED TO TOWNSHIP COUNCIL ,BY THE WAINFLEET COMMUNITY STRATEGIC PLANNING WASTEWATERCOMMITTEE,OF 1998?

IF NOT, WHY NOT? ARE ALL THE PEOPLE INVOLVED WITH THIS E.A. REPORT AWARE OF THIS SUBMISSION TO LOCAL COUNCIL?

JUST EXACTLY HOW DOES THIS PROCESS WORK FROM THIS POINT?

CAN SOMEONE SIT DOWN WITH US AND EXPLAIN IT SO WE UNDERSTAND IT?  (There is a lot of angst in the community about the loss of homes due to the financial aspect of this idea; we are hoping to allay some of those fears with some explanations and plain talk)

IS THIS PROCESS TAINTED BECAUSE IT WAS MENTIONED AT A PUBLIC MEETING THAT PART OF THE REASON FOR THIS PROPOSAL IS FOR FUTURE DEVELOPMENT?

IS THIS PROPOSAL REALLY ON HOLD AS THE ARTICLE IN THE NIAGARA THIS WEEK NEWSPAPER SUGGESTED OR ARE YOU JUST LOOKING FOR MORE FUNDING SO THAT IT CAN PROCEED?

IS THERE ANY POSSIBLE WAY WE CAN BRING THIS PROPOSAL TO A HALT?


OUR SOLUTIONS

REVISIT THE REPORT FROM THE STRATEGIC PLAN ALREADY ON FILE WITH THE TOWNSHIP AND TAKING A CLOSER LOOK AT THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS. A CONDENSED VERSION IS STAPLED TO MY PRESENTATION.

HOLDING TANKS TO REPLACE BAD SEPTICS AND A SCHEDULE OF PUMPING OUT THE TANKS.

COMMUNAL SEPTIC SYSTEMS WITH THE HOME OWNERS RESPONSIBLE FOR INSTALLATION AND MAINTENANCE ON A SHARED BASIS.

GATHERING THE HOME OWNERS IN THE MOST POPULATED AREAS OF THE STUDY WHERE THE LOT SIZES ARE RESTRICTIVE TO REPAIRING THE SEPTICS AND WORK WITH THEM TO FIND A SOLUTION.  SOMEONE JUST MAY HAVE THE ANSWERS WE ARE ALL LOOKING FOR.

LOOKING TO OTHER COMMUNITIES THAT HAD THE SAME OR SIMILAR PROBLEMS AND HOW THEY SOLVED THE PROBLEM example: the Muskokas,Huntsville.

THE TOWNSHIP COULD HIRE 1-2 QUALIFIED INSPECTORS TO “POLICE” AND ‘ENFORCE”SEPTIC SYSTEMS TO BECOME COMPLIANT WITH THE CODES SET OUT BY THE HEALTH DEPT.THIS WOULD BE MORE COST EFFECTIVE AND WOULD ELIMINATE FUTURE COSTS OF UPKEEP TO THE “PIPELINE”  YES, ONLY THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE NOT IN COMPLIANCE WOULD BE AFFECTED FINANCILLY,BUT THEY COULD PROBABLY GET GOVT. FUNDING TO OFFSET THE COSTS.

VISITING THE NET, THERE APPEAR TO BE HUNDREDS OF SITES, MOST OF THEM FROM THE UNITED STATES.  ALL OF WHOM ARE WELL AHEAD OF ONTARIO IN ADDRESSING THE ISSUE OF WASTEWATER.

ASKING VENDORS AND SUPPLIERS OF ALTERNATIVE SYSTEMS WHAT THEY WOULD RECOMMEND THAT WOULD BE APPLICABLE TO OUR SITUATION.

THESE ARE JUST A FEW OF THE ALTERNATIVE SOLUTIONS WE COULD COME UP WITH, WE KNOW THAT THERE ARE PROBABLY MORE IDEAS,MAYBE BETTER IDEAS OUT THERE. BUT THE POINT IS THAT WE ARE SERIOUS ABOUT HELPING TO SOLVE THIS PROBLEM,WE ARE WILLING TO WORK TOGETHER TO FIND THE SOLUTION THAT WILL BE EFFECTIVE YET NOT BANKRUPT US IN THE PROCESS.

IN CONCLUSION

WE ARE JUST ORDINARY HOME OWNERS AND TAX PAYERS.  WE ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM.  WE ALSO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT A SOLUTION HAS TO BE FOUND, BUT WE BELIEVE THAT THE PIPELINE PROPOSAL DOESN’T FIT THE BILL.  WE BELIEVE THAT A SOLUTION CAN BE FOUND THAT WILL SATISFY MOST IF NOT ALL.

WE FEEL LIKE WE ARE UNDER ATTACK AND THAT WE HAVE NO SAY.  WE ARE NOT UNREASONABLE PEOPLE; WE WOULD LIKE TO BE PART OF THE SOLUTION,WE ARE EAGER TO WORKTOGETHER, WE ARE CERTAIN THAT THROUGH A JOINT EFFORT OF THE COMMUNITY AND THE REGION A MORE EQUITABLE SOLUTION IS JUST WAITING TO BE FOUND.

LET’S TALK. LET’S SET A DATE TO GET TOGETHER,AND GET DOWN TO THE BUSINESS OF FINDING THAT SOLUTION.

WE CAN BE CONTACTED AT 905-834-1143 0R FAXED AT 905-835-9049.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING BACK FROM YOU SOON AND STARTING SOME MEANINGFUL DIAGLOGUE.

THANK YOU

Mayor Gord Harry
PHONE: (905) 899-2625

EMAIL: gharry@township.wainfleet.on.ca

Alderman Evan Main
PHONE: (905) 899-2633 or (905) 899-1250
EMAIL: emain@township.wainfleet.on.ca

Alderman Patrick Robson
EMAIL: probson@township.wainfleet.on.ca

Alderwoman Barbara Henderson
PHONE: (905) 386-0977
EMAIL: bhenderson@township.wainfleet.on.ca


Alderman Rudy Warkentin
PHONE: (905) 899-1358
EMAIL: rwarkentin@township.wainfleet.on.ca



MPP -ERIE-LINCOLN
TIM HUDAK , MPP
PHONE: (905) 382-0322
FAX : (905) 382-0315
EMAIL: timhudak@niagara.net



MPP JOHN MALONEY
PHONE: (905) 788-2204
FAX : (905) 788-0071
EMAIL: malonj@parl.gc.ca



PROJECT MANAGER , Regional Niagara
BOB STEELE
EMAIL: bob.steele@regional.niagara.on.ca

 
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