Motion M2014-009

Waste Management

The requirements of the province currently force the municipal ratepayers to carry the burden imposed by provincial regulations without any monetary assistance from the province

Motion M2014-009

Whereas the provincial government imposes waste site regulations on the municipality without regard for cost

and Whereas the province appears to impose these regulations without regard to the risks posed by the waste sites

and Whereas officials of the Ministry of the Environment state that the requirements that they impose are based on science

and Whereas the yearly costs of water sampling alone now exceed $70,000

and Whereas the water sampling costs alone are a non-trivial burden imposed on the ratepayers of Addington Highlands and do not cover all the waste sites

now therefore be it Resolved

that the town hall meeting strike a committee to compose a letter to the Ministry of the Environment requesting that the scientific analysis used by the Ministry to establish the requirements that they impose be provided to the town hall

and be it further Resolved that the Ministry be requested to establish a link between the costs imposed on local ratepayers and the risks presented by the municipal waste sites.

Carried ( 2/3 majority )