Walkers Landfill proposal Update
Currently this adventure has not been approved.... right now 'Walker" is going around educating people on what it is they do... If the landfill site is approved it will take approximately 7 years before any garbage will be transported to the site. Numerous environmental assessments need to occur over the course of time.
The route of trucks will be HWY401 to County Rd 6. They are unsure if they will be taking RD 66 across to the Site. The speaker, Joe assured us that it will not be going through the small towns but around them. They are also exploring the idea of Railway, however there seems to be some issues with the mandates etc, so need to address that and see if the railway is a viable option.
The duration of the landfill site is 20 years. However since that particular area is so big they could potentially put another proposal forth and continue to have a larger landfill site.
Numerous questions were asked about odour, toxins in the air, number of trucks and garbage being dumped. Overall, Joe indicated that they needed to meet minimum standards set by the Government however they try to exceed these standards. There will 100 trucks daily dumping a total of 3500 tons of garbage. Approximately 25 jobs will be created from this new business. There will be temporary positions created while the landfill site is being prepared.
He encouraged people to come out and see what their site was like near Niagra Falls.