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it D WKl'ERlDOCflm-Wednud-y.MayZS.Z)ll -3 Visit Olll'l‘ SMOKING! 519-57143“ 519 880 1237 . The smell test \ ' I ! Houses, stores and restaurants are creeping closer to the landfills edge - T The Waterloo Region Landfill, ants or employees. an e-mail from Dana Mohammed. $38191!“ . yaw» i originally opened in 1972. now sits “Nothing has been directed my senior environmental officer with 5; . : ~ right next door to the City of Water» way.” he said. the MOE. loo‘s urban development. This is the “it hasn't been a problem as of The number of complaints to second in a three-part series that yet. We’re of course hoping that it the MOE about the landfill is on examines the uneasy relationship won't be.” the rise: three complaints in 2008, .- between the landfill and the locals. But customers have mentioned 31 in 2009 and 32 in 2010. the smell on the popular local in addition to largecommercial BY Cautions PRONG Pmm website Wonderful Waterloo. developments. there is also contin- Chronicle Staff “it was a fairly humid day after ued residential development in the many days of rain, but there was 3 area. Single family homes are json Stroeder says his cus- really strong odour outside in the being built on the east side of Ira I tumors at Boston Pizzahave area. Is this because ofthe location Needles, and a condominium . never complained to him about to the dump?" reads one message. development is being advertised , .. the smell from the landfill. “Your suspicions are correct. it about 700 metres from the location a That could change next year. was the dump.” replies another ofthe new active cell. m when the “tipping face" for user. “It gets pretty ripe out that Mayor Brenda Halloran did not ’ 1' garbage moves from farther south way on hot. humid summer days respond to questions about devel- .. . . .. .. .15.... m . on lra Needles Boulevard to a new in particular." opment near the landfill and .3 1 " ' ‘ location just 500 metres from the Development approval for the health concerns beforepresstime. .. restaurant's patio. Boardwalk came in 2009. When Halloran initially started her K. g The tipping face is the open complete, it will have 1 million career in politics after advocating WW 4 ‘ , .4 .. .’ -._ area of the landfill where garbage square feet of office and retail for herself and neighbours when ““ ' .flw ; ‘ - :3 . - trucks dump their fresh loads each space, stretching one kilometre they found out their Ralgreen Cris ‘. .0. 3..”- a day. long and straddling the border of cent homes in Kitchener had been - . 3; ~ ' in spring of 2012. the Waterloo the cities of Kitchener and Water- built on top of a landfill site. Region landfill will begin construe loo. And it will be a daily destina- in addition to concerns about [ion on a new cell right behind tion for about 3,500 employees quality of life and health, west side ” "a.“ Waterloo Commons and the West- The City of Waterloo did put residents may worry about their hill golf course. near Erb and Ira one restriction on land use â€" no property values. Needles Boulevard. day care with an outdoor space Management at the landfill has 1 During construction, an old cell may be opened there. no control over how the cities and _ .M. 5.... a. 3...... . , I“ of decomposing garbage will need Local resident Anne Childs the region choose to develop land ”vfir'fifihrd '3 . to be opened, exacerbating odour made a lengthy presentation to near the waste management facili- 4‘ "s .4 -..*9- 31¢! _ 3.?! ' in the area. Then, for two to three both city councils. asking them to ty. But due to pressure from the ._“fi“‘"ffi‘wlxea 1‘37! .. years. garbage will be dropped off take several factors into account Waterloo Region landfill Liaison 3 ‘79 ; .4311 it 1’ " daily at the new site. which is before approving the amendment Committee. a notification has . SM “ clearly visible from the parking lot that allowed the development. been imposed on developments a. 5:»: i , ». -. atWaterloo Commons. She expressed concern about east ofthe site since 2004. .. _ t: _"':;f’:- _> . . - «if; ‘ . “i wasn't aware of that. I don't employees that are pregnant or “Due to its proximity to the $53.," ’ if; ' 37;! . , , ' 3 '. ;:;:.-.‘.;§-~~-f. know if anyone knows. That's have respiratory illnesses. and chil- Waterloo Waste Management “I“ 5471‘ ’ . ' ”“3" “‘1 ~" ’» ' interesting,” said Stroeder. general dren who go shopping or to the Facility. odour levels on this prop- .333. " manager at Boston Pizza. movies. erty may occasionally cause conâ€" "That would be a detriment to “i am here to tell you that the cern to some individuals.“ reads business for sure if that's the case.” brakes need to be applied immediâ€" the clause which appears on prop- w stroeder said he has often ately.” she told them in 2009. “This erty deeds The future location of the active dumping site. where outbuildings cur- noticed landfill odour while driv- proposed zoning change must not But Childs said she has attend- rently stand, is clearly visible from a local restaurant patio. 1 ing farther south on Ira Needles. be approved." ed several open houses for homes ”mmmm° That's where the current tipping But approval did go ahead â€"â€" in the area. and has never heard , , . , . face is. just a few hundred metres and without advice from the Min- any mention ofthe notification. flrcted about It. because 'f they tial-neighbourhoods. 1 from the back of the Bed. Bath and istry of the Environment. “The people who are dealing make ‘00 much Of a sunk €930"! 11. ll was supposed to be closed l Beyond under contruction at the “Land use planning decisions with it are the people that live right pardon the pun. then “3er con- by “0‘"- Close the thing down. i Boardwalk commercial develop- rest with municipal levels of gov- around there." said Henrik NoeS< cerned that “ affects their land “‘1‘ Next week: The future of "'9 merit. emment and we were not asked by gaard, Beechwood resident and “as; and-[can understand that. “/9“?be W" W"- How long 1 Paul Dietrich. co-owner the the municipality to comment on member of the landfill liaison ,3“! 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