Mapleton council backs call for regulation of fill dumping
Council has thrown its support behind a resolution calling for provincial regulation of fill dumping.
At the July 14 meeting, council passed a resolution supporting a call for action from the Wellington County Citizens Against Fill Dumping. Council had received correspondence from Guelph-Eramosa indicating that municipality was calling on the province to develop a comprehensive strategy to regulate excess soils and pass a Class Soil Act to help municipalities deal with excess soils under their jurisdiction.
The Guelph-Eramosa resolution calls on government ministries to spearhead development of a comprehensive strategy on the issue.
“We don’t have a real big issue with it here yet, but municipalities to the south are dealing with it more often,” noted Mayor Neil Driscoll.
