New town motto?

Dear Editor:

Recently changes in Erin’s environment have made tremendous difference to our town’s natural beauty. Do those of you who might have noticed the bulldozers and excavators on the north and south sides of Bush Street ever ask “what is going on” or do you just drive by and not worry about the changes to our community?

Solmar is literally ripping out trees by their roots, and driving excavators through the tributary to the Credit River on the north side of Bush Street. Halton Crushed Stone is in the process of building a berm to hide their excavations on the south side of Bush Street. My question is: why doesn’t anyone care?

As part of the LPAT decision, Halton Crushed Stone has asked the community for volunteers to be part of a community pit liaison group. This group is so the residents can participate and have a voice in the pit’s new operation. The problem is: only three residents (ones who were involved in the LPAT process) volunteered! Residents of Erin need to get involved.

What has to happen here in Erin before the residents decide to change our motto from “Experience the charm” to “Ignore the destruction.”

Ed Delaporte, Erin