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Melodee Martinuk Chronicle Staft ‘Wilmot residents are breathing a sigh of relief following a decision by the region‘s engineering committee to drop further consideration of two alternate landfill sites in their townâ€" ship. Committee decides to release Wilmot landfill alternates On the advice of consultants MacLaren Engineers Inc., the comâ€" mittee decided Thursday to proceed with plans for the expansion of the Waterloo and Cambridge landfills. However, they rejected the consulâ€" tant‘s advice to continue investigaâ€" tion of the two Wilmot backup sites. "I think we should be more optimistic and look for other ways to reuse and recycle," remarked Wilâ€" mot Township Mayor Ralph Shantz, who pushed to have the sites in his township released. "In 30 years things will change â€" there has to be different ways (to deal with waste) than by landfilling." *‘*My concern is that to even leave it in as a possible site, even if it‘s for two years, there‘s that element hanging over the residents," added Woolwich Councillor Murray Aberâ€" le. The committee also instructed consultants and engineering staff to proceed with the preparation of programs designed to reduce the amount of waste generated in the region, including source separation, public education programs and a possible energyâ€"fromâ€"waste incinerâ€" ator in south Kitchener. Politicians to blame for mismanagement of landfill site: Carroll Melodee Martinuk Chronicle Staff Westhill Drive residents are demanding that the region clean up operation of the Waterloo landfill before they proceed with any expansion of that facility. Speaking on behalf of the resiâ€" dents at a public hearing sponâ€" sored by the region‘s engineering committee, Waterloo councillor Brian Turnbull asked the region to ‘‘immediately" live up to its obligations. ‘"You can‘t change a legal agreement because you‘ve changed your mind," he said. And, to giving weight to their claims, is a legal agreement signed by the region and 30 street homeowners, which residents say the region has not lived up to. Turnbull told committee memâ€" bers that the 1973 agreement has been broken on five points: the landfill hasn‘t been properly fenced; garbage trucks use Westhill although they‘re not supâ€" posed to; debris is often blown from the trucks onto neighboring properties; berms have not been constructed as promised; trees were planted several years after they were to have been. Fourteen of the Westhill Drive property owners have submitted letters to the engineering commitâ€" tee protesting plans for the expanâ€" sion of the Erb Street landfill, because it will only add to the ‘‘noise,‘"‘ pollution," "smell" and ‘"nuisance‘" already experienced. ‘"*Before you make the decision to go ahead with the Waterlioo site, you should enter into discussions with the residents with clean hands...you should satisfy the residents that the region has done everything it can, and everything it agreed to," Turnbull told comâ€" mittee members. In an interview, Mayor Mar However, Kitchener councillior Don Travers believes the committee has sacrificed the best interests of the region through its ision. He argued that by removing‘ the alterâ€" nate sites from further Study, comâ€" mittee members have ingreased the likelihood that the incinerator will be built as a "fallback."‘ His concern is that energy.â€"fromâ€"waste technoloâ€" gy is still unproven, and Kitthener and Cambridge residents could be affected by emissions from the inâ€" cinerator. *‘*New technology will only create other environmental problems," he maintained. Regional Chairman Jim Gray and consultant Steve Janes supported **keeping all the options open,"‘ until expansion plans for the Waterloo and Cambridge landfills are apâ€" proved by the province. While Janes doesn‘t feel the Wilâ€" mot sites will be needed, he said they shouldn‘t be released just in case further hydrogeological study shows the Waterloo landfill cannot be safely expanded. He warned that, once released, the sites could be developed in a fashion which would leave them unsuitable for use as a landfill. **All the hydrogeological testing to date indicates that the Waterloo site can be expanded without diffiâ€" culty,"" Janes said. "I don‘t think we have a problem, but we‘re going to have to do some work to prove it." The committee‘s recommendaâ€" tions will go before regional council for approval Thursday. jorie Carroll, who is chairman of the engineering committee, adâ€" mitted that the region has been lax in fulfilling its agreement with the people on Westhill. Asked why the agreement had not been lived up to, Carroll ‘"‘guessed‘‘ that during the past 12 years the improvements had to be dropped during budget deliberaâ€" tions to cut spending. "It gets to budget, you‘re looking for every place you can cut, and these are the things that tend to fall to the knife first." ‘"‘That‘s the politicians‘ fault. Staff brought them forward, but it‘s the politicians that call the shots about where the money is spent," she said. Carroll said the region has tried different things to reduce the problem of windblown garbage, but the situation has not imâ€" proved. â€" _ *‘I feel for them â€" it‘s a terrible nuisance living close to the landâ€" fill, but what can we do," she said. Engineering committee memâ€" bers asked staff to prepare report on what can be done right away to answer the residents‘ comâ€" plaints. However, Carroll emphasized, the region is limited in what action it can take because it doesn‘t want to "jeopardize" the waste management master plan. ‘"‘If there‘s anything we can do now, we want to do it, whether it‘s planting trees, fencing, whatever. But we don‘t want to spend money and then have to undo it when we move into the waste management master plan,"" she said. Carroll noted that new waste management techniques being studied in the master plan, such as shredding and composting, will improve the situation for resiâ€" dents along Westhill. As of the Chronicle‘s deadline Tuesday, it was still up in the air whether Waterioo MPP Herb Epp had been appointed to David Peterson‘s first Cabinet. Melodee Martinuk photo Cautious reaction Melodee Martinuk Chronicle Staff Anytime Herb Epp needs confirmation that the changing political fortune of the Ontario Liberal Party isn‘t a dream, he need look no further than his mail. Lately, the Waterloo MPP said, there‘s been a surge in letters to his constituency office, and more often than not, those envelopes contain resumes and job applications. *"*All of a sudden our correspondence is up â€" I‘ve had a number of people applying for jobs, sending in resumes right from the deputy minister level," said Epp. ‘‘Suddenly the number of Liberals out there has increased tenfold. There‘s certainly a difference being on the government side instead of the Opposition." (Continued from page 1) He noted, that there has also been an increase in the number of enquiries from the general public because he is now a direct pipeline to the government. With David Peterson scheduled to announce the makeup of his cabinet today, and the Legislature set to return on Tuesday, Epp said there‘s an air of ‘"excitement‘" tinged with a tiny bit of ‘"apprehension," surrounding the new government members. _ *‘There‘s a certain amount of apprehension because of the additional responsibilities, but above all, there‘s excitement,"‘ he remarked. "It‘s exciting to be able to put ideas forward: to discuss and work with groups to make things happen; to be able to implement those things we‘ve been talking about for years." Epp is also enjoying the speculation and "silly rumors‘‘ circulating in the media and at Queen‘s Park, concerning the makeup of the Peterson Cabinet, who Peterson has talked to, and who he hasn‘t. knowledge and experience between the urban and rural areas interested in tourism developâ€" ment. True to his determination not to feed this speculation, in Monday‘s interview with the Chronicle, Epp refused to say which position he is eyeing, or even whether he‘s met with Peterson to discuss a Cabinet posting. According to Epp, the people of Ontario will Consultants proposed the development of a distinctive logo reflecting the characteristics of the area, and suggest adoption of the theme: "As oldâ€"fashioned as yesterday, as modern as tomorrow." Development opportunities identified in the study include a historical train between Waterâ€" loo and St. Jacob‘s dinner theatre in Elmira and a theatrical museum in Stratford. It also suggests that bed and breakfast operations, country inns and a budget hotel in Stratford are viable opportunities. The Waterioo Stratford Tourism Association would be funded through municipal grants, private memberships and coâ€"operative marketâ€" ing programs. The study indicates, however, Looking different from other side of the fence see two major differences between the new Liberal government and previous Tory reâ€" gimes. â€" First, because they‘re new to power, the Liberals are "free to reâ€"assess everything the government has done," and make the changes that are necessary. ‘"In the past, whatever the Tories did, they were committed to the past rather than the future. There was the idea that, if they changed something, they might be admitting that they‘ve made a mistake. We don‘t have this weighing on us,‘"‘ he explained. Secondly, â€"Epp promises there will be an openness and responsiveness in the government, which hasn‘t been seen in Ontario for many years. _ "A Peterson government will consult with the people, and listen to the people," concluded Epp. "At least for the first 42 years." that an additional $325,000 will be needed to implement necessary programs. Of that total $80,000 is budgeted for staff, $50,000 for overhead and travel, with the remainder to be spent on promotion. _ 'l;as'tvyvear five municipalities in the study area spent an estimated $359,000 on tourism developâ€" ment. _ In an interview, Waterloo Chamber of Comâ€" merce manager Peter McFadden, who chairs the intraâ€"municipal committee which commisâ€" ;Tc;n;d'tâ€"he"&.oio tourism study, emphasized that the report is ‘"‘no more than phase one of what needs to happen. _ â€" S ‘"Phase two is an inward turning, taking the document muncipality by municipality to deterâ€" mine ‘ whether it represents value to the community as a whole, whether it‘s on the right track." _ If that approval comes, the tourism associaâ€" tion could be in full operation by 1987. 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