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Environmental standards not up to par at Grey Silo golf course, says local activist Lori Strothard said the City of Waterloo is neglectâ€" ing the needs of the enviâ€" ronment by continuing to use buildings housed on provincially significant wetâ€" land, known as the Yordy property, for office and storâ€" age space. nvironmental stanâ€" Edarda at RIM Park‘s Grey Silo golf course are still not up to par, says one local activist. She said the amount of traffic traveling to and from the lands on a daily basis, coupled with the use of lawn care equipment and other machinery on the property, is having a detriâ€" mental impact on the surâ€" rounding area. In a letter to the city sent this week, the Environmenâ€" tal Implementation Team {EIT}, of which Strothard is a member, requested some of the maintenance practices either stop or be moved to minimize the damage. "We would prefer the (maintenance facilities) to be in a less sensitive area where the environmental impacts wouldn‘t be as worâ€" risome," Strothard said. "It‘s breeding bird seaâ€" son, and a number of rare species are being disâ€" turbed." The EIT made a similar request to Waterloo council in March. Atâ€"that time, council voted in favour of reviewing the location of the golf course maintenance facility when relevant enviâ€" ronmental impact studies are completed; and that possible alternatives to the use of the Yordy property for golf course operations be developed. Council then, however, defeated a motion to stop all city work on the site until resolution of the EIT‘s issues have been achieved. The decision prompted cries of "shame" from memâ€" bers of the audience. Strothard suggested, there‘s no reason the city can‘t move a lot of the heavy maintenance equipment, as well the trailer, to the neagby Elam Martin barn. That‘s just one of the measures a second environâ€" mental impact study, conâ€" ducted by the city, is now looking into, while deterâ€" mining the best site for the facilities. The city opted to halt the By Anorea Baicey Chronicle Staff Now, more than ever, we‘re Waterloo‘s newspaper‘! first impact study, which focused solely on the Yordy property. "It‘s been determined the Yordy property is not a good longâ€"term location," Strothard said. "There‘s no sense in investing a lot of time and money into semeâ€" thing that‘s not going to work." "We would prefer the {maintenance facilities) to be in a less sensitive area where the environmental impacts wouldn‘t be as worrisome." and make children‘s dreams come true This study, she said, will â€" Lori Strothard local environmentalist THE RECORD a.chuanfm NEWSTALK 570 Todey‘) HMtr and (R) RadioShack. WATERLOO CHRONICLE Sunday, June 9 N* presents The RadioShackâ€"Sunshine srH» Phicke: for Children‘s Dreams Walk with us "We are aware of the concerns, and we are trying to work with everybody and satisfy everyone." look at the Yordy property, as well as alternative sites, including the city‘s original choice, the Elam Martin barn. That concept changed, however, when golf staff deemed the site to be too small, too far away, and feared it could pose as a traffic hazard to golfers. But Karen Moyer of the city‘s parks services departâ€" ment said all options are back on the table, and assured a fair process. "We have to balance all of the interests â€" golf, financial and environmenâ€" tal," she said. "Our goal is to get everyâ€" body on the same page. _ However, Strothard said the EIT is concerned there won‘t be enough time to construct a new facility by next March, for the start of Results of the current study are expected this fall. or visit our _ website: www.sunshine.ca 9 a.m. Checkâ€"in 10 a.m. Walk start WATERLOO Children‘s Dreams floaso call: To register for the Walk for {(across from tennis courts) Serving your community since 1856 @p. â€"7935 Ue) the new golf season. "We‘d like to see a temâ€" porary site set up, that could be considered a transitional lqcation," she said. "We should be doing as much as we can now to reduce the impacts, and get things going as much as possible." Strothard said the EIT has met once since the start of the latest study; and will meet twice more before a decision is made. "We all hope we can come to the best comproâ€" mise. It will be a challenge, since the golf course (staff) has already laid out its plan. 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