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- . I0 - wan-moo CHRONICLE - Wednesday, May 7. 2014 Environmentally Sensitive Landscape supporters concerned Continued from page I upgraded and fear pavement will draw more ' traffic into the surrounding ESL. They also 1, “Surely there has to be one part of the fear road salt could have a dire impact on the region where traffic isn‘t the first priority." neighbouring forest and wetlands said ’l'homason, whose home near Sunfish Wilmot Township, which shares mainte- { lake is about a kilometre from Viftlniot line. trance of the road with the (Iity of Waterloo. ' é l'hoiriason said local wildlife need a quiet has wanted to pave Wilmot line in an effort l and safe road to cross. especially local deer, to reduce maintenance costs and improve ‘ turtles. salamanders. frogs and snakes. safety. 3 “I am surprised that one of the champions In 201 l the township decided to tar-and- ot tllt‘ laurel (Ireek environmentally sensitive chip a section of Wilmot Line without the f landscape would make such a remark." said city‘s consent or cooperation. The move ‘ lieh Swidrovich, another area resident and sparked animosity between the two municiv advocate for the ESL. palities and councillors in Waterloo then Wilmot has wanted to pave Wilmot l.lll(‘ drafted a resolution stating they wanted the through the l 81. for decades. but environ road to remain gravel to help deter drivers 1' iiii-iiralists have argued the road shouldn’t be from entering the liS‘L The goal was to keep traffic below 1,000 vehicles per day. regional municipalities and called for a com- A 2013 traffic count by the (Iity of Water» prehensive study to assess traffic in the area .. loo suggests that threshold is close to being in order to improve environmental protet» ' .1 ' surpassed. Depending on where the traffic is tion and road safety. Waterloo endorsed the being measured. daily numbers fluctuate idea but there has been little work on the “u” "by, ‘ from 550 to 1,100 vehicles. plan since. if}: a Mic 3 “If traffic has increased this much before On April 7, city council approved the (Lost a“; . u m even (lostco and surrounding developments, co project at 924 and part of 930 Erb St. W. ' ‘ " the employment lands (and) the full Vista but placed a holding provision over the entire 0 J Hills buildrout occur. it will almost certainly site until a full traffic analysis can be conir ' '2‘. continue to int reuse at this rate or even pleted, until more public engagement (an I » greater over the coming years," said l‘homar occur. and until any traffic improvements { sort. identified in the traffic analysis are cotnplet ' I last lune, the laurel (lreek envrronmeri ed. V tally sensitive liaison committee spoke to -Wirhfifasfrom DougCaxso/i .. r ' : _ . . n i 1 ,1 A , CHANGE .Ay-fiv ,1» i I I I "I I t il I ""“' ‘ ‘ “ "‘ __..__.._....l .__,. " "‘” "“"' """ “M“ ' In G lclencv 0 e M... ' ’ ”Mu"_â€""M'--Mâ€".â€"â€"'_ Toilet Replacement Program tli' l unturned , .. _ a . . ' ' t , I v as olJuiie 30, (or. V " i l ) 3 1 a ‘ Allapprovedtoilets ' . 4 .~' L " I; ' Z ' 7"? E purchased before June 30, 2014 Â¥4 \ j; 1:: f; “ ' Will qualify for a rebate until the end of 2014 3. ppm”: ‘â€" 3 5 . ‘ " "" "â€"V‘ ?'~’_‘~- P See store representative or program application R A C ‘ . a; 41:11.: - .li frreul rrll - ~ 1 .s v5.1" 1, “ ’ “ 5“ ,3 519575402 rHr FUUNUAHON a. (,ONCRHE 1 111111 REPAIR W’FFMHS‘TS i, 1 than? n: ‘- l ' ' @ t-mwwrsecracks.com Wham» 80h ‘.‘.i'lS-‘"l,i.ll.‘k§.(film V’WW lflllliilltllVIAVi-tlii . t .iii'r 51 9- 5 7 0 .0938