"$56"-*5 4r/&84 QUIET DISCUSSION ON DRAINAGE ISSUE RESULTS IN AMICABLE AGREEMENT
GREGG CHAMBERLAIN gregg.chamberlain@eap.on.ca
A L’Orignal couple are happy to have rea- ched an understanding with Champlain Township over their concerns about the impact of a drainage improvement project on their property. “Much better now that we know the truth,” said Sandy Golding, following a late- afternoon meeting August 3 between her and her spouse, Steve MacCulloch, and Mayor /PSNBOE3JPQFMBOE SJD-FSPVY $IBNQMBJO Township drainage superintendent. The subject of the meeting was the impact that planned rehabilitation work to the Mill Creek municipal drain might have on the couple’s property located near the intersec- UJPOPG$PVOUZ3PBEBOE$BTTCVSO3PBE 5IFUPXOTIJQOFFETUPEPTPNFFYDBWBUJPO work and bank stabilization of parts of the municipal drain to ensure a free flow of storm water and also reduce the risk of slope erosion that result in blockages and cause flooding of lands alongside the municipal drainage route. Township council approved the Mill Creek municipal drain improvement plan during an FBSMJFSTFTTJPO/PUJDFPGUIFQSPKFDUXBT placed in local papers and notices also sent out to residents whose properties bordered UIFNVOJDJQBMESBJO FYQMBJOJOHXIBUUIFJS share of the rehabilitation work cost would be. During interviews with local media prior to the August 3 meeting with the mayor and the drainage superintendent, MacCulloch said he hadn’t received any notice and the first he knew about the Mill Creek rehab work was when a trio of workers contracted to do the work showed up in his yard to do a preliminary site survey. «They told me they were looking at the trees that they were going to cut down,» MacCulloch said. «I told them ‘You’re not going to be cutting down any trees.’» The trio gave MacCulloch a business card and then left. He called the township and arranged an on-site meeting at his house XJUI .BZPS 3JPQFM BOE 4VQFSJOUFOEFOU -FSPVY «I’m really concerned with the wildlife back there,» MacCulloch, said, indicating the woodland area of the municipal drain that CPSEFSTIJTQSPQFSUZj8FIBWFNBMMBSETUIBU have been nesting there for years.» He also noted that the woods are home to a variety of other birds, including cardinals and several types of woodpecker. «They’ve had enough loss of their habitat,» he said. MacCulloch also pointed out a crabapple tree that was part of the property when his father owned it. The tree has become a family heritage piece and he was concerned that it might end up cut down or damaged. 4VQFSJOUFOEFOU -FSPVY BQPMPHJ[FE UP MacCulloch and Golding for the surprise visit from the contractors for the project. -FSPVYTBJEUIBUIFXBTUSZJOHUPNFFU in person with all the property owners in advance of any work done as part of the Mill $SFFLSFIBCJMJUBUJPOQSPKFDUUPFYQMBJOXIBU would be done and to hear any concerns before any work began on or near their pro- perty. The contractors, he said, should not
Le maire Normand Riopel (à gauche) et Steve MacCulloch examinent les cartes et autres informations contenues dans le dossier du plan de réhabilitation du réseau de drainage municipal de Mill Creek. La rencontre entre le maire, M. MacCulloch, et Éric Leroux, surintendant du drainage du canton, a apaisé ses inquiétudes quant à l’impact des travaux de réhabilitation sur sa propriété. —photo Gregg Chamberlain
on the bank to reduce the risk of erosion. «The goal is to make sure we stabilize the bank,» he said. «If we don’t have to touch anything, then we won’t.» #PUI-FSPVYBOE.BZPS3JPQFMBTTVSFE MacCulloch that the family’s heritage cra- bapple tree would not be touched and he would see if it is possible to avoid bringing in any heavy machinery onto their property
have visited without him being present also. -FSPVYMJTUFOFEUPCPUI.BD$VMMPDIBOE (PMEJOHFYQMBJOUIFJSXPSSJFTBCPVUUIF.JMM $SFFLSFIBCQSPKFDU)FUIFOFYQMBJOFEXIBU part of their property might be included as QBSUPGUIFSFIBCJMJUBUJPOXPSL-FSPVYOPUFE that most of the work might just involve removal of dead or damaged trees along the slope of the drain route and placing stones
for the rehab work. «And we’ll give you a call before we come in,» he said. «I’m happy with the results,» MacCulloch said, regarding the meeting. «I’m pretty sure *DBOUBLFIJT -FSPVY XPSEGPSJU BOEOPX *LOPXXIFSFJU UIFXPSL TUPQTv
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