Fall update: October 2017

As the end of October approaches, we are still awaiting contact from the Study Team re a meeting.  

They did contact us , the text of their letter is below. Emphasis is mine.

From: Jamieson, Brenda
Date: Fri, Sep 22, 2017 at 8:15 AM
Subject: RE: Study Update Meeting.
To: Agriculture Business Community

Good Morning Sharon,

Further to your July letter which we received via email on July 17, 2017, we look forward to meeting with ABC this fall to provide a study update and discuss the Recommended Plan Refinements which were made following PIC #6 in response to feedback received through the consultation process and further development of the preliminary design.  Please note the intent of the meeting is to provide an overview of the refinements to facilitate your review.

I’ll contact you in mid-October to schedule an appropriate meeting date for late October / early November.  If you have any questions in the meantime, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Regards,

Brenda

Brenda Jamieson, P.Eng.

AECOM

Fall Update

Fall Update

Earlier this year the Minister of Transportation wrote to ABC. ABC thought long and hard about what was being offered to us by the Minister of Transportation. (See letter at www.hwy7and8.blogspot.com )

A volunteer meeting to consider all options was held. As it was high season for agriculture in a difficult year, we asked for time to consider what the Minister was suggesting. ABC again did more research and had decided to refuse the Minister.

Before we took that final step we asked Mr. Wilkinson, MPP for advice about our response for the Minister. Mr. Wilkinson eventually facilitated a meeting to see if there was any common ground. The letter of Aug 1st is the result.

ABC has held meetings over the summer to try to identify the MTO next steps. At this time the selected route has not been confirmed.

We continue to stress the importance of retaining agricultural land and businesses and the potential impacts to our livelihoods that would result from restricted road access.

More recently we spoke with the MTO Regional Director for the study area about the issues.

A copy of the letter to the Minister of Transportation summarizing the meeting with ABC and MTO staff has been posted to the website.

Read the letter for all the details at : www.hwy7and8.blogspot.com

Agriculture Business Community Information Meeting

HWY 7 & 8 CORRIDOR STUDY UPDATES

Agricultural Business
COMMUNITY INFORMATION MEETING

This meeting is organized by the volunteers of the Agriculture Business Communities of Perth East, Perth South and
Wilmot West.

Wednesday, SEPT 9TH, 2009
at
John & Marg Van Nes
Line 29 # 4177

DOORS OPEN: 6:30 PM
COFFEE: 6:45 PM
MEETING STARTS PROMPTLY AT 7 PM and WILL FINISH AT 9 PM

We would appreciate a small donation for expenses.
The Consultants and MTO representatives will present a brief overview of the final Corridor selection and be available to answer questions.

What are the next steps for the Ministry of Transportation and the Consultants?
What are our next steps?

There will be an opportunity to provide the Consultants with corrected property information. Please take the opportunity to do this. See the attached information sheet.

Everyone Welcome. Bring your lawn chairs. Bring your neighbours, your questions and ideas.



THIS MEETING IS FOR YOU AND YOUR RURAL COMMUNITY, PLEASE ATTEND TO KEEP INFORMED AND TO SUPPORT YOUR NEIGHBOURS.

http://www.hwy7and8.blogspot.com/

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IMFORMATION SHEET

In reviewing material ABC has found errors that relate to agricultural properties in the proposed corridor. The Consultants and MTO WILL USE the information they have in Report F OR the corrected information from YOU to identify the FINAL ROUTE for Hwy. 7 & 8.


We urge you to verify your property status and descriptions in Report F.

See page 52 in the Report for Agriculture.

Go to http://www.7and8corridorstudy.ca/ Look under STUDY DOCUMENTATION and then Working Papers ONLY IF you have a high speed connection (file size is 17.81 MG)!

Anyone who cannot access this report via the Internet, please contact hwy7and8@gmail.com for details .

Below is a form to help quide property onwers on the information they need to provide.

Check List

The following check list has been prepared to assist individuals in their review.

1. My Fire Code #:....................

2. The information on tile drainage is (accurate) or (inaccurate)

3. The description of my farm buildings: (accurate) or (inaccurate)
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4. The proposed corridor will impact my farm transportation needs in the following ways:
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5. My farm is located along an existing roadway. I estimate that the proposed loss of land will impact my operation in the following ways:
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6. I have reviewed the evaluation criteria proposed for Agriculture, and see that the proposed corridor will adversely affect my:
planting yes........... no .........
grazing yes........... no .........
nutrient management plan yes........... no .........
movement of farm equipment yes........... no .........
access to land and equipment yes........... no .........
field tile drainage yes........... no .........
harvesting yes........... no .........
total production due to loss of land yes........... no .........
other(.............)

Please provide details of each of these implications on your operation of the proposed corridor:
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Community Information Meeting

HWY 7 & 8 CORRIDOR STUDY UPDATE

COMMUNITY INFORMATION MEETING

Everyone Welcome!

This meeting is organized by the volunteers of the Agriculture Business Communities of Perth East, Perth South and Wilmot West.

Tuesday, NOV. 18TH, 2008

SHAKESPEARE OPTIMIST HALL, SHAKESPEARE, ON

DOORS OPEN: 7:30 PM

COFFEE: 7:45 PM

MEETING STARTS PROMPTLY AT 8 PM

We would appreciate a donation of $2.00 - $5.00 to defray cost of hall rental etc.

What are the next steps for the Ministry of Transportation and the Consultants?

What are our next steps and how should we respond?

Everyone Welcome. Bring your neighbours , your questions and ideas

THIS MEETING IS FOR YOU AND YOUR COMMUNITY.

THERE WILL BE NO MINISTRY OF TRANSPORTATION OR CONSULTANTS PRESENT.