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Town increases legal action to halt unlawful fill operation

https://thegeorginapost.files.wordpress.com/2018/06/june-10-16pg.pdf

The property known as 6017
Smith Blvd. is forbidden to con-
duct a fill operation but that court
judgement has not stopped dump
trucks from illegally hauling fill
onto the property.
After a lull in fill activities for
more than a year, neighbouring
residents began witnessing truck
loads of fill again being trans-
ported onto the property and
called the Town to complain.
Council addressed the issue at the
June 3 council meeting and heard
from the Town’s Director of
Planning what measures the
Town has taken, together with
those of the York Regional Police
and the Lake Simcoe Region
Conservation Authority.
Mr. Lenters told council staff
immediately responded and ad-
vised truckers that fill activities
were not permitted and the owner
was issued an order to cease op-
erations.
“That wasn’t complied with,”
Mr. Lenters said and the Town’s
solicitor was then instructed to
take whatever legal steps were
necessary to stop the import of
illegal fill.
“The papers that need to be filed
and served against the owners are
being done now,” he said. “The
Town can’t physically stop it and
it is frustrating because of what is
happening. Nobody likes it but
unfortunately there is a due proc-
ess that has to be taken.”
Mr. Lenters explained that the
property has been the subject of
previous litigation between the
Town and the Ministry of Natural
Resources and there was a deci-
sion by the Superior Court which
issued an order to cease the fill
activities.
Mayor Quirk said residents who
had contacted the Town were
concerned about the environ-
mental impacts of the fill being
brought in.
“There is a lot of concern about
the fill going in there. It hasn’t
been tested, it’s not regulated and
what is it doing to the environ-
ment,” she asked adding, “we
also need to kno
w what can we
do to get that fill out of there...
We need to know how we can
force them to remove what they
have put in.”
Mayor Quirk’s frustration at the
owners “thumbing their noses at
us” and refusing to
stop the work,
prompted Regional Councillor
Naomi Davison to suggest clos-
ing the road but it was agreed a
legal opinion would be needed
before they took that step.
While the property at one time
was owned and operated by
Marvin Blanchard, Mr. Lenters
said there is a question of who
actually owns the property now.
The Georgina Post contacted Mr.
Blanchard and he said, while he
still lives there, he sold the prop-
erty to a numbered company last
fall. “I have no involvement,” he
said. “I have no idea. I’ve washed
my hands of it.”
Staff will continue its efforts to
force compliance through legal
means and will update council
next week on the progress.

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