At the Woolwich Township Council meeting on 19 April 2011 Mayor Cowan announced that he has received a letter from OPA stating that Bio-En has been granted a variation on their FIT contract regarding the location. Since Mr. Martin has repeatedly stated in public and private meetings that if that were to occur he would move the location of the proposed bio-fuel facility it would seem that the ball is in Mr. Martin’s court. This should in no way be interrupted as victory because there are a couple other conditions that need to be met and we still need to be on the alert to our opportunity to make our objections known to MoE…but it is a fantastic step in the right direction.
If anyone has an idea on where Mr. Martin can place his facility please send those suggestions to me and I’ll pass them on. Mayor Cowan has asked the Township staff to start looking into alternative locations and I think that we could do that as well. The location has to have access to the substation to tie in to the grid and a source of natural gas. It would also be a great benefit if there were a potential customer for the heat that will be produced.
I believe that Mayor Cowan should be commended on his perseverance regarding this and his campaign pledge to work toward a mutually beneficial solution to this challenge. TCowan@regionofwaterloo.ca
The fight is NOT over by any means, but we have certainly gotten over a large hurdle. Get your objections ready so when the announcement comes that we can officially object with MoE we’ll be ready.
Thanks for hanging in there and please pass the word…Bio-En in Elmira is certainly NOT a done deal!!!!!
Dan
Dan Holt, Ph.D.
519 210 2121
lgr@epix.net
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