Is this what Louis St Laurent and 4th Line will look like if things keep up? I dont know about you but its getting rather annoying.
For those who dont know about the area, this intersection will be the new home of a public Milton high school and other ammenities in the coming years. But what seems to be happening, given the fact that construction hasnt started yet, is people are using this area as a dumping ground for their garbage and nothing seems to be done about it.
Over at the Hawthorne Villager Forum, there is a discussion going on about what can be done about it. Seems appropriate considering today is Earth Day. It just seems people like to treat their community like a dump.
Colin Best, Regional and Town Councillor in Milton responded to some of the concerns on the blog by saying this. If you see anyone in Milton illegally dumping garbage … CALL THE TOWN with the plates of the vehicle and descriptions as well.
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| Hi Synergy and other posters
Yes the Town is working on more enforcement of littering. Last week at the committee meeting I requested staff to review the 1991 littering by-law and step up enforcement which the committee agreed on as our engineering staff is doing weekly pickups on streets such as Louis St. Laurent Blvd. If you do see people dumping please take their licence plates and call the Town either at 905-878-7252 during the day or 905-878-7141 after hours and weekend line.
Monday night committee also approved the accelerated the design and construction of the next section of Louis St. Laurent from Yates to Highway #25 in the next year which will increase the traffic and make it more difficult for anyone to stop and dump, as the design will be similar to Thompson Road and Derry Road with curbs and sidewalks linking the area.
Colin Best
Local & regional councillor
Milton/Halton
colinbest.ca
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3 Responses to “Illegal dumping on Earth Day”
I drive by and see that junk every day. As one of the posters on the thread of HV said, maybe we should go through the garbage for a sign of whos it is and then dump it on their lawn to see how it feels.
My taxpayers bucks to pay for cleaning up some other animals crap. If they do this they are animals, plain and simple.
I think we should ask Colin to see if we can put more teeth in the bylaw and raising a huge fine if found. The law right now isnt working. People smarten up!
WHAT ENFORCEMENT?
BEEN THERE DONE THAT.
BY-LAW ENFORCEMENT IS THE JOKE OF THE TOWN.
THE ONLY THING OUR ENFORCEMENT DOES IS DRIVE AROUND AND DRINK COFFEE.
DUMP YOUR GARBAGE AND GET A WARNING BY THE SHERIFF OF MAYBERRY.
BY-LAW WILL NOT PRESS ANY CHARGES.
WHY HAVE ANY BY-LAWS IF ENFORCEMENT SITS ON THERE HANDS.
Gary,
DON’T YELL (with caps)!
Other than that, you’re right. The only thing By-Law enforcement in Milton seems to spend any energy on is parking violations.
I see them at least a couple times a week on my street , either writing up parking tickets or drawing their infamous chalklines on the tires of parked cars (how is that not a violation of property rights). Of course, in poor weather, which is about 1/2 the year, I’m sure they ARE just driving around drinking coffee as you allude to.