Proposed Gravel Pit On Hwy 24 Not Popular At Public Meeting
This proposed new pit borders the Northwest corner of Puslinch, but is physically located in Guelph-Eramosa Township.
Guelph-Eramosa residents living close to the proposed site of a new gravel pit in the southwest corner of the township voiced their opposition to the operation last week.
The proposed pit would be located south of Wellington Road 124 and north of the existing rail line. The vehicle entrance will be off of Wellington Road 124, directly opposite Kossuth Road.
The rezoning amendment application requests that 51 acres of land currently zoned agricultural be rezoned to extractive industrial, allowing for above-the-water-table extraction of up to 650,000 tonnes of aggregate annually for five to 10 years…
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