Against Proposed Mega Community in Fraserville

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I would like to speak out against the proposed plan to build a mega community in Fraserville (and an expansion to the OLG Slots) using water pumped from Millbrook. I feel this is a very bad idea for many reasons.


1. Experts believe the huge increase in the amount of water being pumped out of the watershed (over 500%) could seriously deplete and pollute the groundwater that supplies drinking water to the residents of the Millbrook area.

2. The building of a pipeline to transport the water from Millbrook to Fraserville will destroy or damage many important natural features including wetlands.

3. At least $30 million of taxpayers’ money from three levels of government will be spent on the pipeline alone. If development is needed there are other areas ready and waiting where the infrastructure is already in place.

4. A portion of the money for this project is coming from the Federal government as part of its economic stimulus plan. I feel stimulus money should go toward things that benefit the community as a whole benefits. Millbrook badly needs a rec centre. Stimulus money should not go to projects that feed bad habits like gambling, or line the pockets of developers. Building a pipeline such as this would normally be paid for by the developer who will profit from the project. In this case it will be paid for by taxpayers. I feel that is unacceptable.

I hope Cavan Monaghan council comes to its senses and rejects this plan.

Linda Elgar