Comments:

In the following pages, find      680      signatures petitioning council to reject the motion from the Environmental Services Standing Committee’s to approve the staff recommendation to construct a forcemain from Munster, to and through Richmond. We strongly protest this solution, given that proven, viable options are available in the form of on-site treatment alternatives.  We see no reason to pursue a solution that places at risk Richmond’s water supply, both in availability and the probability of catastrophic contamination that would result from the inevitable rupture of the pressurized forcemain pipeline into the aquifer that services countless privately owned shallow wells. Further, we protest the imposition of a development cap equal to the more than 400 homes in Munster that would be connected to the Richmond system. Furthermore, residents of Richmond and rural areas have not been afforded either information or voice in this matter, which affects us so vitally.

It is to be noted that while limited time available rendered it impossible to approach every adult resident in Richmond and the rural area between Richmond and Munster Hamlet, of the people approached, less than 2% declined to sign.

Ted Brown

President
Richmond Village Association