Environmentally conscious downtown residents are of two minds about the closure of the downtown recycling depot, says Mayor Ian Sutherland.
"We heard from people who are upset we closed it down but we've probably heard from twice as many people who were pleased not to have to look at that every day in the state it was currently in."
The municipality closed the depot May 16 and staff is researching the possibility of a location for a sustainable, long-term site. But in the meantime, residents who don't own a vehicle, such as Danielle Williams, are stranded.
"I live two blocks away," she said. "My next closest place is Valleycliffe for God's sake."
Williams uses the recycling depot frequently and says the site is busy every time she goes, but she's now at a loss for options.
"Now it just sits under the sink and piles up and then what? I just throw it away," said Williams. "It's morally depressing."
Williams asks why, since the depot was so busy, was it shut down without a replacement.
"It's part of our program," said Sutherland. "We closed down a couple of different recycling depots in the community, we opened up a bigger one on Government Road, and a bigger one in Valleycliffe. And the intention is to try to find a site downtown to do the same thing."
There were numerous reasons for the shutdown, said Sutherland: the unpaved site was difficult to keep clean, and it was a threat to the pond located directly behind the site.
"We're trying to clean up the community and a lot of people clearly said to us that that was a site that was not showing off 樱桃视频to its best advantage," added Sutherland.
The land is also slated for a road right-of-way on the future extension to Main Street and interferes with the planned townhouse development that will virtually surround the site.
Sutherland said that there is no timeline to finding a new site and extensive downtown development makes it difficult for municipal staff to find a location that can support the construction and maintenance of a permanent site.
"Staff is looking," he said.
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