{"id":75638,"date":"2019-10-02T07:58:35","date_gmt":"2019-10-02T11:58:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/huntsville.dopperonline.ca\/?p=75638"},"modified":"2019-10-02T10:08:03","modified_gmt":"2019-10-02T14:08:03","slug":"proposed-christmas-tree-farm-on-aspdin-road-raises-concerns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/proposed-christmas-tree-farm-on-aspdin-road-raises-concerns\/","title":{"rendered":"Proposed Christmas tree farm on Aspdin Road raises concerns"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Things may not have gone as planned for the proponents of a tree farm on Aspdin Road.<\/p>\n<p>Nick Popovich, a planning consultant with Marie Poirier Planning &amp; Associates, was before Huntsville\u2019s Planning Committee on September 11. He said the applicants apologized that they were unable to attend the meeting. He told the committee that his clients were trying to start a new business in Huntsville and were seeking a zoning amendment, which would allow them to grow Christmas trees on about 20 acres of an estimated 60-acre property located at 949 Aspdin Road.<\/p>\n<div style=\"float: left; margin-right: 14px;\"><strong><broadstreet-zone zone-id=\"45658\" keywords=\"\" soft-keywords=\"true\" zone-alias=\"\"><\/broadstreet-zone><\/strong><\/div>\n<p>He said the operation would take place in the middle of the property. Because a deer wintering area was identified in Huntsville\u2019s Official Plan, the applicants were required to hire a consultant to conduct an impact study. The recommendations of that study would be implemented through site plan control, said Popovich.<\/p>\n<p>He said the applicant is hoping to grow 600 trees per acre, or 12,000 trees on 20 acres. &#8220;And what he\u2019s told me is that these trees take between six and eight years to grow. He\u2019s not going to plant them all at once, he\u2019s going to do them in phases of two-and-a-half acres at a time, which will be about 1,500 trees.&#8221; He said three trucks would be carrying the trees off-site at a time. He also noted that blasting will take place to lower the grade of the driveway to increase accessibility for the transport trucks.<\/p>\n<p>Popovich also said that the loading and baling of the trees will only take place in the centre of the property and there would be no operations along Aspdin Road. He also said trees will neither be stored nor sold on the property.  &#8220;So the Christmas trees will just be grown, cut, baled and taken away by these trucks that I mentioned earlier. When there are works taking place in the property, they will take place between the hours of 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. and he [property owner] said not on the weekends as well,&#8221; explained Popovich who also told the committee that the property owners plan to eventually build a home on the property once they retire.<\/p>\n<p>Two area property owners also attended the meeting and expressed concern with the impact the use of pesticides would have on their wells and properties. One of them received a letter from the applicants who stated that the pesticides would be organic, but she said she was still concerned. Other concerns included the impact blasting would have on wells, the need for wider buffers and questions about the number of trees that had already been cut down.<\/p>\n<p>One of the property owners also expressed concern about runoff making its way into an area creek and then into Lake Vernon. &#8220;So the fact that you haven\u2019t recognized the fact that what he\u2019s doing is impacting on Lake Vernon is unfortunate because there\u2019s a definite path,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n<p>Councillor Jonathan Wiebe said he\u2019s not totally on board with the idea of a Christmas tree farm at that location. &#8220;My concern is with the use of pesticides and chemicals, etc. because organic Christmas trees, to be an organic product is actually very rare. [There are] very few in North America so unless we\u2019re presented with all of the facts and a track record from this particular Christmas tree farmer showing that it\u2019s a safe product and above board, without that, I\u2019m very reluctant\u2026 to move forward,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>Councillor Jason FitzGerald echoed Wiebe\u2019s comments. He also said &#8220;enough concerns have been raised that it may not be the best use and fitting in with the surrounding uses.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Councillor Dan Armour questioned if it would not be prudent to ask that a report be brought back to committee addressing the neighbours\u2019 concerns. Wiebe concurred and said without further information he would be inclined to deny the application. At the same time, he said he\u2019d be willing to consider it if the applicant and municipal staff, who recommended that the application be approved, brought back more information about the safety of the products to be used, the impact the runoff could have on other properties, wells and water bodies, and other concerns expressed at the meeting such as the impact blasting would have on aquifers in the area.<\/p>\n<p>In the end, the committee agreed to defer the application pending more information. You can find the full planning report <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huntsvilleon.civicweb.net\/document\/27104\/Z_28_2019_HTE%20Weller%20949%20Aspdin%20Rd.pdf?handle=D2CA310893B848EB80160F2BF6BB8EF3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Don\u2019t miss out on Doppler!<\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Sign up <a href=\"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/dont-miss-out-on-doppler\/\"><u>here<\/u><\/a> to receive our email digest with links to our most recent stories.<br \/>\nLocal news in your inbox three times per week!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><broadstreet-zone zone-id=\"45657\" keywords=\"\" soft-keywords=\"true\" zone-alias=\"\"><\/broadstreet-zone>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Things may not have gone as planned for the proponents of a tree farm on Aspdin Road. 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