The above picture is just one part of the area that extends from Ritson Rd. N. to Townline Rd. N north of Conlin Rd. all stripped of vegetation.
Oshawa residents travelling Ritson Rd. N and living south of Conlin Rd. have been enduring Ritson and Conlin roads dirt and mud covered as well as residents living in the communities south of Conlin cloaked and choked with an extraordinary amount of dirt and dust.
Below is my email to senior staff...now awaiting their reply, which I'll post upon receipt.
I’ve received complaints from constituents who are increasingly disturbed by the amount of dust blowing off the vast land area stripped of all vegetation north of Conlin Rd E east of Ritson Rd. and east and west of Harmony Rd.
All the dust swirling around is negatively impacting residents residing in the communities south of Conlin Rd E.
Could you please advise if there has been or can be enforcement of the Dust By-law in this situation to help determine what remedial measures might be undertaken?
Earlier in the summer there was a sweeper parked daily on Ritson Rd. N. where there were dust whiteouts making the problem a real safety issue.
Mud matts, silt fences, water trucks and sweepers may be the normal way of responding with a regular size subdivision..
But the scale of the land area cleared for the largest development in Oshawa’s history seems to be giving rise to so much dust blowing down on the developed areas south of Conlin Rd. The size of the collaborative project makes the problem difficult to address.
Is there anyone at the City monitoring this situation or is it left up to the Developers to self-regulate? Who at the City would be making decisions, if any, concerning implementing a plan to see the dust minimized.
Imo, restrictions on the amount of activity on windy days would seem to make sense, but where would that policy be set down, in the subdivision agreement or the Dust By-law?
Thanks for your consideration of the above questions and any information, suggestions you can provide so that I can better inform those Ward 1 residents asking.
Rosemary
From the By-law:
Oshawa residents travelling Ritson Rd. N and living south of Conlin Rd. have been enduring Ritson and Conlin roads dirt and mud covered as well as residents living in the communities south of Conlin cloaked and choked with an extraordinary amount of dirt and dust.
Below is my email to senior staff...now awaiting their reply, which I'll post upon receipt.
I’ve received complaints from constituents who are increasingly disturbed by the amount of dust blowing off the vast land area stripped of all vegetation north of Conlin Rd E east of Ritson Rd. and east and west of Harmony Rd.
All the dust swirling around is negatively impacting residents residing in the communities south of Conlin Rd E.
Could you please advise if there has been or can be enforcement of the Dust By-law in this situation to help determine what remedial measures might be undertaken?
Earlier in the summer there was a sweeper parked daily on Ritson Rd. N. where there were dust whiteouts making the problem a real safety issue.
Mud matts, silt fences, water trucks and sweepers may be the normal way of responding with a regular size subdivision..
But the scale of the land area cleared for the largest development in Oshawa’s history seems to be giving rise to so much dust blowing down on the developed areas south of Conlin Rd. The size of the collaborative project makes the problem difficult to address.
Is there anyone at the City monitoring this situation or is it left up to the Developers to self-regulate? Who at the City would be making decisions, if any, concerning implementing a plan to see the dust minimized.
Imo, restrictions on the amount of activity on windy days would seem to make sense, but where would that policy be set down, in the subdivision agreement or the Dust By-law?
Thanks for your consideration of the above questions and any information, suggestions you can provide so that I can better inform those Ward 1 residents asking.
Rosemary
From the By-law:
