One tree still stands in the way of industrial park road extension

November 13, 2013 Editor News

The road expansion project in the Morrisburg Industrial Park is 45 per cent complete, but remains at a standstill.

Eight butternut trees, which are endangered and are in the path of the roadway expansion, put a stop to construction this summer.

The location of these trees meant that the municipality had to undergo a necessary application process. Now, the process has moved forward enough that the municipality is in a position to remove seven of those trees.

However, one of those trees, has been assessed as a category three tree, meaning that it does not have the butternut canker, which has devastated the butternut population. 

This rating means that the tree could be useful in determining how to prevent or resist butternut canker.

For the municipality it means now that they have to undergo another application process, which is more onerous than the last. This process includes a mandatory 30 day comment period.

“Regardless, the project won’t be done until next spring,” said South Dundas chief administrative officer Steve McDonald.

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